Chapter 112 Collaboration
At the King Manor, seeing Elora's haggard appearance, her parents were heartbroken.
"That Clara actually dared to have those lunatics harass Elora! Does she think having money to buy fans means she can do whatever she wants?"
Elora's father, Owen King, was even more furious, "Look what those people have done to Elora! I absolutely won't let Clara get away with this!"
Elora's eyes were red and swollen as she said hatefully, "Dad, Mom, Clara's fans are too crazy. I don't even dare leave the house now."
Elora's mother, Briana King, held Elora close, "Don't be afraid, we'll protect you. We'll make Clara pay the price! If she dares to make you suffer, I'll make sure Mirage Fashion is destroyed!"
For Elora's sake, the King family began their frenzied retaliation.
They mobilized all their resources, flooding the internet with Clara's scandals: tax evasion, design plagiarism, employee exploitation...
Owen even personally stepped forward, uniting with other wealthy families to blacklist Mirage Fashion. "Anyone who dares to cooperate with Mirage Fashion is making an enemy of the King family!"
The two companies began an intense corporate war.
Mirage Fashion's stock price also began to plummet, dropping nearly by half in just one week.
Clara's fans and the King family's hired trolls started fighting online.
[Clara is a design genius! Elora is just jealous!]
[Stop lying! All of Clara's designs are plagiarized!]
[Clara's design sketches are so beautiful, how could they be plagiarized!]
[Just because you're rich doesn't make you special! The King family is bullying people just because they have money!]
The entire internet was going crazy over this corporate war, with the trending topics dominated by news from both companies.
Emily sat in her office, watching this farce unfold, a satisfied smile curving her lips.
She said leisurely, "Henry, look how intensely they're fighting."
Henry nodded, "I didn't expect Clara's fans to be so crazy."
Emily picked up her coffee and took a light sip, "Crazy fans are the easiest to manipulate. They won't think about the truth;they'll just blindly believe in their idol. Clara and Elora fighting each other gives us the perfect opportunity to develop. However, Elora has suffered enough. It's time for me to make my entrance and 'save' her."
She opened her tablet, looking at the falling stock prices of both Mirage Fashion and Luminance Jewels. The moonstone necklace at her chest sparkled, as brilliant as her triumphant mood.
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In the King Manor's study, smoke filled the air as Owen stared at the plummeting stock price reports, while Elora curled up on the sofa scrolling through online abuse.
When the butler announced Emily's visit, Elora jumped up like she'd been stung. "She still has the nerve to come here?"
Emily appeared elegantly with a document folder, getting straight to the point. "Mr. King, I can make Luminance Jewels' stock price recover within three days."
Elora sneered, "You? If it wasn't for your scheme..."
Emily suddenly opened the document folder, revealing the materials inside, "Those five men were indeed from your security department, but the payment records show that Clara used an offshore account to transfer five hundred thousand dollars to security captain, Sawyer, hiring them."
Owen snatched the materials: Bank transfer records, voice print analysis of Clara talking to Sawyer with a voice modulator!
"That bitch!" Elora trembled with rage. So she was the one being used!
Emily gently pushed the document folder forward. "As long as you cooperate in putting on a show, this evidence is enough to bring down Clara."
Elora was already tempted, but looking at Emily in front of her, she sneered, "Emily, do you think I'm stupid? I previously joined forces with Clara to harm you, and now you're turning around, saying you want to help me? Who would believe that!"
Owen also frowned, "Ms. Johnson, Elora has a point. Why would you want to help us?"
Emily smiled calmly, pulling out a tablet from her bag displaying a business plan. "Mr. King, how much growth potential do you think the current fashion market still has?"
"What do you mean?" Elora was confused.
"Luminance Jewels targets the high-end market, while Obscura Fashion focuses on young consumer groups. If we cooperate, we can achieve coverage across all age demographics. Conservative estimates suggest the combined market share could increase by 300%."
Owen's eyes lit up. "You mean a merger?"
Emily enlarged the financial projection chart, "Not a merger, a strategic alliance. Luminance Jewels would still maintain independent operations, while Obscura Fashion provides design resources and youth-oriented marketing channels. Within two years, Luminance Jewels' valuation could triple."
Elora still didn't believe it and asked, "What's in it for you? Just for this cooperation?"
Emily's smile suddenly faded, her tone becoming sharp, "Ms. King, do you think Clara will let you go? She's been pushed into a corner now and will definitely fight back desperately. Although she can't bring you down, she can still disgust you. Are you willing to gamble your reputation and Luminance Jewels' reputation against someone like that?"
The room fell silent.
Emily continued, "Clara is also my enemy. My grudge against her runs much deeper than the conflict between you two. Compared to you, I want to make her suffer a fate worse than death."
"Aren't you afraid of damaging your reputation?"
"I have Charles's support."
Owen's breath caught. Charles's name was a golden seal in the business world; with his endorsement, anything was possible.
Elora bit her lip and asked, "What conditions do you want?"
"It's simple. I want Clara destroyed. She hurt me, and I must have my revenge. You want to clear your names, I want revenge—our goals align."
Owen and Elora exchanged glances. This reasoning made sense—the enemy of my enemy was my friend.
"Ms. Johnson, we agree to your conditions! We'll join forces against that bitch Clara!"
Emily smiled with satisfaction, "Happy cooperation. In 48 hours, we'll show the whole world how Clara reaps what she sows."
48 hours later, Luminance Jewels' press conference shot to the top of trending topics.
Elora appeared in a haute couture suit, the scabs from fan scratches still visible on her left cheek. With tears in her eyes, she looked at the camera, "You've all been misled. This entire incident was staged by Clara herself!"
The big screen suddenly played a video.
Screenshots of Clara's money transfers to Sawyer.
Sawyer's tearful confession video: "Clara said that as long as everyone saw her being bullied, she could frame Ms. King."
The most damning evidence was Clara's voice print comparison: "It's all about playing the victim. I just want to destroy Elora's reputation!"
The entire venue erupted! The livestream instantly attracted tens of millions of viewers.
Elora trembled as she unbuttoned her shirt, revealing her bandaged shoulder. "These injuries were inflicted by Clara's fans the day before yesterday."
She suddenly pointed toward the audience, "And the real mastermind is sitting right there!"
The camera suddenly swung toward the VIP section.
Clara, wearing a bucket hat, stood up in panic but was immediately restrained by security!
"You're lying! That evidence is all fabricated!"