Emily was taken aback by the words.
"Who has the ability to manipulate public opinion like this?" Elizabeth was also puzzled. "We still haven't found out who it is."
Emily frowned; this matter was not simple. Logically, besides the Jones family and the Howard family, there were not many families with such capability. But who could it be? She couldn't figure it out at the moment, so she could only continue and instruct Elizabeth, "Keep going, find a way to suppress it!"
Without waiting for a response from the other end, she hung up the phone and immediately went to the study to find Raphael.
Raphael was working in the study when she barged in. "Emily, what's wrong?" he asked with concern, seeing her troubled expression.
Pouting, Emily said, "My negative news can't be suppressed. It's resurfacing again, while Deanna's has been pushed down. Someone is meddling behind the scenes. Raphael, can you use the power of the Howard Group to help me?"
The Howard Group had a wide range of industries, including entertainment, and held a certain amount of influence in the industry.
After hearing her out, Raphael set aside his work and reassured her, "Emily, don't worry. I'll immediately send someone to investigate this matter." He made a call to the Howard Group's staff to inquire about Emily's news.
The staff checked and informed him, "Mr. Howard, indeed, someone is sabotaging it. The online public opinion is overwhelmingly negative, all criticizing you and the young madam."
Frowning, Raphael asked seriously, "Can you find out who did it?"
"Not yet," the staff replied, looking somewhat embarrassed.
Raphael hung up the phone, opened Facebook, and furrowed his brows even deeper. The criticisms against them were increasing, while strangely, the news about Deanna was gradually decreasing.
"Raphael, what's going on? What should we do? If this continues, I'm afraid I'll be blacklisted," Emily said anxiously, shaking his arm.
Raphael fell silent, lost in thought. The other side's actions were obviously faster than theirs. He quickly thought of a force that could do this.
"Could it be the Mercer Group?" he suggested.
Emily was also stunned. She looked around, surprised. "How is that possible? Didn't you say Mr. Mercer and Deanna couldn't be involved?"
She clenched her fists tightly. If it was indeed Mr. Mercer's doing, then she wouldn't be able to turn the tables.
Raphael also found it hard to believe. He shook his head helplessly. "But apart from the Mercer Group, no one else has the speed and ability."
In this city, only Howard Group, Jones Group, and Mercer Group had the power to manipulate the entertainment industry and suppress news.
"What should we do then?" Emily's expression suddenly turned pale, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Don't worry, maybe I'm just overthinking," Raphael hurriedly reassured her.
While the two were still uncertain, a call came from Garrett's side.
Raphael answered the phone. "What's the situation? Even the Jones family tried to suppress the news with their connections, but why isn't it working?"
Garrett was also frustrated and anxious.
Raphael fell silent at the news, sighing deeply. After a while, he said to Garrett, "Dad, I've tried some methods here, but it didn't work. Someone is manipulating public opinion behind the scenes."
Garrett wondered, "Who dares to challenge both Jones Group and Howard Group?"
Raphael focused and replied, "I guess it's likely the Mercer Group, but I have no evidence."
Only the Mercer Group would dare to ignore Howard Group and Jones Group.
Garrett was stunned, looking incredulous. "How could this happen?"
Why would the Mercer Group intervene? Intervening would not benefit the Mercer Group.
Raphael glanced at Emily standing beside him. "Perhaps because of Deanna."
Emily's expression tightened, feeling resentful.
Garrett realized and fell into contemplation. Indeed, that day, Deanna and Lance seemed very close.
"Could it be? Can that poor girl catch Mr. Mercer's eye?" Garrett's eyes flickered. Even he couldn't believe that she would have any connection with the Mercer Group.
He slapped his thigh suddenly. "If it's really the Mercer Group's doing, what will Emily do?"
Raphael's long sigh came from the other end of the phone.
Seeing Raphael like this, Emily also tightened her brows. Her eyes were full of hostility.
Deanna actually dared to do this to her!
Meanwhile, in the president's office of the Mercer Group, Lance was dealing with business matters.
He carefully read the documents in his hand, furrowing his brows occasionally, but his gaze remained calm and composed.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
Without lifting his head, he said, "Come in."
Xavier entered and gave a report. "Young Master, today, both the Howard Group and the Jones Group attempted to manipulate public opinion, but our people blocked them. Now, they must be getting anxious."
Lance nodded calmly at the news.
Xavier hesitated for a moment and added, "This matter has a huge negative impact on Emily. If we push her too hard, I wonder if she'll take action against Dr. Deanna or cause trouble for her."