Chapter 249 What Did She Do Wrong?
He sent Olivia a file.
Olivia opened it right away.
Inside were two chains of evidence.
One traced the online trolls back to Sophia's father, Terrence's former assistant.
This included the reporters who had blocked Rodolfo's door yesterday—they all had some connection to Terrence's assistant.
After the Brown Group went bankrupt, all its employees were let go.
The assistant appeared to have found another job, but was actually still in contact with Terrence.
Olivia figured they still had an employment relationship.
This assistant was probably working for them behind the scenes.
And in this incident, most of the process was pushed forward by this assistant.
Including those people who were bribed—the money they received all went through his account.
The other piece of evidence was about canceling Rodolfo's qualification to enter the research institute.
This part was linked to Lyle's assistant.
Seeing this, Olivia understood.
Both Sophia and Lyle were involved in this!
Olivia asked, "They didn't do it themselves, but had others do it? Also, was Sophia the one leading this?"
Andrew said, "Sophia was leading it, but she was also being used as a front.
Lyle's assistant contacted the media company in Sophia's name."
Olivia's face turned cold.
She remembered Daniel mentioning before that Lyle went to treat Michael's leg.
That must be how he connected with Sophia.
Olivia felt both angry and disgusted.
This was related to Michael again—nothing good ever came from dealing with that man!
Despite her anger, she had no intention of letting Sophia off.
If Sophia hadn't wanted to harm people herself, Lyle wouldn't have had the chance to use her!
No one gets framed for nothing—both their assistants should be arrested!
She didn't believe those two assistants would still cover for the real culprits when facing jail time!
Once they were at the police station, they'd tell the truth!
As for Sophia, even if she couldn't arrest her directly, she could start with her father.
Lyle was too cunning, his methods too clean—clearly worried about getting caught, so he'd planned an escape route!
But that was fine. This guy was selfish and had probably done plenty of bad things. Dig a little and she'd definitely find something.
Olivia had a rough plan in mind.
She saved the evidence Andrew gave her, then said to him, "Thank you so much for this. I know what to do next, you don't need to worry about me anymore.
As for you, your injuries are serious. You really need to rest these days."
That last sentence carried an undeniable firmness. Andrew found it somewhat refreshing.
Besides his grandfather, this was the first time someone had told him what to do like this.
But he didn't mind at all. In fact, he quite enjoyed the feeling.
He replied warmly, "Okay, I'll listen to you. If you can't handle it, contact me again."
"Okay."
To avoid complications, Olivia submitted all the evidence to the police that same day.
At this time, Sophia was still at home monitoring the online situation.
Seeing the gradually declining buzz, she felt something was wrong.
Logically, after stirring up the netizens' emotions, the buzz about Rodolfo should be even higher.
Why was public opinion starting to turn instead?
The netizens who had been criticizing Rodolfo and Medica Vitae Sect were now defending them.
Regular netizens were one thing, but what about the trolls she'd paid for?
Weren't they supposed to push up the buzz?
Had they not done their job, or had the buzz been suppressed?
Sophia wasn't sure, so she immediately called her assistant to ask what was going on.
The assistant sounded troubled, saying, "Ms. Brown, it's not that the trolls we hired didn't act, it's that they couldn't push the traffic up.
Since last night, someone more powerful has been involved. With just the few troll companies we bought, we're completely outmatched."
Sophia was furious.
Didn't this mean all her money was wasted?
She couldn't swallow this, and hung up on her assistant.
Suddenly, she thought of the Johnson Group's entertainment company.
If she remembered correctly, the Johnson Group's entertainment company was managed by Chase, right?
A new plan formed in Sophia's mind.
She immediately called Chase.
On the other end, Chase was pleasantly surprised to see Sophia's call, his tone gentle and eager to please, "Sophia, did you need something?"
Sophia knew Chase liked her.
When talking to Chase, she deliberately softened her voice, saying, "Yes, I do have something to ask you.
It's about the news regarding Olivia and Rodolfo these past two days—have you seen it?
Yesterday everyone online was criticizing them. I didn't dare say anything, but today the buzz seems to have died down, so I wanted to ask you to check if Olivia was wrongly accused.
Your brother seems quite concerned about this. He might be worried about her because of Bianca.
I figured you know more about media matters than he does, so I came to you for help."
Her words sounded strained, as if she was hiding her own grievances beneath a generous facade.
Chase felt heartbroken hearing this.
Although Sophia's image had collapsed recently, the Brown Group had gone bankrupt, and the Brown family was being criticized by many.
In Chase's eyes, Sophia was still the perfect goddess in his heart.
What could Sophia have done wrong?
It was always others who were wrong!
It was that scheming Olivia!
Already divorced, yet still stringing along his brother.
Now making Sophia suffer, while Sophia still wanted to help clear things up for her.
Why did someone like Olivia deserve this?
Chase was furious. Although Olivia's status was now significant, in his eyes, she was still just a waste who relied on men to get ahead and her teacher to stand up for her.
He thought the netizens weren't wrong to criticize her.
Her teacher was probably just like that too.
There was nothing to investigate about this.
Chase told Sophia, "Sophia, don't worry about that woman. There's no smoke without fire. If they were really clean, who would throw dirt on them?
That Rodolfo definitely did it.
As for the online news, there's been no official whitewashing. The buzz died down because they must have used some methods to suppress it."
Sophia pretended to be naive, "Is that so? I don't really understand these things!"
Chase said, "It definitely is, but you don't need to worry. I'll handle this for you."
"Okay, thank you for your trouble." Knowing she'd achieved her goal, Sophia didn't say much more to Chase.
Since she rarely contacted Chase on her own initiative, he was especially motivated this time.
After hanging up, he immediately had people investigate.
When he learned that someone was deliberately suppressing the buzz about Rodolfo, he directly mobilized the Johnson Group's media to push the buzz back up.
The Johnson Group was after all Emerald City's wealthiest family. Even with Andrew's extensive connections, he couldn't reach into the Johnson Group right away.
Online criticism of Rodolfo resurged.
The hashtag #Rodolfo Doesn't Deserve His Position# was pushed to the trending list again.
Below were all netizens questioning.
[Rodolfo is hiding and won't speak—isn't that guilt?]
[If he was really wrongly accused, why doesn't he come out and respond?]
[That collision wasn't serious enough to still be unconscious, was it?]
[He's just guilty and doesn't dare come out.]
Olivia saw this news again.
Daniel told her, "This time, it's the Johnson Group's media directly involved. Other media forces in Emerald City are afraid of the Johnson Group and don't dare confront them head-on."
Olivia's face turned dark with anger.
Was Michael really willing to lose all face to help Sophia?
Unable to contain herself, she called Michael and scolded him, "Michael, there should be a limit to how much you support Sophia. Is Mr. McCoy someone you can smear?!
I'm warning you, don't go too far, or you'll eventually face the consequences!"
After the scolding, Olivia blocked him again.
On the other end, Michael looked at the disconnected call, completely baffled.
What was Olivia talking about?
"Robert!" he called out.
When Robert came in, he looked puzzled at Michael's barely contained anger and asked, "Mr. Johnson, what's wrong?"
"Go find out what Olivia meant about Mr. McCoy being smeared by the Johnson Group. Go investigate what this is about!"
He wouldn't take the blame for something he didn't do!
"Yes!" Robert immediately went to handle it.
Soon, he found out that Chase had used the Johnson Group's power to push up the online buzz.
Michael frowned in displeasure. "Why is he getting involved in this?"
Robert didn't know how to answer, only saying, "Mr. Chase Johnson has always had his own ideas. I'm not sure either."
Michael didn't make things difficult for Robert. He personally called Chase to question him, "Were you the one who used the Johnson Group's media to stir things up online?"
Chase, still clueless, said, "Yes, I did it. I can't stand seeing Olivia so smug.
This woman has repeatedly embarrassed you and Sophia. Now that there's finally a chance to kick her while she's down, of course I won't let it pass.
Michael, I'm doing this to vent for you both.
If Olivia is really innocent, she'll definitely come to you."
Hearing this, Michael inexplicably didn't stop Chase.
He was indeed very annoyed by what Olivia had done after the divorce.
Not long ago, she'd even had the audacity to call and scold him.
Teaching her an insignificant lesson wouldn't hurt.
If she was willing to humble herself and apologize to him, then he could use the Johnson Group's power to resolve those rumors—it wouldn't be difficult.
So Michael only warned Chase a few times, "The Johnson Group isn't for you to do whatever you want with. In the future, consult with me before making any decisions."