Chapter 255 Counterattack
Olivia clicked in, and the first trending topic was a video posted by an account under the Johnson Group.
The main character in the video was Lyle.
He faced the camera, crying and accusing Rodolfo of his crimes.
"I didn't plan to come forward about this, because I didn't want to disturb my wife's peace this way.
But when I think about how the person who killed her still hasn't received any punishment, and is even being praised by uninformed netizens who protect him, I can't just ignore it!
When the woman I loved died, she was already pregnant with our child. That was our only child."
Lyle broke down crying in front of the camera.
And to make the video look more realistic, before recording, he deliberately made himself look haggard.
Unshaven, like he was exhausted from grief.
When netizens saw this video, there was an uproar.
[I thought this was a misunderstanding, but I didn't expect an actual victim to come forward!]
[Oh my god, wasn't that two lives lost back then?]
Sympathizing with the weak was human nature.
Especially for such a tragic case involving two lives.
Netizens couldn't sit still and immediately started cursing.
[If this is true, then Rodolfo is unforgivable!]
[No matter what bad things he did, the child was innocent.]
[Even if his junior really betrayed him, he shouldn't have disregarded human life.]
[With such a narrow mind, I don't believe he would do so much charity work!]
[I don't believe it either. Nowadays, a lot of charity can be faked, you see it everywhere.]
[Netizens called him a fame-seeking hypocrite before, and they were right!]
[Rodolfo, you killed two people. Can you still sleep peacefully at night? You should pay with your life!]
The extreme netizens were already cursing non-stop.
Shortly after the video was released, Lyle's personal account posted two pictures of tombstones.
One was his junior's, with the inscription "Beloved Wife Ruby Hill."
Next to her tombstone was a small grave with an unmarked stone, but with a line carved beside it—"Beloved Son."
With these two pictures out, netizens' anger was ignited to the extreme.
Everyone believed what was in his video and started angrily cursing Rodolfo.
[How can someone without conscience or morals be a doctor?]
[Why isn't this person in jail! Can't the law punish him?]
[Those were living human lives! And Medica Vitae Sect protected him before.]
As the online cursing intensified, some netizens dug up Lyle's background.
Soon, they found out about some of his achievements.
For example, despite seeming unknown, he actually owned a pharmaceutical company that had developed quite a few medicines.
Because he'd been suppressed all these years domestically, he didn't have particularly famous achievements, but abroad, Lyle was actually an honorary professor at Stellar University!
[You know, just getting into that school is incredibly difficult. Everyone who gets in is a world-renowned genius, and he's actually a professor at Stellar University!]
[Not only that, he's won multiple awards.]
After seeing these achievements, netizens couldn't help but praise Lyle.
[This is real talent surviving in adversity!]
[Really different fates for different people. Such a good doctor was forced to live abroad.]
[Yeah, and the culprit Rodolfo can still get away with it. His connections must be huge, powerful enough to cover the sky with one hand.]
[It's so unfair.]
In just one afternoon, Lyle had been portrayed as a strong, tragic, yet inspirational high-level figure.
Meanwhile, Rodolfo was smeared by all netizens and falsely portrayed as a petty villain who got lucky.
Not just a villain, but an evil person disguised as a saint!
After understanding the whole situation, Olivia was furious, her hands shaking uncontrollably.
This Lyle was truly shameless! Even more disgusting was the Johnson Group! They were the ones pushing these trending topics behind the scenes!
If not for them, this topic wouldn't have lasted so long and should have been shut down already.
"Michael!" Olivia gritted her teeth, burning with anger.
Last time after she scolded him, not only did he not stop, but he got even worse.
What a despicable bastard!
Olivia was furious, but this time, she wouldn't scold Michael again.
It was useless.
That man had always been so cold-blooded and self-righteous.
Now that they had no relationship, if she scolded him again, he would just treat it as a joke.
Olivia took a deep breath, calmed her angry emotions, and immediately returned to Maple Grove Villa to find Rodolfo.
She felt that this matter couldn't be handled according to Rodolfo's original idea of ignoring it.
Now that things had reached this point, they needed to quickly clarify his relationship with Ruby!
When she rushed home, she saw Rodolfo sitting on the sofa, and as expected, his expression was grim.
"Mr. McCoy." Olivia called out.
Seeing her return, Rodolfo tiredly rubbed his temples and said, "You're back."
Olivia walked forward, poured Rodolfo a glass of water, and sat down beside him. "I saw all the news online. I rushed back because there's something I want to discuss with you.
I think you shouldn't keep silent anymore. With a shameless person like Lyle, the more you stay silent, the more outrageous he becomes."
Rodolfo remained silent.
He understood what Olivia was saying.
It was just...
Rodolfo said, "I didn't know Ruby was pregnant. I never thought Lyle would bring up the child at this time."
Simon, standing nearby, also frowned and voiced his doubts. "We didn't really understand why she committed suicide back then. Was Ruby really pregnant when she died?
If she really was pregnant, then she committed suicide with the child. For Lyle to exploit even his own child, that behavior is truly disgusting."
Olivia didn't continue looking at the online news, but looked at Rodolfo and asked, "You still don't want to respond?
Before, when you thought this way, I could support it, because the heat was still controllable.
But this time, the Johnson Group is involved too. Now things are getting worse and worse, it can't be shut down at all. This has a big impact on you."
Simon also helped persuade him, saying, "Old Mr. McCoy, Ms. Smith is right. Think about yourself too. You've done enough for Ruby. Don't wrong yourself anymore."
Rodolfo was silent for a long time, but still didn't agree. "I need to think about this."
After saying this, Rodolfo changed from his earlier angry mood, silently went upstairs.
Olivia watched his back, not quite understanding Rodolfo's hesitation.
After all, it was Ruby who betrayed him first.
Olivia had a clear sense of love and hate, and didn't quite understand Rodolfo's feelings and decision.
Seeing this, Simon couldn't help but sigh.
Since Olivia couldn't ask her master, she could only ask Simon, "Simon, is there something between my teacher and Ruby that I don't know about?"
Simon looked upstairs. Rodolfo's door was already closed. He felt there was nothing to hide, so he told Olivia. "There is a little-known past.
When Ruby was still a baby, she was actually picked up by Mr. McCoy.
At that time, Mr. McCoy himself was very young, about five or six years old.
Ruby was an abandoned baby, while Mr. McCoy was the heir of Medica Vitae Sect.
He was just a child himself; how could he raise a baby?
In the end, it was Mr. McCoy's parents who took pity on this baby and kept her.
But they didn't adopt her as a daughter, they just raised her as a student. The outside world doesn't know this.
Mr. McCoy and Ruby grew up together.
Mr. McCoy naturally took extra care of the little sister he picked up, never allowing anyone to bully her.
Later when they both grew up, the elders of Medica Vitae Sect thought the two looked good together, so they wanted to arrange this marriage.
Of course, it wasn't a forced marriage or random matchmaking.
The elders did ask for both their opinions.
At that time, Ruby agreed first and was very happy about it, so their engagement was set.
Although Ruby was later lured away by that bastard Lyle, for Mr. McCoy, Ruby was already like family. Even if they couldn't be a couple, he still treated her as his sister.
People are always more forgiving toward their family."
Hearing this, Olivia understood.
Someone as soft-hearted as Rodolfo probably never hated Ruby all these years, right?
Just like herself—when she insisted on marrying Michael against Rodolfo's wishes, he still treated her so well now.
The more Olivia thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt.
Because this way, the one who got hurt and felt sad every time was always Rodolfo.
"Why is he so soft-hearted? Doesn't he feel wronged?" Olivia felt indignant for him.
Simon sighed and consoled her, "Don't rush. Wait for him to figure it out himself. He has his limits too."
Olivia nodded, but didn't do nothing.
After thinking, she contacted Daniel and asked him to help by using the Wilson Group's media to find some online commenters to suppress the one-sided false public opinion online.
If they couldn't control the Johnson Group, they could only use the same method to reduce the storm of public opinion.
There was no reason they could do it and this side couldn't.
Hearing her words, Daniel naturally had no objections.
That evening, a batch of completely different opinions appeared online.
[Just by crying and posting two random tombstone photos, you can smear Rodolfo at will?]
[The most crucial evidence hasn't been released at all. So rumor-mongering is this easy?]
[Some people are really brainless. Others just photoshop two pictures and can control your thoughts, making you talk nonsense?]
[Exactly. Rodolfo's charitable deeds are clearly documented. So many people helped by Rodolfo have come forward to speak for him, but you all pretend not to see it.]