Chapter 398 The Ross Family Is Finished
Charlotte didn't want to help her.
She felt that Zoey was now a useless pawn.
Abandoning Zoey to protect herself was the smart choice.
She immediately shook off Zoey's hand coldly and said angrily, "Zoey, I never thought you were this kind of person. I trusted you so much and stood up for you, and what happened?
You actually dared to deceive me!"
Zoey was waiting for Charlotte to help her, but she never expected Charlotte to turn her back on her instead.
At this moment, her expression was one of shock.
As if she never imagined she would one day face such a betrayal
"But you were the one who told me to do it."
Before Zoey could complete her sentence, Charlotte viciously cut her off.
She scolded sharply, "Zoey, when you do something wrong, you need to own up to it, right?"
It was a simple sentence that seemed harmless enough, but Charlotte's eyes carried a unmistakable threat.
She was making it crystal clearthat zoey would not be allowed to tell the truth.
Olivia narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly.
She could see straight through Charlotte's plan.
Trying to bury the matter and pretend it never happened?
Too good to be true!
Olivia wasn't some pushover who would let Charlotte manipulate her!
She immediately spoke without hesitation, "Zoey, Oscar never liked you in the first place. Do you honestly believe pulling these stunts will win his heart?
Now that you've framed me, the research institute already has ironclad evidence. It's only a matter of time before Oscar knows the truth. What you've done will only make him hate you more.
But this matter is not irreparable
If framing me wasn't your real intention, he might still understand your feelings, don't you think?
Hearing this, Charlotte's face paled. Anxiety flashed across her features as she snapped, "Olivia, stop trying to scare people here!"
Olivia's voice stayed calm, almost gentle., "Ms. Ross, why are you so worked up?
Could it be that you're afraid she'll say something unfavorable to you?
That's right, given Zoey's background, even if no one was defending herp, how would she ever dare pull off something like that at the research institute?
I'm afraid someone is very busy throwing her under the bus right now."
At that moment, she looked down at Zoey with clear condescension., Zoey was kneeling on the ground, hurriedly gathering her phone, and said, "Zoey, I can see that you love medicine and research work.
Is it worth throwing away your future for someone like this?"
The words hit Zoey like a physical blow.
A flash of resentment sparked her eyes. Of course it wasn't worth it!
She had worked relentlessly to reach this point. Her achievements had always been the pride of her family.
Yet now, because she helped Charlotte because she had dared to chase her own ambitions, everything was crumbling.
Regret began to seep into her chest, cold and heavy.
If she had known the investigation team could recover even this level of deleted data, she never would have agreed to frame Olivia.
And now, Charlotte was turning around and pinning the blame on her, pressuring her to take the full fall.
Then her thoughts drifted to Oscar, the man she had quietly loved for so many years ,the man who might now despise her because of this mess., the realization deepened her regret until it felt like a knife twisting in her heart.
But she also understood that at this point, she couldn't expose Charlotte.
If she protected Charlotte, Charlotte might still be able to carve out a new path for her after tonight.
If she exposed Charlotte, then Zoey would truly have no future left.
She thought over the possibilities again and again in her mind.
Finally, with a pale face, Zoey gritted her teeth reluctantly and said, "This was something I did on my own. It has nothing to do with anyone else. Olivia, stop trying to drive a wedge between us!"
Seeing that she was still protecting Charlotte, Olivia just sneered and said, "Stubborn to the end.
In that case, you'd better face the consequences of your mistakes."
With that , Olivia paid them no more attention.
The onlookers were no fools. How could they miss the obvious stench of foul play?
Even though Zoey hadn't pointed fingers, it was clear to everybody that every move she had made was underCharlotte's instruction.
"So from the beginning, Charlotte was planning to frame Olivia, and she was also secretly smearing Olivia's reputation in Harmony City's high society?"
"Looking at the situation, that's obviously the case. Otherwise, why would they be making such a fuss here tonight?"
"She probably wanted to continue ruining Olivia's reputation!"
"How ridiculous. Does she really think everyone's a fool? Does she think people can't see through it?"
"How disgusting. Charlotte is arrogant and willful enough as it is, but her scheming runs this deep."
"Whoever marries Charlotte is in for bad luck!"
"Exactly! Young gentlemen, you'd better keep your eyes open. This kind of manipulative, arrogant woman - if you marry her, your household will never have peace!"
"She's supposed to be a rich young lady, yet she does such shameful things. How embarrassing!"
Those contemptuous mockeries fell clearly on Charlotte's ears, word by word.
Her face turned ashen.
She couldn’t comprehend how things had spiraled to this point.
In her imagination, shouldn't Olivia be the one scorned by everyone tonight?
So whyy had it become her instead?
Fury surged through Charlotte and wanted to lash out, but before she could, Benjamin spoke up.
"It's just a case of the fish rotting from the head down. Nothing surprising about it.
The Ross family claims to be high society, but how dirty their rise to fortune actually was - you all probably don't know, do you?"
As the words left his mouth, everyone turned to look at Benjamin, The air instantly thickened with the scent of gossip.
Charlotte's expression twisted, and she glared at Benjamin and shouted angrily, "What nonsense are you spouting?"
Benjamin sneered, "Who's spouting nonsense?
Back then, among the medical families, the Ross family wasn't even in the top three!
The Ross family couldn't even make the top ten.
Originally the top three were the Blake family, the Chen family, and the Liu family.
Your Ross family used underhanded tactics, They allied themselves with several lower-ranked families to form an alliance, engaging in unfair competition, andframed the Fairfax family and the Delacroix family.
You spread rumors everywhere, claiming they caused patients' deaths, completely destroying the reputations of the Fairfax family and the Delacroix family.
Then, while these two families were severely weakened, you stole their business, falsely accused them of stealing your heritage,even sent people to cause trouble at their doors, and seized their inherited medical manuscripts.
Many of the valuable items in the Ross family library now were stolen!"
"You're lying!"
Hearing this, Charlotte was shocked and terrified. She immediately shouted, "Benjamin, what right do you have to speak here? What do you gain from slandering the Ross family like this?"
Her voice was drowned out in the crowd.
None of the guests had known the Ross family had such secrets. Upon hearing Benjamin’s accusations, the entire venue erupted into an uproar.
Coincidentally, descendants of the Fairfax family and the Delacroix family were present that night.
After hearing Benjamin's words, they immediately stepped forward and asked with grave expressions, "Mr. White, is what you're saying true or false? Was it really the Ross family who did this back then?"
Benjamin said calmly, "Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, you can look at the photos. These were accidentally leaked from inside the Ross family.
Someone had secretly photographed their hidden collection in the Ross family library.
Aren't these the medical manuscripts that once belonged exclusively to your two families?"
As he spoke, he tossed the prepared photographs.
Members of the Fairfax family and the Delacroix family immediately surged forward to look.
When they saw the words "Fairfax Pharmacopoeia" and "Delacroix Medical Treatise," the faces of both families' descendants instantly turned ashen.
"Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!"
You have to understand, back when their families faced crisis, those people came to their doors and seized these books under the banner of justice, accusing them of causing deaths and saying they needed to be punished.
At that time, those people were like bandits, taking everything away.
How could they have known then that those people had been bought off!
Later, the Fairfax family and the Delacroix family did try to recover the lost books.
But the medical books that were taken seemed to have vanished without a trace, never to be found again.
Before tonight, they never would have dreamed that their centuries-old inherited medical books and culture were all in the Ross family!
"No wonder! No wonder the Ross family has risen so quickly these years!"
"Not just that. Our family always felt that some of the heritage the Ross family developed later was similar to what we lost, but we had no evidence, so we could only pretend not to know.
Who would have thought..."
The people from the Fairfax family and the Delacroix family said this with equally resentful expressions.
A man from the Fairfax family looked at Charlotte with eyes that seemed ready to shoot flames. He scolded harshly, "Your Ross family is so shameless!"
Benjamin continued, "Shameless doesn't even cover it. The Ross family didn't just steal and rob. Over the years, afraid that your two families would rise again, they've been secretly suppressing you relentlessly.
This isn't just hearsay - if you want evidence, it can all be verified.
If you're too lazy to investigate, I have a complete chain of evidence here.
Even the witnesses who were bought off by the Ross family back then to cause trouble are still around. I can submit the evidence to you later. How you settle this score is up to you."
Charlotte stood there, her face completely pale.
Of course she wanted to stop Benjamin, wanted to cover his mouth and prevent him from continuing, but she had no way to do so.
How had things turned out like this?
She had only wanted to make things difficult for Olivia, to embarrass her and make it impossible for her to survive in this circle.
How had it turned into the Ross family's dirty history being exposed?
Others might not know, but the Ross family knew very well that everything Benjamin said was true!
This was their secret that could never be revealed, but now it was being made public.
Everyone present was shocked by this news.
"My god, is this true or false?"
"The Ross family actually did such things?"
"I think it's very likely true, because my family elders discussed this before. They said at the time that the Ross family's rise was too sudden, and there was something fishy about it!"
"What's there to question? Didn't Benjamin just say? If you don't believe it, you can investigate.
Plus, he has complete evidence in his hands. You can ask him for it directly!"
"Don't worry, the Ross family definitely won't be wrongly accused!"