Chapter 239 Brandon Takes Action
Xander roared furiously, "Uly, do you really not care about Candice's reputation at all? If that's the case, then don't blame me! She attempted murder, if this gets out, you won't be able to survive in the entertainment industry either!"
Ulysses replied dismissively, "Don't threaten me, Xander. Back then, you framed Candice because you thought she had no backing, right?"
"Have you told the lie so many times that you've started believing it yourself? You, Vesper, and the Elikin family, do you really think you still have the resources to go against me?"
Xander's face darkened, but he still said stubbornly, "Whether we do or not, just try and see!"
With that, he hung up.
Gemma couldn't hear the phone conversation clearly, but seeing his terrible expression, she immediately asked, "Xander, what's wrong?"
Xander's face looked awful as he told her, "Those three projects fell through! Uly won't make the connections, and Vesper's situation this time is probably connected to him too!"
Gemma was furious and immediately said, "Then why are we being polite? Let's spread the news about what Candice did right away!"
"I know."
Xander was already finding a number on his phone to call.
Soon, he contacted a familiar reporter and had them prepare various press releases.
Vesper also prepared to log into her account to post a statement to clear her name.
But unexpectedly, at that moment, more messy news about her was exposed.
[In the years since Vesper entered the industry, she's acted like a diva on set countless times. Her previous personal assistant was either beaten or scolded for not doing things right, and was finally driven to quit due to depression.]
[Vesper is very fake. She's pretended to care about stray cats and dogs in public many times, but she actually hates them. Once on set, when a stray cat brushed against her, she kicked it so hard it broke its bones.]
[Vesper used her status as the fiancée of the Obelon family's CEO to get many good projects, stealing roles from several talented actors in the industry.]
[Vesper's alternate account was exposed. Before entering the industry, she used it to post all kinds of mean and nasty comments online.]
[Every young and pretty actress in the industry was insulted by her in various ways, and some of the things she said were just terrible!]
In no time, countless fans who had liked Vesper for various reasons stopped liking her. They started unfollowing her and revealing even more dirt.
Not only did people insult her in her Twitter comments, but many also reported her account, which resulted in the account being directly banned.
Vesper looked at the account she couldn't log into, her face turning pale.
Now, even her way to clear her name and defend herself was completely blocked!
At the same time, things weren't going well on Xander's end either.
He had found media companies to sell them the story.
The companies did accept the articles, but they kept delaying publishing the news.
After waiting two or three days, Xander noticed there was no news online at all and immediately called the reporter he knew.
But the reporter told him, "I'm sorry, but the stories you gave us a few days ago were all blocked by higher-ups!"
Hearing this news, Xander's expression changed, and he immediately pressed, "Was it Vertex Media Company? That company is indeed top-tier in the industry, but do they really have that much power? Wouldn't rival companies take the opportunity to stir things up?"
The reporter told Xander, "Vertex Media Company alone indeed doesn't have that much power, but the Obelon Entertainment Company does!"
Xander's face changed, "The Obelon Entertainment Company?"
"Yes!"
The reporter said, "The Obelon Entertainment Company is backed by the Obelon Group. A few days ago, the Obelon Group already gave the word that any stories related to that of Candice must be blocked."
"Other media companies might not be afraid of Uly, but no one dares to offend the Obelon Group. You know what kind of existence the Obelon Group is."
"Those media companies still want to survive in this industry, and we just want to make some money. No one wants their company to go under."
"After all, several companies have already gone bankrupt because of this! Anyway, I can't help you with this!"
After saying this, the other party hung up.
Xander gripped his phone tightly, his expression not looking good.
He really hadn't expected Brandon to step in!
When Candice married him, Brandon clearly looked down on her.
Later, when the Elikin family recognized Vesper, they were happy to see the divorce happen.
But now, Brandon was protecting Candice like this!
Xander started to panic.
Candice was the adopted daughter that the Elikin family had kicked out. If she ended up back with the Obelon family, it would be like a slap in the face for the Elikin family!
When Gemma and Vesper learned about this, their hearts sank too!
"It's over. Her reputation is ruined, there's no hope for benefits, how is the Elikin family going to turn things around?"
Gemma had a pained expression on her face, but at this moment, no one comforted her.
Meanwhile, on Brandon's side.
He had just finished listening to Knox's report.
"That's basically the situation. The Elikin family does plan to use what happened back then to make a case."
Brandon's face looked very grim as he asked Knox, "How's the investigation into what happened back then going?"
Knox shook his head and said, "It's very difficult to investigate this matter clearly. As I said before, it's been so many years, it's hard to look into. However, there is one rather suspicious thing - back then, there was a mother-daughter pair of servants at the Elikin family who were fired the day after Candice was exposed for 'attempted murder,' and then they disappeared without a trace."
"I don't know if it's related to this incident, but we could look into it. I've already sent people to investigate their whereabouts."
Hope rekindled in Brandon's heart.
He nodded, "In that case, find them as soon as possible! Also, regarding the Elikin family, we can continue investigating some of the servants who've worked there for a long time."
"Okay!"
Candice didn't know that Vesper was being cursed on trending topics online, nor did she know about Xander's schemes.
After putting down her phone, she threw herself seriously into her work.
Having just finished the second phase of research and development, she rarely came home early to have dinner with Ulysses and the children.
When she had some free time, she remembered to ask about the follow-up on demanding projects from the Elikin family.
Kenna told her everything that had happened online today.
She also told her, "The Elikin family really did panic. They contacted reporters to post what happened back then online, but they didn't succeed - the articles were suppressed."
Candice asked, "Did Ulysses suppress them?"
"No."
Kenna didn't hide anything. "Ulysses's public identity has no connection to the Mortimer Group, so he doesn't have that much power over them. We were originally planning to ask Mr. Caspian Mortimer to step in on behalf of the Mortimer Group, but before we could, the Obelon Group made the first move."
Candice looked suddenly enlightened, "Brandon?"