Chapter 72 Could William Be in an Online Romance?
David pressed his lips together, hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help stepping forward. "Mr. Brown, about the meeting..."
William turned around, his face looking absolutely terrible.
David's heart sank.
He felt the entire room was filled with a gloomy chill, which was undoubtedly coming from William, making the whole office feel like a hell corroded by dark energy.
Just how big of a deal was this to make William this angry?
Suddenly, William looked up, his gaze shooting toward David as cold and sharp as a knife, startling him.
David: Mr. Brown, whatever it is, just tell me. Don't scare me - I'm easily frightened.
"Recover the surveillance footage from the lounge entrance at D.K. bar from midnight to 1 AM last Sunday night, then send it to me." William's voice was low, clearly laced with coldness.
David was stunned.
What?
He didn't catch that.
"What are you still standing here for?" William stared at him with obvious dissatisfaction. "Get going!"
This time David heard clearly.
"I'll get right on it!"
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William told her to wait, and sure enough, Isabella soon received a message from William.
Isabella clicked it open - it was surveillance video from D.K. bar.
She immediately thought William was simply the best angel in the world.
Isabella sent William a grateful emoji.
And said very flatteringly: [From now on, you're the most handsome man in my heart.]
William looked at this line on the screen, knowing Isabella was just sweet-talking him, yet his eyes still showed a trace of deep, tender warmth.
David standing nearby: What.
Like everything coming back to life, like spring warmth and flowers blooming, like sunshine breaking into the dead of winter.
William was actually radiating such warm, soft light.
What on earth was going on?
David felt that from a certain point on, William had become very strange. Someone who used to be cold and heartless now often radiated a wonderful feeling like he was in love.
But David hadn't seen any woman around him at all.
Could William be in an online relationship?
David thought carefully about William's recent odd behavior and increasingly felt this was possible.
He couldn't help thinking about some online romance scams.
Although William was powerful and decisive in business, he had zero experience in romance. What if such a big boss got scammed by those women online?
David showed a worried expression.
He opened his mouth to warn him about something, but William happened to look his way. "David."
"I'm here."
William said in a deep voice: "I'm giving you three days to remove Vanguard Enterprises Group from the pharmaceutical company list."
David was used to this. "Alright, I'll get right on it."
How Vanguard Enterprises Group had offended William, David had no idea. After all, William's moods changed like clouds in the sky. Over the years, countless large and small companies, and even people, had been destroyed for carelessly crossing William's path.
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Isabella arrived at the principal's office.
Right now the forum was full of people cursing Violet. To prove Violet's innocence, having the school's official account post this video was the most appropriate approach.
Gregory heard the knock and looked up at the girl entering.
"You are?"
"I'm Isabella Taylor from Class 11, Senior Year." Isabella stepped forward. "There's a video I think you need to see."
Gregory put on his glasses and took Isabella's phone.
After Gregory understood what he was watching, his expression immediately became serious.
In the video, a girl was being harassed by a man - it was about Violet's situation that he'd been following this whole time.
The man's crude voice came from the phone:
"Violet, I come to hear you sing all the time. Your voice is beautiful, and you're beautiful too..."
"You work so hard singing on stage - why don't you come sing just for me in my private room? I've got plenty of money..."
As it went on, the man's behavior became more and more bold, even reaching out directly to hug Violet.
Violet was clearly frightened and turned to run.
Just as the man was about to chase her, another girl appeared in the frame.
"Try chasing her and see what happens. Do you know your behavior just now counts as sexual harassment? If I call the police right now, things won't end well for you."
The surveillance was very clear, completely showing what happened.
"Principal, there's someone in the lower left corner." Isabella reminded him.
The key to this video was the figure hiding behind the wall in the lower left corner, which neither she nor Violet had noticed.
Gregory leaned in closer and saw clearly - when Violet was almost grabbed by the man, there was indeed a flash of a female student's shadow in the lower left corner of the video. The girl seemed to have taken a photo with her phone.
Gregory's expression immediately turned angry. "She's the one who took the photo and posted it online?"
Isabella kindly reminded him, "From Class 11, Senior Year. Juniper Fox."
"Principal, the online views have exceeded 100,000, with over 10,000 comments, countless abusive remarks. For something this serious, will the school handle it properly?"
Isabella stared into Gregory's eyes, then took out the watch from her pocket and clicked on a video.
Elizabeth's face flashed by in the video captured by Scarlett's electronic watch.
Gregory's pupils contracted in shock, and only then did he remember who the girl in front of him was.
Isabella from Class 11, Senior Year!
The matter with Elizabeth...
Gregory looked at the slight upward curve of Isabella's lips in disbelief, his pupils trembling slightly.
Gregory controlled his emotions and probed: "Give me the watch you have."
"Gregory, I may be young, but I'm not stupid." Isabella casually put the watch back in her pocket. "Although I won't post this video of Elizabeth online right now, if she dares to act recklessly again, I don't mind doing so."
"As for Juniper's matter, just handle it according to school rules."
"But if you can't be fair, then I'll just have to let the law provide justice."
Gregory: "..."
Was he being threatened by a student?
"I understand." Gregory took a deep breath. "Rest assured, I'll have the school's official account post the video online to clear Violet's name. Also, regarding Juniper, Stellar High School will give the strictest punishment."
Isabella said nothing more. After sending the video to the school's official email, she turned and pushed open the door to leave.
Gregory watched the door close again. After a while, he pulled out Juniper's file from the student records.
Isabella walked slowly toward the teaching building, checking the Stellar High School forum's official account for updates as she went.
Suddenly, her phone vibrated.
That video had been posted.
Isabella stopped, leaned against the wall, and browsed through the post's content.
Suddenly, a burst of girls' laughter erupted from the nearby bathroom.
"What! That's so disgusting!"
"So she broke up with Charles because she found an old man who could give her money. Charles is so unlucky to have liked a girl like her who doesn't respect herself!"