NOVEL NEXT CHAPTER 997
"My parents absolutely adore Rosemary. If they get wind of what you pulled today, I'd bet my bottom dollar they'd have a sit-down with your folks that'd be anything but pleasant. And let me tell you, my auntie is no pushover. If she hears about today's shenanigans, it won't just be a couple of kicks to the rear you'll be getting!"
With those words, Luna flicked her luxurious mane back and rose to her full height, indifferent to the gathering crowd, and coolly slid into her ride. The chauffeur promptly whisked her away.
Harriet's chauffeur hurried over to help her up, "Ms. Monroe, are you alright?"
"Where the hell were you? Didn't you see me getting bullied?" Harriet snapped, landing a smack on him, and then barked at the onlookers, "What are you gawking at? Scram back to work, will ya?"
The crowd swiftly dispersed like scared rabbits.
Two days later.
The hashtag #DrBellBotchesUp was trending, and Rosemary was caught in a storm of controversy, with a barrage of skepticism online.
[Did you hear? She visited a car crash victim, thinking she's the bee's knees in medicine, and decided to perform surgery. Ended up killing the guy!]
[How does a kid her age waltz into a hospital and play surgeon? Even if she's some sort of medical prodigy, that doesn't give her the right to bypass hospital rules and regs!]
[Is her medical prowess for real? I remember Phillip raving about how she cured him and his wife, but it sounded fishy.]
[Rosemary's so-called gift? No way it's as miraculous as they say. This incident proves it. She can't even save a life, much less work miracles. All that fame? Bought and paid for by the Collins family!]
[And poor Serena, tossed aside by the Collins family now that they've found their long-lost daughter, left to deal with the fallout and badmouthing.]
[I think I may have been wrong to blame Serena.]
As the online vitriol against Rosemary swelled, Louisa was fuming with indignation.
All Kenneth could do was offer consolation, "We can't expose Martha's kidnapping scheme right now.
First off, if people find out Rose's crew calls her 'boss,' they'll say she's running a gang, demanding an official probe into her activities."
Kenneth continued, "Secondly, if it comes out that Rose staged the whole kidnap to expose Martha and Serena, folks online will say she's too sly for her own good."
Louisa, biting her lip with worry, said, "So what do we do now? We can't just sit on our hands after all this time."
"Didn't Rose say she'd handle it? Let's not torture ourselves with the online hate. Trust Rose, she'll sort it out."
The internet was abuzz with a trending hashtag that soared to the top of the search list —
#TheTruthBehindRosemary'sFight#
Curious netizens clicked to discover that a swarm of reporters had besieged the headquarters of Molly's corporation, waiting to catch the CEO Molly after work, demanding an explanation. True to the
plan she had made with Rosemary, Molly revealed what really happened.
"At that time, Rosemary had already founded her own startup, LY, but to support me, a junior designer, she willingly played the role of my assistant and accompanied me to a design competition. The day before the contest, she was still teaching me design tips and tricks. That night, to show my gratitude, I wanted to treat her to a late-night snack, but we ran into some troublemakers."
"Without any reason, those thugs came after me. Rose, trying to protect me and the food truck owner, injured her hand. Later, I found out it was my cousin Myra who had set it all up. She intended for me to get hurt so I couldn't compete. All of this was confirmed during police interrogation, with recordings to prove it. If you don't believe me, ask the police."
"When it comes to my cousin, I have to talk about the drama within the Cooper family. It used to be my grandfather who called the shots, but after he passed away, and Grandma left us shortly after. The company was managed by my dad until he too left us, leaving everyone looking up to my uncle as the new head."
"In the entire Cooper family, no one stood up for my mom and me. My uncle and his wife often bullied us, and even their kids, my cousins, would walk all over us. Even after my mom and I moved to a rental, they would still come to bother us from time to time, as if making our lives miserable was some kind of sport."
"Two years ago, on the anniversary of my dad's death, Myra and a few bodyguards kicked away the offerings at my dad's grave and even dumped trash on it, uttering disrespectful things. My mom
couldn't stand it and confronted her, only to be injured by Myra's bodyguards."
"Last year, around the same time I met Rosemary, she was like a beacon of light in my life. I remember it was also the anniversary of my dad's passing when Myra once again desecrated his grave with trash and paint, intending for her bodyguards to abuse my mom in front of his resting place. When I arrived, she wanted her bodyguards to do the same to me. If Rose hadn't been there to help, my mom and I would have..."
Molly's eyes reddened as she spoke, but now, after spending so much time with Rosemary, she quickly regained control of her emotions, returning to her usual strong and brave demeanor.
She addressed the crowd of reporters, saying, "You all know what happened next. My cousin Harry came forward to say that their family was haunted by dreams of my dad, leading to their mental breakdowns, and he chose to end his life, leaving only him behind. He decided to return the company and the house to me, begging for my father's forgiveness from beyond the grave."
The incident had made headlines before, and now it was being brought up again, linking Rosemary's defense at the food truck to this family drama.
Public opinion quickly turned around.
[Who knew Molly had such a troubled life?]
[Yeah, I think she must have had some professional training. How else could one person take on so many thugs, especially since those guys were street-hardened.]
Soon after, one of Rosemary's eight grandfathers, Uriah, was surrounded by reporters as he left the tearoom after a gathering with old friends.