Chapter 557
CHAPTER 557 NO POINT ARGUING ONLINE
"I'll listen to everything you say. You have my word." With tears running down her face, Wilda nodded at the phone.
"Now that's a good girl." There was a hint of disdain in the man's cheerful tone.
Ten minutes later, someone managed to uncover a girl who had an uncanny resemblance to Wilda, and it was proven that the woman in the video was not Wilda. The girl had planted a fake driver's license for the video to go viral.
Wilda followed up with an attorney's letter to the girl.
Public opinion started to sway in Wilda's favor as Wilda became the victim. Some speculated that her scandal with Noah had rubbed Madeline the wrong way, and now Madeline was out to get her.
The public gradually began to turn on Madeline, digging up her past and making all sorts of ugly comments about her...
Wilda sighed with relief as she thought that was the end of it. To her dismay, Wynne jumped out of nowhere, claiming to be Wilda's cousin. Wynne said that red mole below Wilda's ear, so the person in the video was indeed Wilda.
Livid, Wilda sought Wynne and her mother out. Wilda threatened to sue every last penny out of them if Wynne did not clear the air. Nevertheless, Wynne was not buying it. Wilda could sue all she wanted.
Seeing that Wynne refused to budge, Wilda had no choice but to hold back her anger and pay a large sum to the mother and daughter so that they would set the record straight.
The mother and daughter took the money and bobbed their heads, agreeing it was only a misunderstanding.
Wilda held a press conference. During the conference, she turned on the waterworks and clarified her relationship with Noah was strictly professional. There was nothing going on between them. Plus, Noah was not her ideal type. Wilda also cleared the air that the person in the video online was not her. She would not hesitate to pursue legal action if anybody where to start rumors about her again.
Wynne played along and expressed that someone hacked into her account. She did not write the statement online.
While on the flight back to Imperia, Madeline saw the big hoo-ha online and was unsure how she felt about it. She poked Noah on the arm and asked, "Do you think it's Wilda in the video?"
Noah looked over and answered, "Yes."
"You must be close to her to know that it's her at a single glance. The public is unsure." Madeline pouted unhappily.
Noah put away the newspapers and put his arm around her shoulders to watch the video together. The way he saw it, the video made his eyes sting. He turned it off after a quick glance.
"Why did you turn the video off? I want to get a closer look." Madeline was still searching for confirmation that the woman in the video was not Wilda.
Noah gave her cheek a big squeeze. "What's there to look at? It's almost lunch. The video will make you lose your appetite."
"Tell me then. How did you know it was her?" Madeline stored the tablet.
Noah answered with a smile, "She wouldn't be so eager to explain if it wasn't her."
"You have a point, but didn't we shut the door for her when we left? How did the person who took the video get inside the room? Who is he? Is he the bodyguard in the resort?"
"It doesn't matter who he is because it has nothing to do with us. She's just reaping what she has sown." Noah was not into Wilda or anything to do with Yashal.
He would not stay there for long and dance around with the Harveys if it were not for Madeline.
Madeline nodded her head. Wilda drugged them without consideration for Canary and Winova in the room. To think they were cousins too. That was it for Canary and Winova if anything were to happen thereafter.
"Do you think it's okay to leave Lone Wolf there?" The thing about Wilda aside, Madeline started to worry about Lone Wolf.
They only managed to get on the flight back to Imperia without a hitch because Lone Wolf held back the people from Imperia. Noah should be credited for his advanced deployment too.
The concern about whether Lone Wolf could keep the missing piece in possession had been nagging her.
All her efforts would be in vain if Lone Wolf failed to retain the puzzle piece.
"He's not alone. I have fought with Vic and Lone Wolf before. They wouldn't make it easy for us if we didn't leave ahead of time."
"How come I know nothing about it? When did you engage with them in a fight? Did you get hurt?" It then struck her that they had seen each other in their birthday suits a few times in Yashal. Madeline would have known whether Noah was hurt.
With Madeline getting upset, Noah dabbed her nose and uttered with a smile, "I told you not to trust him so easily."
"I'm going to make that cunning wolf pay when he returns." Madeline snorted angrily. They had agreed to work together, and yet Lone Wolf went behind her back for a sneak attack.
She suspected that Lone Wolf would have stolen all her puzzle pieces in the end if Noah did not stay with her at Yashal.
"Don't sweat the small stuff." Since his mission was accomplished, Noah gleefully kissed Madeline on the forehead.
Madeline wrapped her arms around his waist. "You're the best."
Her love confession stirred Noah's heart, mind, and soul.
"Mommy, some idiots online are brainwashed and trying to pin something on you instead. I'll attack them for you." Holding his phone, Thomas indignantly looked at Madeline.
"Me? What about?" Madeline curiously took the phone from Thomas.
The public stood up for Wilda a moment ago, opposing cyber violence.
A few minutes went by, and they were confident that Madeline was behind it. Apparently, Madeline tried to take revenge on Wilda for getting too close to Noah.
Someone even listed examples of Madeline's vengeful acts toward other women.
#Madelinewitch, #scaryMadeline, and #poorMr. Quincy was trending online.
Not at all angry, Madeline handed the phone back to Thomas and said, "Stay out of it. You must prepare for school when we get back. You have to keep up with the attendance."
The mention of school discouraged Thomas.
"Mommy, nothing can harm you," Colton, who was quietly reading a book, suddenly turned his head and solemnly told Madeline.
Feeling loved, Madeline replied with a grin, "Sticks and stones, baby."
"But I don't like it." Colton lowered his gaze while his mind conjured dozens of ways to get back at Wilda.
"What's the point of arguing with people online? It will only bring us to their level. The simplest way to handle it is to post a loving photo of Mommy and Daddy to shut them up." Mackenzie glanced at Thomas and Colton smugly.
Noah gave his daughter an approving look. His precious daughter knew him best for sure.