CHAPTER 131: CHAPTER 130: PLAYING DEAD DIRECTLY

The internet is in an uproar, social media, livestreams, and major forums and media are hotly debating "Zoe Quinn’s plagiarism incident."

When Zoe Quinn started her livestream, she posted a message asking for support and to share on social media, and Sean Lockwood naturally shared it.

Sean Lockwood has a universally appealing face, attracting top-tier attention.

At the final meeting, he testified for Zoe Quinn and presented a tweet posted around nine o’clock yesterday as proof, leading to a flood of his fans into the livestream.

The aim was to support Zoe Quinn.

Ruth Hale doesn’t have many fans, but she is highly regarded in the jewelry design world; she tagged Zoe Quinn early on to support her final draft.

They were prepared to label Serena Sullivan as a plagiarist.

Evidence was presented one by one, turning Zoe Quinn’s ordeal into a public spectacle.

Who knew, it wasn’t Serena Sullivan who was proven to plagiarize, but Ethan Grant.

The internet and Solaria erupted like a wildfire.

In just ten minutes, Zoe Quinn, Ruth Hale, Sean Lockwood, and Claire Sullivan, even someone uploaded a video from the meeting room online.

Zoe Quinn didn’t manage to meet Ethan Grant; she planned to leave the reporters quietly with Claire Sullivan and Ruth Hale but was surrounded by a large crowd of reporters right as they exited The Grant Corporation.

Half of the reporters were invited by The Grant Corporation for a post-meeting press conference.

The other half were summoned by Zoe Quinn.

She wanted to trap Serena Sullivan at The Grant Corporation, making sure she couldn’t go anywhere, hoping Serena would be blocked so severely that she couldn’t even go to the restroom.

Being malicious to others ultimately led to her own downfall.

Zoe Quinn, Claire Sullivan, and Ruth Hale were tightly encircled by reporters, unable to move.

Microphones were directly shoved into their faces or struck their heads.

"Miss Quinn, did you gather all this evidence just to prove Mr. Grant plagiarized you?"

"Actually, did you plagiarize and intentionally wrong Serena Sullivan, isn’t that right?"

"Mrs. Quinn, as Serena Sullivan’s biological mother, in the absence of definitive proof, you accuse your own daughter! Do you truly have no feelings for Serena, or is your stepdaughter closer to you than your own biological daughter?"

Zoe Quinn, Claire Sullivan, and Ruth Hale couldn’t avoid the reporters’ relentless questioning.

"Ms. Hale, as a top jewelry designer in Solaria, speaking falsely and deliberately harming Serena Sullivan’s reputation? Or were your claims regarding the ’The Brilliance Competition’ four years ago also lies?"

"To our knowledge, Serena Sullivan studied design under you for ten years, and you’re also Mrs. Quinn’s closest friend, accusing Serena without evidence, doesn’t it mean your relationship with Mrs. Quinn is not as good as it appears?"

The sharp questions came incessantly, and the reporters did not care how badly Zoe Quinn was crying or how awful Ruth Hale’s expression looked.

The sudden twist caught them off guard, they didn’t know how to respond!

The bodyguards they brought were all blocked by The Grant Corporation’s security guards, making it difficult for them to rescue quickly.

The three women, surrounded and irritated, Ruth Hale barked fiercely, "Move aside!"

After shouting, the reporters quieted down for a brief moment, but it lasted only three seconds before they continued to frantically ask questions.

All sorts of embarrassing questions were thrown at them!

Finally, Zoe Quinn, gasping for breath through her sobs, closed her eyes and fainted on the ground.

Claire Sullivan was bowing her head due to the reporters’ questions, feeling deeply guilty towards Serena Sullivan, and didn’t notice Zoe Quinn had fainted beside her.

Reporters stepped on Zoe Quinn, causing her excruciating pain, unable to remain unconscious.

Were it not for Ruth Hale’s quick reflexes, Zoe Quinn might have gotten trampled.

The Sullivan Family’s bodyguards were finally let through by The Grant Corporation’s security, quickly coming over to fend off the reporters, protecting Zoe Quinn, Ruth Hale, and escorting them to the hospital.