Bye, My Irresistible Love

Chapter 676: Jane’s Provocation 

Helen’s POV:

After a few days, public opinion on the Internet suddenly swayed in the opposite direction.

Many netizens began a smear campaign against me, implying that I was lying and trying to blackmail Zhester Technology to give me hush money.

There were even some loyal fans of Zhester Technology who openly attacked me on social media in a really malicious manner.

Zhester Technology didn‘t comment.

This fueled the fire of the netizens‘ beliefs.

Then, Boswell, the chief technology director of Zhester Technology, gave likes to the many posts that mocked me and labeled me as a blackmailer.

Boswell‘s presence was conspicuous in public as he participated in many meetings in this industry and robot competitions.

Therefore, he was deemed the spokesperson of Zhester Technology and George‘s mouthpiece.

Most of the public opinions on the Internet now supported Zheaster Technology and opposed me, making me look like the villain.

They criticized my behavior, describing it as disdainful and opportunistic.

As I sat in George‘s study, I couldn‘t help but smirk when I saw a torrential downpour of abuse on the Internet against me.

Without George‘s approval, Boswell would never have done so.

As it turned out, our relationship meant nothing to George in the face of his business interests.

Our marriage took a back seat.

In reality though, his decision made sense.He was the first one to stumble upon the truth, but chose to cover it up.His actions clearly expressed his stand.

I was too naive and trusting to believe in him.

Now that I thought about it, it just felt ironic that George had told me to just do whatever I needed to do and he‘d be there for me.I logged out of my social media account and even deleted all the related posts.I didn‘t want to be dogged by public opinion on the Internet anymore and got back to my regular life.

No matter what, the truth could not be changed.

Besides, I had already launched an appeal.

The court was very efficient and the police had commenced with the investigation.

Although I was a lawyer myself, I was not a litigation lawyer.

If I wanted to sue Jane, I had to find a professional lawyer specializing in litigation to represent me.I was still hesitating whether to brief a lawyer of Hesmor Law Firm or another law firm.I couldn‘t decide because I had other considerations to acknowledge.

The lawvers of Hesmor Law Firm were outstanding in dealing with legal cases and I would stand a better chance of winning.

But if I used their counsel, then my private matters would be exposed in the office and that would affect my future work here.

But I didn‘t know enough about the lawyers of other law firms, so I didn‘t want to take the chance either.I walked out of the study and paced back and forth in the living room, my mind a little muddled.I felt George‘s absence now.

When he was not at home, the place felt desolate.I went back to my room, packed a few clothes and essentials, and wanted to move back to my suburban home.

Although that apartment was small, it was very cozy.

My mother and I had lived there for a long time, and it had become my safe haven.

It was the only place where I felt truly comfortable.

As fate would have it, when I was going downstairs, I bumped into the inimitable Jane, who was also venturing out late at night.

When Jane saw me in the elevator, she threw back her proud head, flared her nostrils and walked in.

The elevator was spacious so she stood far away from me.

Jane‘s scrunched up face resembled an ice cube.

I only took a brief look at her and then rested my gaze elsewhere.I was enjoying the quietude in the elevator for a while before Jane decided to disturb the peace.

"It‘s so late.Are you going to Zhester Technology now?"

I stared at her sharply and answered haughtily, "Where I go is none of your business, right?"

Jane shrugged her shoulders and sensibly stopped asking for trouble.I must admit, Jane was really something.

She appeared calm and unhindered in spite of her reputation being blown to shreds.

Her image had practically been destroyed in the industry, yet she seemed unperturbed.I found that strange.

The elevator arrived at the first floor and the doors opened slowly.

Jane walked out first.

But after taking only one step, she looked back at me and said, her voice smacking with sarcasm, "Helen, do you think you can destroy me just like that? Let‘s just wait and see who will have the last laugh in the end."

I was amused by her provocation.She was deliberately provoking me! I had never thought of destroying Jane.It was she who took the initiative to provoke me.

All I did now was to defend myself.I looked back at her calmly.

"Okay.Let‘s wait and see." I nothing to lose anyway.

The next morning, I went to work as usual.

But on the way, I suddenly received a call from Anya, asking me to report to the law firm. ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

When I met Anya and Phil, I finally understood what Jane meant when she provoked me in the elevator the night before.

Overnight, all my personal information had been exposed.

The netizens knew that I was a lawyer with the Hesmor Law Firm and had a field day defaming me.

The netizens still thought that I was a liar slandering Zhester Technology.

Now they went one step further and started attacking Hesmor Law Firm.

Anya pointed at my personal information on her laptop screen and scolded angrily in her high pitched fiery voice, "Helen, when will you stop dragging my name into all your troubles? How many times have you done this? You are always dragging Hesmor Law Firm through the mud and staining our good name.This time, you have brought our prestigious name into disrepute."

Although Anya looked serious and angry, I could detect worry and care in her eyes.

Although I was scolded, I felt no sadness.

Instead, a sense of warmth surged through my heart because I had them in my life.

Yesterday, I was thinking that I had nothing to lose.

But on second thought, I realized that I still had grounds to stand on.I had the trust and protection of Anya and Phil.

"I‘m sorry, Miss Pierce.I apologize for letting you down yet again."

My apology was pregnant with sincerity.Although I had my own issues, what I had done, did have a negative impact on the Hesmor Law Firm.I hadn‘t banked on it going this way but it came with the territory.

"Why did I ever hire you? Hiring you was the biggest mistake I have ever made in my career!"

Anya couldn‘t help but sigh and glared at me helplessly.I expected her to fly off the handle but all she did was scold me and complain a little.

Then she stopped shouting.

Phil didn‘t scold me, but asked, "Is it true what they said on the Internet? Are you really going to sue Jane? Have you found a good lawyer?"

"Not yet.I chatted to a lawyer from Luminous Law Firm yesterday.He was introduced to me by my college classmate..."

I lowered my voice at the moment because Anya‘s and Phil‘s expressions were full of disbelief and anger.I had never expected Jane would take things to the next level by exposing my personal information when I contacted the lawyer from Luminous Law Firm.I had wanted to just quietly settle things without any of my colleges knowing, especially Anya and Phil.

Now I felt guilty as I felt their angry eyes dig into me like swords.

Phil couldn‘t help asking angrily, "You would rather look outside for a lawyer to defend you than us? What do you take us for? Have you forgotten that Anya is an expert in this field? Helen, have you completely lost your mind?"

I explained quickly, "I just didn‘t want to bother Miss Pierce."

If I had known that Jane would play such a dirty trick on me, I would have immediately gone to Anya and asked for her help.

"I have always been helping you get out of all kinds of scrapes.What makes you think that I won‘t help you now?"

Anya echoed in a sporadic fit of anger.

Then she added, "Cut the crap.Give me all the details of your case and send me all the evidence you have collected."

"Thank you, Miss Pierce.And you, Phil, thank you so much!"

I looked at them as lifejackets, and my heart was full of gratitude.I should count myself fortunate to have such good colleagues.

Since I joined the law firm, they had tolerated and defended me time and again.

"Well, if you really want to thank us, then don‘t create any more trouble for us ever again.If you do encounter any problem you can‘t handle, then share it with us immediately," Phil nagged without taking a breath.

Anya nodded in agreement.

"Thank you so much," I replied with a smile.

Then I narrated the whole story to them and gave them copies of the evidence that I had secured.

Phil flipped through the information and asked in confusion, "You have solid evidence, but you still need to tell us one more thing.What‘s your relationship with Jane? Why did she try to kill you? What was her motive?"