Chapter 1407: Chapter 1407: Reporters Besieging
Charlotte Thompson’s own post on Weibo—"The innocent are always innocent."
But under the post, the comments section was completely locked, immaculately clean, with nothing there.
It did, however, align perfectly with the tone of her post.
If an ordinary person encountered a situation like this, apart from immediately clarifying things, they would likely try to stay out of the public eye as much as possible to avoid scrutiny.
However, Charlotte Thompson did the exact opposite.
The next day, she still went to work openly and confidently.
As expected by both Charlotte and Justin Battleson, a swarm of media reporters had already gathered outside Riley Group’s building.
As soon as they saw Charlotte and Justin arrive, the reporters rushed towards them in a frenzy, surrounding the two tightly in an impenetrable circle.
"Miss Charlotte, do you have anything to say about the plagiarism controversy online?"
"Miss Charlotte, did you really plagiarize?"
"Miss Charlotte, there’s even an insider claiming that when you entered the fashion industry under the name of designer Joy, the gold award you received at the time was won with a plagiarized piece. Is that true?"
"Miss Charlotte, it’s said that many of your achievements, even your so-called original works, are supported by the Thompson Family behind the scenes. Your success is completely reliant on the Thompson Family. What’s your response to this?"
The reporters bombarded her with questions, nearly shoving their microphones directly into her face.
Amidst the relentless flashing camera lights, Charlotte remained calm. Justin, on the other hand, held her protectively in his arms, casting a menacing glare at the reporters.
The journalists, skilled in reading the room, could tell from Justin’s expression that the situation wasn’t looking good, even though neither he nor Charlotte said a word.
Though desperate to dig some headlines from Charlotte, the intimidating presence of Justin held them back, leaving them to watch helplessly as he escorted Charlotte into the company building.
Charlotte could very well have chosen to address and clarify the situation in front of the media, but instead, she opted to remain completely silent.
This choice of hers made outsiders believe that she might truly be guilty of plagiarism and was feeling guilty because of it.
On her way into the company, Charlotte endured the scrutinizing gazes of everyone around her.
Some were curious, while others were disdainful. Charlotte realized she hadn’t received this much attention in a long time.
However, those who had always been critical of her now spoke ill of her even more openly, without any attempt to hide it.
"Just as I thought, relying on her family background to climb up the ladder. Some people don’t need to have any skills; being born into the right family is all it takes for them to lord over us ordinary folks."
"Exactly, exactly. If I were exposed for doing something so shameless, I wouldn’t even have the face to step outside the house again."
"What’s there for her to be afraid of? Her husband is our Mr. Battleson, and she has the Thompson Family backing her up. What could possibly scare her?"
Hearing these blatant remarks about her, Charlotte turned her gaze toward those speaking.
The employees who had been sneering or condescending just moments earlier instantly clammed up when they met her gaze, hastily retreating with their tails between their legs.
Charlotte couldn’t help but chuckle softly.
After parting ways with Justin, Charlotte returned to her office, while Justin headed to the conference room.