Chapter 1282: Chapter 1282: Eyewitness?
And just as suddenly as a night-blooming cereus, the Weibo trending topics vanished in the blink of an eye.
However, some netizens still analyzed the video and the short essay.
Of course, the ultimate truth turned out to be beneficial for Charlotte Thompson.
Because the video was indeed edited, with some very important parts cut out, but some tech wizards managed to restore it and discovered that there was likely a third person present at the time.
And that anonymous account that published the short essay is speculated to indeed be Charlotte’s ex-boyfriend, the young master of the Richard Corporation, Ryan Richard.
Back then, the Allen family’s case was a big scandal, and Ryan Richard was even sentenced to prison for blackmailing Charlotte.
Although it was unclear why Ryan suddenly became active at that time, the fact remained that Charlotte was always the one being maligned.
So the matter faded away before Charlotte even had a chance to clear her name.
It was Coco who informed Charlotte of the news.
"Couldn’t wait to make a move after all," Charlotte glanced briefly at the essay and the video, her eyes cold.
What Charlotte absolutely did not expect was that someone had recorded the video at that time.
It was when Zoe Anne and Ryan Richard conspired against her.
Charlotte furrowed her brows.
Considering the filming angle of the video, the person shooting it seemed to be just around the corner in the corridor.
"An eyewitness?"
Charlotte murmured to herself, but what she didn’t expect was that this video would not surface until now, after Ryan’s release from prison.
Their target was herself.
But in the end, the result was all smoke and no fire.
Charlotte casually scrolled through the comments under her Weibo and even found someone who had actually listed the number of times Charlotte had trended on Weibo in just half a year.
"Really..." Charlotte let out a helpless sigh.
Just then, there was a knock on the office door. "Come in," Charlotte said, and saw Justin Battleson enter.
"What happened?"
Justin Battleson had just left the board meeting and heard from Joyce Richard that Charlotte had been looking for him, so he didn’t go to his own office but went straight to see Charlotte.
When he entered, he saw an indescribable expression on Charlotte’s face, which made Justin Battleson worry.
However, Charlotte shook her head with a sense of helplessness and informed Justin Battleson about the trending topic that had vanished just as quickly as it appeared.
"Ryan Richard?"
Hearing this name, Justin Battleson’s face immediately darkened.
After all, the title of Charlotte’s first love was still held by Ryan Richard.
"He’s out of prison? Who paid his bail?" Justin Battleson glanced at the information Charlotte had found and couldn’t help but snort coldly.
"No matter who the mastermind behind the curtain is, his or her intention is nothing more than to stir up some sensation online to slander me," Charlotte said and lightly tapped on the documents on the desk.
"As for this Ryan Richard, he is nothing but a tool being used."
"Now even if Ryan Richard comes forward, he cannot cause much of a stir, and the matter of him going to prison has already been dug up."
Ryan Richard now could only be regarded as a discarded pawn.
Justin did not respond to Charlotte’s words but there was a meaningful depth in his eyes, as if he was pondering something.
"Justin?" It was only when Charlotte called out his name that she recaptured Justin Battleson’s gaze.