Revenge Begins: Reincarnated as a Hated Idol!
Chapter 126: Reckoning Unfolds
After a few more questions, the conference was concluded, and soon, every news network made an announcement.
’The evidence video will air at 8 tonight.’
Meanwhile, in the remaining time, they aired the multiple revelations that Nathan had made in the conference.
There were even news anchors showing pictures of Amelia in their shows, letting the viewers see the former CEO’s cheating wife.
Suddenly, no one was interested in Iris’s accident, and they only wanted to find out more about these revelations and murder cases.
[Everyone, you know what the name of the former CEO of Titan Crest Entertainment is? It’s Aren Frost. Is this a coincidence or something like fate/destiny? It’s as if this is the god’s will.]
[How come this scandal is getting more and more spicy? I thought it would die down, but it has gained even more attention and has become even more popular.]
[Damn, man. The scandal has turned into a murder mystery. Who would’ve thought while clicking on the press conference video that something like this would be revealed?]
[The chairman really killed a woman pregnant with his child? If he is so ruthless, why does he even care about Iris? Let her die in the accident as well, Hmph!]
And the hate only grew once the evidence video was aired by the news networks. They were really milking the topic, talking about every moment in the video in detail.
Public’s outrage reached its peak once they saw that video.
Hearing about murder was one thing.
However, watching a woman pleading for mercy to not be killed, imploring to not kill her child... who would be so heartless as to not feel anything after watching something like that?
Seeing the woman getting dragged to the terrace while she screamed, it was too brutal for the normal public.
Even though the video was censored, the audio was enough to make the viewers’ hearts churn inside their chests.
Her screams made many cry out in horror while watching the video.
This video was as if the viewers were present at the crime scenes themselves.
They could feel how the woman was feeling. They could hear the desperation in her voice. They could see her fearful expression.
How could they remain indifferent after this?
And hence, as soon as the video aired, it sparked one of the biggest outrages in the history of the country.
Hashtags like—
#WeWantAnInvestigation#
#PunishTheCriminals#
#JusticeForTheVictim#
#ArrestNeilValcourt#
Were common place, dominating all the social media platforms.
By the next morning, people had tagged public officials and investigation departments on social media to do something and take action.
They were criticizing the government for letting a murderer roam free in public.
Many people filed official complaints with the police against Neil Valcourt. Some even went as far as to approach famous assemblymen to ask for help.
Even politicians entered the rat race, trying to garner publicity and support from the public by criticizing Neil Valcourt and the current government to appear righteous.
Of course, with such outrage on social media, the police had to take action and arrest Neil Valcourt.
By the afternoon, Neil Valcourt was arrested on the charges of murder.
Many media houses and networking accounts covered the news.
Almost the whole country was interested solely in this topic. Thus, every news handle was talking and writing about this topic only.
Even Viewtubers expressed their anger about the situation.
Celebrities came forward to tweet about the situation and ask for justice.
However, the news that caught everyone’s attention was the dead woman’s parents giving an interview to Linda Thorn on Sun News.
"Were you both unaware of the reason for your daughter’s death?"
Both parents wept for a while, and then, the father answered in a grief-stricken voice, "We were told she had committed suicide. Of course, we didn’t believe such bullshit. She was a bright child. But the police never listened to our request for a proper investigation. We weren’t even allowed to look or touch our daughter’s body. We were powerless to protect our daughter. Sob, sob. We even lost our grandchild. Sob sob."
As soon as this interview went viral, the emotional fools who had previously been fooled by Neil’s tears were now the most enraged, becoming the flagbearers of the campaign against Neil Valcourt.
Eventually, the whole internet had turned against Neil Valcourt, demanding a hellish punishment for this demon.
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Meanwhile, Adrian Jones’ movie, which had released on this day, was getting bashed and boycotted.
He was even getting cancelled for being associated with Neil Valcourt.
And if that wasn’t enough, Unicorn Productions was threatening him to leave his agency; otherwise, they might file a penalty case against him.
After all, he single-handedly was making the movie flop.
At this moment, he decided.
He knew this was the best moment to come clean.
He immediately contacted Sun Talent Agency, signing with them.
He knew that if he wanted the people to listen, he had to appear on Sun News, the most trustworthy news network right now.
He did a live interview, in which he came clean.
He accused Neil Valcourt of drugging him and then making him do obscene things and recording him.
After that he was blackmailed with those videos.
Being afraid that his wife might leave him, he didn’t have any other choice but to stay in Titan Crest Entertainment despite the obvious boycott from public.
Since the public was already furious at Neil Valcourt, they believed everything Adrian said and began to praise him for coming clean.
He was a star after all. People were his fans.
Moreover, they didn’t have the time to focus on him right now. They were entirely enraged over Neil Valcourt and the woman who died along with her unborn child.
Following Adrian’s lead, Cassian Law also joined Sun Talent Agency, coming clean with the exact same story.
After that, it was as if celebrities were raining for Sun Talent Agency.
Noel Marsh, Luna Veil, Ryan Black, and many more celebrities exposed Neil’s underhanded tactics to control actors and other talents.
Even influencers, who were previously signed with Titan Crest Entertainment, began revealing the harassment they faced in the agency.
Following that, anyone who had any grudge against Titan Crest Entertainment was appearing on news networks to expose Neil Valcourt and his agency.
And since the public wasn’t even questioning the truth in those statements, even individuals looking for fame began to blame Titan Crest Entertainment and Neil Valcourt for something they didn’t even suffer.
The number of influencers and singers who accused Neil Valcourt of asking for sexual favors from them was endless.
It was as if they were trying to say that they were beautiful enough to get chased by the chairman of Titan Crest Entertainment, the same man who saw many beauties on regular bases.
At this point, the celebrities and influencers who weren’t approached by Neil Valcourt were considered as left overs or ugly.
This caused more influencers to appear and accuse Neil Valcourt falsely.
However, this chain reaction tarnished Neil’s reputation even further in the public eye.
Even the courts, which would usually take months to conclude a case and announce punishments, were hasty due to the public pressure.
This case was getting the priority by every government department, and hence, new revelations came to light one by one over time.
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(A/N -Thanks for reading. ^..^)