Retribution Arrives

To Natalie and the others, Zuri seemed to have fled in defeat. But seeing Saira's worried expression, they asked in confusion, "Saira, we helped you humiliate that woman. Why aren't you happy?"

"Natalie, I'm worried. I'm worried she'll go back and complain. If Dad and Mom believe her, they'll definitely blame me."

"Your parents love you so much. How could they blame you for an outsider?" Natalie said naively.

Outsider?

She was the real outsider.

The thought of Zuri asking for her room and her father immediately telling her to move out made her heart ache with pain and hatred.

"You don't know how much my parents like her. She... she is now living in my old room," Saira said, lowering her head, her eyes red.

"What?!"

"That woman even took your room?"

"Why didn't you tell us earlier? If we had known, we wouldn't have let her go so easily."

"No rush, we have plenty of time," Naya said sinisterly. "Anyone who dares to bully my best friend is living on borrowed time."

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Meanwhile, after leaving the mall, Zuri picked up her phone and looked at the successfully recorded video, a cold smile forming on her lips.

She used a public phone to dial a familiar number. This was a paparazzo she had collaborated with many times in her previous life, though this time she did not show her face.

"I've sent you a video. No matter what methods you use, make this go viral. I'll give you five hundred thousand. A down payment of one hundred thousand, the rest after the job is done."

"No problem."

That evening, a secretly recorded video surfaced online. In the video, a wealthy family's heiress arrogantly claimed that poor people were unworthy of wearing their brand's clothes. Even more interesting was a department store heiress openly declaring that poor people would pollute their store.

Despite the media blurring the faces of the main characters, the netizens quickly uncovered their identities.

[This is the Hongsheng Department Store, owned by the Yu family in Oceanic City. The Yu family heiress is really something, claiming poor people will pollute their store. Why not just put up a sign at the door with the requirements?]

[What a garbage store.]

[Hongsheng is an old brand in Oceanic City. I didn't expect them to look down on people so much. Ha, making money off us while insulting us behind our backs, really ****.]

[JL clothes, I really can't afford them.]

[I thought it was some big brand, turns out it's JL. I was going to buy their new collection, but now, ha, my status isn't high enough.]

[I was about to buy JL's latest styles, but thank goodness I saw the news. Imagine being thrown out, how embarrassing! JL is too high and mighty, I can't afford it.]

[Boycott JL, boycott Hongsheng Department Store.]

[Yes, boycott them. Let's see how arrogant they can be without us customers.]

[Agreed. Let's all boycott.]

As the incident gained more traction and discussion online, the internet was flooded with calls for a boycott. There were already many netizens with an anti-rich sentiment, and seeing these wealthy heiresses make such outrageous comments only fueled their anger.

As these netizens spread the word on various online platforms, more and more people learned about the incident.

The world has more poor people than rich, and the answer is obvious. Naturally, the former. Even if some defended the rich, their voices were drowned out in the outcry.

Zuri scrolled through the online comments, pleased to see that things were going even better than she had imagined. Satisfied, she lay down to sleep, her lips curling into a smile, as if already seeing the spectacular fallout in her dreams.

The next morning, when the stock market opened, the stocks of both the Yu family and the Ji family plummeted, heading straight for the limit down.

Upon learning that the cause of the trouble lay with their own children, the company heads' blood pressure skyrocketed.

Inside the Yu Family Mansion

Chairman Yu slapped Samara across the face. "I don't expect you to do anything for the family, but can't you at least be smart enough to know what to say and what not to say? Do I need to teach you this?"

Samara clutched her swollen cheek, tears streaming down her face. "Dad, what did I do wrong?"

He hit her without warning and scolded her out of nowhere, making her feel deeply wronged.

"You feel wronged?" Chairman Yu was furious.

Mrs. Yu quickly stepped in to stop him, speaking softly, "Honey, tell me what Samara did wrong, and I'll discipline her. Don't get yourself worked up."

Looking at his gentle and kind wife, Chairman Yu's anger subsided a bit. "You've spoiled her rotten. Do you know what a huge mess she's caused?"

Chairman Yu threw his phone at her. "Look at what that wretch said."

Mrs. Yu frowned as she watched the video, seeing how it affected the family's stock price, she understood why her husband was so angry.

"What did I even say?"

Samara protested, taking the phone from her mother's hand. Her face turned red as she read the content, especially the nasty comments from netizens, cursing her and her family to the eighteenth generation.

Samara was livid. She threw the phone hard and shouted, "Are these people crazy? I wasn't even talking about them. I was talking about the Lin family's adopted daughter. What business is it of theirs?"

Hearing her daughter's foolish words, Chairman Yu raised his hand again. Samara shut her eyes in fear. Seeing his daughter's swollen cheek, he lowered his hand again.

Mrs. Yu gently pressed his hand down, "Calm down, now is not the time to scold her. We need to minimize the damage first. Honey, what is the company planning to do?"

Calmed by his wife's soothing words and analysis, Chairman Yu collected himself.

"We'll team up with the Ji family to delete the negative online posts and suppress the news to reduce the negative impact on the group."

Mrs. Yu shook her head. "That's not wise."

"Why?"

"Samara's words hit a sore spot for people. Everyone is furious right now. Deleting the comments might backfire and provoke some extremists to cling to this issue. The best approach is to let it be. Netizens have short memories and will forget about it in time."

"No, the impact is too great. The company's stock has hit the limit down today because of this. If we don't deal with it promptly, the stock might continue to fall, and the shareholders will cause an uproar."

"We can't just leave it alone. We need to divert their attention."

Mrs. Yu turned to Samara.

"You mentioned the Lin family's adopted daughter. What's that about?"