Chapter 3 Trendings About the Internet Celebrity

The closed-eyed man opened his eyes again, looking tired and seemingly still immersed in the illusion of what he had just seen, and said coldly, "Go ahead."

Eric Powell pursed his lips. "Miss Jenkins had a fight with a kid this afternoon. Her poor choice of words drew comments from the Internet that caused a series of adverse reactions and tarnished your reputation."

Frederick's face was expressionless, his eyes deep. "Well."

Eric hesitated, found the video in his phone, and said hesitantly, "Mr. Barnes, this is the video. The little boy..."

Frederick didn't look at his phone. He listened to the video and frowned. "Suppress the trending search."

Eric saw Frederick's expression and said no more. "Maybe it's just a similar face, not to mention that the kid is wearing sunglasses." He couldn't even see the kid's face clearly. "Yes, Mr. Barnes."

The luxurious Rolls-Royce snaked in bright curves through the brightly lit streets. The cool man faked sleep, but subconsciously lifted his eyes and looked out the window. The familiar street and unfamiliar faces...

Jenny was an afterthought. After she went to see her stepmother the next morning and took her to the hospital. On the way back to the hotel in a cab, she saw the video that went viral within a few hours.

The video was already being wildly reposted by websites and media platforms of all sizes. The headline was very dram.

"Frederick's fiancée to be, Nicole, bullying kids, is suspected to be withdrawn by the Barnes family."

"Star Nicole threatens to sell kids."

"Frederick's fiancée is so cruel to children..."

"The dark years of Miss Jenkins revealed."

She casually looked at the videos and saw so many titles. She clicked on a video with hundreds of thousands of comments.

The first comment surprisingly had more than 200,000 likes as well as 100,000 replies.

The data proved everything.

The comment was: [I witnessed this scene in the airport bathroom. Nicole is a very popular celebrity, backed by Mr. Barnes. She's tired of being an internet celebrity and is ready to become a human trafficker instead. If you want to see the video, you can contact me privately. This is more subversive than the published video.]

Jenny was curious to check the comments. The following replies made her happy and laugh out loud. The cab driver suspected that he had picked up a mentally ill person.

Sunflower in Winter: [I'll pay 50 cents for the video.]

Crazy: [I have Nicole's sexy video, and you can take it for free. You're welcome.]

Tiger: [I'll take it. I'll trade you a peanut for it.]

The Last Angel: [Can the Barnes family marry a human trafficker? I doubt it.]

Nameless: [I'm a nurse at the hospital. Nicole came to our hospital last month to have an abortion.]

Plain and Simple: [Nicole came to our hospital six months ago for syphilis treatment.]

Air: [A year ago Nicole came to our hospital to have a hysterectomy, and I have a video with evidence.]

Twenty-six degrees: [I am a diviner, in order to protect the teenagers of my country from evil people, I have found a piece of treasure for Nicole. I guarantee that she will be reborn as an ant in her next life and will no longer plague this world]

Joker: [Hey, is the video still for sale? I'll raise the price and offer 80 cents.]

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The poster replies to the crowd, "Now it starts. Ten cents. If you join the group within ten minutes, you will get a fresh Nicole video. The group number is..."

The more Jenny watched, the more joy she had until the cab stopped at the hotel door and the driver reminded her to get out.

Knocking on the door of her room, the first thing she did was to hug her son. "Chuck, are you hurt? Did that woman hit you?"

Chuck laughed. "Mommy, I'm so smart, how could I let myself get hurt? Nicole is weak." Then he thought, "Hmmm, did you just see the video, Mommy?"

Jenny was rarely serious in front of the kids. "You have to realize the disparity in your strength. You're just a kid. Next time you encounter something like this, don't talk too much, and just walk away, okay?"

Chuck nodded obediently. "Mommy, I know."

"Did Nicole see your face?"

"No, the sunglasses are so big, and she doesn't know me. By the way, Mommy, would you be happy watching the video?"

Jenny asked again, "Did she say you looked like someone?"

"Who?" Chuck smiled cheerfully.

Jenny realized she had said the wrong thing. He was wearing sunglasses and it was normal that the woman didn't recognize him. Jenny started making up stories. "Angels. There was a very popular cartoon when we were little. You were very much like the leading man in that."

Chuck smiled innocently. "So, I thought I looked like Daddy. Mommy, do Daddy and I look alike?"

"It's a little sad that there's no picture engraved on the tombstone." Jenny continued her performance. "So you won't be able to see Daddy's face. He'll bless us with Jesus."

She never shied away from the subject of daddy in front of the children, telling them right from the start. "Daddy loves you all so much, he's just going to be with Jesus."

Chuck said, "Then find another living daddy."

Jenny gave a smile. "But you only have one real daddy."

Chuck smiled showing a row of little white teeth. "As long as it's a living daddy, it doesn't matter if it's a real daddy or a stepdaddy."

Jenny didn't know what to say for a moment. The subject of finding a daddy had not been raised by the children before. What if one day...

She dreaded to think about it.

Brittany ran over excitedly with her Barbie doll. "Is Jesus going to let Daddy go home?"

Chuck digressed. "Mommy, I'm hungry."

"Okay, let's eat first and start looking for a house and a job and a kindergarten this afternoon."

In the gap between their meals, Jenny, who was curiously looking at her phone while eating, suddenly laughed.

Chuck stretched his neck to look. The video showed Nicole being chased by a reporter and running away with her hands over her face.

He sat down again and calmly plucked a piece of pork chop for his mommy. "Mommy, eat a full meal to have the strength to smile."

Jenny said without raising her head. "I just came back home and I'm so happy to see such interesting gossip."

She was powerless to do anything about the bitch and scum, and she didn't think about doing anything about it. But it made her happy to see that bitch frustrated.

Nicole's real situation at the moment was even worse than the video posted to the internet by the netizen. Since last night, her phone hasn't stopped ringing. Whenever she picked up, she would hear abusive words. There were countless trolls under every post on her social media apps.

She was supposed to go out of town for a performance, but in the morning she was informed on short notice that the collaboration was canceled. Meanwhile, as she walked out of the hotel, she was swarmed by reporters and netizens. She lost a high-heeled shoe during her escape. That shoe was written with Nicole's name on it, and a video was taken to dismember and destroy it.

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Like Nicole, Frederick was also anxious. They were tied together with a date set for their engagement.