The Retired CEO's Guide To Being Spoiled Chapter 296: The Tides of Public Opinion

Even though they had been making love for several hours, and there was still a slight trace of the drug’s active ingredients in his body, Ethan Caldwell was completely awake. Unlike Julian Sterling the previous ti, in the later stages, Julian had almost lost his rationality. Even though the drug had dissipated significantly, Julian remained in a daze, completely unaware of his surroundings. Perhaps this was the difference between the two types of aphrodisiacs.

The group of people who orchestrated the sche this ti aid to trap Ethan Caldwell, unlike Aaron Sterling, whose intention was to harm Julian to death.

Thinking about this matter, Ethan Caldwell’s expression grew even more unpleasant. That ti, Julian Sterling’s condition had truly terrified Ethan. Thus, the man tightened the arm that was holding the person in his embrace, pulling Julian closer to his body. Perhaps because the grip was a bit tight, Julian Sterling squird slightly, eventually burying his face into Ethan Caldwell’s chest, still sleeping soundly.

Ethan Caldwell gently stroked Julian’s bare shoulder, leaning down to plant a kiss on Julian’s forehead before he finally replied to the ssages on his phone.

The sender of the ssage was Louis York.

[Done playing around?]

Ethan Caldwell: [Is there a problem?]

Louis York: [Hey, don’t be so cold to . I just finished handling the dia crisis for you.]

Ethan Caldwell: [Oh, thanks then.]

Just as the ssage was sent, a call ca through on the phone; naturally, it was Louis York. Ethan Caldwell pressed the answer button but kept his voice very low: "Hello."

Louis York’s tone was full of teasing banter,:"Why are you whispering like that? Don’t tell you’re sneaking around with soone?"

"Jules is sleeping."

"Tsk." Louis York clicked his tongue: "But I have to admit, this partner of yours is truly capable. I originally thought you two would have to co find to handle the dia ever since the news about him blew up. Yet, he managed to handle both battles all by himself."

"Of course, he is just that brilliant." Ethan Caldwell replied while gazing at the soundly sleeping face in his arms, unable to hold back a smile.

"You sound incredibly proud, Ethan Caldwell." Louis York scoffed: "In the end, I was the one who resolved it anyway."

"That was because it was inconvenient for Jules at that ti..."

"I know, at that ti he was busy playing in bed with you. Let’s put that aside, have you seen the reactions on the internet yet?"

"Yeah, I glanced through it a mont ago."

Everything unfolded as previously predicted. Naturally, it would not completely stop at rely posting ordinary attack articles. As soon as Helena Thornton’s livestream was pushed up, the issue regarding yesterday afternoon’s article about Ethan Caldwell having an affair was also dug up again.

Louis York had his people control the situation, resolving Julian Sterling’s matter first, while Ethan Caldwell’s situation was allowed to fernt once more. After directional posts were published, pointing out that Julian Sterling was falsely accused, the netizens completely reversed their stance, expressing their sympathy for Julian.

As soone who had just suffered from cyberbullying, having been attacked by nurous people using filthy and degrading language for several consecutive days, Julian Sterling was now seemingly betrayed by his own husband. Furthermore, so individuals pointed out that Caldwell Empire’s thod of handling the dia was highly inadequate.

When the incident with Julian Sterling occurred, the public relations departnt waited for more than a day before starting to issue corrections, handle the situation, and voice warnings. anwhile, the mont Ethan Caldwell’s photos were leaked, soone imdiately managed the dia response.

Naturally, there were also people who defended them, arguing that in Julian Sterling’s scandal, the reason Caldwell Empire was slow to post was that they had to gather evidence to file a lawsuit. Suing soone was not just empty talk, it also required ti. Moreover, regarding Ethan Caldwell’s matter, it was blatantly clear that Caldwell Empire’s posts appeared before those of the other newspapers.

However, these words of defense could not be maintained for long; they were quickly crushed by a barrage of cursing comnts that steered public opinion in a negative direction. Anyone in the industry could tell with just a glance that soone was standing behind the scenes, manipulating everything.

And before the fire could be completely extinguished, Colin Grant appeared, verifying the suspicion that the person in the room caught in Helena Thornton’s jealousy raid was indeed Ethan Caldwell. Right at this mont, a brand new post was pushed up, and it was even continuously spamd by several people watching the livestream.

The post featured the previous scene of Julian Sterling holding his cheek, crying as he ran out of the elevator and into Helen Lloyd’s office. There was also footage of Julian catching a taxi to leave Caldwell Empire, while Ethan Caldwell went out drinking with a group of friends all night long.

The original poster claid to be an employee of Caldwell Empire, stating that Julian Sterling usually suffered a lot at Caldwell Empire. On that particular day, Ethan Caldwell had a eting with the project managent board; ultimately, the results were not good, and after the whole group was scolded, Ethan Caldwell walked away. Perhaps because he was too furious, he took his unreasonable anger out on Julian Sterling, even slapping Julian. That evening, Ethan even went drinking with his bros, indulging in alcohol and calling for escorts instead of going ho to apologize to his partner.

The article was written with a very authentic tone, accompanied by images and videos, thus drawing in a considerable amount of belief. Right at this juncture, Ethan Caldwell appeared on the livestream looking exactly like soone who had just finished having sex. Everything instantly boiled over.

Everyone knew that Ethan Caldwell was away on a business trip in Kensington city, while Julian Sterling was back in St. Lawrence. This appearance of Ethan Caldwell was no different from outright telling everyone that he was having an affair.

As a result, he was scolded even more severely. Even his words like "doing nothing wrong" were fiercely mocked by the netizens.

Even though Gemma Thornton and Thea Lockwood subsequently appeared in their room, it was only enough to prove that Thea Lockwood did not cheat and had nothing to do with Ethan Caldwell. However, the matter of Ethan Caldwell having an affair was still right there.

That was, until they heard a fully affectionate and coquettish "hubby."

Then, the screen captured the image of the coquettish young man leaning tenderly into Ethan Caldwell’s embrace.

Helena Thornton probably did not know who Julian Sterling was, but for the netizens who had been eagerly following the drama these past few days, how could they be unfamiliar with Julian’s face? And so, the comnt section exploded once again.