Chapter 370 - 459: Netizens: Does Your Face Hurt?
Chloe Sinclair hadn’t expected Whitespire Tech to respond to her directly.
But on second thought, she understood.
It was because she didn’t have a backup of the data.
Whitespire Tech had calculated this, which was why they dared to be so brazen.
Mr. Sinclair was at the office reviewing reports, but he was also keeping a close eye on Weibo.
The moment Whitespire Tech replied, Mr. Sinclair saw their response and blew his top.
He had the marketing department give him the account login, directly forwarded Whitespire Tech’s post, and replied:
Sinclair Group: Since you won’t accept a cease-and-desist letter, we can skip that step. Our Chloe will be filing a civil suit. Please be on time when you receive the legal summons.
The Sinclair Group had over seven million followers. That might not seem like a lot compared to some of the biggest influencers on Weibo, but the company had an overwhelming number of brands.
The headquarters had posted to defend the boss’s daughter; how could the subsidiary brands not follow suit?
And so, in less than half an hour, dozens of brands under the Sinclair Group, large and small, along with their celebrity endorsers, all forwarded the post, completely thrusting Whitespire Tech into the eye of the storm.
[Holy crap, Love Jewelry Design is actually owned by the Sinclair Group?]
[The clothing brand I wear all the time is from the Sinclair Group too.]
[Say no more, say no more. And this isn’t a humblebrag, but I just passed by my neighborhood and found out it’s also a Sinclair Group development. By the way, I live in Wyvernspring, and a single apartment here costs at least four million!]
[Sigh, even the spicy sticks I’m eating are from the Sinclair Group.]
[Aww, if our girl doesn’t buckle down with her research, Mr. Sinclair is going to drag her back to inherit the family fortune.]
Netizens: ...
Everyone thought about it and realized it was true.
[Well, some people are just born in Rome.]
[Don’t say that, person above me. Chloe didn’t have it easy in the past, you know.]
[Sigh, we’re all getting off-topic. Shouldn’t we be discussing what the heck Whitespire Tech is?]
[Right? I’d never even heard of this Whitespire Tech before. I just did a search online and it doesn’t seem like they have any real research to their name. Why is Chloe suing them?]
[That’s not even the most confusing part. The most confusing part is that this whole thing seems pretty serious.]
But at that moment, a swarm of trolls appeared out of nowhere.
[Heh, just chasing clout.]
[Tch, who does she think she is? A cease-and-desist? Sue them for real if you have the guts!]
[Haha, look at all those celebrities. One day they’re sending a cease-and-desist to this person, the next day to that netizen. In the end, do you ever see anyone actually face legal consequences?]
[Yeah, yeah, yeah! If you’re so tough, Chloe Sinclair, send me a cease-and-desist too! Try and scare me, hahaha!]
Chloe Sinclair’s fans were stunned.
They’d seen people who weren’t afraid to die, but they’d never seen anyone with such a death wish.
[Do these haters not know about our girl’s past exploits?]
[Probably not. If they knew, they wouldn’t dare act so cocky.]
As if by prior agreement, netizens who saw slanderous comments about Chloe Sinclair privately messaged them all to her.
After receiving the messages, Chloe had Eight send a uniform "thank you" reply before compiling the screenshots from the netizens.
As expected, a cease-and-desist letter was issued.
However, the letter was addressed to an exposé marketing account.
The netizens were stunned for a moment, and then it dawned on them.
[Oho, so those haters were actually paid trolls.]
[Our girl is savage. Her clapback was quiet but so satisfyingly sharp.]
[@Whitespire Tech, does your face sting?]