Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William) novel Chapter 853

Emelie leaned on her desk while idly scrolling through the endless online gossip, which was mainly about Elias. His scandal from the hotel had been leaked online, causing a media frenzy.

With a smile, she remarked, "The headline is brilliant. 'Xanther Group's CEO, Elias Undvike, Caught Cheating: Hotel Prostitution Scandal Exposed.' It covers everything—the people, the identities, the events, and media sensationalism—all with one incident.

"Also, considering Xanther Group's current controversial status, every little rumor gets massive attention. Just look at how the view count is skyrocketing."

Jodie nodded and replied, "I saw it too. The comments are brutal. The people are saying that Xanther Group is corrupt from top to bottom. Beathan's really doing everything to ruin Elias' reputation."

Emelie let go of the mouse. She leaned back in her chair and crossed her legs.

She placed her hands on her stomach and asked calmly, "What's the ideal time frame for managing a scandal?"

"The golden window is 24 hours. But the sooner, the better."

Emelie smiled. "Then, let's release it."

By mid-morning, Elias' cheating scandal had spread like wildfire. He was quickly labeled the worst of men, with the public condemning him.

However, during lunch, a video surfaced out of nowhere, and like a copy-paste effect, it rapidly spread across every corner of the internet.

The video captured Elias, who was unconscious, being carried into a hotel room by two waitstaff and then laid on the bed. After that, the two waitstaff exchanged a few words.

"Has she arrived?"

"She's on her way up. Let's undress him first."

The staff worked together to strip Elias naked. Of course, this part had been censored.

Once they were done, they covered him with a blanket. Shortly after, a young woman, Lily, entered the room.

"Is everything ready?"

"We've spiked his drink with a sleeping pill. He won't wake up until morning."

"Good. I got it. You can leave now."

Elias fed her a small piece of peach and said matter-of-factly, "Because I wanted to make the netizens part of our play. I want them to see how much I love you and how deeply in love we are."

Ashley was speechless. She didn't even want to talk to him.

She got up to leave but was pulled back by Elias, who had wrapped his arms around her waist and placed her back on his lap. He said, "Ash, I was stripped naked and held by that woman. Aren't you jealous?"

Ashley's face was blank. "Why would I be? Wasn't it all part of the plan?"

From the hot spring hotel's dinner with Gusto to deliberately drinking the spiked cocktail and finally being caught in the honeytrap, it had all been orchestrated. Hence, the hidden camera had captured everything for later clarification.

Ashley was never one to mix business with personal matters.

But Elias was.

In his mind, being touched and held by someone else made him feel "dirty". And so, he decided that Ashley would have to help "cleanse" him.