Chapter 76 Shame on You!
Chapter 76 Shame on You!
Chapter 76 Shame on You!
The reporter of Daily News asked the first question, "Jocelyn, is this incident hype? Can you tell us the truth?"
Then, all the reporters waited for Jocelyn to answer.
Jocelyn glanced across the audience, stood up, picked up the microphone, and calmly said, "Hello everyone, I am Jocelyn. Thank you for making time to attend Icehive Entertainment's press conference. I know you're all busy. I'm sorry that my personal affairs have taken up so many public resources. Everyone is paying more attention to the incident and wants to find out the truth. Today, I apologize to all the media and audience because the Siumix incident is my hype. This is the truth."
Jocelyn suddenly admitted it was her hype, causing an uproar in the audience. But it had long been within people's expectations.
She was a female artist who had left the entertainment circle for five years. So, it was not surprising that she had used unscrupulous tactics to make her comeback.
Jocelyn calmly glanced across the audience and continued, "I will tell you what happened. I planned it alone. I unscrupulously did bad things to make a comeback and retaliate against Mr. Cloutier. I ruined his engagement ceremony with Ms. Chavez and forcibly separated a loving couple. I'm sorry. Icehive Entertainment cultivated me, and Mr. Cloutier trusted me. But I failed my company and my boss. And I deliberately snatched Ms. Chavez's job to climb up."
Hearing her words, the audience began whispering, and the reporters kept taking pictures.
Icehive Entertainment's PR department hadn't spoken yet, but Jocelyn had taken all the blame. It caught them off guard. Someone winked at her to remind her to follow the company's arrangement,
but she turned a blind eye.
She raised the microphone again and continued, "I will also talk about what happened five years ago. When Mr. Cloutier and I dated, he had never cheated on me. It was after we broke up that he began to date Ms. Chavez. Because of my envy and hatred, I did bad deeds for revenge. So, I will take responsibility for my actions and solemnly apologize to all the victims. And I would like to emphasize that all these things have nothing to do with my broker Veronica. I did it by myself but used her name. I deceived the netizens. I'm sorry!"
After finishing speaking, Jocelyn bowed to apologize to the audience again with a humble and polite attitude.
To everyone's surprise, the press conference ended within fifteen minutes. After all, the original planned duration was forty minutes.
Putting down the microphone, Jocelyn walked off the stage and left the conference center, surrounded by her bodyguards.
Seeing this, the reporters were stunned. And they did not return to their senses until she disappeared. Today's press conference was different from what they had imagined.
They had thought Icehive Entertainment and Jocelyn would show a series of evidence to get rid of the suspicion of hype. But she had confessed to all her guilt and mistakes as soon as the press conference had started. It was too fast.
All the reporters at the scene started to discuss the matter, wondering what to do next.
Although Jocelyn had not followed the company's procedures, she had admitted mistakes ahead of schedule, which was the PR department's ultimate goal. They just wanted her to take the blame alone.
The members of the PR department also returned to their senses and immediately continued to explain. And the press conference was completed more smoothly than they had expected.
Ernest was watching the live broadcast in the CEO's office. Seeing Jocelyn sensibly take the responsibility alone, he finally felt relieved. With her guilty plea and apology, things became much easier for him.
The PR department took advantage of the trend and poured all the dirty water on Jocelyn, successfully whitewashing Icehive Entertainment.
After the press conference, Jocelyn's apology hit the headlines.
Public opinion attacked her again because she had admitted she had snatched Theresa's job and hyped her comeback. Everyone scolded her for being shameless and unscrupulous.
Theresa did not idle in the hospital. She secretly hired many paid trolls to slander Jocelyn online.
After a short time, Jocelyn became the most notorious and disgusted person in the entertainment industry, and almost everyone scolded her.
Theresa had asked her fans to wait outside Icehive Entertainment in advance. As soon as Jocelyn came out, they threw eggs at her.
If Marcus and the others hadn't prepared a big umbrella in advance, Jocelyn would have become a miserable mess today.
After leaving Icehive Entertainment, Marcus asked in the car, "Ms. Austin, are we going back to Tundra now?"
"No, please send me to the Murray family."
Her father Leonard had called her and asked her to go home, saying there was a very important thing about her grandpa's will.
"If you go to the Murray family now, they..."
Marcus was worried that it would be another trap. When Ms. Austin had gone back last time, the Murray family had locked her up, and Ernest's men had ambushed them.
"Don't worry. They dare not hurt me."
Since Ernest had given up pursuing the matter of The Phoenix Queen, he would not send people to catch her anymore.
As for the Murray family, she would carefully guard against them and would not be fooled again.
At the gate, Jocelyn asked Marcus and others to wait for her in the car. She would go in alone and leave here as soon as finishing dealing with the matter of her grandpa's will.
When she walked into the living room, Leonard, Natalia, and Glenna were all waiting for her with gloomy faces as if she owed them money.
Glenna saw her first, so she said, "Mom and Dad, Jocelyn is back."
Leonard and Natalia turned their heads at the same time. Seeing Jocelyn, Leonard immediately flew into a rage and shouted, "How could you have the nerve to come back!"
Jocelyn thought it was ridiculous, so she sneered, "Didn't you ask me to come back?"
Leonard stood up and severely accused her, saying, "Look at the mess you made! Didn't you see the news? You disgraced the Murray family! Why do I have such a shameless daughter?"
Since the press conference, Jocelyn's scandals had been widely spread. Many people had scolded her for being shameless, but she didn't care. However, she felt very disappointed when hearing her father say so.
If other people were bullied outside, their parents would be tolerant and loving no matter whether they had made any mistakes. But she had never felt the slightest concern in the Murray family. They always thought it was her fault and scolded her.
Hearing Leonard's accusation, Jocelyn didn't want to explain because her heart had long become numb. So, she said, "It is because I have a shameless father. I learned it from you. Since I disgraced you, why did you ask me to come back?"
Leonard found he couldn't talk to her anymore. Hearing her words, he was so angry that his blood pressure surged.
Thinking she was hopeless, he didn't want to discipline her anymore. So, he replied, "I asked you to come back for an important thing. Your grandpa's will changed, so I must officially announce it to you."
Jocelyn sarcastically asked, "What? My grandpa passed away years ago. How could he change the will?"
Leonard didn't reply but made a phone call. Soon, a middle-aged man in a suit came in.
"Let me introduce Mr. Owen to you. He is your grandfather's attorney. Now, listen to him."
After Mr. Owen walked in, he opened his bag, took out a document, and said, "When we sorted out Old Mr. Murray's belongings, we found another will. This will be made later than the previous one. So, I would like to inform everyone that the previous will has become invalid. The property of the Murray family will be distributed according to the new will. "
Leonard played the fool, asking, "Mr. Owen, what did my father say in the new will?"
Mr. Owen opened the will, read the content, and concluded, "Other clauses remain the same. The only change is about Miss Jocelyn's shares. Old Mr. Murray canceled the 20% of the shares he had given to her in the previous will."
Hearing this, Natalia and Glenna secretly showed joy in their eyes.
Leonard tried his best to suppress his smile and asked, "Why did my father amend the will? Do you mean Jocelyn's equity transfer letter has lost its validity? She no longer has the Murray Group's shares now, right?"
"Yes. And I'm afraid only Old Mr. Murray knew the reason."
Leonard turned to look at Jocelyn and said, "Did you hear it? The equity transfer letter in your hand is voided."
Jocelyn coldly looked at the two men acting in front of her and knew Leonard just wanted to snatch her shares and kick her out of the Murray family.
She was skeptical about the amending will, so she said, "Since you said my grandpa amended the will, please show me the new will. I need to see whether it is real."
Mr. Owen instantly handed the will to Jocelyn. After reading it, she found it was indeed her grandpa's handwriting. But she wondered why he had amended the will.
Had anyone forced him?
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