The Relentless Groom novel Chapter 7

On my way home, I grabbed my phone and logged into twitter to check the local trending topics.

Sure enough, the incident had become a hot topic, trending at number one with its popularity still rising.

I imagine Jackson and his mother were probably beaming with joy. This sort of publicity, while making me the biggest loser, served to pressure me with public opinion, ultimately benefiting them.

But they don't know that this whole thing wouldn't have any impact on me. In fact, it's saved me a lot of trouble!

I found Mr. Li's number from my contact list and called him.

Mr. Li runs an entertainment media company. I partnered with his company three years ago - I invested; he gave me a share of the profits. Right now, Jackson is working for him.

As soon as he picked up, Mr. Li asked me if the person on the trending topic was me, and then asked if I needed him to remove the topic.

I didn't agree.

Why take down something that's been so carefully boosted? That would be boring.

I said, "Mr. Li, you've been wanting to invest in our company, haven't you? I can give you 1% of the shares, but you have to promise me two things."

Mr. Li immediately agreed.

I said: "First, find some excuse to fire Jackson from the tech department. He's the one I recommended to you three years ago."

"Second, help me boost that local trending topic. As much as you can. Ideally, push it to the top three on the overall trending list."

Two hours later, Mr. Li called me again.

He had his HR department laid off Jackson, and he even discreetly contacted other company CEOs, asking them to not hire Jackson.

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