Chapter 414 56 Vouchers

In reality, with a seemingly sincere apology letter, he gained sympathy and completely shifted all the blame to Natalie.

Josie thought, ‘He seems innocent. His student made a mistake and published a paper behind his back, so it seems that he should not bear responsibility.’

Though he is listed as the advisor on Natalie’s paper, David still claims to be completely unaware of the situation.

‘He makes himself look so innocent!’

“What do you plan to do now?” Sean held Josie’s hand. “If you haven’t thought it through yet, you can…”

“No, I’ve decided!” Josie interrupted Sean. “I need to find someone, but before that, I need to post something online.”

Josie registered an account with her real name on social media, then posed a question.

She wrote: [Has everyone forgotten that Professor Lawson completely denied any connection to Natalie’s thesis just this morning?

[After his lie was exposed, should he receive forgiveness just because he made an apology?

[Why?

[Is it because he is famous?

[Or is it because his contributions to the medical field are significant?

[What substantial contributions has he actually made to the medical field anyway?

[Do his flashy papers count as contributions?]

Josie was truly bold.

Unsurprisingly, these incessant questions quickly drew countless curses from people.

Of course, some rational individuals began looking for evidence of David’s contributions over the years.

Josie ignored the online criticism and, without waiting for nightfall, went to see Audrey, accompanied by Sean.

When they found Audrey, she was frantically calling David.

When she saw the online news about Natalie’s incident, she didn’t go to see Natalie immediately, but was constantly trying to contact David.

It was unclear what she was thinking.

Audrey, dressed in loungewear and looking haggard, looked at Josie. “Why are you here? Are you here to show off? Isn’t it a bit too early? Do you really think you’ve won?”

Josie shook her head. “I don’t know you well, and there’s no talk of winning or losing between us. My reason for coming here is that I don’t want to see you used as a stepping stone by David."

“Are you really that kind?” Audrey looked suspicious.

Josie shook her head again. “Certainly not. The reason I came to remind you is because the person I want to deal with is David. You and Natalie are, at best, collateral damage!”

“Little girl, you’re quite bold. I’d believe it if Delilah and Jeremy were the ones saying this, but you? How dare you be so arrogant?” Audrey looked at her with disdain.

She asked, “Don’t think that just because people are cursing David now, you’ve really taken him down? Those people’s opinions do not matter.

“Once the online furor passes, he’ll go back to teaching and conducting research.

“He’s been in this field for over twenty years. Do you really think a little girl like you can bring him down?

“He’s not a celebrity. He will not be ruined even if you turn all of his fans against him.”

Josie gave a faint smile.

She said, “You’re absolutely right. As long as the school doesn’t take action against him and the research institute doesn’t abandon him, the online incident will, at most, affect his reputation.

“However, it won’t have any substantial impact on him.

“But what about Natalie? She is the only descendant of the Kinberg family, and she will have her life ruined.

“Are you really willing to sacrifice your daughter for David?

“Are you willing to become his stepping stone?”

Audrey didn’t speak for a moment, just looked at Josie with a half-smile.

Josie smiled again and continued, “I know what you’re thinking.

“You believe that Natalie is still young. As long as David is fine, you can change Natalie’s name and have David promote her again, and she will still succeed.

“But what if David knew that Natalie was not his daughter? Would he still wholeheartedly help her?”

“Josie, what are you saying?” Audrey suddenly stood up. “That’s enough nonsense. Get out!”