chapter 15 I really treat myself like an onion ===

Sylvan looked at the faces of the people in front of him and couldn't help but sigh at their ability to distort right and wrong. It was truly impressive.
Alaeic… Begonia… Sibel… Dunstan… Orpheus… Director Henry!
How dare you all jump out and spout nonsense, defaming Viola in front of so many people?
And these so-called journalists, holding their microphones and cameras, thinking they stand on a moral place?
It's ridiculous!
Sylvan didn't originally intend to intervene. He believed that Viola could handle this group of people. But when he saw her being attacked by the crowd, the fire in his heart burned even stronger.
"Viola, are you okay?"
Sylvan supported Viola and coldly scanned the few people who had just slandered her.
Viola shook her head gently, and Sylvan massaged several acupoints on her body, helping her regain her complexion and stabilize her body.
Just then, Director Henry, who had been filming secretly and spouting nonsense, suddenly jumped out and pointed at Sylvan, shouting at the top of his lungs, "It's him! He's the little pretty boy that Viola keeps!"
In an instant, all the cameras focused on Sylvan, each one eager to capture his face.
And that female journalist with the microphone was going too far. It was as if she thought being a woman gave her the right to squeeze her way to Sylvan, seemingly wanting to shove the microphone into his mouth.
"Sir! Are the things that Miss Sibel, Director Henry, and Alaeic said true? Can you say a few words?"
"Mr. Pembroke! Faced with so much doubt, do you feel guilty and have been hiding until now? Only now do you dare to come forward?"
The surrounding journalists, with their heavy makeup and disgusting faces, made Sylvan feel nauseous. He looked at the journalists closest to him and shouted, "Get lost!"
The atmosphere instantly became tense, and the female journalist with the microphone was taken aback. But soon, she recovered and changed her expression.
"Mr. Pembroke! Are you so angry because you feel guilty about what happened between you and Viola being exposed?"
"Mr. Pembroke! Your current emotional outburst, is it because you're angry that your relationship with Viola has been revealed?"
In the distance, Director Henry continued to mock and taunt, waving the looping video in his hand, pointing at Sylvan with a cold smile. "That's right! He's feeling guilty!"
Whoosh!
Sylvan suddenly disappeared from his original position and reappeared in front of Director Henry the next second!
Slap!
Sylvan slapped Director Henry across the face, and then forcefully snatched the tablet from his hand, smashing it to pieces!
"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll smash your mouth!"
"You! You!" Director Henry covered his swollen cheek, trembling as he pointed at Sylvan, his voice filled with malice. "Don't think that smashing my tablet will destroy the evidence! I have countless backups! I've uploaded them to the cloud and various video websites! You can't destroy the disgusting things you did with Viola like this!"
Slap!
Slap!..
Slap!
Sylvan grabbed Director Henry by the collar and slapped him hard across the face!
Left! Right!
In no time, Director Henry's cheeks were swollen and red, making it difficult for him to speak. He looked at Sylvan with a malicious gaze.
"Be quick! Record the evidence! He's assaulting someone in broad daylight!"
The surrounding journalists suddenly realized what was happening and quickly aimed their cameras at Sylvan assaulting Director Henry.
In no time, Director Henry's face was covered in blood from Sylvan's slaps, and with a swollen face, he shouted, "There's no law anymore! How dare this little guy assault someone in public! Call the police and arrest him! I will testify in court!"
Sibel, who was standing by, also stepped forward and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Everyone, record it! Record more evidence! It's this guy, it's this guy! Viola fired several key employees from the company because of him!"
At this moment, Alaeic had a cold smile on his face. He had achieved the desired effect, and because of Sylvan's actions, the situation became much simpler. He wanted Sylvan to act impulsively.
As the saying goes, impulsiveness is the devil.
If Sylvan hadn't acted impulsively now, they wouldn't have achieved the current effect!
With just a little bit of online fermentation and some selective editing of the footage, Sylvan, Viola, and Allure Group would be done.
"President Danil, I never expected you to be this kind of person. I was actually planning to cooperate with you, but now it seems that you might not only have issues with your personal life but also with your character! Secretary George, leaving Allure Group was the right decision. Come to me, and I'll triple your salary!"
Upon hearing Alaeic's words, Sibel's fox-like eyes filled with gratitude. "Thank you, Mr. Simon! I'm willing to follow a conscientious boss like you. Our work will have meaning! I believe that you won't be like Viola, who burns bridges after crossing them!"
"Hahaha! The saying ‘choose a good tree to roost' is about you! Don't worry, I, Alaeic, can't guarantee anything else, but I can't do something like firing loyal employees from the company just for a little pretty boy like President Danil did!" Alaeic looked at Sylvan with a playful expression.
"And Manager Dunstan, Manager Orpheus, don't worry. I will hire the best lawyers to help you seek justice. What kind of world is it now when people can assault others in broad daylight? Rest assured, from now on, you'll work with me. You'll drive for me, and your treatment at my company will be tripled!"
Director Henry wiped his tears and snot. "Thank you, boss!"
The momentum at the scene was completely on Alaeic's side. Seeing this, Sylvan sneered and took out his phone from his pocket. He opened a video and turned up the volume to the maximum.
"Since you all like recording videos so much, come, aim your cameras at my phone screen and record properly."
The journalists at the scene were momentarily stunned. When their gaze fell on Sylvan's phone screen, he clicked the play button. The first face that appeared in the video was Director Henry, with a face swollen like a pig's head from the slaps.
"Mr. Alaeic, don't worry, I've obtained the video. I just need to do a little editing."
"I'll also process the video that Sibel gave you. They were in the parking lot, and later on, we'll find someone to stage a car shaking scene. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Understood, understood, Mr. Alaeic, rest assured!"
The scene switched to a sweaty Sibel lying in bed with Alaeic.
"Mr. Alaeic, I only have you now. Please don't abandon me."
"Don't worry, my little beauty. Viola has treated you unfairly. As long as we join forces and bring her down, I'll support you to become the CEO in the future. How about that?"
"Mr. Alaeic, you're so sweet."
The meaning of the two video clips was self-evident.
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly froze.
Sylvan looked at the dumbfounded journalists in front of him and shouted loudly, "You all like gossip, right? Later, I'll give each of you a high-definition copy of this video."
Whoosh!
All the journalists at the scene immediately turned their attention to Alaeic and the others.
"So it was you three scumbags!"
"You slandered President Danil, but it turns out it was all a play orchestrated by you three!"
Just then, with a grim expression, Alaeic coldly said, "If anyone dares to leak today's events, don't blame me, Alaeic, for not warning you!"
Alaeic's threat was so blatant!
The journalists at the scene were momentarily stunned. They had worked so hard to create gossip news, all for the sake of money.
But Alaeic… in Nanjiang province, he was like a king!
Many journalists who had been carried away by their emotions put down their microphones and covered their camera lenses.
Money wasn't the only thing that mattered. The most important thing was to stay alive!
"Paaa!"
However, just as Alaeic was feeling triumphant, he suddenly flew backward from a powerful slap!
His mouth was full of broken teeth, mixed with blood, spraying out wildly!
"You idiot, how dare you threaten others? You really think highly of yourself!"