I Walked Into Her Wedding With a USB Drive: The Smeared CEO's Comeback Novel

66.67 % Chapter 7 The day after the wedding fiasco , the company's legal department and the legal team representing Vivian and the others filed lawsuits simultaneously . Public opinion online became overwhelmingly one - sided . Lauren Mitchell's " glorious deeds " became a laughingstock across the web . The court proceedings were swift , the chain of evidence complete and solid . A month later , the verdict came down .

The court ruled that Lauren Mitchell , through acts of malicious defamation , fabrication of facts , and the deliberate incitement of online harassment , had inflicted severe and demonstrable harm upon both the company's reputation and the personal standing of Jessica Shaw . She was ordered to post a pinned apology letter on the homepage of all major social media platforms for thirty consecutive days . Furthermore , she was to compensate the company for economic losses and pay damages for emotional distress to Vivian and others , totaling 1.8 million dollars .

Lauren couldn't come up with the money . The breach - of - contract penalties from the wedding planner , the hotel , and the various sponsors piled up into another mountain of debt . She was quickly added to the credit blacklist for failing to satisfy the judgment . Her spending was capped , no air travel , no premium trains , no lines of credit . Her former fiancé vanished completely the day after the wedding . I heard that , in an effort to salvage what was left of his family's name , he voluntarily handed over evidence to Vivian's legal team .

Including chat logs where Lauren had privately confessed that she " wanted to take Jessica Shaw down . " He had cut all ties cleanly . Online , several of the more radical netizens who had participated in the harassment were also identified . Faced with solid evidence , they were held legally accountable . Several high - profile influencers issued public apologies , their images visibly tarnished . Cybersecurity authorities also released statements , reiterating that the internet is not a lawless . domain .

Chapter 7 77.78 % After things settled , a mainstream financial media outlet interviewed me . On camera , I didn't complain or play the victim . " I just did what every manager should do , uphold the rules . " " Rules protect everyone , including the employees who follow them . " " I hope people can look at online information rationally and not be so easily swayed by emotion . " For the company , this storm was both a crisis and a filter . Some clients who had been on the fence , observing how decisively we upheld our standards , actually deepened their commitment to working with us .

Professionals who had been watching from the sidelines began sending in their résumés . They cited admiration for a culture that valued integrity and accountability . The company's crisis steadily receded . As for Lauren Mitchell , she vanished completely from public view . I heard she tried to find work , but her name , and the spectacle of that wedding , had already made the rounds across the industry . " Lauren Mitchell ? Is that the Lauren Mitchell from the wedding ... ? " " Sorry , that position has already been filled . " She was rejected at every turn .

Her blacklisted credit made every move forward impossible . " I'm sorry , Ms. Mitchell , your background check ... did not pass . " No company dared hire her . I changed my phone number . The old number received a few texts from unknown numbers . They were rambling , desperate pleas . " Ms. Shaw ... I was wrong , Please , just let this be over . " " I'll do anything ... I'm so sorry . " I didn't reply . I had blocked her long ago . Chapter 7 77,78 % I didn't want to waste another second of my life on her ..

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