Slap!
As soon as Asher finished speaking, a reporter slapped himself.
Slap! Slap! Slap!
One by one, the other reporters and producers followed suit, slapping themselves as well. The scene was utterly astonishing.
"Ms. Wood, please forgive us! We were forced into it. You know how powerful the Blake family is. We had no choice but to obey their orders!" The reporters and producers, realizing it was pointless to beg Asher, turned to Rosalind instead, hoping she might show mercy.
Rosalind was still in a daze, overwhelmed by everything that had just unfolded. It was as though she was in a dream. "The godfather of The Rising Tide and so many wealthy families from Elyria City gave me so many gifts, and the Blake family suddenly changed their attitude. What on earth is happening here?" she mu
