"You mentioned that I wasn't supposed to lay a finger on my own family. Then, have you ever thought of me as a part of the family when you tried to sabotage me in the past, Caleb?" Shannon asked.
The moment Hector and Adam heard Shannon's words, their expressions fell immediately. Then, they turned to glare daggers at Caleb.
Caleb's heart trembled at the sight. He rose to his feet right away before screeching furiously, "How ridiculous! Since when have I ever sabotaged you?"
All he did was mock Shannon every now and then, just like Hank did.
Right, he also…
The memory of him hiring trolls to drag Shannon's reputation through the mud made Caleb's heart skip a beat out of anxiety.
He heard Shannon say, "You hired a bunch of trolls to criticize and ridicule me on the Internet. Although I didn't get hurt physically, isn't this still proof that you've laid a finger on your own family?
"Since you can do that, then why can't I cast a restriction spell on Hank? Also, why are you overreacting to this incident? Could it be that you think you're exempted from the rules you've set while demanding me to follow all of them to perfection?"
Meanwhile, Hank was puzzled.
Shannon was supposed to chew Caleb out, right? Why did Hank become the example in this scenario? He swore was innocent!
As soon as Caleb heard Shannon bringing up the Internet trolls, panic and alarm fleeted across his expression in an instant. Although he was quick to conceal them, the elderly members of the Jensen family were quick to notice them. They had great observational skills, after all.
That meant Shannon was right.
Adam's expression darkened instantly. He questioned in an icy tone, "Caleb, did you hire someone to slander Shannon on the internet?"
When Adam watched the livestream in the past, he always thought the comment section was a toxic place because of the comments left by Internet users. Some of them were even targeting Shannon on purpose.
But he never did any research on the entertainment industry, so he thought Shannon's haters were fans of the other celebrities who took part in "Sixth Sense". The most he did was order his subordinates to deal with the comments.
No matter how deep the bad blood ran between Shannon and the other Jensen cousins, it was still a family matter. How could Caleb conspire with outsiders to bring Shannon down?
All the other Jensens knew that principle very well. They were all glaring at Caleb in disapproval at the moment.
Everyone thought Caleb was the most mature and obedient child among the youngest generation other than Hector. How could he do such a thing behind their backs?
Thanks to the popularity of the trending topics that lasted for two whole days, the rest of the Jensen family were able to see comments doubting Shannon's abilities and targeting her maliciously on the Internet despite not having watched the livestream at all.
Sometimes, the comments on the Internet were more harmful compared to the insults hurled in reality. After all, everyone's identities were kept anonymous on the Internet. The things they spouted were naturally more tactless and harmful.
Caleb had no idea why he was the one getting chewed out when Shannon was supposed to be the target. But once he noticed everyone's looks of disapproval, he had no choice but to explain himself.
"I… I didn't plan on hurting her… I just wanted her to see what it's like to be in the entertainment industry for herself. She shouldn't have gone down the celebrity path just because others have succeeded in doing that. I'm doing this for her own good, you know!"
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