Chapter 499

Josiah clenched his fists furiously, refusing to accept defeat. He suddenly turned to his assistant and said, "Get to the bottom of this. We can't just let this matter slide." His assistant nodded and rushed off to execute the order. Josiah took a deep breath, trying to calm himself, but he just could not. In the meantime, he turned to look at Scarlett on the screen, and a hint of complex emotions gleamed in his eyes. … Josiah returned to his car. The air hung heavy. His gaze was fixed on the viral news, refreshing the sites over and over again, as if he were trying to find a ray of hope from them. At last, he opened his chat with Lily, and it was packed with messages from her. "I really didn't do it on purpose, Josiah. I was just curious." Lily was defending herself in her texts, trying to act like she was innocent. "I had no idea that thing was so important. Please forgive me, Josiah. I was too naive. Josiah? Are you seeing my texts? Please reply to me. Josiah, I was wrong. I