Chapter 243: Chapter 243

The mother and son didn’t notice Paige Sterling, and upon entering they started to weep to the reception staff, saying how incredibly poor their family was and now the man of the house also had a serious illness, they couldn’t go on any longer, and if the organization didn’t help them, they would die.

Clearly, they didn’t come to scam the charity fund on a whim; they had prepared well in advance, even having their proof of income and medical records ready.

The person in charge of reception was a young girl who was easily moved; her eyes turned red as she listened, and she assured them she would first submit the materials for review and would notify them once the result was in.

After the two left, Paige Sterling took the materials, glanced at them, and couldn’t help but twitch the corners of her mouth.

This family really is... none of them are pushovers, but how did they end up with someone so naive like Yvette Hughes?

However, to prove a point, Paige didn’t have the staff outright reject the application. Instead, she had someone look into it, to make the pair lose hope.

As expected, the income proof was fake, and the illness was also fake. Not only did this family have a house, they even had a car—what need did they have for charity relief?

Yet, the mother and son didn’t receive the approval call for several days, so they came by to ask about it.

They thought they had prepared their materials so thoroughly; there shouldn’t be any problem, and soon millions would be theirs effortlessly.

But they were told that the application didn’t pass the review.

The mother and son immediately started to shout.

"Why don’t you approve us? We’re so poor! Is your charity organization just pretending to be charitable to cheat people?"

"Exactly, saying it’s to help the poor—are you really helping the poor? If you really want to help us, why don’t you approve it?"

The staff directly presented evidence of their forged materials, leaving the two red-faced and embarrassed as they walked away.

However, the mother and son grew more and more indignant as they thought about it.

So what if their materials were fake?

So what if they had a house and a car?

Compared to truly wealthy people, aren’t they considered poor themselves? The charity isn’t short of money—why wouldn’t they help them?

Yet, if there is no help, what else can they do? Forcefully take it?

This minor incident didn’t stay on Paige Sterling’s mind, but she was slightly surprised when, after her return from abroad was no longer trending, a group of haters suddenly sprang up online to attack her.

The reason for the attack this time was: As someone whose annual income ranks among the global top ten and one of the youngest to do so, Paige Sterling has never d a cent to charity.

This point can be seen from Paige’s V-blog.

Which of Paige’s V-blog posts aren’t about promoting new products? Which one isn’t filled with a sense of profit-driven ambition?

You know, even celebrities on the fringe of the entertainment industry know to occasionally money to do charity and establish a philanthropic image for themselves, let alone elite business figures, who easily millions or tens of millions.

Everyone s, so why doesn’t Paige Sterling ?

You should know, the bigger the name, the greater the responsibility. With everyone admiring and loving you so much, you should set a good example. If others a million, you, Paige Sterling, should at least ten million to live up to your status. Otherwise, how can you justify the fans’ affection for you?

Moreover, looking back from the time Paige entered the field to now owning two highly profitable companies, Paige seems to have never attended any charity events. How can this not be criticized?

Paige currently has her own topic flow, and digging up even a little scandal about her generates traffic that’s beyond ordinary, crazier than the traffic of hot topic celebrities in the entertainment industry.

So there are always people watching Paige closely, leaving no stone unturned.

Now they’ve finally caught the flaw that Paige doesn’t do charity, so of course, they have to harshly condemn her, outright branding her as the biggest unscrupulous merchant of the century.

Those who don’t know better might think Paige had committed some heinous crime.

And these arguments naturally stirred up heated discussions online.

Of course, many people still support Paige, stating that donating is her own choice, rejecting moral coercion.

But the fact that Paige has never participated in charitable activities or d money is indeed indefensible.

It seems in the public’s mind, if you have money, doing charity is your obligation.

Since I have no money, you’re supposed to help me and should money to me.

There were even righteous remarks online saying: "Paige Sterling, don’t forget how you climbed to the global wealth ranking’s top ten. If it weren’t for us buying your products, for our support, would you have today? You made so much money from us, yet you couldn’t even spare a bit for charity? How selfish can you be?" Fresh chapters posted on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵※𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮※𝓷𝓮𝓽

Paige was a bit speechless. Didn’t you buy my products because you needed them too? The transaction is clear, so why make it sound like I owe you?

Ah, people really love drama when you’re famous.

Not long ago, I was attacked for hoarding personal benefits, not contributing to social and technological development, just focused on making money.

Now they’re attacking me as the century’s biggest unscrupulous merchant, making me seem like an exploitative gentry from the old society who didn’t pay taxes.

As the situation fermented, people soon noticed that although Paige made so much money and had a gold mine inheritance at home, she didn’t do charity, and when appearing publicly, she seemed to wear the same few outfits. When dining out, she’d be photographed never leaving leftovers, always finishing her food cleanly.

Marketing accounts sneered: does she have to be so stingy? It’s like Grandet reborn, accumulating without spending.

It’s really strange, isn’t thrift and frugality a fine tradition of our Huaxia nation? Why is it considered stingy here?

Paige believes she isn’t that stingy.

These marketing accounts blindly scribble about her just to attract traffic, it makes her really angry.

While Paige felt upset, her assistant called to discuss, "President Sterling, there’s a charity event tonight. Why not attend and some money to prevent people from continuing to nitpick this problem?"

The charity run by Paige was completely separate from her company’s operations, so the assistant didn’t know this.

The assistant felt a bit guilty, "President Sterling, it’s my fault. If I had been more thoughtful from the start, you wouldn’t have been criticized ..."

"This isn’t your fault, no need to blame yourself."

The assistant felt moved, being able to meet such a good boss was indeed her good fortune from past lives.

"So, about tonight’s charity event..."

"I don’t have time to attend the event. As for charity..."

Paige shared with her assistant about taking over her mother’s charity organization.

The assistant was dumbfounded, especially after seeing the schools built and children helped after Paige took over the charity, she was shocked.

If this isn’t doing charity, then what is?

Those haters! Did they really think whoever does a bit of charity has to announce it to the world?

Our President is simply low-key, what’s wrong with that?

Those haters kept saying we can’t compare to Paige Sterling, Paige Sterling is so wealthy, but donating is just what she should do, right? We’re so poor, if we d, we couldn’t even feed ourselves.

A stand of victimhood equates to righteousness.

Now it’s a slap to their face.

The assistant eagerly said, "Hahaha, President Sterling, don’t worry, I know what to do. I’ll handle this matter well!"

The assistant quickly contacted public relations; this time they could execute a beautiful comeback, making those who criticized and morally coerced Paige Sterling eat their words.

Always saying others don’t , don’t , I wonder how much you’ve d yourself?

Within days, schools and families that claimed to have received help from Paige’s organization started speaking out, clearing Paige’s name.

The leader of the charity also stepped forward, explaining that the organization was founded by Paige’s mother and has always been managed by the Sterling Family, contributing vast resources and helping countless in need over the years.

In fact, Paige even funded projects like Reunite Family and anti-trafficking campaigns, reuniting countless broken families.

Shortly after the charity was handed over to Paige, she increased funding, especially on building schools in needy areas.

In just a little over a year, dozens of schools had quietly been built.

Yet, those haters jumped to conclusions, claiming Paige hadn’t done charity work because her charity deeds hadn’t been posted on her V-blog, which was utterly brainless.

Who decided doing good deeds must be publicized on V-blog?