Waylen looked at Osborn with disdain and said in a mocking tone, “So, are you going to listen to me or not? Who do you think you are, the king of the world? Do you think everyone has to obey your orders? Are you protecting Maria because you have feelings for her?”
Maria’s face turned pale with fear. She was afraid that Osborn would be embarrassed and didn’t know what to do but look up at him cautiously.
Osborn’s face turned dark. He felt that Waylen’s words were offensive towards Maria and he found Waylen very annoying.
Waylen continued speaking as if he hadn’t noticed Osborn’s increasingly cold expression. “Why aren’t you saying anything now? Did I hit a nerve? I never thought that even someone like you would be so jealous of Jane-”
There was a dull thud as a fist connected with flesh.
Waylen was caught off guard and felt intense pain on his face. He gritted his teeth as he got up from the ground, holding his face in agony while glaring angrily at the man who had just punched him.
“What the hell is wrong with you, Osborn?! Have you gone crazy?” Waylen cursed out loud.
“What did I do?” Osborn was also angry but didn’t know why. His emotions had taken over him completely and he charged towards Waylen again for another round of fighting.
“I’ll teach your parents how to discipline your foul mouth!” Osborn yelled back before punching Waylen once more.
The two men fought fiercely while Maria watched helplessly, unable to intervene. “Osborn… Waylen … please stop fighting! This is outside a hospital! Please stop!”
Their fight quickly attracted attention from passersby who stopped to watch them brawl on the street corner. Although most people didn’t recognize who Waylan was, everyone knew who Osborn was. So it wasn’t long before they were recognized by bystanders taking photos on their phones including Maria standing nearby.
“Wow! Isn’t that Osborn?! Why is he fighting in public?”
“Isn’t that new rising starlet Maria next to him? Is there some kind of scandal going on here?”
The gossiping crowd discussed excitedly among themselves while many reporters rushed over hoping not to miss any juicy details about this breaking story.
Due to the widespread negative impact of the incident, and with security unable to control the situation, it took a long time before the two were separated.
Photos of the scene were quickly shared on Twitter by curious netizens, who added fuel to speculation about what had happened between Osborn and Maria.
The hashtags #OsbornMaria# and #OsbornTwoMenOneWoman# quickly became trending topics on social media. Even photos of Waylen fighting with Osborn at the beginning were widely circulated by marketing accounts, turning Twitter into a frenzy.
At Star Entertainment, Jane couldn’t possibly be unaware of what was happening online. Ten minutes ago when she went to check on her staff’s work in film and TV marketing, she saw a young girl scrolling through this hot topic on Twitter. Now Jane had already instructed her public relations department to handle it urgently.
She sat in her office with both hands propped up against her desk, staring intently at her computer screen where videos of Osborn and Waylen fighting played out, even Maria was caught in one shot.
Jane frowned tightly; she couldn’t help but feel a headache coming on.
“Where is Osborn? Tell him to come back.” She pulled out her phone and called his assistant.
[Osborn is already an adult; how can he still cause trouble like this for me…]
The public relations department was already handling all videos related to this topic as well as any promotional materials that followed suit. It wasn’t until an hour later that both Osborn and Maria returned to the company headquarters.
Maria looked visibly nervous as she trailed behind Osborn into Jane’s office without saying anything. Tears streamed down her face while redness surrounded both eyes from crying earlier. She didn’t dare look directly at Jane either; instead keeping herself low-profiled while appearing timidly submissive.
On contrast however, there were visible bruises around Osborn’s face along with redness around his mouth which he kept coldly silent about throughout their meeting together inside Jane’s office space.
“You finally decided to show up?” Sitting upright in an armchair behind a large desk within said room space, Jane could barely contain herself from lashing out at him right then-and-there. She simply couldn’t fathom how someone like him could be so reckless despite being aware of his own influence within society, let alone getting into street fights!
But rather than responding verbally himself, it was actually Maria who spoke first, hastily trying to explain away their actions, “Jane… it’s just that…”
“You don’t need speak for him,” interrupting abruptly, Jane cut off any further explanations before they could even begin. Her tone however had softened somewhat since initially speaking, “Maria, you should go home now rest properly after your hospitalization; your health comes first above all else.”
“I have some things I need discuss privately with Osborn.”
Maria hesitated, clearly wanting to say something more, but in the end she just looked at Jane’s expression and stopped herself. She timidly said “okay” before turning around and walking out the door.
Jane furrowed her brow in frustration and anger as she shot Osborn a glare. She quickly walked up to him, arms crossed as she looked up at him with a rare burst of rage.
“Osborn, what is going on with you?! You’re a movie star now, you should know better than anyone how much damage this could do to our company if it isn’t handled properly! I know you were trying to help Maria but come on, you need to be more careful about your image when you’re out there representing us!”
Jane was practically seething with anger. Osborn was usually so calm and collected; why did he have to go off the deep end like this?
“Jane, I…” Osborn started before Jane cut him off.
“It’s fine. Just go see a doctor about your injuries first. I’ll figure out how we can handle this situation.”
As evening fell and darkness crept over the cityscape outside her window, Jane finished work for the day and headed back home to the Water Moon Community.
When she walked into her living room though, it was empty. No lights were on anywhere. Had Patrick not come home yet?
She called out into the silence of the apartment, “Amy? Has Patrick come back yet?” but there was no response from anyone.
Curious now, Jane made her way towards where she heard some clattering noises coming from. It turned out Patrick had decided to cook dinner tonight instead of Amy!
“What are you doing cooking? Mr. Pansy feeling particularly domestic today?” Jane teased as she approached him in his shirt sleeves and dress pants.
Patrick turned around, his deep gaze falling upon Jane, who looked exhausted. He spoke calmly and unhurriedly, “I know you’re not in a good mood today. I’ve prepared a candlelit dinner for you.”
Due to the Osborn incident, which brought a lot of negative publicity, Jane had already informed the public relations department to handle it. However, the heat continued to rise, as if someone was intentionally opposing Star Entertainment.
So, Jane had been dealing with this matter at the company all day.