Patrick’s dinner spot was a hot pot restaurant. He came alone because he wanted to eat hot pot. Considering that eating hot pot alone would attract attention, he specifically looked for a restaurant with private rooms and made a reservation over the phone.
Patrick reserved the private room himself and gave the room number to the waiter. The waiter led him to confirm at the front desk and then took him to the private room.
The private room wasn’t big, but it was enough for six people to sit and eat here.
The waiter introduced Patrick to their situation before leaving. Patrick picked some dishes and soup base from the menu, pressed the button next to his table, and handed his menu over when the waiter came by ready for service.
Patrick was wary of Jaiden in regards of Jane so he called her up.
Jane answered her phone call only hearing Patrick’s cold voice saying, “Pay attention to Jaiden recently, don’t have any contact with him alone.”
Jane was puzzled, “What happened?”
Patrick told Jane about what had happened between him and Jaiden, as well as the information he had discovered.
Understanding the seriousness of the situation, Jane said, “Alright, I will pay closer attention.”
On that day, Molly entered Vast Entertainment Corporation, her head held high, wearing sunglasses and a white dress.
As she was already an artist under Vast Entertainment Corporation, nobody stopped her.
Molly took the elevator directly to the sixth floor, where the president’s office was located.
Vast Entertainment Corporation was a ten-story building, with the president’s office situated on the sixth floor.
Molly reached the door of the president’s office and politely knocked.
“Come in.”
Tristian was looking at his computer and turned his head to see Molly entering. He furrowed his brows and asked, “What are you here for?”
Didn’t he know that employees were always curious? Moreover, they were in the entertainment industry. Molly coming alone would likely cause a lot of gossip.
Molly didn’t care about Tristian’s irritated expression. After surveying the surroundings, she sat down across from him, placing her hands on her bag. “I’m here this time to terminate our contract.” She took out a document and placed it on his desk.
“What? No way!” Tristian was shocked and laughed at Molly.
She was Vast Entertainment’s cash cow. Terminating the contract wouldn’t be so easy. Anticipating Tristian’s anger, she looked at him seriously and said, “I’m here to inform you, not to negotiate.”
Tristian was furious, counting all the investments the company had made in Molly and scolding her for being ungrateful.
Molly remained unmoved, maintaining her firm attitude toward terminating the contract. Tristian was so angry that he tore the document to shreds.
She stood up. “Even if you tear it up, I’ve already terminated this contract.” She left gracefully, leaving behind an infuriated Tristian.
Tristian knew Molly was determined to leave Vast Entertainment; otherwise, she wouldn’t have approached him directly.
He decided that even if Molly left, he would tarnish her reputation.
Tristian called a familiar online manipulation company, paid them money, and provided them with incriminating evidence against Molly.
That evening, news of Molly’s intent to terminate her contract became a hot topic.
The online manipulators hired by Tristian began to slander Molly.
“She found a new backer and no longer cares about her former agency.”
“She just debuted, but she doesn’t care about the company that nurtured her and only wants to terminate her contract. Isn’t this an act of ingratitude?”
“Who would have thought? She looks pretty in the photos, but her character is questionable.”
The online manipulators insulted Molly, accusing her of being ungrateful and even dragging Star Entertainment into the mud.
The implication was that Molly had found a new agency and wanted to terminate her contract with Vast Entertainment to join Star Entertainment.
Because of Molly, Star Entertainment was also heavily criticized, and some netizens who didn’t understand the situation were misled.
The number of people criticizing Molly increased rapidly, and her fans struggled to counter the negativity.
When the news reached its peak, Molly and Jane arranged to have dinner together. Molly’s phone rang, and it was her friend, asking about the situation.
Molly said, “I’m having dinner with a friend. I’m not sure about the situation. Let me check first.” She hung up the phone and opened Twitter.
Jane looked at Molly’s distressed expression and asked, “What’s wrong?”
Gritting her teeth, Molly said, “Vast Entertainment is spreading false rumors about me.” Just thinking about it made her angry. After all, it was infuriating to have such things happen to oneself.
Jane unlocked her phone and also opened Twitter to check the situation. After reading about what had happened, she softly said, “Is there anything I can do to help?”
She knew Molly was planning to terminate her contract, but she didn’t expect Vast Entertainment to stoop so low as to hire online manipulators against Molly.
“I don’t need it.” She didn’t even lift her head, her fingers dancing on the phone. After a while, she posted a long article with a few accompanying pictures.
The evidence Molly posted was about her being in danger abroad and Vast Entertainment providing no assistance.
Even though her fans couldn’t control the malicious comments, they had been following the situation closely. When Molly presented evidence of Vast Entertainment’s incompetence, the internet exploded.
This time, everyone was criticizing Vast Entertainment. Due to work reasons, she went abroad and encountered danger, but the company did nothing.
They only wanted to reap the benefits without putting in any effort. Perhaps Vast Entertainment’s actions crossed the line for netizens. Even though Tristian tried to hire internet trolls to whitewash Vast Entertainment, the money was spent, but the effect was not apparent.
Most people online sympathized with Molly, who was exploited by the company.
A day after Molly posted the evidence of Vast Entertainment’s inaction, Jane retweeted the tweet and added a long caption about her friendship with Molly over the years. Molly also retweeted it, adding her own caption. In no time, the hashtag #DivineFriendship became the second hottest trend.
On the other hand, April had almost recovered physically. Feeling bored staying at home without earning any money, she remembered the variety show that Jane had recommended her to join.
She contacted the director of the show, but when she arrived at the location, the staff didn’t allow her to enter, even after she stated her name.
April wondered if the director was busy and had forgotten about her. She waited at the entrance and approached the director when they came out.
“Hello, Sir, I’m April.” April smiled and went to greet them.
The director looked at April with a cold face and asked, “What are you here for?”
“Huh?” April was a bit confused and couldn’t help but ask, “I received an invitation to your variety show.”
Did Jane get the information wrong? Why did the director seem impatient when they saw her?