Jane sat on the side, watching as she finished recording the entire program. Only then did she feel relieved.
Maria’s comeback instantly expanded the audience’s horizons. Coupled with her previous popularity and frequent appearances in several anchors’ line of sight, it refreshed their impression of her.
The Ragsdill family parents saw various videos of Maria’s comeback and the public’s liking for her, which made them even more dissatisfied. They were itching with anger.
“She’s just a washed-up artist. Doesn’t Jane have anyone else on her hands? Bringing back someone like this, isn’t it a slap in the face of the audience?” Seamus Ragsdill, Kim’s father, already disliked her, and now he was extremely disgusted.
“That’s right, just a minor celebrity. Is it necessary for her to come out? I haven’t forgotten about what happened before; this time, we must vent our anger!” Diana had always been hostile towards Maria.
“How should we vent our anger?”
The two of them discussed it.
Jane returned to the company and had a meeting with the artists. Seeing their smiling faces, she couldn’t be happier. She felt relieved.
“Maria, have you finished recording all your shows?” She had been running around these days, participating in five programs in total, and they were all hits.
The audience’s favorability towards her had also risen again, and even the invitations from her agent had increased.
After experiencing this injury, Maria had matured a lot and wasn’t as impulsive as before.
“I’ve finished recording all of them. You can rest assured.”
“Boss, there’s a group of troublemakers downstairs.” The security guard hurriedly reported.
Jane frowned. It had been calm and peaceful for a while now, and there hadn’t been such incidents. It seemed that someone couldn’t hold back anymore.
“Let’s go and take a look!” Jane followed and headed downstairs.
“I want to go too!” Maria also wanted to go, but Jane refused. Their artists could only be protected, hidden away, and not appear in such situations.
As soon as they reached the ground floor, they saw two people surrounded in the lobby. Just from their voices, Jane knew who they were.
In the crowd, she spotted a tall figure-it was Kim.
Jane walked up, and the security guards spread out on either side to protect her.
The Ragsdill family parents continued to curse, “Who does she think she is, thinking of making a comeback? Doesn’t she realize how many scandals she has caused before? She still has the audacity to come out.”
They kept saying such nasty things.
The security guards stepped forward to drive them away. “Leave, all of you, get out.”
The Ragsdill family parents once again started fighting with the security guards. Kim stood by, not daring to intervene. He kept looking in Jane’s direction.
“Stop!” Jane shouted at them.
The people let go of each other, and Jane pulled the Ragsdill family parents aside into the reception room. The security guards followed, and Kim stood by.
“Maria is an artist of my company. What are you unhappy about? If you have any issues, take it up with me. Don’t just use your mouths!” Jane’s words were not pleasant.
“What do you mean? Are we afraid of this Maria? You’re just a boss…”
“That’s enough!” The Ragsdill family parents were interrupted by Kim before they could finish their sentence. Their expressions changed as they looked at Jane.
“We’re sorry, we didn’t mean it.”
He wasn’t afraid of Maria, but the person in front of him was Jane. He was still afraid of the influence of the North family and the Pansy family.
“Why are you apologizing?” The Ragsdill family parents felt increasingly wronged.
Jane snorted, “Kim is more sensible than you. Go back and think about it. I don’t want this kind of thing to happen again.”
“Don’t worry, I will persuade my parents to accept Maria.” Kim’s promise was crucial.
“I don’t know how much weight your words carry, but I choose to believe you. I hope you won’t disappoint me, and especially not Maria.”
This was her final warning and wake-up call.
“You… How can a young girl like you speak without any respect for your elders?” The Ragsdill family parents watched as Jane walked out before daring to speak.
“Mom, Dad, just keep quiet. It’s all your fault for coming here and causing trouble. Don’t you know who Jane is?”
Kim felt utterly humiliated and wished he could find a hole to hide in.
Jane went upstairs and saw Maria waiting at the door. She glanced at her and asked her to go back.
“Jane, I’m sorry.” Maria lowered her head.
“You don’t need to apologize to me. Everyone has the right to make choices. It’s not your fault. If you encounter such situations in the future, stand your ground and don’t be afraid of them. All of you are artists in my company, and I will take responsibility for anything that happens.”
Jane’s words were not just meant for Maria; they were setting a good example for all the artists.
“Can you take responsibility for anything?” Patrick appeared out of nowhere, holding a bouquet of flowers, and stood in front of her.
Maria quickly left the scene.
“Don’t you have work to do? As the great CEO, aren’t you busy?” Jane teased him, taking the flowers. They were her favorite lilies.
“I came here to share my joy with you. Do you want to hear it?” Patrick teased.
“Spit it out!” Jane uttered a word.
“Give me a kiss, and I’ll tell you!” Patrick leaned closer, closing his eyes.
After waiting for a while without any response from Jane, he opened his eyes and saw that she was already at her desk, a touch of displeasure crossing her face.
“Can you put work aside for a moment and look at me properly!” It was only in front of Jane that he would act so cute.
“Mr. CEO, you have hundreds of people in your company helping you, while my small company has to rely on ourselves.” Jane couldn’t help but complain.
“In that case, I’ll buy your company.” Patrick took out his phone and was about to make a call.
Jane gave him a cold glance that scared him away. “You dare!”
“What’s the good news?”
Patrick handed her an invitation card, and Jane opened it to see that it was personally written by the Princess of Yutrauvania.
The general idea was to invite Jane to design a dress for her.
If it weren’t for seeing this invitation, Jane would have almost forgotten that she used to be a designer, a top-notch designer.
In fact, she had reached her current position solely based on her own abilities, on par with Patrick.
“Shouldn’t the princess contact me directly? She has my contact information, so why was it sent to you?” Jane was puzzled.
“What’s wrong? Is it so difficult for your husband to act as your agent?” Patrick muttered, staring at her with disappointment.
Jane quickly blew him a kiss and reassured him, finally putting his concerns to rest.
“She sent several emails to your mailbox, but no one responded, so she decided to send it to me. Coincidentally, she’s in our country these days.”