The day that Isabelle was discharged from the hospital, reporters visited her at the entrance asking questions about the situation. Isabelle was more than happy to cooperate with them, she looked better than before except for some bruise marks that were still visible on her face.
“How are you feeling now Isabelle?”
“Better.” She responded with a smile.
“Why haven’t you taken any action yet?”
“I have my reasons.” She gave a short reply.
“Please allow her to get some rest, I hope the media can be understanding towards her. After she gains full recovery, there would be a press conference to explain everything,” Isabelle’s manager said as he led Isabelle into the car.
Isabelle would like to say more but because of her manager, she refrained. She was enjoying the situation and the attention she was getting while Ivy got slandered by angry netizens.
On the other hand, the reporters were restless. They weren’t given any update concerning the situation and Ivy refused to make a public appearance. They made their moves to discover her hiding place, but she seemed to have disappeared from the limelight. They were well aware she was staying at a hotel, but which one they had no idea. But that didn’t stop them from investigating…
A particular individual made things easier for some certain reporters as he leaked some useful information to help them investigate thoroughly. He gave them a date and time to commence their investigations as he knew it was a perfect opportunity for them to not miss any details.
News of Isabelle’s discharge from the hospital was spread on the entertainment news. Many fans of Isabelle started inquiring about her health on her fan base on social media. Seeing the numbers of fans, Isabelle’s manager was quite surprised. The numbers skyrocketed in a matter of a few days, the dubitable numbers were strange as they exceeded more than twenty percent than the initial numbers. It seems the incident saved Isabelle some fame in the industry as they looked at her with pity, feeling she was being wronged and needed justice.
Meanwhile, Ivy was losing over thirty percent of her fans.
“I can’t wait to shame her. She is so despicable,” Susan huffed, “after tugging my hair violently, she still has the guts to manipulate the media.”
What was angering Susan was not just the fans quitting the fanbase, they dropped annoying comments before they left.
“I hereby declare to be an anti-fan for life.”
“I wondered why she hasn’t been arrested.”
“She is hiding like a criminal.”
“She just announced her comeback recently and she is already crushing others. What a shame for a promising actress, thank goodness she has a replica, I just hope she isn’t as evil as her.”
Susan placed the laptop away before she explodes. “Evidence hasn’t been provided and they are casting judgment.”
“At least she’s better now,” Ivy said. Susan gave her a surprised look. “You are being slandered and all you think about is her well-being.”
“Of course not, I want to see how far she can go to get rid of me,” Ivy responded. Now that she was certain Isabelle wants the lead role, she wants to see how she would achieve it.
When Isabelle returned to the hotel, Stephen asked if she had reported to the police, but her reply was ‘no’. With the reputation of Ivy, how was he sure it wouldn’t affect the film’s image? Isabelle wouldn’t dare involve the police, as she knew she faked the attack. Involving the police would only bring suffering to herself. What she wanted to achieve was for Ivy to be replaced, and if the approach didn’t work, she was ready to try another method.
Ivy, her PA, and Susan were called by Stephen. When they arrived, the look on Isabelle’s face made Susan scrunch. The sneaky smirk and profound look she was giving them annoyed her to her core.
“You admitted you slapped her at the hallway, I will not beat around the bush,” he paused then looked at Susan. Susan understood he was mocking her, biting her lips she bore his mockery.
He continued. “Ivy, your Personal assistant has to apologize to her…”
Joan stepped forward to apologize, but Ivy stopped her. “She won’t apologize to Isabelle,” Ivy said firmly.
Isabelle’s manager smirked. “You should be grateful she chose to settle with an apology.”
“I’m sorry I can’t be grateful for that,” Ivy responded abruptly.
Isabelle scoffed, “you know I’m being merciful.”
As they were arguing, Stephen left them to settle their dispute. If they refused to come to an agreement and Ivy’s scandal hadn’t diminished yet, and it kept escalating, he might replace her.
“Then I’ll make you pay for sending those thugs to hurt me,” Isabelle threatened.
Ivy smiled, how did she plan on doing that? “You can do as you please, I don’t give a damn what you do, but remember, you might get hurt in the process.” Isabelle’s heart thudded slightly, the look in Ivy’s eyes was filled with confidence. ‘Does she have anything of use against her, no way, it can’t be, it’s just a facade,’ she convinced herself. But the creepy smile on Ivy’s face was causing her to slightly shiver.
How can she be so calm and not threaten? Isn’t she afraid her reputation might be ruined by her setup? The innocent can also be proven guilty…
Unknowingly to both of them, there were two groups of individuals helping each of them behind the scenes.