They said she was a tyrant in showbiz, and she used her husband’s power to bully rookies like Stella. Thea’s Twitter was flooded by harsh criticism.
Some anti-fans even went to the rating sections of the products Thea endorsed, spamming low ratings.
However, most products Thea endorsed were pretty expensive. But those anti-fans were almost all young kids, and they didn’t have money to buy those expensive products. So the snacks she endorsed became the biggest victims. To reassure those snack sellers, Cody sent big orders to them and brought a lot of snacks from them, distributing them to his employees in the companies.
Thea, however, was completely unaware of the war waged online. She was still at home, taking care of her babies and herself.
***
“Thea, I’m sorry… I didn’t mean to do that. I swear! Those anti-fans are not my fans. Please don’t be mad at me.”
“Thea, why don’t you reply? Are you really mad at me?”
“I’m so sorry… Please… I hope we are still friends.”
Stella sent a lot of PMs to Thea’s account. But Thea barely saw her phone, so she didn’t know that at all.
Zara was the one who saw those PMs. She rolled her eyes as she replied dryly, “Never mind. I know you didn’t do anything. I’m not mad at you. We’re good.”
After getting Thea’s reply, Stella instantly screenshotted their conversation and posted it online, “Thea said we’re good. Those things online are just rumors.”
What she did instantly made her fans angry. Some people started to feel bad for Stella. They said the poor girl was scared of Thea’s power, so she tried to make up with her. They said Thea was such a bully that she low-key threatened Stella. That was why Stella went to beg for her mercy.
The rumors about Thea being a bully spread wide and fast. Mia was so pissed off when she saw what those idiots said about her sister online.
She spent all morning confronting those morons on Twitter.
Zara analyzed the whole thing and figured out those anti-fans were quite different this time. It almost felt like they were well-organized.
****
Meanwhile, in the office of HC Entertainment, Derek and Stella’s agent, Charles, were sitting face to face.
Derek looked quite angry as he said, “Charles, seriously, it’s time to stop. You know who’s protecting Thea Todd. We can’t afford to mess with the Bradley House.”
Charles, however, only shook his head, “I don’t think so. Thea Todd is the biggest star in this circle right now. There is only one piece of cake and she’s taking away the biggest market. How can we get what we want if we just let her keep winning the game?”
“But Thea really doesn’t have any scandals. Besides, her background is extremely tough. You can’t find anything bad about that girl.”
Derek had to admit that Thea was such a perfection. She was a qualified actor. She had a look, the acting skills, the background. Sometimes, Derek would think that she was sent from above to be the destined big star of showbiz.
She was flawless.
Charles, on the other hand, was quite calm, “The most important thing we have to do right now is to ruin Thea Todd’s fame. We can’t let her keep being so perfect. We must find out a flaw of hers. So people would think about that flaw whenever they hear her name. Plastic surgery, naked photos, sex tapes, drugs, or tax evasion… Just name it.”
Derek shook his head, “But Thea doesn’t have any of that. It won’t work.”
Charles only looked at his boss coldly, “Are you sure about that?”
Derek nodded, “I’m sure.”
Charles suddenly laughed, “I heard she used to be your girlfriend. Don’t you have any little souvenirs from the relationship for the sake of your sweet memories of each other?”
Derek instantly realized what Charles was talking about. His face fell immediately.
“No! It’s personal! I won’t give those things to anyone!”
“All the scandals of those actresses are personal. Or they wouldn’t make big news. Why? Don’t tell me you’re still in love with that girl, and that made you weak,” Charles knocked on the table. “We’re talking about business, Derek. You know the stock price of our company has been falling. Stella is our only hope. This is gambling, Derek. If we can win, we will survive. Even if we lost the game this time, we wouldn’t have much loss anyway. But if we are hesitant, someone else will take the chance before us.”
Derek, however, still couldn’t shake off his conscience, “I can’t do that, Charles.”
If he were to actually share those images, it would be disastrous for Thea’s reputation. He couldn’t possibly be that self-centered.
“Well… If you continue to refuse to comply, then all we can do is wait for them to arrive and take over our business.” In a direct statement, Charles warned him, “You will have a lot of time to regret your decision then.” He added.
Derek, though, was still apprehensive. He stated that in the past, he had exploited Thea as a means to achieve the goals he had set for himself. But at this point, they had both moved on, and he had absolutely no interest in maintaining any sort of relationship with her.
Nevertheless, he was at a crossroads and had to choose one path or another.
“Derek, you are far more familiar than anyone else with the policies that govern our company. Someone else will seize the opportunity if you do not grab it yourself. And you will end up playing the role of the hunted. Simply consider it,” Charles urged, continuing his line of questioning. Derek never even spoke a word.
“If you don’t agree, I will resign from my work. However, there is no need to panic because when I do that, I won’t be taking any artists with me,” Charles threatened him.
“Do you really have to go through with this, Charles?” Derek sighed.
Derek, there is no other option for us,” Charles said with a serious expression on his face.