A couple of photos of Thea were leaked that night.
She looked so much younger back then. In those photos, she was sitting on the lap of a fat and greasy middle-aged man. That man’s eyes landed on Thea’s chest. The way he ogled at Thea was disgusting.
Apart from that, there was also a video clip in the hotel featuring Thea and that fat man.
A sex video spreads wide and fast on the internet. It was only one minute, but the woman in that video had Thea’s face.
All those things ignited the internet. Zara was so scared that she called Cody without a second thought.
Cody was quite pissed off being woken up in the middle of the night. Thea was fast asleep next to him.
To not wake his wife up, Cody went to the balcony to speak to Zara.
“What’s wrong?”
Zara’s voice was trembling, “Sir… Sir… Some people…. I don’t know how but they somehow. They somehow found Thea’s sex tape. The video is everywhere on the internet. I’ve tried everything I can to delete them. But those people are still posting them. I… I have to report this to you. I’m sorry that I failed my job… but these people are so well-organized. It almost felt like they could predict our decisions or something.”
Cody instantly went to his office and flicked open his laptop. After seeing what those people posted online, he was so angry that the veins in his temples popped out.
“Get the discussions under control first. I want you to hurry the fuck up!” Cody yelled to his phone.
Zara said yes and instantly went back to work.
After hanging up Zara’s call, however, Matt’s call came in.
“Boss, we’ve found the first person who uploaded the video. He was a junior high school student… We don’t know who asked him to do that.”
Cody was typing on his laptop as he spoke to the phone, “I told you to keep an eye on Derek a long time ago, Matt. How the fuck did you even mess up with that?”
“We collected the photos in Derek’s hands years ago… I don’t think these photos are from his phone, to be honest,” Matt analyzed calmly.
Cody huffed, “I’m saying he’s the one behind this scandal. Are we even talking about the same thing?”
“I’m sorry, sir,” Matt went silent. Cody ordered, “Listen. I want you to go collect HC’s sparse stocks. And I want you to do it as fast as you can!”
Cody used to decide to spare Derek because he wanted to drag out the big fish behind all this.
However, now, they were really getting on his nerves.
If Derek wanted a war, he would have a decent one. Cody couldn’t wait to crush that dickhead. Actually, he wanted to destroy him a long time ago just because he was Thea’s ex-boyfriend.
And now, he finally had an excuse.
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The criticisms made in the online comments were severe.
“See? Thea is nothing more than a gold-digger in disguise. I’m going to guess that she was around 18 or 19 years old at the time, and she made the decision to go out with a filthy man like that just for the money. She makes me want to throw up.”
“I’ll bet you don’t have any idea how much cash that chubby guy has. He is the Chief Executive Officer of an entertainment company. She would have the opportunity to make her sexual debut in addition to sleeping with that man if she so desired. Since she was a young child, our Thea has proven herself to be a savvy and successful businesswoman.”
“Holy mother of god… Is it safe to assume that she has just fucked Cody Bradley? I noticed that their company’s stock price had dropped as well. The Bradley home is a very prominent one. Will they allow for the presence of a prostitute?”
“I’m willing to wager that Cody will divorce her in the near future. There is a good chance that Thea Todd will receive some compensation in the end. However, it is likely that they will keep the babies.”
“After everything that has taken place, I seriously doubt that they will appoint the children as the new leaders. Cody is one unlucky person to have to deal with. He had the option of marrying a respectable woman from his class, but instead, he went and got himself an actress.”
“Well… He has no one else to blame for what happened. This was a decision made solely by him.”
“Thea Todd is a legend of all sorts of disgusting human beings. She would resort to any means necessary in order to achieve her goals. She will do anything to become famous, including giving her youthful body to an unattractive man like that… Cody most likely was aware of that information quite some time ago, yet, it appears that he has been enchanted.”
“You people are just repulsive! Can you quit talking like that?”
“I will never stop putting my faith in Thea!”
“I beg you not to spread rumors when you have no evidence to back them up.”
There was a deluge of unfavorable information about Thea on the internet. Even before the team chose to terminate Thea, other actresses began reaching out to Caleb to express their interest in playing a part in the event that it was vacated.
Thea swiftly ascended to the position of becoming the most reviled female star overnight.
Cody did not want his wife to hear any of those cutting remarks, but Thea was able to find out about them the following day anyhow.
Thea came dangerously close to hurling the phone across the room after seeing the face in the video.
How could Derek treat her in such a manner?
He was such a worthless piece of garbage!
“Everything that was claimed about that man in the video turned out to be accurate. He is the Chief Executive Officer of a large corporation. When I arrived in this city for the first time, I was introduced to Derek. When we were in that situation, neither of us had anything, so we relied on each other for support. Derek made a promise to me that he would promote me to a prominent role in his own organization… Before proceeding, Thea took another gulp from her cup of tea. “He stated that in order to launch his own business, he required my assistance. I didn’t give it much thought before giving my word to assist. On the other hand, in order for him to make his first bucket of gold, he had me sleep with the man in the video.”