Next One Is a Babe

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The driver heaved a sigh. “It’s all because of his fame. I hope he’ll be able to overcome this, as life with him is comfortable. I don’t want to work with other celebrities.”

Cindy couldn’t help but agree with him. Although she only ever worked under Ian, she could appreciate that Ian was more of a taciturn character who didn’t give her much trouble, which made her life so much easier.

When filming at other sets, she used to see how the other assistants were being criticized and chided constantly, so she knew she had it easy in comparison. Therefore, she wished that Ian would thrive within the industry so that she could remain with him. Besides, she still owed Ian money, so she didn’t want anything bad to befall him.

Meanwhile, the driver was also feeling slightly dejected upon knowing that things weren’t settled yet. After ending the call, Cindy turned to cast Ian a glance, only to find him retaining his stoic attitude. In fact, he was so unfazed that Cindy was worried about him.

It wasn’t until afternoon that Hannah called Ian. As the call was for Ian, she didn’t dare listen in on their conversation, so she watched him from the side. However, Ian kept a poker face throughout the call, so it was nigh impossible for her to even guess what he heard over the phone by observing his facial expressions.

The call didn’t last long, as Ian hung up after a while, putting his phone away. Upon seeing that, Cindy asked, “Is the call from Ms. Jones? What did she say?”

Ian recalled their conversation before relaying the message. “She said we should take some time off. While the scandal hasn't had much of an impact, there are too many paparazzi out there now, so we need to keep a low profile.”

Nodding, Cindy queried, “Did she tell you how the scandal will be handled?”

Glancing at Cindy, Ian asked, “Why do you sound so afraid? Even if things go awry, I’ll be the one who’ll be bearing the brunt of it, so it won’t affect you.”

In a low voice, Cindy said while pouting, “I still owe you money though.”

Although not that appropriate considering the circumstances, Ian couldn’t help but laugh. “I won’t be going down that soon, so in the least, you’ll still be working with me next month, while I’ll still be able to deduct the money from your paycheck.”

Without a word, Cindy hung her head low in grief. In the meantime, Ian was planning to return to his room when his phone rang, which he realized was a call from Logan upon checking the caller ID. Judging from the fact that Logan went out of his way to read the articles online, he figured that Logan was in good spirits. Picking up the call, he greeted Logan.

But as soon as he did, Logan began wailing. “Ian, what happened? There are a lot of people criticizing you online for cheating on your girlfriend when you don’t even have one! How dare those f*ckers criticize you when they don’t know sh*t about you? Are you finding it difficult to open up about the truth? Why don’t I hire some trolls to teach those people a lesson? Don’t be scared! Tell me everything so that I can solve this for you! I’ll definitely give them a taste of their own medicine!”