Next One Is a Babe

The popular opinion was becoming more and more unfavorable to Ian on the internet. Not only that, but there was a downward trend in both his and Yulia’s reputation. He had just read the text message Yulia sent him. Instead of asking him to help with the scandalous news reports, she merely comforted him, saying that what was happening on the internet this time was all premeditated and telling him to keep a positive attitude.

Ian had always stayed positive. Even though these things were quite disturbing, they weren’t so disturbing as to make him pay special attention to them.

Ian waited for a while before noticing that the voices outside had quieted down. Cindy had been laughing merrily earlier, but now her laughter was gone.

After some time, he turned around and went to the door. Once he opened the door, he looked outside. Aurora was already fast asleep on the sofa, whereas Cindy had turned off the TV and was covering her with a blanket.

Cindy also noticed that the door of Ian’s room had opened. She raised her head and turned to look at him while gesturing to him to keep quiet.

Aurora had barely slept last night, and she was now sleeping soundly, though nobody knew if she had gotten over her worries.

Having tucked Aurora in, Cindy quietly walked toward Ian’s room, asking, “Is there anything wrong with the agency?”

Ian shook his head. “It’s nothing. They called just now to say that the filming sessions for the next few days have been postponed. They told us to stay home as much as possible as well.”

In reality, Hannah had said something else. She asked Ian to contact the Morgan Family, for she hoped that the Morgans could step forward and speak for Ian. She probably was aware of Ian’s relationships with the Morgans, so she implied that they could bribe these people into stepping forward in support of Ian. Although everyone knew the Morgan Family was never short of money, whether the Morgans lacked money was entirely different from whether they were greedy for money. Even those who weren’t short of money would still be greedy for money. Even if Ian and the Morgans couldn’t be on the same side of the fence on some issues, many things could be solved with the use of money.

Ian told her that he would give it a try. But in reality, he didn’t want to ask such a favor from the Morgans. Hannah had no idea what kind of a person Simon and Sally were. Once a monetary exchange was made, it would serve as something that the two could take advantage of, and they might dig this up again in the future.

Cindy knitted her brows. “I wonder when this matter will be over. It has caused such a huge stir on the internet—and a menacing one at that. Those people probably have something up their sleeves.”

Ian leaned against the door frame while holding his shoulders with an indifferent look on his face. “All they have is just some so-called pieces of evidence. I don’t really care about that anymore.”

Ian was extremely disgusted by the days of incessant scheming and double-crossing in show business. After all, he hated the tit for tat involved in interpersonal relationships and preferred to live his life behind closed doors. However, this obviously wouldn’t work in show business because the entertainment industry was linked to the capital market. Everyone itched to use every trick in the book to ingratiate themselves with the connections and resourceful people around them.

Ian thought for a moment before saying to Cindy, “I hope that your investments on Gary’s side will earn you some great returns. If that happens, I will ride on your coattails.”

Cindy laughed right away as she took Ian’s words as a joke. “It hasn’t been a long time since your debut in show business, but you should have made so much cash that it’s falling out of your pockets. I don’t think you’d be interested in that meager sum made from the investment.”