Next One Is a Babe

As she was showering, she thought about how she should tell Hannah about this.

Since things had gotten to this stage with Ian, there was no way she could stay by his side and continue being his assistant.

However, there was one thing that was all the more troubling—they’d announced themselves as an official couple to the public.

Moreover, the agency was planning to take part in some dating-themed variety shows in the near future.

She was worried that rumors regarding complications in their relationship would arise if she refused to participate in them.

Ian was quite a hot topic on the news as of late, so it’d leave a bad mark on his reputation if she were to stir up any trouble on her side as well.

Leaving their arguments aside, none of them ever wanted to ruin each other’s career.

As Cindy stepped out of the shower, she picked up her phone and realized the phone call she’d missed earlier was from Naomi.

Cindy exited her call log after taking a glance at it without calling her friend back.

She didn’t feel like talking to Naomi at the moment as well; she wasn’t good at hiding things, especially from people who she had a close relationship with. It was very likely that she wouldn’t be able to hold in her emotions if she were to face Naomi now.

Cindy took a short breather and sent Hannah a text message.

She didn’t directly mention what happened between her and Ian; she simply asked Hannah how they should solve the situation online.

Since Ian was in a difficult spot right now, they had to solve one problem at a time.

After taking care of that, they could then think of how to go about the matter between her and Ian.

Right away, Hannah called her back. She was unaware of what happened between Cindy and Ian, so she only thought that Cindy was sick and tired of seeing the chaotic comments online.

Thus, she endlessly consoled Cindy on the phone, asking the latter not to panic and telling her that the agency was contacting the media nonstop and doing all they could to turn the tide.

Cindy mindlessly raked her fingers through her hair and began to look for excuses. “Things are in such a mess online and my family have already found out about it as well. They keep calling me and asking me what happened, but I can’t tell them either. They want me to go home to avoid the drama and only come back to it when things begin to calm down.”

Sure enough, Hannah could understand why she would say that.

She let out a sigh and said, “Yes, yes. All of us can understand how your family feels, since it’s normal to panic in the face of something like this. How about this? We’ve temporarily put all of Ian’s schedules on a halt anyway, so there won’t be much going on for you. Why don’t you go home and spend time with your family for now? I’ll let you know when things are getting better, and we’ll resume work as usual then. What do you think?”

Hannah added after that, “Regarding your salary, I’ll put you on paid leave, so don’t worry about it.”

To Cindy, Hannah’s idea wasn’t too bad of a suggestion. What she needed most at this time was to keep her distance from Ian.

She didn’t want to see him, and he probably didn’t want to see her either.