Chapter 1397
A second clip followed the first, but it wasn’t derived from the recording that Cindy sent to Hannah, but
one captured during a negotiation that happened between Sena’s manager and Hannah.
Sena’s team wanted to market her and Ian as a couple. They continued to push the idea even after
Hannah indicated that Ian already had a girlfriend, going as far as suggesting Ian to announce that he
had broken up with said girlfriend before fabricating some gossip with Sena.
Upon mentioning Ian’s girlfriend, Sena’s team insisted that she should be more understanding of the
situation as they were doing it for the sake of Ian’s future. Besides, the gossip would be fabricated
anyway.
The one who kept bbering on was Sena’s manager. Despite the manager’s rtively young age, the
manner in which the manager spoke was brash and arrogant. The release of the second clip only
further aggravated the situation, crushing Sena’s reputation altogether.
A lot of theizens switched sides, chastising Sena for being negligent and pinning it as the reason for
her lukewarm reception among the audience. Others even criticized her looks, indicating that they
knew she was a yer all along. All of the grueling insults that they hurled at Ian were now directed at
Sena.
In the meantime, all those who supported Sena had shut up. Some of them even deleted their posts
that showed support for her. However, the public would remember what they said and did even if they
tried to backtrack.
Upon witnessing such a turnaround, Cindy was finally feeling reassured. Throughout the few months
that she spent working with Ian, that was her first time experiencing such turbulent emotions. She read
through most of the online articles before turning to look at Ian. “Quick! You need to see this! There’s a
turnaround happening!”
However, Ian still maintained his previous nonchnt attitude. “Are you feeling better now?”
Cindy was finally able to smile. “Yeah. I can finally rest assured. But now I’m curious to see what will
happen to the people who tried to ckmail you.”
Ian wasn’t that interested at all, so he entered his room after a while. “It’s gettingte. We’ll probably be
going back to work tomorrow, so you better go get some sleep.”
Clutching onto her phone, Cindy was still staring intently at the screen. “Sure. Goodnight.” After that,
she left for her own room, but she had a hard time falling asleep due to the ecstasy she felt, so she
sprawled out on bed to check on the situation online.
To be frank, mostizens were fence sitters, so she believed that those who were criticizing Sena
most probably had been ndering Ian back then. Talk was cheap especially when it was done
anonymously online, and most importantly, there were no repercussions to it. Cindy thought seeing the
situation backfire on Sena would free her from her vexation, but reading through the meanments
didn’t make her feel any better.
After a while, she put her phone away, deciding that it was pointless to watch other people
reprimanding others for their actions. Quickly washing up, she turned the lights off before lying down on
bed and shutting her eyes.
A lot had happened that day that she wound up dreaming about the same things that had transpired.
ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .
She dreamed that Ian was doing some indecent acts with Sena in the dressing room. Rushing over to
drag him away, she yelled at Ian, “No! You can’t do this!”
The Ian in her dreams regarded her with such a gentle expression when he caressed her face,
speaking in a loving tone. “Why can’t I? Don’t tell me you like me as well?”
Cindy jolted awake as soon as she dreamed of that, wiping away a sheen of sweat from her
forehead. This is horrible. How could I fall in love with him when I never liked anybody? When she was
appointed as Ian’s assistant, Hannah already warned her to not fall for Ian, as it was a taboo to do so.