Chapter 990


    Ian tossed and turned all night.


    At times, he dreamed about himself and Maja in Crystalbrook Valley, hiding in a small house amidst a


    sandstorm. Outside was a vast expanse of yellow sand, but inside, they were in a peaceful world of


    their own.


    Then, there were dreams about Solstice Spire, where hostages were held by criminals. He and Maja


    would work together to ovee the crisis.


    And then there were those countless dreams of passion, where he would kiss every inch of Maja''s


    body, not leaving any part untouched.


    Whenever he had these dreams, Ian would always wake up quickly. The happiness of the dream and


    the harshness of reality would create a stark contrast.


    He would close his eyes and wish to return to the dream, but then he would not be able to fall asleep


    again.


    So he would wake up early and take a cold shower, and by four in the morning, he would drive around


    Rosewood Manor.


    Before dawn, his car would be parked not far from Rosewood Manor. His eyes would be glued to the


    distant building.


    Then he would light up a cigarette, holding it between two fingers and cing it on his lips. The bright


    red embers would stand out in the darkness.


    The smoke would gently escape from his mouth. He would stare at it until his eyes began to sting.


    It took him a while before he put out the cigarette. He didn''t know how many he had smoked.


    He saw Maja''s caring out of the Manor, but it didn''t pass by him. Instead, it took another route.


    Ian''s hands gripped the steering wheel, knowing she was off to work.


    It was now six-thirty in the morning. He had been waiting here for two and a half hours, feeling the dew


    forming on his clothes.


    Maja was sitting in her car, constantly analyzing public opinion on the inte.


    She nced at the vi in the distance as she turned a corner, thinking that the car parked not far from


    the vi looked like Ian''s, but she shrugged off the thought.


    She turned her attention back to her work.


    When she arrived at the office, she had already received thetest news.


    Funfly was no longer the president of Simstar Entertainment, and she nned to cash in the shares


    she held.


    Simstar Entertainment must have thought that Funfly''s resignation would appease the public, but Maja


    didn''t want to let things go so easily.


    "Zoey, release another video of the female celebrities being harassed by the executives," she said. "I


    want to see how many executives Simstar Entertainment was willing to sacrifice."


    Zoey nodded. They had originally nned to release these videoster.


    At seven in the morning.


    Videos of Simstar Entertainment''s male executives harassing female celebrities had been released.


    The videos were very clear and caught everyone at Simstar Entertainment off guard.


    Simstar Entertainment had held a meeting overnight, thinking that Funfly''s resignation would solve


    everything. After her resignation, Funfly could move behind the scenes and avoid public appearances.


    But now, four or five executives were implicated. What should they do about these executives?


    This was not as simple as resigning. This meant that Simstar Entertainment, from its president to its


    executives, waspletely corrupt. So, which artist signed to thepany was still clean?


    Initially, only three artists had stepped forward to terminate their contracts with Simstar Entertainment.


    But when these videos were released, the number of artists wanting to terminate their contracts


    increased to more than twenty. The top twenty hot search topics were all about the artists wanting to


    terminate their contracts.


    On the other hand, Funfly was still trying to show her loyalty to Judith. She said that although she was


    no longer the president, she still held real shares and had several cronies among the executives. She


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    could still influence Simstar Entertainment''s decisions in the future.


    But now, with the news about the executives, almost all of her cronies were wiped out.


    If Simstar Entertainment still wanted to continue operations and salvage its reputation, it had to make a


    huge sacrifice this time. All the executives involved had to be fired.


    But in that case, Funfly would no longer have a chance to make aeback.


    Moreover, she had to cash in her shares as soon as possible. Otherwise, once all her cronies left


    Simstar Entertainment, those who were against her would try to make her shares worthless.


    Funfly''s face turned pale. Although she had avoided personal imprisonment, what about her cronies?


    She made four or five phone calls for help, but they hung up as soon as they heard her voice.


    Everyone knew that it would be very difficult for Simstar Entertainment to recover. Helping her at this


    time would yield nothing.


    Having no other choice, Funfly turned to Judith again.