Chapter 510


    apter 510


    arl had a hunch that they had deliberately done this, but she wasn’t too worried or ghtened since they


    were the ones guilty of giarism.


    nine o’clock, the viewer numbers started rapidly rising. Most people tuned in to watch the ama because


    of Esther and Hanzel’s fame, but they were pleasantly surprised at how well ther and Hanzel portrayed


    their roles.


    e online discussion quickly heated up as viewers adored the chemistry between Esther and inzel,


    Belonging to N?velDrama.Org.


    praising thepelling plot of the TV show.


    ?wever, the discussion took an unexpected turn.


    iser named Potato Lovermented, “Damn! Did you guys see the third episode? I saw arl and


    Richard! Is it true?”


    rrot Lover added, “Yeah, their acting is amazing! It’s their first time acting together, and I ought it would


    be awkward…”


    ssy Face chimed in, “He’s so handsome! I love watching the real–life couple!”


    ddo said, “Don’t you think Pearl is prettier than the lead actress? Ah! The princess is rrying the lead


    actress. She’s so strong!”


    cky teased, “Calm down, Kiddo. You’re about to fall in love with her.”


    ? one had promoted Pearl and Richard, but their acting had captivated the audience.


    arl couldn’t help but feel a sense of helplessness as she noticed that thements were adually


    shifting to focus on her and Richard.


    eanwhile, Esther couldn’t contain herughter. “Did you see that, Pearl? You’re the target of I the girls


    who want to marry you. Congrattions on gaining so many female fans from


    is drama. I’ve never seen such unusualments before. Hahaha!”


    arl sighed. “It’s not a big deal, though it’s beyond my expectation.”


    ther yfully held Pearl’s hand and said, “Well, I do have an advantage since I’m right here. you ever


    decide to marry a girl, you should marry me.”


    Esther, do you want to get more advertisements?” Pearl threatened coldly.


    earing that, Esther became dispirited. “Okay, I take it back. I’d be doomed if you got me


    ore endorsements. Then you’d have to visit me in the cemetery.”


    sther’sints were giving Pearl a headache. She decided to cover Esther’s mouth and ontinued to


    monitor the data together.


    ist as their drama was gaining momentum, there was an unexpected turn. Their poprity arted to


    inexplicably drop. After investigating further, Pearl discovered that the audience ad shifted to watching


    “The Melody of the West.”


    Damn! What happened?” Pearl frowned.


    lem’s expression turned serious as he said, “Pearl, check out the news.”


    eading the news, Pearl was shocked to discover that someone had imed that the original


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    novel on which “When I Met You” was based hadmitted giarism. Netizens beganparing the


    novel to others, highlighting evidence of the alleged giarism.


    Suddenly, public sentiment turned against “When I Met You,” and its ratings began to plummet.


    Malicious rumors spread by other entertainmentpanies only made matters


    worse.


    “What should we do now, Pearl? I read that novel before, and no one ever used it of being


    giarized,” Clem said.


    Pearl nodded thoughtfully. “Let’s not panic. I need to investigate this further.”


    As she delved into the matter, she traced the IP address of the article back to Jenny’s entertainment


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