Chapter 253


    As long as Nicole wasbelled as a slut, everything that she did was wrong. With thisparison, the


    couple’s rtionship became even more stable.


    “Haha.”


    Looking at her phone, Sophia chuckled. She then looked for the day’s news. Probably because the


    public’s attention had been diverted to the cheating incident, the incident regarding Richard ckmailing


    Michael had been temporarily halted. Thus, the scandals regarding Taylor on the Inte slowly


    subsided.


    The rankings of a few celebrities from Glory Entertainment dropped because of Richard’s incident.


    Taylor’s ranking then gradually rose, inching closer to the top ten.


    After taking a look at the news, Sophia dialed a number and said, “Choose a suitable time to make a


    statement on the day after tomorrow.”


    On the third day after Richard held the press conference,izens were still talking about the incident. All


    of Nicole’s videos had been diffused and she was quickly cklisted. All of her contracts were cancelled


    and her films were taken down. She was cklisted by the entire industry.


    Slowly, the incident got lesser attention. In this digital age, news came rather swiftly, but they


    disappeared quite fast too. Richard was starting to clean his reputation, and he was now on the verge of


    sess, but unexpectedly, Nicole suddenly broadcasted her suicide live on a huge live broadcasting


    station at this moment!


    Standing at the rooftop of a popr convention center in Bayside City, she was broadcasting everything


    live. She was bawling her eyes out, crying so badly that her veins protruded and her face reddened.


    Tears and snot were flowing out, but she did not care about her image at all. Her body kept shaking


    uncontrobly as she sobbingly said, “I really can’t hang in there anymore… I was forced to sleep with


    them. If I don’t sleep with them… I won’t be able to clear my debt that I owe thepany. I have no


    choice… They want me dead… If I have a choice, I wouldn’t have chosen to sign with Glory


    Entertainment. It is like hell here… I was ordered around by them like an animal, enved by them… I


    have to keep socializing, casting couch… Sleeping with investors… Sleeping with those from the


    media… But in the end, it’s the other artists in thepany that get the benefits… Hahaha, I’m such a


    fool…”


    Looking into the camera, she alternated between sobs andughter. Her speech was barely coherent,


    while her saliva, tears and snot dripped to the ground as she wept. It was a saddening scene.


    This live broadcast caused a hugemotion on the Inte, garnering more than a million viewers.


    Theizens who were badmouthing Nicole on the previous day had a change in opinion too. All of them


    came to persuade her against suicide by sending her messages to her live session.


    ‘Don’t do this. You’re so pretty and you have such good acting skills. Your future is bright. Don’t end your


    life!’


    ‘Oh my! There are still so many untold stories. Thisdy doesn’t have anyone to support her. That’s why I


    was wondering how she managed to cause such a major incident.’


    ‘There is surely a mastermind behind this incident. I have a friend working in Glory. He told me that


    Richard only came to Glory a few months, yet he had slept with all of the female artists in theirpany.


    This matter is simple. It’s Richard who went behind his wife’s back. Now that his affair has been


    exposed, he’s pushing all the me to thisdy!’


    ‘I can’t believe there’s such a thing. They want these artists who y walk-on parts to sleep with other


    people in exchange for resources! Oh my! This is so evil!’


    Richard immediately called his contacts when he saw the live broadcast. “Contact that broadcast station.


    Ask them to stop Nicole’s broadcast at this instant! If they refuse, ask them their price. I want to buy their


    company as soon as possible!”


    The Harper Family purchased the broadcast station in the shortest time possible, instantly stopping


    Nicole’s broadcast.


    The broadcast online stopped, but the matters that were offline were not settled yet. Nicole had chosen a


    busy ce to jump off the building. Within a few moments, it was already crowded below; even the fire


    and rescue department were alerted.


    Under the watchful eyes of tens and thousands of people, Nicole jumped off the building out of despair.


    Luckily, the fire and rescue department arrived in time. They had ced an air mattress a second before


    she jumped off the building. mming into the air mattress, she only sustained minor injuries. Then, she


    was sent to the hospital.


    Everyone owned a camera phone nowadays, so Nicole’s suicide attempt out of hopelessness easily


    circted on the Inte, swiftly making the headlines once again.


    Everything she had said before she jumped off the building seemed like she was so hopeless that she


    had lost her rationality. Though her speech was incoherent, she exposed a major inside news. All of the


    important information was revealed too.


    Nicole owed Glory Entertainment a lot of money. So, she was forced to sleep with other men. Glory


    Entertainment asked their artists who were less famous to sleep with other people in exchange for


    resources to make their artists be famous. Also, the Harper Family swiftly acquired the broadcast


    station which Nicole was broadcasting on before quickly cutting off her broadcast. These three points


    alone were enough to start a debate among theizens.


    No matter how influential the Harper Family was, his powers had limitations too. No matter how powerful


    their public rtions team was, there were still matters which they could not touch. Nicole’s suicide


    attempt had be a hot topic of discussion in Bayside City and the even in the whole of Cethos.


    Meanwhile, Sophia was still thinking about Michael’s ranking on the celebrities’ list.


    He’s nearing the top ten! Hang in there, my idol!


    In the blink of an eye, ten days had passed since Nicole’s suicide attempt. The Harper Family tried their


    best to suppress the attention by quickly creating an article about Taylor who had slept with other male


    artists before and was trying to sweep this matter under the rug.


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    However, this incident wasn’t new anymore. Everyone had been reading about Taylor’s scandals for the


    past two weeks. He was even on the front page and they were sick of reading about him. No matter how


    mind-blowing the information was, it was hard to avert the public’s attention. On the contrary, Nicole’s


    suicide attempt was newer. Taylor’s scandals could not gain the attention needed.


    Thus, Richard couldn’t clean his name anymore.


    Meanwhile, Nicole and Sophia were having coffee in a café in Bayside City.


    Sophia poured some sugar into her coffee before using a spoon to stir it. After putting the spoon down,


    she asked Nicole, “Where are you going to go after this?”


    Ten days ago, Nicole had broadcasted herself jumping off a building. Although she fell onto an air


    mattress, she still sustained some minor injuries. So, her head was bound with gauze. She could only


    drink in water to prevent her injuries from leaving a scar behind.


    After drinking a ss of cold water, she put down the ss and stared at the empty ss. Putting on a


    smile, she said, “The money you gave me is enough for me to pay for thepany’s training fee. I had


    been a trainee in Glory when I was fifteen. I made my debut when I was seventeen. But until now, I have


    only yed walk-on parts. If it wasn’t for your money, I wouldn’t have been able to pay for thepany’s


    training fee for the rest of my life. Besides acting, I’m not good at anything else. Now, my contract with


    Glory has also expired and I’ve provoked them, so I can’t stay in this country any longer.”


    Sophia took a sip of her coffee as she looked at this 27-year-old woman. Although she was young, she


    had been through so much, and she had been to the gates of death. Without the spotlight from the


    cameras, she looked weak and fragile. Nheless, she had a sense of persistence in her which was


    supporting her, enabling her to stand up firm and strong.


    Sophia had noticed Nicole a long time ago when she was watching Michael’s film. There were quite a


    number of films which Nicole was in, acting as a supporting cast. All her scenes were short, showing her


    face for only a second or two. Nevertheless, she left a deep impression on people’s minds, although


    nobody knew her name and her name was not even in the list of actors.


    She even acted as a supporting cast in many romantic films. When Sophia was little, she would often


    see her in almost every channel on television at her uncle’s house.


    Out of curiosity, Sophia searched for her information on the Inte. She wasn’t even on Wikipedia.


    Although there was only a handful of information about her, Sophia still knew quite a lot about her after


    gathering all the information.


    After receiving Richard’s text that day, Sophia had nned a blockbuster. She was the writer and director


    of this blockbuster. She wanted to look for a woman who had great acting skills, could easily be bribed


    and was willing to make sacrifices to be the main actress. The first person that came to her mind was


    Nicole.


    She then asked Hale to quickly investigate this person. That was when she discovered more interesting


    information. She was born in an orphanage and had a sick sister. She would send money over to the


    orphanage monthly, and she even owed Glory Entertainment a huge debt. She was even secretly selling


    her body to make a living, but she saved up the money which she earned for the sake of her sister and


    the orphanage which had already turned into a dpidated building.


    She met all the requirements—great acting skills, easily bribed, willing to make sacrifices.


    Sophia initially wanted to simply fool around and mess with her disgusting ex-boyfriend. She could avert


    everyone’s attention at the same time too. Then, she could seize the opportunity to clear Michael’s


    name, for this was her honor as a true fan of his. However, she did not expect Nicole’s broadcast of her


    jumping off the building to have caused a bigger impact than she had imagined.