"Did the Maple Group cklist Kristin just to back up Izabe?"


    "From what we''ve seen so far, Izabe is no better than Kristin. But she''s young and has been in the industry for less time. Maybe she''ll get more popr once her TV drama airs." "Look at Izabe. She''s already so popr, even though she''s getting mmed every day."


    "I can''t believe Izabe doesn''t have some big power backing her. Showbiz is tooplicated. How can a small-town girl keep her innocence?"


    "Inte trolls are at it again. They think they''re the moral police, just cause they have a mouth to run."


    "I''m actually okay with the Maple Group cklisting Kristin. Her fans are so extreme, they even encourage animal abuse. Kristin deserves to be punished!"


    "The Maple Group is way out of line to cklist artists left and right. All those years of hard work were down the drain. Aren''t they afraid of getting sued and having to pay damages?"


    Online opinions were all over the ce. One moment, people were saying the CEO of the Maple Group had lost his marbles for cklisting Kristin, who was their only cash cow. The next, there was some new scoop.


    Izabe was one to face challenges head-on. After getting hold of photos of Kristin''s legs and feet, she sent all the dirt she''d collected to a gossip ount.


    - Kristin''s real name was Kaley Cot.


    A lot of people didn''t know who Kaley was. It was not unusual for celebrities to change their names.


    But as the gossip unfolded, before and after pictures of Kristin''s stic surgery were revealed.


    First to be exposed were pictures of her foot missing toes.


    Kaley was first exposed for having ties with the Windham Group''s CEO Brett Windham. Three years ago at her engagement party, a lewd video of her with another man suddenly appeared on the big screen. With this lead, more and moreizens started digging deeper. Their collective power and insight were not to be underestimated. If they really started digging, they could uncover all of a person''s secrets. Then,izens exposed how Kaley became a homewrecker, how she sessfully reced the rightful wife, and how she schemed to have Bell Salotti take the me, and bribed the media to smear Bell Salotti.


    "Kristin''s foot makes me sick. Her fans have unique taste."


    "Look at this foot. Can Kristin''s fans still ept her?"


    "We shouldn''t call her Kristin anymore, but Kaley. I can''t believe she''s this ruthless. Not only was she the other woman, she was also seeing two men at the same time."


    "Has this showbiz news reached the upper crust? Didn''t Brett love his wife? Why did he marry Kaley after the divorce?"


    "Izabe was framed from the start. I can''t imagine how she endured all the attacks online. And all of this was orchestrated by Kristin."


    "I''ve seen shocking news, but nothing like this. Now I understand why the Maple Group cklisted Kristin. Her unchecked behavior deserves it."


    "Does anyone know how Kaley forced Brett''s ex-wife to leave?"


    "I got some juicy news. I used to be a nurse in a hospital in R City about six years ago. After Brett''s wife had a miscarriage and developed a mental disorder, Kristin told her in the ward that if she could have a baby, she would raise it. I''ve never seen a homewrecker so shameless."


    "Brett and Kristin are both evil. Brett''s not worthy of his ex-wife. Do you know who she is? Izabe. Not the current showbiz Izabe, but the Izabe who used to be the richestdy in R City, the youngdy of the Salotti family."


    "Why was there a mosaic on Kaley''s indecent video at the engagement party? I want to see the full HD version!"


    "Brett''s ex-wife''s name was Izabe? What a coincidence. Could this Izabe have any rtion to the deceased Izabe? Could it be that today''s Izabe also had stic surgery?"


    "They look somewhat alike, but it''s probably not. Brett''s ex-wife is dead, and this Izabe''s real name is Bell Salotti. There are records. Izabe is just her stage name."


    "Now I finally understand why Kristin has been targeting this Izabe. It''s because of her jealousy. She''s jealous of the Izabe in the past and the Izabe now. They both can easily overshadow her." Izabe sipped her coffee while looking at her phone.


    At this moment, she had gotten her revenge for "Bell Salotti", but things weren''t over yet.


    Kristin was taken care of. Now it was Nathaniel''s turn. She had said she wouldn''t let these people off. Izabe twirled the ring on her finger.


    News about Kristin''s scandal had spread like wildfire on the inte. Brad was shocked when he saw it, but also relieved. Now he understood what Izabe had meant.


    If they hadn''t terminated Kristin''s contract and forced her to finish filming the script, the drama might never have aired.


    He was also amazed at Izabe''s tactics and abilities. She was able to dig up so much on Kristin. No wonder Kristin would asionally freeze up and ask for a body double for leg shots.


    With all themotion online, Brett found out too. He couldn''t believe Kaley wasn''t dead. He couldn''t believe that she had been living under a new identity all this time, still hurting Izabe and even causing Niki''s death.


    He was kicking himself now, wondering why he didn''t go all out back then.


    Brett was fuming mad. Coughing a fit, his lungs were on fire when he spit out a mouthful of thick blood. He was used to the blood-spitting thing.


    "Used to" was a mighty word, it exined all the predicaments.


    Brett skillfully pulled out a tissue to wipe the blood from his mouth, went to the bathroom to rinse, and washed his face. Looking at his pale reflection in the mirror, he scowled, "Serves you right!" Screwing up someone else''s marriage was bound to bite you in the ass. His illness had stabilized these days, no more spitting blood. But after his call with Casey Dempsey, his condition red up again. Brett leaned against the cold wall, lost in memories.


    He was good to Kaley, patient and gentle, but he treated Izabe like dirt for four years.


    He drove Izabe tomit suicide by fire, but let Kaley, the one who wronged her, off the hook.


    Izabe was right.


    He was always making excuses for his cowardice. He was less than a cat.


    Today, Brett spit a lot of blood and couldn''t stop the bleeding. Medicine didn''t work. He covered his mouth with a wet towel, and swallowed the blood, his chest aching. The blood kept gushing out of his mouth. It even choked his throat, making him unable to swallow in time. His body was shaking like a leaf in autumn, the towel was soaked with blood.


    He came out of the bathroom, and couldn''t make it back to the couch. He copsed onto the carpet. Suddenly, he wanted to see Izabe, even just hearing her voice would do.


    Brett took his phone out of his


    pocket, and slowly moved it in front of his eyes. He selected Izabe''s number in the call log and dialed,


    Izabe''s number over and over


    again, but no matter how


    many


    times he tried, all he got was the


    cold automated prompt, like a cruel


    joke.


    If this was karma, did he regret it?


    Nope.


    He would still make that call to Casey and feed him a load of bull.


    If Casey didn''t believe Izabe and took his word, then Casey didn''t deserve Izabe.


    Brett took a breather and made a call, his voice hoarse withmand.


    "Take care of Kristin. Find out who''s behind her."


    After that, Izabe never heard from Kristin.


    Izabe thought that after dealing with Kristin, her identity in the Maple Group would be exposed. But there was no news, and everyone''s focus was still on Kristin. Netizens dug up a lot of old stuff. Izabe saw it once and felt sick, so she turned off her phone.


    She called Brad to continue filming. During breaks, she would text or call to check on Casey''s condition. After work, she''d go home and learn self-defense from Toby. She kept busy all day without idle time to think about anything else.


    A week passed, and Izabe finally finished all the filming.


    She had been filming for about two months.


    A surprise guest showed up at her wrap party. Izabe looked at the man sitting in the seat of honor - Nathaniel.


    "Why didn''t you tell me he wasing?" Izabe asked.


    Brad didn''t expect Nathaniel toe either. He was busy filming with Izabe these days, and the wrap party was arranged by the producer.


    "Nathaniel is an investor. No one


    would dare to stop him if he wanted toe," Brad said, holding his phone, "someone just posted in the group chat that your wrap party is arranged by him. Izabe, are you hiding something from me? What''s your rtionship with this Nathaniel? Is he chasing you and you''re not into him?"


    Fate? Bad fate. Rtionship? They were enemies.


    Izabe put on a gentle smile. "Mr. York, let''s go."


    She and Brad went to the main table. She didn''t know how the seating was arranged, but she was ced next to Nathaniel.


    People took their seats. Waiters were taking orders, asking if there were any dietary restrictions.


    Nathaniel looked at Izabe and said, "No chopped parsley."


    He knew she didn''t like chopped parsley.


    Since the cat abuse scandal, Nathaniel has locked himself in his room. He researched various drugs, trying to numb his unrealistic thoughts with busyness.


    But as the chaos on the inte grew, it was hard for Nathaniel to ignore.


    It wasn''t hard to find information about Izabe, soon he found out that the Maple Group was Izabe''s, and before that, Brett transferred eight hundred million to Izabe''s ount. Some people might not know, but as Brett''s enemy, he was well aware.


    The eight hundred million dors was the alimony Brett gave to Izabe when they divorced.


    Izabe and Bell Salotti were twopletely different people.


    The difference between them was like night and day. Bell Salotti could never be Izabe. She could try to learn Izabe''s manners and


    expressions, but she could neve


    learn the confidence and pride thate from Izabe''s bones, et alone run a billion-dor corporation, or even take over her formerpany.


    Izabe also bought a lot of stocks, all of which were rising. She had already made fifty million from an initial investment of ten million dors.


    The facts have proven that Bell Salotti has been reced by Izabe.


    When Izabe heard Nathaniel say no chopped parsley, she nced at him.


    She took out her phone and sent a message to Casey. "I finished filming today. Aren''t youing over?"


    Usually, Casey replied to her messages quickly, but today she sent two and Casey didn''t reply. Was he held up by something?


    Izabe propped her chin, her mood visibly down.


    Soon, the dishes were served. The waiter said with the tray, "Sir, here''s the dish you ordered without chopped parsley."


    Nathaniel took it and ced it next to Izabe. This scene caught everyone''s attention.


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    Nathaniel retorted, "I didn''t mess up. This is yours. You don''t do chopped parsley."


    That''s just how people were sometimes. Even when they were clearly beaten by the facts, they still didn''t want to face the truth.


    With a sarcastic tone, Izabe said, "That''s Bell Salotti, but I''m Izabe." After saying that, she called out to a waiter, "Hey, can you get me something with chopped parsley? I love it." Izabe didn''t have any particr food aversions. She liked to add chopped parsley when she cooked, but Brett didn''t like it back in the day, so she stopped adding it to please him. Nathaniel''s eyes turned cold, and his mood seemed to be controlled by Izabe.


    Izabe reminded Nathaniel, "Mr. Krueger, do you remember what I told you before? Bell is long gone." Nathaniel remained silent. He quietly looked at the dish in front of him without any chopped parsley added.