Chapter 229 You Rock, Ms. M


    “Get in touch with the public rtions department. Have them nip the rumors in their buds as soon as CelebClicks releases the


    news about you and Hope. You work with us. It makes perfect sense for you to send her home. It’s not a big deal.”


    Buck said stiffly, “The news is already out there, Ms. M...”


    M checked her phone swiftly. Notifications about the news flooded her phone. It made it onto the trending lists as well! Hope


    had zero scandals attached to her since her debut. She never even got too close to any male celebrity. All of her partnerships


    were purely professional!


    It was just as the guy from CelebClicks said, the news about Hope and the mysterious six—foot- two man had caused quite a stir!


    “I''ll contact the public rtions department now and tell them to get on it at once.’


    “Okay.”


    Maia hung up the phone after that. Herpany released a statement five minutester, rifying that the man in question was


    a staff of Starlight Entertainment. It stated that he was Maia’s assistant and released a picture of his side profile forizens to


    drawparison to.


    The statement did nothing to quell the discussions. The news remained the top searched topic online.


    “Hope isn’t in a rtionship. She’s not! Herpany has denied it! In Hope we trust! In Starlight Entertainment we trust! Please


    don’t believe or spread the rumors, everyone!”


    “Look at the side profile. It’s Buck, alright! The six—foot-two man is him. He followed Maia around like a bodyguard. She must''ve


    been at least five-foot-five. He’s so tall!”


    “Starlight Entertainment is treating us like we’re dumb. Why would Maia’s assistant drive a celebrity home? Here’s the thing.


    Neb Entertainment might''ve been acquired by them, but it’s still just a branchpany!


    “Furthermore, it doesn’t matter if Hope brings in a lot of money. She simply isn’t important enough for Maia to order her assistant


    to send her home. Didn''t he also send her upstairs?”


    “Hear, hear. | agree with you. Starlight Entertainment’s statement isn’t convincing at all!”


    “Seconded. There are a lot of other famous celebrities out there, but none of them were sent home by one of thepany


    drivers. Why was she sent home by the CEO’s assistant? Not even Aiken was treated that way!”


    The statement from herpany got more than sixty thousand retweets and thements kept rolling in. Then, Maia logged


    into her Twitter ount and quoted herpany’s tweet.


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    “Buck is my assistant. Hope is my younger sister. | didn’t feel good letting my sister on her own. So, | asked him to send her back


    and make sure she got home safely. Does anyone have a problem with that?”N?velDrama.Org content rights.


    Soon, her quote became one of the most searched topics. Theizens ran wild with it!


    “Holy shit! Revtion after revtion! Are they really sisters?”


    “Hope took the role of a domineering CEO in the past. Did she get the inspiration from M? | love that Maia, a domineering


    person herself, moved to protect her younger sister! | want a sister like her too!”


    “Alright. Some of you said Starlight Entertainment wasn’t convincing at all earlier. How do you respond to this? Hope’s sister is


    here to dispel the rumors!”


    “Now that she said it, Hope and Maia do look a little alike! Do you guys remember when Hope left Starlight Entertainment with


    Maia in her arms? Now, we know she was helping her sister!”


    “One of them is a Burgess, while the other is Warren. How are they sisters? Was Warren her stage name? I’ve never heard


    about this! | need answers!”


    “Let me tell you now! Hope’s real name is Hope Burgess!”


    The revtion that Hope was Maia’s younger sister broke the inte. There were both good and badments.


    Someizens said Maia acquired Neb Entertainment to help Hope escape her unfavorable contract. It was such a blessing


    that Hope had a sister looking out for her like that!


    Others questioned the reason Hope signed an unfavorable contract when her family ran an entertainmentpany. What was


    the full story?


    Hope had been exploited by Neb Entertainment for a long time, but Starlight


    Entertainment had never bothered helping her in the past. It was an intriguing mystery thatizens were desperate to solve.


    Overall, there were more goodments than bad ones. Manyizens rejoiced that Hope’s hard times hade to an end.


    They praised her for making her mark in the entertainment industry all on her own. She deserved every good thinging her


    way now because she had indeed made a lot of effort.


    Meanwhile, Hope turned off the notifications on her phone before she cried herself to sleep. She had no idea what had gone


    down on the inte. She only got to know that there was some exciting news the next morning.


    She went on the inte and realized that the news was about her. She was lost for words at


    “Maia treats me so much better than he did.”


    With that, she went to the interview with bloodshot eyes.


    It was nine o''clock when Maia arrived at Starlight Entertainment. Tess had made a mess of thepany when she was in


    charge and that led to discontent among the staff.


    Work efficiency had dropped. It was clear to Maia that staff morale had been very low under Tess’s reign.


    tonce. “Good


    She walked into herpany. The receptionists saw Maia and perked up at once, morning, Ms. Maia.” She nodded in response.


    No one was quite sure what to make of her return. Maia walked toward them and said, “Give me the microphone.”


    “Of course.”


    e of the receptionists did her bidding. Maia took it and ordered, “Activate thepany broadcast system.”


    “On i


    Another receptionist went into the control room and did what she was told.


    “It''s done, Ms. Maia.”


    Maia nodded and started her speech, which was meant for all departments.


    “Good morning, everyone. It’s me, Maia Burgess. | knew everyone had been putting in extra hours as ofte. As a sign of


    gratitude, your bonuses will be doubled for the month.”


    Everyone cheered. Some of them could not contain their emotions and leaped up from their seats. Some even ran out to the


    central court, apuded, and yelled, “You rock, Ms. Maia!”


    Money was definitely the best motivator!


    Maia stood on the ground floor central court, raised her head, and shed a smile at the gathered staff. Then, she said again, “I


    know everyone had a hard time. If you stand by thepany, thepany will recognize and reward your hard work in return!”


    This was a promise she made to everyone in thepany.