Chapter 500


    [Hey, you got a problem? Sure, they don''t exactly click, but when has Astrid ever given Joana a hard


    time on the show?]


    [Exactly, Joana''s just being petty. Astrid is way above all that.]


    [Astrid''s so tough, right? So howe she''s not pulling out all the stops to find Joana? You just know


    she''s hoping something bad happened to her!]


    [I''m so over this. Scaredy-cat Joana runs off by herself and somehow it''s Astrid''s fault? As if my girl


    Astrid doesn''t have enough fans to stand up to this nonsense!]


    ...


    Some rival fans were chomping at the bit to stir up trouble, and they seized this chance to fan the


    mes.


    The fans and haters quickly got into a spat, and that''s when Astrid, who had been silent, suddenly


    spoke up, "Joana''s not in trouble. She left with someone on her own. Look at this ce, it''s crafty.


    There are cameras everywhere except this one path because it''s too rugged for cameras. The crew


    said none of the cameras caught her, which means she deliberately avoided them and left this way."


    Astrid''s words clicked for Clyde.


    Joana was a master at drumming up publicity. She was probably faking her disappearance to get some


    buzz.


    The other guests exchanged knowing looks.


    The online crowd, oblivious to the truth, erupted in chaos. [Listen to what Astrid''s saying. Is that


    something a kind person would say? Joana''s missing and she ims Joana just left herself? How is


    that even possible?]


    [Why isn''t it possible? If someone had taken her, wouldn''t there be some kind of noise?]


    [Joana''s disappearance in the woods is trending. I think I''m starting to get it.]


    Ament floated by and Jack had a lightbulb moment. He immediately called Maddox.


    When Maddox saw Jack''s call, he thought they had found her. "What''s up? Did you find her?"


    "Boss, I''ve been reading thements, and I have a bold theory. Could Joana be hiding on purpose


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    for a publicity stunt?" Jack swallowed nervously after saying this. "Astrid pointed out how Joana


    avoided all the cameras. It''s obviously premeditated. If it was just a casual stroll, she would''ve been


    caught on camera."


    "If Joana was really in trouble, the news of her disappearance would''ve reached her agent by now, and


    they wouldn’t just sit back and do nothing, so the agent must be in the loop."


    Maddox frowned at the revtion. "Got it."


    He didn''t return to the set but went to join Astrid and the others.


    He knew that no matter who among them spoke, it would invite criticism. But it was different if he said


    it.


    Astrid had likely seen through it all but chose to keep quiet.


    "Astrid, you guys head back. I know where Joana is." Maddox''s admission baffled the online crowd.


    To prevent further spection, Maddox was blunt. "Folks, this whole situation is a farce directed and


    performed by Joana herself. I respect every actor, but I can''t tolerate someone using my show as a


    tform for personal PR stunts."


    "Joana hasn''t disappeared. She''s right down here!"


    After his deration, Maddox carried a camera and headed down the concealed path. It wasn''t long


    before he spotted a faint light ahead.


    The people over there noticed someone approaching and quickly snuffed out the light.