"Alright!" Charlotte answered Wanda with a nod.She was about to leave to take care of it when Ingrid grabbed her and said, "Wait…"Her lips were trembling as if she wanted to say something.Wanda, feeling overwhelmed, urged, "We can't wait anymore! If Ms. Lawson releases a statement before us, you'll be finished—"Before she could finish speaking, her phone rang. It was a call from Ned. She knew he was calling to demand an explanation.She signaled Charlotte to proceed and immediately answered the call, "Hello, Mr. Fletcher.""Was that the script you gave Linda? To throw Angeline under the bus?" he questioned.Ned's voice filled with uncontained anger as if he was ready to tear someone apart.Wanda quickly explained, "We had instructed Linda to speak the truth. We had no idea she would suddenly say those things on the livestream. I just asked Ingrid if she had offended Linda before, thinking she might have done this on purpose to mess with her on the show."With a hand on her
RichieRich: "The former manager is testing the waters to see if there would be any backlash. If nothing happened and Ms. Lawson couldn't provide any evidence, then Ingrid would hold a press conference in the afternoon to say that Linda initially made a mistake and signed the contract on her behalf."At the time, Ingrid wasn't very popular and couldn't afford the fee for breaching the contract, so she negotiated with Ms. Lawson, who was supposed to take the money and promise never to reveal the truth. It was as if she had sold that favor to Ingrid."That's how this whole misunderstanding continued! But who knew Mr. Hooper would have a recording when Ms. Lawson had no evidence? Later in the afternoon, Ingrid will shift all the blame onto the former manager, claiming she didn't know why the manager said what she said."I believe things will play out as I expected. Everyone, just wait and see!"ICanFight: "I have to say, I suspect the person above is right! Then, they will probably sho
Wanda remained silent for a long while before she finally spoke. It seemed like she had made up her mind after much contemplation.Looking up at Ingrid, she said, "There's another way…""What is it?" Ingrid asked with her head raised, her eyes filled with tears."Get Mr. Fletcher to come forward and explain what really happened back then—that you wanted to come clean, but he and Linda insisted on covering it up."Wanda stood up and walked over to Ingrid, saying, "While Mr. Fletcher still feels guilty toward you, you can use that to your advantage! You can also push all the blame on Linda."After all, she lied first, and we don't know her motives. Lawson Global has already announced they will definitely sue her anyway!""But this—"Before Ingrid could finish, Wanda raised her hand to stop her and continued, "I listened to the recording of Mr. Fletcher and Mr. Hooper's conversation. "We can absolutely steer it in this direction, even embellish it a little. Talk about your strugg
Ingrid bit her lip as she fixed her gaze on the phone on the table. She didn't have much time left.After seeing how Ingrid was crying while staring at her phone, Charlotte took out her phone in a moment of determination. She had just launched her contact list when Wanda stopped her."You can't make the call! Only Ingrid can do it for herself. None of us can make decisions for her. She's in this mess now because Linda made the wrong decision for her back then. Do you want to repeat the same mistake?"Wanda saw through Ingrid's intention to shift all the blame onto Linda, but she didn't say it out loud.She had known Ingrid for some time now and knew that the latter always pretended to be undecided when, in reality, she had already made up her mind.Ingrid had always found ways to absolve herself and let others take the risks for her. Wanda felt Linda was too good for Ingrid back then. Linda had done all the dirty work for Ingrid and ended up in such a miserable situation.Wanda c
Angeline hadn't even eaten lunch. She had just finished a meeting.As soon as Nathaniel's call went through, he hurriedly apologized. He admitted that posting the recording online was a rash decision made in the heat of the moment, and he hadn't consulted her beforehand.He only called her after the post was already on Twitter. Since she hadn't answered his calls, he assumed she was angry and confessed that he couldn't resist uploading the recording."It's okay. I was in a meeting, and my phone was on mute, so I didn't notice. The recording is already up, and Ingrid's former manager slandered me first. I believe Simon will understand," Angeline said."As long as you're not mad. I was worried that my grandfather might break my legs if you were suddenly upset with me with our engagement just around the corner," said Nathaniel, patting his chest.He was slightly exaggerating, but he knew he wouldn't fare well with his grandfather if that had happened.Angeline chuckled softly and sa
Ned's Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed and pursed his lips.Almost instinctively, he defended Angeline, saying, "Angeline didn't save Simon to be repaid. That's why she didn't leave any information behind at the time. "She said she wouldn't seek Simon out to tell him she was his savior but suggested that Ingrid, the beneficiary, tell him the truth. This way, both parties' losses would be minimized."Unfortunately, I trusted what Ms. Davis said back then, believing that Ingrid was already in contact with international directors through the Norwalk Corporation. If she lost that opportunity, she'd be sidelined."Furthermore, the fact that Norwalk Corporation chose her as their spokesperson because she was Simon's savior was widely publicized then. "If the public were to find out that my ex-wife was the true savior, Ingrid would be tossed into the spotlight again, and the old accusations of her being a homewrecker would resurface, destroying her future!"He sighed and continued,
Ingrid quickly responded, "It's not like that! Ultimately, it was my decision. I didn't stick to my own convictions and wavered. This is all my fault."I can't shirk this responsibility, so I must apologize to Angie and the fans who have always supported me. I didn't set a good example for them."Another reporter raised his hand and asked, "Ms. Dalton, were you aware that Mr. Fletcher was married to Ms. Lawson when you were with him while she was in her coma?"Are you indeed the third party who interfered in their marriage, as previously revealed by netizens? Or do you believe in the saying that the one who is not loved is the third party, thus disregarding our country's marriage laws?"The question was extremely sharp.Ingrid's face turned ashen, and she found herself at a loss for words. Her tears fell uncontrollably. She was well aware that her comments from back then had been dug up by others. She figured that denying it now would only make her situation worse.Through her te
Wanda's other concern was whether the broadcasting companies might classify Ingrid as a disreputable artist. If that happened, her career would be effectively over.Wanda had placed too much hope in this press conference, thinking that Ned's presence would divert the reporters' attention toward him. She hadn't anticipated that he would refuse to engage with the reporters and storm out instead.Wanda still didn't fully understand Ned's personality. He had never been an easy person to deal with. As a pampered son of a wealthy family, he had always been difficult. He would only show his softer side to those he loved.Because of his guilt toward Ingrid, he had already appeared more approachable toward her. Moreover, the reporter's question earlier had hit a nerve with Ned. This man, who had gotten away with all sorts of misdeeds in Oceanford, was not someone who would sit politely and answer those questions.Wanda supported Ingrid and walked her back to the hotel lounge from where th