After Ruth took over Lockton Entertainment, she did a purge of the staff, and she had to practically rebuild the company from scratch. The company’s operations might seem to be on track now, but, in truth, she did not have enough staff. The company was already struggling to keep up with Grand Empire in managing the Gate to the Heart. “Also, are you sure you want to bring Marcus along?”Marcus was the one who had recommended Luna to act as Remilia Walton. His stance and convictions were clear. Nathan would not comment on the fact that Ruth did not punish him for it, but why was she still going to use him?“Naturally, it’s because there’s no one else more suited for it than him,” Ruth answered.Nathan did not ask any further questions, but he was still worried. “And you said you’ll think of something to deal with the trending tag?”“You might not know this, but I was the one who dealt with all of Rising Star’s public relations problems in the past. Caelus isn’t actually good enou
At that moment, she saw a familiar face appear at the entrance. He was dressed in a suit and leather shoes that made him seductive, but also like someone who could perfectly suppress his desires. Behind him was a group of people dressed in black, who looked like assistants. Beside him was Joseph Hansford. Joseph held a briefcase and walked half a step behind him. The people in the hall became a little quieter at their arrival. Everyone was curious about who the man was. Why was Joseph so respectful toward him?Ruth was stunned when she saw this lineup, but understanding soon lit up in her eyes. Abel was part of the Blakewell family, so he could never be just a normal member of Grand Empire’s upper management. It was likely that Joseph was somewhat serious when he and Abel did their role play thing. But why would Abel come to the bidding?He never mentioned it before. She took out her phone and sent a message over. [Why are you here?]Abel did not reply to her. The bidd
“I changed my mind.”He had received word while on his way to the bidding that Lockton Entertainment's main focus this time was Silent Love’s copyright. He had been doubtful at the start, but when he saw Ruth’s behavior…As if in response to his thought, Ruth gnashed her teeth, and, after a moment’s hesitation, increased the bid. “Fifteen million.”If Ruth analyzed a particular work and weighed its pros and cons, it would usually not incur losses. He continued increasing the bid without batting an eyelid. “Sixteen million.”Caelus could sense Ruth’s anger despite them being several rows apart. In the past, if he did not do something well or went against her wishes, she would yell at him. But, now, she no longer had the right to do so. Caelus felt good. Even the indignity he suffered because of her disappeared. He sat up straight and waited for the auctioneer to announce the deal. “Thirty million,” someone suddenly said from the front row. It was Joseph. The hall desce
When Ruth returned to the company, she held a meeting and took out her rage on everyone. The people in the meeting were indignant. They believed that Ruth was using them as her emotional punching bag because she was going through cyber bullying, but they did not dare to say it. “Ruth, we aren’t as strong as Rising Star, so it only makes sense that we couldn’t get it. Don’t take it to heart,” Marcus comforted her, but he did not seem too concerned about losing Silent Love. Ruth stared at him coldly. “Is that so? Is it solely because we aren’t as good as Rising Star?”Marcus cocked an eyebrow and retorted, “What else could it be?”“Based on what I know, Silent Love wasn’t among the works Rising Star wanted. Why did Caelus suddenly decide to switch his target?”Marcus’s eyes flashed with cunning, but he pretended to be troubled. “Do you really want me to tell you the truth?”Ruth snorted. “Are you saying that he’s targeting me?”Marcus said nothing. The other people stayed si
Nathan frowned in puzzlement. “We have enough proof to fire him. Why did you do this?”Ruth sat down in her chair. “It’s enough to fire him, but it’s not enough to destroy his reputation.”“What do you mean?”“He might be a bad apple, but he’s pretty good. If we don’t make him suffer the consequences of his actions before leaving, we’ll just give Rising Star a talented person.” And she was not that good of a person. Since Marcus decided to stay, she would make him unable to leave. Nathan nodded. Her words made sense.However, they were still not done with the public’s bad opinion about Ruth. He took out his tablet and tapped the screen a few times before showing it to her. “She’s spitting in your face because you’re doing nothing. Are you sure you want to continue waiting?”Ten minutes ago, Luna had sent a new tweet. [I might be too happy in my relationship, for I’ve only come to know that my sister has this sort of feelings for Caelus. I’ve thought about this for a long t
Two minutes later, the “guilty” Ruth finally posted a tweet after being silent the whole day in the face of condemning words. Ruth: Keeping your sugar mommy’s photos is something worthy of praise, but uploading them while twisting the truth is wrong @Caelus]She also uploaded four photos that showed a transfer of money. The transfer dates were different, but all of the money went to Caelus, and he always sent a heart emoji back. If heart emojis could symbolize love, then he sent some every month. After the first transfer of money, he even wished her happy birthday in advance. The netizens who had been denouncing Ruth and condemning her were really stirred up. When Ruth posted the tweet, it immediately became the most retweeted post. [What’s this?][Sugar mommy? Am I reading this right? Ruth is Caelus’s sugar mommy?][What the hell? I’m too shocked. My brain can’t think.][Hahahahaha! She’s saying that she’s Rising Star’s president’s sugar mommy! I’m going to die!][How
Mr. Herbert understood just how biased Calum was, but he was a wily old fox who looked down on Calum and did not trust Ruth, so he decided to protect his own interests by staying out of their family’s affairs and refusing to say anything about it. Nathan diverted the subject by saying regretfully, “But it’s still sad that we lost the copyright for Silent Love. We assessed it so thoroughly and planned for it, but it ended up benefiting someone else instead.”“Don’t be sad about it. I never wanted the copyright for that book.”What?Both of them stared at her. Ruth gave them a mysterious smile. “Just wait. You’ll understand what I mean later.”Nathan was patient and phlegmatic, so, when he saw how confident she was, he felt at ease and did not ask any further questions, while Mr. Herbert did not care about it. His sole goal was to deal with Ruth’s current scandal. He happily went out with his phone in hand and waited for a crucial moment to add fuel to the flames and stir the p
Luna had changed her schedule last minute to discreetly increase her own value by telling DH that she wanted to sign the contract the next day instead of what was originally planned. But they could not wait and came to her. Their enthusiasm pleased Luna, and there was no problem with the contract’s clauses, so she was ready to sign. But what were they doing now?She exchanged a look with her manager, Cyrus, and could only watch as DH’s group left in a hurry. Then, her manager received a call. After he hung up, he turned around stiffly to stare at her. “I think I know why they left, Luna.”What?Luna picked up her phone and saw the series of money transfer screenshots. Then, she saw that Ruth had tagged her, and her expression turned dark. When she saw the netizens who were just in for the entertainment asking Ruth to give them more details, Luna’s heart nearly stopped. How could she forget?! Ruth still had those indecent photos of her and Caelus!In a panic, she got out