Chapter 98
Chapter 98
“That’s it! So this was Charmine’s true motive. Charmine is really something special, for her to win with a seemingly bad strategy. That’s impressive!’ Anthony stopped the car by the side of the road and took out his cellphone to send Charmine a text.
[I will be waiting to see your surprise victory as the underdog the day after tomorrow. When it happens, I’ll have a special gift basket prepared to congratulate you.)
On her bed, Charmine was playing with her cellphone. Her group of close friends were texting her on WhatsApp, attempting to help her make a winning comeback. There were still some amongst them who hoped that she would give up on this treacherous game.
Claire sent a barrage of text messages to Charmine.
[Charmine, have you read what the public opinion about it is o n the internet? Can you see the influence HollyOak Entertainment has? Everybody is praising Tiffany and heaping abuse on your photos. Your hope of starting your own online business is never going to happen now.]
(If you sign with HollyOak Entertainment, I guarantee that I’ll make you a bigger star than Tiffany Jordan. Furthermore, the precarious situation you’re currently in is something we can help you solve. Regarding profit sharing, we can discuss that
matter with you at a later date. Apart from me, there’s no one
else who can save you!]
Charmine curled her red lips in disgust. She could not be bothered to respond to Claire. “There is no point in responding to narcissistic people. The best way to deal with them is to beat them with pure
ability!’ she thought to herself. The day after tomorrow would be the real competition and she would b e there to teach them all a lesson. She was going to show them what actual talent and skill looked like.
However, her agent Eric also texted her.
(Charmine, what on earth are you thinking? The day after tomorrow is D-day.)
Charmine furrowed her brows, replying to Eric.
[I truly want to let you in on my plan but there’s too much on the line. Until the matter is over, I have to keep it a secret. I’m sorry but I can’t risk telling you what’s going on right now.]
[However, there’s one thing you need to remember. I, Charmine Jordan, would never do anything that could jeopardize myself. All you need to do is wait calmly and everything will be fine. If you really feel like you can’t sit still and do nothing, head out and pay off some internet trolls. Get them to attack my photos more vigorously. The more venom they put into defacing my photos, the better.]
Eric had no response to that. Had her reputation not suffered enough by now? Even though he believed in Charmine’s
ability, with the way the situation was now… How else could h e turn it around?
Oh well, Charmine is a willful gal. Even if she doesn’t succeed, she can retire from the industry and manage the diamond mines. It’s three hundred million tons of raw diamond to be mined,’ Eric thought to himself. He no longer cared.
Once Charmine was done typing, she sighed deeply. She could not believe that no one could see through her ruse. ‘What about the big boss?’ she wondered. As she sighed, she received a WhatsApp notification.
[I will be waiting to see your surprise victory as the underdog the day after tomorrow. When it happens, I’ll have a special gift basket prepared to congratulate you.]
Charmine frowned. Anthony had actually figured out what her master plan was. Could it be because of what she said earlier? Had that revealed her intentions? It turned out that he was not as dumb as she thought. 1
Charmine started to type in response, but she barely managed a few words before a memory from five years ago emerged in her mind.
Five years ago, she lost her virginity, fell pregnant, and suffered a miscarriage…
Right now, the development of her relationship with Anthony and Chris did not seem like a good sign. Charmine mulled over it for a moment and decided to erase everything she had just
written. She tossed her cellphone aside and slowly closed her eyes. She could see that Anthony was treating her well. What o n earth did she have to do for him to give up on her? Should she tell him about the events that happened five years a go?ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .