Chapter 99
Haldwin didn’t blame her and assured her that the company had lawyers in handle the matter. He agreed with Moira’s point that they were designers, not actors, so even if the case went to court, they would win
Hearing Haldwin’s reassurance.
- ce. Moira fel a little more at ease.
Baldwin added, “How about I give you two days off? You can come back to work next Monday!
1 can return to work tomorrow, Moira said.
She felt that staying home alone was pointless and figured it would be better to occupy herself with work
Her job’s main income came from commissions and bonuses, so she needed to find clients to earn more.
After hanging up. Moira placed her phone on the bedside table, got out of bed, and opened the curtains.
Outside, The fading glow of the sunset painted the sky, and the cool evening breeze swept through the window, clearing the lingering fog in her
mind.
After standing for a while, hunger began to
to gnaw at Moira, so she opened the door and decided to cook some pasta,
Eating alone was convenient, and she did not need to bother with fancy toppings or go out to buy ingredients. Just simple mac and cheese would
do
However, the house was too large and eerily quiet. Moira found it a bit unseuling.
After a simple meal, she started unpacking her luggage, hanging her clothes back into the wardrobe one by one. unsure of what to do next.
Then, she curled up on the couch,
Moira opened WhatsApp and intended to take a picture of the dining coupon to show Zea, but the noticed that Reformer had kicked her out of the group chat She sent a message to Zea, but there was no reply.
Thereafter, she logged onto X, expecting to see some distressing news
Unexpectedly, it was inundated with hashtags about Benton, “Benton Richmond’s romance“, “Benton Richmond’s hookups“, “Benton Richmond is a two–timer“, and “Benton Richmond’s public image collapses”
After scrolling through the posts, Moira finally understood what had happened. It turned out that after she posted her relationship announcement on X. Benton suddenly posted a tweet with just a broken–heart emoji.
Since Moira had been photographed with her boyfriend the previous day and then announced her relationship afterward, Benton’s fans believed that Moira had lied to Benton and tried to get up to the top by using him. Benton’s post seemed to confirm that Moira was a heartless woman.
With that implied accusation, Moira’s X comments and private messages were flooded with vile insults and curses.
Even Reformer’s official account was overrun by Benton’s fans, accusing the production team of being unethical for pairing Benton with “scheming woman” and suggesting they rename the show to “Matchmaker Inc.”
Benton’s fans went on to say that the crew was simply trying to piggyback off the actor’s popularity and even swore to drive Moira out of the show and Eldora
Reformer then announced that Moira had officially left the program. However, just ten minutes later, entertainment gossip accounts released videos showing Benton taking different women to hotels at night.
The women, filmed leaving early the next morning wearing masks and hats. They were discreetly driven away by Benton’s car.
Benton’s team immediately issued a statement claiming they were just friends and gaming buddies who went to the hotel to play games
Netizens did not buy it. Soon, someone identited one of the women as a minor influencer who had a boyfriend.
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Furious at being cheated on the boyfriend retaliated by leaking a set of photos showing Henton in bed with the influencer.
