Noticing a fierce glint in Sophia’s eyes, Sean immediately asked, “I think Natasha would definitely not leave the matter at that, Sophia. Do you have any plans?”
Sophia’s eyes flickered with ferocity, but she suppressed it in the end and said, “She’ll probably behave herself in the future. I’ve already beaten her up, so let’s forget about it and let her be.”
Sean didn’t say anything else, but he couldn’t help feeling that Sophia was setting a deadly enemy free. After all, both of them had reached a point where they would fight to the bitter end. If Sophia didn’t do anything to Natasha right now, Natasha would surely go against her after rising to power again in the future.
The bad blood between Sophia and Natasha had been going on for a long time, and Sophia even beat Natasha up like that in public previously. Even Sophia herself wouldn’t believe that Natasha would let her off, for the latter would never spare her once she gained power.
An evil plan formed in Sophia’s mind…
Meanwhile, entertainment news pages were nearly occupied by a series of scandalous gossip about ‘Taylor’.
There were all sorts of gossip about Taylor going clubbing, hugging ladies left and right, sleeping around, and getting into a drunken brawl with somebody else at a bar… Taylor, who was once a low-profile Prince Charming, finally knocked himself off his pedestal and went from one extreme to the other.
“Taylor has gotten into a drunken brawl in a nightclub, injuring many and resulting in property damages of up to 1 million. Imperial Management Studio has agreed to pay for the damages, but Taylor himself hasn’t made any comments for the time being…”
Michael was drinking some ginseng soup in front of the television while having a foot bath, looking as though he was already living in retirement. He frowned upon seeing the TV news anchor delivering the news report regretfully.
“Switch to another channel, Nicholas.”
Nicholas, who was sitting next to him, switched to another channel obediently.
“The film ‘The National Treasury Action’ has released its first batch of character posters today. Based on a true story, this film tells the story of the loss and subsequent recovery of an imperial seal dated around the end of the last dynasty. Written by acclaimed screenwriters, this film stars well-known actors Taylor Murray and Ethan Winston. It also marks another blockbuster collaboration between the two. The film ‘War Dragon,’ which they last collaborated in, grossed 5.8 billion at the domestic box office, making it the highest-grossing Cethosian film in history. However, it’s worth mentioning that Taylor has been plagued by a series of scandals recently. Let us wait and see if he can complete the film as professionally as ever…”
Michael ordered again, “Switch to another channel, Nicholas.”
Nicholas switched to another channel. As Michael expected, it was also reporting news about him. .
“According to rumors, the person whom Taylor had beaten up in the nightclub this time is the No. 2 leader of Green Lotus Gang, an underworld organization. After the incident, Green Lotus Gang has issued an order to have Taylor hunted and killed.”
Michael put down the ginseng soup with deep furrows in his brow.
He really couldn’t let things go on like this anymore. Even though he was fine as long as Celine was happy, he felt that he shouldn’t take all the blame for her deeds. Now, he was being blamed for all the foolish acts she had committed!
There would be grave consequences if things went on like this…
Even though Celine didn’t have to save face, he needed to. Everyone only knew that the face belonged to ‘Taylor,’ so he would be blamed for everything she did.
Michael called Celine and asked, “Where are you, Celie?”
Panting, Celine answered, “I’m busy—I’ll talk to you later.”
A loud noise could be heard in the background, and there seemed to be lots of people over there. Moreover, Michael could hear many wailing voices. There were voices of men bellowing, sounds of women screaming, and the clatter of tablewares being smashed to the floor.
He could tell that she was quite busy fighting with somebody again!
He hung up the phone, but the more he thought about it, the more he sensed that something was wrong.
For instance, Sophia hadn’t come home yet. Nathan, who should’ve been staying at Celine’s place, was suddenly dropped off at Michael’s house. He was currently having a foot bath while watching TV with Michael.
Logically speaking, Sophia should be working overtime in her company just then. Soul of Sniper—the game created by her company—was very well received, so her company was currently working extra hours to produce a new version of the game that would be updated next month. Since the updated version would include many new features, everyone in the company had their hands full, making it usual for them to go home in the middle of the night. After all, people who worked in gaming companies never finished work on time.
Michael called Sophia, but nobody answered the phone. He then called Sean and Stanley, but they didn’t answer their phones either.
Getting her hair done? Working overtime?
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