Chapter 8
Percival quickly searched the trending news and found that Pleanor’s manager had beaten him to the punch, exposing all the shady business where he’d insisted Eleanor step in for Celeste multiple times. The manager even shared side–by–side photos, claiming that small agencies bully their models, portraying Eleanor as a victim of many years of exploitation.
Percival was furious. He immediately contacted Heanor’s manager.
“Seraphina, have you lost your mind?”
On the other end, Seraphina laughed confidently, her voice steady. “I was ready to leave your little company long before this.”
“Percival, this has to be Eleanor’s idea. You need to suppress this news fast and get a piece on Eleanor’s possible publicity instead.” Celester added anxiously.
Without hesitation. Percival tapped into his connections to bury Seraphina’s expose and pushed a news story hinting that Eleanor was seeking publicity herself.
Suddenly, both Eleanor and Heavens Arts were trending topics, generating mixed reviews.
No one knew about Eleanor’s relationship with Victor. So, when it came to choosing sides between Eleanor and Heavens Arts, most people preferred not to cross Percival. It was clear that Eleanor was taking the brunt of the online hacklash, with netizens hurling insults her way,
But just when everyone thought the tide had turned, the term “stand in Eleanor” suddenly shot to the top of the trending list. When people clicked on it, they found only Seraphina’s press release–painting Eleanor as the real victim.
Since Seraphina made her statement first, the audience formed their opinions based on that. Considering Eleanor had substituted for Celeste so many times without seeking attention, Exns overwhelmingly believed she was the one who had suffered from Heavens Arts,
Feren al couldn’t believe his eyes as he dialed the PR team, offering to pay to suppress Eleanor’s news.
At that very mitent, Victor’s assistant was making calls to mainstream media: “If the news of Eleanor’s stand–in gets removed from trending, you can prepare for your done broclose for post ”
