Chapter 52

Chapter 052 Belated Affection Is Cheap The war online started strong but ended quietly. The spectators hadn’t had enough of it. In the evening, Artistic Talent released a statement: the malicious incitement of abuses by Maureen Copeland and other artists has damaged the image of the company and violated the provisions in the contract. Their contracts will be terminated, and they’ll be dismissed.

Apart from deleting the tweets, Maureen and others apologized to Miss Newman and the public sincerely and humbly. Their attitudes were a stark contrast to their aggressiveness in the afternoon.

The reversal stimulated the netizens once again. The media had expected a war between Artistic Talent and Southern Star Entertainment. They had been watching and picking sides. Unexpectedly, Artistic Talent gave in so soon. Their approach was disgusting and ridiculous. As for those vicious artists, they were not popular, to begin with. With the release of the statement, their works were taken down. Their accounts were banned. Apparently, they would be benched. No one had expected things to turn out this way. Who was this lady exactly? Out of curiosity, people searched for Miss Newman’s name, but there wasn’t any information about her. She hadn’t even registered any account on social media. She was as mysterious as a legend. What was even more astounding was that all the relevant news and comments had disappeared from the Internet by night. Even that video was gone.

Some netizens rejoiced that they had saved the video. When they checked their phones, however, the video was nowhere to be seen. They were shocked to no end.

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In the car that was taking her home, Hailey talked over the phone, “Brook, public opinion on the internet changes constantly. Soon, no one will remember me. Your approach is a bit radical and might arouse suspicion.” “Whatever! They won’t find any evidence.” On the other end of the phone, Brook was aggrieved. “You know, our brothers bombarded me in the afternoon, blaming me for failing to protect you and leaving the battle to you.” “I like battles. It’s fun,” Hailey didn’t think it was much of a big deal. She looked at the quiet chatting group and asked wonderingly, “Why haven’t they started scolding me?” “You tell me! Do they have the heart to?” Brook snorted. “For the record. We stick to our own jobs. Leave the internet world to me and stay away from such things. I’ll take care of them. You don’t have to expose yourself, alright?”

Hailey looked out of the window and said helplessly, “Brook, I’m a grown-up and can protect myself.

You have your own lives and do not have to do anything for me.”

“That’s not true. It’s our duty to protect you. We can shield you from the wind and rain.” Brook said matter-of-factly. “Think you that you can run away from us since you’ve grown up? As long as you’re still our sister, you’ll listen to us, alright?”

Hailey rubbed her brows and sighed. “I’d better find suitable ladies for you guys to marry. Once you’re all married, you’ll leave me alone.” Brook laughed, “Even Karl doesn’t have a girlfriend, and the rest of us are not in a hurry. As for Jared, he has never been short of women. He is diligent.” The two siblings chatted for a while before Brook added, “By the way, Randal called me today, saying that the filming will be over soon and that he will be back in a couple of days. Don’t worry about anything about Southern Star Entertainment. He’ll take care of it.”

“It’s nice that he’ll be back, but I got this. Never mind, when he comes back, I’ll talk to him,” Hailey said tiredly. “Okay, I’ll catch you later.”

“One more thing!” Brook cleared his throat, “Well, I’m not sure if I should tell you this.” Hailey frowned and said, “Just spill it.” “I just received news that Mazedew Group and Artistic Talent are business partners. Several plays of Artistic Talent are sponsored by the former. They have worked together for a long time. It’s said that Mazedew Group terminated the partnership and decided to find a new advertising agency in the afternoon. Shawn, the owner of Artistic Talent, immediately flew to North City with Andy. I think Owen did that probably for your sake,” Brook speculated. “That’s impossible,” Hailey retorted. “You underestimated Owen. He is not an emotional person. You also overestimated me. I’m not that important in his heart. Maybe there was a clash of views.”

“It can’t be a coincidence. Artistic Talent provoked you in the afternoon, and then Mazedew Group terminated the contract with them. There should be a connection,” Brook reasoned. “And Andy was beaten up by his father. Even the glasses and mask couldn’t cover up his wounds. I believe they were going to North City to apologize. Moreover, the statement of apology from Artistic Talent is pretty sincere.”

Hailey’s brows furrowed. In fact, she also found the apology coming too soon. Given their shameless style, they should have continued the war. Surprisingly, they ate the crow. Did Owen really interfere with it? Why did he do that? She wondered. “As I see it, he might have fallen in love with you. He’s trying to make amends and win back your heart.” Brook took a wild guess and teased her, “Men are cheap. They don’t cherish their possessions until they lose them. In my view, Owen is regretting it.”

Hailey snorted, “Belated affection is cheap, and regret is not in my dictionary. Dwelling on the past is meaningless.” She would not jump into the same pit.

North City. “Mr. Moore, this is a misunderstanding. We didn’t know Miss Newman and you are friends, otherwise, we wouldn’t have dared to offend her.” Sitting on the sofa, the president of Artistic Talent smiled flatteringly and pleaded repeatedly, “It’s my fault that I failed to discipline my son. Kid, what are you waiting for? Apologize to Mr. Moore!” Shawn yelled at Andy, who was slovenly leaning on the sofa. His face was black and blue. There were bruises at the corners of his eyes and mouth. Apparently, he had been battered. Andy grudgingly stood up and apologized, “I’m sorry, Mr. Moore. I didn’t expect Miss Newman to have connections with you.” His feminine face flashed with coldness. “I’m curious about your relationship. It’s said that you’re on good terms with Miss Brown. I’ve never heard about anything between Miss Newman and you.” He touched the corner of his mouth that was hurting and smirked. “Your ex-wife is Ms. Byrne. Your former fiancée is Miss Brown, and there came a third woman, Miss Newman. Your romantic history is quite rich.”