From Divorce To Dominance (Natalie Xavier)

Chapter 39

Oscar was as anxious as a cat on a hot tin roof. His face was long and teetering on the edge of tears. Ever since the show aired, his emotions had been on a rollercoaster ride. One moment, he was celebrating the episode's skyrocketing ratings, dominating the charts ahead of all the other shows. The next moment, he was hit with the news that Smooth Skin had sent a lawyer's letter. They were suing the "Sweet Love" production team and Natalic for defamation, claiming infringement of their reputation and damaging their corporate image. When Oscar received the news, he was completely stunned. Smooth Skin had signed a sponsorship agreement with t the show, and Tessa was supposed to be the endorser for the product. How did things take such a drastic turn so suddenly! He immediately tried to reach out to the representative from Smooth Skin, hoping to avoid a confrontation and settle the issue. But his calls went unanswered. To make matters worse, news of the situation was already starting to explode online. In his panic, he was reminded by Bobby to seek out Natalie, and suddenly it hit him.

While he didn't know much about Natalie, she radiated a sense of calm like she could solve any problem. Oscar showed up, full of hope, but was stopped at the door by a maid who said that Natalie was currently taking a nap. "What t do you mean it's nap time? This is urgent. Please, just go tell her-it's a big deal!" Oscar pleaded.

The maid glanced at him, calm and collected, striking a pose that was reminiscent of Natalie herself. "Ms. Xavier's sleep is a top priority," said the maid.

Oscar was momentarily speechless, but then he persisted, saying "I beg you. Please! Just pass the message along!"

Seeing his desperation, the maid couldn't help but let out a little buff. "Alright. I'll go tell her, but I'm only responsible for the message. Whether or not she decides to see you is another matter."

"Thank you!" Oscar quickly clasped his hands together in gratitude. Once the maid went inside, he realized something

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"Wait a minute! I'm a prominent director, known in the industry, and here I am begging a little girl for a favor. What happened to my authority? Natalie clearly has a strange kind of influence!' He pondered on this just as the maid returned. Oscar rushed up, asking, "So, what did she say? Will she see me?

"She said to relax and let her take her nap. She'll deal with everything once she wakes up," said the maid.

"Waiting until she wakes up might be too late!" Oscar was pulling his hair in frustration. "News spreads like wildfire online, and-

up, only to meet the maids smiling faces. They spoke in unison, "It's not a big deal, Director Pierce. Just

maids had dealt with chaos countless times before. Even more bizarre was that he somehow

wait, he fished out his phone to check the

'Second-rate Smooth Skin" had been lingering in the top ten trending topics. The clip of Tessa sending Smooth Skin products to Natalie, only for Natalie to critique it as second- rate, had been edited and used as solid

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raging river. Fans of Tessa, who had previously lost the verbal battle in the live stream, now

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that Smooth Skin has stepped in. I guess Natalie is hiding

rich-girl persona, and now that Smooth Skin didn't pick

casually throwing 3 million around doesn't need

sooner. Every single day,

Smooth Skin begged for Nat to endorse their

them!]

I'll buy the whole company for

their minds? They think they can buy Smooth Skin. but I doubt they can

at the comments with a heavy heart. He kept glancing at his watch, relieved when 30 minutes passed, and

a bit, "you mentioned before that Smooth Skin was second-rate brand, but now they're planning to sue us. The

an eyebrow, a hint of confusion in her eyes. "Are they really going to sue us?"

sent a cease-and-desist

Skin and calmly shared it while typing a message: [To Smooth Skin: I'm so scared.] Oscar's mouth twitched. The way she phrased it didn't come off as scared at all; it was a blatant provocation. Looking up at her, he saw Natalie blushing with excitement, almost

a bit nervously, "shouldn't we do something? We can't just wait for them to

slightly, her radiant smile lighting up the room. "Director Pierce, if you don't have anything planned for

Oscar, still