The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart

Chapter 818

Scandal after scandal, even Jole’s die-hard fans were buckling under the weight of all the dirt coming out.

The court of public opinion was in session.

Joie’s reputation was in tatters, and even the mainstream media were piling on, openly condemning Joie’s misdeeds!

The police got their hands on a crystal-clear video implicating Joie in an assault, and that very night, Joie was hauled down to the station for questioning!

The news of Joie’s arrest spread like wildfire, lending credence to the swirling rumors.

In the interrogation room, Joie was defiant, telling the officers, “You’d better be nice to me. The Salters will be here for me soon.”

The two cops exchanged a glance, their smiles tinged with irony.

Joie felt a chill of unease.

That night, Joie tried to call in a favor from Grace but got told that Grace had turned in early due to feeling under the weather.

Isaac was out of town.

Grace wasn’t lifting a finger to help.

Joie was at a dead end.

Twelve hours after the video leaked, the internet was ablaze, forcing Joie’s management company to announce an indefinite hiatus for their star.

crowd was relentless, digging into the identities of the two fresh

in the video.

picked up on the slightest clues, listing

the

the appearance of the two up-and-comers, “Are you

commodities in the industry, known for their talent

a glance. “Yes.”

assistant, a fan of one of them, suppressed her excitement and led them to the office. Brittany

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for the assistant

to the two hunks, “Gentlemen, what brings you

was you who released that

the blurring, those who know them well still could guess their identity. They had come to

coffee. Im not sure

was playing dumb.

a loss for words until one spoke up. “Ms. Dustin, we’ve had our run-ins with Joie, but it was just for show. Why push us to

the video

then finally asked, “What do

for. Retrieving a contract from the drawer, she stated, “This is one of the major projects for the year, consider it my gesture of

was irresistible.

across the table and withdrew

“We understand.”

they hesitated, “Ms. Dustin, aren’t you concerned about potential repercussions from Joie