True Tycoon Her Empire, Her Rules

Chapter 188

The assistant frowned at Mae’s words.

“Seriously, Mae?” she said, “Anny told you to lay off the internet drama for a while. She was already peeved when you went rogue and hired some trolls to trash–talk Winnie. Now this…”

“And what? You’re blaming me too?” Mae glared at her assistant. Normally, she would maintain her starlet composure, but today, her fury cast aside any semblance of emotional control. She was about to rip into her assistant again when a sharp toothache seized her, causing her to clutch her cheek.

“Whatever. My tooth is killing me. Just go and make me a dentist appointment.”

Ever since Mae’s fiasco at the Ghostly Guidance event, it seemed her luck had taken a nosedive. First her manager had a go at her, and now even sipping cold water triggered a

toothache.

The assistant, though skeptical, couldn’t help but offer some advice.

“Should I get you some painkillers for now? Anny said that ever since the show announced your departure, the paparazzi will be on your tail. You really should avoid going out…”

Mid–sentence, the assistant remembered something else and hastily added, “And, uh, the show sald

guy who was using dark magic to harm people got caught, but since you were one of his victims, you might still be in for a string of bad luck. Better stay in-”

Before she could finish, a half–empty water bottle hurled through the air, hitting her shoulder. She winced in pain.

Mae, her face once adored by fans like the moon in a clear night sky, was now twisted with a sinister scowl. “You think you can tell me what to do? Believe me, I can fire you in a

heartbeat!”

in the mood to listen

she’d be scared even if she did. After all, she still had that Protection Charm she snagged from

magic she o protect her from the dark magic she encountered. If only she hadn’t been so angry with her manager for going over her head to cancel her contract with the show, she might have asked about it. She might

disregarded her assistant’s warning, who, intimidated by her glare, obediently went

forehead with a sense of frustration, muttered, “Let her go

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She’s beyond help.

around, but you

very afternoon, Mae, fully incognito with a

morning’s toothache was nothing compared to

a

house, they

with her, suspecting the Bryant family of using their influence to oust her, the majority thought she got what she

online reputation was plummeting. But the paparazzi were eager to capitalize on this last wave of interest.

outside the clinic for over an hour, Mae and her

your departure from Ghostly Guidance, what

are you stepping out today for

confront them head–on.

off further inquiries and quickened

such a mundane answer and

and desperate to reach her waiting

paparazzi, taken by surprise, gave chase.

she reached the car and took a hard fall, face–planting into a nearby step.

the situation, immediately shouted, “We didn’t touch her! We didn’t cause her