Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 881

The

phone rang.

It was Blake.

Sherilyn's face turned pale as she braced herself to answer. "Hello, Blake."

"Sherilyn?"

Blake was under pressure from the production team and was feeling frazzled.

"This trending topic, why haven't you dealt with it yet? Can't you clear it up? Who is this guy, exactly? What's your relationship with him?"

It wasn't surprising that he was suspicious, given Sherilyn's silence on the matter.

"Sherilyn!"

Blake got straight to the point, "Just tell me the truth, what's really going on here? You couldn't possibly have..."

"I..." Sherilyn was at a loss for words.

"Sherilyn! In today's social media environment, there are strict expectations for celebrities. Pay your taxes, don't sleep around! These are the basics! You're just starting out..." Blake's words were urgent, "Ruining the show is one thing, but do you want any future in this industry? This could get you blacklisted, and then you're finished!"

Nearby, Gilbert heard the commotion, set down his cup, and walked over.

Rebecca White quietly informed him, "It's Director Blake."

and stood in front of Sherilyn,

"Give me the phone."

before her,

Sherilyn hesitated, torn.

well what handing over the

"Give it to me."

force her, instead coaxing gently, "I promise, I'm just going to help you out of this mess, and I won't bother you after. Trust me,

Could she trust him?

extended

lip, Sherilyn raised her arm and placed the phone

to his ear, his eyes half-closed as he spoke

"Blake, it's me, Gilbert."

sounded surprised. "Mr. Johnson...

"Mhm."

found out about this. I'll

sure... My apologies for

"That settles it."

brief exchanges, Gilbert ended the call, handing the phone back to Sherilyn while pulling

handle this right away. You don't need

her

Half an hour later.

climbed the trending

From Nine Harrison-Gilbert.

a big "FAKE" was

by a lengthy