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."

frowned in acknowledgment and stood in front of Sherilyn, extending

"Give me the phone."

before her, palm

Sherilyn hesitated, torn.

what handing over the

"Give it to me."

"I promise, I'm just going to help you out of this mess, and I won't bother you after. Trust

Could she trust him?

over." Gilbert extended his hand

arm

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

"Blake, it's me, Gilbert."

sounded surprised. "Mr. Johnson... no, Mr.

"Mhm."

didn't worry about the details, "I just found out about this. I'll

sure... My apologies

"That settles it."

call, handing the

have someone handle this right away. You don't need

gripped her phone, slowly

Half an hour later.

climbed

From Nine Harrison-Gilbert.

viral photo, a big "FAKE" was

by a