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."

in front of

"Give me the phone."

stood before her,

Sherilyn hesitated, torn.

too well what handing over the phone

"Give it to me."

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, okay?" Sherilyn

Could she trust him?

over." Gilbert extended his hand

arm and placed the phone in his

his ear, his eyes half-closed as he

"Blake, it's me, Gilbert."

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

"Mhm."

found out about

My apologies for

"That settles it."

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

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

her phone, slowly

Half an hour later.

tweet climbed

From Nine Harrison-Gilbert.

a big "FAKE"

a lengthy