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 acknowledgment and stood in front of Sherilyn,

"Give me the phone."

stood before her,

Sherilyn hesitated, torn.

handing over the phone would

"Give it to me."

I'm just going to help you out of this mess, and I won't bother you

Could she trust him?

extended his hand closer to

raised her arm and placed the phone in his

ear,

"Blake, it's me, Gilbert."

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

"Mhm."

about the details, "I just found out about this. I'll take care of it,

sure... My apologies for the

"That settles it."

brief exchanges, Gilbert ended the call, handing the phone

handle this right away. You don't need to

gripped her phone,

Half an hour later.

climbed the

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