Chapter 276 - Gold Digger (1/2)

Emerson was in the middle of a meeting when the video was released. Danson's secretary notified him about the video before it was posted up, so he subconsciously checked Avaleigh's account to see how the public responded.

One of the managers was explaining something serious when Emerson sneakily glanced down at his phone and scrolled through the comments.

At first, the comments were quite positive so he couldn't help but smile.

The casino managers saw this and looked at each other with confusion. Had they said something funny?

But, Emerson's smile quickly disappeared and he furrowed his brows with frustration. As he scrolled further down, the comments began to change:

”I was on the train that day. I clearly heard the man ask her for a price. It sounded like she was selling 'other services'.”

”The man was wearing a Burberry suit and his suitcase was Gucci! He looks rich!”

”Is she a gold digger?”

”Disgusting!!”

Emerson quickly checked his watch. 40 minutes until Avaleigh's press conference.

Annoyed by the comments, he slammed his hands on the table and stood up.

Everyone jumped in fright. Had they done something wrong? Wasn't the CEO smiling just a moment ago? Were they about to get fired?

”The meeting is dismissed,” Emerson announced all of a sudden. He then grabbed his stuff and rushed straight out of the casino.

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Avaleigh and her manager were focused on preparing for the press conference so they did not get the chance to follow-up on the comments. They simply assumed that the scandal was over after seeing the initial positive response. But, they had no idea that the situation had changed.

Magnolia PR tried to contact Sue about the urgent turn of events, but the changeroom was noisy, and with 7 members to manage, she did not hear her phone.

However, one member happened to notice what was going on.

Whether it was due to jealousy or hatred, Mimi had been keeping an eye on Avaleigh's scandal from the start. So, she saw the video as soon as it was posted and saw the initial positive comments. But, she continued to check on it to see how popular the post got. Sometimes, the more something annoyed someone, the more they wanted to look at it.

As the view count increased, Mimi clenched her fists in anger. Did Avaleigh deliberately create this scandal to drive up her popularity?

But, when she began to see the comments turn negative, she smiled. ”Let's see how Avaleigh maintains her popularity after this,” she thought to herself.

Mimi had always been jealous of Avaleigh's popularity and exposure. She also hated that she was the leader, that she made the most money and always stood in the center. So, these negative comments seemed like her opportunity to throw Avaleigh under the bus and shine. Thus, she decided to remain quiet and wait for Avaleigh to be criticized on stage.

Soon, the press conference started and the media were gathered inside a conference hall. Just outside the hall were fans waiting to see their idols.

As the 7 girls walked onto the stage, the fans outside peered in through the doorway and screamed with excitement. Of course, there were a minority of people that glared at Avaleigh with disgust.

”There she is. She actually made an appearance. Hasn't she seen the comments online?” a young woman whispered to her friends.

”She must be shameless.”