Ch. 701..710
Chapter 701
Unfortunately, she was in a hurry right now. She had no time to enjoy this kind of romance.
To not hurt his feelings, Xyla Quest chose a lipstick and placed it in his palm. "I'll do the brows myself, but you can help me to put on lipstick later."
Putting on lipstick was easy. Probably everyone with hands had no problem doing it.
There were a lot of men using lipsticks or even live-selling lipsticks on the internet nowadays.
She believed that applying lipstick was not a difficult task for Stanley Batton.
"Okay." Stanley returned the eyebrow pencil to her.
Letting out a sigh of relief, Xyla turned back to the mirror and quickly drew her brows.
Meanwhile, Stanley leaned against the dressing table and opened the lipstick cap, playing it with his fingers while observing it.
"Is this color nice?" Xyla asked.
"Aren't all the lipsticks the same?"
Things men would never understand x1...
"To be frank, I really can't understand you girls. Why are you all wasting money on the same stuff?"
Things men would never understand x2...
In his opinion, all the lipsticks were more or less the same.
"They're not the same! Every shade is different, just like the one you're holding now. That's called Orange Cookie... This is Warm Nude, and this is Maple Red... That's Cherry Red..." Xyla pointed at her lipsticks collection and explained one by one.
"They're all red."
Things men would never understand x3...
Xyla did not want to talk about lipstick with a man who had never used lipstick in life anymore.
How could she expect an insensible man like him to understand all the lipstick shades?
She might as well kill him then.
"However, as long as you like them, you can buy as much as you want," he said again. Well, that was better.
Xyla grinned at him and proceeded to put on some orange-red eyeshadow, eyeliner, and mascara. Subsequently, she brushed some highlighter and blush onto her face before contouring her jawline. After finishing everything, Xyla turned to the man and said, "I'm done. You can help me to put on lipstick now."
Instantly, Stanley uncapped the lipstick and carefully smeared it on her thin lips.
Xyla had no idea how he was doing as she had turned away from the mirror.
Judging from his seriousness, Xyla was convinced that he was doing a pretty great job.
However, she was wrong. Her jaw almost hit the floor when Stanley told her to turn around and have a look at the mirror.
Her lips were covered in a thick layer of red. Was she a vampire?
The color was so deep.
For a second, she thought that Stanley had mistook the Cherry Red lipstick instead of the Orange Cookie lipstick.
"Stanley Batton... Are you trying to turn me into a goblin?" Xyla complained.
As she spoke, she reached out to grab the tissue, intending to wipe it off.
Before her fingertips could even touch the tissue, the man spun her body to him and whispered in her ear, "I'll help you..."
In the next second, he pressed his lips against hers.
He kissed her twice, and the color of her lips had really lightened up a lot.
The only flaw was that there were some smudges around her mouth.
Xyla wiped the edge of her mouth with a cotton swab.
Then, she studied her reflection in the mirror. Her face looked much brighter after putting on the lipstick.
It was like a watery peach against the highlights.
How Stanley wished he could take a bite at it.
"Honey, how about staying at home today?" Stanley was bewitched by her beauty.
Xyla firmly refused. "No. It's finals next Saturday. Do you want us to lose?"
Stanley did not say a word. He directly held her wrist and pulled her into his arms, kissing her again and again.
She struggled, but to no avail...
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Chapter 702
Xyla Quest soon lost herself as his fingers curled around hers. Her heart pounded in her chest, and her cheeks were hot.
It was the last bit of rationality in her mind that made her shrink away from his grasp. She pushed him away with all her strength, panting, "Stanley Batton, if you try to touch me again, I'm not going to talk to you for the next three days. No, five days! No, six days!"
"I won't do it anymore, honey." Stanley Batton comforted her with a good-natured look, though the mischief in his gaze had given him away.
Xyla immediately fled from the room, running away from him as fast as she could.
***
When Xyla arrived at Team QPG's base, she found that Alex was there too.
Professional gamers like them had, more or less, crossed paths with one another during the tournaments. Moreover, Alex and her team members had a meal together before. Xyla could see that they were all getting along well.
Alex was currently sitting on the couch, happily chatting with the boys.
As usual, he was wearing his typical silver-rimmed round glasses, with an oversized jersey and a pair of blue jeans.
The picture of him sitting together with the group of young men from Team QPG was extraordinarily beautiful.
Team QPG itself was a team made out of stunning gamers. Alex's presence really was the icing on the cake.
As Xyla glanced at them, she could not help but exclaim over her team's charm.
"Have you guys eaten yet?" Xyla asked smilingly as she walked up to them.
"Yeah. We've just finished lunch. We're all waiting for you to start training." Michael Gabriel grinned at Xyla.
"What are you doing here, Alex? Aren't you supposed to be training with your teammates now? Don't tell me you're here to spy on us," teased Xyla before sitting down on the single-seater sofa next to the boys in delight.
The base livened up as soon as their beautiful boss arrived.
"You're right. I'm here to spy on you so I can figure out how to defeat Team QPG in finals." Alex joked along too.
"That's great. Go ahead." Xyla had a good rapport with him.
Alex's smile broadened. "Don't worry. I'll never do stuff like that. Putting aside the fact that I'm joining you all for the Summer Season, I'm a professional gamer, and I have my integrity." "I'm just kidding."
"Yeah, I know. I'm here to have lunch with the members as I'm having a day off today," Alex explained.
"I see... Don't leave first, then. Make yourself at home. I'll treat everyone to dinner tonight," Xyla added.
Alex nodded in response.
With that, Xyla went to train with her team members.
Alex remained seated at the couch. He pulled out his phone and watched the other gamer's live stream in silence.
It was already evening when the training ended. Xyla took the boys to a nearby high-end restaurant to have hot pot.
All the private rooms were fully booked.
They had no other choice but to ask for a big table in the hall.
As soon as the group of people settled down at one of the round tables, almost all eyes fell upon them.
Esports had become more and more well-known in the country nowadays. Likewise, the popularity of professional gamers had soared.
Numerous people had recognized them. They were secretly taking pictures of the boys.
How they hoped they could get closer to their favorite players and ask for their autographs. However, all of them were forced to suppress their desires as Xyla had brought a few bodyguards with her. All they could do was take pictures of them or record videos of them from afar.
Halfway through their meal, Xyla noticed that she and her team members were on the trending list again.
The fifth hot topic was #Xyla Quest Took Team QPG To Have Hot Pot#.
In the topic, many marketing and entertainment accounts had shared the picture of her having hot pot with her team members.
There were even pictures of Alex earnestly picking up food for her and putting it into her bowl.
Some of the pictures also showed how others poured drinks for her.
Xyla looked very much like the team's baby princess in the pictures posted by those marketing and entertainment accounts.
Once again, the excitement had exploded in the comment section below the posts.
"Ahhhhhhhh!!! My dear Alex has turned into a little brother in front of Xyla!!! Look at him helping Xyla to refill her bowl! How sweet is that!"
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Chapter 703
"My favorite contestants are all around Xyla, and they seem to adore her. I'm absolutely jealous."
"Why is Xyla so lucky? Everyone is so nice to her..."
"Not only is she surrounded by celebrity friends, but she also has a pretty good professional gaming team. On top of that, she has a lot of money. Xyla really is living the dream..." "With her looks, she would become very popular in the entertainment industry."
Xyla Quest briefly skimmed through the comments. After browsing other trending topics, she began to focus on eating the hotpot.
After the meal, Xyla returned home along with the rest.
When she entered the living room, her phone started to ring.
A shocking message appeared on the screen-
"Josh Batton exposed for doing drugs and hiring a prostitute!"
At that moment, Xyla couldn't believe what she was seeing.
In fact, she refused even to trust a single word about this rumor. Now, people in entertainment would do anything to defame others! After opening the post, various disgusting comments came into sight.
They were all related to the claim that Josh was taking drugs at home.
After the incident, police went to Josh's house and discovered another woman in his place.
After verifying the woman's identity, they discovered that she was a prostitute.
The woman admitted that she had been seeing Josh for a long time.
Each time they met, he would ask her to take drugs with him before they had sex.
Not only were there texts, but there were even pictures.
A woman with thick makeup could be seen sitting in Josh's living room while she held his hand.
Josh and the woman were both put in cuffs.
On top of that, police also discovered a pack of drugs underneath Josh's couch.
There were also various tools used for taking drugs in the woman's purse.
From the looks of it, there was enough solid proof.
However, Xyla knew at first glance that the news was fake.
Josh was clearly being framed for this.
After quickly reading through the news, she scrolled down to look at the comments...
Some of Josh's fans were saying they would stop following him, while others trusted him. Meanwhile, the onlookers were all criticizing Josh together.
"I'm just a onlookers. How can someone like him become an idol? Hurry up and boycott him!"
"I don't care what happens. I believe in Josh. I think he must have been framed. The person who did it obviously planned it all out!"
"How could you believe in a few pictures like that? I won't believe it. My Josh is the most talented and positive person in the world."
"Ever since Josh made his debut, I've been supporting him. I think it's time I stopped now. I hate people who have anything to do with prostitution, gambling, or drugs. Josh has done two of those things." "I'm no longer a fan, Josh. Go to hell. You lied to me."
"Beep, beep, beep-"
Right then, Xyla received a call from Georgie Clementine.
Xyla immediately picked up the call.
"What's going on, Georgie?" Xyla asked.
"I only found out about all of this after reading the news. Right after that, the police contacted me. I went to the police station and saw Josh.
"He told me that the prostitute found a way to sneak into his neighborhood, and somehow, she managed to figure out his house's passcode. She was able to open the door to the house directly..." Georgie explained.
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Chapter 704
"He even claims that he didn't do drugs at all, and he suspects that the woman must have put the bag of drugs under his couch when he wasn't paying attention...
"It was clear that the woman came prepared because she brought those tools along.
"President Xyla, this is a coordinated attack. Someone must have carefully planned this to drag Josh down.
"Josh has gotten too popular in the past few years. He's dominated the entire entertainment industry by at least two-thirds of the figurative pie. Naturally, there are a lot of people who wish him dead." Georgie Clementine sounded unusually serious.
"Also, the woman had barely been there for a minute when the cops barged through the door..." Georgie added.
After hearing all this, Xyla Quest became extremely mad.
Ever since she stepped into the entertainment industry, she had heard of many incidents like this.
The entertainment industry was a dark place.
As long as you were famous, there would be people who want to defame you. That was because the other person could only rise in fame after you were taken down.
There was only so much of the figurative pie in the entertainment industry to go around. If you had more of it, other people would have less.
Hence, the jealous folks would naturally find ways to bring you down.
If you didn't have any negative media, they would create some for you.
"Alright, let's do this. Firstly, publish a post to explain what happened to everyone. After that, keep an eye on the police. As soon as the test results come out, publish them. Get access to the surveillance footage in Josh's neighborhood and find out how this woman broke in..." Xyla said.
"We don't have to check the surveillance footage anymore. The cameras have all malfunctioned this afternoon... When the woman broke in, they were still not working. Nothing was recorded... President Xyla, this is all too much of a coincidence... The person behind this really planned it well," Georgie said.
"One more thing. The luxury brands we met with have all decided to cancel our collaborations... TV dramas and films still in the discussion have also been temporarily paused..." Georgie added.
Xyla raised her brows slightly. "Well, let's play with this person... We've done nothing wrong, so there's no reason to be afraid. Check carefully and find out who is behind all this. Let's start with that prostitute... Tell her, we'll pay her any amount of money if she's willing to tell the truth," Xyla said.
When the time came, that woman would have to pay for what she did.
After hanging up, Xyla saw Stanley Batton walking down the stairs.
He didn't seem very happy.
Xyla knew that he must have read about Josh's case.
"Did you see it?" Xyla quickly stepped forward and held his hand while she asked.
"How dare they do this to my little brother? I'll make them pay for this." There was a cold look in Stanley's eyes.
"Don't worry. I'll sort this out," Xyla said.
"I'll help you..." Stanley said.
"I can deal with it on my own. You don't have to take part in small matters like this." Xyla seemed very confident.
"Just come to me if you need help," Stanley added.
Xyla nodded.
After opening Weibo, Xyla saw that the news about Josh had flooded the list of trending topics.
Number one trending topic, '#Josh Batton does drugs# Shocking!'
Number two trending topic, '#Josh Batton hires prostitute# Shocking!' Number three trending topic, '#Josh Batton and a prostitute# Shocking!' Number four trending topic, '#Fans abandon Josh Batton# Shocking!' Number five trending topic, '#Josh Batton comes crashing down# Shocking!' Number six trending topic, '#Josh Batton's character flaws exposed# Shocking!'
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Chapter 705
Number seven trending topic, '#Josh Batton has poor taste# Shocking!'
Number eight trending topic, '#Josh Batton's company makes an announcement# Shocking!'
This was the first time in Xyla Quest's life that she saw such a spectacle on the list of trending topics.
Not only were the eight most trending topics all about the same person, but there was the word 'shocking' behind each title.
Josh Batton's fans and onlookers were engaged in fierce arguments on each topic.
"I'm just an onlooker, and I just want to say that Josh's fans are really hopeless. Do you still believe that Josh is innocent? Anyway, Josh has a really poor taste in women. That prostitute is so ugly."
"I believe in Josh, no matter what. Didn't you see his company's announcement? He's innocent."
"I don't want to be Josh's fan anymore. All his fans are idiots. Do you really think his company would admit he was wrong?"
"Whenever celebrities are exposed for doing such things, their companies would always deny at first and then get proven wrong by the police later. Are you all idiots? Why would you still believe what his company said?"
"As an onlooker, I think Josh's fans are a bunch of idiots. They're hopeless for still supporting him."
"I'm not going to be Josh's fan anymore. Everyone should be happy to do the same. An idol who does drugs and hires prostitutes doesn't deserve to have fans. Josh Batton, you're heartless."
"I've spent so much money on you all these years. Was it so that you can do drugs and hire prostitutes to ruin your future? I'm no longer a fan. Farewell."
"I still believe in Josh... Come on. We must unite as Josh's fans. We're the only people he has now."
There was no telling which of these comments were genuine or simply written by people hired to do so.
However, Xyla knew that a lot of these comments must have been paid content.
Apart from that, Xyla also saw a long video in the article related to Josh's character flaws.
In the video, there was a group chat by the name of 'The fifth class of Year 3 students in Atlantis Primary School' and the chat history within the group.
A teacher who claimed to be Josh's fan posted in the group and asked students to write messages saying Josh definitely didn't do drugs. Even if he did, they would still support him. All the students in the group published similar content.
The person who published this video claimed to be one of the students' parents, and he righteously criticized the teacher for doing such a thing.
If this were true, it would significantly affect Josh.
There was an unspoken rule in the entertainment industry, and that was the fact that idols needed to be responsible for what their fans did.
Although Xyla felt that this was an incredibly dumb rule, most people believed in it without a doubt.
Right then, Xyla saw '#Josh Batton supported by a teacher who is a fan#' appearing as the number one trending topic...
There was also the word 'shocking' behind the title.
Clearly, somebody had paid for this title because it appeared out of nowhere.
After combining all these facts, Xyla knew that this was one of the methods being used to defame Josh.
It was shown at the top of the topic that a marketing account shared this post, and it also displayed the account of the teacher who asked his students to support Josh. There was also a screenshot of parents criticizing the teacher.
In the comment section, many people were hurling insults at Josh.
"Why does Josh seem like the leader of a cult? Why aren't we boycotting someone like him? Do you see mad people who like him have become?"
"Boycott Josh immediately! This man is poisoning the minds of our youth. Can't you all see it?"
"Idols are responsible for their fans' behavior. All this happened because he didn't properly educate his fans, alright?"
"Am I the only one who hopes that Josh dies right away? Boycott him..."
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Chapter 706
"But what does this have anything to do with Josh Batton? Did Josh ask that teacher to do such a thing?"
"I think Josh is quite innocent, right? How would he have known his fan would do such a thing?"
"Isn't it his fault for not guiding his fans? If he did, would his fans act so stupidly?"
"Beep, beep, beep..." Right then, Xyla Quest received another phone call from Georgie Clementine.
Georgie said some comforting things to calm Xyla down.
After that, Georgie told Xyla that she didn't have to worry. Georgie would take care of everything, and she'd keep an eye on everyone who criticized her and the company's public relations department. Xyla said a few words to Georgie before hanging up.
Xyla knew how capable her company's public relations department and Georgie was.
Hence, she didn't feel worried about these things.
After putting her phone down, Xyla looked at Stanley. "Don't pay too much attention to the comments on the internet. It'll only ruin your mood."
Stanley muttered an 'okay' before pulling Xyla onto his lap.
Subconsciously, Xyla wrapped her arms around his neck. "Josh will be released once they find that he has nothing to do with all of this."
"Yeah," Stanley said.
"Georgie will arrange everything accordingly. Josh won't suffer inside. Apart from having his freedom restricted, he won't be affected in any other way," Xyla added. "Okay."
Although Stanley rarely said nice things or asked Josh about his life, Xyla knew that he still cared about his little brother a lot.
She also knew how terrible Stanley felt when his little brother was defamed like this.
Xyla wasn't feeling any better.
Even if Xyla wasn't Josh's boss, she was still friends with him, and they were now also part of the same family.
Xyla wouldn't possibly let things slide when her brother-in-law was defamed like this.
***
At the same time, a large group of reporters gathered outside the police station where Josh was being interrogated. They were all waiting for first-hand information.
With so much attention on this matter, they could quickly get a lot of news traffic by writing any random article about it. Naturally, media companies wouldn't forgo such an opportunity.
Inside the police station, Josh was still being interrogated.
He was much calmer compared to the people outside.
Josh didn't seem frantic at all. He answered all of the police's questions because he knew very well that he did nothing wrong. Lazily, he leaned into his chair while he crossed one leg over the other. His hands were in cuffs, and they were resting on the table. Although the handcuffs were cold to the touch, he made them appear as if they were luxury accessories.
The policeman in charge of interrogating Josh was a man.
Despite having met many people, the policeman couldn't help but find Josh handsome when he saw Josh in person, even if he was in cuffs. After the interrogation ended, Josh's drug test results came out.
Someone delivered the test results to the policeman.
It turned out negative.
There wasn't any drug content found in Josh's body.
The policeman instantly returned the test results to the person who delivered them. "Hand this over to his manager."
With that, the person who delivered the test results took the report and left.
The policeman in charge of the interrogation let out a helpless sigh. "It's so dark in the entertainment industry..."
"You just have to get used to it..." Josh smiled.
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Chapter 707
To be honest, even before the test results were out, the policeman had already derived a conclusion through the process of interrogating Josh Batton. The test results were just the icing on top.
"It's not easy for you either." The interrogating policeman let out another long sigh.
Josh smiled without saying anything.
"You're off the hook for drugs. As for prostitution... We'll still have to wait... That woman is still being interrogated. But I trust you," the policeman said.
"Thank you."
"Sit here for a while..."
"Okay," Josh replied.
After that, the policeman left.
Josh calmly looked around before closing his eyes to rest.
He knew he wouldn't be able to leave anytime soon, but he also knew that X Entertainment would save him from this place.
He had no clue what terrible things were being said on the internet, but he could only imagine.
***
When Georgie Clementine received the test results, she immediately posted them on Weibo and clarified that Josh was framed for doing drugs and hiring a prostitute.
However, everyone still didn't stop talking about it.
As soon as the evidence was published, it made it to the number one spot on the list of trending topics.
However, the comments were mostly argumentative.
"What does it prove? Based on what I know, it's impossible to detect anything if he hasn't taken drugs in the past week. Since that woman brought the tools along, it's possible that they just hadn't started doing it yet."
"This only tells us that Josh isn't severely addicted. He only didn't do drugs for the past week."
"Besides, are these the only test results? What about the case of prostitution? Why didn't you show the results? Hahaha... This is insulting."
"I believe Josh doesn't do drugs. Haters, go to hell."
"I will always believe in Josh being a good person."
"Josh's fans should stop acting up. The more you do so, the dumber you seem."
At the same time, Georgie sat in X Entertainment's meeting room, at the head of the table, while she read through Weibo comments. She seemed unhappy.
She knew that, apart from truthful comments, there were also comments written by people hired to do so.
These people were clearly here to make it look like Josh really did do drugs so that he would be boycotted. However, Georgie was determined not to let them have their way.
They were nowhere near as competent as she was.
Meanwhile, Xyla had also seen all of this.
The more she looked at it, the angrier she became.
Next to her, Stanley Batton was leaning against the couch while working on his laptop. He still didn't know what had happened.
Xyla didn't want him to find out either.
After approximately half an hour, she received a call from Georgie.
"President Xyla, I've already found out which companies are involved in defaming Josh. One of them is Dream Entertainment, and the other one is Jolly Entertainment. They're working together. All those people hired to comment on Weibo are from these companies... There are also several marketing accounts working under these two companies...
"All of the celebrities promoted by these two companies have not been able to gain much popularity over the last two years because of Josh. I guess they've hated Josh for a long while now..." Georgie said. "Hmm... Georgie, we'll remember what they did to us. Let's talk about this afterward. What about the prostitute... Is there any news?" Xyla snorted coldly and asked.
"She refused my offer. She's determined to claim that Josh invited her over, and she won't tell the truth...
"For now, the police still haven't found any evidence of Josh contacting her... If they can't find anything before sunrise, Josh will be released," Georgie added.
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Chapter 708
"Also, some marketing accounts are constantly making a big deal out of the teacher, who is Josh's fan asking students to support him. It's still widely being discussed.
"I've already found out that the group chat consists of anti-fans pretending to be the teacher, students, and parents who replied. They are all professional keyboard warriors working for those two companies... "Next, after Josh is proven to be completely innocent, I'll release all this information..." Georgie said.
"Hmm..." Xyla Quest murmured.
"Also, other companies of various in the industry have all been inspired to do the same. They are all planning on contributing to this mess. Based on what I know, apart from King Entertainment, all the other companies are all secretly waiting for an opportunity to strike..." Georgie added.
Xyla snorted coldly. "We didn't do anything wrong, so we don't have to be afraid. If they want to stir things up, let them. We'll ride through the storm and, once things calm down, we'll show them what we're made of..." Xyla said.
"Hmm..." Georgie sounded equally cold.
***
The next day, since there wasn't any concrete evidence of Josh doing drugs or hiring a prostitute, X Entertainment filed a lawsuit against the prostitute.
Josh was also very soon released by the police.
The police as well as X Entertainment both issued a public announcement together.
They showed proof that Josh was innocent and that he was framed. The supposed fan who was a teacher wasn't even a fan, to begin with.
Even so, the mess on the internet still had not stopped.
Apart from King Entertainment, all other companies got their hands dirty by trying to defame Josh.
The not very well-known actors Josh worked with in the past came out to diss him. They claimed that he was a diva and that he even asked scripts to be modified for himself. Many established scriptwriters and directors whom Josh worked with also came out and said terrible things about him.
Although these established scriptwriters and directors didn't make their target very clear, it still sounded like they were criticizing Josh on Weibo.
Many people could immediately tell that they were talking about Josh.
Suddenly, Josh became the public enemy. People were dissing him all over the internet.
They were trying to take him down from his pedestal.
Josh's fans were arguing with passersby and hired keyboard warriors based on their reasoning, but they ended up being labeled as mentally challenged people.
A lot of negative terms were used on the internet on Josh.
'#Josh Batton bullied other actors#'.
'#Josh Batton acted like a diva#'.
'#Josh Batton requested to rewrite script#'.
'#Josh Batton's personality flaws#'.
'#Josh Batton made various well-known scriptwriters and directors angry#'.
All sorts of negative media instantly gained more attention than the joint statement released by X Entertainment and the police...
The hired keyboard warriors were beginning to incite others to join the discussion.
They were able to shift everyone's attention from Josh being innocent or not to his personality.
This influenced many people.
When Josh's fans realized what was happening, they tried their best to defend Josh.
However, they were outnumbered and couldn't salvage the situation.
Very soon, the hired keyboard warriors dominated the conversation on the internet.
They made it seem like going against Josh was the right thing to do, and whoever spoke up for Josh was in the wrong.
Whenever Josh's fans said something, they would be yelled at by anti-fans...
In the office of X Entertainment's president, Xyla witnessed everything.
By now, she finally understood one thing.
This time, there was probably another influential person overseeing all of this.
In fact, this person was a very respected individual.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to convince so many well-known directors and scriptwriters to speak against Josh.
Many of those directors and scriptwriters had good relationships with Josh. In fact, many of them stayed close to Josh because he was famous.
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Chapter 709
Suddenly, everyone Josh Batton had ever worked with before seemed to have vanished into thin air. None of them came out to speak up for him. The person who sabotaged Josh must have been unusually powerful to influence so many well-known people to speak against Josh. "Knock, knock, knock-"
Right then, Xyla Quest could hear someone knocking on the door frantically.
"Come in..." Xyla looked at the door.
Very quickly, the door opened.
Georgie Clementine came in and walked over to Xyla hastily in her high heels...
"There's someone else behind this..." Georgie said with a frown.
"Who is it?" Xyla asked.
"Shawn Gilbert..." Georgie said.
"Him? Did Josh do anything to offend him?" Xyla asked.
Shawn Gilbert...
He was the son of someone who governed a district in the country.
Shawn was already a middle-aged man, and he had been quite actively investing in drama series and films within the entertainment industry.
He was quite famous in the entertainment industry too.
"Hmm... I just asked Josh about it. He said that the man had been trying to flirt with him some time ago on WeChat. He tried to make Josh his male escort... Josh rejected him..." Georgie said. "I can't believe something like this happened." Xyla snorted coldly.
Georgie nodded. "Yeah... After Josh rejected him, he didn't tell anyone else about it because he found it rather embarrassing. I only asked him a while ago, and that's when he told me...
"Josh also said that Shawn texted him on WeChat today just as he left the police station. Shawn told Josh that he would have to give in if he wanted all of this to end. Otherwise, Shawn would make Josh disappear from the entertainment industry for good..." Georgie added.
Georgie felt very angry when she talked about this.
"Make Josh disappear for good? Based on his capabilities?" Xyla found it very funny.
If the Batton family was involved, she wondered who'd disappear for good.
By then, Shawn might not be the only affected person, but even his father's position would be affected.
"What did Josh say?" Xyla asked.
"Josh said that he told Shawn to go screw himself..." Georgie said.
Xyla felt pleased with the answer.
She immediately showed Georgie her thumb. "Way to go, Josh."
"Beep, beep, beep..." Right then, Georgie's phone started ringing.
When she saw that it was a call from the receptionist, Georgie immediately picked up.
"Chief, there's a man here by the name of Shawn Gilbert. He would like to see you..."
When Georgie heard that, she immediately covered the phone and looked at Xyla. "Shawn is here..."
Xyla decisively stood up and walked over to Georgie before picking the phone up. "Show him to my office..."
After saying that, Xyla hung up the phone.
She wanted to see what Shawn was up to.
After that, Xyla tugged at Georgie's hand and walked her over to the couch. They sat down and waited for Shawn. When Georgie saw a pot of hot tea on the coffee table, she slowly poured Xyla and herself a cup of tea each... Very soon, the door opened.
Shawn walked in.
He was a middle-aged man. Apart from being bald, he also had a beer-belly.
Xyla felt disgusted by the sight of his face.
Shawn seemed very arrogant when he looked at Xyla and Georgie. "One of you is the CEO, and the other is the president, right?" he asked.
Chapter 710
Chapter 710
Shawn Gilbert didn't think the president of this company would be this young.
Before messing with X Entertainment, Shawn had checked the company thoroughly.
He was told that the president who ran X Entertainment behind the scenes was very mysterious and that the person was also very powerful.
However, he couldn't find out who that person was no matter what.
However, he didn't care either.
After all, nobody was as powerful as he was in this industry.
His family was rich and influential, and his father could do anything he wanted in the country.
Although his father didn't hold the highest government position, he was good friends with the person who did.
There was nothing Shawn needed to be afraid of, at least not in this country.
"It's me..." Xyla Quest said.
Shawn snorted coldly. The person in front of him looked very young and was hardly a threat to him...
At one glance, he could tell that she wasn't difficult to deal with. For an influential man like him, everyone was a piece of trash.
"Long story short... I'm sure Josh must have told you two, right? I was the one who did all those things to him.
"My goal is to make him agree to my request. Get him to give up his pride and be my male sugar-baby...
"Up until now, he's still foolish enough to reject me. I think he's dumb, but you two can't afford to be..." Shawn was very straightforward.
Georgie didn't say anything. Instead, she silently turned on her voice recorder.
Having noticed this minor action, Xyla blandly looked at Shawn. "Do you mean to say that Josh must be your male sugar-baby, or else you'll keep framing him until he agrees?" she asked.
Shawn waved his hands dismissively. "Of course. There hasn't been a person in this industry that I couldn't get... I like good-looking people. He happens to fit the bill.
"He can choose to obey me... Otherwise, I'll screw him over. It's your choice... Also, if Josh refuses to be with me, not only will I screw him over, but I'll also screw your company and everyone in it over... If you don't believe me, just wait for it. If you don't want your company to go down the drain, speak some sense into Josh," Shawn said.
His arrogance was making Xyla feel extremely irritated.
Some people really got onto her nerves without even trying.
Shawn, who stood in front of her right now, was someone like that.
However, Xyla behaved as if she wasn't bothered at all. After flicking her fingernails, she looked at Shawn without any sign of indignance. "Those who didn't know you might think you are the emperor of Atlantis..." She said softly.
"I'm sure you know how powerful my family is... We overpower every person except for one in the country..." Shawn said proudly.
Xyla slowly nodded before flipping her hair. "I see," she said.
Shawn raised his brows. "Even the current president of the country needs to show our family respect. You'd better think it through carefully... Get Josh to my room at eight o'clock this evening."
After finishing his sentence, Shawn stood up and walked over to Xyla. He immediately placed his hands on both sides of Xyla's body and started whispering into her ears. "It'd be better if you came too... All three of us can have a good time together... I like both men and women..."
Xyla chuckled a little before pressing a finger against his chest.
In the next second, her facial expression suddenly turned cold.
Xyla raised her knee and struck Shawn against his groin forcefully.
After that, Shawn's facial muscles tensed up in pain. He knelt to the ground and covered his groin as he panted. "Are... Are you crazy?" The veins around his neck and face were showing.
Xyla snorted coldly and slowly stood up. Although she seemed calm on the surface, there was a strong aura around her. "I think you're the crazy one. Do you think you deserve to be serviced by Josh and me?" she asked.
Shawn became very angry. He forced himself to get up and tried to slap Xyla.