Chapter 189 The Strategy
Charles was laying into her, but Grace felt a weird flutter in her chest.
Right now, only Charles had the guts to say he'd handle everything.
His laid-back tone had this crazy confidence to it.
Even though he was full of himself, cocky, and had a crappy attitude, he somehow made her feel safe.
She even started to rely on him!
No matter how bad the online hate got, Charles was always her rock!
Grace: Favorability +5
Current Favorability: 65 points.
"Damn, this actually boosts affection?" Charles thought, scratching his head.
He'd never dared to raise his voice to girls before, especially the hot ones.
He used to get all jittery talking to pretty girls, let alone losing his cool.
But the more he played it safe, the more they looked down on him.
They'd treat him like a simp, just a backup plan.
But now, with his obvious bad attitude, blowing up whenever he felt like it, not holding back at all, he'd gone way overboard.
And yet, Grace's favorability still went up?
What the heck was going on?
After hanging up, Charles pulled out his phone to check Twitter.
What he saw blew his mind.
Kimberly, Eugene Nguyen, and a bunch of other big-name idols were all vouched for Mr. Lee's character and dedication.
There was even a video showing Mr. Lee working non-stop on set for over twenty hours, busting his butt.
To keep up with the filming schedule, he worked like a maniac, even losing his voice from shouting, all for perfection.
And now, this dedicated director was being accused by some newbie?
Grace had a mistress scandal, acted all high and mighty on set, got replaced as the lead, and then held a grudge, bribing other artists to falsely accuse Mr. Lee of shady stuff?
With all these popular stars rallying, Mr. Lee was now a hero.
Sure, some of it was true.
Mr. Lee was a hard worker.
Nobody would last twenty years in the biz without real talent.
But having talent and doing shady stuff with female artists were two different things.
'What a dumb move, bribing artists and getting caught. And you blew all that cash without getting any solid photos or videos as proof?' Charles thought, facepalming.
He got why Grace fell into the trap!
Her plan didn't hit the mark or take down the opponent; it just gave them a chance to strike back.
If it were Charles, he wouldn't be as hasty and reckless as Grace.
If he wanted to expose someone and manage the fallout, he'd be thorough. Only after gathering solid evidence would he go for the kill.
Even if Grace didn't have photos of Mr. Lee doing shady stuff, couldn't she have set up the scene?
As a knockout, she could totally use her looks to bait someone into screwing up.
She could've just dropped a million bucks to hire a top-notch outsider to seduce Mr. Lee.
Dress the outsider up as an aspiring actress, book a hotel room in advance. At night, when they're all over each other, boom—photos and videos galore.
With that kind of dirt, she'd have enough to wreck Mr. Lee's rep!
A million bucks could've done the trick.
But she blew fifteen million and only trashed her own name.
Charles felt like he had seriously overestimated Grace's smarts.
Even a newbie like him could come up with these moves.
And she, a seasoned pro in the entertainment biz, couldn't even figure this out?
He thought Grace could handle everything and just handed her the cash. But instead, she took the money and went in guns blazing.
Charles frowned.
Now that Mr. Lee was on high alert, the old tricks definitely wouldn't work!
He's probably laying low now, not taking any chances!
Unless someone came up with solid evidence, this would drag on until the final showdown.
With over fifty big-name stars in the industry, taking them all down at once was a tall order!
'I'll hire a thousand paparazzi. Stake out your place 24/7. I don't believe I can't dig up any dirt!' Charles thought, gritting his teeth.
"Charles, who was that girl calling you so early? Didn't sound like Snow or Jessica, and she was crying!" his roommate Jesse teased.
"Oh! That was Grace!"
"Who?"
"Grace?"
"Isn't she the scandalous star all over the news? You're getting more and more out there!"
"When have I ever exaggerated?" Charles said, dead serious.
"Alright, you probably don't know, Norah Jones was once my ex-girlfriend!" Jesse waved him off, not buying Charles's story.
Charles had made quite an impression on a lot of people, but the lives of stars were still too far removed from regular folks.
Naturally, no one took Charles's words seriously.
Charles didn't bother explaining.
Besides, the whole Grace situation was too messy to fix in a day or two.
Charles decided to let her set up the company first.
After freshening up, Charles pulled out his phone and sent a [morning] to all his girlfriends on Facebook.
These girls included Alice, Jessica, Emily, Pamela, Snow, Nancy, Grace, and Hannah.
There was also Lisa, but Charles didn't feel like messaging her!
Besides those, there were Lori and Sophia, who Charles didn't really like and didn't even have their contact info.
After sending [morning], Charles's phone started buzzing like crazy.
Charles replied quickly. Maybe because his agility and mental sharpness had improved, even his typing speed was up!
Juggling chats with eight girls at once was a breeze for him!
Alice: [I'm a bit nervous about collecting rent for the first time today, Charles, can you come with me?]
Snow: [Charles, are you ready? You promised to go to Koi Tech with me today!]
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