Winnie, however, did not get the hint. She continued lamenting, “I’m losing fans like crazy! Everyone’s saying that I’m a terrible person. All I did was try to boost ratings and make the show a success. Skylar agreed with me! Now she’s turned around and backstabbed me without caring about how the company looks. She’s so selfish!”
In a stern voice, Valerie replied, “Enough. I don’t want to hear another word from you. Mr. Ford and I have work to discuss.”
Winnie froze. Relying on her relationship with Sheldon, Winnie arrogantly retorted, “Ms. Fey, how can you say that? Don’t you care about me? Can you really stand by and watch your artists behave maliciously without doing anything?”
Tobias grinned at Winnie. “What’s going on? Tell me, then.”
The woman paused, realization dawning upon her. Tobias doesn’t know what’s going on! That must be why he didn’t take me seriously at first.
Winnie recalled Sheldon having once told her offhandedly that Tobias liked Skylar because he found her innocence enchanting.
Sheldon had also emphasized that Tobias didn’t like women who were complex and manipulative, particularly those domineering and career-driven ones.
Winnie fished for her phone, then played the episode for Tobias to view. The number of viewers had now climbed to a staggering few hundred thousand.
Tobias finally caught a glimpse of Skylar being wickedly doused by Winnie’s buckets of water. Skylar looked rather delicate when she was soaking wet, rubbing her eyes as if in extreme discomfort. However, she soldiered on bravely until the end of the episode.
Beside Tobias, Winnie was chattering on. “This was all for the show, of course. Afterward, Skylar privately went to get several verified accounts on Instagram to slander me by saying that I had done it intentionally.”
Valerie swiftly tried to rescue Winnie. “It was just acting. Besides, the ratings this week were excellent.”
Tobias, however, remained silent as he watched the entire episode to the end. He then turned towards Winnie, his gaze unfathomable.
Winnie, interpreting his silence as agreement, continued to denigrate Skylar.
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