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The Steward Group made a public announcement at ten o'clock in the morning. The rumors about the Steward
Group mortgaging their assets were false and the Steward Group would not be bankrupt.
The reason why it had contacted every major bank was that Complex was preparing to invest in the Steward Group.
Secondly, it was also preparing for its cooperation with Southwest.
After the announcement, the anxieties about the Steward Group started to calm down.
As for Southwest, they did not respond to the rumors on the internet. However, not only did the public opinions not
cease, but they intensified. The discussions about the Conrad group became the hottest topic, surpassing even the
Steward Group.
There were numerous discussions that compared Justin with Clarence.
Some said that Clarence had left the Conrad Group long ago. Even without him, the Conrad Group was still at a
pinnacle. A person like Justin with good reputation was more worthy of being the CEO of the Conrad Group.
Some others said that if it was not for Clarence, the Conrad Group would not be where it was now. The fact that the
Conrad Group was still flourishing should thanks to Clarence's abilities. Now the Conrad Group was still executing
the plans as laid out by Clarence.
It would take a few years before the future of the Conrad Group was clear.
Just as the discussions on the internet were at a fever pitch, someone posted a video clip that was only a few
seconds long.
Chassell Barret's face could be clearly seen in the video. Although only the side and back of the woman could be
seen, it was obvious that the woman was Winnie Truman. Chassell held onto Winnie's hand as they walked towards
a car.
"Winnie and Chassell, rekindled flame" this topic immediately went viral.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWinnie was well known and popular within the country. Once this video was released, a lot of people came online to
join the discussion.
Many people knew that Winnie kept a low profile due to her involvement with Chassell's family several years ago.
The scandal was riled up for a moment until Chassell and his ex-wife announced that it was Winnie who was fooled
by Chassell. She was not the one who came in between Chassell and his ex-wife.
Just as everyone thought that this matter was resolved, now it was exposed that Winnie had reconciled with
Chassell?
After the news came out, many KOLs and the internet water army tried to manipulate the public opinion.
"I find it hard to believe. I used to love Winnie and spoke up for her against that scoundrel. Now she made me eat
my words!"
"When Chassell apologized, everyone joined in to criticize him. Now it should be the fans who were disappointed
that Winnie has gotten back with him!"
"Damn it. If I were her fan, I'd be devastated. The fans should save their money for better things than supporting
these celebrities."
"Even the regular folks were shocked by this news. There are so many hunks in the entertainment industry. Why
must she choose him?"
Her fans were stunned to see these comments. Many of her fans decided not to support her anymore while others
were her diehard fans and waited for her clarification.
It was after five o'clock in the afternoon when Winnie completed her shoot. She exited the studio and saw the staff
discussing something. They shut up and scattered as soon as they saw her.
She looked around and found her assistant who served her a glass of water. She drank and asked, "What
happened?"
Her assistant Fiona was evasive and did not answer immediately.
Winnie noticed that something was amiss and asked after a couple of seconds, "Hand me my cellphone."
Fiona reached out her hand slowly before she handed Winnie her phone. She said, "Winnie, the company called…"
Winnie opened Twitter and saw the news about Chassell and her.
She frowned as she watched the video and recognized that it was taken at the entrance of her apartment complex.
It must be the time when Chassell waited there and tried to forcefully take her away.
But because the video was just a few seconds long and focused on Chassell, it did not capture her struggling and
resistance. It appeared as if she was going with Chassell willingly.
Winnie watched for a moment and then snorted. How could someone be so despicable?
Without hesitation, Winnie clicked the Tweet button and was about to write a clarification. However, Twitter asked
her to re-login and after she entered the password, it said that the password was incorrect.
Fiona said from beside Winnie, "The company called this afternoon and said it would take back the control of your
official Twitter account. The company will manage your publicity from now on."
Winnie was dumbfounded and asked, "What?"
Fiona said softly, "I've made inquiries and they replied that it was the decision of higher management. All the stars
under the Conrad Group were treated the same. No exceptions."
"Higher management? Who?" Winnie demanded.
Fiona pointed upwards, "They said that it was the order from the executive assistant office."
That meant that it had the CEO's approval.
Winnie gripped her cellphone tightly, frowned, and asked Fiona, "Did the PR department say how they would handle
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmthis?"
Fiona replied, "They did not contact me. Perhaps they wanted the situation to cool down first."
Winnie did not even change her clothes. She covered herself with a jacket and walked outside as she said, "I want
to go to the Conrad Group now."
"Winnie… Winnie…" Fiona quickly grabbed their things and ran after Winnie.
Inside the car, Fiona looked at Winnie's expression and hesitated before saying, "Winnie, I think the company would
not be bothered about this…"
Winnie frowned but remained silent.
Fiona continued, "I saw a discussion. Some fans deduced that it could be the Conrad Group that intentionally
released the video about you and Chassell so that they could divert some attention from their issue."
Winnie was too busy these few days to keep abreast of recent developments. She asked, "What issue?"
Fiona was not sure. She could simply answered, "Perhaps it's because of Mr. Conrad, well, Clarence Conrad. Mr.
Conrad and the current CEO of the Conrad Group had some disputes. I'm not sure of the details."
Winnie heaved a long sigh after she heard this and composed herself.
Clarence had occasionally used her and the artists under the company to create some headlines. However, those
were usually mutually beneficial. He had never done something like this where a video of several seconds was
released to intentionally spread rumors. Additionally, her Twitter account had also been confiscated to prevent her
from clarifying the situation.
Winnie had met Justin several times and also felt that he was not the type that would do this.
Winnie closed her eyes and leaned back as she said, "We'll see what on earth is going on when we arrive at the
Conrad Group."
Fiona acknowledged and remained quiet. She then took out her phone to monitor the discussions on the
internet.