Wendy and Roger arrived extra early at the TV station to show that they attached great importance to
and respect for the show.Their punctuality earned them brownie points.
On their arrival there, just before four o' clock in the afternoon, they were warmly received by a member
of the reception committee, who ushered them to the lounge to wait, where they could engage in some
preparatory work before the live broadcast later.
Wendy looked stunning in the designer dress that Reese had picked out for her in the shopping mall
earlier that day.Her exquisite makeup made her look like a runway model sitting on the sofa in the
jounge.
Octavia's assistant brought two cups of hot coffee.She was somewhat embarrassed.
"Octavia is a little busy now..."
"It doesn't matter.We arrived much earlier than scheduled."
The assistant breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then you can rest here till Octavia is ready for you." Wendy nodded politely.
When the assistant left, the two of them were left in the privacy of the lounge.Wendy immediately
leaned back against the sofa with her legs crossed.
Roger was amused by her behavior.
"If only everyone could see your body language now!" Roger teased.
"Ha-ha!"
Wendy laughed in response.They had to wait for hours.
Feeling bored, Wendy began to play with her phone.
She had opened her personal Weibo account, but it was largely managed by Roger, so she seldom
logged in by herself.
Today she logged in and checked her post wall, only to find that the latest post was uploaded half an
hour ago.
There were pictures of her taken by Roger while she was getting ready in the dressing room of Glory
Media.
Wendy was truly amazed by Roger's professional shooting skills.He had captured the essence of her
beauty in totality.
Her head was tilted and her chin slightly raised.Her soft, beautiful jawline and her twinkling eyes made
her look like the Cleopatra of the Far East.
To sum it up, she looked absolutely captivating in the photo.
Wendy touched her face and chuckled.
"I didn't expect myself to look so beautiful..."
Upon hearing that, Roger smiled.
Wendy clicked on the comments below the post.
Most of her fans started following her after Evie slandered her the last time.
To put it bluntly, most of them were anti-fans.
Most of the comments from those anti-fans were strong criticism.
Of course, there were a handful of fans who praised her beauty.Wendy ignored the criticism
automatically and was elated by the compliments.Roger shook his head and laughed.
"Eh, what is this? Come here and have a look!" Wendy put the phone in front of Roger.
"Eris is dominating today's headlines!"
Wendy clicked on the latest news and immediately began to peruse with sharpened interest.
News about Brian's romantic proposal to Eris at her birthday party the previous night made endless
headlines.
The photos featuring the photogenic couple were clear and beautiful, as if they were shot by a
professional photographer.
The news headlines were greatly exaggerated.
"Famous actress Eris' fairytale proposal."
"Beautiful, generous Eris celebrates her birthday with entire cast."
"The touching love story of the wealthy businessman Brian and famous actress, Eris."
And the list went on.
Wendy sneered.
"It became a hot topic of discussion this morning.I bet someone invited the paid posters to splash this
across every post."
"Eris is quite popular but not that popular that she could dominate all the most-searched topics," Roger
deduced.
"Paid posters?"
"Yes, Brian did it!" Wendy was unable to comprehend.
"What?"
As an agent, Roger knew more about the underlying politics of showbiz.He took out his phone and
clicked on a news item and showed it to Wendy.It was the financial news.
"What's this?"
"Read carefully!"
Wendy looked down suspiciously and saw that Brian's father was seriously ill and had gone to the US
for treatment.
Wendy was even more confused.
"Does it have anything to do with Brian's proposal? As far as I know, Brian's parents don't like Eris at
all.Now his proposal has been so widely publicized.Wasn't he afraid that it would upset his father?"
"If Jaylen knew the situation, I'm sure he would actually be overjoyed."
Wendy was as confused as a rabbit in a maze.
Taking a sip of his coffee, Roger put his phone back into his pocket and explained to Wendy in a
whisper, "The Oliver family hotel is a listed company and Jaylen is the chairman of the company.As
soon as news of his illness spread, the company's stock fell sharply.Within a day, the market value of
its stock decreased significantly!"
Upon hearing that, Wendy was lost in thought.
Roger continued, "In fact, Jaylen has been quite ill for a while now but no one outside his family knew
about this because the Olivers knew that it would impact negatively on the stock price of their
hotel.However, it seems that news of his illness got leaked out this time and so in just a few days, the
stock price has fallen dramatically.The media released pictures of Jaylen being pushed into the plane
and speculation was rife that he would not survive this time, so the stock price fell even lower."
"Then Brian..."
"In Jaylen's absence, Brian has been holding fort in the company's management.He proposed to Eris in
order to urgently save the company's name." Wendy sat up straight.
She fully understood what he meant.
"So, the fact of the matter is that he is using Eris?"
"Something like that.They have been together for so many years, so there must be some deep feelings
between them, but Brian's parents have always objected strongly to this marriage.They would never
agree to it nor would Brian dare to propose to Eris against his parents' wishes, especially during
Jaylen's period of serious illness.
"So, you mean that Brian had discussed his intended proposal with his parents?" Wendy was
flabbergasted.
Roger nodded.
"I suppose so."
"So what does it have to do with the paid posters?"
"Of course Brian wants to make up for the loss.There are three benefits for him to hyped his proposal."
"Huh...?"
"Firstly, to tell all and sundry that his father is not seriously ill.Surely he would not announce his
proposal if his father was dying.This would immediately stabilize the shareholders.Secondly, he did it in
order to distract the public! The media had shifted their attention from Jaylen to him now.Thirdly, he set
up an image for himself! Brian has just taken over the company.The senior executives probably see
him as young and inexperienced and are unlikely to support him.He needed to make some noise and
project a promising image of himself."
Wendy looked at Roger with admiration.
"Roger, you're awesome.How did you figure all this out? Now I think it's a waste of your talent being my
agent."
"You flatter me.In fact, Ryan is a real business legend, but he keeps a low profile."
Wendy was speechless.
‘'Heck! Can we not mention Ryan all the time?’' Wendy quickly changed the topic, "So, if truth be told,
Brian is still using Eris!"
"Well, you can also say that!"
After all, it was an indisputable fact that Jaylen and his wife disapproved of the romance between Brian
and Eris.
This time, they agreed to the marriage only to get them out of a more troubled situation.
When Jaylen came back from the US, the first thing he would do was probably to separate Brian and
Eris.
Even if he hadn't come back cured, Brian's mother, Nellie, would have prevented their marriage in the
end.
Wendy also realized that this was indeed true.
Recalling the surprised and cheerful look on Eris's face when Brian proposed the night before, Wendy
smiled.
"If only Eris knew the ugly truth, she would fall over backwards!"
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