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Chapter 187: Of Course a Scumbag and a Homewrecker Are a Top-Tier Match
Chapter 187: Of Course a Scumbag and a Mistress Are a Perfect Match
But after the channel abruptly cut the broadcast...
Rachel Royce remained seated, waiting for Alexander Sullivan’s answer.
Alexander Sullivan looked at Rachel Royce, his pitch-black eyes holding an inscrutable darkness.
A staff member walked up and said to them, "President Sullivan, Evelynn, the interview is over."
Alexander Sullivan was the first to stand up. He smiled at Rachel Royce like a gentleman and said, "Miss Evelynn, I’ll be taking my leave now."
As Alexander Sullivan walked off the stage, the director hurried over to apologize.
The production team had gone to great lengths to get Alexander Sullivan as a guest, and he was someone they couldn’t afford to offend.
Alexander Sullivan’s attitude toward the director was mild. "It’s nothing," he said, his face betraying no hint of anger.
The director watched him go. ’A man of his stature never shows his emotions. He might not seem to mind on the surface, but there’s no telling what he might do in private.’
After seeing Alexander Sullivan out of the studio, the director returned.
He looked at Rachel Royce and asked, "Evelynn, how could you ask such a personal question just now and drag Tristan Sterling into it? You should know what kind of person Tristan Sterling is, right?"
Although the director was displeased, his tone was restrained.
Rachel Royce said nonchalantly, "I will take full responsibility for any problems that arise."
President Hale had personally recruited Evelynn, and her abilities were plain for all to see. Word was that she had once offended the wife of a high-ranking official and still managed to continue hosting without any repercussions, which just went to show her backing was anything but ordinary.
The director didn’t dare say anything more.
Although the feed had been cut quickly...
...someone had still screen-recorded the live interview and posted it online.
Of course, the general public had little interest in the business conflict between Alexander Sullivan and the MK Group. However, when it came to Tristan Sterling, the Ainsworth Family, and the love lives of the elite, that was the kind of gossip everyone loved.
President Hale quickly learned of the situation.
He had the PR department monitor the situation online closely and immediately take down any related content.
KNOCK KNOCK.
President Hale had just hung up the phone.
Rachel Royce knocked and entered. "President Hale."
Seeing Rachel Royce, President Hale asked, "Evelynn, what was that all about during the live broadcast?"
Rachel Royce said, "I don’t see a problem. Things have been too dry and dull for too long, and the interviews are overly formulaic. As leading figures in the industry, their every move affects its development and direction. I believe these are questions that industry insiders are very interested in."
President Hale frowned. "But don’t you know that Tristan Sterling detests people discussing his private life?"
Any interview with Tristan Sterling in this industry requires the script to be reviewed in advance—not even a single punctuation mark can be out of place.
Today’s interview with Alexander Sullivan was prepared three days in advance and carefully reviewed one last time right before we started.
But you just had to improvise and put Alexander Sullivan and Tristan Sterling on the spot.
Upon hearing this,
a faint, sarcastic smile touched Rachel Royce’s lips. "President Hale, you should know I don’t like to play by the rules. I will take full responsibility for any problems arising from today’s interview. I absolutely will not let it affect the company."
Of course, President Hale knew that.
Even on live television, Rachel Royce’s commentary was always incredibly sharp. This style had caused their consistently low ratings to skyrocket.
Although it earned her the dissatisfaction of some in the industry, it never seemed to affect her personally.
President Hale sighed in resignation. "Don’t include the last part of the interview in today’s report."
Rachel Royce replied, "Since the interview has already been conducted, wouldn’t failing to report on it be a rather conspicuous cover-up?"
President Hale stared intently at Rachel Royce and suddenly asked, "Evelynn, is there some sort of conflict between you and President Sterling?"
They had run into each other playing sports before, and Evelynn had accidentally injured Tristan Sterling. Although Tristan didn’t do anything about it at the time, his comments toward Rachel Royce were extremely harsh when she later hosted that financial summit.
Looked at that way, there was definitely bad blood between the two of them.
Rachel Royce denied it with a faint smile. "There’s no conflict between President Sterling and me."
Since she said so,
President Hale didn’t press the matter further.
However, he insisted that her last two questions from the interview today were not to be published.
President Hale’s attitude was firm.
Rachel Royce naturally couldn’t continue to defy President Hale.
"I understand."
"Alright, you can get back to work."
Rachel Royce returned to her office and continued with her work, seemingly unaffected.
While she was working, she received a call from Joanna Sutton.
"Rachel, I saw your interview today! You’re amazing, going straight for that scumbag’s throat on a live broadcast. Too bad I didn’t get to see the rest."
Anyone could tell the broadcast had been cut short, and that Rachel must have been improvising.
Rachel Royce said, "That was just the beginning."
"Did Alexander Sullivan say anything afterward?"
Rachel Royce replied, "He didn’t say a thing. Just left."
"He probably lost too much face to say anything. But a vindictive man like Tristan Sterling... aren’t you worried he’ll come after you?"
Rachel Royce said nonchalantly, "If he has the power, let him try and blacklist me."
Joanna Sutton laughed and said, "You truly are fearless because you want for nothing."
"I guess so," Rachel Royce replied.
They hung up after a short chat.
「After the live broadcast.」
President Hale’s people were constantly monitoring online activity. They had managed to get two trending topics taken down, and by all rights, that should have suppressed the buzz.
But somehow, someone pushed the topic back into the spotlight, and this time, President Hale’s team couldn’t get it taken down. It was clearly the deliberate work of someone behind the scenes.
As the discussion about Tristan Sterling’s private life grew more and more intense, President Hale became increasingly anxious.
Aside from comments praising Evelynn’s sharp interviewing style, most of the gossip was about the relationship between Tristan Sterling and Claire Ainsworth, the young lady of the MK Group. People said it was a perfect match between two powerful families, and the sentiment was mostly one of envy.
But then one comment was suddenly boosted to the top: "Of Course a Scumbag and a Mistress Are a Perfect Match."
As soon as this comment appeared,
the netizens’ passion for gossip was set ablaze.
After all, the world of investment and finance was never exactly clean to begin with.
However, the account that posted the comment never made another reply.
Just as the buzz was reaching its peak...
...but overnight,
all the trending topics were wiped. All related content was scrubbed, and even searching for the name "Tristan Sterling" yielded no results. It was clear that a much more powerful entity had intervened directly.
The buzz vanished in the blink of an eye, replaced by a trending scandal involving a popular celebrity that diverted everyone’s attention. It was as if nothing had ever happened.
Rachel Royce paid no attention to any of this online drama.
She worked straight through until eight in the evening.
During that time, she had a brief phone call with Melissa.
She packed up her things.
After leaving her office and heading downstairs, she saw a few scattered employees still working overtime.
While she waited for the elevator, she got a call from Melissa.
"Aunt Evelynn, are you done with work?"
"I am. What are you doing, Melissa?"
"Then hurry outside, Aunt Evelynn! I’m waiting for you downstairs."
Rachel Royce froze for a moment.
When she reached the lobby, she saw Melissa sitting on a sofa, swinging her little legs.
A few employees on their way out saw the adorable little girl and couldn’t resist going over to say hello.
Seeing Rachel Royce,
Melissa ran toward her. "Aunt Evelynn!"