Love in the Limelight

Chapter 406
“Even though we, the Brooke family, have some pull, we can’t control the power of public opinion. We didn’t want her to get hurt,
that’s why we had her sign that bet agreement. We hoped she’d choose to step away from the entertainment industry on her
own.”
“But I had no idea she was so determined. She has zero intention of leaving the entertainment industry.”
“Over the past 18 years, she’s gone through too much suffering. All we wanted was for her to have a happy life, but some things
are ultimately out of our control‘
“We’re torn, really. On one hand, we hope she’d lose the bet and come back home. On the other, we hate seeing her suffer when
she can’t chase her dreams”
It was rare for Robb to say so much. Dale, listening next to him, was taken aback.
He had noticed a long time ago that the Brooke men weren’t indifferent to Astrid Irvine.
While they say they hope Astrid would lose the bet soon, whenever she’s in a pickle, they’re always ready to lend a hand.
“Astrid will understand your dilemma. We all know how messy the showbiz is, but don’t underestimate her. Your sister isn’t
ordinary person. Give her some time, she’ll shine like a star.”
“Besides, don’t you know your own sister? Who can hurt her without getting a scratch themselves? Anyone who messes with her
will have hell to pay.”
With that said, Dale picked up his phone to call Maddox.
On the island.
Maddox, neck–deep in the escalating public opinion, picked up Dale’s call immediately.
He asked anxiously, “Dale, what do we do? We can’t suppress the public opinion anymore.”
Dale: “Actually, it’s simple. Just tell her what’s happening online and let her handle it. This way, the issue gets resolved, and your
show will be the talk of the town.”

“Let her handle it? On live broadcast?” Maddox almost reached his breaking point, “Are you joking? You know Astrid doesn’t play
by the book, What if she makes a mess we can’t clean up?”
Dale: “While Astrid can be unpredictable at times, she knows what to do and when. If this isn’t handled, your show’s reputation
will suffer.”
“Many have started to rate your show poorly. Once the ratings are refreshed tomorrow, they’ll hit an all–time low.”
Trust me on this. Agree to whatever she asks. Any additional costs won’t have to be borne by your show.”
Maddox said, “If our show doesn’t have to bear the responsibility, then who will?”
Hearing this, Dale glanced at Robb, “Someone will always bear it. But if you don’t handle this, and someone gets angry, your
show’s biggest investor might pull out. And then, you won’t be able to continue filming the next phase.”
“Alright, got it.” Maddox hung up, and headed towards where Astrid and the rest were resting.
Everyone in the cave was sound asleep. Hearing the commotion, Astrid sat up abruptly.
Seeing Maddox and the cameramen at the cave entrance, Astrid rubbed her eyes, “Director, what’s going on? Do we have a
special mission?”
“No, there’s something urgent I need to tell you.” Maddox walked in, and Elio and others started to wake up.
Bernice, seeing this, had a bad feeling.
“Astrid, I’ll cut to the chase. Take a look at the current hot topic.” Maddox handed his phone to Astrid. Astrid glanced at it and
sneered, then extended her hand towards Maddox.
Maddox was confused, “What’s up?”
Astrid said, “The staff just took Bernice’s phone. I bet she’s the one behind those comments belittling me. Just check her phone
and we’ll know.”
Hearing this, Bernice was on edge,
Previously, Parrish was watching her closely, and she didn’t have time to delete the records before handing in her phone!

If the posts from this account were seen, she’d done for!