"I took them." But the assistant was a little worried. "Isn’t this pushing it a little too far?"

She had just been outside, using deceptive angles to take a lot of suggestive photos.

If Sharon Thorne posted them online, it would definitely cause a huge uproar, and her own fame would rise with the tide.

But the photos themselves were fake. If they were exposed, Sharon Thorne’s fate would be worse than just having her reputation ruined.

The assistant hesitated, wondering if she should really give the photos to Sharon Thorne.

However, Sharon Thorne was already lost in her dream of marrying into a wealthy and powerful family.

When she saw her assistant was reluctant to give her the photos, her face darkened. She couldn’t help but snap, "What are you afraid of? In this godforsaken backwater, we’re lucky our phones even have a charge. Besides, I’ll just play the victim on Weibo, and my group of idiot fans will definitely go flame Gabriel Sinclair’s comments section."

"When that happens, the more they flame him, the better. It’s a free trending topic, and I’m not going to pass it up."

Seeing this, the assistant knew she couldn’t change her mind and had no choice but to transfer the photos from her phone to Sharon Thorne.

Then, the two of them went down the mountain.

—

After Sharon Thorne left, a sense of panic spread throughout the film crew.

They noticed that not only was Paul Lancaster in a bad mood today, but even Actor Sinclair—who was usually cheerful no matter what happened—wore a grim expression and couldn’t get into character.

"Forget it. Let’s postpone this scene."

Seeing that it was about to get dark, Paul Lancaster had no choice but to call for a break.

The staff breathed a collective sigh of relief and rushed over to grab the boxed dinners that had been ordered in advance.

"Gabriel, is there any news on Weibo yet?"

"My phone doesn’t even have a 2G signal right now. I can’t get online at all."

Chloe Sinclair fell silent for a moment before saying, "Sharon Thorne definitely came prepared. Gabriel, you have to be careful."

"Yeah. I’ll head down the mountain with you tomorrow."

Given his current situation, it was crucial for him to get back to the company and prepare for a PR response.

’I just hope Sharon Thorne takes her time. Otherwise, I’m going to be a trending topic again.’

However, things did not go as Gabriel Sinclair had hoped.

Eight o’clock at night was peak time for internet traffic.

Since it was also the weekend, hundreds of millions of users were active during this golden hour.

And right at that moment, a gossip account suddenly posted a teaser, claiming a certain top-tier male celebrity had tried to assault a certain popular young actress.

These days, gossip accounts always had to warm up the audience before dropping a huge scoop, and netizens were used to it.

So, they flocked to the comments section of the post to ridicule it.

[Are gossip bloggers this desperate now? They even have to promote it in advance? Afraid they won’t get enough traffic and their boss will dock their pay?]

[Life’s tough for the working class. Everyone, please be kind.]

[The two comments above are killing me, LOL. But if this scoop is real, I think fans turning on him would be the least of his worries. The male celebrity would probably have to face legal consequences.]

[Can men not control themselves these days? She just wanted to film her scenes properly, and he gets all handsy with her? People like that should be canceled.]

[Am I the only one who wants to know which two celebrities the gossip account is talking about?]

[The hint in the corner points to that top-tier male star whose last name starts with an S and the popular actress from the recent poverty-alleviation themed TV drama.]

[To the person above, don’t drag my idol into this. He might seem a little playful normally, but he would never do something like this.]

[To the person above, who knows if that wasn’t all just an act your idol was putting on?]

While the internet was buzzing with heated speculation, Sharon Thorne had already returned to her apartment.

Seeing that she had made it into the top three trending topics on Weibo, she was ecstatic.

’It’s been so long since I was a trending topic.’

"Heh. So what if he’s not willing? The position of Mrs. Sinclair is as good as mine!"