Chapter 1432 - 1428: Constantine Stewart’s French Noble Identity Exposed
Chloe Winston spent the day in a daze, sitting in the tea room, staring blankly until the eastern sun set, and night fell. Throughout, if Finnian called her to eat, she’d eat; if he called her to drink water, she’d drink—obedient like a little puppet.
After lunch, Kyla Zamora rushed back to handle the current chaotic situation. Now, the online public opinion was spiraling out of control.
Kyla Zamora brought the studio’s behind-the-scenes team to calm various rumors, busy patching gaps and making sure the lies were seamless.
Finnian took a day off, working from home. When Chloe Winston hugged her knees in a daze, he would sit nearby, handling business on his laptop or brew a pot of fragrant tea. They didn’t speak, yet the coexistence was exceptionally comfortable.
At midnight, Finnian noticed it was late and inconvenient to stay, so he got up and softly reminded, "Sleep early; I’ll come see you again tomorrow morning?"
Chloe Winston nodded. After he left, she went upstairs. Due to the hurried arrival, the bedroom contained only a custom-made deep blue vintage European bed and bedside table, a set of blue vanity tables, the bed neatly made with clean towels and bathrobes placed on top. The daisies in the vase swayed gently in the night breeze, soft and beautiful.
Chloe Winston felt a slight tremor in her heart, looking towards Finnian’s home direction; truly, he was a gentle and meticulous man.
Both Chloe Winston and Constantine Stewart withdrew from the variety show’s filming. The remaining guests were dumbfounded. Charles Taylor was forcibly kept on set by his agent to prevent his departure. With two already gone, if Charles Taylor left too, Daniel would likely immediately livestream a hanging.
The happiest was Lian Ke; with Chloe Winston gone, she would surely be the group favorite. Unfortunately, Constantine Stewart also exited the show, but Lian Ke could see that Constantine Stewart was very cold, extremely cold. Overall, their exit was good for her.
However, Lian Ke barely enjoyed her happiness for two hours before having a conflict with two newly replaced guests.
The program group’s afternoon livestream was a car crash. The new guests, both high-popularity top stars, had been eyeing this show for its abnormal popularity, ready to make a stunning debut, but found no script? Everything relied on themselves! Damn, how could they salvage with insufficient intelligence?
Not possessing enough wit, the two guests resorted to humor and cuteness for screen time, turning a good survival variety show into an entertainment variety show.
Director Daniel’s face turned green with anger, and fans online were clawing at each other, creating chaos.
"The program’s brain got kicked by a donkey; are the two new guests silly monkeys called here to be funny? We came for a survival variety show, not a circus performance!"
"There’s no harm without comparison; black-hearted program group, give back my stunningly beautiful and intelligent Warm Winter CP..."
"We demand the program group gives an explanation; why change people arbitrarily? Without the Warm Winter CP, this show is doomed."
"Latest insider news: Chloe Winston seeing the variety show’s popularity, raised her price abruptly, demanding ten million per episode, causing the program group to not agree, leading to her big-name exit."
"No professional ethics, exiting filming halfway under the pretense of illness, do they think we’re blind? Chloe Winston, get out of the variety circle."
Online haters surged aggressively, even sparking a Chloe Winston, get out of the variety circle whirlwind. The trolls dared not attack Constantine Stewart, instead focusing their efforts on Chloe Winston.
Ever since Chloe Winston’s relationship with Charles Taylor was exposed, most fans couldn’t accept such a romance. When Chloe Winston exited the variety show, the internet was filled with conspiracy theories, resulting in Chloe Winston facing internet-wide backlash, her reputation hitting rock bottom.
It’s challenging to make someone popular these days, but so simple to drag someone down, almost cost-free.
Fortunately, the program group’s official blog soon came out with a clarification: "Online rumors of Chloe Winston abruptly raising her price for ten million are false. Ms. Winston isn’t in good health and couldn’t participate in the livestream at her best. That’s why she painfully decided to withdraw from the variety. We wish her a speedy recovery."
Chloe Winston’s studio reposted the statement on Weibo, displaying the compensation for breach of contract and some of Chloe Winston’s past medical records. Only then did people realize that the all-around sister, who was like a little sun when she smiled, had been in such poor health months ago?
Depression, anorexia, stomach disease, and even temporary shock—fans held their breath, crying.
The variety show’s official blog then posted a second announcement, explaining Mr. Stewart’s return to France was to inherit massive assets, leaving him no time to participate in the variety recording, redirecting the focus.
Originally, Constantine Stewart was a legendary figure in the business world, a wealthy boss. His participation in a variety show was somewhat incredible. Now exiting the recording, netizens could understand better. On discovering Constantine Stewart held a French green card, with his family interconnected with native French nobility, a descendant of French aristocracy, the internet exploded.
Remembering Mr. Stewart’s stunning performance on the show, coupled with his noble origin and striking beauty, immediately sparked a wave of international male idol selection online.
"Mr. Stewart, the program group exposed your French identity, now everyone’s focus has shifted, and Ms. Chloe’s side has temporarily calmed a bit." Zheng Guo, who had been monitoring the domestic opinions, felt relieved as, after a day of uproar, they finally managed to reclaim control.
If it were ordinary opinions, they might be suppressed, but simultaneous explosive news like this—unless the Shaw Family used military power to forcibly control the public opinion.
Luckily, they managed to control it, only causing Mr. Stewart to reveal his identity publically. Even Zheng Guo discovered for the first time that Mr. Stewart’s family was so impressive, having followed Constantine Stewart for nearly six years, only knowing Mr. Stewart didn’t have a good relationship with his family.
Unexpectedly, to quell the negative effects on Mrs. Stewart online, Mr. Stewart actively exposed his family background.
Constantine Stewart landed from the plane, reaching the hotel shortly. Every time he returned to France, he stayed at his hotel namesake instead of going home.
"How’s Chloe Winston?" Constantine Stewart asked in a hoarse voice.
The man unbuttoned his shirt, standing before the mirror, looking at the scratches on his sexy, firm chest, now faded in color after a day.
Constantine Stewart touched the marks, imagining the girl emotionally scratching his chest and back due to discomfort, and his body warmed.
"Ms. Chloe returned to the Spring Prosperity Garden residence where political figures live; we can’t enter." Zheng Guo reported softly.
Buying a house in Spring Prosperity Garden would have been easy for Constantine Stewart, but his aim wasn’t to become Chloe Winston’s neighbor; he wanted to move into her home. He calmly ordered, "Have people guard it 24 hours and inform me of any updates."
After saying this, the man hung up and stood before the hotel’s floor-to-ceiling window, gazing at the summer outside, his eyes deep and his handsome face revealing a hint of seriousness. Imperial City should have already fallen into deep night.