Chapter 79: Suddenly Nostalgic...
It looked like whoever dealt with Landon Harmon didn’t just have status and power—they had methods.
Rose Shaw’s first thought was Evan Fairchild.
But she’d learned some information from Landon Harmon. Shawn Fisher had been at the KTV last night, and the person who beat up Landon Harmon had come straight out of Shawn Fisher’s private room!
The lighting had been too dim. Landon Harmon was beaten half to death, and he still didn’t even know who did it!
That KTV was Shawn Fisher’s private business. Would a big shot like Shawn Fisher personally get his hands dirty dealing with a nobody like Landon Harmon?
It was simply inconceivable.
Still, once word of this got out, with a major figure like Shawn Fisher involved, anyone who thought about making a move on Melody Monroe would have to think twice and weigh their own capabilities.
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Rhona Hughes checked online periodically. As soon as she woke up this morning, the first thing she did was grab her phone to see how the situation had developed.
She was shocked to find that all the online buzz had completely died down!
Even the earlier posts had been buried. All discussion about Melody Monroe had vanished overnight!
She immediately tried to contact Landon Harmon, but her calls wouldn’t go through.
"What’s going on? How could Landon Harmon drop the ball at a time like this!"
Wendy set out breakfast. Seeing Rhona Hughes’s furious expression, she said, "Do you think something happened on Landon Harmon’s end? Melody Monroe is one of Rose’s people; there’s no way Rose would just sit by and do nothing. Maybe they bought his silence."
"Impossible! A guy like Landon Harmon isn’t that easy to deal with! You’re giving Rose Shaw way too much credit; she isn’t that capable! Landon Harmon was doing this as a favor for President Sutton. How could he be bought off so easily!" Rhona Hughes immediately retorted.
She dialed Landon Harmon’s number again, but still couldn’t get through.
Wendy wanted to say something else, but she held her tongue.
’This whole thing is too strange.’
’All the posts disappeared overnight. If it wasn’t Rose Shaw, doesn’t that mean the power behind this is even more frightening?’
’Too bad Rhona Hughes doesn’t get it. And there’s no way to make her understand!’
’Could it be that Raymond Ford was just using Rhona as a pawn this time?’
’If it weren’t for the money, I really wouldn’t want to keep working for Rhona Hughes.’
’But now, it’s not just about the money. There’s also my brother’s situation... It’s hard to get away.’
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Raymond Ford also found it strange. She had been waiting to enjoy the show, but the curtains had come down just as things were getting interesting!
What a buzzkill!
She knew Rose Shaw would intervene, but she hadn’t expected the whole thing to be shut down so quickly.
This incident showed just how much importance Rose Shaw placed on Melody Monroe.
In the future, she would surely pour all her resources into promoting Melody Monroe.
Rose Shaw’s resources would inevitably be funneled to Melody Monroe, and it was easy to imagine what that meant for her own career.
’No, I absolutely will not let that happen.’
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With the hype gone, the matter quickly died down. After all, Melody Monroe wasn’t that famous yet. Even if some gossip-mongers wanted to keep watching the drama, the lack of follow-up made it clear the posts were just baseless slander, and their attention soon moved on to something else.
Only a few fans of the original work were still hung up on it, but their complaints were largely harmless.
Melody Monroe breathed a sigh of relief. The minor scandal had been put to rest just like that.
The only thing causing her pain now was the pile of stuff in front of her.
A pile of things she’d have to read the manuals or look up online just to figure out how to use.
Just washing her face involved so many complicated steps, and she was supposed to use this facial cleansing device that cost thousands!
And this tiny bottle of eye cream cost over three thousand!
Tsk, tsk, tsk! It was agonizing, like carving off a piece of her own flesh. Every time she dabbed some on, her heart seized with pain!
She suddenly felt a wave of nostalgia for those days of bumming around in her dorm room...