Chapter 306: It’s All on Your Tab
’It feels like all these questions are a trap!’
"I studied dance, so I mostly just practice. I spend more than eight hours in the dance studio every day. My family was also very strict growing up; my mother always told me that a girl must protect herself. And when it comes to relationships, I believe in quality over quantity, so I’ve never even had a boyfriend."
"Your mother raised you well," the host said with a nod as several more photos appeared on the big screen. "There are tips claiming you’re maintaining improper relationships with several business moguls at the same time. I assume that must be a rumor as well?"
Raymond Ford stared at the photos, her lips turning ashen!
"Of course it’s a rumor. As actresses, we sometimes have business events. We just have a meal together, that’s all."
Raymond Ford thought there were no more photos, but then a few more appeared.
Pictures of her entering and exiting hotels with various CEOs! In a few of them, they were already engaged in some... indescribable acts before even getting to the room!
The photos were deliberately pixelated, but not on their faces. Instead, the censorship was applied to certain places that left everything to the imagination.
Raymond Ford’s blood pressure shot up. She jumped to her feet and pointed at the host. "How dare your production team show these kinds of photos! This is defamation! I will be taking legal action. Expect a letter from my lawyer!"
"Ms. Raymond Ford, please calm down. This show is all about digging up dirt and gossiping. Besides, you signed a contract before you came. All the tips we’ve received are backed by evidence."
The camera was aimed right at Raymond Ford’s face, capturing her every expression.
At that moment, the show’s ratings had already broken all-time records and were still climbing.
On the online live stream, the screen was already flooded with bullet comments!
"This is gold! This show is amazing! It was a brilliant move to invite Raymond Ford! Honestly, I cursed it and turned it off, then came crawling back to turn it on again!"
"High-energy warning at 3:26! This is gold!"
"This is great! So, so great!"
"Live broadcast of a bitch getting exposed!"
"HAHAHAHA, I’m dying! This is so good!"
"I hope this show doesn’t get cut off early! It has to run for the full time! There are still over thirty minutes left! Hang in there, show!"
Raymond Ford was shaking with rage! She spun around and stormed off.
’No matter the consequences, she wasn’t going to film a second longer!’
’Could there possibly be a worse outcome than this?!’
The host stood alone, facing the camera. He shrugged. "This is the first time on my show that a guest has stormed off in anger. My sincerest apologies, but that’s all for today’s program."
Raymond Ford’s legs felt like jelly, her mind a complete blank. She didn’t even know how she managed to walk out of the studio.
Outside, she finally saw Wayne Payne and Leah Young.
They had already seen the live stream on their phones. Seeing the state Raymond Ford was in, they didn’t dare to speak.
"Let’s go," Raymond Ford said, walking ahead.
Wayne Payne and Leah Young immediately rushed to catch up.
...
Although the live broadcast had stopped, the internet was more frenzied than ever. Clips from the stream were being cut into short videos and spread across all the major entertainment platforms.
Raymond Ford had truly gone viral, but she was the butt of a joke across the entire internet.
People had seen celebrities get humiliated, and they’d seen celebrities whose public personas collapsed, but what happened to Raymond Ford was a first.
Netizens even started re-editing the clips, constantly finding new ways to turn them into memes.
And then, someone started leaking even more dirt!