Chapter 36

Nick Arthur stared intently at Simone Milton. Seeing how determined Simone was, he could only sigh. “If you insist.”

“Thank you,” said Simone Milton sincerely, seeing that Nick Arthur had given in. “Mr. Arthur, you’re truly wonderful.”

Nick Arthur, who once again received a “good person card,” felt somewhat helpless. He didn’t want to get Simone Milton’s “good person card” at all.

But seeing Simone Milton’s sincere expression, he was unable to say anything.

“By the way, Martha, is she upstairs right now? I’ll go see her,” said Simone Milton. She went upstairs to join Martha.

As soon as she took a step forward, Nick Arthur called out to her.

“You should rest for now. Didn’t you say you were very tired? Martha is already asleep,” Nick Arthur said, pausing for a moment. After thinking for a while, he added, “Now that you’ve come back, there’s no reason for me to stay any longer. I’ll be leaving now.”

“But…” Seeing Nick Arthur in such a hurry to leave, Simone Milton felt a bit guilty.

She felt it would be unfair of her to let Nick Arthur just walk away like that.

After all, Nick Arthur helped take care of Martha for her, and even prepared lunch for her. There’s no way Nick Arthur should be allowed to leave like that.

So she spoke up, trying to keep Nick Arthur with her, but he politely declined her offer.

“I understand how you feel, but now I need to get back to my work. If you really feel guilty, then maybe we could have a meal together sometime.” Nick Arthur suggested this with a smile.

When Simone Milton heard this suggestion and agreed to it, Nick Arthur secretly made an “OK” gesture with his hands: The plan works!

“Well then, it’s settled. Once I’ve finished dealing with these matters, I’ll take Mr. Arthur out for a meal. I hope you won’t refuse.” Simone Milton, who had escorted Nick Arthur out of the villa, said these words at the end.

Nick Arthur, who had arrived at the door, nodded and smiled, telling Simone Milton to go back and take care of Martha. He also advised Simone Milton not to pay too much attention to what people said online.

After successfully seeing Nick Arthur off, Simone Milton went upstairs. She entered Martha’s room. At that moment, Martha was sound asleep, though from time to time, she would let out a sob.

Seemingly hearing some noise outside, Martha tried to get up from bed, still half-asleep, wanting to throw herself into Simone Milton’s arms.

“Mommy, are you back?” Martha asked in a childish, high-pitched voice.

Seeing Martha in this state, Simone Milton felt her heart break. She went over to Martha and gently comforted her.

“Yes, Mommy’s back. Be good now, Pond. Would you like Mommy to sleep with you?” Simone Milton spoke gently to Martha.

Hearing Simone Milton’s voice and feeling her familiar presence, Martha completely relaxed and instinctively went into Simone Milton’s embrace.

She rubbed her face against Simone Milton’s and said softly, “That’s great. I miss Mom so much…”

“Mommy misses our little baby too!” As Simone Milton said this, she noticed that Martha in her arms had fallen asleep once again.

With Martha by her side, Simone Milton fell asleep quickly as well.

And during the time when Simone Milton was asleep, public opinion on the internet once again became heated.

The Georgian team, which had remained silent until now, finally issued a public statement. Unlike the clarifications people expected to see, this statement clearly stated that Simone Milton indeed had another daughter.

Georgia’s recognition only served to intensify the online criticism. Netizens furiously insulted Simone Milton.

At this moment, not buying Simone Milton seems like a truly heinous act.

Looking at those obscene and vile words, it’s hard to believe who could possibly say something so horrifying behind them.

Occasionally, some people think that it’s excessive for so many people to criticize Simone Milton. In fact, these people are often accused of being Simone Milton’s paid trolls or obsessive fans.

At the same time, Georgia’s actions have led Katie Adams, who has been paying close attention to the situation, to wonder whether they have run out of options and have resorted to such desperate measures out of desperation.

At this moment, under no circumstances should people’s anger be provoked. That’s what’s most important. Katie Adams believes that Georgia should understand this.

So, Katie Adams, who was resting in the hotel after the show, casually mentioned this matter to Sister Hu as if it were a joke.

“I think they’ve completely given up, which is why they resorted to this trick. It seems like we’ve won this time.” Katie Adams happily shared this good news with Sister Hu.

However, Sister Hu wasn’t as happy as Katie Adams. Her expression could even be described as solemn.

“I guess I don’t understand why you seem so unhappy. Seeing them suffer like that, shouldn’t you be happy?” Katie Adams was puzzled.

So she couldn’t understand why Sister Hu, having received such good news, wasn’t happy at all. It simply didn’t make any sense!

Then, the words that Sister Hu said next completely froze the smile on her face.

“Happy? What’s there to be happy about? I’m afraid they’re about to make their move. And this time, if they succeed in clearing their names, then all the evidence we’ve gathered won’t mean anything to them.” Sister Hu said, frowning.

“But, but I think she’s completely beyond redemption now! The facts are established. No matter what the truth is, in the eyes of the public, Simone Milton is just a disgusting, dishonorable actress who had a child out of wedlock.” Katie Adams found it hard to accept this reality.

Although, indeed, on many previous occasions, Simone Milton had managed to clear her name through various coincidences, she even managed to further enhance her reputation in the process.

But she truly believed that Simone Milton wouldn’t be so lucky this time. Even something like having a child out of wedlock couldn’t be covered up by her.

“Do you still remember the variety show ‘Snarky Commentator’?” Upon hearing this, Sister Hu thought that Katie Adams was simply too naive. Then, she slowly mentioned the name of the variety show.

Hearing the name of this variety show, Katie Adams was a bit puzzled. She didn’t really pay much attention to variety shows these days. She had only heard of this show occasionally, with only a vague memory of it.

Sister Hu glanced at Katie Adams, then slowly explained to her:

“This is a show where people can complain about various things. Many artists who had negative reputations in the past became popular through this show. In some cases, their past flaws were even “exonerated” somehow. I think you get my point now, right?”

In other words, Simone Milton and the others can use this show to clear their names.

“No way. Even if that show really is that great… Simone Milton might be capable of many things, but she certainly can’t buy people’s loyalty!” Katie Adams said firmly after hearing Sister Hu’s words.

Seeing Sister Hu’s unreadable expression, Katie Adams took a deep breath and said quietly, “As Albert Arthur’s girlfriend, I think that if Simone Milton really decides to participate in this show, someone on the show will surely try to buy me off in order to make things difficult for Simone Milton.”

What she said makes perfect sense. After all, compared to Simone Milton, who has some kind of powerful backing, Katie Adams, who has real, substantial support, is completely different.

When Sister Hu heard what Katie Adams said, she was momentarily stunned. She hadn’t taken into account the fact that Katie Adams was Alberta Arthur’s girlfriend.

If this is taken into consideration, then even if Simone Milton actually participates in this variety show with the aim of clearing her name, she might not succeed in doing so.

“You agree with me, don’t you?” Seeing Sister Hu looking thoughtful, Katie Adams took the opportunity to elaborate on the plan she had come up with on the spot.

“…We can exploit Simone Milton’s weaknesses during the show, causing her to completely lose control and act hysterically. That way, the audience’s opinion of her will surely suffer even further!” Katie Adams grew more and more excited, as if the scenario she imagined was already unfolding before her eyes.

“What you say makes sense. But we still need to investigate carefully and make thorough preparations to prevent you from making any mistakes on the show.” After hearing this, Sister Hu nodded and shared her backup plan.

After hearing Sister Hu’s backup plans, Katie Adams felt extremely annoyed. She thought that Sister Hu was looking down on her.

After all, she’s now Alberta Arthur’s girlfriend, and might even become part of the Arthur family in the future. With such a brilliant idea like this, how could Sister Hu not encourage her?

She had completely forgotten how she had failed several times when dealing with Simone Milten. In fact, she had almost completely ruined Simone’s reputation.

If it weren’t for Sister Hu stepping in to clean up the mess, Katie Adams would definitely be covered in scandal right now, being mocked by everyone and too scared to go out.

“But I think I’m confident enough to do it…” Katie Adams, clearly not convinced, spoke up to Sister Hu.

“I don’t care what you think. What I want are objective facts. In everything we do, we should always have a backup plan. It’s stupid to put all our eggs in one basket,” said Sister Hu.

She believed that if Katie Adams were smart, she would definitely accept her advice. And indeed, Katie Adams did accept her advice.

“Well, Sister Hu, what you say makes sense. I’ll do as you suggest…” Katie Adams reluctantly accepted Sister Hu’s advice.

Although that was the case, she still felt unhappy inside. But since Sister Hu was doing it for her own good, she managed to calm down.

Seeing Katie Adams looking so reluctant, Sister Hu sighed and gently comforted her, saying:

“I know you’re reluctant to do this, but you also need to understand that we have to participate in this show anyway. This show isn’t just meant to bring misfortune to Simone Milton, who might be participating as well.”

“This is also to help you attract more fans, thereby making up for the number of fans you lost last time.”

Sister Hu spoke earnestly and wisely. Previously, when Katie Adams and Simone Milton clashed, public opinion online was severely damaged. Although Sister Hu managed to resolve the situation, many fans were indeed lost as a result.

Sister Hu surely can’t ignore these lost fans. Katie Adams needs to attract more fans once again and boost her popularity even further.

Otherwise, Katie Adams will definitely fade away over time.

To avoid that situation, it’s essential to participate in “Famous Mouths Criticize Show”. In fact, Sister Hu has already planned what Katie Adams should say during the show to attract fans.

For Sister Hu, participating in this show and attracting fans is far more important than risking damaging Simone Milton’s reputation.

Katie Adams wasn’t unaware of this, but she and Sister Hu had fundamentally different opinions on the matter.

Sister Hu really cares about those fans. She hopes that Katie Adams will have as many fans as possible.

Katie Adams thought that it didn’t really matter whether those fans were there or not. What was most important was getting Simone Milton into trouble.

No one could stop her. With such a great opportunity, she definitely wouldn’t give it up.

She had even thought through everything: she would inform the show’s production team, and they would do whatever it took to get Simone Milton on the show. Only then could she thoroughly defeat Simone Milton on the show and even things out.

Between filming, Katie Adams, who took on the role of host for the show “Name Dropper Show,” quickly got along with the show’s host. She casually suggested that if Simone Milton were there, the show would be even better.

Katie Adams’ casual attitude truly inspired the show’s production team, prompting them to invite Simone Milton to participate in the show.

On this day, Simone Milton, who now lives at home, received a long-awaited call from Georgia.

“…Georgia, you’re not kidding me, are you? ‘The Mouthy Critic Show’ would actually invite me specifically? Could it be that you’re behind this somehow?” Simone Milton couldn’t believe it and even said jokingly to Georgia.

In Georgia, on the other end of the phone, someone couldn’t help but roll their eyes upon hearing this and said, “I’d really like to use this platform to clear your name of those accusations. But the people in charge of this show are all very untrustworthy. I’ve never been able to find anyone who could help you get in.”

Hearing Georgia say that, Simone Milton was stunned. She hadn’t expected that it had nothing to do with Georgia at all.

Georgia said with a hint of satisfaction, “See? That’s just how lucky you are. It’s also because of the controversies you’ve been involved in lately that the production team, who usually refused to change their minds, actually came to me personally.”

“They said that you’re supposed to participate in the latest episode of this show. I’ll come pick you up later to take you to the show. Please don’t embarrass me.”

In the end, Georgia, of course, kept repeating her warnings, fearing that Simone Milton might revert to her old self and become “solid-state cute” again.

Hearing Georgia’s long-absent words of advice, Simone Milton felt a bit helpless. She immediately assured her, “Georgia, don’t worry. I’ll seize this opportunity and definitely won’t let you down!”

“That’s good. By the way, during the show, they’ll probably ask you questions about having children out of wedlock. I’ve already thought of how to respond to those questions…” Georgia nodded in satisfaction on the other end of the line. Then she continued, explaining the plan they had come up with.

“But… what if netizens dig deeper and figure out our tricks?” After hearing what Georgia said, Simone Milton felt a bit worried.

After all, netizens aren’t a bunch of idiots. They might follow the crowd, but there are always those who observe carefully and notice things that go unnoticed by others.