Chapter 6

As soon as I finished speaking, the reporters at the scene were like sharks smelling blood, and the room instantly boiled over.

Countless microphones were shoved into Vivian’s face.

“Miss Shaw, is the content of the recording true?”

“Did you approach Mr. Hale only for his money and blood?”

“What exactly is your relationship with Mr. Grant? Were you conspiring to commit fraud?”

Vivian was blocked in place, her face changing colors more dramatically than a paint palette. She opened her mouth, but she could not say a single word.

【Hahahaha, public humiliation scene. So satisfying, too satisfying.】

【Look at that woman’s expression. She looks like she swallowed a fly.】

【The male lead is awesome. This counterattack is fast, accurate, and ruthless.】

I watched the floating comments, turned my wheelchair, and left the venue under the protection of bodyguards. The clamor and curses behind me became the background music of my victory.

That night, tags like #VivianShawGetOutOfHollywood, #JulianGrantDramaQueen, and #FeelBadForEthanHale took turns dominating the top of the trending list.

All of Vivian’s endorsements, film and television resources, and variety shows terminated their contracts with her overnight.

The “serious award-winning actress” persona she had worked so hard to build over the years collapsed completely.

What awaited her would be astronomical breach-of-contract penalties worth hundreds of millions.

Julian was not doing much better.

The lead roles in several major IP projects he had originally been in talks for were all recast.

Netizens even dug up his old history of bullying classmates and demanded that he get out of Hollywood.

Just when I thought I could finally catch my breath for a moment, my phone rang.

Caller ID: Father. Richard Hale.

I looked at the name flashing on the screen, and a hint of coldness flashed through my eyes.

When I answered the call, Richard’s roar, suppressed with anger, immediately came from the other end.

“Ethan, are you done making trouble?”

“Release a statement immediately saying that recording was forged. Otherwise, I’ll freeze all your cards.”

I leaned against the headboard and casually pinched my fingers.

“Oh? So you still know I’m your son?”

“I thought your only son was Julian.”

The other end of the phone went silent. After a long while, he finally spoke coldly.

“Don’t forget that Hale blood runs through your veins, and everything you enjoy was given to you by the Hale family.”

“I had you get together with Vivian for the company’s interests, and it was also for your own good.”

“Now that you’ve made such a mess, do you know how much the company is going to lose?”

I laughed, and my throat tightened from it.

“The company’s interests? For my own good?”

“Dad, put your hand on your heart and tell me, did you really have me get together with Vivian for the company?”

“Wasn’t it because Julian needed a walking blood bank who would come whenever he called, and Vivian was the most suitable ‘blood bag keeper’ you had chosen?”

On the other end of the phone, there was deathly silence. Just when I thought he had nothing to say, he suddenly let out a sinister laugh.

“Ethan, do you think you’ve won?”

“Do you think that once you get rid of Vivian, you can get rid of your fate?”

“I’m telling you, it’s not that easy.”

“Julian is my son, and as long as I’m alive, you must serve him.”

“Back then, your mother was willing to donate bone marrow to Julian for my sake. Why can’t you learn from her?”

All the blood in my body froze instantly at that moment. My mom… didn’t she die in an accident?