Chapter 18 A Victory
For a moment, the news of Brent and Hillary caused a sensation throughout the city, directly contradicting all previous public relations efforts. Moreover, since Brent and Lilian were engaged, it was an undeniable fact that Hillary had become the third party who inserted herself into their relationship. As a result, she became known as the fox spirit whom everyone despised.
Furthermore, some media outlets released information claiming that the Crown Star body double incident was actually an idea conceived by Brent and Hillary themselves but ultimately resulted in innocent Lilian being blamed for it.
The internet erupted with criticism. Then came even more explosive news about today's airport incident.
Lilian was slandered and humiliated by fans at the airport which provoked widespread disgust among passersby. However, after Hillary's indecent video was exposed...the official group management of Hillary immediately issued a message to clarify that they had pre-arranged this conspiracy regarding the airport incident in order to help restore her reputation through Lilian's humiliation. But they discovered that their idol wasn't worth defending at all.
They also posted evidence in their group chat showing how Hillary’s assistant leaked Lilian’s itinerary schedule along with records of them discussing how to work together on this plan.
Finally, they wrote a clarification letter on behalf of Lilian stating that she did not throw flowers or insult any fans; instead she remained humble despite knowing she had been wrongfully accused. Most importantly when police helped maintain order at the scene, she kindly reminded them not to be too rough so as not to hurt anyone.
This message from Hillary's official group represented her fan base like an army defeated in battle; even her most loyal supporters turned against her while ordinary people could no longer believe what she said anymore? The media attacked each other while netizens went crazy criticizing her actions online. Even advertisers who used Hillary as their spokesperson quickly withdrew ads and sent out legal letters.
Seeing all of this, Hillary knew...she was finished...completely finished!
"Hillary, cheer up. You still have your child in your belly. With this child, are you afraid that Mr. Hart won't listen to you? Even if you can't become a top model in the end, you can still be Mrs. Alexander at Rainer Entertainment." Her assistant saw Hillary frantically smashing things and immediately spoke up to console her: "Don't ruin your health because of anger; there's always tomorrow."
Hillary heard these words and realized it was true. Even if Lilian turned the tables on her, so what? She still had a chance to win.
...
As soon as Lilian got off the plane she received Kevin's call while Sylvia quickly searched for news about their battle results which showed that everything was going well; it seemed like that despicable woman wouldn’t be able to turn things around easily this time.
"Should I congratulate my wife again for winning another victory?" Kevin sat in his swivel chair with his resolute profile shining under the sunlight making him look even more handsome than usual.
Lilian chuckled softly with a hint of coquetry in her voice: "Do you have to say congratulations every time I make a big move?"
"Don't you hear me clearly? I'm just looking for an excuse to call you..." Kevin teased playfully: "How about saying 'I miss you'? Maybe there will be miracles?"
"I miss you even without any miracles." Lilian said seriously but felt embarrassed so she hung up before waiting for Kevin’s response. On the other side of the phone line, he laughed silently then immediately called Jason on internal line.
"Arrange a flight ticket for me to Paris as soon as possible and bring all documents that need my signature onto the plane."
Lilian never expected such a surprise but after getting off the plane she went straight to the studio because her contract with hf included print ads. Even though it was almost night time, Lilian still entered the photo studio.
Several foreign models were also shooting advertisements with her; each one of them was very professional. When the photographer saw Lilian's calm and gentle demeanor, he inexplicably worried whether she could meet the requirements of the advertisement since print ads required models to express their character in a split second that matched product features within a single moment. This really tested a model's acting skills.
Of course, due to wearing long dresses just now, Lilian’s figure was concealed but when she changed into another outfit - a casual black printed short skirt paired with an off-the-shoulder dark denim jacket - her golden ratio body proportions made everyone present gasp in amazement because both her height and measurements met international standards.
Combined with her sexy aura which was about to burst out at any moment...but what about her expression?...The photographer was still worried, so he immediately went over to communicate with Lilian: "Today we're shooting a more wild style, like a stray cat wandering at night..."
"I understand." Lilian nodded calmly.
"Okay, take your positions. Let's start with some individual shots!"
The models who were called up walked one by one in front of the backdrop and completed the shoot very professionally and quickly. Lilian was the last one, and because of that, she felt immense pressure.
"Lilian!"
Hearing the photographer's call, Lilian walked up to the backdrop wearing her hf Charm Night series bracelet. The photographer kept communicating with her about what poses could express wildness but Lilian just smiled it off indicating that she understood. The photographer hated it when people pretended to know things they didn't actually know so after saying a few words he impatiently stepped back holding his camera: "Let's try taking some test shots first."
"No need for that. Let's get started," requested Lilian.
Seeing how confident she was and curious about what would happen next, the other models thought that Lilian had dug herself into a hole by not taking advantage of this opportunity... why show off?
"Well then let's begin..." The photographer waved his hand towards Lilian skeptically.
Lilian nodded her head slightly and then...
In front of everyone watching eagerly... within just one second she got into character which surprised everyone greatly! She naturally spread apart her legs while holding onto her right wrist with her left hand; then lightly opened her thin lips biting down on her middle finger from left hand - in an instant all eyes were drawn to hers as they emanated such an aggressive aura... completely different from how weak she looked before!
What shocked them even more was how the necklace in her hands seemed like a source of power giving rise to all sorts of wildness within herself - becoming one entity together...
The photographer was stunned... where did hf find this treasure? Her level of professionalism was no less than any international supermodel!