Chapter 126 Do Not Betray
Louie had made quite a bit of money during his years at Aurora Media, but because of his gambling addiction, he hadn't actually saved much.
After Aurora Media fired him, he no longer had much savings to blow through, and with mortgages on several properties, the pressure was suffocating him.
So he came to Aurevia Studio, hoping they would hire him.
As soon as he walked into the interview, he told the interviewer what benefits he could bring to Aurevia Studio.
He could reveal many of Aurora Media's secrets, including their plans for the second half of the year, which stars they were focusing on promoting, and so on...
As long as Aurevia Studio hired him, he would spill all these secrets.
He could also help Aurevia Studio poach people from Aurora Media, including Orval, who had just become popular.
He guaranteed that once he made his move, it would definitely succeed.
But as soon as he finished speaking, the interviewer announced on the spot that he failed the interview.
He remembered running into Amelia and immediately became convinced that this was Amelia's doing.
Otherwise, there was no reason for Aurevia Studio not to want him.
But unfortunately, Aurevia Studio's interviewers were all smart people.
Louie could indeed bring benefits to Aurevia Studio.
But if Louie could betray Aurora Media today, he could betray Aurevia Studio tomorrow.
Such a person wasn't trustworthy. They wouldn't take that risk by hiring Aurora Media's traitor at Aurevia Studio.
Who knows when he might betray Aurevia Studio?
They'd rather pass on him and the benefits he could bring.
But Louie didn't think of this. He was convinced that Amelia was behind it all.
Now Amelia's attitude made him even angrier.
He thought about his mortgage at home, the ten million he owed at the casino, being rejected by Aurevia Studio, and the anger in his heart burned hotter and hotter.
Looking at Amelia's slender neck, unable to suppress his rage, he raised his hand to grab her.
But how could Amelia be someone who would submit?
As soon as he lifted his foot, Amelia knew what he was going to do.
So before Louie could touch her, she kicked him hard against the elevator door.
The elevator door shook several times.
Max's assistant was startled, but once he recovered, he immediately pinned Louie to the ground.
The elevator arrived on the first floor at that moment.
Amelia stepped over Louie's body and walked out, leaving behind a calm statement: "Call the police, don't let me see him again."
"Okay."
Max's assistant vaguely guessed who Amelia was, but he was loyal and smart, never asking about things he shouldn't.
He took note of Amelia's order and used his connections at the police station to send Louie in.
His charge was disturbing the peace.
He wouldn't be getting out anytime soon.
And once inside, whether he could survive was even harder to say.
After all, the atmosphere in prison is oppressive, and many people can't handle it and end up taking their own lives inside.
Who could predict whether Louie would take his own life? Right?
When news of Louie's imprisonment reached Aurora Media, many people were happy.
Because Louie had a ton of bad habits and was the type to bully the weak and fear the strong.
Those young women who had just joined the company had all been bullied by him.
Supposedly, there was even a girl who quit the entertainment industry because he bullied her but she didn't dare report it to the police.
Someone gathered the courage to go to the police station and tell them everything.
With one person taking the lead, there was a second, then a third.
Louie's charges kept piling up.
Many people felt it was deeply satisfying.
That kind of bastard should stay locked up in prison forever.
The news about Louie bullying people at Aurora Media quickly made the headlines.
Orval also ended up in the news because of it.
Orval made the news for two reasons: first, because Louie was his former agent who had helped him rise to fame.
Second, because someone anonymously reported that Orval and Louie were the same kind of crooks, though the news was quickly suppressed and didn't spark public discussion.
Aurora Media had years of experience, and their PR was quite good.
But even though their PR department quickly suppressed the negative news, it still left traces on the internet.
Orval flew into a rage, especially at his assistant.
That assistant's family situation was really bad; his sister was seriously ill in bed, and he couldn't afford to lose this job, so he kept enduring it.
He finally came out with a bruised and swollen face.
Others felt sorry for him, but didn't dare help.
Orval had a bad temper.
Actually, most other popular artists wouldn't act this way—it was a matter of personal character.
But Aurora Media was focusing most of this year's resources on Orval, so no one dared remind him and bring trouble on themselves.
Last time Lucas stopped him from teaching his assistant a lesson, everyone thought Lucas was going to be in trouble.
But unexpectedly, just a few days later, Lucas became an employee of Aurevia Studio.
Orval couldn't find a chance to bully him even if he wanted to.
Bringing up Lucas, everyone started gossiping again.
That day when Aurevia Studio announced their newly signed artists, Lucas was clearly promoted as a key focus.
All the famous artists at Aurevia Studio reposted Lucas's promotional poster.
The others didn't get that kind of treatment.
With A-list artists helping to promote him, Lucas's name appeared on trending searches for two days.
Although he didn't have any works yet, he was already familiar to internet users.
"I didn't expect Aurevia Studio to think so highly of Lucas."
"No kidding. They spent big money to poach him."
"His follower count seems to have gone up by over 300,000."
"Lucas already had great qualities in every aspect. I think he's going to blow up this year."
When these words reached Julie's ears, she smashed up her office again.
She had schemed so hard to suppress Lucas, but Lucas ended up being promoted by Aurevia Studio and was about to have a chance to blow up.
She got nothing, so she angrily said, "Someone! Buy me a ticket to Goldenvale!"
She was going to find Lucas herself.
On the other side, Samuel also got the news that Aurevia Studio had poached Lucas.
He felt a bit disappointed and a bit excited.
The disappointment was that, with Lucas at Aurevia Studio, Amelia wouldn't possibly come to ask him to help Lucas.
The excitement was that he felt he had glimpsed Amelia's secret.
Lucas being poached by Aurevia Studio and heavily promoted couldn't possibly be a coincidence.
This must have something to do with Amelia.
But as a doctor, even though she was with the Shadow Operations Division, she didn't have that much power to make Aurevia Studio follow her orders directly.
Unless she wasn't just a doctor.
Samuel became more curious about Amelia.
While curious, he also admired her more and more.
He wanted to see Amelia every day and be with her.
But in reality, he couldn't find an excuse to go see Amelia.
Until Julie's text message came through.
She said she was coming to Goldenvale to hang out for a few days and asked him to send some bodyguards to protect her.
Samuel saw through it immediately.
She wanted to use his people and influence to bully others.
Samuel raised an eyebrow and had York follow Julie.
York was his man and knew how important Amelia was to him. At critical moments, he could stop Julie and help him keep tabs on her movements.
York really disliked Julie. He had followed Samuel since childhood and had seen clearly how Julie used to treat Samuel and curse at him.
Although Julie was more friendly to Samuel now, York hadn't forgotten those past events.
But he didn't dare refuse Samuel's arrangement.
"Yes."
He nodded and was about to leave when Samuel called him back.
"By the way, is everything okay at the hospital?"
He was asking about Geraldo.
York turned back and said, "No problems. My people have been watching. Also, Geraldo has woken up a few times these past few days. Although he quickly fell back asleep, he's been awake longer each time. The doctor says he should fully wake up soon."
Samuel nodded.
"Keep people watching. If anything happens to him, you're done too."
"Yes!"
Because of Samuel's words, York added more people—from four to eight, working in shifts to strictly protect Geraldo.
Yasmin was panicking.
She had originally thought Geraldo would surely die, but who would have thought he'd be so lucky and actually survive.
At the coffee shop, when she checked Geraldo's breathing, he clearly had no breath.
She gradually realized that she had underestimated Amelia—Amelia knew medicine.
Not just with Geraldo this time, but also with the Sullivan family, Roman was cured by Amelia.
She had been too arrogant, too dismissive of her opponent, so she had walked into a dead end, thinking Amelia was just a fraud.
But studying all this now was pointless.
This afternoon, Geraldo woke up again.
This time he was awake for a full seven or eight minutes, and she and Kyle happened to run into it.
She and Kyle went into the ICU together.
Geraldo had a breathing tube in his mouth and couldn't speak, but those cloudy eyes stared at her intently, constantly trying to say something, but could only make sounds.
She deliberately guided Kyle, saying Geraldo was telling them not to worry.
Kyle was stupid and didn't suspect anything.
But after leaving the ICU, Yasmin was so scared her back was covered in cold sweat.
She was really afraid Geraldo would say something.
She knew that at this rate, the truth would come out sooner or later. If she didn't want to become a murderer, she had to act.
But just as she was looking for an opportunity, York added more people to watch the place.
She had no chance to act.
After thinking it over, Yasmin came up with a good plan.
At dinner time, she made a big spread at home.
Of course, she couldn't actually cook. These dishes were all bought from a restaurant, then placed on plates one by one, and then she quietly waited for Kyle to come home.
Kyle was also busy with his own career.
He had opened several antique shops, and business was good.
But when he heard that Yasmin had personally cooked, he immediately set aside his work and rushed home at lightning speed.
As soon as he entered, he smelled the delicious food, which whetted his appetite.
But what moved Kyle even more was that candles were lit on the dining table, filling the whole room with a romantic atmosphere.
He and Yasmin had a thing for each other, so the two were still friends.
He felt that tonight was the time to make their relationship clear.
"Yasmin? Where are you?" He changed his shoes and walked into the living room.
Yasmin came out of the kitchen, holding dishes and chopsticks in both hands.
"You're back?"
Yasmin had a gentle smile on her face, which made Kyle stare blankly, his heartbeat unconsciously speeding up.