Chapter 153

“You don’t get to know who I am and where I work. I’ve recorded everything from the moment you deliberately hit Ms. Porez until you forced her to kneel and lick your shoes. What do you think will happen if I accidentally upload the video online?” Elvira was unhappy and wanted to vent her anger.

Now, she thought she could simply unleash it on Cindy, so she didn’t need to stand on ceremony. As soon as Elvira said that, Cindy and her assistant’s expressions changed. Her assistant was especially frightened and quickly pulled Cindy back to stop her from acting rashly.

“Miss, we have no grudge against you, right? We won’t pursue the matter of the shoes. Delete the video,” the assistant said, clear-headed. She knew that if this video were leaked, Cindy’s acting career would be severely damaged.

“Why should I listen to you? Weren’t you quite arrogant when you were bullying her just now? You even let her lick your shoes? You should’ve known it could backfire when you did it,” Elvira retorted gloomily.

Cheryl wanted to intervene again. She worried that Elvira would face retaliation for offending Cindy, who had a powerful background that ordinary people couldn't afford to offend.

Olivia stopped Cheryl again. “Don’t worry. My bestie is not to be trifled with.”

Cindy was about to lose her rationality in anger. She wanted to attack Elvira, but her assistant grabbed her tightly. The assistant asked, “What will it take for you to delete the video?”

Elvira ignored Cindy’s murderous gaze and stepped aside so Cheryl could stand between them. Elvira pointed at Cheryl and said, “It’s very simple. Apologize to Cheryl. Remember, you have to be sincere. If you’re not sincere enough, I’ll release this video.”

“You want me to apologize to her? Dream on!” How could Cindy willingly apologize to Cheryl, whom she hated most? That would be worse than killing her.

The assistant warned Cindy in a low voice, “Do you want to be boycotted all over the internet? You’ll lose everything! You can still crush her later, but you have to apologize now!”

Cindy was furious. However, she wasn’t foolish. She gritted her teeth, glared at Cheryl, then suddenly smiled and said, “Cheryl, look, I was just joking with you. We joined the company together. How could I really let you lick my shoes? I was just joking. You won’t blame me, right?”

Cheryl’s expression darkened as she ignored Cindy, thinking that what she said was a blatant lie.

“Apologize!” Elvira raised her phone.

Cindy’s expression changed. She gritted her teeth and said, “I’m sorry, Cheryl. Please forgive me for the…joke I made!”

Cheryl turned away, not wanting to face Cindy. She said aloofly, “You can leave.”

“Ms. Porez has accepted Cindy’s apology. Can you delete the video now?” the assistant asked.

“Although your apology wasn’t sincere enough and Cheryl didn’t accept it, I’m a woman of my word. I’ll delete the video.” Elvira deleted the video in front of Cindy’s assistant and permanently deleted it.

Only then did the assistant feel relieved. She pulled the unwilling Cindy away.

After sending them away, Elvira and Olivia pulled Cheryl, who was still trembling, aside and sat down. Cheryl’s eyes were listless, and she looked very dispirited.

“I remember that you’re quite a famous actress. Why are you here as a saleswoman? It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you act,” Olivia asked. She had always felt that celebrities were very rich, especially famous ones, so how could Cheryl be reduced to being a saleswoman?

Elvira knew that Cheryl was in a difficult situation, but she didn’t expect her to be so despondent.

“I… What happened to me is a long story. Thank you for helping me today. In the future… don’t try to help me if you see me in trouble. You can’t afford to offend the people behind Cindy.” Cheryl knew she was completely finished. Those people wanted to destroy her completely, and she saw no other way out. She could only think of committing suicide.

Elvira looked at her and knew that Cheryl was truly desperate. She said, “Sometimes, you think it’s a dead end, but that might not be the case. You have to think about it from another perspective. Just like the ones behind Cindy—you mean the people she slept with, right? Don’t those men have wives? If she keeps cornering you, you can use this to fight back. You’re about to be forced to death. What’s there to be afraid of?” Elvira felt that the matter was quite simple. Cindy had shown such a huge weakness, so Elvira thought that Cheryl needed to make use of it.

Cheryl didn’t expect this. She was still too naive. She didn’t want to be someone like Cindy even when she was being cornered.

Elvira continued, “I think you know quite a lot.”

Cheryl looked at Elvira in confusion. She seemed to understand the meaning behind Elvira’s words.

“Don’t be silly. Guess what? I can foresee people’s destinies just by looking at their faces. You’ve got a lucky face. You’re destined to be rich! No matter what you do, you’ll succeed. You can become a top actress! I’ve never been wrong!” Elvira held her hand with a firm gaze.

Cheryl was dumbfounded. She had signed a ten-year contract with her company. As long as the contract was with the company and the company refused to take on a job for her, she could only wait for her doom. She didn’t even dare to think about becoming a top actress. Now, all she thought about every day was how to survive. After offending Cindy today, she supposed she might not be able to survive anymore.

“Thank you for your blessing. I hope I can wait until that day.” Cheryl still had no confidence in herself. Now, she had lost all confidence in anything.

Elvira and Olivia comforted her for a while before leaving.

Olivia smiled and said, “Since when do you know how to tell people’s destinies? Tell me about my destiny then!”

“You’ve got a lucky face too. You are destined to be rich,” Elvira smiled and rubbed her head.

Olivia laughed and asked, “Your way of comforting people is quite special.”

Elvira said, “I wasn’t comforting her. I want to shoot a movie, and I want her to be the female lead.”

“Really? That’s great. I was still thinking about how to help her. She looks like she won’t be able to survive.” Olivia was a doctor, so she couldn’t bear to see others suffer. She really wanted to help Cheryl.

“Really. Don’t worry. In less than a year, I will make her a top actress so that no one will dare to bully her again!” Elvira said firmly.

“Hey, you’re not a busybody. Why are you so nice to her?” Olivia was curious.

Elvira said, “I’ve been sponsoring an orphanage all these years. I’ve seen the list of sponsors. Cheryl’s name is on it. She hasn’t sponsored it for nearly two years. I think the ones who are willing to use their hard-earned money to sponsor the orphanage must be kindhearted. Such people wouldn’t do anything against their principles. From the looks of it, I’m not wrong.”

Elvira knew very well that the entertainment industry was complicated. With Cheryl’s looks, if she was willing to degrade herself and sleep with other men, she would have become popular long ago. However, she was kept down by her company at the most popular moment. Elvira certainly knew that there was something amiss behind this.