Chapter 50
The audience and fans were all curious. They started speculating about the relationship between Phoebe, Jamar, and Sienna. The question, “What’s the relationship between Phoebe and Jamar?” became a trending topic. Many people who did not watch the variety show clicked on it out of curiosity. Then, their interests were piqued. They were curious and eager to know the truth.
There had been news that Phoebe was clinging to Jamar and unwilling to let go. They said the two of them had an ambiguous relationship; everyone believed it. They guessed that Phoebe wanted to get close to Jamar and asked him to help introduce resources. However, they found Phoebe’s attitude toward Jamar shocking after the variety show started. Not only did she not cling to him, but she was also so arrogant and couldn’t be bothered with him.
On the other hand, Jamar often took the initiative to talk to Phoebe and was treated indifferently. At that time, everyone felt their relationship might differ from the rumors. However, no one was guessing in the direction of them being siblings. Instead, they guessed that Phoebe might be Jamar’s close relative.
On the other side, at the Jenkins family’s residence, Lydia and Elliot went to the banquet again, and Joshua wrote songs in his room. Cain went to make the arrangements for the new drama. Only Ollie and Leon were left watching the live broadcast.
Leon said with a dark expression, “Jamar must be out of his mind.” He had to keep trying to make his presence known to Phoebe. Now, everyone was speculating about their relationship.
Ollie frowned. “If someone digs out the relationship between Phoebe and Jamar, won’t it be detrimental to Sienna?” Leon nodded. “Yes, be it in terms of identity or relationship, it’s not good for Sienna.”
“Previously, someone said that Jamar and Sienna didn’t look like siblings. Instead, they looked like a couple,” Ollie noted. “Many of their actions were too intimate during the live broadcast. If they’re biological siblings, although some people aren’t used to it, they won’t think much about it. But if the true relationship between the three of them is exposed, it’s very likely that someone will think of Jamar and Sienna as an unethical couple.”
Leon sighed. “That’s what worries me the most.” Ollie thought about it and said, “Why don’t we hire paid posters to change public opinion? Let’s say Phoebe is Jamar’s cousin…”
“Just don’t let anyone dig out their true relationship.” He paused and said, “I watched the live broadcast – Phoebe doesn’t seem to want to announce their relationship.” He continued, “When this episode of the variety show ends, let’s treat her better and coax her back.”
Previously, he had received messages from Phoebe almost every day. For example, she asked him to eat properly and not irregularly. After working for a long time, he would receive messages from her, asking him to get up and move around. If he felt tired after he got home, she would use a special method to massage his shoulders and back. He always felt much more comfortable and relaxed afterward. Previously, he did not take it to heart. He even felt that Phoebe was too long-winded when he often received reminders from her. Now that he had not received another text message from her, he was not used to it. After he came home from work every day, he felt even more uncomfortable without Phoebe’s massage. When he woke up the next day, he felt exhausted. It was not like the refreshing feeling he had before.
Leon said, “Alright, after the variety show ends, let’s give her a way out first. She has the recording of the day she left the Jenkins family. When she is back, it’s best to coax her to delete it.” Otherwise, if it got exposed, it would be detrimental to both Sienna and them.
Ollie nodded. “Okay. As for the public opinion, you can go arrange it now,” Leon said, “I’ll go now.” He quickly arranged for the paid posters to fabricate a post about the relationship between Phoebe and Jamar. They said Phoebe was Jamar’s cousin and they had a good relationship previously. After Phoebe got engaged in the entertainment industry, Jamar helped Phoebe a lot. However, because Phoebe had asked Jamar for resources several times recently, and Jamar did not give her, Phoebe was angry and took the initiative to fall out with Jamar. Moreover, because Jamar loved and doted on his sister, Sienna, Phoebe hated Sienna and started to target her. That was why Phoebe had criticized and targeted Jamar and Sienna on the variety show.
These paid posters made them appear very convincing. They even fabricated many examples to show Phoebe and Jamar were cousins. Most people who didn’t know the inside story believed it after reading it. As a result, some irrelevant people felt a sense of disgust toward Phoebe. They thought Phoebe could develop in this circle because of her cousin. “She wanted her cousin to give her resources. When her cousin refused, she fell out with him. How ungrateful,” some commented. “Turns out Phoebe is Jamar’s cousin” and “Phoebe is ungrateful” became trending topics. Leon bought a few more trending topics to make this relationship even more popular and confirm it.
On the other side, the production team bought what Phoebe needed to draw the talisman. Phoebe sat down and placed the child on her lap. She started drawing talismans on the table in the courtyard. Maddox and the other two came over to take a look. The camera was also facing Phoebe. She drew an Exorcism Talisman with cinnabar, and Phoebe folded it into a triangle. Then, she strung it up with a red string and hung it around the child’s neck. She picked up a few more pieces of paper and folded them into little frogs, rabbits, pigs, and kittens for the child. She handed it to the child to play with and exchanged it for the specially processed coin he was playing with.
With the talisman, he did not have to hold the copper coin anymore. The small folded paper animals quickly attracted the child’s attention. As he played with it, he giggled happily. The audience also felt surprised. Comments like, "I didn’t know Phoebe could fold paper into animal shapes," and "After folding it, she drew on it. It feels vivid. Phoebe, is there anything you can’t do?" and "Phoebe, your hands are so capable, I want to touch them," flooded in. A bunch of Phoebe’s fans praised Phoebe for her hands-on ability.
Soon, discordant comments appeared. "(Phoebe is indeed skillful and can do many things, but her character is worrying)," one read. "[That’s right. I didn’t expect her to be Jamar’s cousin, She’s so ungrateful.] She joined forces with the top celebrities to go against and target Jamar and Sienna in the live broadcast when Jamar didn’t give her resources. She’s shameless!" Another commented, "Jamar helped her so much, but she treated him like that. People like Phoebe are typical ingrates who will never be satisfied." And, "[I used to like her a lot, but now, I want to blacklist her. Her character is too bad."
Among them, the leaders were naturally the paid posters that Leon had hired. The ones who followed were Jamar’s fans and Sienna’s fans. When Phoebe’s fans saw these comments, they were speechless. "[You guys know that they’re cousins?] What’s online must be true? Where’s your brain?" "[Stop leading the public opinion. I don’t believe they’re cousins unless Phoebe says it herself.] [I don’t believe Phoebe would ask Jamar for resources and fall out with him when he doesn’t give it to her.]"
"That’s right. From the live broadcast of this episode, I feel that Jamar and Sienna are feeling guilty," one fan countered. "[These people who posted the comments are deliberately defaming Phoebe.] [Previously, these people even said that children have sharp eyes and know who’s good and who’s bad.] [Now, you’re here to make your presence known. Do you want to continue embarrassing yourselves!]” Other than a few who were skeptical, most of Phoebe’s fans did not believe it. Many of Maddox’s fans also helped to retort.
Anyway, they only had one attitude. They only believed what Phoebe said, which also surprised Leon. He did not expect Phoebe’s fans, whom she won in this variety show, to be so loyal. However, he was almost done changing the public opinion. He did not care about Phoebe’s fans’ attitude. He only wanted the public to believe it.
After a while, Samson came to invite Phoebe and the others to dinner. Before leaving, Phoebe went to the bathroom. Naturally, the live broadcast camera did not follow her. After she came out, Sebastian waved at her. Seeing this, Phoebe walked toward the corner where Sebastian was standing.