Reclaiming Her Heart
Chapter 824 Clearly Throwing a Tantrum

After Aria hung up, she barked orders to her crew. "Keep buying those paid posters and make sure they trash Sophia's rep fast."

Someone chimed in, "Ms. White, we're already on it. The internet's blowing up with people dragging Sophia."

Aria's lips twisted into a grin. With the White family backing her, taking down a chick who only relied on dudes was a walk in the park.

Selena, huh? In two months, she'd have Sophia crying and begging.

Aria was sure of it.

Meanwhile, Selena had no clue that the second female lead Sophia slapped was from the White family. She tried calling Sophia, but Sophia didn't pick up, clearly throwing a fit.

So, she called Sophia's agent.

The agent, a young girl, was shaking as she answered, knowing Selena was the big boss. "Ms. Fair."

Selena asked, "What's she up to now? How's she doing?"

"Sophia's sleeping. I knocked, but she wouldn't open the door."

"As her agent, you should know why she hit someone, right?"

"Yeah, I know. The director suddenly brought in a new second female lead and made Sophia reshoot old scenes with her. Normally, they'd discuss this with us first, but the director didn't say a word. During a scene where the second female lead had to slap Sophia, she made her redo it eighteen times. Sophia's face was all swollen. It was clear to everyone that the second female lead was doing it on purpose, but no one stood up for Sophia. The last time the second female lead messed up and had to redo the scene, she said something to Sophia, and that's when Sophia snapped."

In the entertainment biz, without connections, you get pushed around.

But Selena wasn't about to let her artists get bullied like that.

If Sophia had a bad temper, she would've snapped after a few slaps. But she took it eighteen times, probably 'cause the second female lead said something that finally set her off.

Sophia was only twenty, taking eighteen slaps was no joke.

Selena and Ronald were heading to Sophia's school to dig into the fight from years ago.

When they got there, Selena went straight to the president.

The president, who hadn't gotten any heads-up, thought they were media looking for an interview and looked annoyed. When he heard they were investigating Sophia, he immediately told them to scram. "How can we show such records to outsiders? You need to leave now, or I'll call security."

Selena noticed the president's stiff demeanor and how he clammed up when he saw her. Someone had definitely tipped him off.

Whatever the second female lead said must've been tied to this, setting Sophia off.

If the second female lead could get these records and have the president stonewall them, she was a big deal.

Selena called the agent again, and after checking out the second female lead's info, it all clicked.

She was from the White family.

Catherine and Donovan were a power couple, and the White family's clout was no joke. This Aria chick was gunning for Selena.

Back in the car, Selena frowned.

Ronald was quiet too. He'd been in the entertainment game for years, but taking on the White family? No way.

The White family was a powerhouse, basically capital itself. One person couldn't take on capital.

"Ms. Fair, what do we do?" Ronald asked.

Selena put down the info she was holding, stared out the window for a bit, then called someone from Ashbourne Manor. "Dig up everything on Aria. I want her whole life story."

Acting all high and mighty, she was probably a brat since day one. Her dirt might be worse than Sophia's.

Selena then had someone look into the second female lead who got booted by Aria and snagged her number.

When she called, she found out the girl had been crying at home for two days 'cause her role got snatched.

In the entertainment biz, landing any role was tough. Losing one could mean missing a big break.

Selena hung up and turned to Ronald. "Get in touch with the original second female lead. She's still crying at home. She had over a million followers and was a small-time internet celeb. She hasn't signed with any company yet. If she's got the chops, sign her to our company, and we'll start our counterattack from the role snatching."

Aria's role grab was way too much. If it got out, it would definitely cause a buzz.

Selena's lips curled into a grin. "I'll hit up our PR team to spin a sisterly bond story between Sophia and this small internet celeb. Then we'll leak that Sophia got slapped around. To the public, she'd look like she took it all to stand up for her friend. She's young and hot-headed, but isn't that real character? So, we'll paint Sophia as someone with true grit. Then we'll buy some paid posters to push the same story."

Ronald was a bit taken aback. Selena's moves were sharper than most pro PR folks.