Twisted Ties of Love
Chapter 469

Izabella's Twitter account had been inactive for a long time, and she only posted when there was an official announcement about her upcoming movie.

The movie's had a box office of 6.5 billion dollars, and a part of its success was attributed to the shippers of Izabella and Casey. Before its release, the movie was dismissed by critics, expecting it to flop on the first day. On the first day, it was mostly their fans and shippers who attended the screenings.

After watching the movie, shippers were thrilled beyond measure. However, the movie's ending wasn't particularly happy, as Izabella's character, a ghost wife, bid a final farewell to her husband and they separated by life and death.

It was quite usual for people to watch a movie three or four times. However, some of their fans went to the cinema and watched this movie over a dozen times, which led some internet users to suspect if there was ticket fraud or manipulation involved.

However, it was actually just their shippers wanting to see Izabella and Casey in a romantic relationship.

After watching the movie, many people shifted their focus to real life and started speculating whether Izabella and Casey were dating in real life. It wasn't uncommon for actors and actresses to develop romantic relationship while working on the same movie, as they were deeply immersed in their roles and found it hard to separate fiction from reality.

Judging by their performance in that movie, it was evident that they wouldn't have been able to deliver such an exceptional performance if they hadn't fully immersed themselves in their roles. Furthermore, Casey had publicly confessed his feelings for Izabella on Twitter some time ago. Izabella couldn't have missed this. The two were also frequently spotted together in real life.

Additionally, while filming the movie and portraying a married couple on-screen, physical contact was inevitable. It was hard for fans to believe that Izabella didn't develop any feelings for Casey. If she truly didn't have any feelings, it was possible that Izabella's sexual orientation was different from what they had speculated.

After the movie wrapped up, paparazzi started lurking to capture photos of Izabella and Casey. However, before they could leak the photos, someone got wind of it and issued threats to stop their release. However, some fans claimed to have spotted Izabella and Casey holding hands on the street.

Where there were fans who ship Izabella and Casey, there were naturally who didn't want them to be together. Even though Casey openly expressed his feelings for Izabella, some of his fans still refused to accept it, believing that he was either fallen or deluded.

Fans didn't care about others' opinions, they only believed in what they believed. As long as they didn't make their relationship public, it meant that they were not in a relationship.

Some of Casey's fans looked down on Izabella and hoped they didn't collaborate. Moreover, Izabella's connection with the Maple Group further added fuel to the fire.

The CEO of the Maple Group was a mysterious figure, with rumors ranging from being a handsome tycoon to a balding middle-aged man. However, no one had entertained the idea that the CEO might be a woman, as they believed no woman could achieve such success in such a short time.

Furthermore, after acquired X entertainment, the first thing the Maple Group done was to fire the artists who had previously targeted Izabella. Kristin was the first to leave, with a cloud of scandal hanging over her, and she has yet to make a public appearance.

Netizens began to boldly speculate whether the CEO of The Maple Group has a fondness for Izabella.

As of now, there was no information indicating that Izabella had signed with any company. She wasn't working under the Maple Group, but she was given the lead role in the first movie produced by their newly- established company and even cast a renowned actor as the male lead.

From various perspectives, this was almost a form of sugar daddy relationship.

Gossip started to spread that Izabella was being "sponsored" by the CEO of the Maple Group and had become his mistress.

When Izabella heard these rumors from Secretary Hansen, she found it absurd.

She was her own sugar daddy?

"Should we issue a statement, Ms. Salotti?" Secretary Hansen asked.

"Go ahead. Although they might not believe it, we still need to do what's necessary to dispel the rumors."

After the Maple Group issued their statement, Izabella also released a statement to dispel the rumors. However, as expected, only a few people believed them, mostly just fans attempting to control the narrative.

When people saw their statement, they could only wonder why the CEO of The Maple Group allowed Izabella, who hadn't even signed with the company, to take the lead role in a 6.5 billion box office movie. They seemed to have forgotten that when Izabella first accepted the role, she faced heavy criticism. Who could have predicted that it would turn into a dark horse success?

Izabella let out a scoff and chose to ignore the rumors. As an executive director, it was not convenient for her to make a public appearance.

Within the Maple Group, only a handful of people knew about Izabella's position as the executive director.

She had a private elevator and always wore a mask when she visited the office. Only Secretary Hansen, her assistant, and a few security guards had seen her, and they had been warned not to disclose this information.

The company had recently signed a few young talents. In the current market, it was easy to make a male artist famous, but it was also easy for them to fall from grace.

Female artists, on the other hand, faced a much tougher road to stardom, but they tended to be obedient and highly dedicated to their careers.

Secretary Hansen showed Izabella the photos and profiles of these newly signed artists, along with several pages of detailed information that had been meticulously investigated. They were all young in their early twenties, and full of vitality.

"You didn't just scouted these people from school, did you?" Izabella asked.

"Indeed, some of them were scouted from art schools," Secretary Hansen replied. "The competition in the industry is fierce. It's essential to sign them early in their career."