Reborn as the Sweetheart of a Paranoid Boss-Chapter 554: Dawn and Dusk Exposed 4

Selena also gave her time to think.

After a minute, Sloane Hawthorne nodded seriously.

"Yes, I do."

"It’s the kind where just seeing him makes me want to follow his every move."

Sloane said earnestly.

Selena saw the focus and seriousness in Sloane’s eyes and understood.

She smiled, "Actually, you’ve been enchanted for a while now, haven’t you?"

Selena continued, "I know your personality, strong sense of pride, even if you have feelings, you suppress them inside."

"In the face of Silas Sinclair’s prominent background, you would hesitate, maybe even feel inferior."

"That’s why you haven’t been able to face your own feelings directly; you’re afraid."

"Afraid that this is just a fleeting dream."

Selena looked at Sloane, speaking word by word.

Sloane’s current mood, she understood deeply.

Because she had the same feelings when she faced Sterling Norwood.

Returning from hell, living again, her heart had long since grown dark.

So, when a stunningly handsome man appeared before her like a God.

Confessing all his love to her, giving her supreme affection.

At that moment, Sterling Norwood was Selena’s redemption.

Sloane’s eyes widened slightly, then she smiled with relief.

Her choice was right, only Selena could so sharply voice the thoughts in her mind.

"Sister, you really understand me well."

Sloane said.

Selena smiled and stood up.

"Don’t care about the opinions of the world."

She continued.

"When you care about these things, your love becomes tainted."

Then, Selena turned and walked toward the lounge door.

Sloane also stood up and followed her.

Selena placed her hand on the handle of the lounge door, and suddenly turned back to say something to Sloane.

"When I was with Sterling, that was when I was at my most pathetic."

At that time, before she had taken back Stardust, when her works were stolen, and she was even forced to move out of her own home, she chose to be with Sterling Norwood.

That was her most pathetic time.

Sloane was momentarily stunned by Selena’s words but then understood.

Indeed.

When Selena was still being oppressed by her uncle’s family, she chose to be with Sterling.

Afterward, she did not rely on Sterling’s power, but instead chose to reclaim everything that belonged to her on her own.

What was there for her to be torn about?

After all, her current situation was far better than Selena’s at the time.

Sloane suddenly felt enlightened, "Thank you, sister."

Selena smiled and then opened the door and walked out.

After Selena and Sloane walked out, Hugh Kensington and Tessa Sinclair had just about finished their discussion.

Selena asked, "What’s the situation online now?"

Hugh’s expression was a bit stern, "Since Tiana Cheney, Sloane’s roommate, stood up to speak, a lot of netizens have followed suit, slandering Sloane, and even some fans who don’t know the truth are talking about unfollowing her."

"This issue has even affected ’Butterfly Flame’ and Stardust, and you, Sis."

Hugh glanced at Selena, then continued, "People online are saying even you misjudge people sometimes, and that you only select based on ability without considering the person’s character..."

The netizens started by trying to investigate the truth of the matter, then directly bombarded Sloane’s Weibo, demanding an explanation from her.

Later, as Sloane still didn’t show up, some irrational fans, out of anger, felt deceived and started the trend of unfollowing her.

As a few fans unfollowed, it triggered a chain reaction, with more fans following suit.

#SloaneHawthorneFanMassUnfollowEvent#

This topic was even pushed to the top by those fans.

Even with all this uproar, neither Sloane nor Stardust people showed any intention to explain.

Fans who fell into the trap directed their anger toward ’Butterfly Flame’ and Stardust, eventually mocking Selena’s selection criteria.

Selena listened to Hugh’s words without any sign of surprise on her face.

Instead, behind her, Sloane’s face was growing more displeased, "They actually say that about Sis!..."

Sloane worked so hard to prove her excellence, largely because she wanted to tell everyone that Selena’s judgment was sound; her choice wasn’t wrong!

But now, because of her own situation, it’s led netizens to start slandering and abusing Selena.

This made Sloane feel really uncomfortable inside.

Selena gently turned and comforted her, "It’s okay."

She then took out her phone to check the netizens’ comments.

[So when are Sloane Hawthorne and Stardust going to come out and clarify???]

[I guess Stardust must be holding an emergency meeting about this now, tsk tsk...]

[If this matter turns out to be true, then I’m not looking forward to ’Butterfly Flame’ either!]

[Me too! I can’t watch a movie starring an actress who lacks character!]

[Director Kensington really should consider character when selecting people!]

[It’s our sister choosing, not you, so who are you to point fingers?!]

[Sorry, we’re die-hard fans of Director Kensington, criticizing her—is something you’re qualified for?!]

[Not to mention Sloane’s character, but how did you gush over her when she was popular? And have you forgotten how her alleged scandals were refuted before?]

[I’m just waiting for Stardust to smack those haters in the face, haha.]

[Wake up, delusional fan upstairs! It’s been so long and they’ve still not come out—they must be guilty!]

Despite the fans of Selena and those still believing in Sloane trying to redirect the narrative, the online trolls were increasing in number.

Selena watched for a while, looking at Hugh, "There’s a hidden manipulator behind this issue."

"So who exactly is targeting Sloane..."

And planning for so long.

She remembered that the photograph from Shopping Paradise was from February.

It had been two months since then for it to come out now.

It seemed the mastermind had been preparing for a long time.

"Radiance?"

Hugh suggested.

Selena thought for a moment and nodded slightly, "It’s possible."

"But..."

She changed her tone.

"Sidney Dalton wouldn’t be so foolish as to target us directly because if Stardust really had an issue, the media would first suspect them."

Radiance and Stardust currently seemed to be in a fierce conflict from an outsider’s perspective.

If something went wrong with Stardust, the media would naturally associate it with Radiance.

Sidney Dalton was busy with the cooperation with The Imperial Museum and Dalton Family matters now, probably didn’t have extra energy to trap Sloane.

Could it be...

Selena had a faint suspicion.

But now she needed evidence to prove whether it was the person she thought it was.

Tessa Sinclair asked, "Then how should we handle it now?"