Reborn as the Sweetheart of a Paranoid Boss-Chapter 220: Consolation
[Why is the person upstairs still defending mindlessly?! This is a blatant fact, okay!]
Selena Kensington looked at the comments online, her expression somewhat grim.
But what comforted her a bit was that not everyone was attacking Sloane Hawthorne; at least some people were genuinely defending her.
Selena Kensington made a phone call to Tessa Sinclair.
"Tessa, handle the online stuff as you see fit. I’m going to find Sloane."
"Alright, sorry for the trouble."
Tessa Sinclair sighed on the other end, yet she wasn’t surprised. With Sloane Hawthorne’s rise to fame, these things being dug up was only a matter of time.
She was just worried about Sloane Hawthorne’s emotional resilience.
After all, she was just an eighteen-year-old girl.
Selena Kensington went to Harmony View Apartments.
Upon opening the door, she saw Sloane Hawthorne with slightly reddened eyes.
Not too bad.
"May I come in?"
Selena Kensington asked.
Sloane Hawthorne silently stepped to the side.
Selena Kensington walked in.
"Did you see the comments online?"
"... Yeah."
"Does it bother you?" Selena Kensington asked back.
Sloane Hawthorne tugged at her lips, "Anyone would be bothered, right?"
Especially since those people had dug up her past, like how she grew up in an orphanage and hung out with troubled teens...
She felt powerless and wanted to argue back.
Not all troubled teens are bad people; they each had some painful pasts they couldn’t talk about.
She wanted to clear the name for those friends.
"Yeah, it would bother you."
"I have a friend who was once like you. No, she was in a worse situation because no one believed in her."
"They all mocked her for overestimating herself, ridiculed her for being like an egg hitting a stone."
Sloane Hawthorne was a bit stunned.
"And then what happened?"
She asked instinctively.
"And then..." Selena Kensington spoke softly, her tone carrying a soothing note.
"She proved herself with her strength, slapping those people’s faces hard. When she achieved success and looked back, those things didn’t matter anymore."
"When you climb to the top of the mountain, you’ll realize those comments don’t even make you care or feel sad."
"So, be strong. Not everyone has a perfect record right when they start. Those glamorous stars have also weathered countless storms to get where they are."
"I really look forward to the day when you can shine among the stars."
Selena Kensington’s words gradually soothed Sloane Hawthorne.
Her eyes slowly regained tranquility.
Yeah, why did she want to join the entertainment industry in the first place?
Wasn’t it to become a shining star in the sky herself?
"Thank you, sis. I feel much better now."
Sloane Hawthorne expressed her gratitude.
Selena Kensington chuckled, "As long as you can figure it out, Tessa will take care of the rest."
"You just need to focus on being yourself."
"Mm!"
Selena Kensington glanced around, "Where’s your brother?"
Jonah Hawthorne hadn’t been showing up at the company much recently.
"My brother went to Aethelgard University to scout for talent."
Because of Selena Kensington’s previous promise, Jonah Hawthorne also wanted to better himself, so he sprang into action immediately.
"That’s great. I’ll head out then. Make sure you review well; the exams are coming in June. Don’t be careless."
"Okay! Bye, sis."
Selena Kensington left Harmony View Apartments shortly after, and under Tessa Sinclair’s arrangements, another wave of narrative quickly emerged online.
[Whoa! So Sloane Hawthorne is the sister of that rising business star Jonah Hawthorne!]
[Yeah, yeah! And Sloane Hawthorne happened to drop out in her sophomore year just as Jonah was betrayed by his business partner...]
[Oh my, what an amazing sister! Willing to give up her own prospects to take care of her brother!]
