Revenge Begins: Reincarnated as a Hated Idol!-Chapter 84: The Spotlight Hijack
Crack!
Crash!
Splinter!
"Sir, your hand is bleeding!" One of the maids yelled, seeing Neil’s hand dripping blood on the white marble flooring.
He had just crushed a wine glass in his hand from anger.
A vein was running along his clenched jaw, his eyes bloodshot from the suppressed wrath he felt at this moment.
In front of him was the television, broadcasting Aren’s press conference.
He hadn’t felt this angry in his whole life. He could kill those people on the television screen if they appeared in front of him at this moment.
He even entertained the thoughts of having them assassinated but then dropped the idea.
Killing them right now would make him the most likely suspect, sentencing him to an even more messed up situation than the current one.
"Sir, please allow me—"
"Don’t touch me!"
"Kyaa!"
The maid who had yelled before, brought a first aid kit to treat him, and just as she approached his hand, Neil jerked her away in annoyance, causing her to fall to the floor.
He didn’t even spare her a second glance as she hurriedly rose up and left.
Instead, he watched the television with a hateful gaze, his eyes twitching.
’So many lies... Do they really have no shame?’ Neil gritted his teeth and cursed.
’When did I ask that pig of an actress to sleep with me? Is she even worthy?! I won’t even spare her a second glance!’
’Lying through their ugly mouths... I won’t ever forget this.’
However, the most hatred and anger he felt the moment Aren took the mic.
As Aren spoke, Neil’s anger kept on rising, and by the end, he wanted to cough out a mouthful of blood from the sheer shock and fury he felt.
The most shameless among them turned out to be this bastard.
By the time Aren finished, Neil knew he was in deep trouble.
For the first time, he couldn’t see a way out.
His mind couldn’t come up with a solution to deal with this situation.
He was afraid and—
It wasn’t a pleasant feeling.
He heaved a tired sigh after the conference ended, resting his face in his palm, shaking his head.
’Why are they targeting Titan Crest Entertainment so ruthlessly? Isn’t Lucian the one who committed the crime? Can’t they just accept the compensation and let the matter go?’
’It’s as if they have some grudge against me... as if I’m their enemy instead of Lucian.’
’Damn you, Aren! It’s as if I’m getting fu*ked by one Aren Frost because I killed another Aren Frost.’
He kept on lamenting his situation for a while before raising his head with a resolute light in his eyes.
"I need to act fast," he said, rising up to his feet. "Let’s first deny the false allegations."
...
Meanwhile, Theon, Axel, Jax, and Lucas, all four of them, watched the press conference together.
This was their reunion day, something they, as Ventage members, used to show their camaraderie to the Ventage fans.
After all, they still weren’t successful in the new fields they had ventured into.
Theon... wasn’t a breakout star as he expected to become. The Insiders had performed below expectations.
Axel... hadn’t even debuted as an actor, receiving acting lessons to hone his craft.
Jax... was a brand ambassador for a luxury clothing brand and was in the middle of launching his personal fashion brand; however, he still hadn’t received recognition from the fashion industry.
Lucas... was the host of two reality shows—one was an idol survival show, and the other was a quiz show. He was doing the best among the four.
However, they all needed the fans from their Ventage days to support them, and to do that, they had to strike at their nostalgia by showing their close bond. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
After all, without their huge fanbase, they wouldn’t survive for long in the industry.
Everyone was replaceable, and if not for their established popularity and fanbase, they wouldn’t even be receiving such a head start in different fields.
However, there was only one problem they faced in today’s reunion day.
As soon as they went live to flaunt their close friendship, their chat only asked for one thing—watch Aren’s press conference.
Even if the fans had hated Aren for causing the group to disband, they couldn’t help but support him after he stood for a helpless co-actor.
After all, if they didn’t support him even on this, then Aren wasn’t the evil one; they were.
Under the pressure of their fans, the four of them had no choice but to watch the whole press conference and show exaggerated reactions at every revelation.
Like when Lisa and her father cried, they all showed fake sympathy, and Axel even teared up. His acting lessons were working, it seemed.
Then, when Aren revealed his father getting kidnapped, they showed shock and said that they would support him.
They had to keep on acting in the whole stream, and only after the stream ended did they reveal their real feelings.
"Damn it! How did Aren end up taking the spotlight on our reunion day? I’m so frustrated." Theon complained, stomping his feet on the floor in anger.
Axel nodded in agreement: "Me too. I thought we could finally breathe in peace after he offended Titan Crest Entertainment and got blacklisted."
They obviously knew about Aren’s blacklisting beforehand, thanks to Blackshore Management.
Since Titan Crest Entertainment had warned everyone in the entertainment industry against signing or supporting Aren and Lisa, they too had come to know of it.
"He is like a curse we cannot rid ourselves of." Jax sighed helplessly.
Lucas remained silent in the midst of their curses, rubbing his chin in thought.
After a while, he muttered thoughtfully: "But even then... it’s impressive. He is competing against ’The’ Titan Crest Entertainment and still winning."
The three looked at him with dazed expressions.
Then, Theon snorted: "Hmph! What’s impressive in that? Do you really think fans will boycott celebrities who are signed with Titan Crest Entertainment just because Aren asked them to? He is dreaming, I say!"
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(A/N - Thanks for reading. ^..^)
