Chapter 721: Contract Termination

It was already half-past seven at night when Winnie reached the studio.

Perhaps it was because of the peak hour after work, the discussion about Winnie and Chassell
reached another high point.

Not only did the public attention not die down, but it had taken a whole new dimension.

There were several customers in the studio. Winnie wore a face mask and a hat and quickly walked to
Stella's office. She gently knocked on the door, which was quickly opened.

Stella said, "Come in quick."

Winnie removed her face mask and heaved a sigh before asking, "What happened?"

Clarence sat on the sofa, looked at her, and asked, "Did you go to the Conrad Group?"

Winnie was speechless. How did they know?

Clarence seemed to have known the answer to his question. He spoke casually, "How did the Conrad
Group explain to you?"

Winnie slowly sat opposite him and did not know how to respond.

After several seconds, she said, "They've agreed to return my Twitter account and let me clarify the
matter on my own."

Clarence acknowledged and then asked, "How do you intend to do this?"

"The video was edited. I will need to find the original video." Winnie replied.

"Are you confident of getting it?" Clarence asked.



Winnie was stumped as she did not know where to begin. It was obvious that the Conrad Group would
not help her resolve this. So, she could only rely on herself. If just now she had submitted to the
company's decision, then she had to swallow all her pride. But now she was at the forefront of this
matter and the longer she dragged this, the worse it was for her.

Winnie was silent for a moment before she said, "There must be video cameras outside the apartment
complex. Perhaps they had recorded the incident."

"If you can think of this, then wouldn't the person who released this video have thought of it as well?"
Clarence said.

Winnie was startled and quickly looked up. She then asked, "Do you mean that the security footage
had been deleted?"

Clarence crossed his legs and said nonchalantly, "Of course."

Winnie frowned and pursed her lips. She did not expect that the Conrad Group would go to this extent.

Clarence then said, "There is one other way and I can help you."

Winnie asked, "What's that?"

"Terminate your contract with the Conrad Group," Clarence said.

Winnie was stunned and mumbled, "Terminate?"

Clarence pushed the laptop towards her and said, "The lawyer letter had been drafted. The decision
lies with you."

Winnie was stunned and did not understand Clarence's intention.



Clarence continued, "You should have noticed why you had been framed this time. If there is a first
time, there would be a second and a third."

Winnie noticed that Clarence was being serious and she started to consider carefully what he said.

In fact, when she was outside the CEO's office, she already had the impulse to terminate the contract
based on how Justin's assistant spoke to her. But she launched her career with the Conrad Group and
struggled through the years. The Conrad Group also rewarded her well and she was indeed hesitant to
part with it.

Clarence seemed to have guessed what she was thinking, so he said, "You should remember that I
was the one who signed the contract with you and I gave you the support, not the Conrad Group."

Winnie was dumbfounded. She did not think of the situation from that angle.

It was once too many to have met an unscrupulous boss. Regardless of how Justin was as a person,
the actions of the current Conrad Group had disgusted her.

Winnie said firmly, "I'll terminate the contract."

She took out her phone and looked for the Twitter password that was sent to her. She then logged in to
Twitter.

Twenty minutes later, the topic "Winnie and Chassell rekindled flame" was readily surpassed by
"Winnie contract termination with the Conrad Group".

When this trend appeared, it took the internet and social media by storm.

Previously someone had deduced that the incident about Winnie and Chassell was created by the
Conrad Group to deflect the public attention. When Winnie did not clarify her issue with Chassell but



instead decided to terminate her contract with the Conrad Group, that proved that this person had
deduced correctly.

Some people now felt that the Conrad Group was unethical in doing so. Some others said that
regardless of what the Conrad Group did, the video was factual. They accused Winnie of using the
contract termination to misdirect the discussion.

Winnie's fans now began to speak up for her.

"Hey, use your brain to think carefully. A rumor compared with contract termination with the Conrad
Group. Which one is more substantive?"

"Yeah, Winnie is the Conrad Group's leading star. If she terminates her contract at this moment, the
breach of contract penalties would be immense. This is not even a matter about importance. It's a
battle of integrity."

"In other words, Winnie's contract termination was to signify her unhappiness with what the Conrad
Group did to her today. What she did would offend numerous people. She even risked being blacklisted
and might even exit the entertainment industry!"

"Come on guys, you all should be responsible for your comments. You guys accuse her of being guilty
just because she did not make a public announcement. Now that she announced, you accuse her of
trying to misdirect the public opinion. Nothing can satisfy you!"

There were other opinions.

"From what happened today, even if Winnie did not seek to terminate her contract with the Conrad
Group, she would be close to the end of her career. All these were done to stir up her fans. You people
still believe these!"



"If she dared to terminate her contract with the Conrad Group, then why doesn't she dare to explain her
relationship with Chassell? Who would believe that she's innocent? What a joke!"

"Only her fans would believe what she said. Winnie had lost all credibility. I will never watch her works
nor buy anything that she endorses."

Just when the public debate was at its peak, City N Press released a piece of news on Twitter.

It was the full clip of Winnie and Chassell. In this video, it was clear that Winnie was forcibly dragged by
Chassell. Several security guards even went forward to chase Chassell away.

Throughout the incident, Winnie's expression was shocked and frightened. It was totally unlike the
rumormongers who said that they had rekindled their love.

Many expected this incident to end but numerous users went to City N Press's official Twitter account
to leave nasty comments. They accused City N Press of siding with Winnie. When the previous incident
happened, it was them who helped Winnie clarify that she did not break apart Chassell's family. Now
the media was helping Winnie again.

Many now accused City N Press to have received money from Winnie to help clear her name. At this
point, City N Press could not tolerate such accusations and posted another tweet.

City N Press: Ever since the founding of City N Press, we had always reported the facts and seeking
for the truth. If one day truth can be twisted so easily, then what's the use of reporting the truth? How
could the victims' voices be heard?

"If she dared to terminate her contract with the Conrad Group, then why doesn't she dare to explain her
relationship with Chassell? Who would believe that she's innocent? What a joke!"

"Only her fans would believe what she said. Winnie had lost all credibility. | will never watch her works
nor buy anything that she endorses."

Just when the public debate was at its peak, City N Press released a piece of news on Twitter.

It was the full clip of Winnie and Chassell. In this video, it was clear that Winnie was forcibly dragged by
Chassell. Several security guards even went forward to chase Chassell away.

Throughout the incident, Winnie's expression was shocked and frightened. It was totally unlike the
rumormongers who said that they had rekindled their love.

Many expected this incident to end but numerous users went to City N Press's official Twitter account
to leave nasty comments. They accused City N Press of siding with Winnie. When the previous incident
happened, it was them who helped Winnie clarify that she did not break apart Chassell's family. Now
the media was helping Winnie again.

Many now accused City N Press to have received money from Winnie to help clear her name. At this
point, City N Press could not tolerate such accusations and posted another tweet.

City N Press: Ever since the founding of City N Press, we had always reported the facts and seeking
for the truth. If one day truth can be twisted so easily, then what's the use of reporting the truth? How
could the victims' voices be heard?



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