Forbidden Passion
Chapter 727 You Deserve It

Phoebe originally didn't want to pay attention to Vanessa, but Vanessa's words became increasingly vile. Phoebe's face darkened as she said, "You think that way because you're judging Wesley by yourself."

Vanessa's face changed as she said, "What do you mean?"

"Do you know what kids call a childish retort?" Phoebe suddenly said. Seeing Vanessa's awkward expression, she continued, "Anything bad you say will happen to you." Vanessa was furious, saying, "You!"

Phoebe didn't want to listen to Vanessa's nonsense. She walked over to the monitor and watched the footage with the cameraman, leaving Vanessa there, fuming with anger. After the promotional photoshoot, everyone agreed to meet on set and then went their separate ways.

Phoebe asked Guadalupe to take Wesley back to the company. Wesley had a gym class in the evening, so she took a cab back to the villa.

It was rare for Phoebe to get off work early, so she wanted to spend more time with her kids.

When Phoebe got home, Noomi ran over, smiling sweetly at her, saying, "Mom, I made a mess of the house."

Phoebe leaned against the shoe cabinet to change her shoes, looking at Noomi's smiling eyes, saying, "Really? Can you show me?"

Noomi pulled her to the playroom, where the other kids were standing inside a big red heart.

Phoebe felt a warmth in her heart, knowing this was their way of expressing their love for her. All her fatigue instantly vanished. Phoebe picked up Noomi and kissed her on the cheek, saying, "Great, I got your gift."

Seeing Phoebe kiss the triplets rushed out of the big red heart, standing on tiptoe to get a kiss too.

Phoebe kissed each of them and then put Noomi down, saying with a soft smile, "You guys continue playing. I'm going to take a shower." Noomi went upstairs to shower and changed into her loungewear. While drying her wet hair, she picked up her phone to check messages.

Seeing a message on WhatsApp, she quickly opened it and saw that Wesley was trending. She squinted her eyes.

Noomi switched from WhatsApp to Facebook.

The hashtag "Wesley Ice and Fire" had already reached the tenth spot. She clicked on it and saw a marketing account had posted a photo of Wesley pinning Finnegan to the ground, ready to punch him. Phoebe pursed her lips tightly.

The marketing account claimed that although Wesley had secured a lead role, he still held a grudge against Finnegan for taking the fourth male lead role from him, so he found an excuse to bully Finnegan.

In their narrative, Finnegan was pure and harmless, while Wesley was overbearing, and no one in the crew dared to provoke him.

The trending topic plaza was never short of onlookers who loved drama. Seeing such news, they immediately sided with the weaker party, helping Finnegan scold Wesley.

Finnegan had a loyal fan base from his talent show days. Knowing Finnegan was being bullied, they flocked to Wesley's Facebook to curse him.

Wesley didn't have many fans, but they were united. At this time, they stood firmly by Wesley's side, engaging in a war of words with Finnegan's fans.

Finnegan's fans were very crazy and aggressive, using extremely harsh language. Wesley, probably provoked by the fans, directly posted on Facebook to retaliate against Finnegan's fans.

Wesley: [Some people have such foul mouths, it's like they've never brushed their teeth since birth. I suggest using CrystalFresh mouthwash before speaking to avoid spreading the stench.]

Wesley's double entendre infuriated Finnegan's fans even more, and they started cursing even more harshly. Wesley's fans, seeing Wesley publicly retaliate, responded below. Wesley's fans: [Crystal Fresh mouthwash, you deserve it.] Wesley's fans were very creative. They photoshopped CrystalFresh mouthwash into Wesley's hand and added interesting text to the image.

[Good buddy, drink CrystalFresh to cure bad breath]

There were also many other funny memes.

Phoebe couldn't help but want to save a couple of those memes. Then something strange happened: the previously unnoticed CrystalFresh mouthwash started trending.

The official CrystalFresh account joked that Wesley was their unofficial spokesperson, posting the memes made by netizens and riding the wave of popularity.

Phoebe seized the opportunity and immediately called the PR department, instructing them to control the narrative along this line.

Shortly, even casual onlookers started joining in the fun, no longer caring about the truth of the incident. The comment section gradually shifted from condemning Wesley for bullying to making jokes.

By the time Queen Entertainment realized the shift in public opinion and tried to refocus attention on the incident itself, it was already too late.

In the Queen Entertainment office, Vanessa was so angry she started smashing things, destroying another computer and several valuable ornaments.

"Damn it!" Vanessa slammed her hands on the desk, her face extremely ugly as she said, "What did I hire you for? I spent so much money to get Wesley trending."

Uriel didn't dare look at her, staring at the floor tiles as if he could see flowers in them, saying, "Superstar Entertainment's PR team is too strong. There's nothing we can do."

When Vanessa sent Uriel the photos and asked him to buy negative trending topics about Wesley, Uriel had advised her that since Finnegan and Wesley were about to start filming together, it would be better to buy trending topics about their brotherly bond. Then, they could release some behind-the-scenes footage to trend, allowing Finnegan to ride the wave of the dual male leads' popularity.

But Vanessa insisted on buying negative trending topics to suppress Wesley, which allowed Superstar Entertainment to turn the situation around and even potentially secure an endorsement deal with CrystalFresh.

Vanessa glared at Uriel with rage, saying, "Is it that Superstar Entertainment's PR team is too strong, or are you all just useless, always getting outplayed?"

Vanessa's insults grew harsher, and by the time Uriel left the office, he was already considering quitting.

The online storm quickly subsided. Phoebe asked Stanley to lower the heat, as causing repeated scandals before the filming even started would cost Wesley many casual fans.

After hanging up, Phoebe's phone rang again. Seeing an unfamiliar number, she answered, "Hello, this is Phoebe."

"Ms. Ziegler, this is Lydia Garcia, the head of CrystalFresh."

Phoebe's eyes lit up. CrystalFresh wasn't very famous domestically, but she had used CrystalFresh toothpaste as a child. It was an old brand, just very low-key, never hiring any spokespersons.

"Hello, Lydia."

Lydia's intention was simple. Wesley's online comments that evening had caused their CrystalFresh mouthwash to sell out within an hour. They saw the star power in Wesley and wanted to hire him to endorse CrystalFresh mouthwash. With such an opportunity, Phoebe naturally had no reason to refuse. They agreed on the endorsement fee and signing time, and then hung up.

Phoebe was very pleased and called Wesley. Wesley initially thought Phoebe was calling so late to scold him for making inappropriate comments online.

But Phoebe said, "CrystalFresh wants you to endorse their mouthwash, and I agreed."