Meanwhile, Fred had the PR team release the statement they'd prepared. Soren had already been arrested, but before the police announced the results of their investigation, the crew had to keep the truth under wraps.
And so, the statement only mentioned that Soren had to temporarily pull out of filming due to an acute illness.
The online community had waited for a statement for ages, yet this was all they got. They expressed their dissatisfaction in the comments. Some even posted photos of the police cordoning off the mansion, turning into detectives as they analyzed the situation.
"No more guessing games, fam. Soren's been arrested."
"If whatever he said during the livestream is true, he won't be coming back anymore."
"What? No, it can't be. Wasn't that just part of the script?"
"Come on. Those details he mentioned in the livestream didn't seem like they were made up, especially when he later mentioned Cassie Leigh. I know her!"
"We have our answer—Soren Kingsley is a murderer!"
"I don't believe it for a second. Do you think someone with Soren's face would be a murderer? He wouldn't even swat a fly!"
"Didn't you hear what he said during the livestream? Stop looking at his face, especially since it's fake!"
"The production crew only said he was temporarily pulling out of filming due to an acute illness. They said nothing about the authenticity of that recording."
Then, she tried to console Shannon. "Don't give up, Shannon. You'll still have plenty of chances to join the entertainment industry. Setting everything else aside, Uncle Alex has his own entertainment company, right?"
Things would've been fine without her reminder, but the mention of Alex made him remember how Shannon hadn't bothered asking him for help before reaching out to the Cooper family. It was evident she didn't think much of him.
He acted like he didn't see Cecily's message and didn't mention anything about helping Shannon. If she wanted to become a celebrity, she'd basically already made her first wrong move.
If she refused to give up at this point, she would eventually have to beg him for help. When the time came, he would consider helping her.
Shannon read the messages in the group chat and raised an eyebrow. Then, she typed, "Who said anything about the show being axed?"
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