Chapter 345: Chapter 345: Taken Away Overnight
The other person hung up the phone.
Holly Houston wanted to call back, but a series of condemning calls started coming in.
"Bitch, so you used such despicable means to make the show popular? Give me my money back quickly, or you’ll be sorry."
"Did you attract investment with these underhanded tricks? Just wait, I’m going to sue you until you’re broke."
Calls demanding money and threatening lawsuits bombarded Holly Houston’s phone.
But even if Holly Houston pleaded repeatedly, it was to no avail.
With the fans of July Quinn fanning the flames, "Competition Dance" was banned from airing on finals night.
The investors who had previously poured billions into the show all condemned The Houston Family, suing Holly Houston.
That night, Holly Houston was taken away for investigation.
But The Houston Family, in order to protect themselves, quickly issued a statement cutting ties with Holly Houston.
So, all the investors then turned to Nathan Jacobs.
Nathan Jacobs was also eyeing the benefits of "Competition Dance," which is why he wanted to get engaged to Holly Houston.
But who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, "Competition Dance" would become despised nationwide and Holly Houston would end up in jail.
He immediately issued a statement, saying, "I failed to see her true character and was deceived by Holly Houston. Now that I see her true nature, I can’t tolerate such behavior. So I will call off the engagement and refuse to associate with someone like her!"
That’s right, Nathan Jacobs was quick to use Holly Houston to clear his own name.
This kind of behavior received mixed reviews from netizens.
[Whoa, isn’t this the real life version of ’when disaster strikes, each flies his own way’?]
[There’s nothing wrong with distancing yourself from a scumbag! A passerby has turned into a fan!]
[When Holly Houston was the producer of "Competition Dance," you pulled out all the stops to get engaged to her. Now that she’s in jail, you’re eager to kick her while she’s down? Really scummy!]
[Waiting for karma to get you!]
But for now, Holly Houston was unaware of these comments.
Because after she was taken away for investigation, her phone and everything else were confiscated.
She waited for two whole days without seeing a lawyer sent by The Houston Family.
No matter how much she didn’t want to admit it, she had to face the fact that she had been abandoned by The Houston Family.
In the end, Holly Houston could only try to reach out to Nathan Jacobs.
But she was told that Nathan Jacobs had publicly announced the annulment of their engagement.
At this point, Holly Houston finally realized what it meant to "make one mistake after another"!
If she hadn’t sought trouble with July Quinn from the beginning, if she hadn’t placed all the promotional burden on July Quinn alone, none of this would have happened.
Even if "Competition Dance" hadn’t become a hit, even if she hadn’t gotten a high position at Westmarch Television, at least she wouldn’t have ended up in jail.
But regret and self-blame were now useless, and all she could do was try her best to fight for a chance of survival.
Finally, Holly Houston thought of Nina Quinn.
Of course, she knew that Nina Quinn wouldn’t be willing to see her, so when she had someone call Nina Quinn, she specifically instructed them to tell Nina, "Holly Houston says if you don’t come see her, she’ll reveal the things that July Quinn didn’t promote for you before."
When the person called, Nina Quinn was in the middle of choosing her engagement dress.
With only two days left until the engagement party, she had been very busy.
Of course, she was also aware of the malicious editing incident with "Competition Dance" and that Holly Houston had been taken away and investigated because of it.
However, she was just glad that she left "Competition Dance" in time and avoided becoming one of the many who were ridiculed.
She just didn’t expect Holly Houston to still come looking for her using this incident.
"Damn, how did she find out?"
Nina Quinn carefully recalled the situation and thought Holly Houston shouldn’t have seen anything clearly.
But, after all, she didn’t dare to take the risk, especially now that the situation with July Quinn was snowballing.
Anyone even slightly involved was being dragged out by netizens for public shame.
Nina Quinn didn’t want to be publicly shamed on her big engagement day, so she decided to go see Holly Houston.