Novel1Chapter 335
Jasper practically growled with rage. "When did | ever tell you people to publish positive stories about Stella? Are
you all brain-dead?"
He slammed his hand on the desk, his voice rising with each word. "Delete every single flattering article about
her-now! Post anything negative you can find, | don't care if it's true or not. And hire strolls to stir things up
online. Damn it, there's no way I'm letting her get away with this!"
His assistant hesitated, anxiety flickering in his eyes. "But, Mr. Wilkinson... Stella just made a massive donation-
ten million dollars. She's gained a ton of new fans, and even smajor media outlets have praised her
generosity. Are you sure it's wise to go against them?"
Jasper's face twisted in fury, his jaw clenched so tight it looked painful.
“I said what | said. Get those damaging stories out there, now!"
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The assistant could only sigh in resignation. He'd graduated from a reputable journalism school and understood
the situation all too well. Spreading dirt on Stella now would only turn public opinion further against them. It was
a terrible
move.
"Mr. Wilkinson," he tried again, "with Stella's current popularity online, those smear pieces probably won't have
any effect. If anything, they'll just make people hate us more. The public's opinion of her is overwhelmingly
positive now."
He continued, "We used to be able to spin her donation, maybe hint at sshady motivations. But after that
tough question from the reporter during the livestream, Stella got the chance to clear her nin front of
everyone. If we hadn't pushed for that, we might still have sroom to maneuver. But now... we're boxed in.
There's just no way to discredit her anymore."
"My suggestion? We should hold off and rethink our strategy."
Jasper went silent, stunned. He was the one who'd told those reporters to hit Stella hard in the livestream, to
drag her down in front of everyone. Who could have guessed he'd end up shooting himself in the foot-and
actually help Stella's reputation instead?
He wanted nothing more than to slap himself across the face.
"Pull everything," he barked suddenly, "Get those negative stories offline. Tell the influencers and bloggers to
cancel their posts."
His assistant finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Understood. I'll take care of it right away."
But before two minutes had passed, Jasper's phone rang again.
This time, it was the PR manager who'd called him earlier.
"Mr. Wilkinson, I'm afraid your order ctoo late. The positive articles about Stella-they went live almost ten
minutes ago..."
Jasper exploded. "What the hell is wrong with you? I told you to smear Stella, and you go and build her up
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The PR manager sounded close to tears. "Mr. Wilkinson, | was just following your instructions! When Stella's
donation started trending, | called you right away. You toldit was your doing and askedto cooperate..."
"I thought it was your new strategy to stir up controversy by trashing her first, then flip the narrative and
promote her good deeds. After all, you were the one who posted Stella's livestream from your own account at
the start..."
Jasper's relentless campaign against Stella had convinced the PR manager that their boss had a personal
vendetta, that he genuinely wanted to destroy her career. But after their last conversation, he wasn't so sure
anymore. This kind of 'black-then-white' publicity stunt wasn't unheard of; they'd pulled it off before.
But this time, it was unprecedented an absolute masterstroke, the kind nobody could hope to repeat. For a
moment, the manager had really believed Jasper was a genius, following the advice of sPR guru who'd
shown him a whole new way forward.
He'd even worried he'd misunderstood, so he'd kept a close eye on the
livestream. But when the reporter tried to back Stella into a corner-only for her to turn it all around-he realized
he hadn't misunderstood at all.
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