She tried to give Skylar some advice. Besides, the incident was likely only going to make headlines for today; it would quickly be forgotten by the public sooner or later. When people searched up pictures of the incident, the gorgeous candid pictures her fans took of her would likely also appear in the search results.
All of the security workers stationed at the event that day were called to the Ford Group headquarters.
With their lowly positions, they would usually never be able to take a single step into this building if it weren’t for the company having specifically requested their presence there.
All the security guards stood in one line in the conference room, completely clueless as to why they’d been summoned. After a moment, the door to the room suddenly opened.
All eyes instantly focused on the person standing in the doorway, whom the security detail leader immediately recognized as Tobias.
He stepped forward and bowed clumsily. “Good morning, Mr. Ford!”
Tobias had a scarily gloomy look on his face as he took a seat at the head of the table while everyone else remained standing, waiting with baited breaths for what he had to say.
“Why was no one able to stop that man from rushing onto stage today?” Tobias spoke up, his tone as cold as ice. “Why was this incident allowed to happen?”
The leader didn’t understand why Tobias would suddenly bring this up.
Lots of celebrities made appearances at the mall, and similar incidents with other crazy fans were common occurrences. What was so different this time that they had all been ordered here?
The leader gave Tobias a brief overview of the situation at the mall, begrudgingly admitting that he had made some mistakes that led to the incident.
Tobias was quiet for a minute before he said, “All of you don’t need to come back to work tomorrow. If you can’t handle a sudden emergency like this, you might as well not get the chance to handle it at all. The Ford Group doesn’t need useless guards like you lot.”
He had been suppressing his anger throughout the drive to his company, repeatedly reminding himself to not get angry at Skylar. None of this was her fault.
Upon hearing that they were all getting fired, the group of security guards broke out into a panic, hurriedly explaining how much they needed the job and how they had to support their families.
Unfortunately for them, there wasn’t a shred of empathy left in Tobias’ heart; he didn’t want to see them for a second longer.
Back at home, Avery was watching the video of the accident at the mall over and over again, laughing to herself. Her mind was filled with various schemes and plots to get back at Skylar from her hiding spot within the shadows.
Hayden also took a look at the video, reminding Avery, “You have to be careful not to rock the boat. If you slip up and mess things up, that’ll be on you.”
“Since when did you become such a coward, Hayden?” She nudged him with her elbow. “This is all a necessary part of my big plan. Dad and Mom wouldn’t have ended up this way if it weren’t for Avery, and neither would I have ended up jobless. You’re the man of the family; you should be standing up for us!”
“I don’t need you to tell me that. You remember Skylar’s teen cousin, don’t you?” A smirk appeared on Hayden’s face. “He’s in his rebellious phase, and I spotted him skipping school to bet on racecars. Not only did he lose all his pocket money, but he even borrowed money from other people to continue betting… He ended up losing several thousand in one night.”
Avery was lost in thought for a moment. She knew Skylar’s uncle and aunt were greedy little snakes; if anything happened to their darling son, they would most definitely drag Skylar into their mess and make her pay back the money he’d lost.
Regardless of however popular Skylar had gotten, she was still the Watts’ family’s cash cow. Skylar was apparently also quite close with Kevin.
No one would have expected Kevin, with his studious personality and innocent appearance, to become addicted to gambling at such a young age.
If Skylar didn’t get involved soon, the media might dig up this story and accuse her of abandoning her family when they were in need, causing irreversible damage to her reputation.
Avery and Hayden both shared a knowing, meaningful look.
