[I'm sorry...] Ashley sighed over the video call she made five days later.
At that point, thanks to the quick statement from the production house, as well as whatever effort Ashley pulled behind the scenes—from pressuring the media to push his own keyboard mercenaries to combat any negative feedback—the problem seemed to die down. Just like everything else, even if something went viral at first, the buzz would be gone after a few days, replaced by something even more scandalous.
Still, the company was in a never-ending mess. Everyone was tense because the usually chill Wynne cousins had finally pulled out their swords instead of keeping the peace. No one could pretend to be 'neutral' anymore, because the shareholders had started a purging battle. The emergency board meeting for Ashley might have been prevented, but another one could be held any day—and this time, it would be a battle for true management rights.
