Revenge Of The Cannon Fodder Villainess

Chapter 94 - Kiss (2)

"Is that right? Okay, then tell me, Valentina, what exactly was your plan that you would figure out for this situation if I hadn't done anything? I'm listening." Kaiser gave her the expectant look he reserved for executives at his company when they gave him a proposal full of holes.

Like a cat playing with a mouse, Kaiser calmly watched her with a light smile on his face.

Valentina could only stare at Kaiser blankly as she had never heard him use such a cold and strict voice on her before.

Seeing as she looked stunned, Kaiser immediately softened his tone.

"I don't mean to be harsh with you, Valentina. I honestly want to know your thought processes, so let's talk through this. Let's start from the beginning, and I'll play devil's advocate. What was your plan if Aaliyah had gotten hold of the video of you pulling her down the stairs and shared it publicly? Or if she overpowered you and fell while looking like you pushed her? How would you defend yourself?"

"...but she didn't. I was sure I could take her." Valentina replied weakly.

"Because you were lucky and because I grabbed the footage in time. Moving on, we've established sharing your medical documents will do nothing for the public. Sure, you have injuries, and she does too. What else were you planning to do?"

"Multiple people witnessed the incident. I could have them vouch for me to the public." Valentina promptly responded.

"Interesting thought, but why would they speak up? Aaliyah didn't call you out by name publicly. Furthermore, she's well known, you're not, and her family is well to do with a lot of power. It wouldn't be prudent for less-known artists to support you. And even though you plan to leave Black Rock Entertainment, you're still there now. If others came to your aid, it would be detrimental to their career and have zero benefits. No one would risk that for a nobody, no offense."

"But the director saw everything that happened. He should at least back me and make a statement if he witnessed everything." Valentina protested, ignoring the slight insult.

"I asked him to handle it and give me a good explanation, yet he's allowed himself to be swayed and let Aaliyah post the nonsense I saw today. It seems I need to speak with the good director." Kaiser's gaze turned cold, and Valentina couldn't help but shiver as she looked at it. "But disregarding that, what else?"

Valentina gazed at him with a sigh. This was her final card, and she felt bad using it, but she felt worse with the way Kaiser was coaching her through this as if she were a child.

"I know I shouldn't have, but I recorded Aaliyah and I's conversation before I...fell down the stairs. I planned on threatening her with it unless she decided to come out with a joint statement."

"Oh really?" Kaiser gave her an impressed look, "Let me hear it."

Kaiser nodded approvingly as he listened to Aaliyah's enraged voice coming from her phone.

"Not bad. Although it would be overkill for such a small issue, this would definitely blow up both of your careers and make people completely forget about this issue and jump to something juicier. It's a good card to have in your back pocket, but in the end, the person who will be most affected is you. But what else? How do you plan on turning this situation around and clearing your name without using this valuable recording?" Kaiser asked with a small smile on his face.

Valentina: "......"

Watching as Kaiser calmly and reasonably blocked each of her arguments, she unwillingly realized that he was right and that maybe she was treating the situation too lightly.