Contract Marriage: Let's Make It Real, Mrs. Sterling!-Chapter 283 - 282: Scandals

The news about Mia Sutton planning to withdraw from the competition after the fourth live stage somehow got leaked, sparking a heated discussion online.

Some claimed that Mia didn’t want to continue participating in the show, so she decided to back out. Others said that now Mia was popular, she didn’t care about the show anymore, hence wanting to withdraw.

Such remarks fueled the online outcry against Mia, as netizens unaware of the truth began to follow the lead.

Many people even tagged Mia Sutton, urging her to come out and explain what was really going on, and some tagged the official account.

The show’s official team had intended to release this news some time after the last live stage broadcast, but since it got leaked, they decided to take the opportunity to make it public.

Just when netizens were still buzzing with gossip, they found out that Splendid Stage’s official account released a statement explaining the entire situation.

Splendid Stage: Regrettably, due to Mia Sutton needing to focus on her studies, she cannot continue recording our show. After mutual consultation, it was decided that Mia Sutton will withdraw from Splendid Stage after the fourth live stage. We appreciate Mia for showcasing her excellent presence on stage, and we sincerely hope she achieves outstanding results in her studies. We also look forward to future collaborations.

Right after the official announcement, Mia Sutton reposted it on her social media, apologizing to her fans.

Once both announcements were made public, the comments section exploded.

What the hell, is she really quitting the show?

The reason is...studies?!

Since Mia Sutton had brought a lot of value to the show, the director wasn’t bothered. After posting on social media, he took the time to explain in the comments.

He said recent online rumors were false, Mia had never acted like a diva, and she was very humble and eager to learn. Her withdrawal from the show was purely due to upcoming exams.

After posting, he also commented under Mia’s social media, encouraging her to study well.

Thanks to the official team’s efforts, most netizens believed this version of the story, which was actually the truth.

[The official account has intervened, quick, boost it so Mia can see it.]

[Everyone, help boost the official account, it’s really buried.]

[Hahaha, the official account is so cute for clarifying things for us.]

[This formal tone, are they afraid we won’t believe them? Hilarious.]

Most netizens had reasonable thoughts; focusing on studies is definitely the priority. Withdrawing from the show for this reason is understandable, so no one really criticized her.

There’s nothing to criticize; the official team and Mia notifying everyone in advance was very considerate.

Since the show is elimination-based, if they hadn’t released this announcement, fans and viewers would have continued voting for Mia.

They didn’t need to announce it; Mia’s presence was already a source of traffic. Not announcing it wouldn’t have impacted the show or Mia negatively, and it might have even benefited them. If they hadn’t released the news, Mia’s fans would have worked hard to vote for her and create data.

Releasing the news later when Mia was actually leaving could have captured even more attention.

But they didn’t do that; instead, they announced it early, informing the audience, avoiding deceiving them.

Overall, the audience accepted this, even gaining a better impression of everyone involved.

Not long after the official and Mia released their messages, Nolan Sinclair also reposted the announcement, expressing appreciation for Mia, making the public believe it more.

This matter seemed to be settling down, and Mia was about to officially leave the show with just one last stage left.

However, there are always some haters and keyboard warriors online trying to stir up trouble.

No matter what kind of news is released, good or bad, they always find ways to nitpick and distort the facts. This kind of thing happens way too often.

So after reading the announcement, they began researching, looking for dirt and sensational points.

To them, as long as there’s a sensation, there’ll be traffic, and what’s traffic? It’s pure money.

And after digging for a while, they actually managed to uncover something.

Officially, it was said Mia left the show to focus on studying for exams. They looked at the news they dug up online and sneered.

Mia had debuted a few years ago, but didn’t gain fame early on, remaining relatively minor, so no one bothered to dig into her matters. But it’s different now...

The screen displayed information indicating Mia, a few years ago, had paused her studies to enter the entertainment industry, with abysmally poor grades.

The person looked at the computer, a weird smile on their face, saying, "Hah, obviously a poor student, pretending to be a top student now, who are you fooling?"

Then he quickly organized the information he found and wrote a vehement article, acting as if he were a righteous person.

He claimed to be doing this for Mia’s fans, to prevent them from supporting her without knowing what kind of person she really was.

Caught up in excitement, he even let out a few chuckles, making the trash-filled, dimly lit room feel extra eerie.

......

And then netizens discovered that not long after this issue seemed to close, someone released Mia’s college transcripts, showing dismal results.

For emphasis, the grades were emboldened and underlined in red, seemingly afraid others wouldn’t notice.

Suddenly, the topic of Mia’s academic performance was all over the internet, with everyone discussing it, and even some fans quit supporting her.

The remaining fans wanted to defend her but were at a loss for words against those glaring grades.

Due to this incident, Mia became a target, with many digging into her past.

Tales of her being spoiled and unprofessional, poor grades, clubbing at night.

Some questioned how she suddenly became popular after being obscure for so long, suggesting questionable activities behind the scenes.

Claiming she got on a talent show by cozying up to some investors, probably doing things like entertaining them, and so on.

Whether true or false, they just released it since any news would generate traffic, truth be damned.