Overprotected By My Tsundere CEO-Chapter 772 - 489: The Entertainment Industry Bands Together to Ride Nora Scott’s Coattails

Chapter 772: Chapter 489: The Entertainment Industry Bands Together to Ride Nora Scott’s Coattails

[Just curious, will Nora Scott be slapped in the face again this time?]

[They say it’s all marketing. From exposing Zero’s identity to the previous variety show persona. Nora Scott getting involved with such a family, can she be a good person?]

[Hahaha, Nora Scott is going to crumble this time, right?]

[Caught a big one. Nora and Sophie Scott are half-sisters. Back then, the battle between Zero and UU, was it all orchestrated? Sacrificing the younger sister to promote the elder sister?]

[Not to that extent. But this also explains why UU could get a hold of Zero’s draft, leading to plagiarism. The problem is, Nora knew she was her sister and still went that hard?]

[Saying it like this, Nora indeed went too far. They’re sisters, can’t they talk it out privately? Letting the younger sister become a laughingstock for the whole nation, while boosting her own popularity, I wonder what kind of cold-hearted person can have such fans.]

[... If Nora really turns things around this time, I’ll stop bashing her.]

...

Amidst everyone’s expectations, Nora Scott stayed silent, but—Ernesto Scott, who had been diligently defending his daughter against blackening and ranking along with Butler Loxley as the father of doubt, stood up.

Ernesto Scott was busy with work and only found out about this matter in the evening. After getting the news, he immediately drafted a tweet.

Before long, this tweet was trending.

Ernesto Scott wrote a long piece, but it summarized into two points.

1. After the divorce, Nora stayed with Evelyn Easton and grew up with her grandfather. It was only after her mother’s death did Ernesto meet Nora. Nora returned to the Scott family early this year.

2. The Scott family did not acknowledge Nora and publicly claimed she was an illegitimate child. This March, Ernesto announced he severed ties with the Scott family, and Nora had no relation with them whatsoever.

The message was very clear.

—Nora wasn’t raised by the Scott family, nor did they acknowledge her existence; she had absolutely nothing to do with them.

Netizens: ???

Except for some professional trolls, the public opinion shifted once again.

[No way, my God Z, my beauty, with such unrivaled connections and abilities, and yet this notorious Scott family doesn’t acknowledge her??]

[Way to go, Father. So, this is just Lily Turner trying to ride the hype? So disgusting.]

[Emmm the Scott family is really disgusting. According to the timeline, before Nora’s public livestream, no one knew she was Zero. The Scott family must be regretting it deeply. Lily desperately trying to butter up to Nora and causing a backlash, serves them right, hahaha.]

[Father-in-law has spoken, publicly cutting ties with the Scott family. How about stopping piling on Nora while she’s down? Nora consistently slaps back, haven’t you learned your lesson?]

...

And so, the issue was settled.

However, the news of Lily Turner marrying into the Scott family stayed in the spotlight for some time, as the joke "Your assistant six months ago, someone you suck up to six months later" was intriguing enough.

Meanwhile, due to consistently trending, Nora’s prominence was enviable, prompting many reporters to wish to interview the crew, but all requests were declined by Alfred Lawrence.

Yet, some couldn’t resist sneaking into the school to snap photos.

Any picture related to Nora posted online with a few words could garner significant attention.

In the absence of any prominent works, Nora’s unusual popularity was nothing short of miraculous in the industry. However, it sparked discontent among many in the circle, and whether planned in advance or not, some well-recognized, respected veteran actors took to Twitter to sarcastically criticize Nora.

Remarks like "bad acting," "freak occurrence in the circle," and "just a pretty face" were common...

This sparked a huge uproar once again, with many of Nora’s haters rallying around, boosting these veteran actors’ follower counts.

Seeing such heat, numerous unscrupulous actors—especially those who weren’t famous—would seize a chance to ride on Nora’s wave.

Anyone who had worked with Nora, even if they didn’t remember her or hadn’t exchanged a word, would take to social media to lament their experiences with her.

There were criticisms of Nora, but praises were more prevalent.

Online, Lily Turner started a trend which soon spiraled into "mooching off Nora" and "criticizing Nora’s acting" frenzy...

When Nora herself heard about this from Rosie Sullivan and Katherine Collins, she found it amusing that she would have a day when others would try to capitalize on her fame, then got pulled away by Henry Chapman to discuss scripts.

"Is it my imagination, or has Actor Chapman been stricter with the Hall Master these past few days?"

Watching Nora and Henry Chapman walk away, Rosie Sullivan pondered with furrowed brows, finding it a bit odd.

Katherine Collins smirked softly, "Henry wants to help Nora turn things around with ’Reversing Life’."

"Huh?"

"’Twelve’ will change the future direction of domestic TV dramas. Being the first, it will receive unprecedented attention. There’s only one opportunity. And for Nora to prove her skills, this is her sole chance. See, those bashing her online have no dirt to dig, so they focus on her bad temper and poor acting. So many people are watching her in ’Reversing Life’. If she performs poorly, then she’ll be stuck with the ’poor acting’ label forever."

Rosie Sullivan blinked.

Katherine Collins continued analyzing, "Nora wasn’t popular before; with few works, the poor acting label didn’t affect her much. But now, if she doesn’t seize this chance, the label will follow her for life."

"Is it really that serious?" Rosie Sullivan was surprised.

Unfamiliar with the entertainment industry, she just saw this as a regular drama and sincerely thought Nora didn’t need to work so hard, assuming a slightly poorer performance didn’t matter.

Little did she know it impacted such significant matters.

"Yes." Katherine Collins found it amusing suddenly, her eyes curving into crescents, "After all, Nora’s meteoric rise is something no one can replicate."

Rosie Sullivan pondered, feeling indeed that’s how it was.

Based purely on Nora’s standing in the manga world, it was unmatched. A manga artist with forty to fifty million followers on Twitter was unprecedented.

At this point, Katherine Collins’ phone beeped softly. She glanced down at it, and her smile deepened.

Katherine said, "I need to go. Tell Nora later."

"Alright." Having become accustomed to Katherine Collins’ sporadic appearances, Rosie Sullivan nodded, asking, "Is someone picking you up?"

"Yes, my husband’s picking me up."

"Alright then."

Rosie Sullivan nodded.

Katherine Collins packed up and left the set. Shortly after, she spotted Adrian Ford, with his distinguished and striking aura, standing in the sunlight, drawing attention from passing students and staff alike.

Jogging over, Katherine linked her arm through his, looking up with a smile, "I thought you’d be waiting at the gate, how come you came inside?"

Adrian naturally took her bag, his eyes reflecting her smile as he curled his lips, "A bit nervous."

Blinking, Katherine placed a hand on her chest, feeling it, she pursed her lips softly, "What do I do, I’m a bit nervous too."

Grasping her hand, Adrian gave it a reassuring squeeze, "I’m here."

With a smile, Katherine leaned into him as they walked away.

*

That day, it wasn’t until late at night that Nora finished filming and returned to the hotel. Exhausted after a shower, she saw a message from Pedro Langley and immediately called him without caring about the time.

By two in the morning, Pedro had answered.

He’d already been asleep, and although the call woke him, his voice lacked any annoyance, carrying only a touch of lazy sleepiness, "Queen, are you done?"

"Yeah." Nora replied, "Is Katherine pregnant?"

Pedro said, "Yes. Just confirmed today at the hospital."

Nora recalled Pedro mentioning it a few times before.

Katherine had previously had an ectopic pregnancy, which resulted in the removal of one of her fallopian tubes, and coupled with her physical condition, getting pregnant was difficult.

Nonetheless, both of them were pleasantly surprised by this unexpected pregnancy. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Nora quickly said, "Then she shouldn’t come to the set."

Pedro replied, "Yes, Adrian wanted to discuss this with you as well, seeking my opinion. He doesn’t want Katherine to go on set anymore."

"Yeah, my acting is already great."

Nora replied, collapsing on the pillow, exhausted yet not missing the opportunity to praise herself.

"Nora."

Through her earphones, she heard Pedro’s voice, steady and gentle, "My dear, are you done?"

"Mm." replied Nora sleepily.

But whatever Pedro said after, Nora didn’t hear a word of it, leaving the call open as she drifted into sleep.

Being so busy and exhausted from shooting with barely any time to rest, Nora was out like a light the moment she hit the pillow.