Chapter 10: chapter 10

Meanwhile, Neil Gulati was in disbelief as he received news of Inaya Desai’s exposure on stage. Not only that, but at that moment, he also received a phone call from HF, notifying him of their intention to take Nova Entertainment to court for breaching their contract. In an instant, Nova Entertainment had gotten itself into a heap of trouble while rumors spread like wildfire all over the internet.Layla Joshi was focused on the recording of Inaya’s performance on stage as she pulled Neil towards her. "Look, Inaya wanted to be recognized. She knew the biggest difference between her and me is our legs. She did it on purpose!""Layla, Inaya isn’t like that. It’s not like it’s the first time she has substituted for you," Neil defended, still trusting Inaya deep down."So what you’re saying is that you trust Inaya more? Don’t be stupid, Neil! Now that this incident has happened, someone has to take the blame. Do you really want to lose this contract? Do you want to tell everyone that you were the one who asked Inaya to substitute for me? If that’s the case, then we are doomed!""What are you suggesting?""Since you and Inaya are getting married soon, she will no longer be a part of the industry. For the sake of Nova Entertainment, you need to make an announcement. You need to tell everyone that you were unaware of this entire incident and that everything was just Inaya’s attempt at creating hype—that’s why she went behind our backs and pretended to be me." Layla completely shifted the blame onto Inaya."I guess, under these circumstances, that’s all we can do," Neil nodded in agreement. However, just as he was trying to contact the head of PR, he received a call from his assistant."Quick, President Neil, check the entertainment news headlines! Inaya’s manager has just revealed some big news!"Neil quickly jumped online to search the headlines. To his disbelief, Yashvi Shah had already taken action. She revealed that Neil had forced Inaya to substitute for Layla multiple times in the past, providing comparison pictures of the two models as proof. She also exposed how small companies tend to exploit individuals and revealed that Inaya had endured years of mistreatment.Furious, Neil immediately contacted Yashvi."Yashvi, are you crazy?!"On the other side of the phone, Yashvi’s laughter resounded. She calmly responded, "I’ve wanted to leave this lousy company of yours for a long time.""Neil, this is definitely Inaya’s doing. Quick, let’s cover it up by posting news of her creating hype!" Layla urged.Without hesitation, Neil immediately contacted his media connections and got Yashvi’s news taken down. He quickly replaced it with the pre-prepared story claiming that Inaya had orchestrated the entire incident for publicity.In an instant, ‘Inaya Desai’ and ‘Nova Entertainment’ became the most searched terms online, sparking mixed reactions.No one was aware of Inaya’s connection to Atharv Singhania. So, compared to her, no one dared to offend Neil Gulati.Inaya seemingly got the shorter end of the stick, attracting an unbelievable amount of online criticism.Just as everyone thought the tables had turned, the term ‘Inaya Desai substitute’ suddenly skyrocketed to the top of search rankings. Search results led back to Yashvi’s revelations, proving that Inaya was the true victim.Of course, Yashvi’s story had already circulated widely, and netizens had made up their minds. The fact that Inaya had substituted for Layla numerous times without causing trouble and had been repeatedly used became the hottest topic online. The public overwhelmingly sided with Inaya, recognizing her as the true victim.In disbelief, Neil grabbed his phone and frantically called his PR team, ordering them to spend more money to suppress Inaya’s news.Meanwhile, Atharv Singhania was on the phone with the leading news agencies. His voice was dangerously calm as he warned, "If the news about Inaya disappears from search rankings, be prepared for your companies to shut down."