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Chapter 38 The Truth Behind The Video Controversy

"Stop it Jirah. Do you want to shame yourself in front of the people watching you? You didn't change at all," Terrence said while abruptly snatching Aaliyah's hands and they walked away from the pitiful woman.

Jirah didn’t want to reveal that she was hurt by her boss’s sermon, adding to the sudden departure of him and including yet the woman she hated. She just bowed her head, while the people watching her felt sorry for her place. She was ashamed of herself. She thought that her boss would defend her, but that would only hurt her feelings.

A group of young people were talking behind her. They saw the whole incident and they analyzed that it was not like that with Jirah to accuse her of causing the destruction of the famous actor Terrence. In fact the idol of those children was Aaliyah because of her captivating beauty, but when they witnessed the whole scene, their perspective changed.

They approached Jirah who was still standing in front of them while texting on the phone. They even passed on who was the first to talk to the actress. The woman noticed them, so she was the first to speak.

"Do you need anything from me?" she asked while looking around at the young people who were still embarrassed to face her.

Their male leader replied, "We just want to say we're on your side Ms. Jirah. If you need help, we're just here for you."

The actress smiled at the good words she heard from that group. Not just one sentence, but many more encouragement she received caused her to be resilient and revived with hope. She invited the young people for a dinner in gratitude for their kindness shown to her.

After that dinner, Jirah went to her friend. She ordered Gwen to do her own investigation of the video controversy that spread on social media. Gwen and her met in a small space, just near the train station. They intended to meet there so that Aaliyah's disciples and the social media influencers who followed her would not detect them.

As she entered that vacant space, she was surprised to find Gwen with a man. She recognized the stranger immediately because he did not wear a face mask.

"Hello Jirah, how are you?" The man greeted her.

"I'm okay Piolo, even if your best friend left me alone. Why are you here?" Jirah replied once questioning the man by the sudden appearance of him.

Piolo explained the agreement he and Gwen had. Because the man can no longer cope with the excessive destruction of Aaliyah's camp in Jirah's career. Just because of the video recording spreading, Terrence’s dream was ruined as well as Jirah’s starting career. Piolo was impartial according to his explanation. He just wanted to know the source of spreading it, before he would judge the artists involved.

He added, "I tried to persuade Terrence to investigate your issue, but I just failed. His brain was closed and she seemed to believe what Aaliyah was saying. I know you two, so I know you can get through this. We just have to work together. "

Jirah agreed with the statement of her boss's friend. The man had good intentions for them, so she accepted his offer to join their secret investigation. Because Piolo was good at using a computer, the number that contacted Gwen before was tracked by his system.

Gwen spoke to the NBI to ask for help to make their actions faster and more accurate. Jirah also checked all of Aaliyah’s posts on social media as well as the uploaded files and gave them to Piolo so he could look at all angles. They also made other plans as the actress let Aaliyah's messenger follow her so that when she arrived at their planned meeting, the asset was immediately seized and talked to for a backup witness.
Meanwhile, while all of Terrence's shows had been canceled, his assistant was still at work. Because it was covered on Jirah's contract that in or out of the showbiz industry, whether it was his boss's house or job place, her work was counted every day. Should in a month, she would not increase up to ten absences. And if she violates that, she will have a fine per day of being absent that was worth 100 usd.

For almost a month, as she was absent from work due to her career, she insisted on still serving the actor. Likewise, she was wasting the day if she couldn't go to work, especially since she really needed a cash fund for her father's continuous treatment. In the evening, she attended training, photoshoots and guestings. Even though she was involved in the issue with her boss, she still didn't budge.

She continued to work hard until dawn. If it was just an image, her boss was more damaged than she was, and so, the popularity index of the actor decreased.

As Jirah was ironing the actor’s clothes, she heard a sound of the shoes walking behind her. She felt that her boss had arrived. Later, her scaffolding was suddenly snatched away by him.

"Ouch! What's your problem?" she said aloud.

When she turned around, she saw the face of her boss. She didn't even mean to shout, but it was over, she had done it and the man was looking at her in his dark face.

"Who told you to move my belongings? Did I order you, Jirah?" the man said as he put his suit back on the hanger.

The man noticed that the scaffolding slightly burned Jirah's hand because of his sudden grip on it. But, he still kept scolding the woman.

"I'm sorry boss, this was my job before. So, I'm used to not asking your permission," she humbly said.

"Is that so? You still want to serve me even though you've ruined everything I've worked for. I tried to be a good boss to you, Jirah but why do you seem to have done me wrong to so many people? What kind of person are you?" the actor said angrily as he pointed his finger at his assistant whose eyes were already red.

"I didn't spread the video, boss!" the assistant clarified.

"Isn't that right? You're the only one I've seen who's mad at me. Don't lie anymore," the actor said in a very sure tone.

Jirah sighed as she tried to hold back her tears. However, it still dropped and she didn't expect it, at the same time she replied, "I don't know boss. I'm not the kind of person you were thinking of. You know—"

"What? Stopped explaining because no matter what you say, I won't listen to you," the actor ended the conversation while turning around and leaving his assistant crying.

It was such a pain for Jirah to be ignored and disbelieved by the person who was important to her. In her solitude, she discovered something she had seen in the actor’s belongings. A small bag of that rich man was left open. She was very curious about what was in it. So, she decided to look at it.

She saw a notebook containing a diary. From the first page, she read everything written there. She just covered her mouth when she knew that Terrence was her childhood little boy best friend. The name was clearly written. The title was even, "First met of my little girl Iya." She cried while reading the notes because that was exactly the name her parents once called her and so did her little boy.

She was no longer interested in reading everything else written there. However, she immediately returned it to its place. It was good news for her and she was excited to truly introduce herself to her boss as Iya. But, when she looked for hee boss, she couldn’t find him.

Meanwhile, Terrence had already contacted the police with his best friend Piolo. His friend even tried to talk to him to clear his name, so he just cooperated with the investigation. However, he was still angry with his assistant.

The next day, when Jirah and Terrence's road met, the man just avoided his assistant. The woman's desire to confess everything to her boss failed. And if Terrence notified her, the man just says, "Get out of my way. I don't know you anymore."

It was such a painful situation for Jirah, especially when she found out that they really had a connection from their childhood days. But, even though they no longer got along, Jirah still continued in her work. That was all, they didn't pay attention. When it came to instruction, the man simply passed a letter or text. When he did not want to be disturbed in his meditation, he poured water on Jirah's face.

The assistant cleaned her boss's house all day, ordered her to go to the market with in short of money, and poured hot coffee if the man was not satisfied with its taste. Jirah endured all of that. Even if she was late for her shows, just after the man's orders, that was okay with her. Until one day, the actress could no longer endure such a difficult set-up.

It was breaktime of Terrence's pictorial when Jirah blocked his path. She showed the photo inside the wallet that she mistakenly thought the owner would be Piolo. That was all she found in her boss's room when they were in China. The actor was shocked by what he saw. He was about to take the wallet when the assistant stopped him.

"Will you still avoid me even if you've seen this?" the woman said while still holding the photo.

"You're a thief, give it back to me," the actor replied and he was about to take the thing back from the woman's hand.

Jirah lowered the wallet and said, "You haven't really felt that way until now. I hope you're not just the person I knew before who valued ​​me and took care of me every day. You've changed a lot, little boy."

When Jirah said the man's childhood name, her tears dripped again once she walked out in pain. She even heard in the distance the man's call, "Iyaaaaa."

Two days later, Jirah no longer appeared to the actor. He missed the woman to be with. But, he couldn’t find her anymore. So, he just focused himself on finding clues in the investigation about his issue. And the good news was, in a short time, they actually found out from Aaliyah’s mouth the order of her staff to destroy Jirah’s social media accounts.

It was there that Terrence was convinced that his assistant was indeed innocent. The suspect actress explained further, but Terrence's heart was hardened.

"Terrence, it's not me. I swear."

"Stop it Aaliyah. You made me believe your whole lie. And now, you must pay everything you owe to me and to my assistant."

"Yes. I did that, because I love you. Please, don't pursue the case."

No matter how much Aaliyah pleaded, Terrence's heart was closed. She was sued for that and the actress' career was completely ruined. Her fans even called her a homewrecker because of her selfish nature. The name of the actor and his assistant had also been cleared from the public. Jirah explained everything and the people understood her.

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    Eldan C. Desder

    It's so good, i love it

    21/06/2022

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    AsliMohammad Aiman

    very good story

    03/06/2022

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    haha

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