The online world exploded with the news of Balfour and Ivy being spotted together. Nobody had expected their first glimpse of Balfour's face to be splashed across entertainment headlines.
Wasn't Balfour supposed to be a fixture in the finance sections? Many were rubbing their eyes in disbelief.
"Did the Howard Group's stock take a hit? If I had a CEO's wife like that, I couldn't care less about going to the office!"
"LOLOL! What's with the shade, pal? Sorry to burst your bubble, but the stock is soaring, not sinking.
The public knows a blockbuster when they see one, and Ivy's got her hands on a project of the year. Who wouldn't want a piece of that movie? And there are more big deals in the pipeline. You'd be a fool not to invest!"
Ivy's fans seized the moment to plug her work.
After surviving a couple of troll storms, these fans had developed hearts of steel.
As long as no one attacked Ivy, they were even ready to promote her under the most sardonic of posts.
After all, box office numbers don't lie, and Ivy stood to cash in her share of the success.
"LOL. But really, isn't the big boss of the Howard Group lowering his standards a bit with this kind of girlfriend? I think their products have lost their edge, to be honest."
Plenty were quietly liking such snarky comments.
Behind their screens, Ivy's fans were rolling their eyes.
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