Simon Baker heard Mary Scott's words and realized the gravity of the situation. He raised his hand to summon Assistant Director Ernest, "What's going on?"
Assistant Director Ernest was aware of some of the trending topics online. However, like Simon Baker, he was focused on refreshing the viewing data repeatedly. Even though he knew the external chatter was intense, he didn't think it was a big deal. After all, in this industry, popularity inevitably comes with controversy, and being targeted by trolls is expected—they'd been mentally prepared for that long ago.
But since the matter involved Mary Scott, they dared not take it lightly anymore.
Assistant Director Ernest quickly went to investigate the situation and soon discovered it was Duke Blue stirring up trouble. He reported everything to Simon Baker without holding back.
