Chapter 926: Standing Alone (4)
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[Seven Star Hospital 1st Floor Meeting Room: Singer Yoo Se-Na at the Center of Attention – Emergency Press Conference (with Ju Yung-In)]
On the phone placed on the table, a video began playing of Yoo Se-Na sitting in a wheelchair as she was brought up onto the stage. Standing beside her was Ju Yung-In, along with Doctor Lee Han-Hwi, who had diagnosed her with Ménière's disease. Below the stage, only a very small number of reporters including Jang Moon-Ki had been invited, and they couldn't hide their excitement at the thought of landing an exclusive story.
I pointed at the video and began my threat in earnest. "A live interview will begin in ten minutes. Sign the liability waiver within that time. Otherwise, Ms. Yoo Se-Na will personally reveal the details of the side contract between you and her mother on that stage."
Director Hong Ah-Yoon had signed Yoo Se-Na onto Once Again, Idol! under a side agreement requiring her to appear in 10 out of the 12 episodes. That clause guaranteeing ten appearances was essentially indirect evidence of vote manipulation. In an audition program decided by viewer votes, no one could be guaranteed a fixed number of appearances.
Caught off guard by this unexpected move, Hong Ah-Yoon shouted in panic. "Hey! Don't you know there's a confidentiality clause in that contract? If that gets out, it won't just be me. Yoo Se-Na's finished too!"
Yoo Se-Na had personally stamped the main contract, but the side contract had been stamped by her mother without her knowledge.
I shrugged. "After ten minutes, we'll also reveal that the side contract was signed without Ms. Yoo Se-Na's consent. Then she won't be the one who ends up finished."
Hong Ah-Yoon immediately pointed at Yoo Se-Na's mother. "Then her mother will be the one held responsible!"
I let out a scoff. "Ms. Yoo Se-Na came to the hospital today without her parents and is even doing this interview. Do you still not understand? She's already decided to leave them behind and stand on her own!"
The color drained from Yoo Se-Na's parents' faces.
"That can't be true!"