Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 300

Kevan’s dark eyes suddenly lit up. He had a discreet smile at the corners of his lips.

“Do you want to know?” he asked.

“Of course.” Larissa replied. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have come to lind him.

“Why?” Kevan stared at her intently, his eyes shining with anticipation.

Lanssa couldn’t help but think that his reaction seemed unusual.

1 need to know about your relationship with her so that I know how to act around her in the future.” Larissa confessed, “If you genuinely like her, I advise you to divorce me and pursue her openly, I can tell that she has some interest in you too.”

Larissa’s advice was sincerely for Kevan’s own good, but instead of feeling touched. Kevan’s expression darkened inexplicably, The brillance in his eyes gradually faded.

“Thank you for your suggestion. I will consider it carefully.” Kevan said with a forced smile, putting his headset back on, “I have other matters to attend to. If you don’t have any other questions

“You haven’t answered me yet. What exactly is your relationship with Ruby Larissa interupted him,

“She is my cousin’s wife, that’s all” Kevan replied impatiently,

He opened the door and showed Larissa out. “Now please leave.”

His answer was so vague that he might as well have not said anything at all

Larissa still couldn’t figure out what Kevan truly thought.

After thinking for a moment. Larissa decided to avoid any contact with Ruby so that she wouldn’t have to worry about how to act around her in the future.

Larissa had plenty of free time now that she didn’t need to attend any family gatherings.

Initially, she assumed she would spend her remaining holidays lounging around Kevan’s home.

However, an explosive scandal within the entertainment industry was uncovered during the New Year’s holidays which kept Larissa preoccupied.

The incident started with a social media account exposing a popular actor. Henry Golem, for evading taxes.

He had signed a dual contract with the production company while liming for a movie.

In that single transaction, he was able to knock off millions of dollars in laves.

The whistleblower behind the account claimed that such practices were widespread in the entertainment industry. Almost all well-known celebrities have used various means to evade or under- declare taxes.

Actors and celebrities were in the high-income group. Thus, their tax payments were substantial. If they were to evade taxes, the amount of money involved would be a significant sum. Text © owned by NôvelDrama.Org.

The government had always been extremely concerned with the issue of taxation and lax evasion. When news of this scandal was leaked the Tax Bureau immediately formed a special investigation team to audit management companies and artist studios in the country.

At the forefront of the investigation was Xavier’s company, Cosanic Entertainment, as it was the management company in charge of Henry

There was concrete evidence of Henry’s crime as the social media account had posted photos of the dual contracts. The tim production company’s official seal and Henry’s signature were clearly visible in the picture.

There was no way to destroy the evidence, even if he denied it.

In cases of tax evasion, the government wouldn’t make things too difficult for companies if they tried to rectify the situation by paying up.

However, Cosmic Entertainment had gone overboard, which forced the authorities to escalate the situation.

When the special investigation team arrived at their premises, the accountants refused to hand over the financial records, claiming they had been stolen.

This was a deliberate insult in the intelligence of the investigation team and was considered a llagrant challenge to the country’s laws.

Consequently, this incident was charged as “intentional destruction of evidence,” All individual’s involved in this scheme were taken into custody, ewating Iria

Although the “stolen” financial records were miraculously recovered later, the deed had been done.

After the investigation team meticulously combed through Cosmic Entertainment’s accounts, they found that Henry wasnt the only actor who used dua contracts to evade taxes.

Following the paper trail of contracts led to the investigation of another company. Summer Entertainment

Each dual contract signed by artists managed under Cosmic Entertainment was related in projects helmed by Summer Entertainment

According to the law. both companies were forced to clear billions of dollars in tax smears.

Fortunately, Cosmic Entertainment had a strong financial foundation, so they managed to weather this storm

On the other hand, Summer Entertainment was already on shaky ground before this scandal Once they settled the outstanding tax amears, the company had to declare bankruptcy.

The downfall of a once-thriving film production company was truly lamentable.

Al at once, the entire entertainment industry was in an uproar over this scandal, Artists shied away from press releases that boasted about their high net worth, fearing backlash from the public.