anwhile, on the other side, Kimberly went to knock on Daniel's door at Foster Ventures. She was on her wit's end, and Ryan was not picking up her calls.
"Please co in," ca Daniel's voice and she pushed the door to walk in his cabin.
"Daniel," she greeted with a voice laced with concern. "I need your help."
Daniel looked up at her, and his brows drew together. "The PR team is directly under the orders of Mr. Foster. I think it would be better if you reach out to Ryan directly."
Kimberly shook her head. "I tried calling him but he wouldn't accept the call. And I am on my wit's end. I don't know what to do. Daniel, please help . We can't delay for more."
Daniel frowned, not because he couldn't help Kimberly, the Chief Communication Officer, but because he truly didn't want to get involved in this ss. It was too exhaustive to even think about it. But then it was also the responsibility, he couldn't shake away.
Gesturing her to take the seat, he asked, "What do you need my help in?"
Kimberly quickly extended out the tablet she was holding. "Here check this?" As Daniel took the tablet in his hand, she further explained, "I am not able to understand what should I do. I am all confused. Isn't Ms. Quinn supposedly Mr. Foster's fiancée??"
Daniel glanced at the screen, his expression growing serious for a mont before curling up in a smile. "Oh, she announced it?" he muttered to himself, but at his words, Kimberly looked puzzled.
"So, this is true, Ms. Quinn has truly married soone else?" she asked, trying to confirm. Though it was never announced officially, it was known that Arwen was going to beco the favoured daughter-in-law of the Fosters.
Daniel looked at her with a smile of obviousness. "Her post is shared by TheScoop. If not real, what else are you expecting it to be," he said before shrugging in nonchalance. "Well, anyway, tell . What's the problem here?"
Kimberly hesitated as if she still couldn't understand anything. On top of it, Daniel's nonchalance wasn't helping her a bit. She had expected him to be equally shocked as her but seeing him all so casual only ant that he knew it already.
"That post itself is a problem. I an though it was never made official, almost everyone in the city knows that Fosters and Quinns have got a marriage arrangent. This arrangent has helped both the companies and the family over ti. But now with Ms. Quinn announcing her marriage with soone, it would be getting hard to handle if the dia starts prying into it. If that happens it will beco a full-blown crisis. It might even give way to investors and partners to question Foster Venture's stability over a personal matter," she said.
But at her words, Daniel remained calm. "Kimberly," he began slowly, taking in a deep breath and setting the tablet down on his desk. "You are just getting anxious over nothing and that's one of the reasons why you can't find the solution to this. Otherwise, I can see the solution to the problem in your words itself."
Kimberly didn't understand. "What do you an?" she asked, and Daniel leaned in to the desk to say.
"Didn't you yourself ntion that their engagent was never made official? If it hasn't been made official, all of it can be easily as as people's imagination. If not, why else would Ryan sand for Delyth while putting Arwen in the wrong? It wouldn't be hard to make people easily believe it."
"But …" Though it sounded right, still Kimberly felt like sothing was amiss. "So, you are suggesting to acknowledge Ms. Quinn's announcent?"
Daniel nodded, "There is not much that could be done here. Ryan's earlier statent has already limited us. So, here is what you can do. First, draft an official statent —nothing too personal, but sothing that hints at Fosters and Quinn's aged friendships without diving into the specifics. We will position it as a standard announcent to affirm the confidence in Foster Ventures."
Kimberly sighed in relief, nodding as taking notes. "That makes sense. A neutral statent should help us get so control. And at the sa ti wouldn't put sith party in the wrong light."
"Good," Daniel replied, "And in the anti, monitor the responses online and be prepared with the follow-up questions. Keep the tone professional and more focused on business."
"Thank you, Daniel. I understand now what to do. I will handle the rest," she gave him a small, grateful smile. To which Daniel nodded. Then getting up, she was ready to leave when suddenly she paused to ask, "By the way, Daniel, is it true that Mr. Foster likes Ms. Ember? I an though he had suggested it in his statent earlier, I don't feel it to be real. His concern for her looks rely out of responsibility."
She was in the middle of words when Daniel cleared his throat and interjected, "Kimberly, I don't think it's a topic that requires your concern. Whether Ryan's feelings for Ms. Ember are real or not is his business, and ours is to manage the fallout, Let's keep the focus on that."
Kimberly's cheeks flushed slightly at the gentle reprimand, and she nodded. "Of course, you are right. I will stick to the statent and keep monitoring the responses."
Daniel gave a small, approving nod, then added. "And one more thing —try to keep this as low profile as possible. There is no need for everyone at Foster Ventures to be involved in details. We don't need this turning into an office gossip."
Kimberly agreed, gathering her things to leave. Once she was gone, Daniel pinched the space between his brows. Maybe now with Arwen announcing loud and clear, Ryan will be able to see things right and move on.
While at sa ti at East City Hospital, Delyth was scrolling through her social dia feed casually when a notification dinged on her alternate account. When she switched to check it, it was a latest headline from TheScoop, which was already trending online. The headline read, 'Exclusive: Arwen Quinn surprises everyone with a marriage with mysterious CEO.'
"What?" Delyth was taken aback. "How is this possible?" Muttering to herself, she was quick to check.
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