Sasha burst into laughter, "You’re quite observant. But as Ruby Sullivan’s best friend, I have to be honest: she doesn’t look that great without makeup, and... her figure isn’t as good as others either."
After the laughter, her face turned stern, "But no matter who pulled this prank, we’ll investigate it to the end. I think even if the mastermind isn’t here, they’re watching the live stream, right? So, I’m formally notifying you here: wait for a court summons. I’ll get the best legal team in Ariston to make you regret what you did today."
Sasha’s expression turned fierce, and even people off-stage felt a chill down their spine, let alone the audience watching the close-up on the screen.
Afterwards, all the guests and reporters were guided out of the venue by the staff.
But the reporters were sly as foxes. Having not seen Ruby Sullivan return, and since that woman looked too much like Ruby Sullivan, how could they pass up the opportunity to probe further? After leaving the venue, not a single reporter left; they all waited outside.
In the lounge, Sasha pushed the door open and entered, seeing Ruby Sullivan still looking dazed, she poured her a glass of water.
"I’ve taken care of things. Leave the ss afterwards to Ethan Sterling," Sasha said, sitting down beside her.
At the ntion of Ethan Sterling, Ruby Sullivan jumped up as if struck by lightning, "You told him?"
Sasha shook her head, "Of course not."
If it weren’t for Ruby Sullivan’s strong reaction, she would never have believed the woman in the video could be Ruby Sullivan. No matter how similar the face looked, she wouldn’t believe it. Nowadays, face-swapping technology is so realistic, we’re no longer in a ti where seeing is believing.
But given the situation just now, forcing Ruby Sullivan to go on stage to clarify might make things worse. She recalled when Ruby said she was thinking of buying a house next year and living apart from Ethan Sterling, suddenly she understood everything.
She placed her hand on Ruby Sullivan’s shoulder, letting her lean against her, "It’s okay, even if the sky is falling, I’m here. Ethan Sterling, for the sake of his reputation, won’t dare ignore this. Nothing will happen."
Sasha’s phone suddenly rang. She looked and saw it was Howard.
"Sasha, where’s our boss? Her phone’s been unreachable."
"She’s right here with ," Sasha passed the phone to Ruby Sullivan.
"Howard?" Ruby Sullivan asked hoarsely. Her phone was still on silent mode. She didn’t know Howard and Brandon Sullivan were both in the venue and had seen the video.
But the mont Howard sensed sothing amiss, he led Brandon Sullivan out. He didn’t know what happened afterwards, nor who was in the video; he assud it was Sasha.
"Yeah, I just took President Sullivan Sr. to the venue, but after the incident, I imdiately brought him out. Now we’re on our way to the hospital. How’s everything on your side? Do you need to contact The Sterling Group’s PR departnt?"
"No need, I’ll call Ethan Sterling myself. Just take care of my dad, thank you."
"Don’t worry about President Sullivan Sr.," Howard said before hanging up.
Ruby Sullivan returned the phone to Sasha, leaned back on the sofa in silence for a mont, and then confessed everything to her best friend.
"I can’t imagine anyone capturing that video without letting L know, so all of this is intentional. The purpose must be straightforward—it’s to break up Ethan Sterling and , using the most despicable ans, even if it hurts ."
She laughed bitterly, her voice full of helplessness and sorrow.
"Bastard!" Sasha trembled with anger, wishing she could stab L for her friend’s sake, but she knew her capability. What she did on stage just now was all she could offer.
"He’s a devil," Ruby Sullivan corrected mildly.
In L’s eyes, there’s no right or wrong, only goals. Such a person isn’t even a scoundrel; he’s not human at all...
She exhaled, already envisioning the worst future, "Even if I deny it right now and get away with it, he’ll find a way to let Ethan Sterling know the woman in the video is ..."
Sasha spoke up for her, "If Ethan Sterling truly loves you, he should feel sorry for you, not bla you. If it weren’t for your sacrifice, he would be a pile of gray ashes by now! You’ve endured such grievances for him; why can’t you tell him?"
Ruby Sullivan smiled faintly, unwilling to say more, "Darling, could you please step out for a while and let be alone?"
"Alright," Sasha set her phone to ring and vibrate, "If I call, you better pick up."
Ruby Sullivan knew she was worried sothing might happen, and nodded in agreent.
Ruby Sullivan got up to see her out, then locked the door.
Sasha couldn’t make a rational judgnt about this matter because her heart would always tilt towards her friend, but Ruby Sullivan couldn’t let herself think so naively.
Even if Ethan Sterling loves her, after learning about this, he might feel only heartache, no bla, but what about afterwards?
In his feelings for her, there will always be an indelible guilt, but he will have to face the fact that he was betrayed. Then the situation will evolve into the conclusion she had initially realized—at best, they will beco each other’s pain, and at worst, each other’s enemies.
From the mont she made the choice in Caelus, she had decided to separate from Ethan Sterling.
It was only because of the child, her reluctance, her wishful thinking that she hadn’t laid it all out yet.
The fact proves that no wishful thinking should exist.
Ruby Sullivan suddenly felt very sad, tears uncontrollably falling. She let herself cry until her chest no longer felt as oppressive, then dialed Ethan Sterling’s number.
At this ti, he probably wasn’t up yet.
"Honey, you miss ?" Ethan Sterling picked up the call, with a hint of a smile in his voice, still hoarse with the nasal tone of soone just waking up.
"Yeah, miss you," Ruby Sullivan also smiled.
"Is the press conference over?"
"Yeah, it’s over." Ruby Sullivan took a deep breath, "I want to tell you sothing, it might hurt you, please... be prepared."
"Okay." Ethan Sterling sat up, suddenly fully awake.
Then Ruby Sullivan explained her deal with L in Caelus and today’s unexpected incident during the free access segnt.
"Sasha said she has handled it. I can also continue to deny it outwardly to preserve your face, but I can’t lie to you. I will move out before you return. We’ll discuss the child’s matters after I settle down. I ant to tell you sooner but lacked the courage and even thought of hiding it from you forever. I’m sorry." Ruby Sullivan finished and quickly hung up before she collapsed, refusing to pick up even when he called back.
Ethan Sterling called ten tis but was rejected each ti. In despair, he could only text, "Don’t go anywhere before I return!" After sending the ssage, he imdiately got out of bed, called Jessica, "Move all etings earlier. I have to finish all work here in one day."
Jessica, hearing such an order early in the morning, knew it was urgent, "Even if we cancel all social engagents, it will still take at least two days."
"Then postpone them!" Ethan Sterling roughly tossed the phone away.
Right now, he had only one thought: to kill L!
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