Ava Sterling stood outside and laughed for a long while before calming her excitent; she looked at the closed study door, which remained still.
This contract would probably take so ti, so she needed to stay calm now.
Yet, once she cald down, she found herself with nothing to do.
Suddenly, everything felt idle, like she had nothing on her plate.
But was she really without anything to do?
That was impossible.
Ava thought about the rumors from that day, wondering how things were progressing.
She hadn’t checked the news yesterday, nor asked Lauren Howell; now that she was free, she could inquire.
With that thought, Ava quickly took out her phone and returned to the bedroom to call Lauren.
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Aurelia.
It was exactly 8:20 in the morning.
Lauren Howell had just arrived at the company, and she imdiately began working.
The past couple of days had been overwhelming with Ava Sterling’s rumors, along with nurous endorsents and partnership offers flooding in.
It could be said that in just a few short days, Ava Sterling’s career trajectory was climbing back to its peak.
Although Lauren Howell and Eric were worried about Ava, the situation had developed to this point, making it unavoidable.
The two of them deliberated for a long ti yesterday; since facts couldn’t be changed, it was best to seize the opportunity and climb upward.
After all, such opportunities were rare.
Omnisphere Group, President of Celestial.
Neither of them intended to attract negativity towards Ava; instead, they were bringing her luck, which was fortuitous.
As for the future, Eric and Lauren had already considered multiple outcos and knew how to handle public relations for each.
Whatever direction things took, they wouldn’t be too disastrous.
Thus, Lauren focused on her work without thinking too much about it.
However, Lauren didn’t expect Ava to take the initiative to call her.
At that mont, the phone rang; Lauren picked it up and checked the caller ID. Seeing it was Ava’s call, she was astonished and imdiately answered, "Ava?"
This uncertain tone was as if the caller wasn’t Ava, but soone else.
Ava picked up the peculiar tone in Lauren’s voice but didn’t think much of it, only furrowed her brow and asked, "How are the rumors now?"
"Any negative news?"
"Did Omnisphere clarify anything?"
Ava asked directly, voicing all her concerns.
Lauren was montarily stunned by Ava’s question.
It was as if Ava was completely unaware of yesterday’s rumors...
After Ava finished asking, the line went silent, as if Lauren’s voice had vanished without a trace.
Ava frowned, pulled the phone away to check the screen, the call was still ongoing, no problem.
Was it a bad signal?
Thinking this, Ava furrowed her brow tightly and brought the phone back to her ear, "Lauren? Can you hear ?"
Ava’s annoyed voice ca through, and Lauren snapped back to reality, quickly replying, "Yes, yes, I can hear you."
"Ava... did you... not see yesterday’s news?"
Although she suspected Ava had no clue about yesterday’s rumors, Lauren felt she should ask.
"Yesterday? What about yesterday?"
"I didn’t check it, what happened? What went down?"
Ava’s intuition told her sothing was off, making her feel tight inside, her face turning serious.
Upon hearing her reply, Lauren felt a mixture of amusent and exasperation, "You really didn’t know..."
This procrastination instantly made Ava tense up inside, "What know or not know, just say it, I don’t have the patience to waste ti!"
Knowing Ava’s patience had reached its limit, Lauren dared not delay further and swiftly recounted the events of yesterday to Ava, including how Poe Vaughn had answered her call, and how Poe had let Eric know about their marriage.
Lauren held nothing back as she explained everything to Ava, leaving Ava completely stunned by the end.
The video of her kissing Poe Vaughn and photos of them shopping had been leaked, known all over the internet...
Moreover, Poe had actually inford Eric about their marriage, what did he an by this?
At that mont, Ava felt her intelligence was insufficient.
She had no clue what Poe Vaughn was thinking, or how things had escalated to this point.
They had been exposed, did Poe Vaughn not stop it?
A myriad of questions filled Ava’s mind, pressing in on her, leaving her speechless.
And after Lauren finished speaking and hearing no response from Ava, unsure of the situation on Ava’s end, she cautiously asked, "Ava, are you... there?"
Lauren’s careful voice brought so clarity back to Ava’s chaotic thoughts.
Ava closed her eyes, trying to calm and organize her thoughts.
She said, "Wait a mont, let think, this happened too suddenly, I need to think."
Her voice was filled with bewildernt and confusion, making Lauren want to speak but unsure of what to say.
She thought the president of Celestial really liked Ava, but how long would that affection last?
If Ava got hurt later on, what then?
But now things were as they were, talking wouldn’t help, so... it was best for Ava to focus on her career.
n may leave, but money won’t.
Lauren felt she needed to find a ti to have a deep conversation with Ava.
Lost in her thoughts, Ava had no idea what was going through Lauren’s mind, only thinking about Poe Vaughn, pondering his motives.
Why were she and Poe exposed, when previously there hadn’t been anything, why right after the rumors with Jace Kingsley ca out?
Moreover, Poe didn’t stop it, was this intentional?
Otherwise, wouldn’t he be wearing a glaringly bright green hat?
For a mont, Ava thought she understood, Poe Vaughn was declaring ownership, given that as her contractual, actual husband, he had to take so action with such events.
And by leaking their photos and videos, wouldn’t that effectively dismiss the previous rumors?
And also let people know she was with Poe Vaughn.
Even though it wasn’t officially announced, the video of her kissing Poe Vaughn was tantamount to an official announcent.
Thinking this, Ava imdiately hung up without bothering with Lauren, and went to look at yesterday’s reports.
After so ti, Ava looked through everything and was now abundantly clear.
It was just as she thought, Poe Vaughn intentionally had things leaked out.
It was at his discretion.
What he did was not wrong.
Her heart settled, and Ava sank into the sofa, releasing her tension, her mind drifting back to what Poe Vaughn had said before.
To date, without regrets.
For so reason, Ava felt a slightly unfamiliar sensation in her heart.
As if those beautiful, fantastical veneers had stripped away, revealing the truth, allowing her to see a side she hadn’t seen before.
Poe Vaughn was actually willing to reveal their relationship, was he really quite pleased with her?
And was he truly interested in dating her?
To date...
He, Poe Vaughn, wanted to date her, Ava Sterling...
At that mont, Ava’s heart began to pound rapidly, as if sothing hot had dropped into it, leaving her at a loss.
She felt overwheld and bewildered, causing her to sit there in a daze.
Just then, a deep voice ca through: "Ava Sterling."
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