Chapter 34: Chapter thirty four: Take a bet
I imdiately called my assistant.
"Has CCPR noticed this? Suppress the topic imdiately."
Not long after, my assistant called back helplessly.
"Director Alicia... CCPR already reported it to CEO Blackwood. They’re handling it with Lilian’s team."
My heart sank.
In the past, whenever sothing like this happened, I was always the one responsible for handling it. No one interfered.
But now that it involved Lilian, Alexander had stepped in.
It was obvious he no longer trusted
and had handed everything to Sophia.
I forced a bitter smile and silently prayed Sophia would handle things smoothly—without creating more trouble for .But still the ache in my heart was unbearable,
Suddenly nausea rose in my stomach.
I rushed to the bathroom and threw up everything I had just eaten.
After rinsing my mouth, I returned weakly to the room and sat on the bed, trying to calm myself.after so monts I eventually returned to my senses.
Only then did I realize my phone had been chiming nonstop.
When I picked it up, I froze.
99
notifications.
My heart skipped.
What happened now?
I opened the ssages.
The first comnt read:
"What kind of makeup is that? Were they all blind?"
Another said:
"Who is this Director Alicia? Why is she trying to ruin Lilian?"
"Why would ??clat Beauty hire such a useless director?"
Then another comnt appeared.
"Interesting fact: Director Alicia is Chairwoman Roseline’s adopted granddaughter."
"No wonder. She’s only 23 and already a director."
"Director Alicia is so unprofessional."
The comnts kept going.
What hurt the most was how everyone believed I only reached my position because of my adopted family.
After all the years I had worked so hard.
I couldn’t keep reading.
It was unbearable.
So I began tracing the source of the rumors.
Soon I found it.
Soone had posted a screenshot from a fan group conversation.
Community Manager:
"Fans, please stay calm and avoid aggressive comnts under ??clat Beauty’s posts. We’re all frustrated too. Lilian’s makeup was perfect, but Director Alicia insisted on changing it. Since she’s the project leader, Lilian had no choice but to follow the client’s demand."
Soone asked:
"Isn’t Lilian involved with CEO Blackwood? Can’t she do anything?"
The manager replied with a ’shh’ emoji.
"I can’t say more."
My expression turned cold.
That manager was clearly part of Lilian’s team.
Another comnt appeared.
"Doesn’t Alicia have Twitter?"
Another replied:
"Found it."
That explained how they found my account.
My Twitter wasn’t verified.
Soone inside the company must have leaked my personal information.
The insults multiplied rapidly.
Thousands of comnts.
Private ssages flooded in.
Afraid of seeing more, I switched off my phone.
So this was the "solution" Sophia and Lilian’s team ca up with.
Shifting the bla entirely onto .
I took my phone again.
Using the screenshots from the fan group and photos from the studio, I imdiately called the studio and asked them to identify who leaked the images.
Then I called Sophia.
She answered almost instantly.
"Hello? Director Alicia. How’s your rest at ho?"
"Sophia, cut the act. Did you post those tweets?"
"Director Alicia, please don’t be angry," she said smugly. "I had no choice. CEO Blackwood asked
to handle it. I couldn’t let Miss Sumr’s reputation suffer, and the brand couldn’t take the hit either. So... you had to take the fall."
My heart tightened at the ntion of Alexander, but I kept my voice steady.
"Did CEO Blackwood tell you to do this—or was it your own decision?"
"It was my decision," she replied arrogantly. "But even if CEO Blackwood finds out, he won’t do anything. Want to bet?"
I went silent.
Because deep down, I knew she was right.
I couldn’t take that bet.
I had long understood that in Alexander’s heart, compared to Lilian, I ant nothing.
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