"I heard about what happened," Elena ntioned the next day when Cayenne went to Stefan's office. "I can't believe that they got the nerve to ask you for help."
Rembering the conversation she had with Artemis as well as with her husband right after the call, Cayenne could only sigh as she spoke, "I was quite shocked when I received the call, too."
"Miss Yen, I know that I am considered an outsider, but I think you should really listen to the boss this ti. A leopard won't change its spots."
Cayenne reflected on Elena's words. She knew that Elena ant well. "First, you are not an outsider. Second, I trust my husband and I know that he will not do sothing that would put in harm's way."
The two of them continued to talk while Stefan attended an important eting in the conference room with Tristan.
anwhile...
"What's the aning of this?!" Seiji confronted Diana over the phone when he heard from a dia reporter that the woman planned to spread another rumor about Cayenne. "Have you lost your mind? Not only will you lose the company in the blink of an eye, but you will put your whole family in danger! Stupid!"
"Wow! And you are so smart!" Diana responded sarcastically. "You have no right to judge , Seiji."
"Of course, I don't. I am just trying to let you see the possible consequences of your actions. Besides, I am pretty sure that it wasn't Cayenne's decision not to help you. It must have been her husband who decided not to lend you a helping hand."
"What's the difference?" Diana blurted and rolled her eyes since Seiji couldn't see her expression anyway. "You are just being biased again."
"For once, can you think about your parents and your sister? Stop being selfish! Taking the path that you are walking right now won't lead you to a happy ending."
"I don't care! I'm the one walking on it. What does it have to do with you? Stop scolding as if you care. You only care about the fact that I am going to spread so rumors about the love of your life."
Seiji didn't know what else to say. Diana had a point. He cared about Cayenne's image but not because he still got feelings for her, but because she was his friend. "I care about Artemis and your parents, too."
Diana only mumbled "whatever" and ended the call in anger.
She thought that the man was calling her to offer so help. After all, the Sy family was considered a family friend. Yet, through and through, Seiji only cared for Cayenne.
With annoyance and disappointnt invading her heart, Diana's tears fell on her face. [Why do I have to carry the burden that my grandfather caused? I never ant to hurt anyone but because of him, I have to suffer.]
She felt that the world was so unfair. She only wanted to achieve her dreams, but it felt like the whole world was against her. "No! I'll be damned if I'd lose to this obstacle in life. I must win this battle. I will never allow that fake peacock to be the only victorious person in our family.
No way! There's no way!"
As the source of her hatred, Cayenne felt no remorse with her decision.
If Diana needed her help and was sincerely asking for it without scheming sothing behind her back, she would not hesitate to help her, but just as Elena and Stefan said, the woman would not change her attitude that easily. They could tell that she was only taking advantage of Cayenne's kindness.
Bzzz. Bzzz. Bzzz.
Her phone was vibrating on the table and when she picked it up, she saw Kyle's number reflected on the screen. "Kyle? What's the matter?" she asked as soon as she answered the call from her brother.
"Yen, have you seen the news online? Rumors about you being a two-faced woman and soone who ignores her family in need are circulating on the internet. I initially wanted to keep this matter from you, but I thought it would be great if you knew what is happening."
Cayenne wasn't surprised anymore. She had seen this coming when she refused to offer so help. "Don't worry about . I've encountered a lot of slanderous news ever since I beca Stefan's wife. It's no longer new to ."
"You knew the perpetrator?"
"Yes."
"So, it's true that they're facing so financial crisis and you refused to help them?"
"Hn."
Kyle nodded his head in understanding while sorting out the docunts in front of him. It was his first day at work as a teacher and he heard a nasty rumor about his sister. Talk about a pleasant work surprise. "Diana Rule," Kyle muttered. "I don't ever want to have anything to do with her."
"I feel the sa. Anyway, Stefan will do everything to keep this woman away from . She can say whatever she wants and that's it."
"Right. Aside from that she did sothing to you before. We can use it against her."
Cayenne knew that good karma would favor kind people. No matter what Diana would do and say to her, it would only deepen the grave that she dug herself.
LifeIsShetty: "Rumors aren't always baseless. There will always be sothing truthful about it."
CrownIsMine: "I have heard of this rumor before. Don't Cayenne's enemies have sothing new? This is kinda old."
Sunisa: "Mrs. Dumrique is more famous compared to other celebrities. She's got a lot of haters, too, despite being a normal housewife and a philanthropist."
Graciousa: "Usually, a rumor from family mbers holds so truth."
DarnMagi: "Mrs. Dumrique was kidnapped over a year ago and suffered mory loss. Are you guys suffering mory loss, too? Use your pig brains, please."
A lot of people comnted on the social dia post that talked about Cayenne's unwillingness to help a family in crisis. So were still supporting her while others readily threw dirt on her na. She didn't care about their negative opinion of her, though.
"You're upsetting my husband instead of ," Cayenne mumbled while reading the comnts online. "Your provocations won't work on at all. I experienced a lot worse than this."
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