The Betrayed Heiress's Second Comeback-Chapter 32: Ch : What Should I do?

"Tsk, do those fools not know the word ’moderation?’ Their awful scents filled the whole hall... not to mention, those drugs..."

I jolted at the mention of drugs. I knew I had seen some being mixed in, but this confirmed it. It also confirmed that the charity auction party we had just visited was far from a clean place.

My hands unconsciously moved toward Damian, and I found myself rubbing his perfectly styled hair. He leaned more into my touch, his body sagging against my shoulder as he relaxed.

"Keep doing this. It feels good."

He told me as he closed his eyes. Somehow, his scent helped me calm down as well, and I continued to rub his head.

It was grounding—like we were the only real people in a room full of masks.

The driver who saw it all did not say a word of it. He continued to drive, as if he was only in the car with us physically.

Wise men pretend to see nothing. That’s why they stay alive.

Once we reached home, Damian pulled back from me. His eyes looked calm, and he did not address what we just did for even a single second.

He just turned around and opened the door for me.

"Let’s head inside. We both had a big day. And I am sure that we will have an even bigger night. That attack is just starting."

Damian reminded me, and I nodded before I stepped out of the car. We both headed toward the house, ready to make use of the resources we had gathered.

But somehow, I had a bad feeling about what was going to happen. Such gut feelings I had were hardly wrong, and I decided to inform Damian. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Something was already moving in the dark—too fast for comfort.

"Damian, I had a bad feeling about things. I feel like we should start covering our tracks now... especially regarding that orphanage."

I told Damian, and he nodded. His eyes softened a bit when he looked at me, and that made my heart skip a beat.

"Don’t worry about it. I already have that orphanage taken care of. I will start looking into the charity next."

Damian told me, and I nodded before I sat down on the table and opened my laptop. I needed to make a few calls and have some articles changed. By the time I finished, neither Miss Anabella, nor Rose would know what hit them.

’I cannot wait to see what kind of reaction they would have to my ’gift.’ Ah, I am looking forward to it even more now.’

It was safe to say that the party had turned out to be a success. People were talking about it even before it had started, and my sudden appearance with Damian caused people to talk about us.

Not only that, but the way Damian had behaved seemed to convince the world that we were together and in love. Exactly as planned, exactly as I needed them to believe.

There were still people who did not seem to believe that Damian Black was in a relationship, but they were of no concern of mine.

The only reason I was here was for one thing and one thing only—the bomb I was about to drop in a few seconds.

[The poison behind kindness – Is Miss Anabella’s charity as noble as it seems? Check out the role of Harbour Industry in the rise of a potential fraud.]

That was the top-trending article for the day. Within a few minutes, it had hit more than a million views, and people were discussing it online as well. I had no doubt that even my family... ehmmm, ex-family would have seen this by now.

It was a shame that I could not see their reactions first-hand.

"Oh... someone has started taking down posts about this article. I wonder how long this will stay up for."

I had contributed a lot to this article. I had used all the trending features to make it.

"The more those fools try to take down this article, the more it will spread around, causing people to talk about it. I have played my card, Rose. Now it is time for you to play yours."

__________Rose pov

"What the fuck is this? What kind of article is this? Who allowed it to be published?"

I yelled as I looked down at my phone. If I could burn down this phone using my eyes, I would surely do it in a heartbeat.

There was just...something about this article that made me feel I was it’s target. There was no mention of me, but still...that feeling won’t go away.

"Rose, calm down. If you panic, then you won’t be able to see the solution that is laid right in front of you."

My mother tried to calm me down, but I felt like crying.

"B-But mother, are you not angry? And scared? Some of these things we are being accused of... aren’t they too specific to be a coincidence? What if someone sold me out—?"

I asked in a panicked voice, but my mother quickly calmed me down by placing her hand on my shoulder.

"There you go, panicking once more over nothing. I told you before, right? To leave the clean-up to me? I already made sure we had nothing to do with Miss Anabella’s charity."

I felt myself calming down at her instructions.

"I-Is that so? Then that’s good. I was scared that we would be too late... but still, this news is not good for our company’s PR, right? Is there anything we can do about it?"

My mother had never lied to me before, so I decided to trust her this time as well.

"There is a... solution... for everything, my dear. And for something like this, it is even simpler than you think."

My mother sounded confident, so I felt confident as well.

"It is...?"

Still, because I wanted to know, I decided to ask my mother.

"If you want to bury news, you need an even bigger news to replace it. Now, what could divert people’s attention from a scandal?"

"An even bigger scandal...?"

I finished what my mother started, but I could not help but feel worried as well.

"Mother, are you sure it will be alright? If something were to go wrong—?"

"It won’t. You know your mother, right? Do you really think I will allow things to go wrong in my presence?"

I asked but my mother immediately shot my worry down.

"Good. Now, you just need to appear clueless all the time. Keep Karl under your grasp and find... a way to get Mr. Black on our side. Though I am sure it won’t be hard to seduce him. His current partner is too low-class for him to be satisfied with her. Besides, his family would soon become an obstacle for him as well. When that happens, just offer your help and he will fall for you."

I looked at my mother in a new light. Her wisdom left me speechless.

"Mother, you truly are the best. Don’t worry, I will not disappoint you. I will make sure things go our way."

Mother nodded before she walked out.