Chapter 29 Apologize
Michele worried after Cyril hung up, but didn’t dare act rashly for fear of worsening things for her son.
The situation was already bad enough. If not directly helping Cyril, she could still target Karina. This scandal was clearly the girl’s fault for inappropriate entanglements over the years. Now she had dragged down Michele’s son too. Unforgivable.
With no hesitation, Michele immediately called to berate Karina.
Karina had been anxious seeing the leaked information too. She hadn’t expected their ties to surface so publicly. While harboring her own agenda, she knew better than to openly
demonstrate designs on the still–married Cyril.
Yet now forced under intense scrutiny, her industry gossip had exploded into public contagion, reputation ruined.
In a panic, she tried contacting Cyril repeatedly but he didn’t answer. Did he plan to abandon her to take the fall alone? Surely he wouldn’t, given the past, Karina desperately hoped…
Unable to reach Cyril, she saw an incoming call from Michele and grew even more nervous. In a sense, they were cut from the same cloth, caring only about personal benefit. This call surely involved the scandal.
Karina rejected it, already expecting threats and curses for embroiling Cyril. Just then she noticed Cyril had posted a statement under his company’s name.
It was simple – apologizing for the ongoing public distraction, stating they were swiftly investigating the rumor’s origins. It also clarified his relationship with Karina was purely platonic friendship. During his marriage, Cyril fully respected his wife and bore no infidelity, hence Karina could not be considered a mistress.
But despite the prompt statement with seemingly solid explanation, most netizens entirely disbelieved it. If truly unrelated, why had Karina posted so many subtle hints about a rich lover for years? Surely implying special ties with Cyril!
Now people sympathized with the wronged wife, imagining her deep anguish…
Yet the supposedly devastated Sylvia was currently lounging with Juliette under the sunny skies without a care. With a rare day off, she had invited Juliette over to bask lazily instead of going out. They chatted casually while sunbathing.
“Oh my god!”
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Juliette suddenly bolted up, whipping off her sunglasses to stare incredulously at her phone screen which she swiped through rapidly.
Her dramatic reaction made Sylvia jump too before asking nervously what had happened.
“You won’t believe what I just saw! Someone exposed evidence of Karina being a homewrecker! Now Cyril’s embroiled too! He just released a statement denying everything but people are saying poor you!” Juliette reported excitedly.
Sylvia blinked. Was that all?
“Aren’t you reacting at all? This involves you too! Everyone feels so bad for you,” Juliette said, surprised at Sylvia’s calmness.
“That’s their opinion. How does this concern me though? I’m divorced from Cyril so what use is sympathy from strangers? Can feelings change reality?” Sylvia replied neutrally.
Upon hearing the news, she had already processed the situation completely. So Karina’s misdeeds were out along with Cyril’s reputation. But she was already free of both, so why should it matter?
Juliette considered then conceded the point. The scandal truly didn’t affect Sylvia anymore. They laughed over it together the downfalls of the rumored adulterers were amusing
karma.
“Fine, since you’re unaffected, I’ll let it go too. But still crazy stuff! Any guess who leaked this?” Juliette asked curiously.
Sylvia just shook her head. She didn’t know nor care who did it. She was simply satisfied to see the culpable pair finally facing consequences.
As the central figure, Sylvia conversed lively with Juliette about Karina’s behavior over the years, yet seemed oblivious to personally being involved still.
Karina had no one to blame but herself for today’s events. When she had no true ties with
Cyril, it was unwise to coyly hint at a smitten, generous admirer for years, one who turned out to already have a wife. Truly a situation of Karina and Cyril’s own making, Sylvia