Chapter 226 Caught In The Act
Lucian is next door,” Calista said and was about to close the door.
However, Lily raised her hand to stop the door from closing.
Last night, you lost the bet. No one entered my room.”
“So what?”
“Given the situation, it could only mean that Lucian had the entire seventh floor cleared.”
Calista had to give her credit. Although Lily can be devious, she understands Lucian.
“Miss Scott, did you dress up like this early in the morning just to flaunt it in my face?” Calista’s tone changed, “But, even after what you did, he didn’t sleep with you. What do you have to show off about?”
“Doesn’t this just prove that Lucian truly cares about me?77
Even though she knew that wasn’t the case, it didn’t stop her from provoking Calista. If she couldn’t have
Lucian, no one could have him either.
Seeing that Lily wasn’t going anywhere sooner, Calista went to the next room and knocked loudly. Lucian quickly opened the door.
No one else lived on this floor, and even if they did, they wouldn’t dare to knock on his door so rudely.
Knowing that it was Calista outside, he wasn’t too wary and opened the door in his underwear.
“Calista, what…
He paused and immediately shut the door. A few minutes later, Lucian opened the door again. This time, he was fully dressed, even buttoning his shirt up.
“What is it?”
His question was directed at Lily. Only Lily was at the door since Calista had left. Lily’s face was flushed as she lowered her eyes shyly. It didn’t look forced at all.
“Lucian, tha
you for last night/
“It wasn’t for you. I just didn’t want this to become something people could use against her in the future.”
His words were like a slap in the face, even though she brought it on herself.
“You still have feelings for me, right? Otherwise, you wouldn’t have just stood by last night.”
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She was well aware of Lucian’s ruthless ways. But he didn’t say a word last night, let alone punish her.
She was smart and knew that even though they had no concrete evidence of her drugging Calista, she couldn’t argue too much in front of Lucian
He answered calmly, allowed her to handle the situation herself because she wanted to. She needed to
vent. As for me
He didn’t finish his sentence
Lily couldn’t understand what he was trying to imply, nor did she fully grasp Lucian’s powerful influence in
the media industry.
He didn’t need to lift a finger; a mere frown when someone mentioned her name would cause countless
people to trip her up.
Lily was still certain that he had feelings for her. He surely couldn’t bear to hurt her. With this thought, she
was overwhelmed with emotions, and her eyes turned red.
“Lucian, I…”
She took a step forward. Judging by her movements and emotions, she probably intended to throw
herself into Lucian’s embrace and cry.
Although no one entered her room last night, the experience was truly scary. Everyone she passed by this moming looked at her strangely. It was utterly embarrassing.
But before she could reach out, Lucian already slammed the door shut. If Lily hadn’t stepped back
quickly, the door would have smashed her face.
Calista slept for quite a while.
When she woke up, her thoughts were still in a daze. Her phone kept ringing until she finally mustered the strength to answer it just before it would have been cut off.
“Yara?”
“Where are you?”
“Luminary Lounge.”
“Stay there for now. ITI come pick you up later. But before I get there, please don’t leave.”
“What happened?”
That D-list celebrity, Lily, has bought online trolls and trended a scandal about you, claiming that you
bullied her into taking some drug.”
After hanging up, Calista checked Facebook.
The Incident started with a video of Lilly being helped upstairs by a waiter. Even though the video was
blurry, Lily’s staggering movements were abnormal.
She was a newcomer in the entertainment industry, and even calling her a D–list celebrity was flattering.
Such a rookie wouldn’t normally attract public attention.
But sensationalized headlines using words like ‘drugging‘ and ‘assault‘ quickly stirred public outrage. That
Facebook post went viral.
Lily’s identity wasn’t concealed. Her agent thought of leveraging her victim status to gain popularity,
capitalizing on public sympathy to boost her fame.
Although Lily didn’t name anyone during her interview, it was clear she was blaming Calista.
Twenty minutes later, Yara called her, “The car is outside the fire exit. There are no reporters. Come now.”
Calista took the fire exit stairs, avoiding the elevator, hence avoiding Mr. Wilson, who was waiting for her.
She thought it was only Yara coming to pick her up, but surprisingly, Hector was also there.
Yara waited for her at the exit. Upon seeing her, she immediately covered Calista’s head with a hat and
put on a mask.
A reporter lingering nearby noticed her cloaked figure and tentatively shouted, “Calista?”
Feeling guilty and unfamiliar with the entertainment industry, Yara heard Calista’s name and pulled her.
towards Hector’s car.
Reporters, who were hiding somewhere, immediately swarmed out, “Calista, what’s your response to
what Lily said? Did you drug her so she would be taken advantage of?” =
The two narrowly got into the car just a second before they were caught up by the reporters. They
managed to get inside the car, but it was blocked.
Calista frowned, looking at the microphones pressed against the glass window.
She reached for the car door handle, “No one can leave in this case. I’ll get out, and you can leave with
Yara first.”
Any story can be written for the sake of views, and she didn’t want them to get involved.
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Before she could say anything
walked over
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Hector raised an eyebrow, “You want me to leave you behind and run?”
He made it sound as if they were caught in a scandalous situation.
She glared at him. There are still reporters outside. Don’t spout nonsense.”
Hector nodded seriously. “They can’t hear what we’re saying from outside. So, tell me after we get out.”
Calista turned around and said, “Don’t mess around.”
Before she could say anything else, Hector had already opened the door and exited the car. Then, he
walked over to her side, opened the door, and pulled Calista out.
If they couldn’t leave, it’s better to take control of the narrative rather than letting them write whatever
they wanted.
