Chapter 10
Aran was studying painting before he debuted. At seventeen, he was exceptionally admitted to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. At nineteen, he won third place in the Plagaza Award with his painting “Sunrise,” catapulting him to international fame. For several years after him, no one from the country could make it onto the Plagaza Award list.
However, Aran only considered painting a hobby. At twenty, he was scouted by Cassidy and debuted. When he graduated from university last year, one of his paintings made it into the Plagaza Award again, shocking both the entertainment and art worlds.
So his comments about Katelyn just now hit the nail on the head
Katelyn had previously wanted to collaborate with Aran not only to ride on his popularity and exposure but also to boost her own reputation by his name, but Aran declined, making her plans fall through.
Originally, Aran’s refusal to collaborate with Katelyn was speculated by the public to be due to his packed schedule. However, Aran himself stated today that it was because Katelyn’s paintings were not up to par, causing the audience on live broadcasts to erupt, especially Aran’s fans.
Lenora was quite satisfied with today’s results and couldn’t help but smile as she watched the livestream’s comments.
The car had stopped at some point, and Aran was looking at her from the side.
Lenora raised an eyebrow, unbuckling her seatbelt, and remarked, “I’m such a bad woman.”
Aran smirked, “I like bad women.”
“Stop hitting on me.” Lenora got out of the car. “Thanks. Your job is done for today. Go report back!”
“Lenora, won’t you treat me to a meal?” Aran asked.
“I can’t cook, bye.” Lenora didn’t even turn back.
With that, she closed the villa’s front door.
Aran stared at the door for a while before driving away.
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એને પડતો મુકી ને તેને અન
એમની જળમાં સંકોચ નું જે પોટલી ) પાક છે જે ચહેર
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Katelyn specially invited Harley as a guest at her art exhibition, and she also arranged for the media to broadcast the event live throughout. Her original plan was to hire trolls to promote the on–screen chemistry between her and Harley, aiming to bind each other together.
Secretly, she could also step on Lenora, and once she married Harley, she wouldn’t be called a vixen. Perhaps she could even buy media coverage to belittle how overreaching Lenora was back then.
However, Lenora and Aran’s appearance disrupted all her plans; before she even had a chance to call for a public relations response, a slew of people were already criticizing her online due to Aran’s comments about her works.
To make matters worse, some people even praised Lenora, saying that her face wasn’t that mismatched with Harley’s after
all.
There were also comments about how Lenora didn’t give her ex–husband a single glance in the live broadcast, yet he kept looking at her, suggesting that Lenora was so cool for cutting off her past love and never looking back, which was incredibly appealing
Originally thinking of stepping on Lenora, Katelyn was caught totally off guard.
Aran’s review incident blew up spectacularly, obviously with a mastermind behind the scenes.
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Chapter 10
Netizens‘ speculations were endless, and within just a few hours, someone had already concocted a dramatic tale of a love triangle.
Of course, Lenora was the victim in this imagined love triangle, while Harley and Katelyn were the adulterous pair.
The internet was now buzzing with the story that Lenora’s divorce from Harley likely resulted from her catching him in an affair, which she used as leverage to secure a substantial settlement, exiting gracefully and making way for her ex–husband and the mistress.
The mastermind behind this was none other than Cassidy.
Seeing those trending searches, Lenora felt a headache coming on. “Isn’t this a bit too much?”
Upon hearing this, Cassidy, lying on the couch, became displeased. “How? Just tell me, how many times has Harley Brandt seen you, and how many times has he seen Katelyn Sheppard during these three years of your marriage?”
Lenora pondered, feeling a sting of heartache.
She had been married to Harley for three years, yet they had met less than ten times, with three of those meetings occurring during family banquets.
Carla would often “report” Harley’s whereabouts to her, and among the eighteen business trips he took, he met Katelyn eight times. This didn’t even include occasions like the birthdays of the Sheppard family’s elders or the company’s anniversary celebrations.
Cassidy knew she had hit the nail on the head when Lenora lowered her eyes in silence. “Besides, before you two got divorced, they spent an entire night alone in the hotel. You can swallow that, but I can’t. If it weren’t for our proactive move this time, those netizens would be criticizing you by now. Do you think that bitch would let you off easily? We can’t show any mercy to our enemies!”
Cassidy felt even more exasperated as Lenora still kept her head down. “Lenora, really? After all I’ve said, you’re still feeling guilty? I didn’t stab deep enough, or is your wound not deep enough?”
Lenora’s expression shifted slightly as she looked at Cassidy. “I was just looking for photos of them in the hotel.”
She pointed to Cassidy’s phone, which had just buzzed. “I’ve already sent them to you. Just have someone release them at the key moment.”
“Well done!”
Cassidy downloaded the photos, clicked to have a look, and instantly felt a surge of anger. “When was this taken?”
“About seven months ago.”
The photo wasn’t particularly risqué, but Katelyn and Harley were both wearing bathrobes in it, which was enough to spark the imagination.
And these photos were sent to her by none other than Katelyn herself.
Lenora believed that Harley still had some basic moral principles, but when Katelyn, who had not even successfully usurped her position, acted so blatantly, it was understandable that the resentment still lingered.
Since she was so eager to be the mistress, Lenora decided to fulfill her wish.
Cassidy was furious. “I’ll arrange it right away. Harley Brandi, that bastard, actually created! Picking up money that’s been stepped in filth is just too disgusting. You absolutely must not look back!”
Well… I’m not short of money”
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“I am. Can you spare some for me?” Cassidy wanted to cry out of jealousy.
Lenora glanced at her. “Sell the bags and shoes in your wardrobe and you won’t be short on money.”
“You bad woman!”
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Lenora nodded, lowering her head with a faint smile. “Yes, I’m a bad woman. Don’t get attached; there’s no future for us.” Somehow, Cassidy felt that her divorced friend was a bit too naive, and she seemed to have a little bit of a crush on her.
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