Kelsey's POV
I pursed my lips and coldly said into the phone, "Now you know, don't you? If you're here to mock me, you made it."
With that, without waiting for Marcus to respond, I hung up the phone.
Back in the office area, the atmosphere was palpably off. My colleagues' gazes were filled with unmasked discontent as they looked at me.
I walked towards my workstation.
As soon as I sat down, Eloise spoke in a sarcastic tone, "Kelsey, can you even focus on your work? We're all forced to work overtime on the weekend because of you, and our reputations are tarnished. Aren't you even going to apologize?"
I looked up at Eloise and then swept my gaze over the other colleagues.
I took a deep breath. "I'm sorry for the trouble. But this is a malicious rumor. I will investigate it to the end!"
A flash of guilt crossed Eloise's eyes, but she quickly straightened her back.
Her tone grew more arrogant. "Who knows if it's not a self-s
Kelsey's POVI tossed my phone to Craig. "Check this out."Meanwhile, the lady on her knees looked up at me, eyes all red and watery. "Kelsey, please forgive me. I messed up big time. I shouldn't have come at you without knowing the whole story. It's all on me."Seeing her like that, I felt a bit weirded out.I didn't buy that she'd just roll over and apologize 'cause her family's company went bust. There had to be more to it.I hesitated and asked, "Why are you here?"She froze for a second, then mumbled, "I really know I was wrong. Can't you just let it go this once?"Her words were all vague, didn't really answer my question."Get up first," I said, feeling really uncomfortable with her kneeling."If you won't forgive me, I'm not getting up," she insisted, still on her knees.I didn't know what else to do, so I gave in. "Alright, I won't hold it against you. Get up now."Only after hearing that did she s
Third Person's POVSoon, the results of the investigation came out.Jone said, "Mia has indeed been quite close to Eloise since the Floral Design Competition. When Eloise was taken away, she kept saying that this whole thing had something to do with Mia. It's just that she didn't dare to offend the Marshmans, so they took it out on Eloise."Marcus's expression was somewhat complicated.He had thought that she had been living a carefree life in the Marshmans for the past three years, but it turned out that there were so many things he didn't know about.He didn't expect Mia to dare to do such things.He immediately put on a cold face and said, "Go back to Bladeclaw. Have Mia come see me. If she doesn't dare to come, cut off all her credit cards."In the evening, Kelsey returned home.She received a call from Digby. "Kelsey, Arya and I are pretty free these days. We'll come to LA to see you."Since the whole thing had blow
Third Person's POVMarcus usually kept a low profile. Few people knew him."I once met him at an event by chance," Craig said.Kelsey lowered her eyelids. "I used to be Moira's caregiver, so I know the people from the Marshmans.""I see," Craig replied, glancing back again, only to meet a pair of cold, deep-set eyes.Marcus's imposing presence was somewhat intimidating.Craig sensed a hint of hostility. He looked down at Kelsey. Was this just an illusion?Kelsey never looked back.Marcus stood in place, withdrew his gaze, and turned toward another elevator.Angela followed up, "Marcus, I'd like to invite my brothers to the engagement ceremony. What do you think?"Marcus's tone was indifferent. "Whatever."After all, it was just a deal.A smile flickered in Angela's eyes. "Marcus, are you here for a business dinner? Let me join you?""No need. It's a men's gathering."Marcus walked into
Kelsey's POVI clicked the post. It provided a clear and detailed explanation of the entire rumor-mongering incident, laying out the cause and effect very clearly.However, it didn't mention that there was someone behind Eloise, probably because they hadn't dug up any deeper clues.As I scrolled down, I saw a related topic—A famous law firm in Washington had publicly sued the chairman of a construction company and his family for slandering designer Ms. Z, demanding a public apology.When I saw the name of the law firm, I was stunned—it was the same one where Brigham worked.So my brothers had been quietly doing all of this for me.A wave of warmth surged through me. My eyes grew a little moist.This was what family felt like. No matter when, they would stand firmly behind me, shielding me from the wind and rain.It felt so good.An hour later, after Craig finished his work and came out of the office, he said
Kelsey's POV"True!" Eloise seemed to see a glimmer of hope.She quickly added, "I initially ate something at the villa and passed out. When I woke up, I was already in your father's bed! Kelsey went to the villa that day. Even if she didn't eat anything, she definitely couldn't escape! She came back so late, her mouth was swollen, and she even got your dad's order. Isn't that obvious?"Listening to her distort the truth, I was so angry that I laughed.I'd never seen someone this shameless.I looked at Eloise, who was lying on the ground, and said calmly but with a hint of coldness, "You should really go into the entertainment industry. What a pity for your acting skills."Eloise glared at me with venom. "Kelsey, you're feeling guilty! So how do you explain about that order?"At that moment, everyone's gaze was focused on me, waiting for my response.I walked calmly to Zane's daughter and deliberately lowered my voice to ensure
Kelsey's POVI turned to Craig and said, "I think you're right. I'll upload the evidence online right now. The truth will come out naturally."Craig nodded. "That's a good idea."Eloise, with her chin raised, said, "Then go ahead and upload it. Let's see what this so-called evidence is."I knew that many people had already made up their minds that if I had evidence, I would have shown it long ago. Why would I wait from morning till afternoon?Just then, several people suddenly burst into the studio, all with fierce expressions.The woman leading them looked particularly familiar.It was Zane's daughter who had come before.Eloise immediately burst into laughter, looking at me triumphantly. "Kelsey, someone's here for you. You said you had evidence, didn't you? I suggest you admit your mistake and explain clearly as soon as possible, or you'll get into trouble."A cold smile curved the corner of my mouth as I calmly met h