Waking up to her phone buzzing had become a normal for Leonica. So, the following day, when she was awoken by the sound of her phone rumbling, she was in no rush to answer it. "Ugh," She groaned, reaching over and grabbing her phone, swiping right to answer the call. "Hello?"

"Good morning, Ms. Romero," It was Kennedy.

"Kennedy, why are you calling on a Sunday," She complained, raising herself up into a sitting position and trying to rub away sleep from her eyes.

"Forgive me Ms. Romero, but it's a pressing matter."

"What could be more pressing than my sleep," She grumbled.

"It's about the article that has been released today," Kennedy answered.

"Article?" That immediately woke her up, sitting her straighter up in her bed.

"Yes. It was published in the tabloid magazine, but I'm afraid this one has made its rounds to several news sites."

Leonica was quiet. So Jamil wasn't wasting time, eh?

"What's about?"

Kennedy hesitated to answer. "I'll send you a link, Ms. Romero."

Things were never good when he said something like that, she thought as she grabbed her tablet when it dinged with a message and she opened the link Kennedy had sent.

At first all she was staring at was a familiar looking hallway. Too familiar, she thought and tried to ransack her brain for where she recognized it.

But as the video played and someone stepped into view, her eyes narrowed. That was her and this hallway was the very same one from Stellar's party!

As expected, the video skipped to when she had stepped out of the room later that morning, highlighting the time difference and visible hickeys on her neck.

And then the headline popped up.

'Leonica Romero's sultry escapade'

"Sultry escapade?" She asked herself out loud, watching as the video ended just before Angelina stepped into view.

She clicked off the screen, throwing her tablet away. "What rubbish is this Kennedy and how did the press get their hands on this video?"

security camera that's installed in the hotel." He

thought as she rolled her eyes, no

there a way to track the culprit?" She asked even though she already had

But, we're

the

speech first thing tomorrow, deny all allegations and let the public know that

hasn't been. The person in the video was indeed

any need for that?" She sighed, running her fingers through her messy hair as she stood up. "This is the twenty first century, Kennedy, so what if I slept with a man I met in at a

""Ms. Romero,"

me based on an irrelevant video like this are my supporters, then I have no use for them. And

pull you down," They sure as hell are, Leonica thought. "So how about announcing to the public that the man who you

do no such thing." Leonica

sure that'd get the media off your

a deep breath. "You're a clever man, but right now you're acting

""Madam,"

Gabriel I slept with or not, is my business. What do you think the internet would make of it once they know that? They'd start a new story, dragging

sighed once again. "I'm thankful for that, Kennedy. But all you need to do is the usual. Release a

"Very well."

you." She hung up, rubbing her temples and wishing she could just go back to sleep. But now that she was

to see her

She smiled, holding her arms out. "Why are you up so

"I heard noises," He walked towards her, climbing up her bed and into

about you go back to sleep, mommy's gotta take this call." "Okay," He nodded, resting his head against her pillow and closing his eyes

"Hello,"

articles." It was Gabriel and he sounded worried.

very

She sucked on

I'm fine, so don't worry yourself about anything

funny." Without hesit

but hell did

phone was going off once again, except this time, the caller ID read, 'Mother'.

"Mom, I can explain."

can, but that's not

that sounded out, taking the phone from Cassandra was Benjamin. "Dear, come to the house, would you? I have a few things to discuss

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