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?"

in the hotel." He

thought as she rolled her eyes, no one dares

culprit?" She asked even though she already had a good

we're

hummed. "How are the

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

the video was indeed her and she could tell Kennedy knew this

Kennedy, so what if I slept with a man I met in at a party? If people still have their heads stuck in the old era, then that's their problem. I'll not waste my precious

""Ms. Romero,"

defend myself, Kennedy. But if those who judge me based on an irrelevant video like this are my supporters, then I have no use for them.

words for a few seconds. "You're right. But we still need to reduce the blowback. Nowadays, your enemies would look for any means to pull you down," They sure as hell are, Leonica thought. "So how about announcing to the public that the man who you slept with Gabriel. I'm sure they'd sympathize once they

will do no such

I'm sure that'd

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

""Madam,"

that? They'd start a new story, dragging me for supposedly cheating on their favorite Idol." She sighed, feeling her headache coming

all you need to do is the usual. Release a statement heus and set up a

"Very well."

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

looked over to see her son standing at the door of her

out. "Why

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

phone ringing once more. "How about you go back to sleep, mommy's gotta take

"Hello,"

was Gabriel and

very funny

sucked

worry yourself about anything

funny." Without

hell

Her phone was

"Mom, I can explain."

know you can, but that's not why

Benjamin. "Dear, come to the house, would you? I have a

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