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

she rolled her eyes, no one

though she already had

trying, madam. But, we're

are the reactions of the

a speech first thing tomorrow, deny all allegations

was indeed her and she could tell Kennedy knew

the twenty first century, 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

""Ms. Romero,"

saying that I won't defend myself, Kennedy. But if those who judge me based on an irrelevant video like this are my supporters, then I

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

no such thing."

Romero, I'm sure that'd get the media

breath. "You're a clever man,

""Madam,"

internet would make of it once they know that? They'd start a new story, dragging me for supposedly cheating on their favorite Idol." She sighed, feeling her headache coming back. "Madam, I was only thinking about the

him?" She sighed once again. "I'm thankful for that, Kennedy. But all you need to do is the usual. Release a statement heus and set up a press conference.

"Very well."

her temples and wishing she could just go back to sleep. But now

over to see her son standing at the door of her

her arms out. "Why are you up so

her, climbing up her bed and into

about you go back to sleep, mommy's gotta take this call." "Okay," He

"Hello,"

Gabriel and he

very funny

She sucked on

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

funny." Without hesit

hung up, but hell did she

to feel that. Her phone was going off once again, except this time, the

"Mom, I can explain."

you can, but that's

next voice that sounded out, taking the phone from Cassandra was Benjamin. "Dear, come to the house, would you? I have

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