Chapter 86

Camille woke to her phone's insistent buzz. Seventeen missed calls. Forty-

two texts. Hundreds of news alerts. Her stomach tightened as she read the first notification: "BREAKING: Kane Heiress Mental Health Crisis Exposed,

The Daily Chronicle headline screamed across her screen: CAMILLE LEWIS THE DISTURBING TRUTH BEHIND THE REVENGE PLOT"

Below it, a photo of Rose looking vulnerable and tearful, alongside an image of Camille from the Phoenix Gala, her expression caught in a moment that appeared almost mamic,

She scrolled down, each paragraph hitting her like a physical blow:

"Anonymous sources close to the Lewis family have revealed a decades-

long history of mental health concerns regarding Camille Lewis. Medical records suggest diagnoses of paranoid delusions and persecution complex dating back to her teenage years." "These conditions reportedly worsened after her marriage to Stefan Rodriguez, culminating in violent outbursts and fabricated accusations against her adopted sister, Rose Lewis."

\\The dramatic 'resurrection' and accusations at the recent Kane Industries gala appear to be the culmination of a

carefully constructed delusion, enabled by Victoria Kane."

Camille's phone rang, Victoria.

"Have you seen it?" Victoria's voice cut through without greeting.

"I'm looking at it now," Camille fought to keep her voice steady. "How is this possible? These are complete lies. They claim to have medical records..."

"Fabricated, obviously. They've planted stories in every major outlet. It's coordinated and professional."

Camille opened her laptop. The story was everywhere, news sites, social media, television, Each outlet added its own spin, but the core narrative remained: Camille Lewis had always been unstable. Rose was ill woman for corporate revenge.

"They've included photos from my childhood," Camille's voice cracked. "Photos only my parents would have had." There she was at thirteen, looking sullen, the caption reading "Early signs of isolation and paranoia.

Another image showed her arguing with Rose... "Violent confrontation before witnesses."

"This is Rose," Camille whispered. "It has to be."

"With help,” Victoria added grimly. "This level of media saturation requires resources.”

Camille read comments beneath the articles. The public had already chosen sides:

"Always thought something was off about that whole revenge story."

Hose! Imagine living with someone that

trust a mentally ill woman to run a

over Don's

"exclusive interview" with a former classmate who claimed. she

she whispered. "I never

irrelevant in today's media environment," Victoria said. "This is about narrative

doorbell rang Camille jumped, still

Her housekeeper called. "There are reporters outside the

them Ms. Kane has no comment," Victoria Instructed through the phone. "And activate

seven"

protocol seven?" Camille

thr Camille's television switched on automatically, tuned to financial news: "....stock opening down twelve percent on reports questioning the mental fitness of Kane's heir apparent. Analysts suggest this could impa She muted it but couldn't

Kane Industries' stock falling in real time. "They're hitting us from every angle," Victoria observed. "Hersonal

more notifications about

multiple times, she told Victoria, her voice hollow. "That I attacked Rose

is exactly what they want to throw you off

alert popped up: "Analysts questioning stability of Phoenix Grid project leadership as

targeting the project. How

the technical details of

silence fell

"Victoria?"

a leak," Victoria said finally. "Someone inside Kane Industries is feeding

The doorbell rang again.

Kane! Mr. Pierce

room, speaking urgently

Rose," Camille said

resources behind her," Alexander corrected.

"Technical analysis?"

Journal questioning

engineers' who claim the integration systems are

the television,"

to find Rose on screen, looking pale

saying, her voice gentle with practiced sorrow. "I

Mental illness isn't something to be ashamed of, but when it

your silence even when Camille Lewis publicly accused you of

tried for years to get her

masterpiece of concerned grief. "Her doctors had warned us

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