SCORNED EX WIFE Queen Of Ashes (Camille and Stefan)

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."

Imagine living with someone that

trust a mentally

way over Don's talk to anyone.

through a supposed "exclusive interview" with a former

never even had therapy

irrelevant in today's media environment," Victoria

rang Camille jumped,

called. "There are reporters

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

seven"

seven?"

assassination, they're trying to destabilize Kane Industries 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

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

notifications about her

saying I've been institutionalized multiple times, she told Victoria, her voice hollow. "That

with any of it. This is exactly what they want

of Phoenix Grid project

targeting the project. How

about the technical

silence fell

"Victoria?"

Victoria said finally. "Someone inside Kane Industries is feeding information

The doorbell rang again.

Kane! Mr. Pierce is

door, Alexander stood in her living room, speaking urgently with Victoria on his phone. "Our communications team is tracking the source," he said "It's sophisticated, multiple points of origin,

Camille

with considerable resources behind her," Alexander corrected. "The technical

"Technical analysis?"

the Journal questioning the Phoenix Grid technology.

who claim the integration systems are

television," Alexander

Rose on screen, looking

stayed silent too long," Rose was saying, her voice gentle

after everything. Mental illness isn't something to be ashamed

even when Camille Lewis publicly accused you of attempting to

"What would you have me do? Publicly call my own sister delusional? Our family has tried for years to get her the help she needs. When she disappeared, we were devastated. We th "Taken her own

a masterpiece of concerned grief. "Her doctors had warned us