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."

Hose! Imagine living

dropping Would YOU trust a mentally ill woman to

on my way over Don's talk to anyone. We'll handle

busy scrolling through a supposed "exclusive interview" with a

never even had therapy until after the parking garage

media environment," Victoria said. "This

doorbell rang Camille jumped,

Kane?" Her housekeeper called. "There are reporters outside the

no comment," Victoria Instructed through the

seven"

protocol seven?" Camille

destabilize Kane Industries thr Camille's television switched on automatically, tuned to financial news: "....stock opening down twelve percent on reports questioning the

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

with more notifications about her supposed

told Victoria, her voice hollow. "That

of it. This is exactly what they want to

"Analysts questioning stability of Phoenix Grid project leadership as

targeting the

even know about the technical details

silence fell on

"Victoria?"

have a leak," Victoria said finally. "Someone

The doorbell rang again.

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, carefully timed

Camille said

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

"Technical analysis?"

piece in the Journal questioning the Phoenix Grid technology.

claim the integration systems are fundamentally

on the television," Alexander

Rose on screen, looking pale and

was saying, her voice gentle with practiced sorrow. "I wanted to protect my

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

even when Camille Lewis publicly accused you of

my own sister delusional? Our family has tried for years to get her the help she needs. When she disappeared, we were

nodded, her expression a masterpiece of concerned grief. "Her doctors