The CEO Gets What He Wants

Avery rubbed her head. Only at that point did she realize she was in an unfamiliar environment.

That master bedroom was vast and spacious. Right opposite where Avery was at was a large full-length window, which enabled a wider field of vision from the room and gave one a panoramic view of the scenery outside.

Gazing at the sea of flowers outside the windows, Avery instinctively pushed open the floor-to-ceiling windows.

On the branches of the cherry blossom trees grew pale pink lustrous flowers that were as pure as snow. A faint floral fragrance permeated the air.

The scenery there was beautiful and comparable to Peach Blossom Acres that Cayden once brought her to. Yet, at that moment, Avery was not in the mood to enjoy the view.

She knew she had gravely offended the Moore family by calling off the engagement the day before.

I've not only offended the Moore family, but I guess I also broke the hearts of Grandpa and Aunt Alina, didn't I? They must've thought that I'm too insensible.

Still, there was nothing she could do about it...

While her imagination was running wild, her phone rang out of the blue. The caller was Nina.

Instantly, Avery answered the phone.

From the other end, a rackety yet worried voice sounded. “Ery, have you read the news today? The various media channels have posted the same article! I've shared the link with you on WhatsApp. D*mn it! I wonder which heartless creature is spreading such rumors! Hurry and take a look!”

Avery clicked open her WhatsApp while she was still on the phone. “All right. Let me take a look first.”

The moment she opened the app, she was greeted by a shocking title: The ugly side of b*tchy female employee publicly exposed; Dreams of marrying the rich crushed.

Avery's heart shivered, but she went ahead and tapped on the link without much deliberation.

As she was in the midst of a call while loading the article, the internet speed was affected and thus resulted in a longer load time.

Anxious, Avery uttered, “Nina, I'll call you back once I finish reading.”

“Sure. Look through carefully. But don't get too agitated. Your body and the baby in your belly are the most important.” With that said, Nina concluded the call.

Before long, Avery finished reading the article. Its content, like what she was told, was indeed jaw-dropping.

It revolved around Avery breaking off her engagement to Cayden during the ceremony the day before.

Even though the author had addressed the female protagonist as “Ms. Rumpley” instead of directly mentioning Avery's name, anyone with a clear mind could figure out who it was.

The author painted Avery as a vile and pretentious woman. It was also pointed out that she was not only great at feigning innocence but also vain and selfish in private.

According to the write-up, the said Ms. Rumpley was apathetic toward her old and sickly grandfather despite the fact that he was the one who brought her up. She was insistent on selling their house so that she could study abroad.

A lavish and extravagant way of living became a habit of hers while she was overseas. To sustain her luxurious lifestyle, she even resorted to shameless activities. Her personal life was, undoubtedly, awfully messy.

Unexpectedly, after the said Ms. Rumpley's return to the country, she became a high-ranking employee of a well-known multinational corporation. She made a move on the corporation's CEO and used her seductive charms to cloud his judgment. Because of her, he bribed and forced JK Media to clear her name and title her as the birth mother of the CEO's twins. It was pointed out that, in actual fact, she was not biologically related to the twins.

Assuming that she could marry into a wealthy family, the said Ms. Rumpley was getting smug. Little did she imagine that the acquaintances around her would expose her pretentious acts before she was engaged to the CEO. That ultimately resulted in her getting ditched.

The author claimed that she was Rita, a good friend of the said Ms. Rumpley met and had fun with while she was overseas.

In the same article, Rita also said that she had all the dirt on Ms. Rumpley in her hands.

She further explained that she had chosen to write that article because she admired that reputable CEO and did not want to see him get deceived. She was bent on exposing the true colors of the hypocritical and disgusting b*tch.

The author was logical with her argument. Not only was the article well-written, but it was also well-illustrated. Together with the text, there were several intimate photos of the said Ms. Rumpley with naked men while overseas attached.

Those promiscuous and obscene scenes were plainly unsightly and appalling to the eye.

While the faces of the men in those photos were all blurred, the woman's face, contrarily, was not covered up. As much as the images only revealed the woman's side profile, her resemblance to Avery was almost a hundred percent.

If not that Avery clearly knew she was not the female protagonist in those photos, she would have doubted if she had a twin sister.

All of the claims made were reasonable and substantiated with evidence, leaving no room for any doubts to be raised. Many were convinced that the rumors were true.

Throughout all, the author did not make known who Ms. Rumpley was, but every single word clearly pointed to Avery.

Even though Ackleton was an international metropolis with an exceedingly vast territory, the social circle of the upper class was relatively small. Besides, with how developed and advanced mass media now was as compared to the past, the public would have access to news and articles as soon as they were uploaded.

Hence, almost everyone knew the “Ms. Rumpley” in the article was none other than Avery—the woman who got wrapped up in a scandal a few months ago.