Chapter 177

The press release set the fashion world and the internet ablaze, spreading like wildfire. Opinions were divided; some sympathized with Linda Miller for being falsely accused, others still believed she was involved, and a few concluded that Thalassa Thompson must have

deliberately planned the whole thing.

In her office, Linda was sulking over her financial reports as usual when the door suddenly burst open, startling her.

"Susan, what the hell? You gave me a scare!" Linda hissed as her daughter rushed in, phone in hand.

"Mum, Thalassa just released a statement clearing your name!"

Linda scoffed. "As if that stupid bitch would do that."

"No, Mum, it's true. It's posted on TT Fashion's website and all their social media. Everyone's talking about it." Susan insisted, holding out her phone.

Linda snatched the phone, the disbelief on her face slowly turning into a smirk as she saw it was true.

"She really cleared my name."

Susan nodded excitedly. "And your stocks are back up by 11%! We're going to recover, Mum."

Susan rushed forward and engulfed Linda in an excited hug but pulled back when she realized her mother remained stiff.

"What is it, Mum? Aren't you happy?"

when I asked Kris to talk to her about it, so why

to catch up on, so he was focused on work. But when Millie brought him the cup of coffee he'd requested, he

wider as

Kris grimaced. "Seen what?"

Kris's frown deepened, confusion etching across

to his feet, pulling out his phone to dial Thalassa's number. After two failed

Seeing it

"Mum?"

statement. Thank you, son, for

"Tell me the truth, mother.

you even ask me that, Kris? his mother snapped, clearly offended. "Maybe she finally got tired of being a manipulative

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her again, Mother," Kris warned. "Thalassa and

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I are

for me this

what? You and that woman are back together?" Shock

don't know, Mother. I have to go." Kris

noticed

""What?"

said. "Did we just hear you

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