True Tycoon Her Empire, Her Rules

Chapter 134

Mervin’s sudden interruption had left Kathryn without a chance to exchange contact information with Kane. Yet, even if she had spoken up, it was unlikely that Kane would have obliged. The perfect excuse was at hand – no phones during filming.

It was just as well that Kathryn hadn’t asked. Had she done so in front of the live cameras, she would’ve been torn to shreds by Kane’s legion of female followers.

How dare she make a move on their idol after the bullying scandal? The audacity!

Winnie had been monitoring the situation with Kathryn but chose not to intervene, especially since the topic of Amulets always seemed to be a slippery slope. Just after Suzan had asked. Bailey to help get a protective charm, had it not been for Winnie’s prior instructions, her cover might have been completely blown by now.

Although the Hendersons‘ issue was unresolved, Winnie had given her final advice. It was now up to the family to decide. Yet, deep down, Winnie knew Barton would choose to abandon the mansion. The whole ordeal had become too public, involving not only the neighbors but also Barton’s business associates. Superstitions ran deep in business circles, and no one wanted the bad karma of dealing with a family living under the same roof as a ghost.

Despite today’s filming hiccups, Bagot was generally pleased. By lunchtime, the show had dominated social media trends, with Winnie at the heart of three of them. Even the show’s official Twitter account, opened just for Winnie, had gained nearly a million followers. Not that Winnie cared much for fame or planned on capitalizing on her sudden surge in popularity.

As Bagot was about to wrap up the shoot, a familiar sight made his heart sink – a police car was approaching. His hand froze mid–air as the rest of the crew tensed up. Memories of yesterday’s live stream shutdown surfaced, and, now this new development seemed like an ominous déjà vu.

too, caught on to the situation, their comments flooding the chat with a mix of sympathy and dismay for the crew. But to everyone’s surprise, the police stopped not at the show’s set but at the Hendersons‘

cameramen to keep rolling.

lingering crew. With a twitch in his forehead betraying his stress, Barton

flashed their badges, their expressions grim. “Mr. and

your involvement in a baby kidnapping case from

bombshell left everyone

The respectable Hendersons implicated

exploded with speculation and outrage. Could the kidnapped baby be Winnie, the adopted daughter? The Hendersons‘ facade was crumbling, and the sympathy was quickly shifting to

the chat overflowed with apologies to Winnie, regretting their hasty judgments. On–site, the crew turned to Winnie, who was as shocked as anyone else. She hadn’t foreseen this in her readings, and yet,

Quincy rushed after the police, Kathryn was left behind, her world spinning. Her mind raced to Winnie, and in a fit of rage, she snapped, pushing

and Dad like this? They raised you, after all! Kathryn’s voice was

to see.