Chapter 8
After a while, Caleb and Shevonne walked out.
They stood not far away from the car as the paparazzo hid behind the restaurant doors.
Shevonne caught a glimpse of Phalicia in the car. Her eyes flickered as she clutched Caleb’s sleeve.
After a pause, he pushed her hand away.
Then he said, “Is your number still the same? My fiancee ruined your dress, so I’ll pay for a new one. I’ll transfer the money to you on PayPal.”
Shevonne’s eyes turned red. “Cal, do you really love her?”
“Of course,” he said without hesitation.
She said in a sobbing voice, “You’re lying. You love me the most, don’t you? You didn’t even notice that her dress was wet, too.”
Caleb frowned.
He truly didn’t notice that.
Shevonne wiped away her tears.
Inside the car, Phalicia listened to their conversation quietly, her eyes filled with mockery and coldness.
Finally, Caleb’s doting mask was starting to fracture.
Caleb couldn’t get rid of the fact that Phalicia was missing with a damp dress at all.
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Feeling a bit annoyed, he pushed Shevonne away again. “Don’t push me. We’re over.”
After saying this, he turned to walk toward his car.
Phalicia slid down in the seat and faced the window, pretending to sleep.
Just then, she heard a whistle from beside the car. She turned around and saw a Lexus with its window half–open.
A handsome man was inside, staring at her.
While Caleb resembled a wolf, he struck her as more like a mysterious lion.
Baffled, she asked, “Do I know you?”
He smiled and drove away in silence.
Phalicia was trying to recall if she’d ever seen the man in the Lexus before.
Suddenly, Caleb said, “Rest assured, Licia. There’s nothing going on between Shevonne and me. Even if she still has feelings for me, you’re the
one I love now.”
Hearing this, she turned to look at him and nodded.
Unable to detect her mood, Caleb felt a bit uneasy.
After arriving home, Phalicia went to the bathroom.
She texted the paparazzo, “Did you get the juicy scoop?”
He immediately replied to her, “It’s online already. Hit me up first the next time you’ve got hot leads.”
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“For sure,” she texted with a smile.
SA Vachers
Then she opened the social app and switched back to her main account.
Sure enough, the paparazzo’s exclusive had gone viral.
Within five minutes, the photos of Caleb and Shevonne quarreling while pulling at each other had been shared more than six thousand times.
The headlines were particularly eye–catching.
“Voyage Group’s heir’s secret date! A breakup on the way?”
“Scandal alert! The CEO of Voyage Group is busted for cheating!”
The two leaks immediately made it to the trending topic list.
Phalicia gave the paparazzo a thumbs–up for keeping her name out of the headlines.
Voyage Group’s PR team always responded quickly, and she presumed Caleb had known about this already.
It was just a test, and she wasn’t planning on blowing it out of proportion.
She had to be sure. If there was a crack in Caleb’s devoted facade, how bad would it affect Voyage Group’s stock price?
Every advantage came with a price.
Caleb had spent three years marketing the story of him saving his beloved, and that made him particularly exposed to public backlash when the
scandal hit.
He wanted to walk away after reaping all the benefits? He’d better get ready to deal with the consequences.
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At the same time, Caleb was on the phone with the PR Department manager. He was bombarded with dozens of messages as well as calls.
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