Chapter 29 Apologize

Michele worried after Cyril hung up, but didn’t dare act rashly for fear of worsening things for her son. The situation was already bad enough. If not directly helping Cyril, she could still target Karina. This scandal was clearly the girl’s fault for inappropriate entanglements over the years. Now she had dragged down Michele’s son too. Unforgivable. With no hesitation, Michele immediately called to berate Karina. Karina had been anxious seeing the leaked information too. She hadn’t expected their ties to surface so publicly. While harboring her own agenda, she knew better than to openly demonstrate designs on the still-married Cyril. Yet now forced under intense scrutiny, her industry gossip had exploded into public contagion, reputation ruined. In a panic, she tried contacting Cyril repeatedly but he didn’t answer. Did he plan to abandon her to take the fall alone? Surely he wouldn’t, given the past, Karina desperately hoped... Unable to reach Cyril, she saw an incoming call f