CHAPTER 29: GOOD PUBLIC RELATION

Ashley was in a state of confusion and concern about George, but she decided to maintain her calm and not act irrationally for fear of ruining things for him. In her mind, she still had the vindictive mindset that the exposé had something to do with Lauretta. She was so sure the girl had something to do with it; her second fear was something happening to Katarina's career. Then, her son wouldn't have the popular, well-connected wife she had always dreamt of for him. She knew that even if she couldn't help her, she could lend a hand to Katarina. The situation was her fault anyway if she had not kept inappropriate relationships with married men over the years. She picked up her phone and called Katarina with the major aim of criticizing her. Katarina had been on edge since the exposé was released. She had not expected their ties to get exposed that quickly, so she had ensured that she kept their relationship discreet and never shared photos of them, safe for the ones she sent to Lauret