Chapter 22

Estella was backstage at the press conference. She'd sustained a few cuts on her arm when Emily had grabbed her earlier. Offering Estella words of comfort, Rowan applied some simple first-aid treatment to her wounds. They only found out the situation had spiraled out of hand when they received a call from Zoe. Somehow, a video of what had transpired during the press conference was circulating online. The video clip had been edited in a very particular manner as well. There was a stark contrast between the haggard-looking, pitiful Emily and Estella, who'd dressed up nicely and was on the stage. The final part, where the frail Emily was dragged out of the hall by the security guards, outraged the public. The netizens sided with Emily almost immediately, sharing angry comments. "We need to bring the mistress down! How dare she act so brazenly?" "You must've had a poor upbringing for you to be trying to ruin someone's family now. How revolting!" "That slut! Everyone who attended