Chapter 278 Heaven? Hell?
Having sent Anna on her way today and having engaged in some small talk with Charlie these past few days, not to mention Vivian playing matchmaker, it all seemed to conspire to bring her and Giorgio closer together.
At this rate, she and Giorgio were bound to become inseparable, making the thought of a divorce announcement quite unlikely.
If she could somehow conceive a second child, her position would be even more secure.
With these thoughts, she felt a great sense of joy. She had arranged to meet her girlfriends at the karaoke bar to celebrate.
"Katherine, you're so lucky to have Mr. Vittorio as your wonderful husband."
"Seriously, marrying Crownhaven's most charming man, we're all green with envy!"
"Mr. Vittorio is so sweet to you, even driving you to work personally."
"Other men aren't as caring as Mr. Vittorio. I'm feeling so jealous, you've got to cheer us up tonight."
"Come on, share more about you and Mr. Vittorio with us."
Her friends' envy was evident in their voices, each sentence heartily expressed, as if you could almost squeeze lemon juice from their words.
Raised on a pedestal since childhood, Katherine, now Giorgio's fiancée, was used to being the object of envy, jealousy, and flattery from all around.
Now, she still takes delight in these feelings, taking pride and pleasure confidently.
Her lips curled into a smile, "Well, it's not as perfect as you think. Giorgio's busy. He only gets to spend the evenings with me because we each work during the day. That’s why he makes a point to spend time with me when he can, like driving me to work. So even though it's like this, I still love him a lot. Each time I see him, my heart beats as if it's the first time. Do you girls feel the same way when you're with your boyfriends?"
Her voice was soft and sweet, her face radiated happiness.
What did you call flaunting so much that it makes others desperate?
This was it!
Yet, being Giorgio's wife did give her some bragging rights.
Her friends still smiled.
"That's so lovely, you two are like the leads in a movie."
"There's no such thing as too envious, only more envious."
"Knock, knock!" Amidst the lively atmosphere, Katherine's agent appeared at the door.
"Katherine, it's Mr. Vittorio on the phone."
"Huh?" Why would Giorgio be calling her tonight and on her agent’s phone?
She remembered her phone was on silent. She prepared to step out to take the call.
The girls teased, "Mr. Vittorio calling this late, he must be checking in on you."
"I can't believe Giorgio's got you on a tight leash too! It's so sweet and lovely to think about."
"Why don't you just take the call here, in front of us?"
"We just want to hear Giorgio's voice and see the loving dynamic between you two."
Katherine was met with pleading looks clawing at her vanity, spurring it to its peak. She 'reluctantly' agreed, "Alright, I'll take the call here."
Looking at her agent, she demanded, "Hand me my phone."
"But Katherine..."
"No 'buts'." She cut her agent off mid-sentence, grabbed the phone, and swiped to answer the call.
"Giorgio, I'm out dining with the girls, what's up?"
"Dining out? You seem pretty relaxed." His voice was icy, devoid of any warmth.
The friends' brows furrowed in concern.
What's this? Why does Giorgio sound so unkind and disdainful?
Embarrassed, Katherine tried to save face, "Giorgio, I..."
"Get back here now. You better have a good explanation for the news."
His frigid tone cut through again, and the call ended abruptly.
Her face turned uncomfortable as silence fell upon them.
The news? What news?
"Oh! Katherine, you're trending on the news!" One of the more alert ladies exclaimed as she opened the news article.
Katherine checked Twitter and saw it ablaze with the trending topic!
#KatherineGiuseppeCheatingScandal
The pictures were explicit and scandalous!
Such was the explosive nature of this story that it jammed the rest of the trending topics, every other item was blanked out!
The entire Twitter was serving this one hot trending topic!
Her face went pale, her incisive eyes turning to her agent.
"How could this happen? Why didn't you tell me about this immediately? Is this how you manage?"
The agent, pale as a ghost, shook his head, "I didn't know. I was just about to tell you. You didn't give me a chance..."
"No excuses!" Katherine raised her hand in anger, ready to slap the agent.
"Click!" A camera flashed.
Someone was taking photos!
Katherine's piercing gaze shot towards the culprit.
A lady in a pink dress quickly stood up, feigning innocence, "Oh, I'm sorry, I accidentally hit the camera button, I'll delete it right now."
The others, driven by curiosity, prodded, "Katherine, is this news real?"
"It kind of looks like you, doesn't it?"
"With a husband like Giorgio, how could this be?"
"These reporters, they just make stuff up, right?"
Their words, a stark contrast to their earlier tone, were not of concern but of gossip, and mockery, hitting her when she was down.
Katherine clenched her fist, lips barely parting to force out, "You're overthinking it, that's not me! I'm going to sort this out now."
With a haughty spin on her stilettos, she stalked away.
"Pfft. What's the rush for her anyway?"
"I bet it's legit."
"She wouldn't be throwing a fit like that otherwise."
"You said it."
...
In the garage.
"Bang!" Katherine slammed the car door, her usually beautiful face contorted with rage.
"You were the only one there that night, I told you to keep watch! How could someone get photos and let them leak?!
Fix this now! Immediately!"
Her voice was hysterical, almost a roar.
Her agent, panic-stricken and visibly small, replied weakly, "I... I'm just as clueless, and fixing this mess... it's tricky. I..."
"Shut up! I didn't bring you here to hear excuses! You—"
"Ding-dong-ding-ding—" Her rant was cut short by the agent's ringing phone.
The agent, looking distressed, said, "Katherine, it's Viviana and your father on the line. They've called ten times tonight already. Let's calm down and think this through, okay?"
"Ah!" Katherine punched the back of the front seat, cradling her head in her hands in utter despair.
Not only was she caught on camera, but also in a video. There was no way to claim it was a doctored image.
Who was behind this? Sabotaging her!
What now?
The whole world was abuzz with gossip about her. If this scandal wasn't rectified, she wouldn't just lose the chance to become Mrs. Vittorio, her reputation would be completely ruined. She'd be finished!
She would become a laughing stock!
She would become the subject of every scandalous story, her image tarnished all over the internet.
No, she refused!
She wouldn't let herself face such a downfall!
She had to fix this and remove this stain of infidelity!
Katherine's nails dug into her scalp, drawing blood, and her forehead veined in strain as she desperately sought a solution.
In this moment of utter despair, her agent suddenly spoke up.
"Katherine, I have a plan."
Katherine lifted her head abruptly, her eyes red and hopeful.
"What is it?"
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