518 The Photos
Kyla stood there, frozen, watching her brothers head upstairs one by one without sparing her a single glance.
“The gifts are gone
and my
brothers‘ attitude toward me… something must have happened!”
She bit her lip hard.
She had to figure something out; otherwise, she really would lose everything.
The next morning, Russell woke up early.
Beside him, Blair was still asleep, her breathing soft and steady.
Russell’s fingers gently traced her face, outlining her delicate features.
His
eyes dimmed with sorrow.
Kyla’s issue could not stay hidden forever.
Even if the whole family kept it from Blair, she would eventually find out.
Worse still, if Kyla pulled something nasty again before then, how was he supposed to deal with her?
She was a ticking time bomb.
He worried Blair would not be able to handle the truth.
For now, all he could do was take it one step at a time.
Just then, his phone buzzed.
Russell quickly grabbed it and slipped into the bathroom so he would not wake Blair.
“Bad news, Sir,” came the urgent voice on the line.
Russell’s brows twitched. “It’s the holidays, and you’re bringing me bad news. What happened?”
As the explanation poured in, his chest tightened.
So that’s what the seven brats had been up to last night.
“Did you stop it?”
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“Yes. We rushed PR to intercept the paparazzi who posted the photos. Sir, we’re just waiting your orders.”
“Do whatever it takes–money, pressure, I don’t care. Destroy every copy of those photos. I don’t want to see them surface anywhere in public.”
“Yes, Sir!”
Meanwhile, Kyla had not slept a wink all night.
The suffocating weight on her chest made it hard to breathe.
Every time she closed her eyes, the memory of last night clawed its way back into her mind, leaving her trembling with fear at the thought of losing everything.
Kyla got up and went to the bathroom to splash some water on her face.
The girl in the mirror looked nothing like before–haggard, worn out, and now even breaking out in pimples.
Compared to the graceful, admired beauty she once was, the difference was night and day.
Startled, Kyla gasped and staggered back a few steps.
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froze.
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