Chapter 288: Poisoned Words Rowan didnât mention Zara by nameânot even once.
But somehow, every word felt like a slap to her face.
Zaraâs eyes widened in disbelief.
Selina... the woman in Rowanâs Twitter photo was Selina!
And Rowan said it was his favorite design in recent years.
That meant Selinaâs dress wasnât a knockoffâit was a custom piece, carefully crafted by Rowan himself.
But what had she just done?
Zaraâs face turned ghostly pale, her head shaking in panic.
No. No. This wasnât what Angelica told her.
"She saidâshe sworeâRowan would never design for someone like Selina... Angelica wouldnât lie to me..."
That was the whole reason Zara felt bold enough to come after Selina in the first place.
"This is your fault! You mustâve bribed him or something, didnât you?! I knew you were that kind of trash, Selinaâsay something!"
Selina didnât even bother looking at her.
"If you still canât figure out who really set you up... Iâve got nothing to say."
Just then, a staff member approached quickly, face stern.
"Miss Brooks, due to your actions, Mr. Rowan has raised objections to todayâs event. Weâre very sorryâbut weâll have to ask you to leave."
He said "ask," but there was no politeness in his tone.
Security didnât hesitate to escort her out.
Zara knew it was over. Sheâd crossed Rowanâand that meant the end of her career.
No more gigs, no brand deals, no TV appearances...
The fashion world and the design world would blacklist her together.
And it was all because of Selina.
Zara was thrown out the door before people dared to whisper again.
"If Angelica hadnât misled Zara, she wouldnât have come at Selina so hard."
"Yeah, Angelica told her in a Twitter chat that Rowan would never design for Selina. Thatâs why Zara thought she could call her out. But now that Rowanâs spoken up, Zaraâs screwedâand Angelica walks away clean."
"Donât say that. Angelica would never go after her own sister. Zara just jumped to conclusions."
"Exactly. Angelica only made a couple commentsâZara believed them. Thatâs on her."
"But I thought Angelica loved her sister. If thatâs true, why would she keep hinting Selina wears knockoffs? Why keep acting like Selinaâs not good enough?"
"Angelica meant well. Come on, Selinaâs never been high society. Who knows what she did to get Rowanâs attention?"
The crowd broke into heated debate.
Selina leaned against a nearby wall and let out a cold laugh.
"Whatâs going on over here? Why do I hear people talking about me?"
The moment was cut short by a soft, familiar voice.
Everyone turned.
Angelica had just entered, arm in arm with Joe, with Kyle following behind. The three of them stepped confidently into the venue.
The murmuring stopped instantly. People looked at each other, silently.
They all knew the truthâthat Zaraâs attack on Selina had been Angelicaâs idea.
But what could they do?
Angelica was the heiress of the Morris family. And the Morrises always had her back.
Who would dare go against that?
Joe frowned slightly.
"What happened just now?"
As the chairman of Morris Group spoke, no one dared ignore him.
Finally, someone stepped forward, nervously.
"There was... a conflict between Zara and Selina. Zara accused Selina of wearing a knockoff. But Rowan publicly refuted it. Zara said she only did it because Miss Angelica told her..."
Selina again?
Joe felt a wave of exhaustion wash over him.
Why was Selina at the center of everything?
Angelica had said Selina was always causing her troubleâand from Joeâs point of view, that actually seemed true.
And now?
Selina had dragged Angelica into public gossip. Again.
Joe was still the chairman of a major corporationâheâd seen his fair share of drama. He wasnât about to go toe-to-toe with a younger person over something like this.
But Kyle? Kyle couldnât hold it in.
His precious little sister was being dragged into a scandal, publicly attacked and insultedâfor no reason!
"Youâve got a bad reputation, made enemies everywhere, and now youâre blaming Angelica for it? Selina, maybe if people hate you, itâs time to look in the mirror!"
Selina nearly laughed out loud.
She had to admitâthese two from the Morris family were model father and brother.
But when it came to Angelica? Their brains went straight out the window.
"Donât be angry, Kyle," Angelica stepped forward, looking worried. "This might just be a misunderstanding on Selinaâs part."
"I already asked Zara about what happened. I never meant for any of this. Zara was too impulsive, and Selina has a bit of a temper, so..."
"Iâm really sorry for wasting everyoneâs time. Iâll explain everything to Mr. Rowan myself. Dad, Kyleâitâs okay. It doesnât matter if people say a few bad things about me."
Her thoughtful, self-sacrificing act left Joe and Kyle deeply moved.
Their precious Angelica... What had she gone through growing up to make her this considerate, this mature?
Kyle could barely hold it together.
"Angelica might forgive you, let it go. But that doesnât mean the Morris family will! Apologize to her. Now!"
He didnât care who Zara was. She was nothing.
All he cared about was that someone had dragged his sister into a mess.
In Kyleâs eyes, outsiders were always wrong. Even if Angelica set a building on fire, sheâd have her reasons.
The room went quiet.
Selina suddenly gave a low laugh and glanced sideways at him.
"Then maybe you can tell me, Mr. Morrisâwhat exactly did I do wrong?"
"I was publicly accused of wearing knockoffs by Angelicaâs friend. Zara even showed their private messages, where Angelica hinted over and over that I âlove fake designer goods.â Thatâs what gave Zara the nerve to create this whole scene and nearly get me kicked out. If Rowan hadnât stepped in..."
"Iâm the only victim in this situationâand now Iâm the one who has to apologize? I heard you got into an overseas university on special admission.
What did you even study abroad? Just how to use your family name to bully people?"
"Youâ" Kyleâs face turned bright red, shaking with rage.
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ï¤Chapter 287: Full of Herself Selina had dragged Angelica into public scrutinyâhow could that possibly be right?
Who even was Selina? Just some nobody from the countryside.
Even marrying Logan hadnât earned her the Reid familyâs full approval.
How could she possibly compare to Angelica?
If she had any sense, she wouldâve smoothed things over herself. But noâshe had to force Angelica to speak up. She had no right!
Kyleâs anger boiled over. His voice trembled with fury.
"You... youâre shameless! No self-respect! No wonder itâs a wild child whose mother died! No wonder the Clark family didnât want someone like you!"
Selinaâs expression suddenly turned razor sharp.
Joe and Kyle both flinched from the force of it.
"Mr. Morris," she said coldly, "my mother was killedâby Angelicaâs adoptive mother. Katie Clark. Watch. Your. Mouth."
Angelicaâs face suddenly changed. "Selina, donâtâ"
Selina cut her off.
"Angelica, you always say you suffered so much in the Clark family. So now itâs my fault?"
"Why donât you ask the people around youâover the years, who really wronged who?"
Selina laughed, bitter and cold.
"Youâve enjoyed all the resources from the Clark family and your homewrecker of a mother, and now you want to step on my momâs grave to climb even higher?"
"You got no shame?"
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