HEIRESS REBORN: MARRYING HER EX-FIANCÉ-Chapter 53: The Storm after (2)

’’It’s very wild outside.’’

Ayana raised her gaze to Noah who entered her personal office in the Kingston Mansion with his phone at hand.

’’And here you are not looking bothered.’’ He pointed out, and she understood what he was telling her.

Her non-chalance to the brewing storm on social media.

Instead of trying to calm situation and save her bad reputation, she locked herself in her personal office on a fine Saturday morning and buried herself in work.

She behaved as though the person that everyone was demanding an apology from was not her.

’’I am neither an actress nor an idol. Why must I save a reputation that does not exist in the first place?’’ She dismissed Noah’s words with a frown and went back to her work on the laptop.

At the moment, Ayana was filling out some information for the university that she wished to enter as a student.

She has no extra time to dwell on that matter that could be solved on its own without her direct involvement.

’’As expected of my cold cousin.’’ Noah shook his head with a sigh. ’’If Arabella knew from the beginning that you will do nothing but watch from the sidelines, she wouldn’t have escalated this silly scheme.’’ He leaned against the desk with his back facing Ayana, and checked the brewing storm on social media.

’That’s not true...’ Inwardly, Ayana did not agree with the words of her first cousin.

Arabella was a petty person at heart.

She was someone who could never stand the sight of her enemies enjoying their lives.

Unlike like her last life, she and Arabella were more distant than ever in this life. She was not the Ayana who would wag her tail like a dog and agree to every whim of her second cousin.

Besides, she had torn off the hypocritical face of Arabella’s in her 17th birthday banquet. Arabella was never one to let go of a grudge.

’’I wonder what’s she trying to accomplish. Just like you said, you frankly have no identity and reputation in the entertainment industry. Your identity is the rumored Actress Bella’s cousin with fake pictures. Isn’t this just a waste of time?’’ Still on his phone, Noah tried to guess what that proud sister of his was trying to achieve with her scheme.

Ayana remained silence and unbothered as she filled in her name on another online document.

’’But my dear cousin, you can’t just ignore this forever.’’ Noah stated and looked over to his quiet cousin on her laptop. ’’Jason is still homeschooling because of this matter. The seven-year-old would surely miss his life at school with his friends.’’

’’.....’’ Those words paused Ayana’s fingers on the keyboard.

Indeed, her little brother was not one to stay in one place. He might get stuffy and irritated from schooling at home and not interacting with others his age.

Ayana was not one to deprive her little brother of his desires unless they were unreasonable.

’Perhaps I’ll do something.’ Ayana decided not to ignore the situation online anymore. She could use this opportunity to stain Arabella’s reputation in the entertainment industry.

Previously, she paid no attention and assumed the situation between her and Arabella would die down on its own.

Ayana was an actress in her last life.

There were different news coming up daily in the entertainment industry. No one would like to remain bored on just one news. So, she did not bother to do anything since Arabella could not keep escalating the silly scheme forever.

Her said fans were not fools.

If she prolonged the matter, they would immediately become suspicious.

’’Arabella’s scheme has also given leverage to someone.’’

Those words caught Ayana’s attention, and she looked up at Noah, who smiled mysteriously at her. ’’What do you mean?’’

’’Think about it.’’ He did not answer immediately and posed a question. ’’Who do you think would use this opportunity to expose your identity and affect the reputation of the Kingston corporation?’’

’’...’’

’’The stocks will certainly be affected if it were known that the busy president of the Kingston corporation used the excuse of work to ignore the invitation of her kind cousin.’’

’’...’’

’’Those old foggies aren’t one to sit idly when the corporation is being insulted and affected like that.’’ He said and continued scrolling on his phone.

’’...’’

If Ayana did not understand who Noah was referring as the someone, then she was the biggest fool in the entire world.

’’Ah...I guess we’re too late.’’ Noah suddenly sighed and showed her Ayana’s his phone. Her eyes focused on an article that just popped up a few minutes ago.

The headlines read: What’s the identity of this rumored cousin of the popular Actress Bella?

*An insider exposed that the rumored cousin of the Popular Actress is the President of the Kingston corporation, the daughter...*

’...Ha!’ Ayana let out a quiet scoff as she read the top sentences of the article, exposing the identity of herself and the entire Kingston family.

Even without her checking, she guessed the article would soon be popular. That is, if the person she had in mind was the true mastermind of something like this.

Ayana did not bother to read the rest of the article and solemnly took her gaze away.

’’I have to do something.’’ This time, she voiced out her thoughts. Her true identity was out in the open. She couldn’t be laid back as she was moments ago.

Her little brother would also be deeply affected because of this.

She has to counterattack and fast!

’’I will do what I can to suppress the other articles and comments.’’ Noah flashed a smile and pushed himself up to stand upright.

’’How are you going to solve this?’’ He turned around and faced Ayana, tapping her forefinger on the desk in thoughts.

’’....A public conference.’’ She murmured thoughtfully at first, then said audibly. ’’I’ll address the entire situation at a public conference. My lawyers will also sue those news agencies in my name.’’

’I’ll definitely teach all of them them a lesson to think twice before messing with me.’ Her gaze grew icy with thoughts.

’’Alright then. If you need help, just say the word.’’ Seeing that she had her own thoughts, Noah bid Ayana farewell and walked out of the office.

’’Haha....’’ While taking his time down the hallway, Noah suddenly let out a light laugh.

’’Like father like son, I guess.’’ A laughter with mocking eyes.

Even his deep-rooted resentment could never deny the blood running through his veins.

What he warned about his dear cousin happened in reality. He didn’t need a second guess to know of the mastermind.

His proud sister was definitely not one to think that ahead for the benefit of others.

His scheming father was likely the person behind that article.

Besides, he also would have thought the same way and use that opening to bring down his competitors.

There was no good and bad in the world of business.

What mattered was the money.

’’All is fair in war, my dear Ayana. You still have much to learn in the world of business.’’ Noah chuckled coldly as he dialed a number on his phone.

’’Sir?’’ A polite voice came through once the line connected.

’’I need you to do something for me, Dean.’’ Noah ordered, without beating around the bush.

His cousin had her own plans, and he had his own plans as well.

Just like his father couldn’t keep watching from the sidelines with that obvious opening, he also would not watch from the sidelines as a guardian.