HEIRESS REBORN: MARRYING HER EX-FIANCÉ-Chapter 54: The Storm after (3)

*The President of the Kingston corporation is the rumored Actress Bella’s cousin?!*

*Actress Bella is from the prestigious Kingston family?!*

*The President Kingston is the daughter of the late President Kingston?!*

*The President Kingston snatched the President position from her little brother!*

*How did the late President Kingston die in a car accident?!*

*Why isn’t the Uncle of the President Kingston not the president?!*

*Doesn’t the late President Kingston’s car accident seems suspicious?!*

Ayana almost chuckled at the catchy headlines that these news agencies came with up in a matter of few hours. Just from one article alone, all these articles popped out from nowhere with stories that seemed half-true and half-false.

*The Young Miss Kingston became the President at age sixteen! A genius move or reckless gamble?* She read another catchy headline from her phone.

’To even get some pieces of accurate information....’ Ayana mused silently, finding the headlines a bit of an eyesore.

Her uncle must have really paid a lot to these news agencies to publish such news. Didn’t they fear that she would bankrupt their companies and shut them down?

Were they confident that she would fear them because they were from the news agencies? That they could paint black to white and white to black through the power of information?

’’Ma’am, it seems the former Shareholder Mcclain was also involved.’’ Her assistant Lisa reported from the front seat of the black SUV.

Yes, that’s right.

Her first destination on Monday morning wasn’t the Kingston corporation as usual, but the public conference that she had arranged over the weekend.

’’The Shareholder Mcclain?’’ Ayana hadn’t heard that name for a long time. ’’Isn’t he serving his years in prison?’’ Her brows knitted slightly in confusion.

Embezzling corporation’s money was no small crime.

’’Yes, ma’am.’’ Lisa confirmed, scrolling through the result of the investigation on her phone. ’’His son is the one that was involved.’’

’That disgusting flirt?’ Ayana’s eyes flashed with distaste. To think she would have to be reminded of the time she spent with a flirt on her tail in the corporation.

A very disgusting one.

’’Did he act alone?’’ She asked after a moment of silence. There was no way the son of the former Shareholder Mcclain would not think of the consequences, especially with his father in prison.

’’Unfortunately no ma’am. There’s no connection between them.’’ Lisa denied. She knew her boss wanted the opposite of her response, but she couldn’t lie about the result of the investigation.

’’....’’

The silence in the car became tense at her words.

’’Understood.’’

Ayana said no word after and turned her attention to the passing scenery of the city.

Her uncle was as cunning as ever. What did she expect, anyway? That she would have a leverage over her scheming uncle?

How naïve of her.

It was the same as when she encountered little schemes and troubles in the corporation before she became the president.

Back then, she had no power. Her position was like of that an employee and Ayana avoided relying her identity as the Young miss and on Noah with many eyes on her.

Whenever she asked of Dixon to investigate, the traces lead to the results that weren’t her expectation. Though she knew that her uncle was behind every one of them, the results would tell her a different story.

Her uncle knew how to cut off his tail without leaving a trace. Even a tiny one.

Investigating with Sam’s wide connections had also been the same.

Though she could have fabricated the evidences, who would believe her with the measly power that she held in the corporation? No one, obviously.

’’...Has there been any leads on that, Lisa?’’ Ayana questioned as she suddenly recalled something important to her.

Lisa hesitated before replying softly. "Apologies, ma’am."

So, it’s still a no.

Ayana knowingly let out a quiet sigh as she understood the reason behind her assistant’s words.

The investigation behind her parents’ accident still lead to nothing. Either the person was a different mastermind or she had underestimated her uncle’s cunningness.

’’Keep on investigation with Sam, Lisa.’’

’’Understood, ma’am.’’

****

’’You need to see this quickly, Miss Bella.’’

Arabella looked up, confused at her anxious manager, who suddenly barged into her private room in the Kingston entertainment company.

’’What is it?’’ For her manager to behave out of respectful character, something must have happened online.

Rather than speaking, her manager showed her some articles that were trending on social media. Arabella knitted her brows at the sight and slowly took the phone. She scrolled down the different articles that were flooded with many comments.

*The President of the Kingston corporation is the rumored Actress Bella’s cousin?!*

*Actress Bella is from the prestigious Kingston family?!*

*The President Kingston is the daughter of the late President Kingston?!*

’’The Kingston family? Who are they?’’

’’I just checked online. The family is one of the wealthiest in the country and perhaps in the world too. They have several businesses in food, fashion, entertainment, and so on.’’

’’So our dear bella is from a family like that. I didn’t know she was that noble.’’

’’She almost seems like a true princess to me.’’

’’Her cousin is the president of the big family’s business. Well Damn!’’

’’I can’t imagine how busy that cousin would be. It makes sense why she can’t attend the birthday banquet. You guys should give her a break.’’

’’Isn’t it strange that this Actress Bella knows how busy cousin is, then still invites her?’’

’’Actress Bella said she and cousin are close like sisters. No matter how busy that cousin is, she should create time for her family.’’

’’It can be possible that Actress Bella is lying about their close relationship.’’

’’Yeah, how many days has this scandal been going on? The rumored cousin doesn’t seem to care or she would have said something by now.’’

’’Well, she is a busy president.’’

’’Isn’t she a CEO? What’s the difference between a CEO and President?’’

’’A President is higher than a CEO.’’

’’I assumed this cousin wanted to be an actress and use the fame of our dear bella. But why would she join an entertainment company when she’s running many herself?!’’

As Arabella read each headline of articles and the comments that were now speaking for that orphaned cousin, her expression hardened and gradually grew dark.

This was the reason she never exposed the true identity of her cousin. Now these articles alone have started turning the tides for her cousin.

Though her fans were still supporting her, it couldn’t compare to the amount that was on her side and none for her cousin at the beginning.

’’ ’’An actress and a president....Even a fool can see which is more profitable.’’ Arabella’s eyes remained on this particular comment that gained a large amount of likes. Her grip tightened around the phone.

Wasn’t this user saying that her orphaned cousin was much better and outstanding than her?