I had high expectations from them...

Ivan shot her a daring look with his bloodshot eyes and turned the computer screen towards her.

"Will you tell me what is the meaning of this?" Ivan shouted, making Elysia jolt on her place.

"Can't you ever speak a little politely? You don't need to shout for every single thing." Elysia said in a calm voice but she was burning in anger inside.

Ivan shot her a glare and said, "After reading this article, do you really wish me to stay still like a composed person?"

Elysia rolled her eyes at him and focused her gaze on the computer screen.

It was a news headline on the entertainment forum which was related to none other than, the popular star Elysia Davies...

"The main vocal and visual of the famous girl group Spicy Sugar is a dominating abusive girlfriend?"

The headline itself irked Elysia's attention as she started to scroll down to read the whole news.

It was written there that Elysia was a rich heiress who didn't even think twice to insult her boyfriend at any public place.

She also seemed to be an abusive girlfriend who had slapped Liam lots of time when he refused to fulfil her wish.

They also attached a photo with the article where Elysia seemed to slap Liam on his face at a bar. The mentioned date was of two weeks ago...

There were many similar articles like that, circulating through various means of social media which were targeting Elysia directly.

"Are you done with reading this?" Ivan asked, getting impatient with Elysia's silence.

Elysia looked up at Ivan with a calm exposure and said, "Yes.. I saw them."

Ivan took a deep breath and asked, "So what do you think about this article?"

Pondering for quite a while, Elysia replied with her lips pouted a little which were making her look cute like a doll, "Uhmmm… Kinda childish."

"What?" Ivan asked with furrowed eyebrows as he couldn't decipher what Elysia had just said.

Elysia rolled her eyes at him again and said in a 'duh' tone, "The articles are all fabricated. Even the photograph is photoshopped here...

It's completely a brainless kind of act to stain my reputation. I can't believe how people can be this much foolish to attach this morphed photograph as a proof!

Humph! What a waste of money and energy…and my patience too!!"

Ivan kept staring at her in a strange way as if he was completely unable to understand the act Elysia was putting on seeing this.

"Have you hit your head somewhere?" Ivan asked her with raised eyebrows.

Elysia glanced at him obliviously and questioned back, "No.. I haven't. Why are you asking?"

"Because any sane people will freak out after seeing someone trying to throw dirt on her.." Ivan almost shouted at her.

"Hahaha.. You forgot that I'm not like others. Why would I deteriorate my health for some stupid things?

Look at the news, giving your full concentration. And you'll find out that the caption is not that much interesting too. Hmm...

They should take a journalism class from me on how to create a fiery and interesting headline which will pull readers to them like a swarm of honey bees. " Elysia said scrunching her nose as if the article was too much distasteful for her to even give a reaction on it..

Ivan just stared at her, adorning a surprised look on his face and asked, "Are you really serious? I think, I need to send you to an mental asylum.

How can you act so cool when the situation is this much worse? How can you not be unaffected with----"

"Do you trust me?" Elysia asked, cutting him in middle as she took a seat in front of him with elegance.

"Huh?"

"I asked, do you even have an ounce of trust on me? Do you really think that I can abuse any person without any reason?" Elysia asked seriously, giving him a side glance.

Ivan closed his eyes for a while and ran his fingers through his hair in frustration as he replied, "I don't think you can ever do such kind of disastrous things."

Elysia nodded her head as she felt relieved somewhere in her heart that he had at least had a tiny bit of belief on her..

Turning towards him completely, Elysia kept both of her hands on the desk and informed him, "I already knew beforehand about their plan of trying to harm me emotionally...

But I never knew that they'd pull such a stupid act. I had high expectations from them. But they disappointed me badly. Now, you must be thinking…

If I've already had every idea about their plans, then why I hadn't taken any precautions from the start, right?"

"Yes.. This is exactly what I'm wondering now. Why did you give them the chance to pollute your image?

If I remember correctly, you yourself had told many times in the interviews that you don't like anyone to tarnish your flower girl like image which is always clean and pure." Ivan stated plopping his elbows on the desk.

"Seems like, you watch my every single interviews with keen interest, Mr. Ivan Moore…!!!"