Chapter Twenty five

Elena's Pov.

The news about the collaboration between me and Amelie Banks was released the very next day, this gave rise to a lot of controversy and comparison, with or without our consent, I had been pitted against Amelie Banks as my opponent, she seemed ready from the start to annoy the hell out if me, and the headlines this morning was proving to be more posed for combat. Some of the had good messages like:

AMELIE BANKS SIGNES DEAL WITH DRIP APPARELS, THE SAME COMPANY THAT SIGNED A DEAL WITH ELENA NOT SO LONG AGO, IS THIS A WAY TO GET THE BEST OF THE BEST IN THE SAME PLACE?,WE DEFINITELY LOVE THE DUO TOGETHER AND WISH TO SEE MORE OF SUCH COLLABORATIONS.

Though this one was not really comforting, it was by far more soothing than some others, I didn't have the heart to read all those articles, the headers themselves were enough to make me twitch in my seat.

AMELIE BANKS JOINS ELENA YOUNG ON THE SAME GIG, DOES THIS MEAN THAT ELENE IS AFTER ALL NOT THE BEST FOR THE JOB?

IMPROVING THE PROSPECT OF SUCCESS OR DAMAGE CONTROL, WHY DID AMELIE BANKS JOIN ELENA YOUNG ON DRILL APPARELS GIG.

ELENA YOUNG IN THE MUD AS BEST WOMAN FOR THE JOB, AMELIE BANKS, IS CALLED ON TO TAKE THE LEAD.

These were followed with more cryptic paragraph of condemnation,  the attention had completely switched from me to the other woman.  I grimaced at the thought of what Lorenzo would think ofe right now. Netizens themselves were raging and sending different vile comments to the involved parties. Some of them were deriding the involved organization for making such last minute alterations, victimizing me and Amelie Banks in the process. The second part stood solidly behind Amelie Banks and backed her up like never before, their hate comments were directed towards me and they applauded the company for finally making the right choice, apparently. The last part of the netizens cried out their support and outrage for me they were the ones who sent back the hate comments from Amelie's supporters in full measure, I was overwhelmed by the sudden changes and the way in which everything had turned for the worse, the pictures were not yet releasreviewenow my confidence had gone down the reviewat a drastic rate, I was scared of the release, what if the people kept judging me?, what if they say that I'm not good enough?, yesterday I had told Amelie that her best was not just good enough just to spite her, but was mine good enough? , I kept asking myself these questions, but this was not the first time that I had queried  myself and every time I had thought I was not good enough, I had been proven wrong, time and time again, I had been shown that I was definitely capable of carrying out the tasks at hand, so I was not going to back down from this challenge.

"Hey, you need to hear this" Katie shouted from across the room, she was sitting at the  corner, very close to the window.

I beckoned on her and she immediately grabbed her laptop and head piece, she had a smug smile on her face, and I was wondering what could be making her so complacent, I was about to ask her what the matter was, but she pressed her index finger to her lips, signaling me to hold my horses.

"Just listen" she whispered. I took the head piece which was connected to the laptop and placed it on the right place on my head then shifted it to cover my ear.

There was a dialogue going on, a feminine voice was speaking, telling the person on the recieving end to make sure that they did the job assigned to them.

"What job" I pondered loudly.

"Just listen" Katie prompted.

I obeyed quickly and returned to listening to what was being said.

"I want you to publish the most derogatory, belittling, discrediting article or text or anything you want to publish, but make sure that Elena Young is degraded beyond measure, then I will be the on who receives the credits and recognition, make sure you inform all the people working under you to do the sam, I don't want any mistakes."

At this point in time, I did not want to listen any further, little wonder the voice had been familiar, distorted but familiar, it was Amelie Banks voice.

All the hateful articles had been her doing I should have known better than to blame it on coincidence, now I understood everything, it was crystal clear, but one thing is still foggy.

I looked up at Katie who was standing next to me, I was confused about just one thing.

"Katie this is a really bad conduct for a person to possess, but I understand that some people just want to succeed without looking at the means which they do so, they don't stop to look back and see if it is morally acceptable. Amelie Banks has showcased this kind of character, but what I don't get is this, what is that smug smile that is plastered on your face for." I asked.

"Think, think, think Elena think. Obviously they s is supposed to be a secret dealing, but we have the evidence of her transgressions, she has strikes us first, but we now have our chance to strike back, it could implicate her a lot when the general public finds out about her insincerity, don't you think?" She asked, her smile spreading, but my face remained blank and expressionless.

" I agree that she has drawn first blood, but we will not strike back, the evidence will be kept in a folder under her name, make sure you protect it so it doesn't get leaked, I have a feeling that we will have a greater need of it in the future than we do now." I concluded and from her face I could see that she understood my point.

"Speaking of which, where did you get the recording from, I'm surprised you managed to get such 'confidential information'." I made air quotations using my index and middle fingers, to accentuate my point.

"Either her tech guys have a grudge against her, or my sources are really skilled in the business, they uprooted the recording from their security system within seconds." She proclaimed, I could visualize the scene iny head, where the tech guys just sit sipping coffee and watching as the recording is copied from their devices, not even bothering to do anything about it, the mental picture made me laugh.

"Onto other subjects, when are the pictures going to be released I'm on my tiptoes already. I don't think I will have the strength to do anything else if the public condemns this on." I stated blandly.

"Oh no, you will definitely be climbing higher when the pictures are released, I mean you have been able to amass millions of followers on your social media platforms, so you need not worry about a thing, your fans hot you covered." She assured.

"Well, I am just going to hope and pray that the people see the pictures and like it, I would seriously not be able to handle it if things happen otherwise." I continued.

"What you need is a good sleep and rest and lots of water and also lots of healthy food and vegetables to flush out the negative energy in you." She advised.

"Ughhh" I stuck out my tongue in disgust.

"Gym is bad enough and now I'm forced to eat HEALTHY FOOD to add to my pains. Ughhh I hate my life" I exclaimed.

"Your dislike for it will not change anything, you will need to do the needful." She said sweetly, smiling a sickening smile, that reminded me of a certain sixteen year old.

We talked about a few more things and laughed together,  made fun of each other and pushed Amelie,the shoot and the pictures to the back of our minds, that was not necessary for now, but it was still lurking at a corner in mine, the uneasy feeling just refused to fade away.

Author's Note:

Hey guys 🥰🥰🤗🤗 how ya doin', so this is your daily update 🎊☺️☺️, I hope you enjoy it, I actually enjoyed writing this one. What do you think about Elena's character, should I make her more savage like a boss b** that she is, or should I make her more humble, like her humble background. Share your thoughts with me on Twitter @cancerzodiac9. Your opinions are very much appreciated 🥰🤗, I look forward to recieving many if them, thank you again for reading this book, stay tuned for the next chapter which will be published tomorrow 😉😉. P.s: Tell me if you need more if Lorenzo or if you need any hot action 😉, I will make sure to introduce it in the upcoming chapters.

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