Chapter Thirty Five.

4PM, ELENA'S LAVISH APARTMENT.

Elena sat up from the bed, she was reeling and laughing so hard, sipping her smoothie frequently. She had ditched sleep for a more fascinating activity, reading comments.

The netizens were all over the place, giving their own two pence on the matter, and everything became wilder and escalated especially when someone pointed out the error in the snapshot. When it was known that Elena was not the woman in the photo but rather it was Katie, the heat of the fire turned to her and Elena was relieved of some of the hate comments, making Katie the subject of discussion.

One netizen wrote, "This may not be Elena in the picture but we must all agree that it is her manager and assistant, who knows whether the manager has to do the dirty work for her, I mean it is not impossible, just my humble opinion though".

"Why does it feel like you are trying to tarnish the young woman's name at all costs, she is not the woman in the picture, period, stop trying to make her look like a hoe, sleeping around is not the only way to bag deals, there is something called talent you know, and I for one knows that she has exactly that". Was the reply that the first commenter received, many other netizens agreed with this and joined in to defend the innocent woman.

Katie immediately took to her social media handle to post a public apology and to state that the man in the picture will be punished accordingly, under charges of harrasment and defamation of character. 

"This is the worst day for me on the internet and the person responsible for this will be dealt with accordingly, his face has been noted and he will be arrested under charges of harassment and defamation of character, proper evidence will be presented to appropriate authorities. Framing people has become so simple nowadays because of the internet and no one cares to k ow the truth of the matter but I refuse to be a victim to these miscreants, sorry for all the misunderstandings this may have caused, love and light."

That was the message she posted on the internet and netizens seeing this, switched sides with the speed of light, raining curses at the unknown man in the picture and apologizing for abusing and cursing Elena and her assistant without even knowing the whole story.

As a result of the backlash and the way the matter was cleared up, more people took a liking to Elena and her fanbase increased drastically.

"So, what do we make of this" Elena asked the woman that was lying next to her on the bed, she was sitting upright and had to turn her head to look at the person she was addressing.

"We don't. We just sit back and watch the drama unfold, I  really do feel for the person that instigated this whole thing, it turned out to be a waste of time and effort, but on the other hand, it favoured you, so I am okay with that". She rested her head properly on the pillow.

"Who do you think did it, I have an inkling of suspicion, but I can not be so sure" Elena crinkled her eyelids, looking deep in thought.

"If you are thinking Amelie Banks, just know that I am thinking the same, but just as you said, we can not be so sure, it could be any of the other new signees, or someone that just wants to tarnish your reputation and bring you down because they feel like you are going to pose a threat to them and their careers." Katie explained.

Elena groaned, "But whyyy, I don't just understand the way people tend to think, instead of trying to build their careers and make a stand for themselves, they are so engrossed in trying to break someone else's career, how does that even make sense, of course people feel insecure, but once you put in effort in your career, you will eventually get to a point that  your place will be almost unshakable."

"I guess they have not just thought about it that way, maybe they think that bringing down the person that is doing better than them will  push them into the spotlight, just like eliminating that person just to take their place." Katie propped her hands under her head and stared at the ceiling.

"But then, they will have to eliminate the person that was doing better than the one they eliminated and then the chain will just go on, there is a very slim chance of succeeding this way, it is just plain foolishness and envy."

"I guess." Katie agreed.

"But, you were right, Amelie Banks is the person I have mind, I mean, she is the only one that has decided to help push me higher, because that is exactly what she is doing, you know what, I think I'll call her up and thank her, her services have been received with gratitude, I am sure that she will be pulling her hairs out with her own hands by now" Elena giggled at the image forming in her mind.

"But then what if it was not Amelie Banks, what  if it was someone else, I mean it could be someone else, and we would be thinking it is Amelie." Katie reflected.

"Well, I have not thought of it that way, anyways, who ever it was, they are not so important that I have to know them by name, I hope that they are enjoying my victory yet again, I did not even have to do anything to win, they spoilt it with their own hands." Her giggle turned into a low chuckle.

"I still think it was Amelie Banks, it could be any other person but my money is on Amelie, she has to be the one." Katie confessed.

Elena seemed to agree with what her trusted aid said and let the matter be, turning off her phone, she fell back on the bed, "You know what?"she finished her smoothie hurriedly and tossed the plastic cup into the bin.

"What?" Katie asked.

"I am going to get that sleep that I have  been longing for".

Elena smiled and nestled into the pillow and blanket pulling Katie close to her and  they slept off.

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 5PM, SOME FEW MILES AWAY, AMELIE'S APARTMENT COMPLEX.

Amelie was in a fit of rage. She had paid for the job to be done, now this?. Elena had managed to escape the same way she did every single time. She pushed the nearest glass vase down and screamed at the top of her voice. Her blood was boiling, she wanted to kill that man that had taken the photo and the other guy that had hugged the wrong person, how dare he? He was told to hug the model, the one in the gray coloured dress suit, but what did he do, he went ahead and did the job as directed, but on the wrong person, how could he not see the difference, gray color and pink color did not have any resemblance to each other, how could he not notice that the the other woman did not look anything like a model, even if she did look like a model, he was supposed to know the difference, and the worst part? the person he hugged was not even wearing a dress suit, she was wearing a  pink skirt and  white blouse with a pink jacket, he had to be the most stupid person alive. She paid a hefty sum of money and waited for hours on end for Elena to come out, but what did she gain after her hard work? Nothing, absolutely nothing, and if any one should find out that she was behind the frame up, she would have to face a lot of backlash.

"Arrrrrrrrgh" she screamed, pushing down another expensive glassware.

"Don't you think that's enough, you have done enough breaking for one day, have some rest, you will break the whole house down if you keep getting yourself so upset" Eve, her manager  who had been standing far away from her, advised.

"You do not understand what I am going through right now, I want to punch holes in Elena's face right now, crush that gamer's balls and hang that man upside down from his penis" Amelie fumed.

 "I am sure you will have the opportunity to do that, one day, even if you can't hang that chunky man upside down from his penis or crush that lanky gamer's balls, you will definitely have the opportunity to punch holes in Elena's face and destroy her entire career, just stop breaking things, we already have enough expenses on our hands, please don't increase them all the more."She had now resorted to begging and comforting.

" Earlier, an online poll was created and the question was to vote who among LSC's newest signees were the most talented, my name had the least votes and guess what, Elena came out fifth, she came fifth and I had the least votes, can you even imagine that, I feel like I need to punch something, I need to punch something, I want to break everything." Amelie was not in the mood to be calmed so easily.

"If you want to punch something so badly, I am sure we can afford to get you a punching bag to relieve that stress, punching glassware will injure your pretty hands, and you don't want that do you?" Eve reasoned.

Amelie calmed down for a second, she was finally letting herself be reasoned with, for the first time in the past few hours, "I am sure Elena is celebrating her win, she thinks that I will stop at this? She will be shocked and will soon realize her mistake, for now, let her enjoy, I will come back with something even bigger to hit her."

Just then her phone rang and she picked it up after looking at the caller's ID.

"What is it Bree, why are you disturbing me now?" She asked,her rage boiling back from the pit of her stomach.

"Do not talk to me like that, I have a message from Dave Parker." The person at the end of the line said into the receiver rolling her eyes.

Amelie visibly gulped, "what did he say?", worry and fear was evident in her eyes and in the lines that appeared on her face.

Eve was worried, what was going on, why was Amelie looking so scared now.

Bree smirked from the other end, sensing the tension and clearly enjoying it, "He said that Dylan Sowers called."

A short silence, then the phone clattered to the ground.

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11PM, THE VILLA.

Lorenzo was looking at the comments of the people online, he was smirking and sipping his champagne, this Amelie Banks girl had definitely failed in her endeavor, he was proud of the way Elena and her assistant had handled the matter without even breaking a sweat. That would teach those other scoundrels a lesson that they should not mess with his woman again, Kate had informed Chris who in turn had relayed the information about Annette, the woman Elena had helped, to him. He was proud of her and wanted to see her again but he would not do that, she had to focus more on buding herself, when she has done that, he would then make himself more available, he could barely wait for that to happen.

Elena was a compassionate woman, she had set  goals and she strived to achieve every single one of them. He had chosen the right woman and he was sure about it, he had no intentions to let her go.

Now this Amelie girl needed to be taught a resounding lesson and there were enough tools he could use to settle the scores. He would instruct Chris to send Kate some tidbits of information about her past and current scandals that she had swept under the carpet, when these secrets were exposed, there would be no questioning who was the one with the rotten moral character. He smirked, that woman was a  small woman with plenty misdeeds, one could not even start to imagine how stained her hands were, but not to worry, the next time she tries to do something smart again, she would most definitely have a taste of her own medicine, served right from his hands. She made it so easy to remove her from the equation, her fate was in her own hands,  one more misdeed against his woman and she will see her own secrets out in the open, for all to see and judge.

His phone rang and he picked it up and put it on speaker, crossing his legs in that manly fashion.

"Hello president" Chris spoke from the other end if the line.

"Speak" he commanded.

Goosebumps filled the arms of the other man as if he just walked into a very windy and icy place, "uhm, sir, about the matter you told me to investigate, I found out that, Amelie Banks did not actually kill Tyler Biggs, she hit him on the head with a large stick, but that is not what killed him." He paused for a second, for more impact.

"If Amelie Banks did not finish Tyler Biggs off, then who did?" He asked impatiently.

"It was Bree Johnson, she is the one that finished him off, she killed him by hitting him on the head  with the same stick that Amelie Banks had used, then, when his body was found by Will Baker in the morning, dead and lifeless, she thought she was the murderer and felt that she had been discovered by Baker, so she killed him by stabbing him at the back". He explained.

"So, what is Dave parker's involvement in the whole saga?" Lorenzo sipped his champagne yet again.

"That is what I am yet to find out, I will make the report by tomorrow sir, that is the report I have for tonight sir" Chris addressed.

"Be sure to do so, I will be waiting." He commanded.

"Yes sir, without fail sir" He replied, waiting for his boss to hang up the call.

After a few seconds, Lorenzo hanged up the call and relaxed again with his champagne. This was going to prove to be interesting. 

Meanwhile, Chris on the other hand wanted to pull out his hair, that phone call had affirmed that he would be working all night, and would not get any action with his wife, who seemed so alluring as of the moment,he wiped his forehead, opened his laptop and consoled himself with thoughts about the money he would be earning.

Author's Note:.Hi guys 🥰🥰, hope you enjoyed this one, third person Pov is really something 😭, but I'll persevere. See you on my next update 😘😘. Xoxo ♥️❣️