294: [Bonus chapter] unravel

[Bonus chapter] unravel

Days had passed very quietly. Neither Paula nor Primo contacted Heaven after that night in the Emerald Hotel. Although the next day, Paula's agency released a statement that Paula and Primo weren't dating and they were simply friends. The people on the internet were divided; some believed it, while others doubted it. There were a few who thought the article was nothing but a publicity stunt to divert the people from the current real issues.  2

All of which Heaven didn't care about. 

Heaven used this time of tranquility to prepare for any future events on top of fulfilling her duties as Sebastian's mother and Dominic's wife. She was also needed in the production of the film because of her added screen time. But Paula's scenes had been canceled because of 'personal' problems. So, they were using this time to shoot others' scenes to not waste time waiting. 

[From: My Beautiful Juno

Already arrived at the set! I will rehearse now to shoot an action scene. Have a good day at work. Love love! kiss kiss! hug hug!

xoxo]

Dominic stood in the middle of his office, stopping in his tracks the moment he received a message from his wife. A smile instantly appeared on his face, sending her good wishes so she could have a good day on the set.

After replying to his wife, Dominic trudged to his desk to do some more work.  But the moment he sat down on the swivel chair, Dane came in.

Dominic simply glanced at his assistant as he was getting ready to work on a mountain of paperwork. 

"Sir." Dane stopped in front of Dominic's desk, bearing a conflicted yet stern look. 

Dominic glanced up at the man again, furrowing his problems. "What's the problem?" he asked. 

"Well... I don't know how to put it. Here." Dane gulped before he reluctantly placed a folder on the desk. "I got an article that was supposed to be released today."

"An article? About?" Dominic slowly reached for the folder, eyes on his assistant. 

Dane kept a tight lip, meaning he didn't have the heart to tell it straight to Dominic. This piqued Dominic's intrigue as it was rare for his assistant to look so conflicted.

Did someone try to slander their company? Again?

Dominic's first thought immediately stretched to what concerned him the most. After all, the only articles they focused on were those about the LYON Group and their subsidiaries or about the Zhu Family. Axel had behaved well recently, but Dominic still considered the article would be about his little brother. 

But the content of the folder was something that didn't cross him. 

He had a grim expression after reading a scandalous headline that would surely be attention-grabbing. It says;

[LEO WU AND HEAVEN LIU CAUGHT HAVING A DATE!

Ever since the film... Leo Wu and Heaven Liu's chemistry had taken the nation by storm... many fans...]

The more Dominic read the article, the darker his expression became. He couldn't even finish the article as his grip tightened, crumpling half of the paper. 

Seeing his boss's reaction, Dane let out a deep exhale. Not only the article was insinuating that Leo Wu and Heaven Liu were in a relationship, there were even photos of them together in a cafe! 

"Was it published?" asked Dominic after a moment of silence. His voice was chillingly low, making Dane Zhang shiver.

"No." Dane forced his voice out of his throat, clearing it to keep himself together. "We caught it even before it was published. So I bought the article."

"Good." Dominic let out a huff. "Stop all stupid articles like this one in the future."

"Yes." Dane pressed his lips, peeking at his boss. "Boss, you don't think it was true, right?"

"No."

Dane almost wowed at how quick and certain Dominic's answer was. It almost made him wonder if Dominic was simply in denial.

"I know this." Dominic reached out for his phone, checking his message log with his wife.

Unlike before, there were now countless exchanges between him and Heaven. So, he had to scroll through the countless photos and videos before finding a particular picture she sent way back. 

Dominic clicked it and then glanced at the crumpled article. "I was with them."

"Huh?" Dane blinked. "You mean..."

"This was the time we closed our deal with the Ramsey Machinery in that cafe," Dominic kept his answer short and simple, reminding Dane at that time they closed a deal with those two brilliant men.

"Oh!" Dane tapped the bottom of his fist against his palm, nodding. "Right. No wonder I thought the cafe was familiar. But in the article, why is it just Leo Wu and the madam…"

Dane trailed off as soon as a conclusion flashed in his mind. "Oh."

"Find out who sent this information to the publishing who wrote this article," ordered Dominic even though he already had an idea of who did it. "If it's Miss Shen, you know what to do."

"That snake!" Dane couldn't help but click his tongue in annoyance, only to clear his throat upon realizing his slip of the tongue. "Yes, sir. We'll handle it."

"Do it all at once… oh, wait." Dominic leaned back as he immediately calmed down after confirming the photos. "Gather all the information about Miss Shen. Don't do anything to her just yet. Since she is my wife's friend, I want Heaven to decide how to deal with her."

Dane rocked his head before lowering it. "Yes, sir. I'll send the information by the end of the day."

With that being said, Dane bid his farewell and left Dominic's office. Meanwhile, Dominic raised the crumpled article to look at it when Dane closed the door. 

"Paula Shen…" he whispered, eyes glinting menacingly. 'Be grateful you are my wife's friend. I would've destroyed you in an hour for pushing your luck too far.'

His anger initially came from the scandalous title, but the more he looked at it, the more he felt in dismay at Paula. And also, the more he felt sorry for his wife. 

"I wonder… just how many lies had you told us in those five years?"

Little did Dominic know, stopping the release of the article would only fuel a certain spiteful person's desire to exact her twisted revenge. By means or foul. 

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