Aurora's P.O.V
When Monday came Cy and I headed back into the city and it was back to hiding and not seeing each other again.
"So how was it?" Kim gushes after I've settled in properly.
"It was good, so good that just being back here and without him sucks ass." I smile at first then pout. She gasps. "What?"
"You slept with him didn't you." I look away tucking a strand of my hair behind my ear. "Oh my god yes you did!" She laughs loudly. "Good for you Anderson!" I can't help laughing.
"You're an idiot." I state and she ignores me.
"So how was it? Was it go-"
"Kim!"
"Oh come on, we can talk about this type of stuff, we're not fifteen anymore A." I hide my face in my hands out of utter shock and embarrassment. "So?!"
"It was good." I say shyly and she screams making my eyes widen. "Quiet!" I whisper yell.
"How quick things change." She smirks at me. Apart from the sex part, I fill Kim in on Cy and I's weekend. She also tells me how things are going with Spencer, I'll admit that I didn't think they'd last very long but he really loves her and that's all I've ever wanted for her, to have a partner who loves and respects her. Taking a sip of her wine her phone rings. "Sorry." She picks it up and blushes. "Hey baby."
"Turn on the news." I hear his deep voice say. Kim furrows her eyebrows and so do I, grabbing the remote she turns on the tv to the news channel. He hangs up.
"In other news an anonymous tip, in the form of a drive, was sent to us about the scandal that has had everyone talking. This information informs us that it was no one other than Mr Kensington senior and Mr Rodríguez themselves who leaked the story from the beginning, making it spiral. This information also carries proof of how they paid off the head of the news outlet to release it and more information of how Mia Rodríguez is the power behind the chair that has dug her father's business out of its embezzlement scandal, that broke out years ago. We'll have more on the matter soon." Kim and I look at each other in shock.
"Did you know about this?" I shake my head.
"No."
"Was it him?"
"Let me find out." I say picking up my phone and calling Cy. "Did you see the news?" I ask when he picks up.
"Yeah I did, I'm guessing you did too."
"Yeah, Spencer told us. Was it you?"
"No." I'm surprised.
"Then who wa-"
"It was Mia. When I showed her the paper trail I found, proving that they did it she said she'd handle it. I guess this was her handling it."
"But the engagement rumours aren't cleared up."
"I'll take care of that, don't worry." He always says that.
"Okay, bye." I hang up after he says bye.
"It wasn't him." Kim says. It's more of a statement than a question.
"No, he says it was Mia."
"Makes sense, she made sure to expose and destroy her father's reputation. Nothing like a woman's touch to gut out your heart." After this we head to the market to pick up a few things for lunch, we were feeling like seafood so we bought lobster and ingredients to make mac and cheese. "You've got the lobster right?"
I roll my eyes.
"Always running away from the hard part, slacker." She fake gasps.
"Not true! You just have a way with ... fish." And we both laugh. When the doorbell rings I go.
"Oh hi Henry."
"Miss these are for you." He gives me a large bouquet of flowers in a vase. Wow they're so heavy.
"Thank you Henry." I gush, when he leaves I close the door and put them down.
"Oh wow! Cy is smooth." Kim mocks. There's a card, I take it and open it.
- i love you ♥️
"What does it say?" I show her blushing and she smiles at me. "I'm happy for you baby." We hug. After lunch Kim and I separate and work, I have zoom meeting after zoom meeting with my staff as we go over what's being released and when or what's in the works. Cassandra's movie with Ben is almost done being shot and the premiere is in two months, I'm so excited.
"Just have him reschedule the meeting okay Amira, oh and I'll be in the office early tomorrow for my meeting with one of the investors so make sure it's ready."
"Yes Miss Anderson."
"Okay, bye." I hang up, sighing out of exhaustion. Finally done.
"Hey." Kim peeks in. "Order in?" She asks and I nod.
"Can we order from Jungsik, I'm craving Korean."
"Sure." She says leaving.
Mia's P.O.V
"Where's Aurora?" I ask taking a seat.
"You know she can't stay here while these engagement rumours haven't been put to bed. They'll destroy her image." He explains.
"Mm, don't want her looking like a home wrecker. So what is this all about?"
"What you did with the news today, don't ever do it again." He threatens and I look away.
"I get that it's a mess but it's the type of messy we need right now. I also know that you have the necessary information to put an end to them both but what I couldn't figure out was why you hadn't handled it yet, till I found out why. You were hoping to take away my father's company from him, before you take him down." I scoff. "Smart but not smart enough Cy. Did you really think you'd take it from me just like that?"
"Are you stupid or something?"
"Don't play dumb with me." I retort.
"The reason why I haven't done anything isn't because I wanted to take the company away from you, it's because when I checked the files they confirmed that your name isn't on them."
"What?" It can't be.
"He never intended to give it to you, even if we had gotten married. The files you told me about that he showed you don't exist, he was lying because he knew the only reason you'd save the company was if you knew that one day you'd own it." My heart is sore. A tear escapes from my eye. "My initial plan was to make him give me the company and then sign it over to you but now-"
"Now you have no leverage because I ruined everything." Realisation hits me, I fucked up, by not trusting him I've made a real mess of things. He comes to me and hugs me.
"I'll fix it, don't worry."
"I'm sorry I didn't trust you. It won't happen again." I hold onto him.
"I know what it looked like so don't worry. Go home and I'll keep you in the loop from now on okay." I nod and hug him one last time before heading out. Getting home I head to my office and make a call.
"It's me, I have a job for you."
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