Meanwhile, Mira had finally gotten home and was currently in a heated argument with her Dad.
"You will not see that Daphne girl again", her father said.
"What do you mean Dad, my friend is facing serious charges and you want me to abandon her", Mira asked in shock.
"Mira, a lot of our investors are pulling out and we are facing a crisis, the media isn't making the situation better they're speculating that there are internal disputes in the family and our business isn't stable. A lot of companies have ended their collaborations with us because they're afraid of incurring losses", he said.
"And how does that have anything to do with helping Daphne", she asked.
"Have you seen the news Mira", he asked.
"What news", she responded and her Dad turned on the news.
The news of Daphne's attempted murder was being discussed on the news. Mira immediately checked her phone and saw that overnight Daphne was trending on the Internet and even overshadowed the news of Quinn's disappearance. Many articles, pictures, and videos were under Daphne's name.
"Mira there is footage of her driving Imogen to the abandoned school at the end of town, and there is another footage of her attacking a man at the bar a day before, and also her DNA was found the murder weapon. The netizens are against her and she's receiving a lot of backlash, her sister's fan base are tearing her down and dragging her name through the mud on the internet right now as we speak"
"If we get involved we will face severe backlash and right now we don't need any problems. If we help her the public's eye will shift back to us with intense negativity", he said to his daughter who was just staring at her phone stunned.
Imogen released a statement saying that her sister always tried to come between she and her boyfriend but never succeeded. Imogen went on to say that she thinks Daphne finally lost her mind when she found out that she was pregnant, so she lured her to a secluded area and tried to take her life.
The netizens we're clearly on Imogen's side
as they sympathized with her and cursed Daphne.
Mira knew that a part of Imogen's story was a lie but also wondered if a part of it might be true because when Daphne lost her mother she almost killed the man who caused the accident in a fit of rage.
She knew that Daphne had a temper but would she try to kill her sister and an innocent baby, Mira doubted it.
"Didn't you tell Damien that you were about to visit Daphne and stay with her before the news of Quinn because you knew how she reacts when she is emotional, don't you think she might have done this in anger", her father said.
"No Dad she wouldn't do something this extreme", she responded.
"I don't care what you think, the allegation leveled against her is heavy and besides if her own family hasn't stepped up to defend her, who are you to get involved?", he asked his daughter.
"I'm her family and she is not just a friend but my sis...."
"Enough! You're brother is missing and all you're talking about is some murderer. You will do as I say and if you get involved in any way, I will ship you off to another continent. I PROMISE YOU MIRA!", he said in an authoritative voice and walked out of the room, leaving Mira.
She eventually went to her room and decided to ask Damien for help when he came back.
It was past midnight and all the lights in the Cy mansion were turned off except the light from the lamp posts scattered around the Cy residence and from one of the rooms in the mansion.
In the study, Oscar sat across from Edward Mira's dad and they were having a serious conversation. After 30 minutes Oscar finally left the study deep in his thoughts.
The next morning Mira shot out of her bed as she realized she had fallen asleep while waiting for her brother Damain to return.
As she jumped off her bed she realized something was wrong.
She looked around at the unfamiliar room she was in and wondered how she got there or if she was dreaming. Mira then proceeded to check the time on her phone and realized it was noon.
Mira gasped in shock as the realization of what might have happened dawned on her. She then drew open the mini curtains that were over the window and saw clouds, her suspicions were immediately confirmed.
Last night, while she was waiting for Damien a maid knocked on her door and gave her some tea claiming it was from her mum, she didn't think too much of it but now even an animal would be able to understand what happened.
Her father had her drugged and then proceeded to act on his promise by shipping her off to another continent just to stop her from helping her friend.
What she didn't understand was why he did it when she hadn't made any move to help Daphne. After 10 more hours of flying they finally landed and the first thing Mira did was to dial her father's number and he picked up after the third ring.
"This is ridiculous Dad, I didn't even try to help her," she said.
"You were waiting up for Damien so you both could hatch a plan. I might be a little old but certainly not foolish, I knew you were going to defy my orders and I would send you away for some time, so I just saved myself the trouble of investigating what you would do" Edward replied
"You were so worried about your family's prestige that you drugged your child and if I helped her behind the scenes no one would have known she received help from me, you're acting like I would broadcast the help I gave her," she said.
"You even said it yourself she has no one even her own family hasn't come to her aid and you want me to abandon.....Hello hello hello"
Mira sat in the car, mouth agape, as she stared at her now blank phone screen. She eventually recovered from her shock and contacted Damien but his number wasn't reachable, she tried a few more times and even tried to call her Dad again but kept on hearing a female mechanical voice.
She soon gave up trying to reach them and tried to call her mum but heard the same female voice, she even tried calling Beatrice and some other people she knew from the city but all the numbers were unreachable.
Her father made sure she had no chance of helping Daphne by blocking all means of contact with Steel City.
Mira knew she couldn't do anything until they atleast got to the hotel and they finally did 2 hours later, but she did not have the opportunity to run away as the security around her was strict.
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STEEL CITY
RomanceDaphne Ross was a rising star in Steel City and was taking Hollywood by storm but her shiny life and career crashed down after she was betrayed and framed by her stepsister and a man who swore he loved her to the moon and back. After being unjustly...
