The servant stood frozen in shock, unable to comprehend what had just unfolded.
How... how could this have happened? How did Lila end up in the room instead of Selena?
She distinctly remembered helping Selena into that very room and watching as the family doctor applied the patch to her ankle. The patch, once applied for more than a minute, should have released the drug into Selena's system, gradually taking effect. But now everything had gone terribly wrong.
Pale and trembling, the servant knew that her role in this failed scheme had been exposed. There would be no good outcome for her. She began to retreat, hoping to slip away unnoticed. "Leaving so soon?"
A lazy, magnetic voice suddenly spoke from behind her.
Startled, she spun around to see Aaron standing in the doorway. His tall, imposing figure blocked the exit, preventing anyone from leaving easily.
"I... I..." The servant stammered, unable to form a coherent sentence, trapped in her fear.
Aaron's expression remained neutral, but his eyes scanned the crowd, reading the guilt and confusion on their faces. "Weren't you all saying my wife was in here? That there was another man with her? So, where is she?"
The crowd exchanged uneasy glances. The entire situation was unfolding in a way none of them had expected. Those familiar with the games of the wealthy knew exactly what was going on-this was a classic case of a plan backfiring. Nathalie, thinking she could still salvage the situation once the crowd dispersed, had been waiting to discreetly pull Lila out of the mess. But Aaron's presence at the door made that impossible.
"You must have been mistaken," Nathalie said hastily, her voice strained. "Aaron, please move aside. Standing there like that, what will people think?"
Aaron glanced at the bed and let out a mocking laugh. "So that's why Lila was in such a hurry to come back. Turns out she's found love. With such strong feelings between them, Dad, Mom, you might want to start considering her marriage prospects." With that, he stepped aside leisurely, allowing the crowd to leave while his sarcastic tone still hung in the air.
As the crowd began to disperse, a familiar voice called out from the hallway.
"Hey, why is everyone gathered here?"
Turning around, they saw Selena walking up from downstairs, her face filled with confusion.
Aaron glanced at her and said, "They thought you were resting in this room. Apparently, someone claimed to have seen a man come in, so they all came to check if there was some kind of misunderstanding.
Selena's face lit up with surprise, exclaiming, "But my ankle was fine ages ago! I left the room a while back. How did such rumors even start?"
By then, she had reached Aaron's side and peeked into the room. On the bed, Lila was still entangled with Ernest.
"Oh my God!" Selena gasped dramatically, her eyes widening in shock.
Aaron smirked, his tone amused. "Young love, what can you do?"
Selena tugged him toward the door. "If you knew, why are you just standing there? Come on, if Lila realizes everyone saw her and Ernest together like this, she's going to be mortified!"
She was putting on a show, but it was hard to keep a straight face—the corners of her lips almost giving way to a smirk.
Tonight's events were bound to take
on a life of their own once the party ended. The gossip would spread like wildfire Lila's reputation wouldn't just be ruined in Cloudflare City, but likely in neighboring cities as well.
After all, in this social circle, nothing spread faster than scandal.
For the rest of the evening, this incident would be the only thing people talked about.
Selena lowered her gaze slightly, reflecting on how close she had come to being the one destroyed tonight. Had she not been prepared, it would have been her reputation left in tatters.
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