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Cathy and Kristopher both looked up sharply at the sound of the voice. Belinda, who had just been in the consultation room, was now approaching them with measured steps.
As their eyes met hers, she spoke, her tone tinged with usation. “Miss Miller mentioned that your outburst was due to being overwhelmed. Why is that?”
She moved closer to Cathy, who was seated in a wheelchair, and looked down at her. “You should remember that Kristopher and I are still married. Whether he hugs me or we share a bed has nothing to do with you. Why would that upset you? Have you, with your recent high-profile outings with Kristopher, started to think of yourself as his wife and me as the other woman? What right do you have to demand that my husband and I distance ourselves from each other? What right do you have to react so emotionally upon seeing my husband hold me?”
Belinda continued, her gaze piercing as she observed Cathy’s face turning pale. “And as an actress, didn’t your agency teach you to watch your words and actions in public?”
While speaking, she pulled out her phone and disyed a recent news alert to them. “If you were merely overwhelmed by emotion earlier, then how do you exin this?”
Cathy nced at the phone, taken aback.
The screen showed a video of their earlier altercation, now making headlines.
The sensational title read, “Drama Queen Publicly Begs for a Hug, Original Wife Furious!”
Kristopher’s eyes narrowed as he too caught sight of the headline.
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The speed at which the media acted surpassed his expectations. Barely ten minutes had passed since the argument was caught on camera, yet the video of Cathy and Belinda’s sh had already gone viral, dominating the top spot on local entertainment news websites. “So, I’mbeled the drama queen, and Miss Miller, you’re supposedly the wronged wife?”
Belinda, taking a deep breath and pocketing her phone, turned to face Cathy and Kristopher with a grave expression. “Look, I’m just an average person. I don’t want to be the center of gossip online. I hope you two can sort this out quickly. Otherwise, I won’t hesitate to show my marriage certificate with Mr. Cox and clear up who the real other woman is.”
Everyone has their breaking point, and Belinda felt she had reached hers.
She had exercised considerable patience, all in the hope of facilitating a smooth divorce. She carefully managed her reactions to avoid upsetting Cathy and Kristopher, bottling up her frustrations as much as possible.
But Cathy’s actions were bing intolerably outrageous.
Despite the looming divorce, Belinda still harbored aspirations of carving out a niche for herself in the world of jewelry design. She dreamt of seeing her designsmercially avable before her time ran out. Given that the realms of jewelry and fashion often intersected with the entertainment industry, her aspirations weren’t far-fetched. But once the scandal broke, her future prospects were in jeopardy. When Belinda came across the news, she was furious and could no longer hold back. She confronted Cathy.
Upon hearing Belinda’s usations, Cathy’splexion turned ghostly white.
She bit her lip and stared at Belinda, her face etched with sorrow. “You’re upset about the headlines, so you’reshing out at me? I didn’t cause those articles to be published. Why me me? All I did was get a bit too emotional and raised my voice. How is that my fault?”
With those words, she hastily reached out and clung to Kristopher’s arm, her eyes brimming with tears of injustice. “Kristopher, I’ve stood by your side all along. You know better than anyone that I’m not behind those articles! I haven’t even used my phone. I didn’t orchestrate those reports! Why does Miss Nelson use me?”<fn81a0> Updates are released by find?novel</fn81a0>
Her plea visibly troubled Kristopher.
Indeed, Belinda had just departed, and Cathy had not been near her phone.
Kristopher turned to Belinda and said, “The online articles truly aren’t Cathy’s doing. It’s wrong to use her.”
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