Chapter 96 – The scandal 1
The day ended cheerfully for the family as they were finally united.
Immersed in their happiness, they paid no heed to the situation outside.
Vivian had finally made her play. Having learned from her previous defeat, this time she refrained from going after Liliana directly.
Besides, the Aprices were more than willing to cause trouble for Liliana, so she did not have to worry.
Vivian intercepted Lydia’s investigators and led them to the intimate pictures of Jonathan and Liliana, as well as pictures of herself in bed with Jonathan.
She knew Lydia would not be smart enough to use it, so she orchestrated an elaborate play to ‘let Lydia come up with a brilliant plan of tarnishing Liliana’s reputation’ by labeling her as a homewrecker despite being a mother.
Lydia had been going nuts thinking how Liliana stole her man. She had conveniently forgotten that Liliana was Jonathan’s wife as well as the little girl from his childhood that he was in love with. She also chose to forget the fact that she only managed to even get acquainted with Jonathan by pretending to be Liliana.
As much as Lydia hated Vivian for being intimate with Jonathan and being his girlfriend, it was still nowhere comparable with her hatred for Liliana. In the end, despite her misgivings, she chose to frame Liliana for ruining Jonathan’s relationship with Vivian.
Rose did not know what to think. On one hand, she was relieved that no one inquired about how the necklace came to be in the auction. On the other hand, Liliana got her hands on it. Jonathan gave it to Liliana so freely letting everyone know that she had his protection. And the standing ovation sent chills down her spine.
Lester was at a loss. The necklace reminded him of Anne, and seeing it on Liliana made him want to kill someone. Even more so seeing Jonathan spend 20 billion on Liliana. His dislike for Liliana stemmed from his equation with Anne as Liliana looked very much like her. Seeing her so dazzling just as Anne had been made him tremble in fear and anger.
Romeo was busy formulating plans on how to spend his twenty billion. Moreover, Rose had been his wife in the past, and seeing her still so well-maintained, he wanted more than just money. He planned to have an extravagant affair with her and started planning for it as Rose and Lester would foot the bill anyway.
Mariana watched the events unfold on the screen and hoped for her best friend’s happy marriage. She knew what it meant, and she could see Jonathan was not a bad person. She was still not reassured enough to forgive him though.
Her musings did not last very long as a scandal between the people she was thinking about popped out.
Mariana opened the news but was interrupted by a text in their internal group. She clicked on the text and saw the picture of a family of four along with the invitation to have lunch together the next day.Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.
She only replied with a shrugging emoji and proceeded to see the news.