Linda was getting colder; that wasn't calmness. She was really going through a lot. She had lost everything she had to her enemies.
She lost her mother at fifteen and never knew where she went. She lost her father's love, her home, and her identity. Every certificate, every proof of who she was, was locked in a room she was chased out of.
Still a virgin, but she lost her dignity and her innocence in the eyes of the public, all because of her stepsister.
Megan sighed softly, Linda was supposed to cry it out, but she had nobody who cared for her as family or loved her as a husband.
The shoot ended perfectly. The staff praised the results, but Linda didn't stay after returning their products. She had something to settle with someone. She went back to their new office and shut the door, placed her laptop on the desk, and plugged in a flash drive. Her fingers moved fast, a frown on her face.
She hacked and downloaded the CCTV footage from every corner, from the fitting room to the hallway and the studio.
She raised a brow the moment she saw Rosie whispering to a girl and handing her a blade and some money. It turned out the person was part of the CL company, no wonder the results were so smooth.
Her lips curved slightly. "You…." she laughed in amusement. "I don't mind starting with you," she said softly. Then her fingers tapped the keyboard again.
The screen is filled with files. Linda's smile grew colder. She looked at the entrance, back to the screen, then pressed a big button on the laptop and closed it.
…...
The next day.
A crazy headline trended, questioning why two big companies used Linda as the face knowing her reputation wasn't pure.
"Why Linda instead of Lena?"
"I don't know who she has slept with… well, we aren't allowed to talk about it, but I don't like her and I won't buy the damn product. It's my own money after all."
They kept dragging Linda, comparing her to Lena, blaming her for trying to outshine Lena. Then another headline came out.
LINDA WAS TREATED BADLY BY ROSIE. SHE DAMAGED GL CLOTH AND BLAMED LINDA FOR IT.
LINDA CRIED SILENTLY BUT TOOK THE BLAME. SHE APOLOGISED BY AMENDING THE CLOTHES.
ROSIE PAID JENNY, ONE OF GL WORKERS, MONEY TO DAMAGE THE SPORTS WEAR LINDA WAS ABOUT TO ADVERTISE.
The accounts that posted these articles weren't new, they had several followers. Confused comments filled the posts immediately, and some news companies carried it since Linda's topic had been selling more.
"What's going on? Why would Rosie do that to her?"
Then a strange account dropped a shocking comment. "Do you think she's taking advantage of Linda's situation to bully her?"
Another strange account commented, "Since this is the case, Linda's previous cases are suspicious… hmmm."
"Please, the commenters above me, what do you mean? Do you mean Linda's previous scandals were planned like what Rosie did?"
"of course… Linda doesn't have anyone to look up to, and it looks like they're jealous and want her to lose her reputation," another strange account replied.
"At first, I loved Rosie… but now she really disappointed me by taking advantage of Linda's reputation."
"What broke my heart is that Linda couldn't defend herself and had to take the blame since no one would believe her."
"ahhh, poor Linda keeps ending up on people's bad side!"
"Could it be the price she's paying for stealing married husbands?"
Megan wore a satisfied smile as she read the comments; she already knew who it was. She glanced at Linda sleeping lazily on the couch, giggled, and moved closer, sitting beside her and studying her innocent face.
She looked lonely and cute, her pimples and rashes had completely left her face, and her natural beauty was pulling attention on its own.
"Well done, Linda," she giggled and stood up, looking around. There was nothing to do since Madam Eliza wasn't around.
As soon as she left, Linda slowly opened her eyes. She updated the article, still not satisfied. She had other plans in her head to teach her a lesson, but there would be a bigger problem to deal with once Lena came back.
She heard they were best friends, and she was also her stepsister's bestie. She couldn't be a good person either. Bad people are always friends.
...
Surprisingly, rich people started ordering both the headphones and the dresses for their wives. The problem was, they wanted it exactly the way Linda did it. They said it was more creative than the original one. They had no choice but to start producing it that way. Thankfully, they had only produced two hundred clothes to test how it would go.
Within a week, the company sold everything out. Almost five hundred sports wear items and one thousand headsets were sold at the Keystone company. They loved the combination of the sports wear and the headsets, posting pictures while shooting in them.
Several billboards carried her ads since she was a hot topic and a best-selling author. Some fans said they bought it because of the companies and her beautiful shape, especially her powerful aura, but not because they liked her. They refused to follow her.
Her followers remained thirty thousand on Instagram, which was once six million.
…..
Three days later.
Linda arrived late to the company and noticed that everywhere was quiet and strange. People looked at her as if she had committed a great offence. Some were happy, giving her mocking looks, whispering,
"You are dead, bitch."
Rosie, who had been absent these days, already had tears all over her face while scratching her head. When she saw Linda, she laughed.
"ahh! at least I'm not the only one in it."
Janet sneered. "Let's see how you get yourself out of this mess."
Linda only raised a brow and went to their dressing room. She saw Madam Eliza pacing back and forth. All eyes turned to her as soon as she shut the door.
The two other models quickly stood up. "Linda," the first one said, looking at her pitifully.
"What happened?" she asked in confusion.
"ahhh! Excuse me! finally!! she's here!!" Megan ran toward her immediately. "My gosh, you're here!"
"What?"
"Why are you late?!!" she exaggerated.
Linda checked the time and was shocked she was forty minutes late.
"Is there something I missed?"
"That's not the situation here, Linda," Madam Eliza sighed and held her hand.
"I'm trying to protect you and you keep getting yourself into trouble."
"What trouble?"
Megan folded her arms across her chest. "Fine. The CEO is back."