Chapter 13: I Want His Reputation Ruined

The driver slammed on the brakes urgently. As he unbuckled and dashed out of the car, Aurora was nowhere to be seen.

“Aurora!” He stood firmly at the last place he had seen Aurora, just in time to spot a woman in a white dress ahead.

He ran towards her without hesitation. “Aurora, you're back,” he said as he grabbed her shoulder.

“What are you doing?!” The woman who turned around was a stranger.

“I’m sorry, I mistook you for someone else,” Hayden said, turning away with a look of sorrow on his face.

It must have been the dream he had last night; he still hadn’t fully awakened, which is why he made the mistake.

As he turned, a woman in white emerged slowly from behind a marble column.

Her white dress fluttered in the wind along with her black hair, her expression cold and indifferent.

A Maybach pulled up in front of her.

“Miss, good morning,” Cameron greeted her with a broad smile.

“Morning, you’re quite punctual,” Aurora checked the time; it was exactly seven.

She had specified this time yesterday. Besides being the hidden owner of a private equity firm, she was now an exchange student in Clothville and had to report to school today.

Cameron responded, “It’s my duty, Mr. Betts said you hate being late.”

“That’s right, I hate being late, and betrayal,” she added coldly, glancing at the dispirited Hayden.

Cameron didn’t catch the last two words.

“By the way, Miss Montgomery, everything you asked for is in the back. What would you like for breakfast? Mr. Betts specifically mentioned your stomach ailment; you need to eat on time,” Cameron said, looking ahead.

Aurora rested her cheek on her hand, perhaps Asher was the person who understood her best in this world.

“Anything will do.”

Opening her phone, Aurora saw a photo of herself with Hayden, his face slightly flushed as if he were a sleeping prince.

He still looked as refined as ever, only now there was a maturity in his brow that wasn’t there three years ago.

Susan’s parents must have seen this photo by now, she mused with a light laugh. A great drama was about to unfold.

She quickly connected with the editor on the phone.

The editor was very energetic, not at all tired.

“Miss, tomorrow's headline will shock the entire Clothville!” the editor said excitedly.

“Is the headline ready?” Aurora asked in a lowered voice.

“Of course, I’ve already contacted several media outlets to release it first thing. By the way, Miss, for such big news, how much would you want us to pay you?” the editor inquired.

He was a refined member of the circle; he knew to give something in return for receiving.

“Pay me…” Aurora paused before continuing, “I just want Hayden's reputation ruined.”

“Understood,” the editor replied, his earlier excitement now tempered, likely guessing the grudge between Aurora and Hayden.

“If you want even better scoops, me, and this phone call, must never be mentioned to a third person,” Aurora warned.

“Got it. Miss, don’t worry, this news will completely destroy his good-guy image. He’s been such a good pretender; even I was fooled until you provided that photo…”

The editor continued talking, but Aurora’s thoughts were already drifting.

She was in a good mood, though this was just the beginning. After three years of lying in wait, this was nothing.

She would make them regret; she would rise even higher.