Flora’s Guide to a Second Chance at Love and Life
Chapter 1078

Liam was practically blubbering as he said, "You jumped into Henrik's bed and then got him to send people to rough us up! Fellow journalists, take a look at me-these bruises are all Henrik's doing! I was nearly killed, standing here by the skin of my teeth!" The room went dead silent.

You could hear a pin drop, except for Liam's sobs.

Then, out of nowhere,

The crowd erupted with astonishment.

The media went bonkers!

They came for a fashion show and ended up with a scandalous scoop?

They whipped out their notebooks, scribbling down Liam's claims, ready to blast it as the next big headline.

"I know you might doubt me, but take a look at this!" Liam whipped out a family photo.

It showed Liam, Peyton, their kids, and Cecelia.

Cecelia looked young and fresh-faced in the picture, but everyone recognized her immediately.

The room was buzzing with shock.

Anyone who had considered defending Cecelia and Henrik was at a loss for words.

In the live stream, viewers were losing it even more.

[I'm shook. Cecelia's been squeaky clean since her debut, and now this bombshell drops! Ditching her foster parents, I'm appalled.]

[And Henrik? Always playing the gentleman, but secretly he's got some nasty tricks up his sleeve!]

[Don't fall for rumors, don't spread them. This guy might be lying. I'm sticking with Mr. Raul and Cecelia.]

[LMAO, there's a photo and folks still in denial? Cecelia seems like trouble, just a temptress, probably been around the block.]

Back at the venue.

The journalists threw caution to the wind, pushing forward with their mics.

Year-end's coming!

Time to chase those stories!

"Mr. Raul, any comment? Did you really send people to beat up Cecelia's foster father?"

"Ms. Cecelia, that man claiming to

be

abour foster father-did you really

them after hitting it big,

à abuse them?"

"Ms. Cecelia, care to respond?"

Henrik stepped up, shielding Cecelia.

He's well-liked in the industry, so even though the reporters were eager, they weren't crossing the line.

"Cecelia, we didn't want this to get ugly, but you've let us down!" Liam kept up his act, "Do you know how much this breaks Dad's heart? It's one thing to forget us after becoming famous, but sending people to attack us? Too far All these years, we've been covering your shameful deeds..."

The media got even more fired up!

There was more dirt to dig!

If it weren't for Henrik, Cecelia would've been swarmed.

Off in a corner, Aisha was practically shaking with excitement.

Yes!

This was it!

Cecelia would soon be toast!

But...

Why were Cecelia and Henrik so composed?

By rights, they should've been freaking out, panicked, and scared.

Yet Cecelia was calm, like she was watching a bad play unfold.

Henrik stood protectively in front of her, and through his shoulder, she looked at Liam, her usually bright Snow icy.

"Finished?"

She sneered.

Her reaction was so unexpected, Liam froze, and Aisha, lurking in the shadows, got an uneasy feeling.

"Now, it's my turn to speak."