Outside the car, Mona had arrived. Hearing Ruby Bellamy's rant, which made her out to be the bad guy from every angle, she felt her heart ache with grievance.
Ruby Bellamy had orchestrated this whole mess herself. As her assistant, Mona had tried to talk her out of it, but she'd been dead set on her course. Now that the plot was exposed, having the assistant take the fall was the only solution Mona could come up with. She'd thought Ruby Bellamy would be grateful. Instead, she was painted as a thorough villain.
She was so angry it felt like a sharp pain in her chest. 'What was all my dedication for?'
*
Serena Lockwood returned from an errand. While Stella Lockwood had been in the middle of her photoshoot, an endorsement deal had come up, and Serena had rushed out to negotiate. It was only on her way back, when she saw the news trending online, that she realized a huge incident had occurred at the studio.
