Chapter 326
The internet was exploding all over again.
The focus had shifted from criticizing Camilla to obsessing over what was really going on between her and Lance. Lance himself started replying to a bunch of comments online, acting so out of character that people began to wonder if it was even the real him behind the screen.
Someone straight-up asked if he and Camilla were dating.
He replied, “I’m chasing after her, but I haven’t caught her yet. What’s our status? I guess you could call it her keeping me. Yeah, she’s the one supporting me, I live at her place p>
Then someone else asked if this was really Lance.
He commented back, “Send me your address, let’s meet up and you can see for yourself p>
The way he was interacting, it honestly felt like a fake account.
Camilla didn’t even realize Lance had set the internet on fire until she went down to the parking garage. She called him and told him to chill out, but this time, Lance was completely stubborn about it, saying he just couldn’t stand seeing Barnard try to get close.
All these comments from Lance were now on Sarah’s screen. She stared at the words until her eyes started to sting, almost able to imagine the look Lance must have had while he was typing them. He’d always been so warm and gentle, never guarded. Now, he just seemed kind of flustered. She forced a tiny smile and turned to Camilla. “Looks like I was just imagining things. I didn’t know Lance trusted you so much, Camilla p>
Sarah tried to sound casual, but Camilla could still pick up the hint of disappointment in her voice.
Even after Sarah had brought her so-called boyfriend around to Camilla, Camilla hadn’t completely let down her guard.
Camilla replied, “Sarah, trust is the most important thing in any relationship. If he trusts me, then I’ll trust him, too. You really don’t have to worry about us p>
Sarah pressed her lips together, watching Camilla walk past her into the company building. She bit her lip so hard it started to bleed, but she didn’t even seem to feel it. Her eyes stayed fixed on Camilla for a long time.
She just didn’t get it. She’d spent almost twenty years trying to be the one for Lance, and she never succeeded. But somehow, Camilla, a woman who’d already been married and had a kid, managed to become so important to him. He was even willing to make himself look bad, just so she’d look good.
Sarah stood there, stuck in place, lost in her own world until Tessa called and snapped her back to reality. But the look in Sarah’s eyes stayed twisted and unsettled.
Meanwhile, online, things were changing fast. With Lance jumping right into the comments himself, the public quickly stopped criticizing Camilla and instead started rooting for her and Lance as a couple.
Everyone slowly realized that Camilla had already moved on with her life. Lance and Barnard weren’t even in the same league, so nobody really thought Camilla would still be messing around with Barnard now that she was with Lance.
With the spotlight now somewhere else, people started digging and soon figured out it was Davina who’d been behind the online attacks on Camilla. No matter what kind of shiny statement the Carter family put out before, it didn’t change the fact that Davina had schemed her way in as the other woman.
Suddenly, all the comments that had been bashing Camilla switched direction, and now people were criticizing the Carter family, saying they had no morals and were covering for Davina.
The narrative flipped so quickly that by the time the Carter family noticed, they couldn’t do anything to stop it.
Davina was asleep when Calvin started banging on her door, waking her up.
She shuffled to the door in a baggy red nightgown and opened it to see Calvin, his eyes burning with anger.
She started to say something, but his glare dropped to her robe, which was open at the top. He immediately looked away, sounded totally annoyed, and said, “What are you doing? Show a little decency. You can’t open the door looking like that p>
Davina looked down at herself, confused. “I was just sleeping, Dad. What’s wrong with wearing pajamas to bed p>
Calvin snapped, “You didn’t think to fix your clothes before answering the door? Aren’t you embarrassed p>
He turned his head, refusing to even glance in her direction, but that flash of a look was enough for him to notice her sallow, wrinkled skin. She even looked older than Laura.
He felt a headache coming on and was already regretting storming over like this. Davina just had no shame. She knew he was at the door and still didn’t bother to button up.
Davina glanced down and saw her top button was undone. She quickly buttoned it, muttering under her breath, “It’s just one button, Dad. Why are you so angry? Why are you shouting at me p>
Calvin felt like the anger was stuck in his throat. If Davina were a young girl, he could pretend she was just naïve, but she was about his age, and she couldn’t even dress properly to answer the door.
He was practically seeing red, but managed to remember why he came. He fixed her with a hard stare. “Were you the one paying people to attack Camilla online p>