Chapter 397

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Caitlin wrapped her arms around him, smiling
“You can do whatever you want.”
“You said it..
His kiss came down on her, dominant yet tender, swallowing her whole.
#yett
Tonight belonged to them. After days of restraint, the man finally let go and made his feelings known in the most passionate way.
Just another night of overwhelming sugar for anyone watching.
While they shared a night of deep intimacy, many members of the Yuncey Family couldn’t sleep at all.
At the police station, the family lawyer Owen tried to secure Douglas’s release on bail–but no luck. With two assault allegations on the table, the police denied the request.
When Owen met with Quill to explain the situation, Quill nearly exploded with rage.
“That useless idiot! How could he make the same damn mistake again?”
He still remembered last year–Douglas had gotten drunk and taken advantage of Julie, the daughter of a housemaid named Bailey. His wife Millie, had even walked in on them.
It was a disaster.
Douglas claimed Julie seduced him. The Yuncey Family silenced the scandal with threats and a 50,000 hush payment. Bailey and Julie had no power to resist
But now, a year later, Douglas had done it again. With the same girl.
“This is bad,” Ov
“Owen said grimly. “There’s video from the hotel confirming Douglas was there. And the police found incriminating physical evidence from Julie,”
Quill paced the room, aptated.
“We need to pull every string we can. There’s no way I’m letting my son rot in jail ”
“But the media’s already running with this,” Owen said. “If the public doesn’t see justice done, there’s going to be backlash.”
“Then we drown the noise. Use PR to erase everything!”
Quill immediately launched the Yuncey Group’s internal PR department and contracted outside agencies to help.
But during their cleanup, something strange happened–every time they deleted one piece of negative press, ten more popped up. Delete two, and twenty appeared.
It was like a chain reaction had been triggered, some programmed feedback loop gone wild. The teams were overwhelmed and soon too afraid to touch anything.
Quill didn’t sleep a wink. By morning, he flipped his desk in a fit of rage after hearing the PR team’s report.
“What the hell is going on? Are these media outlets trying to humiliate us? Send out cease– and –desist letters! War them with legal action!”
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Yuncey Group’s legal team issued formal threats to every nollet spreading the scandal,
It did nothing
By sunrise, the situation was out of control. Douglas’s name was trending #1. A clip of Julie’s tearful intendew–her back to the camera, using a pseudonym–had gone viral.
in the video, she begged for justice, calling Douglas a monster, pleading for the law to protect her.
Her raw emotion won ever the public. People flooded social media in outrage.
**Just because he’s rich and powerful, he thinks he can do whatever he wants?”
Even worse, news leaked that Yancey Group had tried to suppress the scandal through legal threats and backdoor negotiations
The backlash exploded.
**At the Yuncey Family Estate ”
Only a few showed up for breakfast. Timothy scanned the empty seats and frowned.
“Bring breakfast to Taylor’s room. I’ll eat with her today”
“Yes, sir.”
As Timothy stepped outside, he ran into Cynthia returning from her morning walk,
“You’re up early, Father. Have you eaten yet?”
ret. What brings you here?”
“Not yet.
“I came to see you–and to tell you the news. You i haven’t heard yet, have you ? Douglas got into serious trouble.”
“What?” Timothy’s eyes shot wide.
“ Sigh… same old habits. He forced himself on a girl last night. She called the cops, and now he’s in jail Didn’t get out all night.”
r’the pot .
ynthia had rushed over just to stir the
Timothy nearly had a heart attack,
“That damn fool! Again ?! What the hell is wrong with him?! I’m going to have a stroke!”
“Calm down, Dad. Don’t let this get to you.”
She helped him inside to rest.
“So what’s the latest on the c
*still under investigation
The asked.
Police were combing through hotel security footage, and while Douglas claimed Caitlin had invited him and opened the door, surveillance didn’t show her anywhere.
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The police summoned Caitlin for questioning that morning.
“Did you arrange to meet Douglas at the hotel?” an officer asked.
Caitlin answered calmly
“Yes. He said he wanted to discuss matters related to Fragrance & Dye Studio, But he never showed up. I only found out what happened from
the news”
“Douglas claims you set him up. Any comment?”
Caitlin scoffed.
“How could I possibly set him up? That’s ridiculous. If anything, I suspect he used my name to lure that girl into a trap. I sincerely hope you get to the bottom of this. No one should get away with breaking the law–relative or not.”
with nothing further to investigate, she was free to go
Meanwhile, the scandal had already damaged the Yungry Group. Stocks began to tumble
In a desperate move, Quill sent men to Bailey’s home. His plan was simple: get Julle to change her statement. If she said she seduced Douglas, the charges would fall apart.
He dispatched Owen to lead the effort.
At the same time, Carmen showed up at the detention center, acting on behalf of her mother and sister–in–law.
“Just what the hell is going on with you?” she asked angrily
Douglas grabbed her hand like a drowning
mún.
“ Carmen, I’ve been framed Caitlin set me up–this is all her doing! Please, go talk to hert Tell her to let me go ! ”
“ Caitlin again?!” Carmen exploded with rage.
“Fine! I’ll deal with her myself