Female Novel
Chapter 2100
Not long after that, Hannah called again while sounding angry. Although she was younger than Auroraand her wealth of life experiences did not necessarily match up to the latter's, she had kept tabs on allthat had happened to Aurora the entire time.
Hannah did not mention anything about lying low this time while this incident blew over. Instead, shetook Ian's side and insisted that the person who extorted Aurora for money would bear the brunt of hisown actions.
She also added that the company would take over the matter from now on; while it concerned onlyAurora for now, it was a matter of time before Ian got dragged into it.
Ian's contract was still ongoing, and anything that happened to his interests directly affected thecompany as well.
On the other hand, Ian visibly relaxed after hearing that the company would handle this. Hannah didn'tsay much else throughout the call, and she hung up a minute or two later.
Presently, Cindy had finished making dinner and brought the dishes out to the table, whereupon shesaw Aurora sitting on the couch with a tired look on her face.
Naturally, anyone would be exhausted and perplexed after encountering something like this. It wasn'tas if blackmailing incidents such as these could be easily avoided nor anticipated.
The worst part was that they were dealing with a person who did not appeal to good sense and insistedon being unreasonable as well as demanding. Hence, the only thing that could result from such an
incident was an overwhelming amount of frustration.
Cindy set the table, and when she was done, she beckoned Ian and Aurora for dinner. Then, sheadded comfortingly, "Don't worry, things will be solved before you know it. What matters most is thatyou know you aren't in the wrong." She paused before going on to ask, "Aurora, do you still have thosetexts he sent you? We need every bit of evidence we have to turn this narrative against him."
Upon hearing this, Aurora turned on her phone. "I do have the texts, and I remember replying to them.See, they're all here." It was as if she had suddenly gained a sense of direction, and she pulled up theconversation she had with the man after her phone was turned on. In his texts, the man claimed that hehad started a new life and that he wished Aurora well. Toward the end, the conversation took a sourturn, and the man began to badger her about getting back together. She had kept all these in her inbox.
When Aurora thought about how reluctant she had been to delete these messages before, she wantedto laugh at her hesitation. However, in hindsight, keeping these messages turned out to have its uses.
Aurora quickly captured the conversation and sent the pictures over to Hannah, who later replied bysaying that there was nothing to worry about since they clearly had the upper hand right now. She alsotold Aurora that she could rest easy now that the company was dealing with this.
Not much was said during dinner that night, and Cindy could tell that Ian and Aurora were both in foulmoods.
She wanted to cajole them at first, but she knew that as things were, solace meant little to both motherand son. She figured that the only way to reassure them was to allow this whole thing to take its naturalprogression, and when the company stepped up to deny all rumors, the problem would be solved andthings would be back to normal.
As such, Cindy ate her meal in silence.
They were only just done with dinner when Aurora's phone rang, and when she glanced at the callerID, rage colored her expression.
It was a call from that infuriating man. He discovered that Aurora's phone had been switched on, so hewas calling to pester her and continue with the threats. novelbin
Cindy wasn't sure what the man was thinking. Does he actually think he has what it takes to stir uptrouble for us on the internet?
After all, the netizens were not easily misled. The man could say whatever he wanted, but in theabsence of solid proof, Ian could take legal action against him and rally the netizens' support, therebyflipping the narrative.
More importantly, the internet was not free from the rule of law. The man had to be a real simpleton tobelieve that a lie or two could create scandal enough to bring down Aurora and Ian's respectivecareers.
On the other hand, Aurora did not answer the man's call. She put the phone on silent mode andignored him.
In all honesty, Cindy thought it would be much simpler to ignore the man and leave him hanging.Money was probably tight for him if he was desperate to come here and demand it. He might even bestaying in some motel, and he wouldn't have the budget for meals and expenses for more than acouple of days. At some point, he would be forced to leave when his money ran out.
She went over to the sink and washed up the fruits while Aurora and Ian sat on the couch. They wereboth scrolling through their phones and trying to figure out what the man's next move could be.
They would much prefer the man to make a move so that the matter could be concluded, but if he wereto drag this on, it would only be a waste of their time.