Silence fell over the room.
Lilith had not expected Ben to tell everyone about Elliot.
The others were not aware of her identity and thought that she was fully dependent on her boyfriend's connections for work. If they found out that she was Elliot's sister, would they think that she was relying on Elliot's status even when that was not the truth? She had never relied on Ben or Elliot.
Lilith stormed out of the room in a rage.
Ben had wanted to teach Coco a lesson, but he immediately went after Lilith when she left.
"Lilith is Elliot's sister?" Coco turned to look at the person in charge of the
photoshoot.
The person in charge scowled in surprise." I don't know! I only know that she is dating Mr. Schaffer, but I've never heard that Elliot Foster has a sister, nor did Lilith's assistant mention anything to us!"
"Maybe Schaffer was lying?" Coco suggested weakly, knowing that Ben had no reason to lie to them.
"Mr. Schaffer is Elliot Foster's right-hand man, so he has no reason to lie to us about something like that. Lilith might very well be Elliot's sister from a different mother. Didn't the news report say that Elliot's biological father was someone named... um... something White..."
Everyone gasped when the name 'White' was mentioned because White was Lilith's last name as well, which was enough proof that she was indeed Elliot's sister.
"Coco, your attitude today is going to affect your reputation. All those things you said about Elliot... If Lilith goes home and tells Elliot about what happened, your life is over." The person in charge gave her a stern look. "Hurry and apologize to Lilith, or our commercial might not even air if the situation escalates."
"I don't have their numbers." "I will give them to you." Ben caught up to Lilith ?h"
"Do you think that Coco girl doesn't have someone backing her?" Ben asked as he got into the car and drove. "Both your brother and I will refrain from actually helping you in any way. So long as you don't seek help, you are still on your own with your career. You don't have to prove yourself to anyone when you know you are doing the right thing, so there's no reason to get upset over this."
"You annoy me when you talk. I like you better when you don't speak." Lilith stared daggers at him. "Where are you taking me?"
"You haven't eaten, right? Let's go grab a bite."
"I lost my appetite."
"You still need to eat. By the way, my parents decide to come back to Aryadelle for a while." Ben risked a gingerly glance at her. "I told them that we are dating, and they want to meet you."
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