Bennett heaved a big sigh at the bedside, then turned around and left.
Carmella's eyes popped open, filled with resentment and hatred. She gripped the blanket, her fingertips digging so hard into the fabric that it tore and started bleeding. Her blood spread across the white blanket.
She felt as if she had been abruptly pushed from heaven into hell, and the shock nearly tore her heart apart!
She hated that Estelle had once again ruined her future and destroyed everything she had!
Why was she KING? Why?
Carmella thought to herself: "No wonder Jason had so much faith in Estelle back at Snowy Studios! It turned out Jason knew about it, then Albert must have known too. He didn't mention it when he called me that day! If he had told me, I wouldn't have been caught off guard! They just wanted to see me make a fool of myself! Now I've lost everything, totally screwed! And Simone, she knew I fainted but didn't even come up to check on me!"
Carmella was filled with hatred towards Estelle, Albert, Simone, and everyone in this world!
The phone Bennett left behind her buzzed suddenly. She turned around to see it was her agent.
She wanted to hide herself, but she knew she couldn't avoid it. She reached out with trembling hands to answer the phone, choking out, "Hello?"
"Carmella, why aren't you picking up the phone? Do you know how much trouble you've caused me!" The agent's scolding voice came through the phone, and it was no longer friendly.
"Listen, the company is going to cut you loose because your lies have cost us a fortune. They'll sue you and demand you pay damages and penalties. All those endorsements you signed are also canceled, and you'll have to pay the penalty! Plus, people from Beauty's Wardrobe called. You've seriously impacted their program,"
Before the agent could finish, Carmella burst into tears. "What else do you want to punish me with? Are you trying to drive me to death?"
The agent was taken aback, then snapped, "What's that got to do with us? We provided you with opportunities and resources. You brought this on yourself!"
"Yes, I brought this all on myself, and you didn't do anything, right? Where were all these complaints when you were making money off me? Was it also my idea to hire online trolls to influence public opinion?"
Carmella felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. She cried out in agony, then hurled the phone at the wall.
With a crash, the phone shattered to pieces.
Carmella collapsed onto the bed, crying her heart out.
It was noon, and the housemaid had prepared lunch. She came to ask Bennett and Simone if they wanted to have lunch.
Simone was still silent, and Bennett had no appetite, so he waved the maid off.
The maid asked cautiously, "Shall I go upstairs and see if Carmella is awake?"
After the maid left, Bennett sat down next to Simone on the couch and murmured, "Even though Carmella's future is ruined, the fact that Estelle is KING is still something to celebrate. After all, she is our biological daughter."
"It's all too late now. Everything is too late!" Simone shook her head, her eyes empty.

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The readers' comments on the novel: Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan)
Thank you for the updates....
I love it, I love it! Thank you for the updates....
Dear author Lucy, may we please have updates. Thank you....
There's a song currently playing via YouTube and TikToc by LowDii "Touch Me Softly" that makes me think of Norah and Xavier (Gonzalez). Please, I'm looking forward to updates. Thank you for your writing....
May we please have updates. Thank you....
As the plot thicken. Adrian is done for and he can't try to control Norah, so he'd probably tattle to Janice who's gone for two weeks. Thank you soooo much for the updates....
These updates were too funny. Thank you so much for the updates....
I forgot to add Amy to the group of pregnant women,since she was the first. Emily and Sylvia better be careful since pregnancy is in the air....
Wow! This is great, both Estelle and Magdalen are pregnant at the same time and I hope that Xavier is Norah neighbor. Thank you for the updates....
Author Lucy you're a blessing. Thank you so my for the updates. I hope that Norah's neighbor is Xavier she gets her memory back....