Under the Veil I Rule (Amara) novel Chapter 814

Emma murmured a few more soothing words before ending the call. Determined to give Finnian a piece of her mind, she dialed his number, but it rang out repeatedly with no answer.

She knew perfectly well he wasn't just too busy to pick up. She had called him several times over the past few days, and he had ignored every single one. What was he playing at? Was he seriously trying to cut ties with his own mother?

A fresh wave of fury surged through her veins. Snatching a teacup from the table, she hurled it violently against the hardwood floor, cursing his name before grabbing a decorative vase and smashing that, too.

Outside her door, Mack and Lanny stood like statues. Hearing the crashing of porcelain and glass, the twin bodyguards exchanged a fleeting look of resignation. Mr. Everly's mother was throwing another tantrum, but they didn't flinch.

A film set was the last place to expect privacy. If a simple lunch between Amara and Keith could get leaked online, Finnian's massive investment into *Letters from Yesterday*—along with his bold declaration that Amara was Antonia's sister-in-law—was bound to hit the internet at lightspeed.

This scandal blew the previous drama between Amara and Keith completely out of the water. After all, Finnian and Amara were ex-spouses.

The fact that there had been zero public hints of a reconciliation between them made this sudden leap in their relationship all the more shocking to the public. It was as if their romance had secretly skyrocketed behind closed doors.

Within an hour, the scandal rocketed to the top of the trending lists, locking in the number one spot across every social media platform.

"Holy crap, what is happening?! Are Finnian and Amara getting back together? Does this mean the baby is his?! My mind is blown!"

Amara saw the trending topics during her break. Scrolling through the comment sections, she realized that nearly all the top-liked posts were dissecting her relationship with Finnian. Even worse, half the internet was now wildly speculating that he was the father of her child.

Her stomach dropped. No matter what happened, she did not want her baby tied to Finnian in the public eye.

He already knew the truth, and there was nothing she could do about that, but she had desperately hoped to keep the rest of the world in the dark. How were people already connecting the dots?

This was all Finnian's fault! If he hadn't stirred the pot by demanding Antonia call her that ridiculous title, none of this would be happening.