Stephanie frowned and asked, "Is my teacher okay?"
"Well, she's physically fine, but her reputation might be in tatters... Rebecca had someone paint ‘Ashley is a Mistress’ in red at the entrance of the building, and it was captured and uploaded online."
"She had the nerve to do this! What about Jeffrey? Is he not going to do anything about this?"
"He probably doesn't know about this yet."
"I'm going to call Sebastian right away!"
"Steph, you’ve got to hurry... The studio is almost getting trashed."
Stephanie quickly hung up and dialed Sebastian.
Sebastian had just finished his work and was on his way home.
On the phone, hearing Stephanie's anxious voice, he calmly said, "Don't panic... Take Emily home first; I'll handle it."
Stephanie didn't want Emily to witness Rebecca bullying Ashley and get traumatized again.
"Sebastian, should we tell Jeffrey about this?"
"I know what to do; just go home and wait for me."
"Alright... Thank you; I've caused you trouble again." Stephanie said it with a bitter smile.
Always saying thank you.
After hanging up, Sebastian sent a message to Jeffrey.
The message was brief: Rebecca is causing a scene at Ashley's workplace.
Jeffrey immediately left his company and rushed to the scene.
In Steph's studio, a bunch of new artists were scared out of their wits.
"Oh, I finally couldn't hold it in, huh! Ashley, did you really think I would let you go? Do you want to continue working? Fine, I'll let you continue, but I want the whole world to know that you, Ashley, are a shameless mistress, and you even have an illegitimate child! I'll have you live the rest of your life with this reputation!"
Ashley said woodenly, "Whether I'm a mistress or not, Ms. Snider knows it better than anyone. Why bother lying to yourself, Ms. Snider?"
"So, are you saying that I'm the mistress?"
"What you think is your business, I'm not a mistress! I've been in love with Jeffrey for three years, before you even showed up!"
"Huh... I'm the lady of the Perez family, married with the full consent of both families. What are you? Jeffrey's secret lover? A mistress should know her place. Your man is married, and you're still clinging on?"
"I didn't cling on to him."
"Not clinging on to him, yet you had a daughter for him?"
"Emily was an accident."
"An accident? I think you just wanted to have Jeffrey's child so you could cling on to him more conveniently! Huh? Did you get someone to write a script for you so you and your illegitimate daughter could film a movie? Jeffrey really went out of his way for you!"
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