Chapter 551

Cedric gave her a sulking look.

With a soft chuckle, Daniela teased,"Calm down,will you?"

She then slid off him, quickly dressed, and retrieved her phone from the nightstand to contact Lillian.

Lillian responded promptly on the call. "Daniela?Aren't you home? I'm right outside your door."

With a glance at Cedric, who sprawled on the bed looking dejected, Daniela responded with a gentle smile, "What's going on?"

Lillian immediately adopteda more grave tone. "It's important!" "Give me a moment; I'll meet you downstairs," Daniela said into the phone. Cedric's expression grew even more somber as he overheard. After ending the call,Daniela leaned down and shared a lingering kiss with Cedric, leaving them both short of breath.

Cedric then rose to get dressed, his demeanor still one of mild annoyance. "You owe me one."

Daniela agreed with a smile, nodding. "Absolutely."

Cedric's face brightened when he checked the time."Let's make this brief. Return straight here after your discussion downstairs!"

However,neither found their way back upstairs that night.

Descending together, Daniela and Cedric normally encountered Lillian's playful remarks during such moments.

Today was different.

A grave look marred Lillian's face as she stared at Cedric.

"What's going on?" Daniela inquired, sensing the tension.

Lillian silently extended her phone towards her.

The screen was swamped with trending news, all centered around Cedric.

"Scandal Surrounds Cedric!" "The Illusion of Cedric's Loyalty Destroyed!"

"Cedric Caught with Three Women!"

"Revealed: Cedric's Scandalous Video!"

"Cedric's Passionate Night with the Graves Sisters!"

"The Deceit of Cedric Uncovered!"

"Cedric's Betrayal of Daniela!"

Lillian said, "This isn't just trending here; Cedric's scandal has flooded the entire internet!"

Ryan chimed in, "This has gone beyond our borders.International platforms are also ablaze with condemnation of Cedric."

Lillian faced Ryan, asking urgently, "Have you found anything conclusive? What does the technical analysis say about the authenticity of that so-called scandalous video?"

Setting the phone aside, Ryan looked towards Daniela,then Cedric, and sighed. "There's no evidence of tampering. The video appears authentic."

Shock registered on Lillian's face.

Ryan's expression turned to one of disbelief and resentment as he stared at Cedric. Despite the tension, Daniela remained composed."That isn't Cedric in the video."

Ryan,visibly upset, asked, "Daniela, how can you still defend him?"

Daniela shook her head calmly. "Check the video's timestamp. It's dated the day after the family banquet.Remember what was happening then?"

A moment of realization hit Lillian. "Yes, I recall now!That was the day Ryan suffered a bad bout of food poisoning,and Cedric was by his side the entire night."

Ryan was visibly shocked. He checked the timestamp closely. Indeed, it was true. "Who could possibly be in the video then?" he asked.

Cedric was equally astonished, scrutinizing the video again and again. He fixated on the face that mirrored his own,rendered speechless for a considerable time.

Grabbing his lapotop, Ryan said, "I'm going to pull the video offline immediately! Who is this doppelganger,and how could he impersonate Cedric to such an extent? This must be a deliberate frame-up!"

Meanwhile,Cedric's phone was incessantly buzzing.

The public relations team was in disarray.

They couldn't fathom Cedric engaging in such behavior.

Despite the damning nature of the online evidence,they scrutinized the video over and over, yet found no clues to suggest the man wasn't Cedric.

Initially, even some skeptics online refused to believe the claims.

They sent the so-called explicit video for forensic analysis.

The resulting verdict was blunt.

"The individual in the video is undeniably Cedric!"

As the storm of public opinion reached its zenith, the mastermind behind the chaos delighted in the turmoil,introducing yet another explosive element-a recorded conversation amid the fervent discussions.