As soon as Joseph walked into his room and closed the door behind him, his assistant called him on his phone.
“Eldest Young Master, those photos were taken clandestinely, and the camera was in your room.”
Joseph walked to the side of his bed. He could not find any trace of the camera even if he looked around it closely.
“Eldest Young Master, I am afraid that the evidence has been destroyed. Besides our own people, I doubt any outsiders could do something like this.”
The assistant sounded helpless. “It’s probably meaningless to find out why those photos were taken and leaked. What’s critical right now is that the photos are exposed.”
“I know.” Joseph turned on his laptop.
There were plenty of photos and even videos of him and Elena on the bed on the Internet.
Fortunately, they were interrupted before things could turn worse when his family members abruptly burst into the room. Elena’s future would be doomed had things gone too far! How malicious was the person who uploaded those photos? Who else could have done it besides Ava? Even he was not spared from her evil plots!
“Eldest Young Master, now that those photos are everywhere, the public has made assumptions about your relationship with Miss Elena.” The assistant seemed a little hesitant to continue, but he had to say it. “Eldest Young Master, now that those photos are circulating online, it is definitely not the time to announce Miss Elena’s identity.”
“I know!”
That was one of Ava’s intentions. Even though Elena was the Garcia family’s real granddaughter, they had to keep it under wraps for a while longer. They did not want the fake scandal between the cousins to become a joke as it would leave permanent scars on their lives.
Ava knew that would happen, and she did that so the Garcia family would not deny her identity as their granddaughter. She wanted to threaten them. If they expose her fraud, then she would announce that Elena was their real granddaughter. She wanted to shame Elena. As a man, Joseph would probably not suffer as much, but Elena would never live a peaceful life again.
“Cover it up with some celebrities’ news.”
“Yes, I will work on it.”
The other party had sensationalized his scandal. As Joseph was Eldest Young Master Garcia and the former CEO of Garcia Corporation, no celebrity stories would be able to cover his news. They could only try their very best!
Joseph did not commend any further. After he hung up the phone, he read the articles and photos on the Internet again. Who was the person behind Ava? Was it really Michael? Elena was his woman. Did he not care for her? Elena’s life would be entirely crushed if the truth was exposed. Would Michael regret it if it was him who planned for the event?
…
Elena got up early in the morning and made herself ready. She powdered her face to cover up her paleness. She was afraid that her grandfather would be worried about her should he gain consciousness that day and saw her pitiful look.
“Milo, let’s go.” She went downstairs with her bag in her arm. Butler Milo saw her, and his mood became complicated at once.
After a moment of hesitation, he said. “Miss Elena, there’s no news from the hospital. Maybe, it’s better to stay at home today and not go out.”
“Why? I’m going to visit my grandfather.” Elena blinked and walked to him, a little puzzled. “Didn’t we agree about it already?”
“That’s right, we talked about it, but the old master is still unconscious. In case he doesn’t wake up today, you would have been there in vain.”
“How is that the same? I have to go to the hospital to take care of my grandfather. How can I just leave him in the hands of the medical team?”
Elena tilted her head and stared at his face. “Milo, you seem to be hiding something from me. What’s it?”
“Of course not!”
Butler Milo’s reaction was a bit too fast, so he was guilty. Elena frowned as she doubted his words even more.
“Milo, so you… are really hiding something from me?”
“I’m just an old man. Why would I hide anything from you?”
“Then, let’s go.” Elena was worried when he tried to deflect her questions. However, Butler Milo’s task that day was to try to keep her at home. They did not want her to bump into those news reporters… Butler Milo was worried if he could handle it if Young Master Joseph were not there.
“I… that, Elena, I… since the hospital said that the old master is okay, why not… why don’t we see him tomorrow…”
“Milo, tell me the truth. Is there something wrong with Grandfather?”
Elena had a bad feeling in her heart. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that something was terribly wrong with her grandfather.
She was anxious. “Milo, if you don’t want to take me to the hospital, I will go by myself. I will drive myself!”
Something must have happened to her grandfather. Otherwise, Butler Milo would not act like that and stammer in his speech. What had happened to her grandfather? Did his condition worsen? Elena did not want to think about it, so she turned around to walk out of the door.
“No, nothing is wrong with the old master. Miss Elena, listen to me. He’s well.”
That morning, Eldest Young Master Joseph had gone out early. He looked swamped and had to deal with many things. Both madams had also gone to the office. Butler Milo was the only person who could accompany Elena. Eldest Young Master Garcia told him that Elena was not in good health, so he could not let her run around on her own.
“Miss Elena, I will go with you. I will go with you now. Don’t panic.”
Even though Elena was pregnant, she was young, so she walked a lot faster than Butler Milo. Butler Milo was out of breath as he chased after her.
“Miss Elena, I’ll go with you, don’t worry. Don’t… oh, I can’t do this, my stomach hurts!”
He suddenly covered his stomach and moaned. “Miss Elena, my stomach hurts. It hurts!”
Elena was taken aback. She quickly stopped in her tracks and turned around.
“Milo, how are you? Are you okay?”
“I… I’m about to pass out!”
Butler Milo was so out of breath that his face flushed.
“Miss Elena, if I walk too fast, my stomach will hurt. Please don’t let me chase after you.”
Elena felt guilty when she saw his red face.
“Sorry Milo, I was just…”
“It’s okay. I know that you are just worried about the old master.”
Butler Milo had no choice. He could only take her to the hospital.
“Don’t panic, the old man is well. I will take you to the hospital now.”