Chapter 50: Isn’t It Unfair?
Evelyn’s eyes trailed down to the comments left below the articles. So many opinions were being expressed, and each one was completely against her. Some even questioned why the corporation wasn’t transferred to Preston.
She tossed the tablet on the sofa, fingers combing through her hair.
"Are you okay?" Zayne asked.
"Don’t I look okay?"
"No."
His eyes roamed over her.
Evelyn turned away to step back into the bathroom, but he was quick to grab her. "Talk to me."
"What do you want me to say?" Her head snapped up, and she fixed him with a glare. "That I’m restless? Well, yes I am. I don’t like public scrutiny and I never have. Of course, it was eventually going to happen, I know that, I just didn’t want it to be like this. Then again, can I really say that I didn’t expect something insane like this from Preston? I don’t need proof to know that he schemed this entire thing to back me to the corner, force the company off my hands or even manipulate me into giving it willing—"
Zayne palmed her cheeks, forcing her still. He stared right into her eyes saying, "Calm down."
She breathed, soft puffs of air leaving her mouth.
"We’ll fix this, he said. It’s just an article, nothing more. How much harm can it do?"