Revenge is Best Served… After Reborn

Sophie kept her cool, not a trace of panic on her face. James's moves were all too familiar, nothing she hadn't anticipated.

"Big news? Who says we're short of that?" Sophie quipped. "News thrives on sensationalism, on who drops the juiciest scoop. And trust me, we've got an ace up our sleeve."

"Ace? Who might that be?" Jenna asked, just as Angelo's voice rang out from the hallway: "Who else but me?"

Jenna spun around, startled to find Angelo had slipped in unnoticed. Adler chimed in, "Mr. Angelo, what brings you here?"

"Here to lend Sophie a hand, of course!" Angelo replied with a flourish, snapping his fingers as a procession of reporters from Emerging News filed in, all part of Angelo's extensive network.

Among them were retired super paparazzi, the kind who'd broken some of the industry's biggest stories, and former magazine editors who'd set sales records. This was the crème de la crème of journalism, armed with top-tier resources. Angelo confidently declared, "Each of these folks is a heavyweight in journalism, not someone you can just call up. Now that they're here, I bet every other reporter in town will flock over."

Jenna and Adler couldn't help but give Angelo a nod of approval. In Devonport, pulling off something like this was Angelo's specialty.

Just then, Sandy strolled in, carrying herself with the assurance of someone who knew her turf. "The Pollard family rules the overseas scene. Digging up dirt on Claire? Easy peasy. Here's everything I dug up on her."

Sandy laid the stack of documents before Jenna and Adler. Jenna was taken aback, "How did you get all this so quickly?"

"The socialite scene overseas is a

small world. Claire claims she was adopted by the Lewis family, but staying hidden for over a decade? Unlikely. My pals would definitely know her." This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.

Sandy continued, "The latest scoop? Not only has no one heard of a Lewis family daughter, but after some deep digging into the

cosmetic surgery circles and

chatting with the Mintons' leal

surgeon, we found Claire ha@some

work done. Just six months ago, in fact. This was her original face."

Sandy spread the evidence on the table. The photo showed a beautiful woman, sharing a slight

yelizzet

resemblance to Sophie. It was only after the nose and mouth adjustments that she looked about seventy to eighty percent like Sophie.

Jenna and Adler were floored. Adler remarked, "Who would've thought? The two least expected to get things done pulled through brilliantly!"

"Never underestimate me! The Pollard family isn't just a pretty facade," Sandy said, handing the documents to Sophie with pride.

Sophie, scanning through the papers, couldn't help but smile. Now, she was eager to see what tricks James and Claire had left to woo the reporters.

Meanwhile, over at Lewis Inc., the buzz was palpable.

"Did you hear? Mr. Thompson's just next door!"

"No way! The Mr. Thompson who retired but unearthed loads of celebrity dirt?"

"Absolutely! I heard Mr. Liu's crew and the legendary Weekly's Editor-in-Chief, Mr. Zhang, are all camped out next door!"