Chapter 31 - As Mother As Daughter!

On that day the weather was great, the sky was blue and the sun was shining brightly. No matter on which foot one started the day, as soon as he felt how fresh and sunny the day was, his mood immediately brightened. 

Leila was in a very good mood in her office, hearing the head of Pr's department talking to her about Alex's scandal. He was a little worried when he saw the turn of events, she was the one who was supposed to represent the company in the modelling industry, so it was imperative that she had a good image, and now she had not even started working and was already involved in a scandal. 

Leila had to reassure him more than once, telling him that this was a good opportunity to see how the two young women handle scandals and to see if Alex was really fit to have a modelling career in Florelia. Besides, the order to do nothing came from the CEO himself, she made it clear to Pr's head that she couldn't do anything about it either, even if he was his younger brother. Besides, she was not worried, she knew that at worst her brother would take care of the problem himself if it didn't get better, after all, she was his future wife. 

The afternoon before the appointment, Alex and Fidelia were quietly getting ready. It was out of the question for Alex to show up in front of that crazy woman, poorly dressed. She had to understand that Alex was not just anyone! To tell the truth, she was a little annoyed because she had to spend part of this beautiful afternoon talking to Aria! With the nice weather, she would have rather been on a date or sightseeing all the beautiful places in Florelia with Fifi.

Fidelia was dressed in a red suit, red pumps and a red bag. Being dressed all in red made her seem wilder and more severe. She was made up as usual: a hint of eyeliner and a scarlet mouth. She was absolutely stunning. 

Alex, who had dressed relatively plainly so far, was wearing a blue suit consisting of a mini skirt and a long blazer made of tweed of course a CANDIDE limited edition suit, you could admire her beautiful long legs adorned with a nice perplex stiletto. In her hand she had her ring as well as other exclusive jewelry from CANDIDE, on which the logo of the brand was perfectly visible. Her simple makeup consisted of brown smokey eyes and soft pink lips. Her beauty was simply stunning as always. 

On the way to the restaurant, Fidelia couldn't help but think that things couldn't be that simple. So she decided to inform Leila of their course of action in case something went wrong. Even if they had everything planned, something unexpected could happen quickly, and she did not want her artist to be exposed in an even bigger scandal. 

"What kind of bad joke do you think she'll pull this time? I am feeling pretty anxious about this meeting." 

" I don't know... We will see!" Alex was quite calm and even hummed a song on the way to the meeting. 

When the two girls arrived, their entrance into the restaurant did not go unnoticed, all the people turned towards their walk, of course Fidelia, dressed all in red, could not go unnoticed. A waiter under Aria's instructions rushed to them to take them to their table. 

When they saw Aria, they were surprised to see that she had not chosen a private room, but a well exposed corner, not only for the customers of the restaurant but also for the people outside, as she sat in front of a large glass as a wall. 

The two young women took their seats. Once seated, Aria could not help but comment on Fidelia's presence 

"I see you always walk around with a dog stuck you," Aria commented with a look of disdain.

Fidelia laughed at this nonsensical comment "I do not know how PRICELESS manages its artists, but at RoyalStar, it's the artist's agent's job to do it. Be glad already that we were able to clear our agendas for this meeting, which we would not need at all if it were up to me." 

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a voice turned to Fidelia, "this is a family matter, we do not need a third person." The voice came from a lady in her fifties, dressed as if she were only twenty: a dress a little too short, a hat a little too big, too much makeup, and too much botox making her looked like a wax doll. At first glance, one could see the resemblance to Aria. It was Sheila, her mother. She took a seat next to her daughter and indicated something to her with a nod. Alex, watching her, had noticed the gesture. Instinctively, she suspected something was afoot. She scanned the restaurant and the outside area overlooking the large glass window and spotted several suspicious people inside and outside. Looking at them, she just sighed. 

As soon as Sheila took her seat, she addressed Alex in the most condescending manner, "I see you are still so badly behaved! You don't know how to greet your elders!" 

Alex was as calm as ever. She had no intention of giving in to this woman's provocation, which reminded her of bad memories from her childhood. In fact, the year she had spent with this woman when her parents had divorced was the worst of her life. Constantly insulted, underfed and humiliated by this woman and her children. 

Fidelia, observing the woman's pride, turned to Aria after greeting Sheila with only a nod, who, by the way, did not even bother to reply. 

"So someone took her mother to solve her problems? What a baby! And you were the one who criticized Alex for bringing her agent to a professional matter?!" 

"You...." 

Aria didn't get to finish her sentence as Sheila reassured her daughter with a light touch on her shoulders before she spoke up coldly, "I'll be clear and direct, withdraw that complaint! Aria will not pay what you ask. I always knew you were a little demon! You are not even ashamed of yourself! How can you sue your sister over just one ring! Are you trying to make fools of your own family? She's your sister, after all, she has the right to wear what's yours!" 

Alex, who had not said a word yet, calmly put down the cup of tea she was taking and looked at the two women with a mocking smile. 

"How come I don't remember my mother having a second child? Wow, you really have to be shameless to talk about such nonsense. Family? Sister? As far as I am concerned, I don't have a little sister and I am not part of the Porter family. Perhaps I need to remind you that my name is Alex Michell!?"

"You... You really are your mother's daughter! What an ingratitude! For everything your father has done for you, this is how you thank him? Dragging his name through the mud just for a ring? To think he wasted his time and money raising an ungrateful bitch like you!" 

At the mention of her mother, Alex's face hardened, she clenched her fists and looked down at her ring, then smiled brightly, but no matter at what angle you watch that smile, it will creep you out as it was filled with coldness "You are right, I am an ungrateful little bitch, as you say... Basically, we were ready to drop the defamation suit, but I think I'll stick to my stance.. If you keep negotiating on this basis, you'll end up paying even more, madam Porter I advise you to watch your mouth! " Alex looked at her ring with an unconcerned expression. " Well, you guys have money anyway, right? So what's so bad about paying for your own mistake?"