Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex's 'Uncle' novel Chapter 246

Chapter 246: Banished by the Family

Selina’s throat tightened, and her cheeks flushed with heat.

Logan glanced down at the photo, his expression unreadable, lips curved in a faint, amused smirk. "No rush."

"How is this not urgent?!" Her temper flared again. "They’re already spreading lies about you all over the internet, and you don’t even know who’s behind it—"

Just then, Logan’s phone rang.

On the other end, Daniel roared, "Get your ass back here! You cause a scandal this huge and don’t even have the decency to reflect? I should just hand the company over to Owen. Is stirring up trouble the only thing you know how to do?!"

Logan calmly ended the call and turned to Selina.

"Now we know. Told you, no need to rush."

Selina caught on. "So the one behind the rumor... was Owen?"

Logan’s voice was casual, as if the whole thing was barely worth his attention. "He planted two people inside the company. It’s time to stir things up. Mrs. Reid, care to do me a favor?"

Selina stared at him.

Why did it feel like she’d just stepped onto a pirate ship?

...

The rumor on Twitter was quickly debunked, but the very next day, Owen strolled into Reid Group, ready to "take over" Logan’s position.

When Selina arrived, she immediately spotted a manager-looking guy sucking up to Owen. That was Paul—the one who took the photo and sent it to the gossip accounts.

She let out a cold laugh and walked straight over.

"Well, if it isn’t Young Master Owen. What brings you to Logan’s company today? Strange. Seeing Logan doing so well—don’t you feel a little inadequate? What gives you the nerve to show up?"

Owen hadn’t expected her to come out swinging. His face twitched, but then he composed himself and gave a smug smile. "Have you checked the trending topics?"

Every employee nearby perked up their ears.

Yesterday’s drama had blown up online. Even though Jack later issued a clarification, who knew what to believe? If Mr. Reid had really cheated, what was Mrs. Reid doing here today?

Selina flipped her hair, voice cool. "Trending? You mean the one about Logan and some mysterious woman at the grocery store?"

Owen looked down his nose at her. "Exactly. Big brother really let you down—announcing your marriage one day and out with another woman the next. Dad’s worried about the damage to the company’s image. That’s why I’m here now."

Selina blinked innocently.

"Oh... so Young Master Owen is here to take over Reid Group? But I seem to recall that the branch Logan runs, he built from the ground up. It doesn’t belong to the Reid Family. On what basis are you taking over?"

Owen looked proud of himself. "We’re family, aren’t we? Besides, with Logan caught up in public scandal, he’s no longer fit to be the face of the company."

"I see..." Selina nodded slowly.

Just as Owen thought he’d shut her up and readied himself to keep bragging—

She tilted her head and spoke again, voice full of fake confusion.

"But wasn’t it you who started that public scandal in the first place?"

...

The room went dead silent.

Owen hadn’t fully processed her words when Selina continued, voice sharp. _{fɾēewebnσveℓ.com}

"That photo—wasn’t it taken by Manager Paul? Everyone knows he works for you. This isn’t the first time he’s tried to smear Logan."

Everyone turned to stare at Owen in shock. That photo came from Owen?! Damn... he really would do anything for power.

Owen flushed bright red. "So what? Logan did cheat!"

"Who said that’s true?" Selina shot back, her tone laced with sarcasm.

"You mean to tell me... you didn’t recognize me in that photo? I wasn’t even wearing a hat and mask the whole time yesterday. You couldn’t tell it was me?"

The words dropped like a bomb, sending shockwaves through the crowd. Murmurs and whispers erupted all around.

"What?! That woman from yesterday was Mrs. Reid?"

"Now that you mention it... the height and figure match."

"It’s one thing for us not to recognize her, but Owen didn’t either?"

"The photo was taken by Paul, right? The whole thing exploded online yesterday, and now Owen shows up today trying to take over the company... Could it all have been planned?"

"Very likely. Owen’s useless—he can only get what he wants by stealing from Mr. Reid. Too bad he couldn’t find any real dirt, so he just made some up."

"Disgusting..."

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