Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex's 'Uncle' novel Chapter 288

Chapter 288: Poisoned Words

Rowan didn’t mention Zara by name—not even once.

But somehow, every word felt like a slap to her face.

Zara’s eyes widened in disbelief.

Selina... the woman in Rowan’s Twitter photo was Selina!

And Rowan said it was his favorite design in recent years.

That meant Selina’s dress wasn’t a knockoff—it was a custom piece, carefully crafted by Rowan himself.

But what had she just done?

Zara’s face turned ghostly pale, her head shaking in panic.

No. No. This wasn’t what Angelica told her.

"She said—she swore—Rowan would never design for someone like Selina... Angelica wouldn’t lie to me..."

That was the whole reason Zara felt bold enough to come after Selina in the first place.

"This is your fault! You must’ve bribed him or something, didn’t you?! I knew you were that kind of trash, Selina—say something!"

Selina didn’t even bother looking at her.

"If you still can’t figure out who really set you up... I’ve got nothing to say."

Just then, a staff member approached quickly, face stern.

"Miss Brooks, due to your actions, Mr. Rowan has raised objections to today’s event. We’re very sorry—but we’ll have to ask you to leave."

He said "ask," but there was no politeness in his tone.

Security didn’t hesitate to escort her out.

Zara knew it was over. She’d crossed Rowan—and that meant the end of her career.

No more gigs, no brand deals, no TV appearances...

The fashion world and the design world would blacklist her together.

And it was all because of Selina.

Zara was thrown out the door before people dared to whisper again.

"If Angelica hadn’t misled Zara, she wouldn’t have come at Selina so hard."

"Yeah, Angelica told her in a Twitter chat that Rowan would never design for Selina. That’s why Zara thought she could call her out. But now that Rowan’s spoken up, Zara’s screwed—and Angelica walks away clean."

"Don’t say that. Angelica would never go after her own sister. Zara just jumped to conclusions."

"Exactly. Angelica only made a couple comments—Zara believed them. That’s on her."

"But I thought Angelica loved her sister. If that’s true, why would she keep hinting Selina wears knockoffs? Why keep acting like Selina’s not good enough?"

"Angelica meant well. Come on, Selina’s never been high society. Who knows what she did to get Rowan’s attention?"

The crowd broke into heated debate.

Selina leaned against a nearby wall and let out a cold laugh.

"What’s going on over here? Why do I hear people talking about me?"

The moment was cut short by a soft, familiar voice.

Everyone turned.

Angelica had just entered, arm in arm with Joe, with Kyle following behind. The three of them stepped confidently into the venue.

The murmuring stopped instantly. People looked at each other, silently.

They all knew the truth—that Zara’s attack on Selina had been Angelica’s idea.

But what could they do?

Angelica was the heiress of the Morris family. And the Morrises always had her back.

Who would dare go against that?

Joe frowned slightly.

"What happened just now?"

As the chairman of Morris Group spoke, no one dared ignore him.

Finally, someone stepped forward, nervously.

"There was... a conflict between Zara and Selina. Zara accused Selina of wearing a knockoff. But Rowan publicly refuted it. Zara said she only did it because Miss Angelica told her..."

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