Chapter 28. The King’s Affection

After the chaos that unfolded at the press conference organized by Mr. Cruz for Briella’s contract signing, her name once again became the talk of the town. This time, however, it wasn’t met with ridicule and anger from netizens. Instead, many admired her bravery and praised her for exposing corrupt and abusive companies.

Three days had passed since then, and tomorrow, Briella was set to travel to Baguio for her photo shoot with Sun Glow Fashion. During these three days, she had stayed away from Xander’s office, not out of fear of facing them or Xander, but because Braun had insisted she rest and avoid stress to be fresh for her first day of the shoot.

Xander had been calling her incessantly, wondering why she hadn’t shown up at work, which confused her. She had made it clear that she would be away for a few days for a supposed vacation, like on that morning. While lying in bed with Braun, still asleep, her phone kept ringing.

Braun, who woke up first, reached for