Please behave My Lord

Chapter 256: Bad news spreads fast

Nuria couldn't help but get up and come closer.

At that moment, the office was in an uproar because of the news, and everyone was furious, believing that Mariana was innocent.

Nuria was a bit taken aback and stepped forward, looked at the screen, and when she saw what was on it, her face instantly turned grim.

His gaze was cold, and he pressed his lips tightly together, but he still couldn't contain the anger inside him.

-What the hell is going on here?

The words were heavy, and the noisy office was silent for a moment. Everyone kept their mouths shut and their heads down.

Although Nuria had a sweet appearance and was always friendly, everyone knew her talent, otherwise she would not have become Elisa's right-hand woman.

At that moment, the woman who first saw the news raised her head and glanced at Nuria, and spoke shakily.

-We don't know what happened either, we just saw it too, what do you think we should do now? It is possible that Mariana does not know anything because she is recording without any communication equipment.

Her eyes trembled and Nuria's heart grew even more restless.

She finally understood why the person behind it published the news at this time, just to make Mariana unable to explain this matter in person, just to allow this negative news to spread quickly, finally reaching a point where it could not be resolved.

-It's still working hours and we're not allowed to talk about private matters, so let's all do our jobs.

Then, Nuria simply instructed her assistant on a few things and left.

I had to go find Leopoldo first.

However, as soon as he arrived at the Durán Group, the receptionist told him that Mr. Durán had to accompany Miss Diana today and that he would not be seeing any guests.

"How was it possible for these two events to coincide like this - had something happened to Mariana and she couldn't meet Leopoldo?"

Now, Nuria could almost conclude that someone was behind all this and wanted to bring Mariana down.

The news was still spreading across the Internet, and I couldn't let a story like this linger, or else it would only be seen by more people.

When Nuria was at the end of her rope, she didn't expect her phone to vibrate. She hurriedly picked it up and looked at it, thinking it was a call from Leopoldo, but she didn't expect it to be an unknown number. With furrowed brows, she paused and, though a bit puzzled, picked it up.

-Who is it? I'm very busy at the moment, if it's not an emergency, could...

Before she could finish her words, someone interrupted her. Her words were light and slow, but a little nervous.

-Are you Nuria Ruíz? I'm Xavier Bolaño, I can't get in touch with Mariana, how is she now?

She was taken aback, not expecting it to be Xavier, and after a moment of silence, she said:

-Mariana is currently closed for the contest, so she cannot be contacted.

Xavier was reassured to hear it. He had been so busy filming that he hadn't had time to go online, so he hadn't expected to receive news like this when he opened his cell phone today. While informing his agent and doing his best to suppress this news, he called Mariana, but was unable to reach her.

-I've asked someone to suppress the news, but I don't know who is handling it, so I'm not sure yet if it will work or not, but I'll do what I can.

After a pause, he continued:

-If it can be done successfully, don't let Mariana know afterwards, so that she won't be sad.

Hearing these words, Nuria nodded her head hurriedly and agreed.

After that, they both hung up the phone.

Now, Nuria was relieved. Xavier was from the entertainment industry, so naturally he was used to seeing such tactics, so it should be easy for him to handle.

However, when he returned to the office, and opened his computer, the news was still online, even recounting the past events of Mariana and Diana. Things were getting serious.

He took out his cell phone and called Leopoldo's assistant again, but after several calls, he still could not get through.

It was obvious that the person behind it wanted to ruin Mariana, and after all Xavier's manipulations, the news had not yet been suppressed, so the other party must have used more money. And while Nuria was anxious, an unexpected visitor entered Mariana's living room.

-It's been several hours already, how are you preparing?

With a shiver running through her body, Mariana looked back in amazement and saw Diana standing behind her.

Frowning slightly, Mariana looked at the photographer following Diana, but nodded and spoke softly:

-I am working on it.

-What kind of set are you trying to create? I'm really looking forward to it, it must be a wonderful idea, right?

Diana cautiously approached Mariana, still with a soft smile on her face.

As she was blocking the photographer behind her, Diana spoke softly.

-Mariana, you still don't know? The person helping you has been exposed and everyone knows that you won first place thanks to Maria's help.

As soon as the words left her mouth, Diana could clearly see Mariana's disbelief and anger, as she looked at her coldly.

This was the effect I wanted.

Leopoldo had been brought to the recording session in advance and was in his living room, so no one could find him now, and no one could save Mariana. Diana took half a step back so that the photographer behind her could capture the expression on Mariana's face at that moment.

It was wonderful.

-Mariana, what's wrong? Did I just say something bad? Don't you want to share your inspiration with me? If so, I apologize.