Chapter 30 Deal With It

They have been running for almost ten minutes now. Kianna’s felt her whole body working; her leg muscles were running warm, fresh air entered her lungs, and blood flowed into all her limbs. Her gut-wrenching, her heart pumping, she can feel her legs becoming tired. They immediately hid in the parking lot while gasping for air.

“It should be safe now,” Miaree mumbled while catching for air.

“Kianna… What the hell is going on just now?" Marcy curiously asked.

“Why did he mislead those reporters and his fans?! He is going too far! Doesn’t he know how horrible his fake fans are?!” Miaree interjected.

Kianna is extremely angry at Nate and unable to control her emotions. “He did it on purpose. He thanked me earlier for something. Maybe that’s why he helped me yesterday with solving my problem with Asteria. He set it up in advance, and just waited for me to fall into the trap!”

“What a cruel trick!” Miaree shouted.

“Hey, Miss Clumsy!”

A voice from behind them frightened them right away. When they turned to look at it, they noticed Nate riding in a van.

“How does it feel to be gossiped about?” Nate asked, while a glimpse of a grin showed on the side of his lips.

“How dare you! Did you mean to mislead the reporters and your crazy fans just now?” Miaree furiously asked.

“Yes, I did.”

“What for?” Kianna rushed towards the car and made eye to eye contact with Nate.

“To break off my marriage. I need someone to help me with that so I can be free. And thanks to you, Kianna, my plan worked well!” Nate answered.

Kianna crossed her arms and said, “Is that so? Unfortunately, I don’t have the mood to play with you, Mr. Ramirez. Fix this mess right now and stop dragging people with your shitty plan! Guys, let’s go!”

“How dare you be so arrogant! Well, we will see. You will know I am not a person to be pissed off at—”

“Childish!” Miaree stuck her tongue out and rolled her eyes.

Kianna immediately left, followed by her friends Miaree and Marcy. They went back to the building, and as she expected, there were a lot of reporters waiting for her. The reporters rushed toward her and started asking a bunch of questions.

“Ms. Kianna, is it true that you are dating the heir of the Ramirez Group?”

“What is your relationship with Mr. Ramirez?”

“I can’t believe you are really something!”

“Is it true that you will marry Mr. Ramirez?”

“What shocking news! And you have kept it until now!”

“Did you know that you lovers hit the hot search headlines today?”

As reporters continued to grill Kianna, all she could do was sigh heavily. As soon as the reporters approach Kianna, Miaree and Marcy cover her. Fortunately, the guards immediately responded and dragged the reporters out of the building.

“Well, well, well! You are really famous right now, Kianna Myst Saavedra! I am right about the thing that I saw in the restroom, but you made me a liar in front of the dean. How does it feel to become so famous? You are so awesome to hook up with the heir of the Ramirez Group!” Vera suddenly showed up behind them.

“You—”

“Eunice, don’t go too far! We are classmates; we should be on the same team. We should protect our classmates instead of taking a shot in the dark!” Miaree commented.

“Protect her? Are you insane, Miaree? The video has been sent out, and Nathan Zac Ramirez is holding Kianna on the stage in front of a bunch of reporters!" Vera furiously said.

“I know, it is getting hyped, but that doesn’t mean that the rumors are already true, dimwit!” Miaree shouted.

Vera was so pissed. Her nostrils are getting bigger. “How dare you call me a dimwit?! Stop acting so arrogant in front of me! Now a lot of reporters are blocking the door. Let’s see how you will get out of this building without being dragged by them.”

“No matter how b*tch I am, I am better than you brainless sl*t!” Miaree replied.

“...Let’s stop arguing.” Kianna immediately stopped them from fighting and grabbed Miaree away from Vera.

“I think I really need to deal with them—”

“What?! Are you insane, Kianna? Do you see how many reporters are waiting for you outside?” Miaree interjected.

“Kianna is right. She needs to talk to stop this mess. She is the only one who can drag herself out of this chaos, Miaree,” Marcy commented.

Miaree doesn’t have a choice but to agree with them. They went outside and faced the reporters who were craving answers about the circulating issues.

“It’s Ms. Kianna Myst Saavedra!” the male reporter screamed while pointing in Kianna’s direction.

“It’s her indeed!”

“Go and stop her!”

“Ms. Kianna, what is your relationship with Mr. Nathan Zac Ramirez?”

“Ms. Kianna, are you flattered by Mr. Nathan Zac Ramirez's love for you?”

“Ms. Kianna, do you think you have anything special about yourself? Why does the heir of the Ramirez Group like you?”

“How is your relationship going? Can you shed a little light on the matter?”

“Miss Kianna, say something…”

Kianna raised her hand and closed it. It was unclear to the reporters why she did that, but they remained silent.

“Thank you… I want to be clear here regarding the issue that is circulating everywhere. It is not true that Mr. Ramirez and I were dating. It’s just a make-up story made by other people. I fell earlier and Mr. Ramirez was so kind to help me get up. The mysterious girlfriend that you all were saying isn’t me, it is someone else…”

“Then who is it?”

“I don’t have any idea. You can ask Mr. Ramirez about that because he is the only one who can answer that question, so please don’t waste your time on me.”

“Ms. Kianna! I was there earlier! I saw Mr. Ramirez talking to you! The pictures taken look like you were really close to each other!”

Kianna smiled genuinely, “As what I have said, don’t waste your time on me. All of these rumors were fake and I Kianna Myst Saavedra, am not in a relationship with Mr. Nathan Zac Ramirez. I am married. I can’t like Mr. Ramirez even if he likes me. Not to mention, I am just a normal student. I hope you can respect my privacy.” Kianna said while waving her hand, a sign that she was about to leave.

“But, Miss Kianna!”

Kianna stopped and pointed at the girl reporter, “Well, I mean what I said. I know you want to get some juicy stuff to expose, but don’t go too far. I know you were just doing your job, so I will let this pass. But next time, don’t blame me if I call the cops to accuse everyone of harassment!”

Everyone was so scared. They immediately back off and stayed quiet while watching Kianna and her friends walking towards the gate. As soon as they left the campus they immediately rode a taxi and left the campus.

“Kianna, you were so cool! He was freaking out after your last sentence. Have you figured out how to deal with him?” Miaree asked.

The two immediately looked at Kianna when she didn’t respond to her question. They were so worried about seeing her so pale.

“Kianna, are you alright?”

Kianna suddenly hugged Marcy and started crying. “Wah! I am done this time!”

“Poor girl! It is fine. It is fine. We will figure it out.” Miaree said while comforting Kianna.

“Compared with dealing with that crazy asshole, I am more worried about how to explain to Ares the gossip between me and that asshole."

“Don’t worry, girl. We will figure out some ways to help you, okay? If you want, we can both talk to your husband and explain your situation…” Marcy said.

They went to Marcy’s house, and they stayed there for a while, trying to help Kianna calm down.

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The CEO Office of the Vueravista Company

While everything is in chaos on Kianna’s campus, Ares is busy watching a cooking tutorial on his phone.

“I am going to make this for Kianna tonight. She likes chicken—”

“Boss! Boss! Emergency!” His secretary hysterically opened the door and entered his office.

“Relax, take your time,” Ares said while his attention was still on his phone.

“Miss Kianna made the top headlines this morning! It is Miss Kianna that you told me to keep my eyes on.”

“Oh really? I didn’t know that Kianna was a famous person now. Are they interested in her beauty now? Well, I don’t blame them. She is indeed pretty—”

“Boss! Miss Kianna was dating Mr. Nathan Zac Ramirez! The heir of the Ramirez Group!” he screamed, making Ares turn off his phone and look at him seriously.

“What did you say just now?” Ares's expression turned blank.

“Boss, you are too slow on the uptake! Here is the thing…” His secretary started telling him the rumor, “He is an asshole who likes to give headaches to his dad, the chairman of the Ramirez Group. He was announced to marry a wealthy family’s daughter, and now he was in the headlines with the rumor that she was dating Miss Kianna, but I think it was just his made-up stories.”

“Then shut him out!”

What he said left his secretary speechless. “Shut him out? Boss! He is the son of the chairman of the Ramirez Group! It will not be easy to oppose them. We can’t shut him out!” his secretary explained.

Ares was so pissed. “I don’t care. My company is the biggest company in this country. Are you really scared of Ramirez Group? You are part of the Vueravista Company. You have nothing to fear.”

“But, boss…”

“Even if you don’t want to do it, this is your job. I am your boss, so move your ass!”

“Got it!” His secretary immediately left the room.

He sighed while gasping for air, “What’s wrong with my boss? Nathan Zac Ramirez is a big guy, but he just wants him to shut him out without even thinking? Is it because of Miss Kianna…”