She wanted to get revenge on the Devane family, so she posted a video she had obtained long ago from David.
It was a video of Sammy bullying another girl and pushing her down.
Sammy was laughing at her.
Although there wasn't any audio in the tape, it was enough to stir up the netizens to criticize her.
Rory took out her phone and started to read the comments people were saying about Sammy.
Sammy wasn't in the entertainment industry but she was quite popular in the country.
She was known for her kindness and generosity towards the less privileged. People loved her.
Now, this image that she had of being good had been destroyed, thanks to Rory.
The comments were going crazy over this.
[She's such a hypocrite! How can she bully such a poor girl like that?]
[I always knew she was evil. Such a person deserves to be skinned alive. It's one thing to pretend to be good, it's another to become bad when you're in the shadows]
[I am no longer a fan of Sammy!]
[How do you justify such actions?! This is cruelty!]
[Rich people are all the same! Spoilt and arrogant and Sammy turned out to be the same!]
[Lol. I actually said that this girl was a liar, and a fake but no one seemed to believe me. Who's laughing now?]
However, some true fans immediately came to her defense, saying that the video might be edited and it doesn't prove anything.
....
Meanwhile, in the Devane house, the whole family was in disarray.
"Have P.R. taken down the video?"Mr Devane asked worriedly on the phone. This matter had to do with his daughter and his company's reputation.
"No sir. No matter how hard we try, we can't seem to take it down"
"Alright. Just manage the situation and hire some people who would say nice things about Sammy."Mr Devane rubbed his forehead.
"It's all that girl's fault! How can she do such a thing? Trust me, she'll pay!"Mrs Devane shouted.
"Can you please be quiet?"Mr Devane frowned.
"Mum, how do you know it's Rory who did these things?"Sammy asked her mum, as she came downstairs.
Her eyes were red and puffed.
Her voice sounded hoarse.
It had just been a few hours, yet she looked like she hadn't eaten for days.
If Rory was here, she'd probably laugh.
"Because I called her and she told me, she was the one!"Mrs Devane said angrily. Seeing her daughter like this, her heart broke.
"It was her. Maybe she was still angry about what happened this morning" Sammy said with her lips pursed.
"This morning? Who does she think she is?! I'll make her see reason!"Mr Devane took out his phone and called Rory several times but she wasn't picking up.
This family was really funny.
Their daughter bullied someone but they didn't care about that.
Sammy started to cry.
"Dad I am sorry....sob..... sob....I really am...I wasn't trying to bully her....sob...sob..." Her voice cracked.
Mr and Mrs Devane comforted Sammy.
But the question that was running through Sammy's mind was, how Rory got the video.
.....
On Rory's side.
"The plan worked exactly as you predicted"David's voice came through the phone.
"Yes. I was pretty sure that things would definitely take this turn"Rory answered.
"If I may ask, why do you want revenge so badly on the Devane? What did they do to deserve such punishments? If they knew what else you've planned for them, they'll possibly die from shock"
"That's why they don't know. Keep it a secret between two of us"Rory told him.
Then she cut the call.
Next, Terrence called her.
"Hey"
"Wats up?"She asked.
"Have opened the web page, I'll send you the details."He immediately hung up so he could send the details.
Rory went to her laptop and saw the details Terrence sent her.
The web page was beautiful. It was exactly what she wanted.
Terrence called again.
"What do you think Rory?"
"I think it's awesome!"She said with excitement.
"Wait one sec. I also created an Instagram account for you, so your popularity would skyrocket. I also sent the password and username to you."
Rory immediately checked.
She logged in.
She smiled when she saw the name.
K&P's art display.
"It's amazing. Thank you" She said with all sincerity. She was extremely grateful.
"No, I should be thankful. You were the one who helped me. If not because of you, I would have died."Terrence said truthfully.
"So we are even?"
"We can never be even. What can we equate to one's life? Nothing. So am forever indebted to you."
"Terrence, you...."
"Don't say anything."He stopped her from speaking.
"Hmmm."She could only comply.
"Now enough of all that. Let's upload a picture and start the auction."He sniffed. It seemed like he was about to cry.
"Ok, I'll do that now"She sent a picture of her latest painting. It wasn't her collection but just a random painting. She wanted to wait for Daniel to come back and see it. Also, she needed to open her gallery before she auctioned it off.
The moment they posted the painting, they started seeing a lot of followers. In 10 minutes she had thousands of followers.
The way they set up the auctioning was simple. They viewed the painting and in the bio, there was a link that took them to the page where they can bid for the price.
The results were shocking.
People were obsessed with the paintings, some even compared her to Picasso and Da Vinci.
In 30 minutes, they had millions of followers and over a million had already gone to the web page to wait for the bidding.
"God! This is too much!"Rory was so overwhelmed that she shouted.
Butler Zoe was startled and he ran to her.
"Rory, what's wrong?"He was concerned.
Rory was so shocked that she could only cover her mouth and point at the screen.
After getting over her shock she explained everything to butler Zoe.
Butler Zoe was so impressed that he stayed with her.
The bidding began at 7:30 pm.
The price started at 6,000, which was so surprising.
"6000 is so high to start bidding!"Cece exclaimed.
The whole house was so interested in the things happening.
"Yeah, I know but it's worth it. The painting is one of a kind" Maltidia spoke.
"Ssshhh!"Butler Zoe and Rory told them to stop talking.
.....
Nate was having a video call with Daniel.
"Your wife is breaking records."He said smugly.
"I know."He replied simply.
"The bidding has already gone up to 157,000, in just 5 minutes!" He too was shocked.
"Hmmm"
"Hmmm? Just hmmm? How can you just say hmm? Rory should seriously divorce you. You are not even bidding, you.."
"It's true what they say," Daniel said casually.
"What?"He gulped. What was wrong with his stupid mouth for ranting?
"Single dogs are talkative."
Nate just shut up.
The only reason he wasn't bidding was because he wanted Rory to have this moment all to herself.
It would be too much if he bought the painting.
...
Daniel and Rory had a video call.
Today Rory didn't pull any antics.
When they were talking, he took a sneak peek at her shirt. He was a little disappointed at the result.
It was all buttoned up.
Rory chatted nonstop.
She talked about everything that happened for the past two days.
"Papi, when are you coming back?"She sounded like a child. She really missed him.
"Soon. What happened to your eyes?"He suddenly asked.
"My eyes?"
"Yes"
Her eyes had bags under them
"Haven't you been sleeping well?"
"Hmm. I have been so busy with everything that I didn't have time to fall asleep."She smiled.
"Are you silly? Don't ever stay up till 10 pm. By 10 you should be lying on the bed sleeping."He ordered like a father.
Rory felt uncomfortable in her heart. She was happy that he cared about her sleep but he was acting like her father.
Her face showed traces of unhappiness.
Daniel who was oblivious about Rory's thoughts just chuckled.
"Do you want me to read you a bedtime story?"
"No"She ended the call abruptly.
What was wrong with what he said? She used to love it when he read her bedtime stories, so why was she acting strangely?