Swapping a Broken Heart for a New Start novel Chapter 497

Nathan Gates stood by the door, surprised that his boss wasn’t stepping in to stop Lucas Smith.

He couldn’t help but ask, “Boss, aren’t you going to stop Lucas?”

Nathan was genuinely puzzled.

But Jordan Smith had already cooled off, his voice calm and even. “It’s just a bit of harmless drama. No big deal. Besides, if Camila Davis and her friends really have nothing to hide, a little media frenzy won’t do any damage.”

Nathan’s gut told him this wasn’t the best way to handle things.

He wanted to say more, but Jordan cut him off. “If you’re done, get back to work. Bring me the proposal I asked for when you’re finished.”

Nathan could only nod and leave the office for now.

Meanwhile, as the online buzz kept growing, Mr. Morris found out what was going on.

Camila Davis had tried to keep it from him, but she couldn’t block all the news.

She felt deeply guilty. “I’m so sorry, sir. This is all my fault. If it weren’t for me, they wouldn’t be attacking you like this.”

She wished she could go back a few years and slap her younger self for stubbornly choosing Jordan Smith. If she hadn’t insisted on marrying him, maybe none of this would’ve happened.

But Mr. Morris didn’t blame her. He just smiled and comforted his favorite student. “You’ve got nothing to apologize for, Camila. None of this is on you. Jordan Smith’s reaction just shows he’s rattled. If he’s losing his cool, that’s his problem, not ours.

Besides, just wait and see—karma always catches up with people like that.”

Camila, still upset, couldn’t help but laugh at her mentor’s words.

“Where’d you pick up that internet slang, anyway?”

Mr. Morris grinned proudly. “What, you think I’m an old fossil? I can keep up with the times! I surf the web now and then, you know. Even us old guys can be trendy.”

Camila felt a little better with his lightheartedness.

Not long after, Dennis Williams sent her a message to reassure her: “Don’t worry. Leave the internet drama alone—let it run its course. Someone will clean up the mess, trust me.”

That very night, the police arrested Ethan Taylor, his assistant Hannah Mitchell, and Kenneth Morris, Raymond Mitchell’s right-hand man.

The authorities moved fast.

Sandra Taylor panicked when she got the news.

What the hell? How did they trace this back to us so quickly?

No way. This can’t be happening. This has to be some trick of Camila Davis. She had to keep her cool—panicking would only make things worse.

Trying to stay calm, Sandra waited for more news.

But to her shock, Ethan Taylor wasn’t released the next day. Or the day after. Days passed, and he was still in custody.

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