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In the blurry footage, a tall, imposing man was seen hurriedly carrying a woman in his arms.
The image was grainy, but it was clear enough to see the woman’s flushed face, her fragile body pressed close
to his, and her upper body arched back as though she were about to kiss him.
It didn’t take much imagination to guess what would follow.
Within moments, Irene’s identity was confirmed by netizens, and the situation spiraled out of control.
Comments flooded in like a tidal wave, overtaking major news websites and trending everywhere.
Meanwhile, Nathalia, phone in hand, caught up with Mathias, who had been desperately searching for Irene
across the city
[Mathias, Irene’s already been with another man.]
[A woman as shameless as her, why are you still looking for her?]
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[Shameless?]
Mathias shot her a venomous glare, his eyes colder than ice.
“Which of your eyes saw that she’s shameless?”
Nathalia had intended to show him the comments she had carefully prepared under the video, but Mathias wasn’t in the mood to listen.
But as Nathalia scrolled through the comments, her face turned pale in shock.
None of the slut–shaming remarks she had eagerly anticipated appeared.
Instead, in just a few hours, the narrative had completely shifted, and the crowd was practically shipping Irene with the tall man.
[Even though this man hasn’t shown his face, just look at his build! He’s definitely top–tier. Irene and him look perfect together‘]
[Please, just let me die already! I can’t wait for more of them!]
[I can’t die in peace until I see what happens next!]
[Thank goodness Irene didn’t go through with that engagement banquet with Mathias! Otherwise, she’d be stuck with a flower in cow dung!]
[Exactly! Mathias left her all alone at the banquet just to save his ex. What kind of jerk does that? No wonder Irene’s done with him!]
[He should just lock himself away with his green tea ex. They deserve each other, cheap, scummy people!] […What the hell happened?]
Everything had been meticulously planned, so how had it spiraled into this?
Nathalia stepped back in disbelief, her heart pounding in confusion, only for Mathias to suddenly grab her wrist,
his grip like iron.
“Did you send that video out?”
Mathias’s voice trembled with barely contained rage, yet it carried an unmistakable question as though he had already made up his mind.
“Of… of course not!”
Nathalia instinctively denied it, her heart racing.
The carefully laid plan to destroy Irene’s reputation now seemed to have spiraled beyond her control. She couldn’t afford to admit anything now. Panic flickered in her eyes as she hastily offered an excuse.
“It must have been the hotel staff. They must have sent the video by mistake!”
“Mathias, you have to believe me!”
At that moment, Nathalia pinched her thigh hard, causing large, fake tears to roll down her face. Her trembling voice made her sound like a fragile, helpless victim.
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“That day at the hotel, I was also caught up in it. How could I have done something like this?”
Mathias’s expression softened as he watched her, and for a moment, doubt clouded his judgment.
The mere thought of Irene still missing gnawed at Mathias, a restless anxiety consuming him from the inside
The only way to quiet the storm inside him was by calling her over and over.
But, just as before, after hundreds of attempts, her phone remained off.
With a mechanical hand, he dialed again, expecting the same frustrating outcome.
Yet, to his surprise, this time, the call connected.
A wave of immense relief slammed into him, but it was quickly overtaken by the rage and tension he had bottled
up over the past two days. His voice nearly cracked as he fought to control the storm building inside him.
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