"This can't be…" Anne shook her head in denial. She had just realized that she was wrong. How could this happen?
"I see that all of you are well-informed. I admire that about you." Cherry graced them a smile as she observed them quietly.
The reporters exchanged glances with each other before they bombarded her with questions.
"Kristine, is Mr. Kevin from AN Group inside?"
"Mr. Kevin is already married. Don't you think it's inappropriate to do something like this?"
"Why are you coming out alone? Where is Mr. Kevin?"
Kristine gave them a faint smile as she said, "If you have questions, you should ask me one by one. How am I supposed to answer all of you when you're asking at once?"
"No, I can't let her have her way. I need to get out and stop her!" Anne said as she shook her head. It was her fault. She got blinded by her hatred towards Kevin. Even if it was because of the drug that she hated him so much, how could she push the man she loved into someone else's arms?
She had to stop this at all cost!
"Didn't Cherry record the phone call? If you do what you're planning right now, she'll get angry and I'm sure she will leak that recording. If that happens, then the situation will get more tricky." Good thing, Sam was still sensible enough to stop her.
Anne gritted her teeth and clenched her fist hard. She could only imagine how much Kevin might hate her once he woke up.
He should be up by now.
"Kristine, aren't you afraid of being accused of having an affair with a married man?" A quite sharp question was asked by one of the media.
Even with that malicious inquiry, Cherry remained unbothered and answered indifferently, "When I started my career, I told my fans that I would never let myself be the other woman. I don't want to ruin someone else's family. Even now, I still live with that principle."
"If you're not the other woman, then what do you call yourself?" the reporter continued.
"There are some things that you don't know. For one, Mr. Kevin is no longer married. He already divorced his wife and that means he's single and so am I. I don't know why you're accusing us like this when we love each other." Cherry straightened her back and raised her chin slightly. She had to admit that she liked Anne's plan.
The reporters murmured to themselves as they threw curious looks with each other. Not long ago, Kevin and Anne were still showing off their love. What did she mean that they divorced?
"I don't think something like this should be talked about by yourself. Where is Mr. Kevin? Why is he not coming out?" Everyone looked past behind her.
Cherry shrugged as she took out her phone and dialed Kevin's number.
When he heard that his phone was ringing, Kevin picked it up and answered lazily, "What's up?"
"Honey, how can you let me face this alone? Why aren't you coming down?" she asked with her sweet yet shy voice.
As confusion got him, he stared at the caller ID. It was Cherry. Before he could ask what was happening, she already dropped the call.
Kevin furrowed his eyebrows as he took in the state that he was in. Memories came crashing into his mind when he saw his naked torso.
He remembered that Anne gave him a glass of red wine. There must be something in it because once he took a drink, everything was just blank.
Kevin squinted his eyes as he looked around for his clothes. Strangely, he was having a bad feeling about this. He immediately walked down the stairs to look for his shirt when he saw that the door was wide open. Cherry was standing there with her body only clad with a thin nightgown as she entertained the reporters outside.
In no time, cameras flashed here and there that made him groan. He didn't have to be too smart to realize what was going on.
How ridiculous! He was set up by Anne and Cherry!
Even after everything, he couldn't find it in him to blame Anne for her deeds. At that moment, he could only feel his heart break as a bitter smile appeared on his lips.
Cherry turned to look at him and uttered with her soft voice, "You're finally awake."
Kevin fought the urge to roll his eyes at her. It was obvious that she was trying to imply that they slept together in front of these people.
He threw her a bored look. "Kristine, we have known each other for so long but you seem to underestimate me. Am I the kind of person who would let anyone frame me?"
His tone made her falter a bit but when she looked at the reporters, she came up with another tactic. She lowered her eyes and muttered, "I wouldn't dare to frame you because I know how much you hate that." Then she turned to the crowd. "Listen up, this is not what you think it is. It's just a coincidence that I'm here. Please don't take any pictures. This is a misunderstanding that shouldn't be publicized."
A woman in her nightgown walked out of a man's house. Now she was saying that nothing happened between them.
Even if what she said was true, no one would believe that.
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