Sophia ignored her show for the rest of the day and simply put all her effort into waiting for Michael’s explanation. Unfortunately, she did not receive a single phone call despite waiting the entire day; he didn’t even send her a text message.
If he wouldn’t call her, he shouldn’t expect her to be the first one to call him either!
Sophia was seething with anger as she waited.
The next day, there was still nothing from Michael’s end; Sophia did not receive any phone calls or explanations whatsoever.
The tabloids had dug up everything about Faye’s background. There were articles about how she was the precious daughter of a distinguished family and acting was just a hobby of hers; some nonsense about how she was noble and pure-hearted; more nonsense about how she and Taylor were a match made in heaven; and even more nonsense about how Taylor had single-handedly brought her into the entertainment industry.
In addition to that, Glory Entertainment’s PR machine also figured out how to cause even bigger waves.
Faye had been praised to no end during the first two days of her post, but on the third day, the articles began to take on a new direction. The tabloids reoriented themselves and slammed Faye for being a home-wrecker who dated a married man. They also slammed Taylor for being a trashy man who cheated on his partner.
Taylor’s name continued to trend; any article that so much as mentioned him would gain tons of clicks and receive a lot of attention.
When the fourth day came, things took a 180 degree turn. A tabloid exposed that Faye was actually Taylor’s proper wife; apparently, the two of them had been married for a few years already. With Taylor’s wife making her debut with him, they were now a husband-wife actor couple in the industry. Since they were currently working on the same production together, Taylor and Faye’s marriage immediately became common knowledge in showbiz.
Faye had become famous overnight with just a single photo, and her fame exceeded even A-list celebrities. As expected, anyone would be able to become famous if they glued themselves to Taylor!
Meanwhile, Irene scrolled through the news at the military compound after coming back from Africa.
There was no mistaking it—the soup in Faye’s post was the soup she had made. Irene recognized the container; she had given it to Michael, so how did it make its way to Faye’s hands? Was Taylor married to Faye? Was Faye that wife of his which Michael had not revealed to the public? How could he possibly fall for some online influencer?!
Nonetheless, the soup she had made was indeed with Faye, and the background was that of a hotel room. Not only that, it had been posted during night time in Africa. Why would Michael’s things show up in another woman’s room in the middle of the night…
Irene’s face turned stony.
However, Sophia’s face was far more stony than Irene’s.
She had completely lost interest in watching TV during her hospital stay. Instead, she glued herself to her phone as she read the news; her home pages were all filled with headlines such as ‘Taylor and Faye’ and ‘Taylor Is Married to Faye’.
Yet, Michael still hadn’t called her in five days!
Meanwhile, the official ‘War Dragon’ Twitter account kept posting photos of the filming site, proving that he was well and alive.
Irate and uneasy, furious and helpless, Sophia kept pacing around in her room like an irritated little beast.
On the other hand, Stanley was curled up in front of the TV with a box of tissues as he watched ‘Temptations of Home’, sobbing as he did so. “Oh, Jane’s life is so tragic!”
He had initially thought of distracting Sophia with the show, but he never expected himself to be addicted to it.
Sophia paced around angrily with her phone in hand.
Faye, huh? I’ll f*ck your sh*t up!
Sophia logged into her alternate account that she had made because of Michael and rushed over to Twitter and other forums to spread a high-definition picture of a bare-faced Faye pre-surgery. She then submitted a few posts to some tabloids, exposing Faye’s promiscuous past and photos of Faye when she streaked during Xyla and Richard’s wedding. The photos weren’t even censored.
I’ll let you drink the soup that my Lord gave you!
I’ll even let you spread rumors about him!
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