Ivy was shocked, confused, furious, and panicking all at once.
She hastily tried to clarify to the reporters, "Please don't misunderstand, I'm not—"
"Excuse us, everyone, we have somewhere to be."
Before Ivy could finish her sentence, Tristan grabbed her hand and shoved his way through the crowd, dragging her away.
Once the reporters snapped out of their daze, they didn't even wait for security to arrive; they immediately gave chase.
Left on the bed, her face swollen red from the allergy, Bianca twisted her features in pure fury and pounded the mattress, screaming at the top of her lungs.
"Ahhhhh!"
"Why is this happening?! Why?!"
"Why won't that bitch Ivy just die? How dare she steal Tristan from me?!"
***
Ivy was pulled along by Tristan in a dead sprint until they finally managed to lose the reporters.
Furious, Ivy wrenched her hand free and shouted at him.
"What are you doing?! Who is your girlfriend? Do you have any idea how much damage this is going to cause me?"
Those were entertainment reporters. It would only take minutes for what just happened to be plastered all over the internet.
With Tristan being a massive star, the story was guaranteed to blow up immediately.
If Alaric found out, she was completely doomed.
Alaric was already a deeply jealous man.
How was she supposed to explain this to him later?
Desperate, Ivy grabbed Tristan's arm. "Let's go. We need to find those reporters and explain clearly that we have absolutely nothing to do with each other."
Tristan stood his ground, his expression turning cold.
"Can't you just do me this one favor? We're practically family."
"If I do you this favor, who's going to clear my name?"
Ivy glared at him in frustration. "You're a huge celebrity! Do you realize what kind of impact a scandal with someone like you will have on my life?"
Her main concern was that there was no way she could justify this to Alaric.
Their relationship had finally reached a stable point, and they were trying for a baby.
Plus, right before he kissed her, he explicitly asked for a favor.
She should have known he was just trying to dodge a rumor with Bianca when he used her as a shield in front of the press.
Yet here she was, throwing a massive fit.
Seeing the man actually have the audacity to complain, Ivy was about to fire back when she heard shouts from the reporters not far away.
"Hurry! They're over there!"
Ivy wanted to wait for the reporters to arrive so she could clear the air.
But Tristan tossed out a final remark. "We need to get out of here. They won't believe a word we say anyway."
With that, he pulled on his cap and mask and bolted.
Seeing him abandon ship, Ivy realized her explanations alone probably wouldn't work on the reporters either.
If she got cornered, there'd be no way out.
She quickly hurried away as well.
Despite her prayers, their incident still exploded online.

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