Next Man, Better Plan novel Chapter 256

The host finally noticed Jonathan's activity.

Seeing him texting, she aimed the microphone at him and said in a half-joking tone, “Mr. Vasquez, are you bored? We’re live on air, why are you suddenly playing with your phone?”

Jonathan answered with perfect seriousness, “My wife messaged me. No matter when or where, a reply is always immediate.”

His words silenced the live chat for a few seconds.

[If you want to know what makes a top-tier husband, this is it. Pay attention.]

[Is Jonathan really just a pawn in their game? I'm not so sure! That's just Quennel’s side of the story! This couple seems solid!]

[Help, how did Quennel just get completely owned?! Everything Quennel said now sounds so desperate! The more he talks, the more insecure he seems! These two are showing him what a real power couple looks like!]

The host glanced at the live comments, then rephrased the question she had asked Quennel and posed it to Jonathan:

“Mr. Vasquez, if your wife had a childhood sweetheart for an ex, and it’s possible she still has feelings for him, and that her marrying you was just to spite this ex… and that last night she might have been on a… date with him, would you mind?”

In the audience, Stephanie’s hands clenched into fists.

The host's question to Jonathan was incredibly sharp, cutting right to the heart of what everyone was wondering.

Both the live audience and online viewers were on the edge of their seats.

Jonathan simply leaned back against the sofa and stretched his legs casually.

Down in the audience, Stephanie’s face was thoughtful. She turned to Cecilia. “Was what happened last night all over the internet?”

Cecilia gently took her arm, knowing she couldn't hide it any longer.

She decided to be honest. “Stephanie, a video of you and Quennel leaving the hotel was posted online. But don’t worry, Mr. Vasquez already paid to have it taken down. No one is sharing it anymore. People just think you and Quennel are in some kind of entanglement, but they don't know the specifics of what happened at the hotel.”

Stephanie’s eyes flickered. She looked at Quennel on the stage, and the answer became crystal clear.

He had leaked the video. In other words, Quennel had bet that Jonathan wouldn't reveal the full context of last night's events, which was why he was acting so fearlessly.

To score a point and publicly humiliate Jonathan, Quennel was willing to… use her as bait.