"She can't leave right now," Nina said coldly. "Aren't you afraid that others will find out? If the two of you go out together like this, who will believe that nothing happened between the two of you?"
Even Nina herself might not believe it.
She believed that John wouldn't cheat on her, but Vivian would try any means to set him up.
Nina would have beaten Vivian to death if not for Noah reminding her to act rationally. After all, John didn't have sex with Vivian. Besides, it was possible that both John and Vivian were set up.
John didn't dare make a sound in the face of Nina's scolding. He subconsciously reached out to touch her, but she took a step back and shook it off.
What if that hand was just on Vivian's skin moments before? She shuddered in revulsion.
After a pregnant silence, John opened his mouth and said in a quiet voice, "I'll take care of it."
"No, thanks." Nina would figure it out herself.
Noah and Nina filed out of the room one after another. Half of John's shirt was wet, and a strand of seaweed hung on his short hair. He looked so embarrassed that he did not chase after Nina.
If he went out looking like this, the media would know for sure that something happened, and that would be even more troublesome.
The only sound inside the room was Vivian's muffled sobs. Hearing this, John whirled around to face her and said irritably, "Shut up. Get dressed and get out of here."
Vivian tightened her lips and didn't dare to look up at him. She said timidly, "Brother John, I..."
"I told you not to call me like that." He turned his back on her, but Vivian could still feel the murderous intent burning in his eyes.
Blood rushed up to her face, and her eyes took on a wronged expression. "Mr. Shi, I...I don't know what happened."
Ignoring her words, John turned around and looked at her pitiful face. He remained unmoved, and his eyes flashed with nothing but disgust.
His wife wouldn't let him touch her just now because she thought he was dirty from touching the other woman. She looked at him like she loathed him.
In fact, he also disliked himself.
If he found out who set him up, he would make the person pay ten times the damage they had caused.
"Vivian, you'd better pray that this matter has nothing to do with you." John's cold voice made Vivian freeze.
She swallowed, with a trace of fear in her eyes.
It was impossible for John to lead this back to her.
After all, her plan was so intricately designed that all her tracks were covered.
This incident would only be traced back to Jessica.
Vivian was certain that John wouldn't do anything to his sister. No matter how angry he was, he would never hurt her.
"I really don't know what happened." Vivian cried out with a pout.
"Get dressed and get out of here." John cast her a final chilling glance and walked straight into the bathroom, where he threw off his sodden clothes and took a scalding hot shower.
Hot water was always better than cold water to wash away filth.
John poured more than half a bottle of body wash on his body. Hot water battered his skin mercilessly, leaving patches of red on his back.
Steam fogged up the large bathroom.
Hearing the sound of water, Vivian wiped her tears and smiled smugly.
She got out of bed as if nothing had happened, took out her phone, and sent another message. She deleted all message records, put on her dress, and placed John's suit jacket over her shoulders.
Anyone who saw the jacket would instantly recognize that it was custom-made for John.
Just as Vivian went out the door, two women walked down the hall, whispering to each other.
"Are you sure that the information you just received is accurate?"
"Yes, someone sent me a picture, saying that the two of them entered the room one after the other, but they never came out."
"Wow. This will be a really hot topic. I have even thought of how the headlines would look like. This is just as buzzworthy as the news of James Shi engaged to a girl from an ordinary family."
"Shh! There's a woman ahead of us." The woman locked eyes with Vivian, stared for a moment, and then looked away.
Vivian took out a card from her bag and hid it in her hand. As the two passed by, their shoulders bumped against each other.
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