The next morning, Nina was awakened by the buzzing sound of her mobile phone.
She squinted and reached for it. It was a call from John. She slid the answer key and closed her eyes.
"Good morning. Are you here? Can I sleep for a few more minutes?" Nina's voice exuded laziness as she spread out in her bed. Her face rubbed against her pillow.
After a moment of silence, John said, "Okay. Promise me one thing first. Stay off the Internet today, okay?"
"Okay," Nina answered sleepily, without really paying attention to what he was saying.
She turned over and went back to sleep. The public's opinion of her was swaying fast as more and more discussions about her broke out.
Nina's infidelity in her marriage occupied the top of the hot search list. To follow that was an onslaught in the comments section.
"Shit! Princess Nina has been cheating on Count Nangong? Really?"
"There is evidence!"
"Fuck! You bitch!"
"Who is this bodyguard? Sean, right? Find him now! How dare he take Princess Nina away from Count Nangong?"
"He's just a servant. Bullshit!"
"Is Count Nangong not handsome enough or couldn't he satisfy your cravings? How could you cheat on him? It must take a toll on your conscience, right?"
"It seems that they were pretending to be in love."
"Their love is a lie. There is no true love in the world."
"I don't believe in love any more. How could Princess Nina cheat on Count Nangong?"
"As your fan, I'm really heartbroken. Princess Nina, please come out and explain to everyone!"
"I feel so sorry for you, Count Nangong. Stay strong. Princess Nina betrayed you. We won't let her get away with it."
"Count Nangong is probably distraught. What can we do?"
"What the hell are you, Nina? You fucking bitch! Get out of here! You don't deserve to be the princess of C Island! You weren't loyal to the person you love! It's just insulting!"
"It's so disgusting. How dare you fall into the arms of a bodyguard instead of Count Nangong?"
"Why isn't she saying anything? Is it true? Are you hiding, Princess Nina?"
"It is likely that she is hiding in the quilt of some bodyguard."
"Does the recording really prove that she is having an affair though? A random person broke the news. Who's to say what's true? Don't be so quick to jump to conclusions and be so mean."
"I'm not going to say anything. I'll wait for the truth to surface."
"Wait for Princess Nina to explain."
"I just want to say that the person who released this recording is most likely courting death. How that person she offend the princess?"
"What do you mean? Just because she's a princess, we can't talk about her? Isn't she a human being? Why shouldn't people speak up when she has done something wrong?"
"That's right. No matter their rank, everyone should be responsible for what they've done."
"As a princess, she should set an example! What is she doing now? Is she trying to teach other women how to cheat on their husbands?"
"If anything happens to the person who leaked this recording, it has to be Princess Nina's doing."
"Oh my God! The person who released the recording and the maid better watch out. I'm worried about them."
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