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2024-10-29 19:42:56Payton felt her legs weaken as she watched the video and she fell to the ground instantly.
Her eyes dilated and she dropped her phone.
She was trending with this unknown man on the internet.
Their obscene videos were on the internet.
“You are a disgraceful woman…”
Max’s voice rang in her ear and tears dropped from her eyes.
She had no idea what was going on and she could swear that she had not gotten into this man's bed on her own.
The bell rang and she watched the man move over to the door.
She didn’t know who he was talking to, but when he returned to the room, he walked past her and headed to the bathroom again.
“There is another bathroom over there. Use it, and get your clothes on. We’re leaving here. The paparazzi is here.”
That was all she heard before she heard the loud bang of the door.
She did not see his face, but she could feel the anger that was oozing from his voice.
It was definitely not a coincidence that this man and she had a bit of a clash the previous night and had ended up in bed together.
As her phone beeped and she picked up her phone to read the message from her father, her heart skipped again and she pressed her lips together.
“Ignore my calls however you can. Just come home.”
Read his message.
Grudgingly, she stood from the ground, turned in the direction of the bathroom the man had pointed to, and then walked towards it.
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“Like that?” King stared at her with disgust evident in his eyes and then walked to the closet.
He returned with a white round neck and then threw it at her.
“Put this on.”
“What did you do to me?” Payton asked instead as the cloth dropped on her feet.
“Listen, I am trying to not erupt right now. Do not ask me that question again. Enough of feigning ignorance.”
“Feigning igno—”
“Put that cloth on, now,” he cut her short, dominance emitting from his word.
Payton picked up the cloth, undid the first button of her shirt, and then raised her head to look at the man who stood in front of her.
Realizing that was his cue to look away, he turned around and then waited for her to do her thing.
Right now, King was appreciating his patience.
He wanted to force the truth out of the woman’s mouth but he knew that he had to get out of here first.
No matter the facade that she tries to put on.
No matter how much she tried to feign innocence, King knew for a fact that this woman was a part of this setup and he would never forgive her for it.
Whoever placed the camera in this room might still be watching.
Because he knew that there was no CCTV in this room, then, a camera was around, but… he had no single time to search for it, he had to get out of the room before he could say anything or make any calls.
“I’m done.”
He turned around when he heard and then scrutinized her from head to toe.
He did not like that this woman was wearing his clothes but right now, he had no choice.
He would not allow her to walk out of this room with him looking that way.
He could have left her alone and just left, but King knew a person like her.
What if she gathered the press and started telling them things that were not real?
His reputation was suffering already because of this unknown woman, so he could not take another risk.
King grabbed his phone and then walked to the door. He hit the door door once and when he heard a knock that came twice, he unlocked the door and then pushed the door open.
“What is the status outside?” He asked the security men that guarded his room.
“The paparazzi and a few media companies are outside. Podcasts are being aired and some television companies are starting to make topics out of it,” one of the men answered.
“We’re going through the basement, right?”
“Unfortunately, they got a whiff of the basement also, and they are fully swamped there, so, I think it would be nice if you used the main door. It would be easier to pass through, and there are security men out there too. They would not get to you,” he answered.
King nodded his head and then gestured to them to move. As he turned to walk, he stopped rather abruptly when he felt a hand wrapped around his arm.
“We are passing through the paparazzi?!” she widened her eyes.
“Do you want to stay in here forever then?” he asked and then snatched his hand from her.
Payton bit her lower lips as she watched the man walk away and then exhale.
She hurried after him as she tightened her grip on her bag.
Getting caught together, and being captured together was just like telling those people that whatever happened was true.
Of course, it happened, but… do they need to show everyone that again?
===
“It's Kings!”
“Kings!”
The paparazzi shouted as they saw the couple walk out of the hotel with security guarding them heavily.
“Is the video true?!”
“Who is this woman?!”
“What do you have to say about the video?!”
“Do you admit to being a womanizer?!”
“Is it true that she is just your sex toy?!”
He was bombarded with those questions as they made their way to the car that was pulled away from the crowd.
Thanks to the security men who guarded them, there was no doubt that this group of hungry paparazzi would have covered them the moment they got out.
“Do you truly change women every time like underwear?!”
He heard the question amidst the hundred of questions that were flying around and he stopped walking.
There was one thing he was genuinely grateful for and that was the fact that he was no womanizer.
“Womanizer, you say?” He raised a brow.
“Words are flying around that you have several sex toys and this woman is just one of them,” one of them said.
He turned his head to look at the woman beside him and raised a brow as he saw that her face had clouded in anger.
“She is not a sex toy, she is my girlfriend,” he blurted unconsciously.
He would not sit still while he allowed them to drag him forward in the mud.
He had kept a clean reputation all through his years as a businessman and it takes this woman… and one night to ruin it.
He… would do anything to restore it anyway.
“What?”
He heard the woman mouthed and he wrapped his arms around her shoulder.
“I deeply apologize for the obscene video which might have been very disturbing, but, this woman is my fiancé… and not a sex toy,” he announced.
King looked down at her, cupped his cheeks, and then crashed his lips down on hers.
“I’m sorry you had to go through this because of me,” he blinked as he bore his eyes on her.
“Shithead,” Payton whispered as she locked eyes with the man.
Screw you.
She screamed inwardly.
======
“How the fuck did that mix-up happened?!”
Ava yelled at the caller and then slammed her palm against her forehead.
“I thought it was room 1102, I did not know we were supposed to go to room 1103,” the man defended.
“How could you make such a mistake?!” Ava screamed and turned to look at the door again.
Hopefully, no one would hear her.
“At least, the result is the same, right? Just that the man is different. Nothing spoiled, no?”
“Do you know who that person is?!”
“Should we know him?”
“Asshole, that is Thorn! King Thorn!”
“King Th… King?!” she heard the panic in his voice instantly.
“First, get rid of the CCTV footage in the corridor. We would be done for if he finds out!”
“There is no CCTV camera in the VIP corridor. I made sure of that as we entered there.”
“Find out again! I can't trust any word that comes from your mouth!”
Ava snapped and then dropped the call immediately.
As if setting Payton up with the wrong man was not enough…
The wrong man had to be King.
King Thorn…
Damn.
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