Chapter 1: Late Night Trouble

At 4:20 a.m., unlike the peaceful scenery that the magnificent city of Paris should have, the moment for everything to gradually transition to a new day, this is when everyone should still be asleep, today a shocking event has shocked social networking sites.

The news that A-list actress Erika Doris was having an affair with a certain actor who was accidentally captured by a paparazzi created a wave all over the internet, just the same night that breaking news was seen.

Many people are surprised because the place that the paparazzi captured is right in the high-end apartment complex where the actress lives. That luxury apartment complex is difficult to get in and out of unless someone who is just as famous as Erika or invited by Erika can enter it. Moreover, the actor's part is extremely mysterious, the photo posted publicly on social media only shows the lower half of the person's face, plus the fact it was late at night, so the lighting was not very good. Just a blurry picture but enough to make people talk.

On a famous forum, many arguments and debates were going on, and loyal fans constantly spoke up to protect their idol's honor, but some people disliked Erika who took advantage of it to slander and smear her.

"This is stupid, that picture is just fake."

"Our Erika would never do that."

"That photo was a collage just to insult Erika."

"Stop chattering, you guys are just being seduced by her."

"Well, she's not the nice kind either."

"I guess she must have gone to bed with a few people to be as famous as she is now."

In just one night, news about actor Erika Doris and her rumored boyfriend reached the top 1 searches on media channels and social networking sites, and the keyword "Erika Doris and the mysterious lover" was also pushed to the highest.

Just a small blurry photo was enough to give Erika's manager Keitha Patric a headache, that same night she received seven calls from director Takeshi Allison, just as she picked up the phone she heard cursing from Takeshi.

"You come to work right away for me."

Keitha was still dreaming about what was happening, she tried to open her heavy eyes, tried to look at the clock on her phone screen, it was almost 5 am, and she was still 3 hours away from her commute, she reached out to crumple her tangled hair because she was disturbed in the early morning.

She had only taken a nap for 2 hours after she had finished all the work that had been assigned, she thought Takeshi was confused about something so she wanted to make sure her manager wasn't too old to distinguish between hours.

"What's wrong, Director?"

Takeshi on the other end of the line kept his voice, not letting Keitha waste any more time.

"Right now either you go to work or I'll send you a letter of dismissal right away."

Keitha frowned, her head still a little stunned by Takeshi's sudden call, hearing Takeshi's hustling tone she guessed she couldn't wait any longer, and she reluctantly accepted.

"Alright, alright, I'm going to work right here."

Keitha hung up the phone immediately and then got off the bed, her phone also thrown indifferently on the bed. Step into the bathroom, take off your soft pajamas and replace them with a designer shirt, casual pants, and a blazer over it. His hands gently applied a layer of lipstick to his lips, then reached out to handle his bag and car keys.

As soon as the car changed lanes to go downtown, Keitha received a call, her phone was connected to Bluetooth in the car, so when she glanced at the control screen in the car she frowned.

Laetus' name kept flashing on the screen, Keitha paused for a few seconds, and she turned her face away, trying to focus on driving so she could get to work as soon as possible. But that Laetus kept bothering her, watching the control screen keep flickering, he had called her three calls in a row, and it made her feel very annoyed, but it would have been even more annoying if she hadn't accepted the call from him.

Keitha clicked her tongue, reluctantly accepting the call from Laetus, as soon as she accepted the call, she heard a laugh from Laetus.

"You don't seem to want to hear the call from me, do you? Not welcome?"

Keitha smirked, she didn't deny what Laetus said.

"At no time did I applaud you?"

Laetus heard this, not only not angrily, but in response to his characteristic deep laugh, a very evocative laugh.

"You say that, aren't you afraid I'm angry?"

Keitha kicked the brakes at the intersection, she was only a moment away from getting to her company, and she had a few seconds to answer Laetus while waiting for the red light.

"No, I'm happy if you're angry."

Laetus on the other end of the line heard this and feigned distress.

"You say that, I'm sad, I'm kind enough to call you so you can know what's going on."

When she heard Laetus say this, Keitha wavered slightly, remembering Takeshi's early morning call, she knew Laetus had the information she needed. Laetus has information about what's going on and Keitha needs it. Keitha didn't mince words.

"What?"

Laetus noticed Keitha was impatient, but he didn't tell her and just gently toyed with her.

"If I say, do you have anything to reward me?"

Keitha was silent, Laetus also sensed Keitha's impatience, he thought he might not get her reward either. Just as Laetus was about to briefly tell Keithe what was going on, his response was her cold voice.

"Then shut up."

Keitha turned the wheel and started to divert the car to the basement, she answered Laetus briefly then turned off the engine, not waiting for the other person to answer, she didn't have the patience to answer him, and she had already arrived at work, she had no need to know what was going on.