Chapter 28: Very First Scandal. Yayyyy!

Lila’s POV: Very First Scandal. Yayyyy!

“It’s everywhere. The news, the tabloids, the press. Everywhere. What are we going to do now?”

Rena was parading around in her office. I was given quite a jump scare as she told me the news the press was reporting.

‘Lila Monroe, lead actress for the movie Empress, has been spotted with the all time star, Nicholas Cole in an amusement park here in Shanghai. Rumors are sparking between the two as harmonious photos seemed to be spreading.

Their current whereabouts are yet to be known as they were seen leaving the airport together in a private jet that apparently belongs to the Cole family. Seems like their relationship is going on strong’

“What the fck is that? I and your brother were literally there as well. It wasn’t just the both of you. I was freaking there. I fcking exist as well. Why leave me out?”

Rena was panicking about it but I truly didn’t care. I picked up my phone and opened up my instagram.

Five fcking million followers!!!

I was at merely three thousand followers. And now I was actually at a million.

Holding my excitement, I opened up my TikTok as well and low and behold, there was a f"cking blue tick next to my name.

I was f"cking verified!! On two of the most toxic apps to ever exist. I didn’t bother opening my Twitter cause I knew that app was as toxic as f"ck.

Still reeling in the joy and barely listening to Rena’s rants, the phone I held in my hand rang out. It was Nick.

“Hey what’s up?”

“Sister, save me!”

Save him? What was going on?

“Explain what’s happening?”

“My uncle is about to murder me if you don’t show up right now. I sneaked off to call you cause you are the only one who can calm him down”

His uncle? Adrian?

“What’s going on?”

“He saw the rumors. And now I am in soup”

“The dating scandal between the both of us?”

“Yess. Hurry up sis!!”

I tried talking to him but the call ended quickly. I didn’t understand him. Where was I going to find Adrian? And why was I the one who could calm him down? Nick didn’t know the true dimension of our relationship. That much was true and I didn’t bother explaining it to him.

Left with no other option, I called Adrian.

“Hi Daddy”

I called out for him immediately the call connected.

“What’s wrong Princess?” He asked me, his voice calm. If Nick hadn’t called me earlier and I didn’t know that there was an underlying current in his voice, I would have believed him.

“Daddy where are you? I miss you so much”

“Daddy is at the office baby. Send me your coordinates. My driver should be there to pick you up in the car and bring you to my place. Now be a good girl and wait for them”

He ended the call and I was shook. This was a new development and I didn’t seem to know what was going on.

I sent him my location as I changed into a more comfortable attire. Nick was in trouble for some reason. It was only fair if I helped him out, right?

But what if I encountered or ended up in trouble?

But he called me Sister?

But we are not actually related?

So many choices, so little time.

“Where are you off to? You can’t leave me alone to deal with this mess”

“I will be back soon. I promise”

I received a notification that told me that the driver that would take me there had arrived. I quietly slipped out as Rena was panicking.

“Where is he Cedric?” I asked the driver as soon I entered the car. He wasn’t actually a driver but Adrian’s right hand man. He was the one who personally delivered all the gifts Adrian prepared for me. I was so used to him that his presence meant Adrian’s presence as well.

Not literally, but he wouldn’t leave the man’s side except with the man’s permission himself.

“He’s in the family home Miss. As well as Nicholas. I was tasked to hand this over to you to go through before we got there”

He handed me what seemed to look like the contract that bonded me and Adrian in the first place.

But there was a tiny twist this time. I was tasked to act as his girlfriend this time in front of his family.

HIS GIRLFRIEND!!!! HIS FAMILY!!!!

What the fck was actually going on?

“Cedric, did you perhaps glance through this paper or is there another command that came along with it?”

I had to ask because this was truly funny. We never had anything to tag to our relationship as but none of us said anything since it was just a sex term.

And now I am to act as a freaking girlfriend.

“Sir said you should act as you always did. But you are to address him by his name. That’s all there’s to change”

Address him by his fcking name?!!!

I glanced at the contract I was given and quickly memorized all the information written there. Reading many scripts has taught me to have a photographic memory. Another thing that not too many people know about him.

I learnt who his mum was, who he was close to, who he greeted per functionally and who he didn’t interact with at all.

I learned the names of all his nieces and his one nephew.

I learnt the back story of how we met. Very important as I wouldn’t tell his mum that I was a mere sex toy for her son’s pleasure.

“Are you ready Miss? We are almost there”

“Yes. I’m ready”

“Great. One more stop before we head in”

Cedric took me to what I was sure wasn’t a family home but a mini boutique. I was glammed up as I finally looked presentable for an upper echelon family.

I walked in right as Cedric opened the door. I saw the entire family sitting in a round table as Nicholas seemed to be…

Kneeling!!!

“Baby, you’re here”

“Sister!!! Save me!!!”

I looked at Nicholas in a shocking manner as Adrian blocked my view of him as he kissed my forehead.

“I missed you so much”

The look in his eyes was so real that I had to I reminded myself not to forget this was a contract an

d not reality as I hugged him lightly.

“If you are done reminiscing son, please allow her to sit. We have a few words to go over”