"Even if the director comes forward and tells the truth, how many people do you think still care at this point?" Laila chuckled, "The public wants news they like, and the media's job is to report the news they like. As for the real facts, how many people do you think care?"
People want to see Roy cheating, and the media is digging in that direction with all their might. As long as they can attract more attention, they can create several pieces of news even without actual events. Tabloids can freely fabricate stories, and major newspapers can also write something equally vague. As long as what is written looks the way the public perceives it, it's enough.
"So what should we do? Just let that woman talk nonsense?" Roy was furious. "I won't let her get away with it!"
Laila soothingly patted his shoulder, "Do you want to hear my advice?"
"Of course."
"Then do nothing." Laila looked at him with a smile, "Let everyone get bored, and naturally, everything will pass."
"Can it really be forgotten?" Roy furrowed his brow, not entirely sure.
He knew the entertainment industry was chaotic. Look at all those celebrities who married and divorced, divorced and remarried. How many of them didn't have two or three marriages? No matter how admired the harmonious love of golden boys and goddesses was, it would eventually separate under the pressure of time.
That wasn't what he wanted. He didn't want his child to long for parents and a family like he did. He would use everything to maintain a complete family. But now someone dared to have evil thoughts about him. This was something he could never forgive, no matter what.
He was grateful that Laila wasn't someone who could be trapped by rumors and comments. If this incident affected their relationship in any negative way or led to a breakup, he swore he would personally kill that woman! Even if it meant spending the rest of his life making up for it!
"Laila, don't leave me." He held her waist, burying his head in her abdomen. If even she left, he would surely collapse.
Memories of that day inevitably flooded from the depths of his memory—the opened door, the dark room, the chaotic home...
Feeling the sadness and lack of confidence emanating from him, Laila's heart ached as if being squeezed. "I'm here. As long as you need me, I'll always be here."
She didn't know that behind his usually cheerful demeanor, there was a wound that had never healed. How could she see the hesitation he hid?
Even though she didn't understand, it didn't prevent Laila from feeling angry about this rumor.
"Don't worry." Her hand gently followed his hair, smoothing the silky strands back. "No one can hurt you."
On the other side, Elisa and her agent were checking the online news and reactions while waiting for Roy's call.
The online heat was obvious, with various related topics and speculations surrounding Roy's infidelity. Some even brought up past news about Roy cheating, claiming that it was a recurring problem.
Many people went to Laila's Facebook, hoping she wouldn't be deceived by Roy's handsome face. While the last cheating incident was proven false, what could be said about this one? In the eyes of these fans who loved Laila, Roy was a playboy who didn't deserve her goddess-like perfection.
"You said Roy would definitely call me. Why hasn't he called yet? I don't believe he hasn't seen this news!" Elisa looked at the comments, feeling nervous. Since her agent initially said that Roy would call after seeing her "clarification" post, the tension in her heart hadn't eased.
"He will call. If he is straightforward, he'll let you clarify things more clearly. If he has seen through your plan, he will call to scold you, or maybe discuss what price he needs to pay to settle this matter." The agent, confident in understanding Hollywood's game rules, was eloquent in explaining.
Elisa was far from as reassured, "It's been so long; he should have seen the clarification post I made. Why hasn't there been any response from him?" She really hoped this matter would end soon. Waiting anxiously and scared was too painful.
"Why worry? The one who needs to worry now is him, not you!" The agent smiled dismissively, "You must remember, the young lady of the Moran family won't give him too many chances. He must also be afraid of being kicked out; he would lose the best resource! Without Moran's support, he won't be able to easily maintain his fame as before."
"He has an Oscar nomination for Best Actor, and he won't run out of movies to shoot, right?" Elisa asked in confusion.
"What do you know? Do you really think that was earned through acting skills?" The agent shook his head at her, "Wrong! How many handsome young actors come to Hollywood every year? How many of them can achieve the glory he has in just a few years?"
"Think about it. While others are still fighting for a role with lines for a bit part, he has already taken the lead role from Moran. Once he breaks up with Moran and loses the movie that made him famous globally, how long do you think his fame will last?"
"I don't know," Elisa said, shaking her head in bewilderment.
"Dear, you don't need to know!" The agent pointed at her name on the screen, "Look at this. You are already famous! Now many media outlets outside want to interview you, but I declined them all."
"Why?" Elisa looked at him puzzled. Wasn't he the one trying to make her more famous through this incident? Why would he refuse interviews that could make her more famous?
The agent smiled confidently, "Leave it to me! Now is not the right time for you to speak out. When we get Roy's phone recording, we can edit it slightly to become our evidence. Having evidence in hand gives us confidence, doesn't it?"
"Yes, you're right." Elisa held her hand over her heart, feeling her heartbeat more urgently than usual. She was about to become famous!