"When you decide what you want, just tell me," Eugene said as he approached Chloe. Chloe raised an eyebrow. "Alright." They walked off amid laughter. Little did they know that at that moment, on the manor's viewing deck, among the group of guests who had already been received, someone had clearly watched every bit of what happened at the riding arena. The man was tall, with strikingly handsome features. "Well now. My dear Chloe! Still as stunning as ever!" ***** The table was covered with drinks. A professional bartender was mixing cocktails right there. "Chloe, which would you prefer?" Landon held up two glasses—one with a smooth fruit wine, the other a freshly mixed, potent vodka. "I'll take the strong one," Chloe said after a quick look. She reached for the vodka with a smile. She had just lifted the glass to sip when it was gently taken from her hand. She turned to see Eugene now holding her drink. "Try this instead. That one's too strong for you," Eugene said. He placed a mixed cocktail in her hand and kept the vodka for himself. Chloe looked at the drink he'd given her—it even had a lemon slice on the rim. It seemed like something made for a child. She'd handled much stronger drinks than vodka before. She was about to say no, but meeting Eugene's calm gaze, she let it be. She had only taken one small sip when her phone rang. She checked the screen; it was Oralia's call. Probably calling to remind her about visiting the set as promised. Chloe turned slightly away, answering with a smile. "I told you I'd come. I keep my word. You—" "Chloe! That jerk Arthur is all over the news again!" Oralia's angry voice came through the moment the call connected. The people chatting nearby had quieted down when they heard Chloe's phone. Oralia's voice was loud, so everyone around heard it clearly. Arthur was trending! Chloe just made a dismissive sound. "What's that to me? He could disappear forever for all I care." Eugene swirled the vodka in his long fingers, listening without a word. "That jerk Arthur spent the night with some woman in a cheap hotel! The media caught them right there. It's everywhere now. His name is popping up on every news feed!" At Oralia's words, Chloe's face grew colder. Arthur, in a hotel with another woman?Well, that is... something new. "Got it. Let me see what's going on." Chloe hung up, opened her phone, and went straight to the trending page. No need to search—the headlines were everywhere. Big news about Arthur from Myers Group. The moment she saw the photos, her gaze turned to ice. The woman's face was hidden in every picture, but that body? Chloe knew it right away. Wasn't that Jennifer? Jennifer and Arthur... looked pretty comfortable together. They were all over each other in the photos. One look told you how wild their night must have been. She never knew Arthur had that in him. They were married for six years. She'd thought she'd slept with him, only to find out that the man was someone else. So all those years, Arthur had acted so pure. She'd almost wondered if he was impotent. Who would have thought... "He really knows how to have fun. Sleeping with women even blew up the trending charts—definitely one of a kind," Landon commented, giving a sarcastic thumbs-up. Joseph, standing nearby, checked his phone too. He took one look and shook his head in clear dislike. Chloe skimmed the comments under the photos. The whole internet was going crazy, desperate to know who the woman was. A bunch of media outlets camped out at Myers Group, trying to corner Arthur and get to the bottom of things. Calling the company just got a busy signal. No official word, just endless avoiding. The scandal was only getting bigger. Chloe put her phone away. However Arthur and Jennifer wanted to play their games was their business. Even if they posted a live video of their affection, it wouldn't matter to her. She was Chloe—what she said went. Any man she'd discarded, even if he were pure gold now, wouldn't catch her eye, let alone someone who wasn't even worth being called trash. Chloe looked up at the group watching her. She knew why they had gone quiet, why the mood felt tense, so she cut right through it and asked Landon, who was standing nearby, "Have you invested in any projects from Kellian Media?" "Kellian Media's projects are usually pretty safe," Landon answered, his tone turning serious. "But there haven't been any blockbusters for a long time now."