The Heiress' Savage Comeback
After listening to Titus, Leon fell silent. "Fine, go ahead and reveal it. But call my manager first and let her know I agreed, so she can work with you." Leon chose to help Jodie over Simone because he knew Simone wouldn't easily give up with her determination. However, Jodie was delicate, like a flower that needed to be protected from the harsh weather. He added, "But exposing our relationship will only attract the public's attention temporarily. So, you still need to think about how you're going to help Jodie clear her name." Upon hearing this, Titus let out a long breath. "That's exactly what I need—to buy some time. Don't worry, I won't let the Internet come after Jo." After some thought, he continued, "You don't need to feel guilty towards Simone for exposing your relationship. Maybe she wants it to be known publicly too, since she likes you so much." However, Titus was unaware that Simone had asked Leon for a breakup. Titus thought she was joking when she announced their breakup on the live broadcast of the variety show. On the other hand, Leon agreed to Titus' suggestion for his own reasons, aside from helping Jodie. After revealing their relationship, he planned to make a post admitting their relationship after the show ended. Perhaps then Simone wouldn't want to break up anymore and they could get back together. Even though Simone had never mentioned this, he knew she didn't want to keep their relationship a secret. If he revealed it now, it would probably align with her wishes. And so, he said, "I understand. You may proceed." Titus smiled. "Thanks, bro." Then, he reminded Aaron not to tell Jodie about what was happening online, as he was afraid she wouldn't be able to accept it, before hanging up the phone. After the conversation, Aaron found it difficult to sleep and suddenly spoke up. "I regret asking Simone for a physiognomy." Leon was also wide awake. "There's no point in crying over spilled milk." "But it's only a matter of time before your relationship becomes known. You don't need to feel conflicted about it." Aaron opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling. "Leon, do you think Simone intentionally mentioned the three taboos during the live broadcast? If it wasn't for her words, people wouldn't have dug into our relationship." Leon grew up with Simone and knew she wasn't a weak person. She would give her all if she liked someone, yet she could let go once she didn't like them anymore. She was also intelligent and knew how to set traps. So, it was highly possible that Simone intentionally mentioned those things during the show. However, to avoid tarnishing Simone's image in Aaron's eyes, Leon answered, "I don't think so. She only answered because you kept staring at her. I believe there are three taboos among geomancers. You can ask around when you return to Cebros after the show." Aaron felt comforted after hearing that. "As long as it wasn't intentional." Then, they fell silent, unable to sleep. Meanwhile, Titus called Leon's manager, Elin Harmon. Initially, she didn't agree to reveal the relationship, but Titus emphasized that Leon had agreed to it. He wasn't asking for her permission, but merely informing her. So, Elin messaged Leon to confirm. They argued, and she reluctantly agreed to cooperate with Titus' public relations team, suppressing her anger at his insistence.Then, she sent some photos of Leon hugging Simone, Simone holding his hand with a huge smile on her face, and a few more from their school days to Titus. This was an order from Leon to log into his backup drive and download those photos. He wanted Simone to see them after the show, hoping they would bring back happy memories. Titus collected a few more photos before asking his team to post them. Soon, the headlines 'Leon's Girlfriend', 'Not Just Childhood Playmates', and 'Leon and Simone's Relationship Unveiled' went viral, overshadowing the previous headlines from the paparazzi. Titus also spent some money to remove the old headlines. As expected, the internet went crazy over the new headlines, especially Leon's devoted fans. They couldn't accept the revelation of his relationship and demanded confirmation on Elin's Facebook page. On the other hand, many people weren't surprised by the revelation, as some had suspected that Leon and Simone were childhood playmates turned lovers. However, Leon and Simone didn't appear like a couple anymore, especially during the show. It seemed like they had fallen out. Elin didn't answer the fans' questions but made a post stating that Leon would reply to the questions after the show's filming. From the beginning, she had been against Leon and Simone's relationship and tried to stop it, but failed. That was also the reason for her dislike of Simone—she felt that Simone was using Leon to gain resources in the entertainment industry. Simone was aware of Elin's attitude towards her and rejected Leon's suggestion to sign with Elin. For Elin, it was one thing to look down on Simone, but Simone's rejection intensified her dislike. She thought Leon had gone mad agreeing to reveal his relationship with Simone to help Jodie. She didn't know they had actually broken up and was still thinking about how Simone would use Leon after the revelation. She despised Simone. The night was destined to be chaotic. The next morning, many people woke up to the viral headlines, and Simone's name spread like wildfire. As a result, the viewer count reached a new high when the show was broadcast the next morning. Jonah didn't expect that the surprise live show from the previous night would reveal Simone's familial relationship with Aaron and romantic relationship with Leon. However, the trending topic about Simone and Aaron's sibling relationship was no longer present.In addition to the newly revealed relationship, he suspected that the Gray brothers were behind this. But he looked down on their actions as they were biased. How could they expose Simone, their biological sister, just to divert attention from their adopted sister, Jodie? Most importantly, the other person involved was the hottest actor, Leon. This put Simone in a difficult position. He clicked open the post and saw numerous comments attacking Simone, as he had anticipated. Leon's fans belittled Simone and refused to accept their relationship. They labeled her as a scheming b*tch, gold digger, and leech. They even accused Simone of pretending to be Leon's childhood playmate and not letting him go, which they found despicable. Simone's fans were also unable to accept her relationship with Leon, as they preferred her to be single or, at the very least, not involved with him. This sentiment was further fueled by the fact that Leon's fans had been pursuing Simone even before the show. Unable to handle the situation, Simone's fans were eager to know how she would react upon discovering that her relationship had been exposed.
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