"What is going on? Are you both fighting again?" Lucy who had been on the phone with Lucas, asked Sonia as she returned to the room to see Bryan storming out.
"No. It's not he is mad at," Sonia assured Lucy with a slight frown as they both walked out of the bedroom following Bryan.
"I don't think you should give them a call," Alicia said the mont Bryan walked into the living room, making it clear to him that his voice had been loud and they had all heard what he said.
"I don't rember asking you what you think," Bryan hissed at her, his eyes flashing angrily as he picked up his phone from the table and switched it on. Once the phone ca on, he received several text ssage notifications from both his parents, Jade, Matt, Mia, Jeff, the CEO, and so of his colleagues and friends.
Alicia ignored his comnt and went on as though he had not just dismissed her opinion, "I think if you really want to deal with this issue, it will be best if you both make a live video together. People would believe you only when they hear from you directly," Alicia suggested as both Lucy and Sonia joined them.
"You must be a very nosy person," Bryan observed with annoyance as he scrolled through the contents of texts, most of which were expressing concerns over his scandal with Sonia, while his mom, Jade, and Matt asked him to give them a call the mont he sees their text.
"It cos with the occupation," Alicia responded with a smile.
"I think she has a point. We both know that Paul won't listen to you. He only wants what's best for your career. He's not interested in your personal life," Tom pointed out.
"Still, I need to give him a piece of my mind!" Bryan said as he dialed the CEO's line, and walked away from them once the call connected.
"Good Lord, Bryan! I've been trying to reach you. Where are you?"
"What the fuck did you do that for?" Bryan snapped at the CEO.
"Do what for? Calling Sonia or releasing a press statent to salvage the situation?" The CEO asked.
"You even called her?" Bryan yelled angrily.
"Calm down, Bryan. If you've seen the news all over the internet, then by now you should know that it's a ss and I needed to act fast, especially since I couldn't reach you," The CEO explained.
"Act fast? By coming up with such preposterous lies, and putting all the bla on Sonia? Do you want to ruin her career? Do you know how much damage your thoughtless action would cause her?" Bryan yelled at him, unable to control his rage.
"What else could I have done? All the companies are on our neck asking for refunds and compensations. How many of them do you think we can compensate?" The CEO asked, beginning to get angry at Bryan for being unreasonable.
"That should be for to worry about! It wasn't in your place to drag Sonia into any of this! I am the one who proposed to her for crying out loud!"
"And she dumped you in front of everyone! She couldn't even wait for the show to end before she did that! She used you, and after getting the fa she wanted she walked away without caring about the effect her action would have on you. How can you defen..."
"Shut your fucking ignorant mouth! You know nothing about her or my relationship with her, so do not utter such useless words! Take down that press statent this mont or this will be the last ti I talk to you as an actor under golden star agency!" Bryan threatened, and hung up the call before the CEO could say anything else.
Even after making the call he still felt very upset, and he threw his phone on the bed and combed his fingers through his hair.
"I'm sorry," Sonia murmured from the doorway, making him turn to look at her. He hadn't realized that she was at the door.
"What for?" He asked with a slight frown.
"I don't know. I just feel bad that you're in this mood," she said, and Bryan forced a smile as he walked over to where she was standing.
"You do understand that I'm not mad at you, right?" He asked as he stopped in front of her, and she gave him a nod.
"Yeah."
"Good. Then you don't have to be sorry. I'm used to being involved in scandals, but you're not. I'm the one who dragged you into my ss," Bryan said apologetically.
"I'm the crazy one who accepted your proposal and refused to return the ring," Sonia pointed out, wanting to share the bla with him.
"As long as you know that you're crazy, we are fine," Bryan said with a teasing smile, and Sonia giggled despite the seriousness of their situation.
"What do you think about what the nosy lady said? Are you comfortable with it?" Bryan asked, wanting to know her opinion on it before giving it a thought.
"I don't think it is a bad idea. But I also have to be in Lucy's live video," Sonia explained.
"Are you okay?" Bryan asked, looking at her with a concerned expression, and Sonia smiled despite how worried she actually was.
"Is it because you're an actor that you're this romantic? Or you have always had romance in you?"
"Who knows?" Bryan asked with a faint smile before returning her attention to his question, "You didn't answer my question. Are you fine? I noticed you do more worrying for others than you actually worry about yourself. And even though it's nice, I'm not sure I like that," Bryan said with a serious expression on his face.
Sonia sighed, "How can I be okay? Lucy is going through this because of ..."
"You must think so highly of yourself to think that everything happens because of you," Bryan cut in dryly, "I hope you don't only take the credit when bad things happen?" Bryan continued, not liking how she always managed to take the bla for everything bad that happens.
"What do you an?" Sonia asked with a scowl.
"You always find a way to take the bla. I don't understand why you will think that what happened between your half-brother and your best friend is your fault. Did Lucy ever say so or do anything to make you feel that way?" Bryan asked, and Sonia shook her head.
"It's just that she would never have been involved with a psycho like him had she not been friends with ," Sonia pointed out.
"That is you making assumptions. So things in life are bound to happen. You should stop regretting things you have no power over," Bryan said as he brushed his lips on her forehead.
"And please stop keeping things to yourself, alright? Always tell what you're thinking, and if things get too difficult, don't just lean on , leap on ," Bryan said as he embraced her, and then patted her hair softly.
Sonia smiled as he held her, "Where have you been all my life?" She asked in a quiet voice.
"On your television screen, entertaining you," Bryan joked, and Sonia giggled softly.
"I love you, Bryan. I really do," she whispered as she looked up at him and t his gaze.
"I love you even more my crazy green-eyed witch," Bryan said with a grin, and Sonia raised her brow.
"Witch?"
"Yes. That's what you are. You bewitched and captured not just my heart but my soul," Bryan said, and then cringed as the words left his lips.
"That line was too cheesy for you, huh?" Sonia asked with a knowing giggle, and Bryan chuckled.
"We should join the others in the living room," Bryan suggested as he led her out of the bedroom.
"Alright, I will take my leave now. I will get you the information you need," Alicia promised Tom as she stood up.
She turned to look at Bryan and Sonia who just walked in and smiled, "It was nice eting you both in person. And it's good to know that you're really in love with each other," she said before heading for the door.
"Alicia," Lucy called as she escorted her out.
"Yeah?" Alicia asked turning to look at Lucy.
"Thanks for looking out for ," Lucy said, and Alicia smiled as she patted her shoulder, and then she opened the door and walked away.
Alone now, the four of them sat down. Sonia was seated on one couch with Bryan, and Lucy sat on the adjacent couch with Tom.
"So what is the plan?" Bryan asked, looking at Tom curiously.
"You haven't told us what you found out last night," Lucy reminded both brothers.
"Oh, yeah," Tom said and went on to explain how Harry had sent him the details of the first person who started the viral post, and how he and Bryan had tracked the culprit who turned out to be a college student. He went on to tell them how they had then gone to the club to check the security footage so they could find the man who had given the college students the job. And then they had checked the footage of the exterior of the club to see how the man had co and left. They had taken down the plate number of the car he had used, and how by ans of their special connections they had been able to track him and find out his identity and where he lived.
"Wow! That must have been a lot," Sonia murmured.
"Yet soone was upset with for not calling," Tom said as he glanced at Lucy.
"Not that I don't appreciate what you did, but calling or leaving a text wouldn't have taken more than five minutes of your ti. Just saying," Lucy insisted, and Sonia nodded in agreent.
"She has a point. You could have called," Sonia said, taking her best friend's side, and both brothers exchanged a look and shook their heads.
"So were you able to et him?" Lucy asked curiously.
"Yes. However, he insisted that he received the job from a lady he doesn't know personally. He claims that she called him with a burner phone, and sent the details and money he needed to get the job done without eting him.
"A lady?" Both Sonia and Lucy asked in unison.
"Yes. And I'm sure you're thinking what I thought too. Which is why I'm going to et with Anita's uncle to make sure that her family has nothing to do with this," Tom said, thinking that he would use the information he had just gotten from Alicia to blackmail Mr. Wyatt. He never really liked the man anyway, so doing sothing as dirty as what he was about to do didn't affect him in any way.
"Why do you think her family is involved?" Lucy asked curiously since although she suspected Anita, she didn't think Anita's family had anything to do with it.
"Her mother once hired a private investigator to tail . So I won't put this past them," Tom explained.
"They did? When? How co you never ntioned it?" Lucy asked with a frown.
"I didn't? My apologies. It must have slipped my mind," Tom said apologetically as he patted her hand.
"It's fine. While you et with Mr. Wyatt, I will talk to my family about my plan to address the issue on a live video."
"Yeah, I'm with you on that," Sonia said supportively.
"I suppose I'm not coming with you to this eting?" Bryan asked, and Tom gave him a nod.
"Yeah. There's no need for you to co with ," Tom said with a nod.
"Alright. I also have a couple of things that I need to handle on my end," Bryan said before turning to Sonia.
"I was thinking, what if all three of us do the live video together? I think my presence might help. Knowing Lucy has my backing will go a long way in making people more willing to hear her out." Bryan said, making Tom raise a brow.
"You really want to get the brother-in-law of the year award, don't you?" Tom asked dryly, and Bryan grinned at him.
Tom turned to Lucy, "Don't do the video without . Let's just get it all out in the open and be done with the secrets. Knowing you don't just have my brother's backing, but that you're actually my girlfriend will help to resolve things faster," Tom said confidently.
"You want to reveal your identity?" Lucy asked in surprise.
"I don't see why not.. No ti is better than now, to do so," Tom said with a wink.
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