Those pictures raised doubts about the woman’s real identity.
Ryler Cooper had carved out a path for himself in showbiz and became a renowned idol. Unlike any other pretty boy, he surely fulfilled all women’s fantasies about men. He was good-looking, mature, and possessed the charisma that a sophisticated man should have.
All this time, Ryler had been working very hard to develop his acting career, and he had a good reputation as he was barely caught up in scandals. Whenever there were baseless rumors about him, he would make clarifications to clear the misunderstandings.
However, it was different this time. They were captured on camera, and those pictures were clear enough to see their faces. Besides, it was the first time he was caught going out with a woman and an elderly family member.
Moreover, the rumor didn’t appear to be totally baseless as the pictures of Ryler and the woman being intimate seemed real.
The rumor gathered mixed responses from Ryler’s fans. Some fans found it perfectly normal for a mature man like Ryler to fall in love with someone. However, they had doubts about the rumored girlfriend of their idol. She was pretty indeed, but they were not sure if she was worthy enough to be with him.
On the other hand, the public didn’t seem to find it a big deal. After all, it was nothing unusual to see a male idol falling in love.
Nowadays, people were rather open-minded about celebrities’ love lives.
To Ryler’s surprise, his Twitter was flooded with tons of congratulatory comments. It seemed that his relationship was accepted by his fans.
In fact, the majority of them were happy for Ryler. However, they didn’t realize how this would affect Clarissa.
Ryler was upset upon seeing the overflowing comments. Even if he made another clarification statement, it would just make things worse. The public had jumped to their own conclusion after the pictures were posted. If Ryler clarified further, some people might think that he was an irresponsible man who threw his woman under the bus. It would do no good to everyone.
Matthew was no less livid than Ryler when he came across the news.
Although he knew it was someone else who set the whole thing up, he took his anger out on Ryler nonetheless.
However, putting the blame on him wouldn’t ease the situation. Besides, Catherine and Clarissa would be mad at him if he were to harm Ryler in any way.
Therefore, the top priority right now was to find out the mastermind behind all this.
With that, Ryler and Matthew took immediate action to sort things out.
Right then, another batch of pictures was posted online, and they were the pictures of Matthew and Clarissa.
Even though there weren’t a lot of pictures, they showed Clarissa getting into Matthew’s car and going home together.
Somehow, the pictures implied that the woman went home with Matthew after she had a date with Ryler.
This got everyone curious about this woman.
Because of that, the netizens started pointing fingers at Clarissa, chastising her for being a shameless woman and dating multiple men at one time.
The netizens attacked the woman mercilessly with vicious comments, cursing at her with all kinds of profanities.
Naturally, they had figured out the identity of the woman and the other man.
The woman was an uprising screenwriter named Clarissa Quigley, whereas the man was the president of Tyson Corporation, Matthew Tyson, who was also known as Shermaine Smallwood’s ex-fiancé. The netizens were speculating that Clarissa snatched Matthew away from Shermaine.
After the words spread out, Ryler, Shermaine, and Matthew became the innocent victims while Clarissa became the unscrupulous coquette.
Judging from how things unfolded, it was evident that someone was targeting Clarissa.
First, they posted pictures of Ryler and Clarissa to divert their attention. As expected, Ryler didn’t put a lid on the rumor right away. Then, they proceeded to post pictures of Matthew and Clarissa to catch them off guard completely.
However, Clarissa was clueless about all that at the moment.
They had been taking care of it since early in the morning before she awoke.
And when she did, Matthew kept her occupied by initiating a steamy lovemaking session with her. She fell asleep again after that, so she was not aware of the virals on the internet.
Although the rumors and pictures were all over the news, Matthew settled the matter as quick as a flash.
Right then, the man was boiling with rage. The netizens were astonished by Matthew’s tough and uncompromising attitude. Obviously, he was nothing like other rich men who fooled around with women.
The pictures were taken down in a snap. Besides that, the legal department of Tyson Corporation released official statements, declaring that they would take serious legal actions against the malicious commenters and anyone who spread false rumors. Matthew was about to show those ignorant people the consequences of infuriating him.
He was rich enough to file lawsuits against every single one of them, and there was no one who could stop him.
Not to be outdone, Ryler also issued a statement denouncing those who spread false rumors and declared that they would take legal action against all the illegal activities.
At the same time, both sides also made an important announcement.
It was clarified that Clarissa was connected with the two men indeed. However, their relationships were not as presumed. Clarissa was Matthew’s fiancée, and her identity was confirmed by Tyson Corporation.
Moreover, Ryler reiterated that Clarissa Quigley was not his girlfriend but was his close friend who was like a sister to him, and Matthew was his future brother-in-law.
Upon the release of the statements, those malicious cyberbullies shook in their boots and stopped spreading rumors about the scandal.
The lawsuits filed on that day were beyond counting.
But the netizens could only swallow it up and keep their curses to themselves. After all, there was nothing they could do against the rich and powerful.
By the time Clarissa awoke from her long sleep, the problem had been solved. After having her lunch, Matthew wrapped his arms around her in a tight hug.
Puzzled, she pinched Matthew’s cheek as she asked, “Aren’t you going to work today?”
“Can’t I just take a day off?” Matthew chuckled as he replied.
Clarissa giggled. “You’ll lose a lot of money when you slack off for a day, Mr. Tyson.”
However, it wasn’t about the money. Clarissa was simply clueless about what had happened on Twitter. The social network had never been as peaceful as it was right now, thanks to Matthew’s legal team.
The netizens could only keep their opinions to themselves.
Matthew thought he could keep Clarissa in the dark, or at least for as long as possible.
However, he didn’t know that Clarissa had a group which she used to communicate with her readers and fans.
Her phone rang non-stop as the notifications kept flooding in. Clarissa was confused. Did something happen?
She reached out to her phone, but Matthew was one step ahead of her, and he grabbed the phone before she could get her hands on it.
Clarissa furrowed her eyebrows. Something’s off.
“What are you doing? Are you hiding something from me?”
Matthew arched his eyebrows. “I have nothing to hide from you. Clare, we’ve even seen each other naked. What else do you not know about me?”
Clarissa blushed slightly. Why must he put it that way? Can’t he be serious when I talk to him?
Clarissa snorted in response and tried to get her phone back. “Stop messing with me. Give it back. I want to check the notifications. Perhaps it’s something important.”
However, Matthew dodged her with a smile. “What’s so important? Is it more important than me?”
Clarissa heaved a sigh, then she cupped his face and gave him a kiss.
“Alright, Hubby. Stop messing around.”
The way she addressed him in a coquettish tone caught him off guard, and Clarissa swiftly grabbed the phone from Matthew.
After she ran away, she made a face at the man and kept her distance from him.
Since there was nothing much he could do at this point, Matthew smiled helplessly as he let her have her way.
After all, it was a just matter of time before she found out.
Matthew sat on the sofa while staring at the woman. He couldn’t wait to see her response after she knew what had happened.
Meanwhile, Clarissa couldn’t trace the main source of the messages since there were too many of them. Nevertheless, she somehow got the gist while browsing through the messages, especially when she saw how her readers addressed her.
A: Mrs. Tyson, you’re so cool!
B: Clarissa is reaching the pinnacle of her life! She’s going to be Mrs. Tyson soon!
C: After all these years, Clarissa’s finally getting married! She hasn’t written a story about falling in love with a domineering president. Now that she has experienced it herself, it’s time to give us more lovey-dovey stuff! We’re looking forward to your next story!
D: Clarissa, you don’t have to worry about your next story! You can just write about your own love story with Mr. Tyson!
E: That’s right! We support you!
F: Where’s Clarissa?
G: She’s having a good time with the president. Stop calling out to her. It’s the president’s daily routine to… Haha!
F: Hehehe!
G: Hehehe!
The emoji of a devilish smile kept popping up, one after another.
The corners of Clarissa’s mouth twitched as she continued to scroll up. Her readers kept addressing her as “Mrs. Tyson.”
Clarissa was dumbfounded. How did they find out?
She hurriedly sent a message to the group: What happened?
But no one answered her question as her message was drowned in the emojis sent by the readers.
After a while, they finally noticed Clarissa.
The head of the group, Ava, calmed the others down.
Ava: Be quiet, everyone! Let’s listen to Clarissa. I’ll ask some questions on behalf of everyone here. Is that alright?
Instantly, someone from the group replied: Sure, go ahead!
Ava: Clarissa, is it true that Mr. Tyson is your fiancé? Oh my! I’m talking nonsense. Tyson Corporation has verified that. I’ll skip that question then. Now, I’m going to ask about something that everyone is eager to find out. That’s the most important question!
Clarissa: What is it?
Ava finally got to ask the question: We want to know… Have you slept with Mr. Tyson?
The message was followed by a series of ellipses sent by the others.
Ava then sent an emoji of a devilish smile before she explained herself.
Ava: Aren’t you all curious about that? It concerns the welfare of the readers in the future!
Someone chimed in: We want to know! We want to know!
Clarissa’s face flushed red as she read that.
When the group did not receive a reply from her, they burst into discussions again.
H: Is that a silent acquiescence?
J: I think so! Clarissa has finally slept with a man!
K: Congratulations!
L: Congratulations! We hope you have a baby soon!
M: Congratulations! I wish you two a long and happy life together!
N: Congratulations! May you have a wonderful night of making babies!
Clarissa burst into laughter upon reading all those congratulatory messages. Meanwhile, Matthew walked over, and when he hugged her from behind, he saw the messages too.
