Chapter 3
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Just like Auren, Aries was also shocked when he found out that yesterday's incident had spread across the internet.
Early in the morning, he was already being scolded by his parents.
His wedding to Vega was just around the corner, but then a scandal involving an affair with his secretary broke out, causing a stir in both the real world and the virtual world.
His parents were completely embarrassed by this. In the video, Aries' face wasn't visible; the camera didn't focus on him.
But still, anyone who knew him and Auren would immediately recognize him.
The trending video is titled "Sleeping with My Boss." Who else could Auren's boss be but himself?
Besides wondering who leaked the video, he is also curious about why he and Auren ended up sleeping together. He has seen the apartment's CCTV footage, which shows him and Auren, both drunk, engaged in a passionate kiss, before entering the bedroom. Although there is no CCTV in the bedroom,
He knew what would happen next. The bloodstain on the bedsheet would be proof that he had taken the girl's virginity.
"Can I have Bianca's phone number?" Jovan asked Vega directly when he called her. Only Vega and Bianca knew about yesterday's incident, so who else could it be but the girl?
"What for?" Vega asked coldly. They had fought fiercely all day yesterday, and until now, there was still no clarity on whether or not to proceed with the wedding plans that were already in sight.
"I'm sure you know about that viral video. If I'm not mistaken, Bianca is the culprit." Aries could hear Vega laughing on the other end of the line.
"Karma has been paid in full. A fitting punishment for cheating couples like you. If only you knew, Aries, my heartache is incomparable to that video."
"How many times do I have to explain, Vega, this isn't what you think. Auren and I have never cheated on each other. We work professionally."
"Keep defending yourself even though it sounds disgusting," Vega smiled through her tears.
"You know, Aries, what do I regret most in my life? I regret ever meeting a woman named Lauren. I hate her," both her palms clenched tightly. Aries fell silent. He understood what Vega was feeling right now. His fiancée must be heartbroken, feeling betrayed by the two people closest to her, her lover and her best friend.
"No need to look for Bianca. Because..." Vega deliberately paused.
"I was the one who spread the video."
"Vega!" Aries exclaimed in disbelief. The Vega he knew was a very kind woman; it seemed almost impossible for her to do something like this.
"How could you... Argghhh!" he was at a loss for words. Honestly, this wasn't the Vega he knew.
"You want to blame me, Areis?" Vega asked, her voice trembling as she held back her tears.
"You blame me, huh!" she shouted as she burst into tears.
"You forget, Aries, that I'm the victim here. Me, not you or Auren. I'm the one you guys
betrayal, Aries.
Aries' body collapsed onto the floor of his room. He wanted so badly to scream,
But her throat felt constricted. Heartache had changed her Vega.
"Honey," Aries murmured, his voice trembling. "How could you do this? Why, Vega?" His palms clenched into fists, pounding the wall.
next to it.
"Because you're evil, Aries, evil! You and Auren are evil," said Vega.
between sobs.
I'm sorry, Vega, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for hurting you. But I swear to God, I never cheated on you. To this day, you are the only woman I love.
only you."
Beep beep beep
Vega ended the call abruptly. Aries wiped her tears and hurriedly got up to meet him.
with Auren. There were many things he needed to discuss with her.
*******
"Mrs. Diandra, Mrs. Diandra," called Mrs. Dinda as she walked into Lauren's room.
Lauren's parents' florist shop. Mom Diandra, who was making a bouquet ordered by a customer,
immediately responded and got up from her seat, walking out.
"Mrs. Diandra," Mrs. Dinda, who looked panicked, quickly walked over to Mom.
Diandra then showed a video on her phone.
"This is Lauren, right, Auren?"
Mom Diandra watched the woman in the video. Her heart raced and her body trembled when she saw the woman in the video who looked so much like Lauren, her daughter.
"I'm not mistaken, Ma'am, it's Auren," said Mrs. Dinda. "No, it can't be," Mom Diandra shook her head vigorously.
She held onto the flower rack to steady herself.
Her body felt weak. As a mother, she knew her child very well. And the woman in the video, she was sure it was Lauren.
Braak
Mom Diandra's body finally collapsed to the floor, her eyes vacant. She couldn't bear the reality that the naked woman in the video was her beloved daughter.
"Mr. Ramos, Mr. Ramos, please, Mrs. Diandra has fainted," shouted Mrs. Dinda. She couldn't explain Diandra's current condition, so she said
fainted. Shortly thereafter, a man with hurried footsteps,
came out from inside. "Oh my God, Mom," he was shocked to see his wife sitting on the floor,
next to her was Mrs. Dinda who was confused about what to do.
"What happened?" He knelt beside his wife, hugging and patting her cheeks as she seemed dazed.
"What's wrong, Mom?"
Mom Diandra looked at her husband, and a few moments later, she began to cry.
immediately broke down. Dad Ramos immediately hugged Mom Diandra, rubbing her back to calm her down.
Mrs. Dinda just stood there silently, confused.
between telling the story or keeping quiet. He knew Lauren, she had a very good attitude,
like her parents and brother, so he was also confused as to why there could be a scandal like this,
Lauren sleeping with her boss.
"Lauren, Dad, Lauren," said Mom Diandra's , her voice trembling.
"What about Lauren?"
Mom Diandra couldn't answer; she just kept crying to relieve the tightness in her chest.
"Mr. Ramos, look at this," Mrs. Dinda showed the video on her cell phone.
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