Chapter 2

In the cruise ship's luxury suite, silence reigned.

Wesley frowned with displeasure.

"Louis, you have the guts to say that again."

"What does it matter whether we go public or not? As long as we know the truth ourselves, isn't that enough? Are you really that vain?"

Even at this point, she still thought I was the vain one.

A wave of disgust surged in my chest.

"I'll say it eight hundred times and it'll be the same. Wesley, I quit being your assistant. We're breaking up."

The surrounding air instantly froze.

Alfred played with his prayer beads, laughing mockingly.

"Louis, why be so petty? Forget about scandal rumors—even actual cheating would be normal."

"Wesley just feels bad that I'm struggling alone and wants to help boost my profile a bit."

"Since you're so upset, why don't you announce your relationship too? I'll help you."

Before I could respond, he directly started a live stream on his phone.

In less than half a minute, the stream flooded with fans.

Alfred complained to the camera about me:

"Assistants these days are so possessive of their artists."

"Louis came storming up to me, forcing me to say he's Wesley's boyfriend. From the looks of it, if I don't agree, he might even hit me."

"So scary. If he says so, then fine—I'll just be the fake one."

As soon as he finished speaking, fans from both sides flooded the comments with insults directed at me.

"Hilarious. Everyone knows Wesley is at the peak of her popularity right now. An assistant who pours tea and water wants to climb the social ladder? He must be delusional."

"Alfred is Wesley's officially acknowledged boyfriend. You poor loser—do you even qualify?"

"You'd better behave yourself. If you dare lay a finger on Alfred, you'll regret it!"

I nearly laughed from anger.

Alfred didn't give me a chance to speak and ended the stream directly.

He covered his mouth with mock surprise, his eyes full of provocation.

"I already proved your identity, so why don't they believe you?"

"Louis, turns out everyone can see you're just trying to climb above your station. But people should own up to their actions—you're not mad, are you?"