As no one was able to locate Lucas, the crew had no choice but to use his body double for his scene in the end. As such, the crew felt resentment toward Lucas.
Some even started gossiping about his weaknesses and all his scandals.
Just like what Hilda said last night, Lucas did not lack scandals about his personal life even though none of them had been confirmed to be true.
As the saying goes, there would be no smoke without fire. As the rumors continued to stack up, more and more came to believe them.
But after a whole day of gossiping and mocking, there was still no trace of the mentioned actor. By then, everyone started to suspect it could be more than just his disciplinary problem.
As suspected, the following day, the director started with an announcement that another young actor would be replacing Lucas’ role. As for what actually happened to Lucas, none of them was able to get a hint.
However, before long, they were able to get the answer on the internet.
It was said that Lucas was arrested for hiring a prostitute and drugs were discovered inside his room.
With those two accusations, his acting career had undoubtedly come to an end, while possession of drugs alone could sentence him for life.
This was not all, however, because what followed next while the netizens were outraged by the young idol’s crimes was the news that Lucas was connected to a murder case.
This left the whole community in complete shock.
Isn’t he just a young actor? How is it possible that he’s involved in a murder case?
All these seemed to be fabrications, but in truth, they were not. After investigation, the cops found out that Lucas’ drugs came from a well-known dealer in the industry. And along with this discovery, numerous celebrities were exposed to be related to that particular drug dealer. Among the celebrities involved, there was one who wasn’t really famous, was found dead in his apartment. Later, It was confirmed that the case was not a suicide but a homicide, and Lucas automatically became one of the suspects. This was undeniably the largest scandal in the history of the entertainment industry.
And just when everyone thought this could not get any worse, the episode escalated once again.
While Lucas’ case was still under trial, a discovery suggested that Old Codger might be the boss behind the mentioned drug dealer. With that, Old Codger, who had been keeping a low profile, was being thrown under the spotlight. All of a sudden, more and more of his previous victims came forward to expose his crimes. All the accusations turned out to be heavy crimes, including rapes, frauds, and even murders.
With so many cases in hand, there was a high chance that Old Codger would not be able to escape a death sentence.
The whole showbiz was plunged into chaos because of Lucas and Old Codger, making it an unprecedented event.
In fact, the news was still trending even after a long time had passed.
Whenever Clarissa met someone, the topic of conversation would never stray far from Lucas and Old Codger.
However, none of them ever thought that Clarissa had something to do with it.
Even Clarissa herself was in total ignorance about how much Matthew had to do with this. In fact, she genuinely felt that this was the outcome they deserved.
After all, there was no way Matthew could have forced them to deal with drugs or murder anyone. In truth, they had indeed committed all the said crimes, while Matthew was merely exposing them.
On the other hand, after the incident with Lucas, Matthew had decided to stay at the film studio to accompany Clarissa for a few days.
As the media were all caught up with Lucas’ and Old Codger’s news, not many paid attention to Matthew’s arrival.
This worked in Clarissa’s favor, as she hated being followed or watched while shooting.
“Are you sure you want to keep staying here? Damian has been crying this past few days in the video calls. I doubt Ellie would be able to hold on any longer.”
After all, Clarissa understood her son best.
Even though a child might seem to forget about his parents because of food or toys, this would not last for long. After a certain period of time, the child would definitely start to miss them. And according to Ellie, Damian would start to cry whenever it was bedtime.
By then, no amount of his favorite food was able to placate him anymore. Instead, every night, Clarissa would need to tell him stories over video calls until he fell asleep.
Clarissa knew that this could not go on for long. Whenever she thought about how much Damian was missing her, her heart would ache for her son. She really wished she could leave without any concern. However, the atmosphere among the crew was not ideal recently due to the sudden replacement of Lucas. The director had been losing his temper more and more frequently, except when Matthew was watching at the scene.
Clarissa knew it would be irresponsible for her to leave the team behind at this moment as Hilda could not take charge yet. Since Clarissa was not leaving, Matthew would not leave as well.
Matthew had become a clingy husband. No matter where Clarissa went, he would always tag along. Even though he would be wearing his headset and focused on his work on the laptop for most of the time, he would always make sure Clarissa was within his sight.
There was a saying that a man was most handsome when he was serious. As such, the sight of Matthew working had charmed all the ladies within the crew.
Even though he was diligently focusing on his work, he would lift his head to check on Clarissa every other minute. And whenever he looked at her, his gaze would flash with affection.
It was a real-life romance scene in play at the workplace. Thus, some of the lady crews would take out their phones and start capturing those moments.
With that, the rumors saying that Clarissa had used all sorts of tactics and had even sold her body to marry into money were now rendered null and void.
After all, anyone who had seen Matthew’s expression while looking at Clarissa would be persuaded that he loved the latter with all his heart.
In fact, it was not exaggerating at all to say that no one had ever seen a man so deeply in love before.
As for those ladies who had taken a few shots of the handsome man, they would only send them to a few close friends, as none would dare to post such content on their social media.
Despite so, it wasn’t before long that those photos were spread widely among the community.
While the whole world was still plagued by the negativity of Lucas and Old Codger’s criminal news, the news of the lovely couple was a timely breath of fresh air.
A domineering president was at the same time a passionate man. Needless to say, this kind of personage would surely attract endless fans.
Thus, Matthew became a role model overnight. All kinds of praises for him could be found on the internet, with most of them not about his look nor wealth, but his love for a woman.
Judging by his photos around the internet and the details shared by the crews, one could easily imagine the perfect love story, which seemed too good to be true to exist in showbiz.
However, regardless of how many photos had been spread, not a single one had Clarissa’s face on it.
That was not a coincidence, as Matthew had purposely used his influence to prevent the exposure of his own wife. Many commented that this was how a man should act—possessive and protective over his wife. While others were grateful that at least some of the photos consisted of Clarissa’s blur figure.
This was way better than those times when Matthew banned any news about Clarissa to be published.
On the other hand, some people were starting to get curious about their son. Since both the father and the mother were good-looking people, many believed their son would surely be a handsome little boy.
Nevertheless, regardless of how eager the netizens wanted to find out about their son, Clarissa and Matthew would never allow any details of their son to be exposed to the public.
It was nighttime, and Clarissa was utterly amused as she scrolled through all the comments related to them.
At the moment, she was laying on Matthew’s thigh while scanning through the internet. “Matthew, all these photos are your doing, aren’t they?”
Indeed, if Matthew did not approve of them, none would appear on any social media.
The fact that there were so many photos online, and yet none of them had Clarissa’s clear appearance was a clear indication that Matthew had done something.
With one hand still clicking away on his laptop, Matthew’s other hand was stroking Clarissa’s forehead lovingly. “Yep, I don’t want you to be seen.”
“Then why did you allow the photos to be leaked in the first place?”
Matthew let out a smile. “I wanted the world to know how much I love you.”
Only then would the world get the message that Clarissa was not someone to be trifled with. Apart from that, he wanted to prove that Clarissa was not the type that would do anything to marry into money, as the rumors said.
Clarissa lifted her head and gazed at Matthew. Even from the angle below, she thought that Matthew’s face was perfect and flawless.
She understood what he was getting at.
“I bet you’re a celebrity now. After all, all the ladies dig a man who is rich and loves his wife. I’ve checked your Twitter, and apparently, your followers have multiplied by the dozens. But I pity all your followers since you seldom post any update.”
“Yeah? Well, I don’t care about these.”
Matthew could not care less how people thought of him, as he merely wanted the world to know he was the man who first loved Clarissa.
Clarissa touched Matthew’s chin affectionately and asked softly, “Matthew, there are so many ladies who know you and like you now. But you belong to me only, right?”
Matthew shifted his gaze from his laptop to the woman on his thigh.
He lowered his head and planted a kiss on the corner of her lips while saying, “Of course, I’m all yours.”
