READ NOVEL ONLINE Chapter 2: 001
What would one's thought be, when she's being slandered as a woman with no morals? And with the whole nation eager to add a few more dirty names, amongst which vixen and home wrecker being the most decent ones?
How would one feel about millions demanding her to leave the Entertainment Industry and the extremist just cursing for her death? That to for something totally unrelated to her. Just because a big-name idol decided it was a great idea to take a pregnant woman to the hospital without any disguise. And that woman just happened to wear the same limited-edition hoodie which she happened to have modelled and also own one.
One blurry picture with her name in the headline and behold, she was turned to a criminal by the whole nation.
How would one react?
Anger. At being accused for something she'd never done. Blaming the media for posting nonsense just to be on lime light. Or…
Sad. That no one ever think of the possibility that the woman just might not be her.
Fear. For her career coming to an end and reputation being tarnished.
Hopeless. That no one seem to be ready to speak up for her.
Then, maybe think of a solution to clear up all the mess. Call her manager or agent or the PR. Eager to release a statement that all this was totally unrelated to her.
'That would be how a normal person react to being caught up in a pregnancy scandal.'
Manager An Mey thought so as she gazed at her artist.
'But a normal person would definitely not lay on the couch, cracking open the sunflower seeds from what seemed like the second package of the day with her teeth, as she scrolled down the comment sections reading the vile words and curses dedicated to her.'
But that's exactly how Viviana was.
"Hmm…. A Fox with 1000 tails? Is this a reference to the 'Moonlight Song' character? ...Must be." The actress muttered to herself as she scrolled through her phone.
Silence consumed the room for an interval before she stood up abruptly.
"Huh! For real!"
Exclaimed the actress before she rushed to the bathroom mirror and compared her two eyes.
Manager An and Elisa, who happened to be Viviana's assistant was in the living room, wondering what had entered the actress's eyes for her to react in such manner.
Seconds later, the woman came out of the bathroom and asked them.
"Did you guys notice that my left eye is about 1 millimetre smaller than the right one?"
Amazement glinting in her eyes.
The two women just shook their heads helplessly without a word as they watched the actress head back to her seat and occupy in the same manner as before. Stretched out like a lazy little kitty.
"I'd say it's not exactly 1 millimetre… maybe… point 7…8…" She continued to talk to herself. "Reading comment section is quite useful indeed. Got to know something about myself that I'd never notice on my own…"
"A fan?" Elisa asked.
To which Viviana replied dismissively,
"Nah!! Must be a hater. Maybe Jun's fan… She was cursing me pretty much…." Referring to the Idol who was the root cause of the currently burning hot scandal.
"Must be an arduous job to find error in my heavenly face… Anyway, kudos to the lady for her effort."
If Viviana was asked what she was most confident about in herself, she'd possibly reply her looks. A well-maintained body of perfect proportion, skin which seemed to be nurtured by the creamy milk, a pair of foxy eyes which could allure not only man but also woman with just a simple smile of hers.
'Maybe that's why she don't smile much' Elisa wondered. 'She's already being called a 'home wrecker' without even having an affair with a guy. Wouldn't want 'Wife Stealer' to be also added to the list, do we?'
After she finished saying her piece, Viviana went back to reading the comments once again.
"Wow!! This one did some research…. She'd make a better paparazzi than that Trinity something and…." She tried to remember the name but couldn't, so she turned to the two besides her.
"What was the name… Tan…go?"
"TengoZone?" Manager An helped.
"Yeah! That one. TengoZone. This girl would make a better paparazzi than those two. At least she had some facts in her article and not some random speculation and story making like those two."
Trinity_Life and Teng0Zone were two Tabloid accounts on Neluxs* who seemed to be so dedicated in bringing their Viviana down since her debut.
(*a social platform like Twitter/Facebook/Weibo)
The scandal which had become a wildfire now, would've been completely unrelated to Viviana if not for these two blowing the flame.
Elisa couldn't agree more at what Viviana had just said.
"Exactly. Those two should just quit and write novels instead. That profession would make a better use of their skills."
Viviana too nodded at the idea, but soon focused on what she was onto before. Reading Comments.
"Disdain of the Entertainment Society….. Not original...Thumb's down"
One by one, she read with different expression on her face. Sometime a smirk of mockery and the other time a chuckle of amusement at the creative words of the netizens.
"If Neluxs had a rating system for comments and all, it'd be more fun… That seems like a pretty good idea." Viviana commented.
"You are not using your main account, are you?" Manager An asked as she remembered the incident that had become the talk of the whole company.
"Nah! This is Elisa's phone. Her secondary account."
Hearing that it was Viviana's assistant's secondary account, she breathed out a sigh of relief.
"Last time was already a mess." Continued Viviana.
The incident she was referring to happened before Manager An was assigned to her. Viviana was having a magazine shoot with a famous model who was known as strict and mannered gentleman to the world. But to the insiders, he was a sugar-coated chilly pepper with playboy tendencies. As the photoshoot was happening at a resort, both were captured entering the hotel by the paparazzi.
Although the two were clearly accompanied by their own agent or assistants, the photos they released totally deleted their presence from the frame. It did not stop the tabloid accounts from making up stories of love affairs, exchanging resource through unscrupulous means, being bed partners and what not.
And Viviana, like always was enjoying her own gossips as though she were an aunty listening to the gossip of her neighbour's teen daughter.
Amongst the comments, she found someone who was whole heartedly vilifying her 'lover'/ 'sex partner', who had to some extent became a pain in her eyes at that time.
Amused, she gave the comment a like, unaware the account was not her secondary one, but her official account. It was like pouring gasoline to a flame. The scandal which could've been ignored or just be dismissed after the truth is brought out escalated to something she didn't want to step onto. By the time she came to know of her mistake, it was too late. She was already in the manhole.
The Scandal evolve from 'lovers caught' to 'disrespecting a senior of the industry.'
While the previous may seem more scandalous, it was easy to dismiss. It was a common occurrence to be defamed and speculated in the industry, that such scoop is often let to burn down even without a single clarification statement being sent out. Unless the two parties involved are captured in the same frame in an ambiguous manner.
And Viviana was an actress who seemed to be a strong magnet to such scandals as she would be in such obscene articles with any opposite sex she works with. So much, that most male celebrities were reluctant to work with her.
And every time, the solution provided by her 'dutiful' PR was to wait for the heat to turn down. After all, there was nothing for her to lose other than to add some more hate from the men's fans and increase her army of haters.
The latter case, which was disrespecting a senior, was the worst as fans wouldn't sit quiet when their idol is being smeared. It provoked more controversies.
It didn't help that the model had a huge fandom as he was the face of many huge name projects and also acted in various movies and dramas. And to make it worse, Viviana had a bad reputation of being rude to the staffs and crew members since even before her debut.
Although she cared less about all those little threats the fans and her haters send her through the screen, it was a difficult pit to get out of and she didn't want to fall into such pit again.
"Hey! This hater is pretty cute. She says I'm such an enchanting witch whose collecting every man's soul with my beauty. And her Lord Jun fell under my spell too. Hahaha…. Is she dissing me or praising me?... A like for cuteness…."
Manager An met eyes with Elisa who was sharing the same thought as her.
'Will there ever be a day when she come to care?'