Late at night, three photographs appeared on the screen. A hotel suite scene, in the corner of the bed, a spectacle between a grown man and woman unfolded before the camera. A woman was lying face up on the bed, moaning uncomfortably, while the man atop her was only visible by a silhouette of his back.

The picture quality wasn't very clear, but it wasn't hard to guess what the man and woman in it were doing.

As soon as these photos were released, they instantly attracted the attention of numerous netizens.

Firstly because the photos were exposed by a well-known paparazzo Big V on Facebook, and secondly because the protagonist of the photos was the recently slightly famous Mariana Leonard!

In no time, all social networking sites and new media were buzzing, everybody was talking--

And the comments under Mariana's Facebook post were extremely heated! The comments exceeded 400,000!

"Big star, your image has collapsed!"

"The entertainment industry is really deep! These photos... I feel sick just looking at them!"

"Your behavior only proves that you are morally corrupt! Get out of the entertainment industry!"

...

This year, Mariana starred in a very popular TV drama, always occupying the number one spot in news popularity.

After this video was exposed, the comments reached the hundreds of thousands overnight, plus the number of posts on major forums, the comments had exceeded one million, and it virtually became the biggest event in the entertainment industry at the end of the year, all were exclusively scathing words, the voice of "get out of the entertainment industry" became the most among such remarks--

...

"Mariana, you've stopped all your work! From now on, consider this as a vacation! This matter is very serious! The netizens of today are very smart, we need to think carefully about how to deal with it, for the sake of your future, the company can only observe on the side for now since a decision hasn't been made..."

Vacation?

...Alright then.

Mariana listened to the voice message on Line with a sourness in her heart, feeling helpless.

She had seen those photos and admitted they were of her, but that was herself two years ago. At that time, she was still playing small roles in the entertainment circle, hustling around on an empty stomach, hardly the woman scratching her way to the top by selling her body to directors as the comments had suggested.

Mariana switched off her phone and collapsed helplessly onto her bed.

Soon, she was asleep, restless from exhaustion.

She slept straight from the afternoon to eight in the evening. Mariana woke up suddenly, breathing a little hastily, only to realize that there was a man in her room. Recognizing his familiar scent, she saw him leaning over her, his hand reaching under her loose pajamas, his fingers slowly moving up her belly.

Mariana tried to stop his hand from moving any further, "You, how come you're here..."

It was common for him to be away for ten days or half a month, Mariana would never have guessed that he would be home tonight...

"This is my bedroom, who else do you think should be here if not me?"

He exerted a slight force with his hand, and with a "rip" sound, the silk pajamas were torn apart.

Then, a series of ardent kisses came raining down all over her, from her lips, to her chin, and neck...

Mariana's breath hitched, "Andrew Carlson, you..."

He kissed her neck, licking it bit by bit, "What about me?"

Mariana looked into his pitch-black eyes and suddenly felt a little hot, "No...you...you can't..."

Andrew chuckled with interest, "Why not?"

"Because... because! I'm feeling unwell..."

Upon hearing this, Andrew looked into her eyes gently, yet filled with ambiguity, and whispered into her ear, "Where does it hurt?"

Mariana was once again dazzled by him.

"I... I... I..." Mariana hadn't been sleeping well these past two days, contributing to her somewhat fuzzy head. Now, hearing the man's deep and resonant voice ringing in her ear, coupled with the humid heat he breathed out, her rare few moments of clarity started to become dazed again. Moreover, his manly scent was the kind she found comforting and pleasant, which made it hard for her to resist...

Her resolve wavered back and forth.

"W-well, I have a cold..."

Andrew lowered his head towards her petite and cute earlobe, and whispered.

"Mariana, what we're about to do might just boost your immunity."

"...."

Mariana truly felt her face turning red. Every time she was with this man, she always felt as if she were running out of wits, especially now. She had no clue whether Andrew was aware of the controversies online, presuming that he was too busy to care about the entertainment world's gossip, he might still be ignorant about her being identified as the male lead in the scandalous photos...

In her daze, Mariana felt a hand resting on her waist, slightly lifting it up...

She immediately let out a surprised yell...

...

As the night fell, the room was filled with their entangled fervor, with occasional low moans echoing within.

It wasn't until the early hours of the morning did everything gradually calm down.

......

When Mariana woke up in the morning, she saw someone sitting on the sofa right away, with a laptop in front of him, and the face staring at the screen was extremely serious. She had a bad feeling, realizing that it must not be a small matter to get her gentle and jade-like husband so upset.

Sure enough, she approached and discovered it was about the sensational news of her provocative photos online.

A truthful netizen commented, "Mariana, who always claims to be a pure actress, is actually like this in private? She's loose and low, sacrificing her dignity for fame! According to a young actress’s revelations, the TV drama that Mariana is performing this year was an opportunity she got by sleeping with the director!"

A user from mobile 134** commented, "Can't wait for her sugar daddy to be exposed!"

A netizen feeling lonley and cold stated, "I am insulting Mariana as a slut, no one opposes, right?"

"......"

Such comments are everywhere, and the more you read, the more outrageous the comments get.

Mariana sat down next to him, slightly curling her lips, and in a slightly coquettish manner, she tugged his sleeve.

Can you stop reading? It's simply too much...

Andrew turned his face and glanced at her, then continued to read the comments, his voice deep. "This netizen says that your breasts are definitely not real and must contain silicone." He raised his eyebrows with a hint of anger, and then said, "Although freedom of speech is advocated now, in my opinion, people like this with poor vision and low intelligence can basically say goodbye to the internet in this life!"

Isn't that right...

Mariana chuckled mischievously.

She just briefly scanned those comments, reading only a few before she dared not to continue, each one worse than the one before.

Mariana buried her little face in his arm, "Husband, if I can’t be an artist in the future, I will become a full-time housewife..."

She closed her eyes, a small smile curled up on her lips. "Your annual income is in the billions, at that time, I can sleep in the morning, go shopping at noon, have a spa in the afternoon... I don't need to soak in cold water in the winter or wear heavy winter clothes in the summer, and to sleep less than four hours every day... When I think about my upcoming days, I feel that I’m simply the winner in life!"