Chapter 185: Show
Vivian’s POV
Vivian was sitting next to Ryan. She was pressed as close to him as was possible without actually sitting on his lap. On another couch, Amy sat next to Ryan’s best friend. Unlike Ryan and Vivian, they were not touching, but the distance between the two of them was much smaller than was expected for people who barely knew each other.
Vivian narrowed her eyes at them, how strange, (could Mark be the guy that Amy swore did not exist?). Before she could focus too much on that, her gaze flicked to the screen that everybody else was looking at, and she forgot all about that.
Biting at her bottom lip to keep from growling, Vivian glared at the two figures on the screen, the footage showing then walking through Ryan’s childhood home without a care. For most people, when their exes met, either they sat down to complain or they hooked up, what sort of insane bad luck did she and Ryan have, that resulted in their exes meeting up and plotting to ruin them.
"This is really disgusting, so these two showed up at your grandfather’s place and tried to scam the old man. How low can two people go," The disgust on Amy’s face was mirrored by everybody in the room. Meaning forward, Mark grabbed the remote and switched off the TV, rescuing all of them from having to keep looking at the nefarious duo. There was a collective sigh throughout the room.
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"One thing that we can be glad for is that at least the truth is out now. There will be no more of this little game of hiding in the shadows that they have been playing," Releasing her bottom lip, Vivian nodded at Mark’s words.
"You are right, this entire time we have been looking for Bryce, not certain who has his back, but now that we know it is Gwendolyn, all we have to do is bring her down and Bryce won’t have anyone shielding him, two birds one stone," Returning her attention to Ryan, Vivian found him already looking at her.
"Are you certain that your grandfather will pull through?"
Her boyfriend nodded his expression serious. "We had a good long talk after I told him everything and he is more than willing to help," Her hand going over his knee and squeezing softly, Vivian coughed lightly.
It felt like things were moving too quickly and yet too slow at the same time. They were finally going to handle Bryce and Gwendolyn, which was a plus. But there was also another development. Ryan had told his grandfather everything. As a result of that, the old man wanted to meet her.
Vivian had no idea what to do with that information, so she had decided to shelve it and only take a closer look at it once the situation with their exes was dealt with. That might have sounded like Vivian had a bit more time, but she really did not.
Using their considerable power and influence, the Terrells had managed to get themselves a spot on a very popular talk show. When it aired that evening, Ryan’s grandfather would be the guest star and he was going to set Gwendolyn on fire, and Bryce would burn too.
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"Today’s guest is none other than Langston Terrell of the Terrell family, and he has informed me that he is here tonight to address the issue of the scandal currently surrounding his grandson’s latest paramour," The woman on the TV smiled that fake cheerful business smile that most TV hosts had, and the camera moved away from her and focused on Langston Terrell. His expression severe, the old man did not even nod at the host’s words, instead he just began speaking.
"The word scandal does not fit anywhere near the situation. What you mean to say is a love story between my grandson Ryan and the lovely Vivian Rose," The host’s eyes widened, clearly she was shocked. She had been expecting the old man to come out there and lambast Vivian. clinging to Ryan’s bicep while Mark and Amy leaned forward some more, all four of them listened as the old man continued.
"There is no better fit for my grandson than Vivian Rose, and I would appreciate it if all of you would stop focusing on fake news and respect the love that the two have for each other," Rallying quickly, the host began asking questions.
"So you are saying that all of the images and videos that have been flooding the internet are fake," The old man coughed lightly, then he nodded, " Of course they are. Anybody who is savvy when it comes to technology will be able to tell. Just go to this site..." He shared the URL, and it was pasted on the screen seconds later.
" Paste every single one of those pictures and videos that you have gotten there and they will immediately be proven to be fakes,"
Using blurred pictures, the host did just that live on air and her mouth fell open in shock.
"Oh my, these really are fake," She said, Langston gave her a smug smirk.
"But what about Gwendolyn Stuart the fourth? The world always believed that she and Ryan would find their way back to each other," Langston Terrell’s expression darkened at that.
"My grandson will not be marrying a woman capable of sleeping with his younger brother," The host was so stunned that she actually dropped her tablet onto her lap.
"What? Gwendolyn Stuart the fourth slept with your late grandson, Brian Terrell." His shoulders slumping, the old man nodded once.
"It is shameful, but true. Not only that, all of these fake pictures that you have been seeing online were the work of Vivian’s ex-boyfriend, his name is Bryce, and he is a personal trainer. It should be easy to find him online. In fact, I will have you know..." The old man ran the interview from start to finish. By the time that he was done, there was no doubt in Vivian’s mind that there would be people out there waiting with pitchforks and flaming torches for Bryce and Gwendolyn to show their faces.
As soon as the interview ended, Ryan’s phone began to ring. Not bothering to get up and go to another room, he answered.
"Mr Stuart, I was expecting your call," Sharing a wide eyed look with Mark and Amy. The three of them listened as Ryan spoke to the other man, all of them curious.
"My grandfather has not told a single lie. But I can tell that you have some doubts. I have time right now, so I am coming over to your place. Be ready to hear some very unfortunate truths about your daughter," Hanging up, Ryan dropped a kiss on her lips and then stood, addressing all of them.
"Excuse me, ladies, and gentleman, it seems I have to go see a man about his daughter," Oh, what Vivian would not give to be a fly on the wall during that conversation.
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