Before long, Tom arrived at Artemis's hotel. In a building directly across from the hotel, on the fifty-fifth floor, Tom saw Artemis dressed to the nines and could not resist pouncing on her.
Although the curtains had not been drawn, he thought that at such a height, it would be impossible for paparazzi to photograph them, much less for the media to discover them. Yet in a dark room in the building opposite, Bagley and Qing Qian Zimeng captured every last detail of their affair.
"Mission accomplished. Time to take a vacation and rest." Bagley stretched lazily.
Qing Qian Zimeng nodded and left as well. Early the next morning, while Tom was still asleep, a piece of news set the entire world ablaze.
"Book of Truth president Tom's extramarital affair with female artist Artemis"
"President Tom's indescribable night—he actually did such things to the goddess Artemis"
Clickbait headlines had long been used with effortless mastery domestically, and foreign media was even more advanced. In order to grab attention, they dared to write anything.
Before Tom could even wake up properly, countless calls had dragged him out of bed. One was from his vice president, Hemon, who said, "President, get up quickly. Something terrible has happened."
"Oh? Did the Iron Blood Brotherhood attack us?" Tom grumbled groggily.
Hemon sighed and said, "President, while I am glad you answered my call, I must tell you that this is worse than an attack by the Iron Blood Brotherhood. What you and Miss Artemis did last night was secretly filmed by gossip reporters. The entire world is now flooded with videos of you and Miss Artemis together. Your wife..."
"What?" Tom shot upright, cold sweat pouring down his body. Looking at the fair-skinned, bashful Artemis beside him, Tom instantly sobered up. He asked