William's eyes darkened and he did not say anything more. There were so many things that happened that night. He should not have left a future trouble.
"Go on. How did you get the video?" asked Victor while glaring at Karson.
With a trembling voice, Karson proceeded to tell them the whole story.
He was also a little drunk that night. All he knew was that Victor had offended his boss. After Victor had been carried out, he thought that he had been beaten up. Unexpectedly, he heard William mention something about keeping some kind of video so Karson paid attention to it. Sometime later, he accidentally saw Frank hand over a videotape to William in the CEO's office. He secretly copied it when no one was around.
"And then? What was your purpose? Why did you keep the video all this time?"
Karson looked at the two and answered with a quivering voice, "At first, I was curious. After watching the content of the video, I was shocked and didn't want to make it public. But sometimes, I would secretly watch it-"
"You pervert!" With red eyes, Victor kicked Karson again.
The latter spat out a mouthful of blood then fainted.
William rubbed his eyebrows. He had heard that Karson liked to have sex with young girls. Moreover, some said that he had close relationships with rich women and played dirty tricks on them. He did not expect that he was indeed a fiend.
"I want to kill him!" Victor stared at Karson coldly.
"He is still useful. Besides, even if we want to kill him, it's not our turn to do it." As William spoke, his eyes became darker. "Let's give him a dose of his own medicine. Let him lose his reputation so it would cover up your exposed video. What do you think?"
Victor did not respond.
"I just suggested one way. There is another one that is, of course, to tell the public the truth." After looking at Victor's inscrutable face, he added, "You have to take a lot of risks. Even if the public empathized with you, it would have a great impact on your life and career. You can weigh the pros and cons before telling me your decision. I promise to make up for the mistakes I made in the past."
Victor squinted at the sky in the distance and said firmly, "Then let's do the first one. I've been in the entertainment industry for many years. I don't want to deal with those reporters now. I’m so tired. I'll be a coward this time."
"I see." William nodded and suggested, "Let's go and see Ena."
"Ena..."
Victor whispered her name. For half a day, he did not see her. He felt that her name was too far away from him.
Even if she understood, would she really pretend nothing had happened? Would her love for him remain firm and true?
"Let's go."
In Ena's apartment, Mary had just hung up the call and pushed open Ena's bedroom. As soon as it opened, she saw Ena lying on the bed, pale and motionless.
"Victor will be here soon," said Mary.
Ena rolled her eyes and asked in a hoarse voice, "Really?"
"Yes. Don't worry, he will be here soon."
Ena nodded as tears rolled down her face. Victor said that the video was true. It turned out that his past was so unimaginable.
After a long time, the door of the apartment opened with a click.
Upon hearing the faint click, Mary ran to the door hurriedly. As expected, Victor and William were standing side by side at the door.
"Come on in!"
Victor was reeking of alcohol and his body was stained with Karson's blood. Meanwhile, there were bruises on William's face. His mouth was bleeding as well.
Seeing their faces, Mary was appalled. "What's wrong with you two? Did Karson beat you? That bastard!"
"No." William shook his head. When he was about to explain, the door of the bedroom suddenly opened.
Ena had dragged her injured foot to get up from the bed and opened the door. The moment she saw Victor, tears welled up in her eyes.
"Victor..." Ena called his name with her trembling lips and staggered to Victor, who was standing at the door weakly.
"Be careful!" With a frown, Victor took a few steps forward and held Ena in his arms at once. "Why are you walking?" "Victor! Boo... Hoo..." Ena buried her head in Victor's arms and burst into tears.
He held her in his arms for a long time without saying anything.
"Let's leave." Mary quietly tugged at William's sleeve.
William nodded in tacit agreement and left Ena's apartment with her.
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