I clicked on the trending topics to see what people were saying.
The comment sections were buzzing with gossip.
“What?! The heir of Aether Studio was really married? Since when? He's a total catch, and so handsome. Why would his wife divorce him?”
“To the person above, didn't you see the news about the Aether Studio heir's wife cheating? They've been married for a while. But that cheating scandal turned out to be fake, edited with the face of some actress. Now there's news of a divorce, and the husband is being called a scumbag. I bet he was the one who cheated and tried to blame it on his wife, but now she's had enough and divorced him.”
“No way. Aether Studio has always had a clean image. I heard that in the three generations since it was founded, there has never been a divorce. There must be a reason for this. Let's wait for the facts.”
“Am I the only one focused on the fact that the Aether Studio heir is famously handsome? He got married so young, his wife can't be just anyone, right? Was it a business alliance? Which family is she from? What does she look like? Does anyone know?”
“Curious +1...”
I noticed that most people were curious about what I looked like and the reason for our divorce, but very few were being malicious.
Even though Steven had a terrible personality, his obsession with his public image had paid off. Even in this toxic online environment, he was barely getting any hate. There were very few trolls.
Aether Studio's reputation was too strong to be damaged by this. Fortunately, I had no intention of fighting a PR war with him. I just wanted to send him a simple message: stay away.
The two topics stayed trending for less than ten minutes before they started to drop. Steven was probably pulling strings. But he was only suppressing the news, not responding to it.
Janice and my father called one after another. I didn't answer. I knew what they were going to say.
Then, Mr. Lancaster Sr. called. I hesitated for a moment before answering.
“Grandpa.”

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