Chapter 154 This Is Not for Kids
“Yes,” Oliver’s voice sounded at the dining table. Looking up, he turned the laptop to face both of them. “It’s very clear.”
The screen showed a view of the couch. Behind it, the bedroom door that was opened halfway revealed most of the exhibition on the bed.
“Oh god, my eyes!” Cameron exclaimed. “Whips, handcuffs… Oh my god! A nurse uniform?”
Sitting down on the couch, Courtney chided, “It’s a good thing you didn’t go; otherwise, you would have puked on the spot. The whole room was doused in perfume; I almost suffocated to death. Where did Anna find such a clown?”
“Freaky.” Cameron might have been complaining about the disturbing scene, but her actions betrayed her thoughts. She pulled out a chair and sat right in front of the laptop. At some point, she had gotten some snacks and started munching on them like she was at the movies.
On the other side, Anna entered the room. As soon as she did, the man held her in his arms; his lower body was pushed against her waist. “About time, Anna. I haven’t seen you in days.”
With a frown, she pushed him away with some force. “Why did you call me here? Didn’t I tell you not to contact me for the time being? I’m busy.”
The man was not too happy about being pushed away. “What are you busy with? Flirting with Shay? Do you really think I don’t know anything? The news has spread everywhere. You’ve been running over to Shay’s company these last two days.”
“It was to discuss the recent news.” Her expression remained unchanged. “Are you actually jealous of him? It’s not like you don’t know I have a fiancé. How can I be in a relationship with Shay?”
“Your fiancé is a different case; I’m the only one who can be your lover.” The man sat down on the couch with a smug look on his face. “If you didn’t say you were going to take care of me back then, I would have become an actor too. I would probably be standing on the same stage as Shay today, but I chose you instead.”
Anna glanced at him. From the side, he looked just like the person she was head over heels for. Thinking about the cold shoulder she got from Shay this morning, however, only made her feel bitter.
“That’s enough now. I didn’t say anything. Why are you getting mad?”
Suddenly, she was in a good mood again. Moving up next to him, she coaxed, “If I didn’t care about you, why would I take care of you? Stop overthinking it. I bought a watch for you. Don’t you want to take a look at it?”
“Oh, please. You always use this trick to lure men.” The man looked down at his fingers and ignored her.
“If you don’t want it, then so be it.” She grew serious. If it weren’t for that face of his, she would not have spent so much money on him all these years.
When he sensed the change in her, he pursed his lips, seemingly conflicted, then went up to her. “Who said I didn’t want it? But, you know that’s not the only thing I want.”
“Okay, I didn’t—what are you doing?” She heard a rattling sound then felt cold metal against the skin on her wrist. Her face immediately turned pale. “Uncuff me now. Are you crazy?”
“Relax, baby.” The man cuffed his other hand too and interlocked his fingers with hers. Pressing her down on the couch, he lifted a leg and sat on top of her. “Don’t be scared. To make it up to me, we’re gonna make it exciting today.” As he spoke, his hand started to glide all over her body.
Anna put up a fight in the beginning. Then, her breathing became more rushed as she squirmed on the couch and started to moan. Soon, the whole room was filled with passion.
Meanwhile, everything was being recorded on the pinhole camera and played back in real-time in another room.
“Oh, sh*t! This is not appropriate for kids! We can’t watch this anymore,” Cameron yelled out.
“If you can’t watch it, then don’t, but can you just cover your own eyes, Cameron?” Oliver grasped her wrist.
Cameron’s face turned bright red as she pulled her hand back. “I was just concerned because you aren’t an adult yet.”
“You’re so considerate.” He closed the laptop in due time. “Let’s go. I think we’ve got what we need. The recording on the video camera will be saved automatically.”
“What? Are we just going to leave now?” Cameron was slightly baffled.
Courtney had just walked out of the bedroom after changing out of the hotel service outfit. “Why do you look so reluctant? Oliver, why don’t you leave the laptop behind and let her finish watching the live show while the both of us head out first?”
He pondered for a second. “That’s fine by me. I can even send her a copy if she wants.”
“Hey! I don’t want to watch this!” Cameron yelled in annoyance. “I was just wondering if we should wait for them to come out and deal with this today. You two are so mean!”
“Okay, we’re mean. Are you coming?”
“Of course I am! I certainly don’t want to watch something so explicit.”
The next morning, Anna showed up late in the conference room at Starlight Media headquarters. “Sorry for being late; I got caught up in something.”
Courtney looked at her. “Looks like it was something important.”
Pulling her brows together, Anna reached up awkwardly to fiddle with the silk scarf around her neck that covered the suspicious-looking red marks. “Aren’t we preparing for a press conference? We can just delay things in the afternoon.” She shot a sidelong glance at Courtney. “You don’t have to participate. You’ll only make more trouble if you join.”
“I wasn’t planning on participating, anyway. I only came here to give you something.”
“What is it?”
Courtney handed her a script. “You can read off this script at the press conference later.”
After looking at the first few lines, Anna’s face turned green but she did not lose her temper because Shay was in the room. Suppressing her anger, she pointed out, “This is completely different from what we agreed on before. Also, why am I Shay’s sister? I’m not his sister; I’m his fiancée.”
“Fiancée?” Courtney scoffed. “Keith, can you bring the others outside for a moment? I need to have a private conversation with this dear sister of mine.” Since it was a family flaw, there was no need for too many people to know about it.
Keith could also sense the strange tension in the air. After he moved the people out, only Courtney, Anna, and Shay were left in the conference room. Then, Courtney pressed the ‘Enter’ key on the laptop and brought up a loading screen on the projector.
“What are you doing?”
“You’ll find out.”
Shortly after the video started playing, Shay furrowed his brows and turned away from the screen. At the same time, the color on Anna’s face drained, and she immediately pounced at the laptop.
Slam! The laptop slammed shut. Hastily, she yanked out all the power cords and the projector turned black again. There was a quiver in her voice. “Courtney, d-do you have no shame? How dare you set up a spy camera in my room?”
Courtney remained calm and downplayed the situation. “What do you think the journalists and Shay’s fans will say about you, his fiancée, if they see this?”
“You wouldn’t.” Anna was pale with fear. “If you release that, Dad… Dad will be infuriated!”
“You don’t have to worry about that.” Courtney glared at her. “The thing you need to think about right now is whether you’ll read off the script I just gave you.”
