Novel & Cerita Beautiful Scandal

"The moment we step out of the limousine tonight, the press, the board members, and the Harrison faction will dissect every breath you take. They will look for the slightest tremor in your hands." Elena tilted her head back slightly, her gaze unwavering in the mirror as she locked eyes with him. The fear that used to paralyze her had been entirely replaced by a cold, calculating resolve. "Let them look, Zachary. They expect to see a victim trapped in a scandal. They expect to see a girl broken by the weight of your name."

His body recognized Elara’s presence long before his mind allowed himself to acknowledge it. Still—he looked anyway. And there she was. Standing near the entrance beside Lucas, wearing soft ivory that made her look almost unreal under the chandelier lights. Her hair fell loosely over her shoulders, her expression calm as she greeted guests beside him. Beside Lucas. Where she was supposed to be. Adrian looked away first. “Wow,” Bella muttered beside him, unimpressed. “You’re getting worse at pretending.” “I wasn’t pretending.” “That’s somehow even more embarrassing.” He ignored her. Or at least tried to.

“Well, well, Aria. You really are a better actress than I thought.” She stared at the image, her thumb tracing the line of Sandro’s jaw on the screen. “Looks like the fake honeymoon isn't so fake after all. Or maybe you're just getting desperate.” She stood up, the light of the tablet reflecting in her eyes like a predator’s. “Let’s see how the board of directors feels about the CEO being 'distracted' by a disgraced architect. And let’s see how the world reacts when they realize this 'romance' is just a shield for a scandal.”

she begged, and he obeyed. Umulos ito nang malalalim sa gitna niya, bawat pagbayo ay nagpapanginig sa mga tuhod ni Maxine. Ang tunog ng nagsasalpukang mga balat, at halinghing nila ang pumuno sa madilim na gabi. Aware that someone might see the scandalous scene, nagpatuloy sa pag-atras-abante si Kael. "Ohhh...more, baby."

Sa puntong iyon sa kung saan ay nabulunan si Marco sa hindi malamang dahilan. Kilala si Adrian sa pagiging gwapo at respetado sa kanilang lupon. Mailap, marangal, at walang bahid ng eskandalo—maraming babae ang humahanga sa kanya mula sa malayo. Ngayon lang nila siya nakitang ganito ka-atentibo sa isang babae. At ang babaeng nakapagpababa sa kanya mula sa kanyang pedestal…

“Parang napansin kong namumutla ka. Mukhang nadismaya ka, Carla. Wala ngang ibang lalaki sa kwarto ko.” Napatigil ang production crew. Paalis na sana sila, pero mukhang may bagong drama. Hindi man nila nakuha ang cheating scandal na inaasahan, pero mukhang may sigawan at bangayan na puwedeng i-feature. At ayun na nga, mas dumami pa lalo ang viewers sa live. “Misunderstanding pala. Pero grabe naman ang mga tao sa pamilya ni Eloisa. Kung ayaw buksan ang pinto, does that mean may tinatago agad?”

"Mira shouldn't know about this, I can't afford to lose her" I should know that, right? But why do I feel this pain right now? Mira is the love of his life and I'm just another scandal for him.

Paano akong nagka-scandal? "What exactly happened last night Nica? May nangyari ba sa inyo ni Mr. Henson?" "W-What?" "I thought you don't like him? Bakit nagkaganoon Nicaseane?" Naguguluhan na ako. "Zyline I don't know what you're talking about.." She sighed once again, sa pagkakataong ito ay rinig na rinig ko ang frustration. "A scandal went viral just this morning. It's a video of you with Mr. Henson making out."

Kinuha nila ang mga koleksyong CD ng classmate nila at isinalang sa CD player. Isang s*x scandal ang tumambad sakanila. Hindi nila inaasahan na iyon ang laman ng CD dahil plain lamang ang labas niyon at walang anumang nakasulat na title. Iyon ang unang beses na nakapanood si Beatrice ng scandal habang pangatlong beses naman ito ni Dark. Dala ng alak na nainom ay iba ang naging epekto sakanilang dalawa ng pinapanood.

“Wala akong pakialam kung mag-fake engagement ka kay Damian’s rival. Pero kung lalabas sa media na may something na nangyayari sa pagitan niyo, mas maganda siguro kung ikaw na mismo ang mag-explain sa lahat ng tao.” Tinutok ko ang mga mata ko kay Bianca at pinakita ko ang mga larawan sa cellphone ko—mga screenshot ng mga pag-uusap nila ni Damian, pati na ang mga sinasabi niyang 'I miss you.' Mga mensaheng hindi niya alam na hawak ko. “Alam mo ba kung anong ibig sabihin ng scandal, Bianca? Wala kang lugar dito sa mundo ko. And I’m ready to show them that.”