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The moment “Mr. Lionel” was mentioned, everyone’s gaze shifted towards the direction Daphne was pointing at. At first, everyone thought Daphne was just trying to cause a distraction, but when they turned and looked, Lionel was actually standing in the jewelry

store across the street.

Next to Lionel was a woman wearing a blue cloak. She was tall and even from a distance, you could tell she was stunning.

They stood in front of the diamond ring counter, looking pretty close, like old friends.

The last time Mr. Lionel was caught up in some juicy gossip was with his manager, Albertine. But in the end, she tied the knot with the well–known director, Babur Farrell.

Before clarify his relationship with Albertine, Mr. Lionel was always at the center of the rumor mill. Be it an Oscar–winning actress or a supermodel, if he was in the picture, gossip was bound to follow.

But sadly, ever since he and Albertine called it quits, there’s been no more gossip about Mr. Lionel. He seemed to have turned a new leaf and stopped hobnobbing with female celebrities and models. He also seemed more focused on work.

Even at press conferences, he wanted more attention on his work. People all thought he was just being discreet about his love life, but no matter how much the media dug, there were no leads.

After a long scandal–free streak, who would’ve thought Mr. Lionel would show up in public with a woman, and while shopping for diamond rings, no less!

All the reporters dashed towards Lionel, completely forgetting about Daphne, who was their original target.

Daphne also followed the reporters. Just a few days ago, she had worked her butt off to get an exclusive interview with Mr. Lionel about his love life. The magazine interview hadn’t even been published!

If Mr. Lionel’s going public with his relationship now, then what was the point of the interview?

This might even jeopardize Daphne’s potential promotion.

Thinking about that, Daphne regretted impulsively giving the media a scoop about Lionel. Who knew he was here to shop for a diamond ring with a woman!

Like a detective, Daphne bought a baseball cap and a large shawl to disguise herself so that she won’t get recognized by the reporters. She then followed the reporters into the jewelry store.

The woman who appeared with Lionel in the jewelry store was classy. At first glance, Daphne recognized her.

It was Katie, a multi–talented actress who had worked with Lionel years ago. Because of their movie, The Mythical Dragon Whisker, fans gave them the nickname Kitty&Lion.

Back then, some people speculated that they fell in love during filming, but Lionel had dated many women afterwards, and he never publicly admitted being with Katie.

Looks like they’ve been in a low–key relationship all this time!

was once a suppo

Lionel and

crowd, Daphne watched as the reporters surrounded Lionel and Katie, mic in hand, asking about

Katie, wearing and sunglasses, seemed surprised by the media’s presence. Daphne, standing behind the

on her

started grilling Lionel and

directly at Katie, his

oft, as

they should

under her cap, thinking: Lionel is shameless! Just a few days ago during the interview he said

diamond ring still had the

her sunglasses and mask, and said to the media with a smile, “You guys got it all wrong, my relationship

under her breath, “Mr. Lionel and

to herself, didn’t realize Lionel had seen her mouth

flop. Just as she was thinking about digging up some dirt on Lionel, she heard Katie laugh and say, “Mr. Lionel indeed came

Daphne smirked.

long ago Lionel said in an interview that

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the talking while he was playing with his phone, not explaining or confirming anything. How terrible to let a woman take the bullet!

Mr. Lionel secretly married like Mr. Hernandez and Ms.

even Daphne perked up her ears to

“You guys got it all wrong, Mr. Lionel is just here to help me out as a friend. Our relationship isn’t what you’re imagining, my fiancé is Mr.

left

valid, and there was still hope for

broke into a huge grin.

Lionel is such

all shocked, they didn’t expect Katie to be engaged, let alone to Lionel’s cousin.

about any of that. After getting the answer she

turned towards Daphne and

Daphne, grabbing her arm, “Babe, you misunderstood

totally confused, pointing at her

chance to announce ours!” Lionel said, even though he was talking about revealing their relationship, he lowered Daphne’s hat even further and adjusted her posture, shielding the petite Daphne completely from the camera lenses.

was well protected by Lionel, and the media could only

like a deer caught in headlights. In Lionel’s arms, she was having a hard