He Is Just An Actor In This Show

The sole heiress of a wealthy family, Amanita Wallace, had seven prospective husbands, taken in from childhood to potentially wed her one day. All of them fulfilled her every wish, except Marcus Channing, who was cold and mean to her. Due to this, Amanita fell for him and even became his lapdog. Then, one day, she saw him pin his supposed sister against the wall and confess his feelings to her. Chapter 1 “Dad, I’ve decided. I want to marry Mr. Samuel Bering of Norchester!” said Amanita Wallace resolutely when she entered her father’s study. “Mr. Samuel Bering of Norchester? You mean the man who’s been crying and whining about marrying you since you were three years old? That Samuel Bering? “The Bering family might be richer than some small countries, and Samuel is quite successful for his age, but I thought you liked Marcus Channing?” George Wallace asked in confusion. “Besides Marcus, haven’t I also taken in six other boys with the expectation that one would be your husband? All six of them listen to everything you say. Isn’t it better that you choose one of them to marry rather than marrying into a family that might bully you?” When she heard this, Amanita smiled bitterly. A day ago, she felt exactly the same. Besides Marcus, her six other prospective husbands loved her dearly. Any one of them would unhesitatingly cut their own hearts out for her if she asked. But last night, she discovered their secret. “When do you think that stupid Amanita will realize Risa isn’t Marcus’s biological sister?” The speaker was Dennis Crock, one of Amanita’s prospective husbands. He had once thrown himself off a building for Amanita. Yet, he was disdainful as he swirled the whiskey in his glass. “That idiot, Amanita, must think I adore her. In reality, I wasn’t demonstrating my love for her when I threw myself off that building. I only wanted to scare her off.” “Me too. Every day, I tamp down my disgust to suck up to her because I know she doesn’t like people who act like lapdogs.” “Haha! It seems that we’re all using the same strategy. We’re doing whatever Amanita doesn’t like so that she won’t choose us. That way, we can compete fairly for Risa’s affection.” “Only Marcus has never put on a show, and the masochistic Amanita really fell in love with him! I feel so sorry for him.” “Well, there’s no other choice there. One of us has to marry Amanita. If no one does it, Risa won’t be able to be the Wallace family’s little princess anymore.” Amanita quietly clenched her hands into fists. She was so enraged that her whole body was trembling. All seven of her prospective husbands were orphans, and her father had taken them all in. Amanita’s mother had died early. Still deeply in love with her, George had not wanted to remarry. At the same time, he was worried for Amanita. How could he leave the family’s sizable assets to a young girl like her? That was why he had gone to the orphanage to take in seven geniuses, thinking that they could be Amanita’s prospective husbands. Marcus was the most intelligent of the batch and the most handsome. At the same time, George liked him the most. Yet, when they were doing the adoption paperwork, Marcus said, “I have a younger sister named Risa Channing. I won’t leave her. If you want to adopt me, you’ll have to adopt her as well.” Back then, Amanita thought that Marcus would treat his wife very well if he were that good to his sister. As such, she begged for her father to adopt Risa as well. In this way, Risa became the Wallace family’s adopted daughter. Growing up, everything that Amanita had, Risa had as well. The seven prospective husbands all adored Risa, especially Marcus. They nearly spoiled her. Sometimes, Amanita would feel jealous about it, but her prospective husbands would all lecture her about it. “Amanita, you can’t be so petty. How could you be jealous of your sister?” “We were from the same orphanage as Risa. We all see her as our little sister.” “Amanita, Risa’s not like you. You have everything, but Risa only has us.” As time went on, Amanita herself started to wonder if she was truly being too petty. Yet, at this moment, Amanita felt like she had woken from a dream as she listened to her prospective husbands snicker. It was not that she had been petty. These awful people were just too good at acting. Still furious, Amanita heard a familiar voice from the nearby garden. Amanita went over and saw something that destroyed her worldview completely. Marcus, who had always been cool and haughty, was pinning Risa against the wall. Passionately, he said, “Risa, you know I only love you. But I can’t marry you, so I can’t touch you.” “Marcus, can you not marry Amanita?” Risa was crying as she begged Marcus. “I won’t talk to you anymore if you marry Amanita.” Marcus replied coldly, “I don’t want to marry her, either. But we owe Mr. Wallace a debt. Be good, Risa. Even if I marry Amanita, it will be a marriage in name only. I will not love her one bit.” Chapter 2 As she recalled what had happened last night, Amanita’s hands closed into fists. She did not want Marcus’s insincere sacrifice! She was the heiress of the wealthy Wallace family. She did not worry about not being able to marry. If Marcus did not want to marry her, someone else surely would. “Dad, you won’t talk me out of it. Samuel is very nice. I can sense that he really likes me. As for Dennis and the others, they only listen to me because they’re supposed to be my prospective husbands.” Amanita looked down. Her thick eyelashes obscured the dejection in her eyes. Soon, she collected herself and looked up again. She said to her father, “There’s one more thing, Dad. Since I won’t be marrying them, there’s no point for our family to keep housing my prospective husbands. Freeze all their assets and cancel all of Risa’s cards. The Wallace family has no use for unnecessary people!” “Alright.” George nodded. “Since you won’t be marrying them, there’s really no reason to keep them in the family. When you get married, I’ll make them leave. That way, they won’t try to steal your inheritance.” After speaking with her father, Amanita left the study. When she got to the top of the stairs, she bumped into Risa. “Nita, I heard that you’re going to an equestrian class this afternoon. Can I come with you?” Risa’s eyes were bright as she stepped forward and took Amanita’s arm affectionately. Then, she wheedled as she waved Amanita’s arm, “Please, Nita? Please bring me?” In the past, Amanita would definitely have agreed. She was not a petty person. If she were in a good mood, she would have automatically paid to sign Risa up for equestrian classes of her own. Yet, when she thought of what happened last night, Amanita felt disgusted. Grossed out, Amanita smoothly shook Risa off. “Get away from me!” She did not use much force to shake Risa off, but Risa lurched backward in an exaggerated manner and tumbled down the stairs. “Risa!” came Marcus’s worried voice. Amanita looked down to find that all her prospective husbands were downstairs. “Amanita, how could you be so ruthless?” Felix Donovan, the one with the shortest temper, spoke up first. “What did Risa do? How could you push her down the stairs?” “No, Felix, don’t.” Risa tugged Felix’s sleeve. “Don’t blame Nita for this. I lost my balance…” She looked so timid. As she spoke, her eyes started to pool with tears. It was as if she had suffered some great injustice. This tactic was very effective. Amanita’s prospective husbands all looked at her with barely concealed hatred. Marcus was especially affected. His gaze was so icy that Amanita could barely look into his eyes. Yet, he did not say anything. He glanced at Amanita frostily, picked Risa up, and carried her away. He did not give Amanita a chance to explain at all. Amanita smiled bitterly. It was fine. She did not want to explain anyway. In any case, none of them would believe her, no matter what she said. The afternoon’s equestrian class was meant for Amanita and Marcus only. However, when Amanita arrived at the turf club, Risa was there as well. Risa shot Amanita a soft smile. “Nita, Marcus let me come. Don’t worry, though, I won’t get in your and Marcus’s way. You two ride your horses, and I’ll have the instructor teach me.” Although she said that, Marcus did not leave Risa’s side even after the class started. He personally saddled the horse and lifted Risa into the saddle with one arm. Risa did not know how to ride a horse, so Marcus taught her step by step. When Risa got tired and wanted to dismount, Marcus half-kneeled on the ground so that Risa could step down using his shoulder. Seeing this pained Amanita. In the past, she had also gotten on her horse that way. However, Marcus had never been fully willing to do that for her. That day, George had been present, and he had been the one to say, “True men don’t kneel for anything, but they would kneel for their wife. Marcus, kneel and let Nita step up onto her horse. “Remember, Nita will be your everything. Only Nita can step on you. No one else can.” Chapter 3 George had not intended to humiliate Marcus. He was only passing on his wisdom. Back when his wife had been alive, George had helped her onto her horse in the very same way. Back then, Amanita had been quite young. When she stepped on Marcus’s shoulder, all she felt was that his shoulders were very broad and strong. For some reason, her heart had started beating even faster. She had started falling for Marcus. However, she did not notice that Marcus’s eyes were filled with humiliation. Amanita assumed that Marcus was a prideful person and did not like for someone to be stepping on him. That was why she had only ever done it once. After that incident, she had never asked him to kneel for her again. Yet, she was currently watching Marcus willingly kneel to help Risa down from her horse. The sight pained Amanita so much that it felt like she had been stabbed. She forced herself to look away. Then, she nudged the horse with her knees. “Giddy up!” The horse obediently started a canter. On the horse’s back, feeling the wind in her face, Amanita slowly started feeling better. Their lesson that day was to ride through an obstacle course. Amanita had to guide her horse over three barriers. The difficulty was very high. When a barrier was right in front of her, her horse jumped up for some reason. While they were in the air, the straps of the saddle suddenly broke. Amanita fell from her horse out of nowhere. The horse also got a fright. It started running around chaotically. It could trample Amanita at any moment. At that moment, Marcus, who should have been taking care of Amanita, was still by Risa’s side. He had not even noticed that Amanita had fallen from her horse. “Marcus!” Amanita cried out while biting down on the pain in her lower body. Only then did Marcus realize that Amanita’s horse had been spooked. Sedately, he moved forward and grabbed hold of the horse’s reins with one hand. Marcus had learned animal taming. That was why George allowed him to accompany Amanita on her equestrian classes. He should have checked Amanita’s saddle and kept an eye on Amanita at all times to ensure her safety. Yet, all of his attention was focused on Risa. He had not even noticed that Amanita’s saddle had not been secured properly. In the end, Amanita fell and broke her leg. She had to be admitted to the hospital. Perhaps to make up for his mistake, Marcus had taken the initiative to visit Amanita and take care of her while she was in the hospital. Marcus was very good at caring for others. Before Amanita could say that she was thirsty, he had already brought a drink to her lips. When her injury hurt, Amanita only frowned a little. But Marcus would come over and give her painkillers. After feeding her medication, Marcus would even have Amanita’s favorite candy prepared to remove the bitter taste of the medication. He had always been like this. Despite not loving Amanita, he still took care of her every need. That was why Amanita thought that he did love her and that he was simply more understated about it. She thought he did not know how to say it. But that was untrue. With Risa, his eyes were filled with such overflowing love. After a few days, when Amanita’s leg had gotten much better, she got up late at night to use the bathroom. She inadvertently heard someone speaking in the hallway. “Marcus, you’ve gone overboard.” The speaker was Dennis. “You sabotaged Amanita’s saddle?” “You can’t do that even if Amanita did push Risa down the stairs! It’s no small thing to fall from a horse. She could have broken her neck!” Marcus sighed softly. “I only wanted to punish her a little. I didn’t think she would get so hurt.” Marcus was very experienced in horse riding. He knew that Amanita would not have gotten too hurt if the horse had not jumped. He did not expect that day’s lesson to be an obstacle course. Not only had her horse jumped, but it had jumped quite high. “I’ve made it up to her,” he said. “I’ve granted her every wish over the last few days. I’ve paid her back. “She’s fine now, anyway. Let’s not talk about this anymore. It’s done.” Right then, Amanita felt a chill spread through her. So, Marcus had sabotaged Amanita’s saddle to get even with her on Risa’s behalf! As for his tender care these few days, it was nothing but penance for his mistake of not expecting things to go so far. It was not because he was affected by how she had gotten hurt. Amanita bit her lip so hard that it bled. However, she could not feel any pain. Her heart ached more. Chapter 4 The next day, Amanita was discharged from the hospital. Marcus drove over to take her home. However, she did not even peek at Marcus once. She went straight to Dennis’s car. Dannis had quite a sense of humor. During the trip, he kept joking with Amanita, but she was unable to smile. “Are you not happy today, Nita?” Dennis asked gently. “There’s an auction today. I’ll take you. When a woman’s in a bad mood, she should shop. Shopping will turn that frown upside down. Just bid however you like at the auction. I’ll pay for it.” Amanita glared at Dennis. Sounding unhappy, she said, “That’s very generous of you. But aren’t you spending the Wallace family’s money?” In the past, she would not have cared. Yet, after she found out her prospective husbands’ secret, it was impossible for her to ignore. “Don’t underestimate me, alright?” Dennis said with a chuckle. “Marcus isn’t the only genius in the Wallace family. I’ve been making some investments abroad, too. I’ve made quite a bit of money. Just spend whatever you like. I can afford it!” Amanita finally smiled. “Then, I’ll have to make a dent in your wallet. Drive on! Let’s go to the auction!” The auction was very well-attended. Many society ladies were there. It seemed that the biggest ticket for the night’s auction was a piece of jewelry called “The Ocean’s Tears.” It featured the world’s largest blue diamond that was newly mined in South Prisca. Amanita loved the ocean, so she was determined to win the bid for the piece. Yet, she had just taken a seat when she saw Marcus lead Risa into the auction hall. Amanita’s smile froze on her face. She had the feeling that Risa would want “The Ocean’s Tears” as well. Indeed, when the piece was brought up, Risa raised her paddle. Soon, Risa noticed that Amanita was also bidding for the piece. She hesitated for a few minutes before lowering her paddle. Her eyes turned red. “It seems that Nita wants ‘The Ocean’s Tears’ too.” Risa forced a smile. “I don’t want it anymore, then. I can’t steal away something Nita wants.” After saying this, Risa looked down. Tears welled in her eyes, and she looked immensely pitiful. Marcus’s expression immediately turned chilly. When he looked at Amanita, his gaze was hateful. “Risa, I’m here. You don’t have to give in just for the sake of peace. You don’t need to feel wronged.” Marcus also added, “Just bid for whatever you want. I’ll handle it.” Before Risa could answer, Marcus raised his paddle. “100 million dollars.” The whole auction hall went quiet. Many of the society ladies gasped, stunned by the astronomical sum. Everyone started gossiping. “What’s going on? Isn’t Marcus Amanita’s prospective husband? Why is he buying another woman jewelry?” “And he’s bidding for a piece of jewelry Amanita wants. Isn’t this a clear insult?” “Poor Amanita! She’s an heiress, but her own prospective husband is undermining her!” Amanita wordlessly clenched her fists. She had been spoiled by her father growing up, yet Marcus had turned her into a joke. Humiliation crept up within Amanita. In a fit of pique, she made a little hammering gesture, indicating that she would outbid everyone no matter how high the bid went. No one would ever undermine her this way! Chapter 5 “Did you see that? Ms. Wallace will outbid everyone!” the auctioneer said enthusiastically. “Congratulations on winning the bid for ‘The Ocean’s Tears,’ Ms. Wallace!” Right then, Amanita felt the anger in her chest dissipate. She finally felt better. However, when she was going to pay, the auction house staff told her that her card had been frozen. “That’s impossible.” Amanita frowned. “My card is limitless. It won’t get frozen no matter how much I spend.” She had the auction house staff try the card again. Still, the transaction would not go through. Dennis gallantly strode over. “Didn’t I say I would pay today? Use mine.” He smiled and handed over his card. Yet, the transaction did not go through either. “How can this be?” Dennis frowned, and his expression turned disbelieving. There was a commotion in the crowd, and someone laughed openly. “Has the Wallace family gone bankrupt? Can’t you even pay for a set of jewelry?” “If you don’t have the money, don’t say that you want to outbid everyone. How embarrassing!” The wave of jeers made Amanita’s face go red. After enjoying watching this play out, Marcus finally stood up languidly. He took out a black bank card and gave it to the auction house staff. “Use mine.” This time, the transaction went through. The auctioneer gave “The Ocean’s Tears” to Marcus. Then, in view of everyone, Marcus took the necklace and put it around Risa’s neck. In that instant, Amanita became the laughingstock of the auction house. Her eyes stung and became red-rimmed. However, Amanita tried her hardest not to cry a single tear. “That cad!” Dennis called lowly. “Marcus must have done something so our cards couldn’t be used. He’s a top hacker. I saw him use his laptop earlier. He must have blacklisted our accounts, so our cards would be frozen!” Amanita let out a laugh. At that moment, she could no longer hold back. Her tears started flowing. So that had been Marcus’s doing. He had intentionally humiliated her. Marcus was so powerful. With a wave of a hand, he could manipulate so much. With a push, he could send her to the depths of despair… After putting the necklace on Risa, Marcus turned his cold eyes to Dennis. “If you’re incapable, don’t go playing the white knight.” Then, he looked at Amanita. His tone was icy as he said, “You should have taken my car.” Amanita let out an abrupt laugh. “You already had someone else in your car.” After saying that, she turned to leave without a single glance back at Marcus. After embarrassing herself at the auction, Amanita spent the next few days locked up in her room. She did not want to go outside at all. Dennis had been by a few times. He had brought her favorite desserts. But Amanita never responded to him, because she knew that he did not really like her. He had said it himself that night. To get her to keep her distance from him, he had even been willing to throw himself off a building. “Amanita has shut herself in her room for days. We have to think of a way to coax her out. If Mr. Wallace finds out about this, we’ll be in trouble.” “How annoying. I don’t want to go. I want to spend time with Risa.” “You think I don’t want to spend time with Risa? Let’s do this how we usually do it. You have to spend time with Amanita before you can go see Risa.” Amanita’s prospective husbands were gathered in the living room. Each suggested that the other person should do the dirty work. No one wanted to go upstairs and tease Amanita out. What they did not know was that Amanita could hear everything they were saying. Ever since the last time, when she had accidentally found out their secret, Amanita had hidden mini cameras and listening devices in all corners of the house. She did not want to be an ignorant fool. She wanted to hear everything they said about her behind her back. “Well, I’m not going.” Dennis looked furious. “Every time Marcus upsets Amanita, we're the ones forced to talk to Amanita. How’s that fair?” “Whoever made her upset should go talk to her!” Just then, Marcus’s tall figure showed up in the surveillance feed. “You don’t have to go,” Marcus said coldly. “I’ll deal with my woman. You don’t need to worry.” After saying this, he turned to head upstairs. He was holding a gift box. Amanita hurriedly shut off the feed, so she did not see that all her prospective husbands looked enraged. “He’s much too arrogant.” Felix’s fists were clenched. “Amanita hasn’t even picked him. How can he say that she’s his?” When he heard this, Dennis let out a dejected laugh. “Does it make a difference that Nita hasn’t said anything? She will definitely choose him. We’re all just… here to round out the numbers.” Chapter 6 Although Amanita had locked the door from her side, Marcus was somehow able to open it easily. “Get out. I don’t want to see you,” Amanita said. Her eyes were red-rimmed. “Also, a locked door is an indication that you’re not welcome. You’re not supposed to come in. You shouldn’t be picking a lock so openly!” Marcus laughed. “I’m sorry. It’s a bad habit from when I was on the streets.” As he spoke, he came to sit at Amanita’s side. “I was very poor then and couldn’t afford food. To fill my stomach, I would occasionally have to resort to crime.” Marcus’s voice was sad. “Back in those dark days, I only had Risa by my side. She’s the most important person to me.” At this, Marcus paused and turned to Amanita. His eyes seemed as deep as a bottomless abyss. No one could ever truly see through him. “Nita, I’m really very thankful that your father took me and Risa in,” Marcus said. “And I’m willing to do anything for you. “However, the prerequisite is that you have to let Risa stay. Risa is my little sister and the only relative I have in this world. I won’t allow anyone to hurt her, not even you.” For an instant, Amanita nearly believed him. He had her until he mentioned that Risa was his little sister. If Risa were his little sister, would they be talking about love and desire? Marcus was nothing but a liar! “So, what you mean is that, even if we get married, you’ll always put Risa first?” Amanita asked with a smile. “That’s right,” Marcus admitted without hesitation. “Risa will always be my first priority. “But after we get married, I will be like Mr. Wallace. I will always dote on you and protect you. I won’t ever let you feel unhappy.” Amanita was still smiling. She was smiling so hard that her cheeks ached. Marcus said that he would not let her feel unhappy, but did he realize that she was currently unhappy because of him? Amanita was born with a silver spoon. She used to tolerate all of the injustices she suffered because of love. Yet, as she witnessed Marcus’s insincerity before her, she wanted to stop holding back. “Your darling little sister is nothing but a faker who’s seducing her older brother. She is not on the same level as I am.” After he heard Amanita say this, Marcus’s expression turned stormy. He had barely been in Amanita’s room for five minutes before a phone call from Risa called him away. Before leaving, he left behind a gift box. Inside the box was a set of jewelry with blue diamonds. Although it was expensive, it was by no means on the same level as “The Ocean’s Tears.” It was as Marcus promised earlier. He would dote on Amanita, but not a lot. Risa would always be his first priority, and Amanita would come second. Amanita glanced at the gift box before throwing it in the trash without hesitation. Her man should always put her first in all things. If she could only be second, then she would not want that man. Soon, it was Amanita’s birthday. She turned twenty years old that day. She was now, by all accounts, of a marrying age. George had said before that Amanita would choose her husband on her twentieth birthday. As Amanita’s birthday banquet was a huge event, all of the big shots of Norchester were in attendance. Amanita had put on a one-of-a-kind, custom-made gown. Very unfortunately, “The Ocean’s Tears” had been stolen by Risa, so she did not have something to perfectly complement the gown. Right then, an attendant knocked and entered. He was carrying a gorgeous gift box. “Ms. Wallace, Mr. Bering sent me,” the attendant said politely. “Mr. Bering knows that the necklace you wanted was stolen from you at an auction and that you’re very upset about it. He personally went to South Prisca to find you an even more exclusive piece of jewelry.” As he spoke, the attendant opened the box. The pigeon blood ruby in the box was so shiny that the world around Amanita lost a bit of its color. When it came to jewels, the pigeon blood ruby was the rarest and most expensive. The attendant said, “This piece is called ‘The Heart of the Desert.’ Mr. Bering said that blue diamonds are cheap, and rubies are the best.” Some joy finally showed up on Amanita’s face. She put “The Heart of the Desert” around her neck. Instantly, her whole look was elevated, and she radiated noble elegance. When it came to marriage, it mattered very much who she chose. Right then, Amanita felt very thankful that she had chosen Samuel Bering. After finishing her makeup, Amanita opened her bedroom door and was ready to leave. However, she looked up to see Risa standing there. “Nita.” Risa approached and held onto Amanita, seemingly ready to say something more. However, when she saw the pigeon blood ruby resting on Amanita’s throat, her smile froze on her face. “Where did you get this necklace?” Risa asked instead. “Did Marcus give it to you?” Amanita flung Risa’s hand away. “That’s none of your business.” Risa’s eyes were filled with jealousy. “Amanita Wallace, you don’t really think that Marcus likes you, do you? “In reality, he likes me. He doesn’t like you at all. He only pushes down his distaste for you to repay Mr. Wallace’s kindness.” As she spoke, Risa took out her phone. She clicked on a video to show Amanita. The video must have been taken when Risa was very upset about Marcus marrying Amanita. Marcus had gone nuts and locked Risa up. During that time, he personally fed and clothed her. He kept repeating to her that he loved her. He also promised that he would not touch Amanita at all, even after he married her, and that he would not betray Risa. He swore that his heart and body belonged to Risa. “See? Even if he marries you, Marcus won’t ever touch you. He only loves me. Has he ever been so crazy about you? “If you know what’s good for you, don’t choose Marcus tonight. You can choose any one of my six other lap dogs. There are six of them anyway, and I’ve slept with them all. Dennis is the best in skill, and Felix has the best stamina… “Anyway, it doesn’t matter who you choose. They’re all very skilled. Meanwhile, Marcus will never even touch you. Haha. Take care of yourself now.” Chapter 7 When she heard such lewd words, Amanita felt that she could not tolerate it anymore. She slapped Risa. “Shut up! You shameless woman! You’re disgusting!” However, right as her slap connected, she felt the chill of someone’s glare behind her. Amanita froze instantly. When she turned around, she met Marcus’s cold gaze. Marcus regarded her frostily but said nothing. But that was much worse, because Amanita understood Marcus very well. For even touching Risa, Marcus would surely take revenge on her. Though Marcus had a destitute background, he was vicious. Due to this, Amanita felt unsettled throughout the banquet. Amanita was terrified. She was scared that Marcus would stab her at any second. Yet, the whole banquet went by smoothly. Everything went off without a hitch. Soon, they arrived at the hotel for the night. George was going to announce Amanita’s choice of husband very soon. The banquet hall was rowdy as everyone gossiped. “Amanita will surely pick Marcus. Everyone knows that she’s drooling after him.” “Marcus is truly quite capable. He’s intelligent and uses hard tactics. Now, he’s also inherited the Wallace Group. No one in the business world can compete with him now.” “I’m afraid only Samuel Bering will stand a chance against him. I heard that Samuel has been interested in Amanita for many years.” “That’s true. Poor Samuel. He’s been pursuing Amanita for so many years, but he never stood a chance. Now, he has to watch his crush marry his ultimate rival.” When she heard everyone’s discussions, Amanita could not help but grin to herself. She sneaked a look at Samuel, only to find that he was also looking at her. Samuel’s eyes were filled with affection for her. He made several gestures at her that conveyed his message clearly. [You can’t change your mind!] Amanita could not help but laugh. She was just about to respond when the screen behind her turned on. It started showing her private photos. The photos featured her back as she showered, as she was putting on her underclothes… When the pictures came to an end, there was a video. In the video, Amanita was holding onto Marcus’s clothes. Her face was red with embarrassment as she sniffed the clothes. At the same time, she reached down beneath her clothes to touch herself. “Oh, Marcus, I love you so much,” Amanita said in the video shyly. Meanwhile, Amanita herself was having a breakdown. She looked at Marcus in devastation. Tears started to flow from her eyes. Marcus had publicly shared her private photos and even a private video because she had called Risa a shameless woman. It was as if he wanted to show everyone that Amanita was the shameless one instead of Risa. How could Marcus be so cruel? “Who’s showing this video? Turn it off! Turn it off immediately!” George was furious. He rushed up to try and turn it off but found that he could not. In the end, it was Samuel who rushed up and destroyed the projector. Only then did the screen go dark. “Who did this? Who in the world did this?” George was so angry that he was shaking. “Lock the doors. No one is allowed to leave until I’ve found the culprit!” “Mr. Wallace, calm down,” one of George’s friends reassured him. “Nita and Marcus are getting married anyway. This video isn’t so bad.” “That’s right. This adds spice to a couple’s lives. We get it.” But George’s face was still livid. He knew that Amanita had chosen someone else. Silently, George looked up and gave Samuel a hard glance. This was the moment he would find out whether Samuel was a reliable person. After receiving George’s silent message, Samuel stood up without hesitation. He pulled Amanita into his embrace before announcing loudly, “Nita is going to marry me! And I won’t allow anyone to get away with hurting her. If anyone dares to release these photos, I will make sure they suffer a fate worse than death!” As he said this, everyone looked over at Samuel in terror, especially Marcus and Amanita’s six other prospective husbands. Instantly, their faces paled. “Amanita chose him?” “It’s a joke, right? Everyone knows that Amanita is obsessed with Marcus. How could she choose Samuel?”