Filed to story: Healing My Disabled Husband Novel
Veronica stopped in her tracks and looked at Niamh. “I’ve realized that you’re really annoying. Do you know what exaggeration means?” She said with frustration evident in her voice.
Nathalie was about to burst out laughing; it was the first time she had seen Veronica this angry.
“Why didn’t you ask for his contact if you like him so much?” Nathalie asked teasingly.
“My liking for him is just like any other fan’s liking for their idol,” explained Veronica. “There are certain rules we must follow when it comes to idols – don’t get too close physically but stay close through their works. As fans, we need self-awareness. Asking for his contact would make things impure. If I got his number today, then tomorrow I’d want more. Maybe a message from him or even hope that we could date or get married someday! Human desires are endless! As fans who want happiness from chasing stars, we need to put ourselves in our place and not do anything excessive that would cause pain or trouble our idols.”
Niamh nodded understandingly and added, “You’re very rational about this, but there are plenty of irrational fans out there. What do they want?”
Veronica said, “I don’t know. People are just different. Some you can admire from afar, while others you want to get closer to. Some know what they’re doing is wrong but still do it anyway. I can’t control everyone and I have some fans that I really dislike, but I can’t make them disappear. What I can do is focus on my own responsibilities and support my idol in the way that’s appropriate for me so that everyone is happy.”
Nathalie replied, “Have you ever thought about the fact that you might end up in the same industry as him? Networking is important in this field and adding him on social media could be useful someday.”
Veronica shook her head and said, “I never planned on becoming a celebrity. Coming to this school was just a way for me to experience student life. Walking his path, eating what he eats and seeing what he sees has been enough for me. As for the future, it’s clear to me that I won’t enter this industry or become his colleague so there’s no need to cross any boundaries. Besides even if we were colleagues as male and female artists, we would need to maintain distance between each other or else public opinion would destroy us.”
Niamh interjected with a practical question, “While your point makes sense, Veronica, have you considered having another identity? You could be his networking opportunity. Have you thought about whether he needs someone like you?”
This was a very realistic issue especially living in society where networking plays an important role not only in entertainment but also other industries.
Nathalie added,” Niamh has a point. The world may seem big but it’s actually quite small sometimes.
No one knows who will need whom eventually.”
Veronica said, “If that’s the case, it’s something for later. All I know is that right now I’m not the network connection he needs. Who knows what will happen in the future? But I can’t promise something I don’t have the desire or ability to fulfill. The most important thing is that Billy isn’t like that. He knows exactly what he wants and every step he takes is according to his own will. If we ever become involved in that way, it’ll be because he needs me at that time. But right now, I can say with certainty that Billy doesn’t care about those things.”
Nathalie and Niamh didn’t say anything else.
They all knew that Veronica was really very rational.
Even this kind of rationality was not the kind of one that was widely known among fans.
However, of course, this was without taking into account Veronica’s silly expression while laughing.
Veronica couldn’t stop smiling as she stared at the photo of her and Billy on her phone.
Her hands kept stroking Billy’s face on the screen, and she said, “My Billy, how come he looks so beautiful? You see, he has no makeup today, but his skin is glowing. No pores at all. I am so envious.
As if touching his face, it must be very silky…”
Both Nathalie and Niamh were speechless about it.
Although this kind of Veronica was the most common in the dormitory, every time Billy posted new photos, she can talk for a long time.
As a result, when Veronica saw Billy in person today, she became timid and nervous.
Nathalie said, “I don’t understand. You didn’t even dare to see him. How did you find out about all of this?”
Veronica said, “This is the talent of being a fan. With my peripheral vision, I can see Billy clearly and even count how many eyelashes he has.”
Nathalie felt speechless again.
Forget it. It was still the familiar Veronica.
The encounter with Billy just passed by like that.
Veronica was still being a nympho every day. Because Billy had new news every day, Veronica had new pictures to admire every day.
As a result, who would have thought that after a week, it actually became a hot search topic.
Nathalie was very confused when she received Miles’ phone call.
Since she started going to school, Miles hadn’t called her on his work phone.
Suddenly receiving a call, Nathalie had no idea what had happened.
As soon as Nathalie answered the phone, she heard Miles ask, “Nathalie, are you in love?”
Nathalie nearly choked on a mouthful of spit.
Holding her phone for a while, Nathalie asked, “Uncle Miles, don’t you know whether I’m in love or not?”
Although she was in school, the security guards of the Hayden family were still secretly protecting her, reporting back every detail of who she had met and what she had eaten.
Miles said, “I know you haven’t been in a relationship, but now you’re trending, Billy. Do you know?”
Nathalie thought that was both speechless and outrageous!
This was Nathalie’s initial reaction.
The second reaction was, “I messed up”, and she wondered how angry Billy will be over there.
Nathalie opened her tablet, clicked on Twitter, and saw a trending topic with the word “explosion” in bold letters.
She said, “This is not something I did, and it’s also not possible that Billy did it. Uncle Miles, can you help me investigate who is causing trouble and clarify this matter as soon as possible to clear Billy’s name?”
Miles fell silent upon hearing this and it took him a while before he asked, “Nathalie, you don’t like that guy, do you?”
Nathalie was even more speechless now.
She couldn’t help but roll her eyes and said, “Uncle Miles, the day I met Billy was the first time. My roommate is a fan of his and told me a lot about him. I think he’s pretty good, a decent young man with good morals. He’s on the rise in his career, and I can’t ruin that for him. There aren’t many clean and pure young people like him in the entertainment industry.”
Miles was also very speechless. If he didn’t know that Nathalie was not lying, he would really think that
Nathalie liked Billy.
Nathalie didn’t hear Miles speaking, and was really anxious, “Uncle Miles, I beg you, this is not just helping me, this is saving me. I really don’t want to harm a good young man.”
Miles finally spoke, “If he’s really as good as you say he is, then he should understand what’s going on and not blame you for it.”
Nathalie said, “If he doesn’t blame me, it only indicate he’s a good person, but I have to be honest. He got scolded and I got the benefit. Uncle Miles, you can’t be like this as a person.”
“Okay, okay. Look at how anxious you are. If your dad finds out, he will definitely want to meet that boy,” Miles said.
Nathalie was really at a loss now.
She said, “I’ll go home in a bit and talk to my dad. With so much energy, why doesn’t he have another baby with my mom for us?”
Miles laughed and said, “If your dad hears what you said, he will definitely take your skin off.”
Nathalie no longer talked nonsense with Miles. Time was of the essence, and she didn’t want to involve
Billy.
However, before hanging up the phone, Nathalie said, “Uncle Miles, can you check it out? My roommate likes him very much, and I also think that Billy my roommate says is really good. Since he’s such a good artist, can you work with him?”
After hanging up the phone, Nathalie reopened the trending topics. The photo was obviously taken secretly at school, and she did want to know who did it. The online comments were divided into two factions: some believed that Nathalie was trying to gain attention by stirring up rumors with a popular male celebrity, while felt sorry for Billy and thought he was being used by a scheming woman.
The second faction believed that Billy wasn’t a good person himself and had been involved in shady things since entering the entertainment industry. They thought he was using Nathalie for publicity, but only his delusional fans couldn’t see through his facade.
Nathalie had never cared about these kinds of comments before, but now she was truly angry. She didn’t mind what they said about her, but Billy didn’t deserve to be dragged into this mess.
She had a feeling that whoever started this trend did it on purpose to target her specifically. She couldn’t let Billy suffer because of her own problems.
So she took out her phone and called Emanuel Knight. He was River and Averi’s eldest son who now managed their business empire. If anyone could investigate this matter thoroughly, it would be him.
However, Nathalie felt intimidated by Emanuel’s cold demeanor and piercing gaze that could send shivers down anyone’s spine. Despite being known for her own bossy personality from childhood until now, even she felt wary around him.
But with danger looming ahead of her, she had no choice but to lower herself and make the call anyway.
After three rings, someone picked up on the other end of the line much faster than expected – leaving
Nathalie surprised yet again at how efficient they were!
On the other end of the phone, Emanuel’s voice came through, freezing Nathalie to the bone with a simple “hello.”
Just that one word made Nathalie involuntarily swallow her saliva.
“Emanuel, it’s Nathalie,” she obediently called out.
“I know,” Emanuel replied.
Nathalie was speechless about herself.
Well duh, she hadn’t changed her phone number or anything.
Emanuel wasn’t someone who saved just anyone’s phone number, but he was someone who could remember anyone’s phone number.
After discovering this skill of his, Nathalie was speechless. How could there be such a freakish person?
Regaining her thoughts, Nathalie said, “Emanuel, I need your help with something.”
“Speak,” Emanuel said.
Nathalie was at loss for words.
What should she do? She really wanted to cry right now.
She felt like Emanuel was being a bit too much.
With such a cold attitude from him, how could she continue talking?
Although Nathalie had become timid, she still believed that it was important to do things properly.
Taking a deep breath, Nathalie said, “Emanuel, I searched for a hot topic and I want you to help me find out who took the photo.”
Emanuel remained silent while Nathalie was also drumming her thoughts in her mind.
She didn’t know why, even though they were on the phone, Nathalie could still sense that Emanuel was angry.
However, Nathalie can’t figure out why he got angry.
She dared not urge Emanuel to give her a definite answer on whether or not he will help her investigate.
The air seemed to have condensed, and Nathalie felt like she could die at any moment.