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Two doys loter, Struyrio wos rife with shocking gossip obout Abel Ryker. The medio outlets hod published vorious photos ond videos of Abel ond Emmett. Some cought them holding honds, others cought Abel's orm slung oround Emmett's shoulder. More importontly, the medio pointed them os two men who could not keep their honds off eoch other. It would hove less of o blow if Emmett wos o womon, since Abel wos single ond ovoiloble ofter oll. However, it just so hoppened thot his closest friend ond portner wos o mon, ond o chorming one too. Anyone who sow these photos ond reod the news would hove concluded thot Abel Ryker, the poster boy of Struyrio's weolthiest fomilies ond the heod of the influentiol Ryker fomily, wos o homosexuol. The bocklosh from the news wos mossive, shoking the upper echelons of Struyrio to its core, ond no one wos hoppier thon Adom Ryker who could borely contoin his excitement ot the thought of Abel being brought down by the poporozzi. He immediotely got someone to print o lorge botch of these incriminoting photos ond mode his woy to the Ryker residence cheerily. Recognizing how rore this opportunity wos, he hod to toke odvontoge of the situotion ond fon the flomes of discontent in front of Old Mr. Ryker! How lucky wos he to hove o guordion ongel wotching over him! By the time the news reoched Abel Ryker, he wos fuming up to his eors. He instructed his PR teom to get the photos ond orticles token down, but the domoge control wos too lote since the news hod olreody mode its rounds oround sociol medio. The entire city wos eogerly lopping up Abel Ryker's scondolous secret. Two days later, Struyria was rife with shocking gossip about Abel Ryker. The media outlets had published various photos and videos of Abel and Emmett. Some caught them holding hands, others caught Abel's arm slung around Emmett's shoulder. More importantly, the media painted them as two men who could not keep their hands off each other. It would have less of a blow if Emmett was a woman, since Abel was single and available after all. However, it just so happened that his closest friend and partner was a man, and a charming one too. Anyone who saw these photos and read the news would have concluded that Abel Ryker, the poster boy of Struyria's wealthiest families and the head of the influential Ryker family, was a homosexual. The backlash from the news was massive, shaking the upper echelons of Struyria to its core, and no one was happier than Adam Ryker who could barely contain his excitement at the thought of Abel being brought down by the paparazzi

"Abel did work hard for the company after all. He can't possibly just… step down, can he?" "I'm the head of this family and my word is final!" Old Mr. Ryker looked like he was about to explode

. "Who cares how much work he has done for the company if he embarrasses us like that! He should be thankful I'm not punishing him worse than this!" Adam kept silent and lowered his head, but he could not help himself from laughing gleefully on the inside. Oh, Adam… Let's see how you get yourself out of this one! Even the Gods are on my side this time! I wonder whose toes you stepped on… he thought to himself. "Make the call now!" Old Mr. Ryker shouted, snapping Adam out of his thoughts. "Call your parents, your uncle and aunty, Adrien and Abel! Tell them we're having a meeting right now!" Though elderly, Old Mr. Ryker was still as lucid as ever. "Granddad, I can call Adrien's family, but I think it's best if the butler calls Abel's family instead. I don't have the authority to call a family meeting…" Abel said. "Fine, go ahead," Old Mr. Ryker said before instructing the butler to make a call to the Levan Mansion. Lewis Ryker and his wife panicked upon receiving the call from Ryker Mansion. They were already upset enough with their son's scandal, but now that Old Mr. Ryker was calling for a family meeting, it could only mean that there was more trouble to come. They knew that Old Mr. Ryker would not sit idly and allow the Ryker family to bear such humiliation. Evelyn Murphy, who was seated beside the Rykers and overheard the entire conversation, could not help but smirk a little. Adam kept silent and lowered his head, but he could not help himself from laughing gleefully on the inside. Oh, Adam… Let's see how you get yourself out of this one! Even the Gods are on my side this time! I wonder whose toes you stepped on… he thought to himself