Chapter 425\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the video, Lucius looked lost in a haze of ecstasy, his expression a mix of pleasure and pain, his lips parted as low, sensual sounds escaped them. It wasn\u2019t just his face; the body: and voice were identical to his own.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucius couldn\u2019t believe his eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why was he the one with Jagger? Why not Larissa? Did Damon dare to defy him? No, he wouldn\u2019t have the guts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Listening to the salacious sounds from the video, Milton and the others swallowed hard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucius shot to his feet, his face a mask of fury. \u201cTurn that off!\u201d he snarled, his voice dangerously cold. \u201cAll of you. No one watches it!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His lackeys scrambled to lock their phones and shove them into their pockets, barely daring to breathe. Though, in truth, they all desperately wanted to keep watching.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Livia could barely contain her glee. The conclusion was obvious: the video had been altered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And by whom? Larissa, of course.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In that moment, Livia was thoroughly convinced that Larissa had the power to take Lucius down. In Regal City, only Haskell had ever been able to make Lucius stumble. Now, there was another: the underdog no one had taken seriously.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGet the hell out of here!\u201d Lucius roared, his voice echoing in the silent room. \u201cIf I find out any of you watched this video behind my back, I\u2019ll make you regret it!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The thunderous command sent a tremor of fear through Milton and the others. They practically fell over each other in their haste to exit the VIP room, terrified of getting caught in the crossfire of Lucius\u2019s rage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Livia, rejoicing internally, saw her chance and rose to leave, eager to find a private place where she could finally burst into laughter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But just as she was about to slip away, Lucius\u2019s icy voice stopped her in her tracks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLivia, stay. Who said you could leave? Call your father. Now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She cursed silently but didn\u2019t dare disobey. Sinking back onto the sofa, she reluctantly pulled out her phone and dialed her father\u2019s number.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment the call connected, Lucius snatched the phone from her hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDamon Tyson,\u201d he said, his voice dripping with venom. \u201cIs this how you handle the tasks I give you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
On the other end of the line, Damon\u2019s heart was pounding in his chest. Just minutes earlier,\u00a0<\/p>\n
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he had received a frantic call from his secretary informing him that the video\u2013the one that was supposed to feature Larissa\u2019s face deepfaked onto a courtesan\u2019s body\u2013had somehow been released with Lucius\u2019s face instead. Even more bizarrely, it wasn\u2019t just the face that had been replaced; the entire physique had been altered to match Lucius\u2019s. It was like something out of a nightmare.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Lincoln\u2026\u201d Damon stammered, his voice trembling. \u201cThe Al specialist\u2026 he said he has no idea what happened. He swears he swapped in Larissa\u2019s face and even double\u2013checked it before release. He doesn\u2019t know how\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs that your explanation? You don\u2019t know?\u201d Lucius\u2019s voice was a low, furious growl. \u201cAre the people on your payroll incompetent fools? How could you let someone tamper with the video at the last second?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Lincoln, please, calm down,\u201d Damon pleaded, his words tumbling out in a panic. \u201cI\u2019ll\u2026 I\u2019ll fire the specialist immediately\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTake down the trending topics and scrub every copy of that video from the internet, now! Or I won\u2019t hesitate to make sure Gale Entertainment goes under before Starlight Media does!\u201d With that final, brutal threat, Lucius slammed the phone down, tossing it back onto the sofa. He noticed Livia staring at him with a wounded expression. Taking a deep breath to rein in his volcanic anger, he tried to explain. \u201cDon\u2019t get the wrong idea. There\u2019s nothing going on between me and my uncle. That man in the video wasn\u2019t me. It was a deepfake.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Livia feigned surprise. \u201cLucius, are you just saying that to spare my feelings? It\u2019s a weak excuse. Who could possibly have the skill to create a fake that looks so much like you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 426\u00a0<\/p>\n
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