Chapter 37. Viral Photos
Meanwhile, after Vega and Alberto came home, Martin immediately uploaded all four photos on all his social media accounts. After that, he ordered the social media admin team to upload the four photos from the photographer team on all his business social media accounts.
"Admin, please upload all these photos to all our business social media accounts!"
"Okay, Sir."
Then, Martin ordered his team to print the four photos in their catalog. After his employees did what he asked, Martin immediately sent a message to Vega. "Vega, the photos that were taken earlier have been uploaded to all my social media accounts, all my business social media accounts, and those will be printed in my catalog book. You can check the posts on my social media and my business's social media accounts now."
"Wow! Thank you very much, Martin! I really didn't expect that Alberto and I would be the models for your beautiful dress! I really appreciate that!"
Vega was very happy to receive the news. She really never dreamed that she and Alberto would be the models for Martin's wedding outfit.
Vega feels it impossible to be a model. Especially to be a wedding gown model for Martin Lucas, a well-known and number one clothing designer. Of course, it's extremely difficult and unlikely because Martin has high expectations for the models he uses.
"You're welcome."
"If you want, later you and Alberto can be models for my other wedding outfits!" replied Martin. After that, Martin mentioned the cost of the wedding dress model he usually gives to other models.
"Indeed, the salary is not much, but it's enough to increase your income after you get married." Martin admitted that the salary he will give will not be too large.
"Of course I will!" Vega immediately said that she really wanted to.
Her heart felt very happy to get the offer. She really didn't expect that the selection of a wedding dress that day with Alberto would make her accept the offer and upload it to the photo catalog and all of Martin's business social media accounts.
"I'm sure that Alberto will definitely be willing to accept this offer. But later I will tell Alberto to be more certain." She was not too sure that Alberto would accept the offer.
"Okay. I'll be waiting for information from you!"
"Okay!" After that, the call ended.
Vega immediately checked Martin Lucas' business social media account and Martin Lucas' social media account. Then, she found four photos of her and Alberto had been uploaded.
She immediately took a screenshot and she sent all the photos to Antonio and Alberto. This made Alberto's phone keep ringing, which forced Alberto to look at her phone immediately.
"Ah! What's wrong?" Alberto grumbled in his heart.
"That's enough! I'll just ignore it! I want to study," said Alberto. Then, he left his phone behind and continued his work.
"Antonio, please print those photos later! I'll take it three days later!" said Vega.
"All of those photos?" Antonio felt very confused, because he didn't expect that Vega would ask him to print all the photos.
"Yes, all of those photos."
"Okay."
"Just count the total costs!" Vega ordered.
Antonio immediately calculated the total cost of Vega and then mentioned the cost. After that, Antonio mentioned the amount that Vega had to pay, and Vega immediately transferred the amount of money to Antonio's account number. Of course, she sent proof of her transfer to Antonio.
"Okay. I already receive those photos. I'll let you know later, when I've printed the photos."
"Okay. I'll wait for it!"
After that, Vega looked at the section with Alberto, who had not read the message.
"Ah, Alberto doesn't read my message! That's enough! I'll just call him!" Vega was irritated by Alberto's act of not reading his message. After that, Vega called Alberto, which made Alberto's phone ring for a long time.
"Ah! What is it?" Alberto grumbled in his heart.
The phone didn't stop. It forced Alberto to immediately pick up the phone. Alberto immediately checked his phone and found a call from Vega.
"Alberto, our photos have been uploaded on all of Martin Lucas' social media accounts, all of his business social media accounts, and our photos will be printed in the catalog. You can look it on the internet! I've also sent the photos to you, honey!" Vega expressed her delight.
"Okay, Honey." Alberto answered lazily because he didn't think it's important.
In fact, it can create new problems for him. What will happen if Lorena finds out the truth?
What should he do when Lorena gets angry at him? Even so, he tried to answer as friendly as possible so that Vega wouldn't be angry at him.
After that, Alberto checked all of Martin Lucas' business social media accounts and all of Martin Lucas' social media accounts. He immediately liked their photos.
After that, he went straight to the comments column. Then, in the comments section, he said, "Thank you for uploading my photo with my fianc��!"
After that, he saw a lot of comments there. Many congratulated, praised, and wished Vega and Alberto well, including Dario.
"Congratulations to Alberto and Vega, your photos are posted on Martin Lucas' social media account!"
"Congratulations on getting engaged! I hope you will be the best couple!"
"Hopefully they will be a lasting couple until death do them part."
"Wow! Great! Your photos are posted here! I salute you. From the start, I have been a witness to your love. That's what I said to Alberto, right? You will definitely fall in love with Professor Vega again. In essence, congratulations on your engagement! Good luck on your wedding day! May they be a lasting couple until death do them part." Dario's comments are reminiscent of the old times.
Alberto immediately replied to Dario's comment by giving an emoticon of a laughing person, and after that, Alberto typed. "Yes, I really didn't think I would fall in love with Professor Vega again until now, when I want to marry Professor Vega and become his fianc��. Your words are right! Thank you for your prayers!"
Alberto replied to the comments one by one with "thank you." Until finally, he got a comment from Lorena. "So, do they want to get married? Congratulations! Maybe I'm not your match, Alberto. As a person who loves you very much and your ex, because you're getting married to Vega, I'm so happy. May you be happy until your death!"
Reading Lorena's comment, Alberto's heart immediately skipped a beat. His eyes bulged. After that, his body felt very weak. He really didn't expect that Lorena would know the photo.
At first, he agreed with Professor Vega, because he thought that no one would see the post except for people who liked the world of fashion. According to Alberto, Lorena doesn't like the world of fashion. Therefore, Lorena will not know about the post. Regarding the name Martin Lucas, he only knew it because they were preparing for this engagement.
"Oh!" Alberto grumbled in his heart.
"How did Lorena know?" Alberto asked himself as if he knew the answer.
After that, he saw many posts on his campus social media accounts and the social media statuses of his friends about it.
"No wonder Lorena knows! It turns out, from those posts," Alberto reasoned.
"What should I do?" Alberto asked himself.
After that, he thought about what he should do. He really didn't want to lose Lorena.
He loved Lorena and Vega very much. Therefore, he didn't want to lose either of them.
Alberto tried to come up with ideas. Not long after, Alberto came up with the idea of calling Lorena and reassuring her that they could still be together and that their relationship had not changed.
Everything will be okay. Alberto immediately called Lorena repeatedly, but Lorena didn't pick up his call.
Because of that, Alberto immediately turned off the call and sent a message to Lorena. "Calm down, honey! We can still be together, even though I'll be married to Professor Vega later."
"Can we still be together? How can? My parents don't approve of our romantic relationship, Alberto! They forced me to break up with you immediately," complained Lorena.
"We can still date as usual. It's just that we can only make out when the two of us are alone. When we're not alone, we're just like friends." Alberto explained the ways.
"Are you crazy? Do you think that I should do that for you? Don't think that you are the most handsome guy in the world! There are many other men who are more handsome than you!" Lorena was angry.
"Don't you already know about my marriage to Vega? Just explain to your parents that I'm forced to get married with Professor Vega!" said Alberto.
"Yes. That's right," said Lorena.
Lorena couldn't say anything at that time other than that she gave in to Alberto so that he would immediately end the conversation. She really didn't want to talk to Alberto anymore. In fact, she didn't think she could ever meet Alberto again.
"Okay. See you later! Don't think about that again!" asked Alberto.
"Okay." Then, she put her head on the pillow and laid down on the bed like she was laying all her problems and sorrows on the bed.
Then she left her phone beside her. Then she covered her face with a pillow.
She didn't want anyone to know that she was crying. She just wanted a pillow that would be a witness to her tears and her sadness.
Her heart felt very sad. She really didn't expect that her relationship with Alberto would be destroyed so quickly and would be replaced by the relationship between Alberto and Professor Vega, which she has to witness every day on campus. Unconsciously, tears streamed down her face.
"Goodbye, Alberto! Don't find me again in your life! I will disappear and go as far from your life as possible!" Lorena said to herself in her heart that she was saying goodbye to Alberto.
She cried for a moment. She really loves Alberto with all her heart.
Because of that, she wants to have sex with Alberto. Indeed, she admitted her mistake because she couldn't have sex with Alberto at any time when he asked. But she also felt that she should focus on her studies.
She used to think that Alberto would understand the situation, but in fact, she didn't. It was only through his mouth alone that Alberto understood Lorena's plight.
"Indeed, I have to go through this. This is for my future. There's no way I ruin my future just because of Alberto," Lorena said calmly in her heart.
After that, she wiped her tears. She tried to divert her mind and cheer her heart by looking at social media.
She immediately took her phone. Then, she saw a lot of messages from her best friends. There was a screenshot of Lorena's comment sent by Bonita.
"Lorena, why do you say that?" Bonita complained.
"Yes, why do you say that? Don't we want to destroy Professor Vega's feelings together? Why do you say so?" Olivia complained.
Seeing that, Lorena chose not to answer their questions. She was sure that her friends would be furious at her if she said that she wanted to cancel their plans.
She felt pity for Professor Vega. Lorena agreed with her mother's words that she must end her relationship with Alberto. Remembering that, she was reminded of the moment when she had dinner with his family in the dining room earlier.
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Earlier, Lorena was very surprised when she saw a post about a photo of Alberto and Professor Vega wearing a wedding dress on Martin Lucas's social media account. Her eyes bulged.
Her face was pale. Her fingers and toes were cold.
Unknowingly, Lorena's mouth opened wide, and after that, she froze for a while. Seeing this, Lorena's mother immediately asked, "Why, Lorena? Is that any matter?"
Lorena immediately tried to put the phone gently on the table, but her hands were shaking so that she couldn't put it down properly, and after that it made a slamming sound. She doesn't understand why she did that.
After that, she looked at her mother. She tried to calm her mind so her hands wouldn't shake again, but her hands were still shaking.
"It's okay." Lorena tried to answer calmly, though her hands were still shaking. Lorena's mother immediately took Lorena's phone and saw a photo of Alberto wearing a wedding uniform and Professor Vega wearing a wedding dress.
Lorena's mother also felt very shocked and couldn't believe that all these things would happen. Her eyes bulged. Her face went pale.
"That's Alberto, right, Lorena?" Lorena's mother confirmed that the person in the photo is Alberto.
"Yes, Mom." Lorena confirmed her mother's words.
"Why is he there with someone else?" Lorena's mother wrinkled her forehead because she felt confused. Lorena was silent. She really couldn't answer her mother's question because her tongue was shaking.
"Does he get married with someone else?" Lorena's mother confirmed it again. Lorena froze.
Lorena's father immediately stood up from his chair, and after that, he stood to the left of Lorena. Then he tried to calm Lorena. "Be relaxed, Lorena! Just tell me what really happened! We are here for you!"
"Yes, Mom, Dad. He is forced to get married with Professor Vega." Lorena answered curtly before tears fell from her eyes.
"You must break up with Alberto!" Lorena's mother ordered.
"Why should I break up? Professor Vega is forcing Alberto, Mom!" Lorena felt disapproving of her mother's words.
"But, Alberto prefers Professor Vega over you, right?" Lorena's mother inquired.
"He chooses me, but he is forced by Professor Vega." He can't do anything except obey Professor Vega's orders.
"But he wants to get married with Professor Vega, right?"
"Yes, Mom." Lorena could only say that because it's a fact.
"That means he doesn't choose you! He prefers Professor Vega over you! He loves Professor Vega!" Lorena's mother mentioned her thoughts.
"He chooses me! Therefore, I want to snatch him. In fact, he is mine!" Lorena got mad.
After that, Lorena's mother immediately slapped Lorena's cheek.
"How many times have I told you? Don't ever be a mistress, Lorena! That's so embarrassing! Poor, Professor Vega! You love him, but he belongs to Professor Vega. If he really doesn't want to get married to Professor Vega, he should fight! Even if he can't, he must find a way at all costs until he can! It's all just lies made up by him," said Lorena's mother.
"Yes, Mom." Lorena nodded her head and hid her tears.
"Anyway, if you take Alberto away from Professor Vega, you won't be considered a child by me! You have to get out of here! If you want to marry Alberto, I will never agree to whatever the reason is!" Lorena's mother's orders made Lorena only accept her mother's words.
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Lorena continued to cry. After that, she tried to smile.
She has to be strong and live her life, no matter what her problems are. No one will care about her feelings for Alberto.
No matter how big her love for Alberto is, she will not be able to be with him. It's all over.
Her love story with Alberto has ended. She can only live her new life without Alberto. After that, Lorena determined that she did not want to marry or have a romantic relationship with any man again.
"Why does she like that? I'm so fed up with her!" Bonita complained.
"Hey! Answer it!" Bonita ordered.
"Are you okay?" Paul asked how Lorena was because he was sure that she was devastated.
"Are you all right, Lorena? You are okay, right?" Paul made sure Lorena was okay because she didn't answer their messages.
He had waited for Lorena's reply to their messages, or at least for Lorena to be online. But it's been thirty minutes, and Lorena's status is offline.
In fact, usually, Lorena is online. Paul was very afraid that Lorena would commit suicide because she couldn't accept the truth. Paul knows that Lorena loves Alberto so much that she wants to have sex with him.
"Guys, how come Lorena doesn't answer our questions? I'm afraid there is a big problem with her that she tried to hide from us." Paul explained.
"What do you mean, Paul? She's fine. It's just that she's busy now. Just wait for her until she's online and answering our messages," commented Bonita.
"It doesn't usually happen that she is offline at seven at night. It's been half an hour, you know! She disappears and doesn't reply to our messages! I'm afraid she's not strong enough to live! I know that this is very hard for her, especially since her parents are very hard on her. I'm afraid she chose to kill herself." Paul mentioned her concerns.
"Yes. That's right!" Bonita just realized this.
Because of that, Bonita immediately tried to call Lorena repeatedly, which made Lorena realize her daydream. After that, Lorena immediately opened her social media accounts. She saw many messages from her best friends.
"I'm okay. Don't be afraid of me! Everything is okay!" Lorena replied to Paul's message.
"No way! Why are you gone if you're fine? Where have you been missing all this time?" Paul complained.
"Come on, Paul! Maybe she's all right and she was just busy." Olivia asked Paul to end his behavior.
"Yes, it's really hard, especially when my parents forced me to break up with Alberto." Lorena explained what had happened.
"Whoa! Why did they say that to you?" Bonita was shocked and couldn't believe it.
"Yes. Why did they do that?" Olivia was also in complete shock and disbelief. After that, Lorena told me what happened.
"Oh, my god! Be patient, Lorena! I'm so sorry to hear that. I know your condition is really hard. It becomes so hard when it's like that. We do this because we want Alberto to be yours again." Olivia understood Lorena's condition.
"But you can't just do that! You have to keep getting revenge. Professor Vega has done so much for you, Lorena! I'm so upset to see that!" Bonita was very upset.
"I don't know. I want to calm my feelings first. Obviously, I'm fine." Lorena told them.
"How come you say that you don't know?" Bonita was confused as to why Lorena didn't know.
"I don't know, Bonita! The point is, I'm not going to get Alberto no matter what," Lorena complained.
"That's enough! Just forget about it! The point is, we have to do just that." Bonita tried to make Lorena forget about it.
"Yes." Lorena was forced to agree with Bonita's words because she was too lazy to argue with Bonita in her very broken mood. Then, Lorena turned off her phone.