Oops! My Secret Baby Is Caught By His Top-Lawyer Daddy! Novel

---- Chapter 119: The Trending Topic Derek lingered politely for an hour before finally finding a flimsy excuse to escape the private room. He stepped out into the KTV lobby. Even though the place glittered with dazzling lights, his heart felt like a gray void. Everyone else's lives seemed to be racing forward while he alone felt frozen, stuck in place like a kid who never grew up. At that moment, he missed Scarlett more than ever. He grabbed his phone and texted her: "Finished with work?" Scarlett and Cyrus had just wrapped up their show.

Along with Miranda and their two assistants, they marched off to a restaurant for a late-night bite before heading back to the hotel. Even at this hour, the restaurant was packed. With no private rooms left, they settled in a corner of the lobby, shielded just enough by a screen to feel semi-private. One of the dishes was a pot of seafood congee. The smell made Scarlett gag instantly. She pressed a napkin ---- to her nose and forced herself to endure it. Cyrus moved the congee away from her and poured her a cup of warm water, patting her back gently. "Better?" he asked.

Since he'd officially become the godfather of her child, Cyrus and Scarlett had grown closer. They already knew each other well through the company and shared agent, so no one else noticed a thing. Yet what seemed like a casual, harmless gesture spiraled into a social media frenzy just half an hour later. Headline: "Award-winning Scarlett Campbell Possibly Pregnant" Image 1: Scarlett holding a napkin to her mouth, looking nauseous. Image 2: Scarlett sitting, her lower belly slightly protruding. The post went on with a detailed, reasoned analysis that looked perfectly convincing.

In reality, Scarlett's figure gave no indication of pregnancy-she just looked a little bulkier in her winter clothes. But luck had been on their side: someone guessed it right. ---- Another post went even more viral. Headline: "Scarlett Campbell Possibly Pregnant-Cyrus Tenderly By Her Side, A Love Story in the Making!" Image 1: Cyrus patting Scarlett's back with a gentle smile. Image 2: Cyrus handing Scarlett a cup of water, both smiling warmly. It included screenshots and video clips from their stage performance earlier that evening. The post quickly shot to the top of trending topics.

Honestly, the blogger's writing was excellent: logical, dramatic, and engaging. If Scarlett hadn't been the subject, even she might have believed it. Soon, phones started ringing nonstop. Scarlett answered calls from a few industry friends offering congratulations. After explaining a few times, she grew bored and finally turned off her phone. Back in the hotel lobby, Scarlett spoke first. "Miranda, I'm going back to rest. I'm exhausted." She had been running around all day and had zero energy left for the trending topic.