Fayeâs run-in with the lion was all captured by the filming crewâs high-definition cameras. Fortunately, the production team managed to get some local guards and saved her in time. While Faye was rescued, she still suffered a huge shock. When her emotions finally settled, the director slyly asked her if she wanted even more fame.
Faye obviously wanted to be even more famous, or else she wouldnât have obstinately attached herself to Taylor Murrayâs name to leech off his fame.
And so, the director posted the video of her being carried away by the lion online. That clip successfully brought plenty of free publicity for both Faye and âWar Dragonâ.
This shocking video immediately went viral the moment it was uploaded, and for a while, Faye dominated the front pages of the entertainment papers back home and over the globe. If she timed things properly and milk her misfortune, as well as post a daily Tweet about her recovery, she would be able to maintain her relevancy for a while.
No one else would be able to replicate this virality, that she was the first actress to be carried away by a lion during a film shoot.
It may have been the darkest minute of Fayeâs life. She could clearly feel the lionâs fangs viciously digging into her flesh during that minute. If the doctor that the production team had on standby didnât stop the bleeding in time and gave her an emergency blood transfusion, her life really would have just ended then and there.
Meanwhile, the nation was going nuts over the âGolden Coupleâ. They were the number one husband-
wife actor combination in showbiz. So, what was Taylor doing while Faye had her accident?
The media noticed that Taylor had abruptly posted a Tweet in which he showed off his love not even half a day after Fayeâs incident. This was the first time that Taylor allowed a window into his private love life.
Two hands were in the photo he posted, fingers interlaced with each other and wedding rings clearly displayed on both hands. The rings were very eye-catching. Someone immediately recognized them as rings from Idoâs âThe Oneâ series of wedding rings. People could only buy a single ring, and they had to show their ID to buy it.
So, Taylor had actually rushed home to celebrate his wedding anniversary with his wife!
The fans who had been blindly fanning the flames finally understood; this whole series of events was simply a farcical relationship that Faye tried to play up. Taylor had been married to a different woman all this time.
And so, the âGolden Coupleâ automatically dissolved, and Faye became the target of Taylorâs fans all over the web.
So you tried to sensationalize things and ride my husbandâs coattails? So shameless! As expected, if you spread baseless rumors about Taylor, youâll wind up with misfortune! Thatâs an iron-clad rule!
Sophia was relieved of her fury after scrolling through the entertainment news the whole day, all the while fully aware of who was behind this staged scene. The lion didnât go after anyone but Faye. That clearly showed that something was fishy here. Also, the production team had plenty of guards on hand who had cleared out the perimeter earlier. They wouldnât have allowed a lion to suddenly pop up and bite one of the cast members.
No matter how she looked at it, the lion in the video looked like the lion that Harry was raising at his mansion abroad.
Due to the rough lovemaking last night, Sophia remained at home. She didnât want to move the entire day, simply scrolling through Twitter and the news with her cat in her arms. Just like that, she spent the day lazing around. Meanwhile, Michael was down in the basement looking up something or other.
Old Master Fletcher only got to know that Sophia had been snatched away by Michael that morning, so he hastily called up Michael to blast him. âYou impudent brat, are you trying to make me angry? Sophie was about to consider Claude as a fiance, so why did you have to pull that stunt?â
Michael still didnât want to reveal his relationship with Sophia to the old man. Currently, all Old Master Fletcher knew was that Sophia was Cooper Mitchellâs daughter, so he was still receptive toward her. If the old man were to know that Michael and Sophia were married, he would blow a gasket. Also, if Old Master Fletcher found out that Michael had slept with Cooperâs twenty-year-old daughter at the grand âoldâ age of 34, he probably would have made himself go senile from fury.
The old geezer was still rather hale and hearty. Despite being nearly a hundred years-old, he was still very energetic.
âGrandfather, sheâs still young. Sheâs only twenty, so sheâs still literally a child. I know that you like her, but letâs leave the matchmaking for when sheâs a little older,â Michael replied.
Old Master Fletcher was angry, but Michael did have a point. Twenty was a little on the young side, so he was indeed being impatient. All of a sudden, the old man changed the topic. âI heard that you claimed youâre Sophieâs father when you came to pick her up. Did you adopt her as your daughter?â
Adopt⦠A vein throbbed in Michaelâs forehead.
He looked very young, so how on earth did he look like he could be Sophiaâs father? He also didnât have the guts to take Cooperâs place. All he wanted was just to be her husband!
Thus, he declined to answer. âYouâll know in the future.â
Old Master Fletcher then took the opportunity to ask Michael about his work, so he simply answered him.
âThe parts to be filmed in Africa have all been done. The rest of the movie shooting will take place back here. âDoctor Invincibleâ is still in post-editing. Faye Edwards is simply a colleague from work. She has nothing to do with me, and she certainly isnât my wife. Rest assured, lions wonât be able to carry me off.â
Once he asked Michael about work, Old Master Fletcher fell silent for a while before letting out a sigh.
âMikey, you havenât been back in ten years.â
Even when Michael went to the hospital to take Sophia the previous day, he hadnât been willing to go back and see the old man.
Ever since Michael left the Fletcher home at eighteen, he hadnât gone back once. The last time Mark Fletcher saw Michael was years ago when his elder sister passed away.
âThese old bones canât last much longer. Iâll gladly take the chance to be able to see you again.â
Michael wanted to see the old man, but he didnât want to face the Fletcher Family. As long as the Fletchers refused to acknowledge Elizabeth Murray, he would not go back.
Old Master Fletcherâs word wouldnât be enough for the family to accept her. It would be difficult for a family like the Fletchers to willingly acknowledge a former C-list celebrity.
Even someone as open-minded as Old Master Fletcher had been unable to accept that his son would marry such a celebrity, despite the fact that Elizabeth had already made her name known all over the world.
Back then, Theo Fletcher wanted to marry Elizabeth, but their application was never approved. It was a military marriage, and Theo himself was special, so the marriage would have to go through strict checks.
Not only was Elizabeth a public figure, she also had complicated ties to other countries with her multi-
citizenship. She had ties with diplomats and royalty from across the world, so she didnât pass any of the checks. Even when she died, Theo wasnât able to officially marry Elizabeth.
Prior to Theo and Elizabethâs death, Michael and his sister Celine were raised apart from the Fletchers.
Theo would often come to see them, but Young Michael hadnât known anything then, and he couldnât understand why his father was almost never home. Until one day, Theo never made another appearance again.
Theoâs body was sent back from the border and he was given a heroâs burial. His body had been wrapped in a flag then.
All the men in the Fletcher Family had come to send him off and carry his coffin. Just like that, he was lowered into a grave at a heroesâ graveyard with much fanfare.
However, Michael and his small family never got to see Theoâs body. They didnât even get the chance to attend Theoâs funeral, nor were they able to visit him at his grave. It took years for Michael to have the right to enter the Memorial Garden to see his own fatherâs tombstone.
After Theoâs death, Elizabeth brought the twins over to the Fletchers for the first time. It was also the first time the children saw Old Master Fletcher, but after Elizabeth brought the children to the Fletchers, she never showed up again.