Prada unveiled its newest global campaign across every major social media platform.

Within seconds, millions of notifications appeared around the world.

The first photograph showed Chris and Liliana strolling through a sunlit Parisian garden, their fingers lightly intertwined as though they belonged together.

The second captured Chris kissing the back of Liliana’s hand while she looked at him with a smile that reached her eyes.

The third became everyone’s favorite.

Chris’s forehead rested gently against hers beneath a canopy of roses, his gaze overflowing with tenderness while Liliana looked up at him with quiet affection.

The final image—the official campaign poster—left the internet speechless.

No extravagant pose.

No dramatic styling.

Only two people looking at each other as if the rest of the world had disappeared.

Within fifteen minutes, Prada’s official post surpassed ten million views.

An hour later, it became the most shared luxury campaign of the year.

Fashion critics praised the photographs for their authenticity, while marketing experts called them "the perfect blend of elegance and genuine emotion."

One famous editor wrote, "Luxury can be purchased. Chemistry cannot."

Another commented, "These aren’t models pretending to be in love. They look like two people who forgot there was a camera."

The public couldn’t agree more.

Every entertainment page, fashion magazine, and international news outlet covered the campaign.

The headlines spread across the internet one after another.

PRADA’S NEWEST CAMPAIGN STARS THE WORLD’S MOST TALKED-ABOUT PAIR.

CHRIS ST. CLAIRE AND LILIANA STERLING’S CHEMISTRY CAPTIVATES GLOBAL AUDIENCES.

LOVE OR ACTING? FANS CAN’T TELL THE DIFFERENCE ANYMORE.

The campaign dominated worldwide trends before lunchtime.

Inside the Paris hotel, everyone gathered around a television in the conference lounge.

Emily clapped excitedly.

"I knew it would be successful."

Mary smiled while scrolling through the analytics.

"It isn’t just successful."

She turned the tablet toward Matthew.

"It’s breaking records."

Robin adjusted his glasses.

"Prada’s website traffic has increased by almost three hundred percent since the campaign launched."

Nathan whistled.

"I don’t think they’re ever letting these two go."

River leaned back on the sofa.

"If I were Prada..."

"I wouldn’t either."

Laughter filled the room.

Only Chris and Liliana remained unusually quiet. Not because they disliked the attention.

But because they had become more interested in each other’s reactions than the campaign itself.

Chris secretly glanced toward Liliana. She was reading the comments with a shy smile. She looked happier. Brighter.

Even Amanda noticed.

"You’ve changed."

Liliana looked up. "I have?"

Amanda nodded. "There used to be sadness behind your smile."

She reached over and gently squeezed Liliana’s hand.

"I don’t see it anymore."

Emily smiled warmly. "She’s glowing."

Nicole nodded enthusiastically. "It’s not just makeup."

Rose laughed softly. "It’s love."

Liliana’s cheeks immediately turned crimson.

Emily giggled. "Look at her. She blushes every five minutes now."

Chris couldn’t stop smiling. He quietly agreed. She really had changed. There was a lightness in her eyes that hadn’t existed before.

Years of uncertainty had finally disappeared.

For the first time since their arranged marriage, she no longer wondered whether Chris truly loved her.

She knew. And somehow, that certainty made her even more beautiful.

Not only to Chris. But to everyone around her.

Unfortunately, not every reaction was positive.

As the afternoon passed, another topic quietly began climbing the worldwide trends.

It wasn’t about Prada or about fashion. It was about Chris’s public confession.

One fan account posted a short video from the day Chris confessed outside the hotel.

The caption read:

"Chris confessed with his whole heart... but Liliana never answered him publicly."

Within minutes, thousands of comments appeared.

"She should reject him."

"She already admitted she has someone special."

"Why keep giving Chris hope?"

"He deserves an answer."

Another post quickly followed.

"If she truly loves someone else, then Chris should stop chasing her."

The discussion spread rapidly.

Soon, some of Chris’s fans began criticizing Liliana.

"She’s leading him on."

"She keeps smiling at him but never accepts him."

"Stop giving our Chris false hope."

"Reject him properly so he can move on."

Across the internet, Liliana’s supporters immediately responded.

"What do you expect her to do?"

"Embarrass him in front of international media?"

"She handled it respectfully."

Another comment quickly gained thousands of likes.

"Chris already knew she liked someone else."

"He confessed anyway."

"That was his own decision."

Others agreed.

"If anything..."

"He cornered her."

"She had no choice but to stay polite."

"Imagine rejecting someone while hundreds of cameras are pointed at you."

Another fan added,

"Liliana doesn’t owe anyone a public answer."

The debates grew louder. Soon, the conversation transformed into something much bigger.

Chris’s fans insisted that Liliana should stop giving him hope.

Liliana’s fans argued that Chris should respect the feelings she had already revealed.

Within hours, hashtags appeared from both sides.

#AnswerChris

#RespectLiliana

The arguments became endless. Some defended Chris. Others defended Liliana.

Very few remembered that neither of them had actually complained.

Inside the hotel, Nathan stared at his phone before sighing.

"...It started."

River looked over. "What started?"

"The fan war."

Emily groaned dramatically.

"I knew this would happen eventually."

Robin rubbed his temples.

"I was hoping we’d have at least one peaceful week."

Leo quietly read several comments before putting his phone down.

"The fans are treating this like a television drama."

Aaron nodded.

"They’re arguing over people who already settled everything between themselves."

Chris looked toward Liliana. She had also seen the comments. Their eyes met. Neither of them seemed angry.

Only helpless.

Liliana smiled faintly. "They’re worried about you."

Chris shook his head. "They’re misunderstanding you."

She shrugged gently. "They’re trying to protect the person they admire."

"So are your fans."

Chris walked over and sat beside her.

"I don’t like seeing them attack you."

She reached over and held his hand beneath the table where no cameras could see.

"I know. But don’t blame them. They don’t know the truth."

Chris looked at their intertwined fingers.

"If they knew..."

Liliana smiled knowingly.

"They’d probably start another fan war."

He laughed despite himself.

"...You’re probably right."

Across the room, Emily watched the two with folded arms before quietly whispering to Nathan,

"They’re holding hands while the internet is fighting over them."

Nathan chuckled. "The funniest part?"

Emily raised an eyebrow. "What?"

Nathan grinned. "The fans are arguing about whether Chris still has a chance without realizing he already married the girl they’re fighting about."

Emily covered her mouth to stop herself from laughing.

"It really is the world’s biggest misunderstanding."

Outside the hotel windows, Paris continued its usual rhythm.

Tourists admired famous landmarks. Fashion houses prepared for upcoming shows. Reporters searched for their next exclusive story.

Meanwhile, somewhere on the internet, millions of strangers passionately debated the future of Chris St. Claire and Liliana Sterling.

None of them realized that the love story they were defending had quietly begun five years earlier.

And the husband and wife at the center of the storm could only watch, hand in hand, as the world argued over a romance that had never been a romance at all—

But a marriage built on twenty years of silent devotion.

Visit and read more novel to help us update chapter quickly. Thank you so much!

Report chapter

Use arrow keys (or A / D) to PREV/NEXT chapter