My Belittled Husband Is A Billionaire

Winter’s POV

‘Winter, is it true that you got married to a non-showbiz man last year?’

‘Winter, you already have a six-year-old daughter?’

‘There is a video of you hurting a woman, is that true?’

‘Winter!’

As soon as I stepped out of the building where I had a presscon, people from the media came running to me and started asking me questions about the rumors. They were too many that it became hard for me to reach the parking lot. Good thing some of my bodyguards were able to protect me until I stepped inside my car.

“Are the rumors true?”

I almost got surprised upon seeing my parents inside our house. Of course, they would go here. They probably heard about the rumors already.

I sat on the couch and looked at them. “If you are here to celebrate, then go on. The videos are true, I really treated that woman rudely.”

“Of course we know that’s true. Knowing your character, we all know you will really do that.”

“This is what we’ve been telling you, Winter. If only you studied hard enough and got a decent job, then this wouldn’t happen.”

“Go on, Dad. Just keep on belittling me again.”

“Do you know that this can ruin the image of our family? This will surely affect the family! Because you don’t think about the possible consequences of your actions!”

When I already had enough, I stood up and faced them. “I already had enough. Have a goodnight.”

I walked upstairs straight to my room and lay down on my bed. I looked through my phone again and noticed that new rumors have emerged. It was all about my past and the rumors that happened during high school. About me being a delinquent and a famous third party in every relationship. Some even called me a flirty bitch.

‘I already know she’s a flirt the first time I saw her!’

‘She’s a liar!’

‘Flirty bitch!’

Countless mean comments about me were posted everywhere. They keep on saying bad things even though they don’t even know what’s the truth. I know I’m not a good person, but reading those assumptions makes me feel like I am a failure as a person. It was as if I did something really bad to them for me to deserve so much hate.

“Winter?”

All of a sudden, I heard grandpa’s voice from the outside of my room. I wiped the tears from my eyes and opened the door.

“Grandpa…”

“What happened?”

I quickly ran into his arms and hugged him tightly.

Ever since before, grandpa has always been the one who comforts me whenever I feel down or whenever someone says bad things about me. Only he knows all the bad things that ever happened to me.

“It’s alright, dear. We both know that those rumors aren’t true.”

“Grandpa, I don’t know what to do anymore..”

“Just stay here and let it all cool down. I’ll also ask my men to do something about it.”

I shook my head. “No, grandpa. I deserve all of that hate because of how I acted before. But believe me, it’s all different now. Ever since I met Matthew and Elisse, I became a completely different person. But they keep on insisting that I am a bad person.”

“Shhh. Hush now…”

***

“Winter, are you sure you’re going to that ball? People from the media and some haters might just follow you around.” Matthew said to me while I was preparing for the ball where famous celebrities will be awarded. He already knows about the rumors too and was asking me to not show myself for a while until the rumor lies down.

“I should go there at least before hiding. That company already announced the best actress of the year and told me it was me. I’ll just go there and get my trophy, that’s it.”

He shook his head. “But what if–

“Matthew, I’ll be alright, okay? It’s not as if I would just let them say bad things about me or even hurt me. Trust me, nothing’s going to happen.”

In the end, I went to that ball with Haley, Olivia, and the bodyguards that grandpa hired for me. As expected, there were a lot of people from the media waiting for me to arrive. They kept on asking me about the scandals and the rumors that were all over the internet. Good thing I was able to step inside the venue and get away from them.

Inside the venue were the other famous celebrities who were all looking at me as I entered.

“Oh, look who’s here! Winter Wesley! The famous celebrity in the country!”

I rolled my eyes as soon as I saw Bridgette, the actress who is so envious of me just because I always defeat her in award shows and her shows never get the highest rating because they were always in the same time slot as mine.

“Oh, hello there, Bridgette. It’s nice seeing you here.”

“You too! How brave of you to still go here after all the rumors that are spreading all over the internet. You really have such courage, huh?”

I laughed sarcastically. “Of course, I do. How about you? Why did you go here? Do you have a trophy to get?”

“Oh, Winter! Of course, I have so many trophies to get later!”

“Really? I just hope those are real trophies and not just those in your dreams.”

She obviously got so mad about what I just said, but she just pretended not to be affected by it. “You really are a rude person, Winter. No doubt people weren’t surprised seeing all of those scandals. Because in real life, you are a walking devil.”

“Oh, Thank you.”

After that, Haley already asked me to sit down as we wait for the awarding to finally start. I know it wasn’t good for me to go here, but I just want to experience this even for the last time.