Purple Rain

Lies We Tell

"I didn't think I would be hearing from you any time soon." Sand heard his friend laugh at the receiver of the phone. "How long has it been, popstar? Since the wedding right? So four months ago..."

The singer hated that nickname. He would tell his best friend for years when he became the singer to stop calling him that but somehow it stuck. He assumes because of Black.

"Shut up, asshole and put your husband on the phone." He heard others laughing in the background.

Great.

That meant that they were all together now. And that everyone will know.

"Does this have to do with your recent scandal, popstar?"

"Shut it, Gram, let the man speak." Sand heard their older brother Gumpha say. "What do you need Yok?"

"Thank you, P'." Sand smiled when he heard his old name. "Do you guys know of Pakon Siriwong? A son of the Stardust CEO?"

"Oh, I know him... He goes by Ray?" He heard his friend White ask.

"Yes." Sand nodded even though they couldn't see him. "That's him. Can you guys find out more about him?"

"Sure, dude... But will you tell us what this is about?" Gram asked.

The singer took a deep breath and focused on the monitor in front of him.

"Do you know that saying Eat the rich?" Sans replied calmly and smirked.

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Over the next few days, Sand's friends and allies worked tirelessly to gather every piece of information they could about Pakon Siriwong and his father. They mapped out his business interests, investments, and financial dependencies. Both legal and the other kind.

It was on Sand to pay back the debt they had towards the community. Ray's father was an evil man and Sand was sure his son was no different than him. Judging by his refusal to help Sand and disperse the scandal, Sand could imagine that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Sand remained silent as they relayed their findings, his jaw set in determination.

He had to ruin Ray. The singer had every right to do so.

Now, the man wasn't usually this revengeful. Not like Sean. But he learned the hard way that the rich always find a way to destroy lives. The exact example right in front of his eyes.

The talk show he had to be on, managed to make the scandal even a bigger thing than it already was.

The host, known for meddling in people's lives began to list fans and celebrities that Sand must've slept with. Some people even came forward saying that they too had a one-night stand with the man. Those were easily dispersed but not the Ray scandal.

It was dragging his career down and the young heir didn't care. He refused to return any of Sand's messages or calls. He would even accept the man coming to one of these shows and giving the public an explanation but that would also give a bad look to Sand.

The singer didn't know what more to do. He didn't know that ruining Ray's father would take this long. They ruined one of the wealthiest men in Thailand in a matter of months.

But no one could tell him that the CEO of Stardust Corp. didn't have any dirt behind his ears.

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Meanwhile, Ray couldn't shake the memory of that night. The fundraiser had been a whirlwind of emotions and, and against his better judgment, he'd let himself fall for Sand's charms. But the accusations that followed left him bewildered and hurt. What did Sand think he had done?