Marriage Behind the Limelight

Chapter 1: The Chaos

The morning sun streamed through the curtains of their penthouse apartment, casting long, dancing shadows across the sleek, minimalist furniture. Ana stirred, her eyes fluttering open to find her husband, Hajun, still asleep beside her. A gentle smile crept across her face as she traced the lines of his handsome features. She leaned in to kiss him, but her hand froze when she heard the insistent buzz of her phone.

With a sigh, she reached for it and glanced at the screen. Her heart pounded as she saw the headline: "A-List Leading Man Secretly Married for Two Years." A wave of panic washed over her. How could this have happened? They had been so careful to keep their relationship private all these years.

Hajun stirred, his eyes opening slowly. "What's wrong?" he asked, his voice laced with concern.

Ana handed him her phone, her voice trembling. "Read that."

Hajun's eyes widened as he scanned the article. His face paled. "How could this happen?"

"I don't know," Ana replied, her voice barely a whisper. "We were so careful."

The phone buzzed again, and there was a notification from Hajun's manager. Hajun swiped to read it. "The paparazzi have camped outside your apartment all night," the Manager wrote. "You both have to choose which press release you will choose. The PR department will wait for your decision"

Ana and Hajun exchanged a worried look. They knew that their secret marriage would be front-page news for weeks, and their lives would never be the same.

Ana's mind raced as she tried to remember the last time they had been together in public. It had been months, perhaps even a year. They had been so careful to avoid the prying eyes of the paparazzi, always taking separate cars and avoiding crowded places. But now, it seemed that their efforts had been in vain.

Hajun tried to calm Ana down, but his own anxiety was evident. He knew this news would shock their fans, and he was worried about the potential backlash.

"We need to get ahead of this; we know this will happen eventually," he said. "We need to choose which press release. We have options to deny, to ignore, and to admit."

Ana nodded, her voice still shaking. "But what do you want to say? How do we explain why we kept it a secret?"

Hajun thought for a moment. "We could say we wanted to protect our privacy," he suggested. "We could say that we didn't want to be the subject of tabloid gossip."

Ana agreed. "I know one day this will be out in the open. I was caught off guard and did not imagine we would be exposed this way. A crazy woman went to the Civil Bureau to register a marriage with your name on it, only to find out you were married. But we also need to be prepared for questions from the media."

As they discussed their strategy, Ana couldn't help but feel sad. She had always dreamed of having a normal, private life, and now that dream seemed shattered. She wondered if they would ever be able to escape the spotlight and live a quiet life together.