Regrettably, she was vastly outnumbered and quickly overrun. As her inbox flooded with unread messages, Ariana logged off, somewhat intimidated.

Those shippers were indeed crazy. No amount of frantic clarifications on her part swayed them. Instead, they rose in numbers to argue and even berate her.

Once her anger subsided, Ariana reached out to Tyler to hear his thoughts on the issue.

Tyler remained silent for a while, seeming to struggle with his words, before finally muttering, “Actually, I had a feeling this was happening... And it just leaves me... disgusted..."

Poor Tyler! Ariana could comprehend how he felt. Tyler had no romantic interest in boys, yet he was subjected to Cole's "loving" stares continually.

"I suspect this is a plot by Cole's team to latch onto your fame." Ariana wasn't bragging. Cole's popularity was a pale shadow compared to Tyler's. The Sky with Romance only garnered attention because of Tyler's established fame.

“But they did it without leaving any trace. I can't afford to lose my cool over a few seemingly affectionate words and gestures deliberately framed as intimate before the cameras," Tyler said in a low and depressed tone, as if he would shed tears at any moment.

"I did my best to avoid it, but the fans grew even more excited, and even..."

“Even what?" Ariana clenched her teeth, finding it hard to suppress her anger.

“They even wrote boys’ love stories about Cole and me."

Tyler's voice had dropped to a whisper, but Ariana caught every word. She sighed, preparing to respond, but Tyler cut her off, "Ariana, don't read those stories. They'll taint your eyes."

"I know, I know. I won't read them." As she tried to soothe Tyler, curiosity got the better of Ariana. She looked up these stories and read a few lines before quickly shutting it. Good heavens... The opening chapter itself had Tyler and Cole engaged in an unspeakable thing. Her eyes felt violated!

“Ariana, are you feeling alright? You don't seem yourself," Tyler, picking up on the sound of her retching, asked with concern.

"I'm fine. I just overate at lunch and... I'm pregnant.” Ariana massaged her forehead, steering the conversation back on track. She voiced her apology, "I'm sorry, Tyler. I overlooked the online trends recently and didn't catch this sooner. But you..."

She hesitated for a moment, "Are... are you absolutely certain you're into girls?"

“Of course!" Tyler sounded a touch defensive.

"I'm one hundred percent sure I'm attracted to girls. Plus, Cole doesn't like boys either. He tried to date Selene before.

It's just him messing around, which is seriously annoying."

"That's a relief. Anyway, all those things on the Internet are fake. Don't pay attention to them. Now, the most important thing is to focus on your movie and prepare for the shooting. I'll take care of everything else." Ariana felt a sense of relief as she heard his words.

Having reassured Tyler, she hung up the call and called Francis next.