Chapter 225 A Passionate and Grand Confession
The stadium, which had been buzzing like a beehive, suddenly went dead silent after the host spoke.
Everyone's heads snapped up, eyes glued to the center of the stage.
The setup today was stunning.
It looked like a wedding venue.
It perfectly matched the "Post-Nuptial Passion" theme and highlighted Dougal and Regina's story.
Backstage, Regina felt a wave of nerves as she held Douglas's hand, ready to step out.
A lot of people showed up for this event, and it was being live-streamed too.
When Regina first heard about the producer's plan, she got pretty anxious. She wasn't a celebrity and wasn't used to being in front of the camera.
Luckily, with Douglas by her side, her nerves started to calm down.
Hand in hand, Regina and Douglas walked towards the center of the stage.
Their image was blown up on the giant LED screen in the stadium.
When everyone saw who was standing there, the shock was so intense that the crowd went silent!
They thought, 'Wait! Are we at the wrong event?'
'Is this for real?'
'Did the drama just become reality?'
Grace was so stunned she couldn't close her mouth. She'd heard they were tight on time and hadn't rehearsed. Plus, she hadn't seen Dougal and Regina before.
But after Leo's high-profile banquet, who didn't know Douglas and Regina?
The host, looking a bit lost, tried to find the right words, but she sounded unsure.
"Hello, Dougal? Regina?"
"Hello."
Grace was quiet for a moment.
When Douglas spoke, his voice was different from his voice-acting one, but it was so charming that people instantly fell for it.
Just like they fell for Dougal.
"I am Dougal, and the lady next to me is my wife, Regina."
Regina followed, gracefully greeting everyone.
But the silence lingered.
After ten seconds, the crowd erupted into wild screams and thunderous applause.
In the livestream, tens of thousands of people flooded in, and the comments went crazy.
Finally, Grace snapped out of it amidst the deafening noise.
"Welcome Dougal and Regina to the 'Post-Nuptial Passion' offline event."
The cameras kept zooming in on them.
Even in high definition, their beauty was undeniable.
The close-ups only made the love in their eyes more obvious.
The host took a deep breath and, amidst the audience's excitement, finally started following the script.
The event kicked off with an interview segment.
There were about a dozen questions.
The first one was a biggie.
"To start off, can we ask Dougal to talk about your seven-year crush on Regina?"
Ever since they dropped the news of their marriage on Twitter, this story had been making the rounds.
Seven years sounded like forever, but his response was so casual. "No matter how long, I knew that as long as she turned around, she would see me."
Regina's heart ached.
Yeah, that one time she turned around, she saw him.
But before that, in those seven years, they had countless near misses.
All those years, he was in this constant state of conflicting emotions.
He was scared she'd see him, but also scared she wouldn't.
He seemed unintentional, yet so deliberate.
Every near miss was like a dull knife cutting into him.
Grace was a bit taken aback by his answer, but she quickly regained her composure and turned to Regina. "So Regina, what were your thoughts when you first found out about this?"
The host didn't beat around the bush.
Probably a lot of people were wondering the same thing.
Regina's feelings were all over the place at that moment.
She looked into Douglas's eyes, stayed quiet for a bit, and then said, "It felt unbelievable, lucky, and regretful."
She didn't need to spell it out; everyone got it.
It was hard to believe someone would hide their love for seven years just waiting for her to turn around.
Lucky to be loved so deeply.
Regretful she didn't turn around sooner.
But regret was a part of life.
The good thing was finding fulfillment after the regret.
After that first question, the rest were all about "Post-Nuptial Passion."
And every answer from Douglas was tied to Regina.
The whole event felt like one big, passionate love letter.
Now, his love wasn't hesitant anymore.
His love was out there for everyone to see.
The event was a celebration of Douglas and Regina's seven-year journey.
It was also a meet-up with those who loved their voices and their story.
Following the script, Douglas and Regina reenacted many classic scenes from "Post-Nuptial Passion." The show had plenty of sweet moments, not to mention those blush-worthy intimate scenes.
Before, just hearing their voices was enough to get lost in the story.
But now, seeing them in person, with their faces perfectly matching the characters, made it even more immersive.
Halfway through the event, to get the fans more involved, they played some games.
The loser had to face a punishment.
No one saw it coming, but Douglas was the first to lose.
And the punishment was that he had to reveal his phone's wallpaper and the twenty-fifth photo in his album.
Regina felt a bit exasperated.
She thought, 'This punishment is just like a dare in Truth or Dare! Is there no escaping this game, no matter where I go?'
Douglas didn't even flinch. He unlocked his phone, and the camera zoomed in, projecting his screen onto the giant LED screen.
Douglas's phone wallpaper was a stunning photo of Regina.
It was taken during their trip to Icy Island to see the aurora.
She stood amidst the snow and ice, with the dreamy, floating aurora behind her.
The colorful world lit up by the aurora was a romantic mix of night skylights and her.
As for the twenty-fifth photo in his album...