Editing Janus Beaufort

In a fashion magazine, Janus Beaufort was crowned "best on-screen couple" with the female lead in a movie, where Janus Beaufort played a magician.<ref name=":0" />

However, Janus Beaufort is the topic of many scandals and rumors due to his rising popularity.<ref name=":1">[[Main Story 02-19]]</ref> For instance, push notifications claim that he was seen visiting a private clinic with a mysterious woman.<ref>[[Main Story 02-04]]</ref>

{{Spoiler|text=During the [[Main Character]]'s and [[Vyn Richter| Vyn]]'s investigation into the death of [[Estelle Marino]], they learn that Janus Beaufort stayed the night at the [[Manning Palace Hotel]]. He occupied room 1817, the hotel room adjacent to Estelle's room, and possessed both the keys for the connecting doors to rooms 1816 and 1818.<ref name=":0" />

When [[Jen Mendoza]], Estelle's assistant, stored [[Marius von Hagen]]'s gifted liquor chocolates in Estelle's room, Jen encountered Janus Beaufort with a bottle of [[Big Data Lab#Roman%C3%A9e-Conti|Romanée-Conti]]. Knowing that Janus Beaufort was diagnosed with depression and was told to avoid alcohol, Jen confiscated the bottle and offered the chocolates to Janus Beaufort.<ref name=":1" /> However, Jen did not know that Janus Beaufort had poisoned the wine with [[Big Data Lab#Tetrodotoxin| tetrodotoxin]] and that he would later inject the remaining poison into the liquor chocolates.<ref>[[Main Story 02-16]]</ref>

The morning after Estelle's death and an encounter with a groupie who entered Janus Beaufort' hotel room, Janus Beaufort checked out of the hotel and left for the airport.<ref>[[Main Story 02-21]]</ref> However, he was intercepted by police and was held at the police station until Marius' defense trial, where Janus Beaufort became the prime suspect in Estelle's murder.<ref name=":3">[[Main Story 02-27]]</ref>

During Marius' trial, the judge revealed that Janus Beaufort was diagnosed with [[Big Data Lab#Bipolar_disorder|bipolar disorder]] instead of depression.<ref name=":3" />

Five years prior to the story, Janus Beaufort encountered a disheartened [[Jen Mendoza]] after she had been rejected from six companies. Jen told Janus Beaufort that she believes she might not be good enough to be a designer after hearing that her clothing designs were mediocre. However, Janus Beaufort encouraged Jen to apply to more jobs, saying that he only became successful due to his perseverance and confidence. Afterwards, thanks to Janus Beaufort' advice, Jen was hired by [[Mode de Vénus]].<ref name=":1" />  

Prior to the murder of Estelle, Janus Beaufort had been in talks with [[Heirson Health Products]] to become their brand ambassador.<ref>[[Main Story 05-07]]</ref>

File:Janus Beaufort - Flashback of meeting Jen.jpg|Janus Beaufort - Five years prior to the story