John touched his ridiculously swollen lip—Patrick was really trying to kill him just now.He blinked and turned to glance at his ward, but not at the hidden camera.He only noticed it just now, and understood that Nana was now watching everything he did.John couldn’t help clenching his fist to restrain himself.-In the next room, Nana was calmly watching the feed from the hidden camera through her phone.She saw John being cold towards Cordy, and how he didn’t help Cordy even though she was on the floor.It certainly felt good—she knew no one could ever take anything she wanted from her.Cordy never amounted to anything, after all! Tapping out of the app on her phone, Nana then sent a text: [Don't make a move on Cordy yet. Wait for my orders.][Yes, Miss Lynd.]Nana sneered—she had no reason to take any risks now that John recognized the reality.In fact, she would actually enjoy Cordy being forced to watch her and John being happy while suffering from her unrequited lov
Sean carefully applied the medicine to Patrick's face for a while, and the doctor breathed a sigh of relief when Sean was finished.However, just as the doctor was about to pack his medical briefcase and leave, Patrick stopped him. "Wait.""Were you hurt elsewhere?" The doctor asked. "No," Patrick was suddenly grinning evilly. "Sean's nose is swollen. I can help him with it too."As Sean stared at him, he shrugged. "Just returning a favor."With that, he took out the disinfectant and the antiinflammatory medicine from the doctor's briefcase and started to shove it up Sean's nose.It stung Sean, but he gritted his teeth and didn’t make a sound, knowing that Patrick was just getting back at him.Patrick frowned.He wasn’t being gentle at all, but Sean wasn’t fighting back?As such, he went even harder, and Sean's nose reddened further when it wasn't before.However, Sean never once made a sound; Patrick actually wondered if the former had issues with his senses. "Doesn't it hu
Nonetheless, Sean quickly changed the subject. "What happened between you and John? Why did Patrick come to blows with him?"The mention of John made Cordy's gaze turn dull immediately.It was much more difficult to get John back as she thought.She thought that if she was willing to stand alongside John and face everything with him, John would willingly do so.In the end, she overestimated herself…or perhaps she underestimated Nana."John was determined to reject me." Cordy did not hide that from Sean."So, Patrick fought him.""Yes…""What's in your mind?"Cordy looked Sean in the eye and said, "I'm not giving up just yet."Sean frowned, clearly upset by her response.Cordy understood that Sean didn’t want her to suffer because of John, and yet…"I think there's something he can't tell us about," Cordy said, voicing her suspicions.She wasn’t thinking much since she was hurting from John's rejection earlier, but now that she had calmed down, she noticed too many inconsis
Over at North City, Zoe won the last round, winning first place with an overwhelming majority of votes.It was deserved, as her acting skills were acknowledged by everyone from the judges to the audience.The producers even organized an after-party following the conclusion, since Actors on Set had been topping viewership once it gained traction, and the numbers only shot through the roof after Zoe's secret marriage with Jay was exposed. No variety show had hit such viewership rate and search hits in the last three years, and the producers certainly made a lot of money.As Zoe headed backstage to remove her makeup, a staff member eagerly approached her. "Zoe, is Mr. Parker going to attend the after-party?"Zoe did a double take. "Why?""He was a judge before.""Oh. Well, I don't know—I didn't ask if he received an invite.""Well, the producers did ask him, but he said he won't be coming since he has to take care of your daughter." The staff member went straight to the point right
Candice also felt lucky that she had never upset Zoe throughout the course of Actors on Set.It was true what they say, about not belittling anyone else in showbiz since they might be some bigwig in disguise.Arthur Rubio—the director—was not that lucky.It was awkward even as he remembered how he tried to get Zoe on the casting couch.He would have liked to apologize properly to Jay on this occasion, but the man did not want to show up! And thus, that little incident would always remain stuck in his mind, which was very much a punishment of its own.-The atmosphere at the after-party was certainly lively, as everyone was drinking eagerly.After all, it was a rare occasion for every participant to gather regardless of their final rank.And as they drank buckets after buckets, even Zoe was starting to be overwhelmed despite being such a good drinker.Still, there were many who came to toast her, and she never refused anyone. Who was she kidding—these were all precious cont
Cora was only overreacting because Zoe touched a nerve.Jay had basically paved Cora's path to stardom, and without him, she would not enjoy the success she had now.It was why she found it unacceptable that Jay was with Zoe now—what if Jay suddenly changed sides and helped Zoe instead?Cora knew all too well about Zoe's strength in showbiz before. If she even had the slightest backing, her career would develop with leaps and bounds, most likely knocking Cora off her pedestal… Cora certainly could not accept being surpassed by Zoe! She had to admit that she had been constantly comparing herself to Zoe ever so quietly, even in the years Zoe left showbiz. She would always compare her own numbers to Zoe's in almost every aspect: Twitter followers, peak viewership numbers in TV shows, box office, nominations and awards—even commercials.And just as she was about to surpass those numbers, Zoe had to make a comeback!It was absolutely unacceptable if Zoe surpassed her—she took away
Everyone's jokes only made Zoe very awkward.She was certainly confused with what Jay was doing, running around this late at night especially with his lame foot!"Sorry, I couldn't join the party since I was a little busy. I'll make it up to everyone next time." He smiled."The little one keeps clinging to you, is it?" one of the actors teased."Well, I just managed to coax her to sleep," Jay replied—Yelena had certainly been clingy ever since they moved in together, and he basically could not leave the house once he reached home."And you couldn't wait to get Zoe once you did, huh?" someone added.Jay admitted to it openly too. "Yeah, I'm worried she drank too much and was lucky to make it in time. Well, it is quite late, so I'm taking Zoe home for now. Let's have a gathering when we can.""Bye, Mr. Parker!""Bye, Zoe!"As Zoe followed Jay to the MPV, Jay took her hand—she could not refuse with so many others watching, and they locked fingers while they walked and everyone wa
Zoe turned toward Jay, completely surprised that he would agree to taking part in Journey of Love.While he had the excuse of picking actors for his films in Actors on Set, it was simply confusing why he would take part in Journey of Love at all.Maybe he was planning to throw her to the wolves, like she planned to do to him?Zoe certainly would not upset a producer like Ruby, however, since she wanted to be friends with everyone. She had therefore wanted to paint Jay as the villain in this respect, especially since she planned to develop her career on her own following their inevitable divorce anyway. But it had to be Jay who made the first move—there was just no beating his cunning!"Since that's alright with you, Ms. Jones, I'll visit tomorrow to discuss your contract," Ruby said eagerly. "Well, it's very late, so I won't disturb you anymore. See you, bye."Ruby hung up before Zoe had a chance to refuse.Zoe put away her phone and turned toward Jay, who sensed her stare and