Even until the elevator had started descending, the actresses remained dazed.After a while, one of the girls said, "I don't think she's here looking for Sheila.""I…don't think so either.""But then..."They turned and looked into each other's eyes in realization.There were only two presidential suites on the highest floor of the hotel, and if Vicky was not there to look for Sheila, she could only be there for one other person....A few days later, Vicky received a call from Charlie when she had gotten out of the shower and was about to rest."Vicky, I'm about to leave Zendonia."She remained quiet for a few moments and said, "It's not that bad to leave and start over somewhere new.""I heard from Jules that you've been helping me... Thank you."Vicky glanced outside the window and said, "Don't thank me. To be honest... I'm the reason why you had to go through all that. I'm sorry for making you leave.""Vicky, don't be sorry. I'm the one at fault here," he said gently an
"Miss Shaw, this is one of the actresses in the cast, Miss Maria Sparks. She had other schedules earlier on and couldn't join the filming until now."Based on the staff's attitude toward Maria, Vicky figured that Maria only managed to be cast because she brought in investors.Though Tyler was the movie's biggest investor, he was not the only one.It was not that Tyler could not afford it, as he could easily spend billions without batting an eyelash. However, the business and finance world have evolved and connections have become far more important than money itself.It would be best for everyone if no one tried to take over everything. Hence, there were also a few other investors supporting the movie apart from Tyler."Oh, my. Miss Vicky Shaw!" Maria was not at all surprised but exclaimed regardless.The staff looked back and forth between Vicky and Maria. "Miss Sparks, do you know Miss Shaw?""Of course." Maria smiled. "Miss Shaw was all over the news in recent days, so how cou
...That afternoon, Tyler, who had not been seen at the production site, appeared.As the movie's biggest investor, his appearance sparked chaos among the staff.Everyone stopped what they were doing to wait for Tyler to come, while Sheila stayed by Tyler's side during his entire visit."This is your first time here, right?" Sheila started pointing to different spots and introducing them to Tyler. "That's the room for tools, and that's the dressing room..."As they walked past the costumes room, Sheila stilled. "This is the room that stores costumes."Just then, Vicky stopped working to welcome Tyler like all the other staff.Recently, news that Vicky had lured Tyler into bed had spread within the production crew, and everyone judged her in silence.Since Tyler was visiting, the others started to look at Vicky with odd looks on their faces.It was the first time Tyler officially visited the production site. Before this, he had only been seen sharing dinner with Sheila, and the
By the time shooting ended, it was close to one in the morning.Since the scenes filmed that day were extremely important, Vicky followed the crew until the very end and had been so busy the entire time that she skipped dinner.Once the shooting ended, everyone started discussing where they were heading for supper.Maria spotted Vicky organizing the costumes and raised her voice. "Vicky, we're all going for supper! Come with us.""I'll pass. Enjoy yourselves," Vicky said.As Vicky walked away, the other actresses who were close to Maria came over and whispered to one another."She is just a wh*re who'd crawl onto whoever's bed given the chance. Who does she think she is?""Isn't that right? Maria is being nice by inviting her along, and she just said no... How dare she?""What a joke. So what if she managed to sleep with Mister Hart? She even tried to fall to capture his attention this afternoon, but Mister Hart didn't even look at her. It was hilarious!""I guess all her effo
Though the chances were slim, Vicky was still worried that they might run into Tyler because she did not want to ruin another person's life.She kept her eyes on the people around them and had not paid any attention to Edward, so she was startled by Edward suddenly grabbing her hand.Vicky instinctively wanted to shake his hand away. "Ed, you can just talk. Let me go."Edward stared at her alluring face and said, "Vicky, I've fallen for you ever since I saw you on the very first day. I know that the rumors about Charlie and Tyler Hart aren't real... Can you be my girlfriend?"Edward had been in show business for years and had seen his share of beautiful women. Back when he was famous, countless women had thrown themselves at him, so he had seen women more beautiful than Vicky. However, Vicky had an irresistible, unique charm.Vicky tried her best to withdraw her hand. "I'm sorry, Ed, but I only see you as my friend."Edward refused to let go and said passionately, "Vicky, I'm wil
Edward could not comprehend the meaning of his words and paused in confusion, while Vicky remained frozen in place.With his composed mask still intact, his voice grew increasingly dangerous. "Vicky Shaw, why are you still standing there? Have you not heard what I said?"Vicky clenched her fists and stood for another few seconds before walking over to Tyler.Edward gaped at the two and muttered, "Vicky, do you know him?"As soon as Vicky was next to Tyler, he pulled her into his arms.Vicky jolted and instinctively tried to push him away, but Tyler kept his arm around her waist, holding her in place though it did not look like he was putting much strength into the motion.Tyler looked back at Edward casually and said, "Do you not know?""N—No.""Do you know now?"Edward remained dazed and Tyler simply ignored him before walking into the hotel lobby with Vicky.The two soon disappeared from Edward's sight as they entered the elevator.Edward walked toward the elevator and not
All the humiliation and violence made Vicky feel like she was nothing but a ragdoll to the man.'Is it going to happen again?' she thought to herself as she looked into Tyler's eyes, trembling ever so slightly.After a few moments of silence, she smiled bitterly. "I've explained that I am not close with Ed. If you still want to go after him, I won't beg for you to change your mind. Do whatever you want."Tyler's lips curled into a cold sneer. "You say that you aren't close, but you call him Ed?"She closed her eyes. "All the younger actors and actresses call him that as well. I'm just doing what everyone is doing."Tyler remained silent and studied her with his eagle-like eyes.She felt like she was suffocating under his intimidating presence and felt like a criminal or a cheating wife, as his distrustful glares stabbed into her like blades.She could not bring herself to think if this would repeat over again whenever she was seen with a male in the future, and whether those men
Maria glanced at one of the actresses who had been trying to butter up to her, Alexis Brown.Alexis immediately walked over to Vicky, and as though she had tripped on something, she fell toward Vicky and tore off the scarf around Vicky's neck. "Ah! I'm so sorry... Oh, my!" she apologized before gasping dramatically. "Oh my god, what happened to you, Miss Shaw?! Were you...beaten or something?"Alexis raised her voice as she looked at Vicky in confusion."It's not surprising that you haven't answered your phone for the entire morning. You must've been in an accident!" Alexis said righteously. "Miss Shaw is a part of this crew, and we have to call the police!"Alexis then took out her phone and was about to call the police before Vicky had the time to react. Since Alexis was speaking very loudly, the attention of the rest of the crew was instantly drawn."What's going on? Why is someone shouting?""Someone was beaten? Is it a member of the crew?""What's happening? Can someone tel