"Mr. Kane. It's already nine. Where are you?"Keegan pursed his lips. "I'll be there in a while.""How long is a while? Five minutes? Ten minutes? Give me a specific time."Keegan frowned. "We've spent three years together. Can't you just wait for a while more?""I can't," Stella said flatly. "I couldn't even spend another second with you when I started to have the idea of divorcing you. Please be here earlier. You're not the type of person that would dawdle around."Then, she hung up.From afar, Keegan looked at the entrance of the office and saw the woman who had just called him. Suddenly, he was baffled at how reluctant he was.He left the house at seven o'clock and had been circling this road countless times. He watched Stella getting off the car, becoming impatient, and eventually calling him.'She gave up on me. She doesn't want her name to be next to mine for another second.'He pursed his lips and parked his car. Then, he got out of the car with the documents.Stella'
Stella scanned through the document and signed it.She did that quickly without hesitating at all.However, Keegan held the pen and took his time.Stella's phone rang. She reached for it and saw that Felicity had sent her a post on Facebook.It was a candid photo of Bella in the airport.Bella was wearing a pair of sunglasses and a face mask. She had covered herself up in a very casual outfit. There was no fans waiting for her in the airport, and it looked like she was on a private trip. However, one of her fans recognized her and snapped a photo of her.There was nothing special about the picture since Bella was a rather famous celebrity. It was perfectly normal for a fan to take photos of her.However, there was a person in the photo that made it look not so typical.It was Keegan.He was very tall, and his features looked exceptionally attractive. It was very easy to recognize that it was him by the way he carried himself.There were few other passengers between him and Be
A man stepped out of the car and opened the door for Stella.She bent down and got inside. After that, the car started and drove away.Keegan stood there and stared after them.He looked downward at the divorce certificate he was holding and was overwhelmed with regret.'Why can't she just give in for once?'I wouldn't have signed the papers if she did.'Xavier drove and peered at Stella.'She divorced Keegan Kane right after her mother passed away, and now she's going to sign a new contract with Elegant Media.'Yet, she's acting so normally. I'm surprised by how strong her heart is.'"Is there something on my face?"Stella spoke flatly. She was looking outside the window, but she could see Xavier looking at her.Xavier coughed. "Ms. Stella, you don't have to be in such a rush. After all, you just finished taking care of what happened in your family. You should take a few days off.""That won't be necessary," Stella said emotionlessly. "I just had a divorce, and I need mone
Stella took the contract and started reading.The offer that Elegant Media gave her was very good.The company will allocate endorsements, reality shows, dramas, etc. to their artists according to their talent, so they won't have to worry about not getting any jobs. The company will also pay the artists even if they could not secure any jobs at the beginning of their careers.Not only would the artists get paid, but the company will contribute to their social security accounts too.After securing a job, the artist will divide his/her earnings evenly with the company. However, a new contract would be proposed after the artist started to get famous, to offer the artist more money.Even though Stella had never signed a contract with any company, she heard many stories about agencies from her friends who graduated from the same course as her and worked in this industry.It was very common for rookies like them to be tricked by agencies.Some agencies would neglect the artist after s
Stella took a deep breath and said, "I misunderstood.""He's the one making things up. It has nothing to do with you." Trevor paused. "What about the contract? Are there any problems?""Yes, there are. First, I'm not going on reality shows. Second, I hired an assistant to help run errands on the set before. She's familiar with the industry. So, if possible, I would like to hire her again.""That won't be a problem. You can ask your assistant to send her resume, and I'll arrange everything. As for reality shows, you can rest assured that I don't intend on letting you go on them."Actors must have a sense of mystery. Although putting them on reality shows was a shortcut for quick money, it will affect their skills. No one would want to memorize lines and shoot till late hours if they can earn money by doing nothing.With Stella's acting skills and appearance, she was destined to play bigger roles. The sky's the limit for her."Then I have no further questions."Trevor sighed a bre
Stella had a scene to shoot in the afternoon, so she went to the orphanage the next day and got Rainee's photocopied records from the director.After Rainee gave birth to her, she had suffered from postpartum depression. Her condition fluctuated a lot. It was mild at times and severe the others. Stella's grandparents were still alive in the early years and had helped Rainee with her child and the doctors. Her mental health gradually became under control. But when they got older, they passed. Without them there, Rainee and Albert started endlessly arguing.Rainee's depression began to come and go during those quarrels. Once, when Stella was home from school, she saw her mother standing on the edge of their window, wanting to jump out. Stella was terrified at the time. She yelled loudly for her mom, and Rainee returned to her senses. She was then admitted to the hospital and got better after staying there for nearly half a year.Stella flipped through the medical records, which record
The crew had no choice but to try to persuade Felicity to assist her, but Bella started to act unreasonably the moment she was there.She deliberately stepped into a mud puddle and ordered Felicity to clean her shoes. When Felicity finished cleaning it up, she stepped into the muddy puddle again. After repeating the same thing three times, she looked at her clean shoes and said lightly, "The more you clean them, the more disgusting they look. Just grab me a new pair."And the shoes were thrown away.Felicity was not one to crumble under pressure. She immediately grabbed the rag she used to wipe the mud and threw it at Bella's face. Everything descended into chaos. Felicity's boss scolded her and sent her home.Stella turned cold after hearing the story. "Your boss lacks judgment," she said.Felicity came out of the bathroom, gritted her teeth, and said, "You know Bella's contract is almost up, right? That jerk, Simon Hill, wants to sign her on. That means we'd have to bow to her s
"Did she answer?" Vermont asked. Keegan scowled and said nothing. 'Okay, I guess she didn't pick up,' Vermont thought. "It's okay. Just call again. I'm sure she's just busy." Keegan pursed his lips and dialed again, but this time, there was no sound except for the busy signal.Vermont did not know what to say. 'Damn. She blocked his number.'"Didn't you say what I told you to say yesterday?"Keegan pursed her lips and responded, "She left after getting the certificate." He did not have the chance to speak to her."Certificate?" Vermont was taken aback. "What certificate?"Vermont had a bad feeling when he saw Keegan's gloomy expression. "Don't tell me you guys got a divorce?!""She embarrassed me at the funeral. I'm not going to keep spoiling her." Keegan glowered.Vermont pointed at him with a trembling index finger, gritted his teeth, and said, "I can't believe this. Is your reputation that important that you rather lose your wife?""It's just temporary!" Keegan emphasized. "