Bella could not understand.Harold from the Verdant Gang had taken two hundred people and rushed to Rivenesco on a ship. How could the ship simply sink?How could so many people disappear suddenly?There had been shipwrecks in the wide river outside Rivenesco, but she had never heard of such a huge incident.“What does the Verdant Gang say about this?” Bella asked a member of the Verdant Gang.“Our leader has ordered a full investigation. We are doing our best to look for them. We must find them no matter what!”Bella frowned.Harold was an investor in Lady Covey’s Diaries. If something had happened to him, could the filming still continue? Bella felt uncertain.She did not understand how Dustin was so lucky.Alvin had led the Blackguard to look for Dustin and had gone missing too. There had been no news about them.When Harold led two hundred elites of the Verdant Gang to Rivenesco on a ship, they disappeared together with the ship.She did not think that Dustin could do
She was dropped from all the projects… How was that possible?“Just this morning, the news came in. The investors of the other scripts you accepted sent letters of cancellation and termination of the contract at the same time. It was as though there was some sort of unanimous agreement between them…”Bella’s face darkened.They terminated the contract at the same time?She did not understand why.Were these not the same people who had begged her to work in their films? What was wrong with them?Did they forget how desperate they had been?“Where’s the manager? Where’s my manager?! Why am I only hearing about something this big now?” Bella was furious.“The manager left behind just a resignation letter...” The assistant passed her the letter.Bella’s eyes widened in disbelief.Her manager was a top agent in the industry.When she was just an extra on the filing sets, this particular manager suddenly approached her. She had claimed that she saw potential in Bella and wanted
One day, two days, and three days passed… Three days had already passed.Bella did not get any calls from the directors or investors.She felt like she was going crazy.Why did her situation flip overnight?What was the problem?“Bella…” The assistant walked into the dressing room. “What? Is there good news?” Bella immediately perked up.The assistant sighed, and Bella’s face stiffened.“Bella, I think you should check out today’s headlines.”Bella frowned. She immediately opened her phone to check the news.[Eight well-known companies have jointly issued a statement to terminate their cooperation with actress Bella Wyatt and are looking for another spokesperson!][Top actress is rumored to have ties to the underworld. She’s suspected to be a gangster’s mistress.][Major film crews terminate their contracts. Bella Wyatt may be out of work.]…Several headlines were about Bella.Bella’s face darkened. She was furious.Along with the directors and investors, the brands
She was an A-list celebrity, yet she had no films to shoot?“Bella, maybe you can try for a supporting role?” said the assistant.“B*llshit!” Bella’s eyes widened in anger. “Someone of my caliber lowering herself to play a side character? What a joke!”The assistant dared not speak again.A few days later…Bella could not hold herself back anymore. She called the directors again and asked for a second or a third lead role.“Sorry, the roles have been filled.”“Miss Wyatt, you’re not a good fit.”She was rejected.Bella angrily threw her expensive makeup products in the dressing room.She even offered to work without pay, but the directors did not want her.Bella was depressed.“Bella, I heard that a production team is holding an open audition for a female lead. Why don’t you try that?” said her assistant.It was a production team preparing to shoot a highly popular historical drama, which naturally got a lot of attention and hype.Bella pulled herself together.She appli
Bella had suffered so much in the last few days. She felt so frustrated and angry that she was letting it all out in a barrage of insults.She still could not believe what Dustin had claimed.How could a nobody, a mere extra, affect her? The thought itself was laughable.“Bella, it looks like you haven’t fallen far enough,” Dustin said coldly.Bella’s face froze, then she was furious.“Fall? Someone like me? That will never happen!” She sneered. “This little girl could never reach my level, not in a hundred years. I don’t know where you get your confidence from!”“Don’t worry. You’ll see soon enough,” Dustin said indifferently.Bella glanced at the long queue and sneered.“Fine! You all can keep waiting here. Of course, you might not have to wait for very long.” With that, she strutted forward in her high heels.She was very confident.With her popularity and having already starred in two hit shows of the same genre, she had the acting skills and beauty. If the directing te
Bella was certain that she would get the role of the main female lead. So, she stood in front of the director and his group and performed calmly. But right after she spoke two of her lines, the director waved her off impatiently. “Enough. Leave.”Bella froze.She had only just spoken two lines! She was Bella Wyatt! She could not possibly have been that bad!Was the director crazy?“Sir, was there something wrong with my acting?” she asked coldly. “Every single one of your performances was obviously fake, and your acting is mediocre. I don’t even understand how you managed to become an A-list actress,” the executive director said with a stern face.Bella’s face turned red, and she trembled. These were the worst words she had heard about her acting ever since she joined the entertainment industry. No one had ever said that her acting was mediocre.“Sir, I’m starting to doubt your judgment. I’m an actress who won the People’s Choice Award, and you’re saying that my actin
“Why? How could this be?!”Bella threw another tantrum in the changing room.This latest audition had completely humiliated her.Not only did the executive director give her the cold shoulder and insult her, but she also lost to an inexperienced girl who had not even played a side character before.With her strong sense of pride, how could she accept this?When she remembered what Dustin said before he left, she burned with even more anger.“In less than three months, you’ll become a no-name actress. You won’t even be hired to play a small, background character.”“I won the People’s Choice Award, and he says no one will hire me even for background characters? Impossible!” Bella muttered with a grim face.Suddenly, someone asked, “Are you Bella Wyatt?” Bella was shocked. It was only then that she noticed someone had shown up in her changing room.“Who are you?” Bella demanded warily.“A Hell Messenger from the Verdant Gang,” the person said coldly.Bella’s face froze.A He
Dustin smiled and said, “Yes. I did it.”The Hell Messenger narrowed his eyes, while Bella’s face stiffened.They had not expected Dustin to admit to it so readily.“How did you do it?” the Hell Messenger asked.“It’s simple. I killed them and sank their ship,” Dustin said with a relaxed smile as though he was talking about the weather.The Hell Messenger narrowed his eyes.“There were more than two hundred people on the ship, and you killed them all? Who do you think you are? A superhero?” Bella scoffed.In the eyes of the Wyatt family, Dustin was just a piece of trash who had no talent whatsoever.How could he have done something so astounding?Bella’s face was full of disdain.“How did you kill them and sink their ship?” asked the Hell Messenger with a dark face.“Ask them yourself,” Dustin said coldly.The Hell Messenger’s face stiffened.“Dustin, how dare you be so rude to the Hell Messenger?!” Bella shouted.“Quiet!” the Hell Messenger snapped.Bella immediately fe
She could not bring herself to believe that Dustin could possibly come up with enough money to buy a five-star hotel on the spot. That was no small sum! “Sir, our hotel is performing well and isn’t currently for sale,” the manager said politely with a smile. “Then, I’m even more interested,” Dustin said with a faint smile and pulled a black gold card from his wallet. The manager’s expression changed instantly. His sharp eyes recognized the exclusive black gold card. Dustin placed the card in the manager’s hand. “Go ahead. Contact your boss and let him know Dustin from Rivenesco wants to buy this hotel.” The manager trembled slightly as he held the card. His experience told him that this was a Supreme Card from Lovellia’s Central Bank. It was exclusive to individuals with over a billion dollars in deposits in the Central Bank and an extraordinary status. He did not dare to waste any of Dustin’s time. “I’ll reach out to our boss immediately. Please wait a m
“Excuse me, sir, how may I assist you?” the waiter asked with a polite smile. “Cut the chatter. Just go call them. It’s nothing bad.” Dustin dismissed him with a wave. The waiter’s smile froze momentarily. “Please wait here.” He turned and walked away. The group exchanged puzzled glances, as they were unsure of Dustin’s intentions. “Dustin, what are you up to?” Keller frowned as he asked. “Didn’t you all look down on me, saying that I couldn’t even afford one night in this hotel?” Dustin smirked. “Let me prove otherwise.” The group froze for a second. Ellen’s face twisted. She had only meant to mock Dustin for being poor. Who could afford to splurge on a night here out of spite? “I didn’t mean…” she began, but Franklin raised his hand and cut her off. “Let’s see how he plans to prove it,” he said, as he was clearly intrigued. He did not think Dustin would make a scene for no reason. But how exactly did he plan to demonstrate his financial capacity
“Don’t worry. I will use all my connections to get you reinstated!” He made a promise. “Haha…” Dustin chuckled scornfully. “It’s useless. The person from the Lannopolis Central Main Arbitration Court said that the order personally came from the highest level in Lannopolis!” Sylus said dejectedly.“What?!” The Douglas family members were completely shocked. The order was personally given by the highest power in Lannopolis. Dustin was able to ask the highest power in Lannopolis to personally issue an order to dismiss a chief. The implication made Franklin and Keller shudder in fear. Both of them had worked in this field, but they were still far from reaching such a high level. At this time, the faces of the Douglas family members changed swiftly, and they remained silent for a long time. Ellen was even more cautious. She did not know about Dustin’s real identity, so she dared not yell at him again.Franklin looked at Dustin with a stern face. “Do you… know anyone po
Other than Dustin, everyone was extremely shocked. Dustin had just sent out a text, and the chief of the Arbitration Court in the Third District was fired? That was not a small position. How could he be fired just like that? Even if he were to be fired, it would still take a few days to go through the whole procedure. But… Dustin had sent just one text! They could not believe it. Was it really him? Did he have that kind of power? “Mr. Lane, please clarify. What exactly happened? Why did you suddenly get fired?” Franklin frowned and asked.This was ridiculous. “Who made the call? Who dares to fire you?”Sylus’s face was grim. He also looked confused. “The call was from Lannopolis Central Main Arbitration Court. They said I’ve gotten involved in something that I shouldn’t have, and I abused my position and power, so they want to fire me.“They even said I won’t be a public employee again.”Sylus’s words made them even more shocked. What did it mean that he had g
When Monique and Simone heard that, both their faces stiffened. The Arbitration Court was a department dedicated to resolving various civil disputes. They would handle all cases of disputes and give their judgments before it was enforced by the relevant authorities.The chief of the Arbitration Court was definitely not a low-level, ordinary position. He had immense power. They knew that Franklin’s father used to be a prominent person, but they did not expect him to be able to leverage someone of this level even after retirement. Monique felt hopeless. Franklin had even invited the chief of the Arbitration Court, which made her feel hopeless. When that kind of department got involved, no matter how she tried, she could not stop the sentence that the department pronounced. “Mr. Lane, please handle this case,” Franklin said to Sylus. He smiled faintly and glanced at Dustin. What an ungrateful kid! “Since you have asked for my help, I naturally will do my best,” Sylus
After Jack beat Keller and others, his anger finally dissipated, and he wanted to apologize to Dustin. Dustin waved his hands in dismissal and motioned for him to leave. Jack dared not disobey Dustin, so he could only obediently leave. Dustin walked to Keller who lay on the ground and looked down at him indifferently.“What’s your relationship with Jack?” Keller asked unwillingly. All of them were beaten, but only Dustin remained uninjured. Besides, Jack treated Dustin differently, and anyone could see that there was something between them.“Rivenesco is not a place which you can control. Simone is also not someone whom you can covet. Go back to Somerton now,” Dustin said indifferently. David cared about this, so Dustin saw no reason to deal with Keller harshly. He just needed to make the latter back out. Keller’s face turned red. He did not say anything. He felt unwilling and ashamed. He just returned from the best university abroad. He rolled up his sleeves and was ab
“Why… why are you suddenly angry?” Gavin asked in confusion. He did not understand what was going on.“Mr. Zimmer, please don’t be angry. If we’ve said something wrong, please forgive us…” He tried to defuse the situation. “Who the hell are you?” Jack asked impatiently.Gavin’s words died in his throat, and his face darkened. “If you can’t speak properly, just shut up! If you say anything more, I’ll make sure you’re never able to talk again!” Jack shouted. Gavin’s face turned a shade of red, and he dared not speak again. “Mr. Zimmer, what’s wrong? All we did was scold Dustin just a little.” Keller forced out a smile and tried to calm Jack down.“Shut up!” Jack suddenly shouted, and his face twisted in anger. Keller was so frightened that he trembled, and his face stiffened. “F*ck you! I can’t believe that I was so polite to you until now! Bah!” Jack was very annoyed. He was always a very bad-tempered person. It was an ordeal for him to restrain himself and act so humbl
Dustin lifted a wine glass.Jack’s eyes widened, and he opened his mouth. He had come here to apologize. But Dustin was making a toast to him! This terrified him greatly. “No! No! How could you toast to me?” Jack immediately waved in refusal. He reached out to press Dustin’s wine glass back onto the table.“How could I bear this? This tortures me too much!” Jack looked helpless and terrified. Even his grandfather had to be respectful toward Dustin. Jack’s strange behavior made Keller and others confused.“Mr. Zimmer, you don’t have to be like this. He should really toast to you,” Keller said and smiled.“Yes, the primary cause of our misunderstanding is him. If it wasn’t for him, we wouldn’t have disturbed you. He should apologize to you!” Gavin also added.“Mr. Zimmer, please just accept it. He should do this. It’s already good enough that we aren’t making him kneel and grovel before you.”“Mr. Zimmer, you don’t have to be polite to him. He isn’t that qualified for you
“Everyone, it was my fault for what happened earlier in the day. I’ll make a toast to you as an apology!” Jack poured himself a glass of wine, stood up, and said with a smile. Then, he drank it all in one go. Keller and others looked at each other at a loss. They had not apologized yet, but Jack was already admitting to his fault. What was going on? They looked at each other, but they could not understand it. Did Jack have to apologize? The humbler Jack acted, the more flustered they felt. “Mr. Zimmer, please don’t say that. It was clearly our fault!” said Keller immediately and got up. Other than Dustin and Simone, everyone else stood up with him. “I didn’t expect that you would be so humble and polite. We feel very ashamed! “Let’s toast to Mr. Zimmer and apologize to him!” Keller raised his glass and shouted. “Mr. Zimmer, cheers! Feel free to go at your own pace!” After he said it, everyone drank at the same time. Jack was dumbfounded. He did not understan