Clara didn’t believe Wilson back then, and now, he was the one who didn’t believe her anymore. They would have to suffer because of trust. -Coco was ecstatic when she learned from Minnie that Rowan was going to star in the adaptation.“Oh, my God! Is that true?!” “Yes! How could I lie to you about this? The producer told me about it!” Minnie was excited. “Rowan was going to turn it down at first, but he agreed in the end. You’re so lucky!” Coco thought that luck was on her side too because she had heard that Rowan was picky about jobs. “Since Rowan is starring as the male lead, the production seems promising now!” Minnie said and asked, “By the way, how are you and your boyfriend doing?” “We’re getting to know each other,” Coco said. “Was he being pressured by his family to get married so he needed to find a fake girlfriend?”After all, news like this was quite common, and people were renting boyfriends and girlfriends nowadays. “I don’t think so, but he didn’t tell me the exa
The two of them chatted for a while. Minnie said, "Oh yeah, remember to attend the filming kickoff ceremony three days later.""Okay, got it," Coco replied."Buy a nice outfit and dress up a bit that day, okay? Don't just go in casual clothes. There will be many reporters at the ceremony, and they might take pictures of you.""Okay, okay, I got it. I'll make sure to dress up and attend the ceremony looking beautiful!" Coco responded.The next day, while on a date with Lucas, Coco said, "Can you come with me to the mall? I want to buy a new outfit for the filming kickoff ceremony.""Which mall do you want to go to?" Lucas asked."Let's go to Harbor Tower downtown. They have more boutiques there," Coco said."Sure." Lucas started the car and drove towards Harbor Tower. On the way, he asked, "The drama is starting production so soon?""It's not that soon. They've been preparing for a while, but they couldn't finalize the male lead. They finally got Rowan Palmer to agree to take on
"No problem. Mint green is the trendy color this year. It's a very popular choice," the saleswoman said. She then brought out a mint green dress in size M.Coco took the dress and went into the fitting room to try it on, while Lucas stood near the open section of the counter, gazing at the purple dress hanging on a nearby rack.Purple... that's Serenity's favorite color. He had once told her that he would buy her a beautiful purple dress. After that, he bought many purple dresses, but not a single one had ever reached her hands. Those dresses contained his longing and his pain. They were still being kept in his mansion's wardrobe, untouched.When Coco was about to try on the purple dress earlier, he asked her to change it to a mint green one almost instinctively. It appeared he still couldn't let go of his feelings for Serenity completely.At this thought, Lucas shifted his gaze away from the dress.Suddenly, his pupils contracted as a familiar figure entered his line of sight
"Hi," Serenity and Lisa quickly responded. There was surprise in their eyes, especially Serenity's. Did Lucas just say... she's his girlfriend?"You two are dating?" Serenity asked."Yes, although we haven't been together for long," Coco replied."I didn't think I would develop feelings for Coco, but matters of the heart can be unexpected sometimes," Lucas said. As he spoke, Coco could clearly feel his grip tightening on her hand, as if he was silently hinting at her to cooperate.She realized that he wanted her to put on an act in front of these women, to make them believe she was his girlfriend.Could one of these two women be the person who broke his heart?Serenity looked at the two of them seriously and asked, "Are you really dating?""Of course. Why would we lie about it?" Lucas held Coco's hand and placed it on his chest. "Serenity, if there's a person in this world who can save me, I think that person must be Coco."Serenity was taken aback, while Coco, upon hearing t
With pursed lips, he finally took a good look at her in the mint green dress. The mint green color made her skin appear even fairer. She had an apple-shaped face with round eyes, and with her lips curled into a faint smile, she gave off a sense of warmth.Looking at her, the tension that had built up in his body seemed to gradually dissipate."Not bad," he said."Let's go with this dress then," Coco said. She walked back to the fitting room to change out of the dress.When she walked out of the fitting room again, ready to pay, the saleswoman at the counter said, "Your boyfriend has already paid for you.""Huh?" Coco turned to Lucas in surprise. "You shouldn't have! Let me pay you back.""Don't worry about it. Since we're dating, it's only right for me to buy you the dress," Lucas said.But the problem was, they were only pretending to date!Lucas turned and walked away from the counter. Coco quickly followed with her shopping bag. "I don't think it's right. We had a deal. I'll
Broad shoulders, narrow waist, long legs... She started to imagine what he would look like if she portrayed him in a comic. He would be... quite attractive!The more she thought about it, the more she felt a surge of excitement. The embrace that was initially awkward now became natural, until she heard Lucas remark, "Okay, that's good enough.""What's good enough?" she mumbled in a daze, still immersed in her own fantasies."We can stop now. You don't have to hug me anymore," he said with his clear and elegant voice.Coco snapped back to her senses. Oh god... she was so immersed in the hug that she had gotten completely carried away!Her face instantly flushed red, and she quickly let go, saying, "Sorry.""I'm the one who should apologize for suddenly hugging you," he said."Is that friend of yours from earlier somewhere nearby?" Coco was not stupid. She immediately guessed the reason behind Lucas' sudden embrace."Yes," he replied, moving his arms away."That woman named Se
"Alright, stop thinking about Lucas and his girlfriend!" Lisa's voice interrupted her thoughts. "There's no need to dwell on it. Your main priority now is to take care of yourself and the baby in your belly."Serenity smiled. Lisa's right, that's what she needed to focus on – making sure the baby got born safe and sound.On the day of the filming kickoff ceremony, Coco arrived at Studio City with heavy dark circles under her eyes.When Minnie saw her, she immediately asked, "What's wrong? You couldn't sleep last night?""You can tell?" Coco replied. She had used foundation to cover up the dark circles, but it seemed to have little effect."Of course, it's obvious," Minnie rolled her eyes. "I know it's your first comic adaptation and you'll get to meet Rowan Palmer later, but you don't have to get so excited!"Coco smiled awkwardly. She was too embarrassed to tell her friend that her lack of sleep had nothing to do with that. Every time she closed her eyes last night, she would s
The producer spotted Minnie and Coco. He waved them over."Let's go and greet them," Coco said. She took her friend's hand and walked towards the producer.When Loke saw Coco approach, he couldn't help but feel a bit stunned. Today, she was wearing a mint-colored dress, her long hair tied up in a refreshing ponytail. She resembled her school days, especially with the faint dark circles under her eyes. It reminded him of when he first met her. She often had dark circles under her eyes back then. When he asked if she hadn't slept well, she would say with a yawn that she was drawing comics and meeting deadlines."Do you have to work that hard? You're just drawing comics," he would ask at that time."I'm doing something I love, so it doesn't feel like hard work," she would reply with a carefree smile. Despite the dark circles under her eyes, her eyes would sparkle when she talked about her comics and the stories she created.She looked so radiant and beautiful."Allow me to make th
“……” Morgan suddenly found himself unable to retort. She... wasn't wrong. “But when you play house, you can pretend to be parents with one person today and another person tomorrow. Real marriage is different; you can’t choose someone else.”Renee widened her eyes, listening intently.“The only person you can choose is me. Do you understand, Renee?” he continued.She nodded vigorously. “I understand!”“Do you really?” Morgan asked, a little skeptical. He was already fifteen, so he could grasp the concept of marriage, but she was only eight. Could she truly comprehend it?“So, in the future, I can only marry Morgan and be your bride, right? I can't be someone else's bride, right?” she asked. “I don’t want to marry other boys anyway. I like you the most, Morgan. Of course I’ll only be your bride!” she happily declared, her worries fading away.So she could be Morgan's bride when she grew up! That's great!After finishing another piece of snack, Renee thought of something. She put o
Despite her unease, she couldn’t resist when she saw the sweet desserts. She indulged herself.However, as she ate, her eyes remained fixed on Morgan, clearly still waiting for him to clarify Lucy’s claims.“You want to know if you’re a child bride, right?” Morgan began.Renee nodded.“Do you know what a child bride is?” he asked.She blinked. She had a vague idea, but not enough for her to articulate it.“To put it simply, a child bride is a girl raised by a boy's family. The girl will marry the boy when she comes of age. In the old days, some families were too poor to raise their daughters, so they would sell their daughters to become child brides for richer families,” Morgan explained.Renee blinked. “But my parents aren’t poor, and I'm raised by them, not by other people. That means I’m not a child bride, right?”“Correct, you are not,” Morgan affirmed.She breathed a sigh of relief, and a bright smile spread across her face. “I knew it! My parents would never sell me! The
"Morgan!" Renee turned to Morgan, unease etched on her face."The Moon family, eh? I'll remember this," Morgan replied calmly, then lowered his head to meet Renee's anxious and confused face. "Let's go, Renee. I’ll tell you what you want to know later."He led her away holding her hand.Benson looked worried. "Miss Lucy, how could you say that?""It's the truth!" Lucy shook off her fear and spoke defiantly. "Daddy and Mommy said she’s a child bride. A child bride is a girl sold by her own parents!""But the White family is not like that. Those things only happened to daughters of poor families in the old days," Benson explained. "You really shouldn’t have said that, Miss Lucy. You shouldn’t do that again.""Why do I have to listen to you?" Lucy retorted, displeased.Benson was too ashamed to tell Lucy in front of others that the Moon family simply couldn’t afford to offend Morgan. Dealing with the White family was already a headache, and Morgan's background was even more formi
Benson and Lucy were also dumbfounded. Benson started getting anxious. He felt like things were starting to unfold in ways that he did not expect."Mr. Grimes, I..." Benson stepped forward, intending to speak to Mr. Grimes.However, Mr. Grimes moved past Benson without so much as a glance at him. He went up to Morgan and said, "Master Morgan, I apologize for the oversight!"Everyone was stunned to hear that, including the security guards who had been called over. They were secretly relieved they hadn't forcibly removed anyone yet. If they had offended someone Mr. Grimes was showing so much respect to, it would have been really bad for them!Morgan regarded Mr. Grimes with an unreadable expression. He calmly recounted the situation to Mr. Grimes.After hearing about what happened, Mr. Grimes responded, "This set of stamps was not pre-ordered. If you like it, please take it. Feel free to take anything else in the exhibition that catches your eye."This declaration shocked every
"Who are you?!" Benson exclaimed, astonished. The mysterious figure remained silent, simply looking at Morgan.Morgan calmly reiterated to Benson, "I said, wait for Mr. Grimes." He then pulled out his phone and dialed a number. "I'm Morgan Wood. Please have Mr. Grimes from Lazy Cat Culture come to the Sleepy Cat Exhibition in Solaria. He should be in the area, right?"After ending the call, the person on the other end stared at the phone in disbelief.The Sleepy Cat Exhibition? What's going on?Benson, Lucy, and the staff stared at Morgan in shock, but the look in their eyes quickly turned to ridicule."Ah, a young man's naive bravado – how impudent!" Benson scoffed."Sir, please don't cause trouble," the staff member warned. "Or I'll have to call security."Morgan simply lowered his head to say to Renee, "Looks like we'll be here for a while. If you're bored, I can ask someone to walk around with you."Renee shook her head. "Morgan, what if this stamp set has really been p
Benson's words were not only meant to exert pressure on the staff, but also to inform him that they were on the same side.As expected, when the staff heard what he said, there was an instant change in his expression. He turned to Morgan and Renee and said, "I'm sorry, but it turns out this stamp set has already been pre-ordered by this customer."Morgan saw through the so-called pre-order as nothing more than an act. "When I asked you to wrap it up earlier, I didn’t hear you mention it was pre-ordered.""We forgot to mention that. Our apologies," the staff replied.Lucy, wearing a smug expression, raised her chin at Renee, causing Renee to puff out her cheeks in frustration.Benson calmly observed Morgan and Renee. The White family's White Maple Group had numerous overlapping businesses with the Moon Group. They were often competing with each other. Originally, the White Maple Group’s business activities weren't concentrated in Solaria, so even though there was competition wi
But before Morgan had even finished speaking, a girl's voice piped up, "I want this stamp set!"He turned to the voice and, upon seeing who it was, narrowed his eyes slightly. It was Lucy Moon, the girl Renee mentioned earlier. At the sight of Lucy, Renee immediately reacted like an angry little kitten. "Lucy Moon, why do you always try to take my stuff away?""Your stuff? How is this your stuff? You haven't paid yet!" Lucy shot back, her eyes fixed on Morgan.Morgan was well-known in their class, admired by many girls who claimed he was even more handsome than movie stars. If only Lucy had a big brother like that! She would be the envy of all the girls in class... no, all the girls in school!Unfortunately, her own big brother was not as good-looking.Last time, Lucy had tried to give Renee Sleepy Cat toys, asking for Morgan's email address in return. However, Renee accepted gifts from everyone but her, which infuriated Lucy."But if you want, I can give this stamp set to Re
Unlike many wealthy kids, Renee was quite restrained with her spending. She had never spent recklessly and often saved leftover money. Of course, when she wanted something beyond her budget, she would act cute and ask her Daddy or Morgan to buy it for her.Lisa was the least susceptible to her charms, so Renee didn’t dare to bother her!When they arrived at the exhibition, Renee’s eyes sparkled with excitement. There were so many adorable Sleepy Cat merchandise! They're all so cute! She wanted a lot of them, but realizing her limited budget, she knew she needed a sponsor! The best one was right beside her: Morgan!"Morgan," she said, flashing him a super bright smile.Seeing her like this, Morgan immediately knew she wanted to ask him for something. "What is it? Do you want me to buy you Sleepy Cat merchandise?""You’re so smart, Morgan! No wonder so many girls in our class like you and asked me for your phone number!" Renee praised him.As soon as she mentioned it, Morgan'
"Okay," Renee replied obediently, snuggling up to Morgan and acting cute. "Take me to the exhibition, Morgan! I know you’re the best. You’ll definitely take me, right?"Morgan pursed his lips. At 15, he was no longer a little boy. Although Renee was only 8, she was his destined wife.He had been protecting her since the day she was born. At first, he thought that he would only marry her because according to the family prophecy, she was the one most suitable for him. Over the years, however, he realized that his feelings for her ran deeper than he had initially thought.He found himself wanting to help her fulfill her wishes, and would clean up the mess when she caused trouble. Things had become different from what he had expected, but he welcomed them. He felt grateful that she was the one who was destined for him!With her by his side for the rest of his life, he would never feel lonely."Will you get into fights again?" Morgan asked."No more fighting, I promise!" Renee quickly