Savannah set her suitcase aside in a corner and walked up the wooden staircase. "Wanda, I'll go take a shower first. Please bring the pudding to my room.""Sure."Savannah went into the master bedroom. She took a relaxing bath in the huge hot tub. Then, she stood in front of the mirror, blowing her hair dry.All of a sudden, the sound of her phone ringing rose above the whirr of the hairdryer.Savannah turned off the hairdryer. Wrapping herself in a large towel, she answered the phone.Maxwell's deep, cool voice sounded over the phone. "You have five minutes to come downstairs.""Five minutes is not enough—" Before Savannah could finish her sentence, he hung up.She stared at herself in the mirror. Besides the towel, she was stark naked. Yet, Maxwell gave her five minutes to go downstairs. What kind of joke was that?Savannah got dressed as quickly as she could. Without even doing her hair, she rushed downstairs.There was a black Cullinan parked outside the condo. Standing ne
"'The Lurker'?" Charles asked. Beacon Films was working on many serieses right now, but the most important one was definitely "The Lurker", the most anticipated project of the year.Swirling his drink slowly, Maxwell neither confirmed nor denied it."Since she's with you, I'll make sure that she gets special care," Charles continued. They were both clever people who could easily guess the other's intentions. For a matter so small, he didn't mind doing Maxwell a favor. There was a lukewarm smile on Maxwell's face as he gazed into the distance.Not far away, Savannah was holding a tray of small cakes. Next to her was Gary and another female celebrity whom she knew relatively well.Her name was Celeste Haze. She was in her 30s and was considered to be a senior figure to Savannah. "Are you planning to officially return to the industry? That's great. Like I said before, retiring would be a waste of your talent.""Yes. I took your advice and decided to continue making an impact in the
Savannah hesitated for a moment. "You don't have to do this again next time. I owe you too much. I can't afford to pay you back."Maxwell's warm hand was still holding her wrist as he kept his emotions in check. After a moment, he laughed self-deprecatingly and let her go.Savannah hurried to the elevator. When she returned to her condo, she was still a little dazed."You're back, Sav," Wanda greeted her with a smile. "Were you at a banquet earlier? You look so pretty.""Yes," Savannah answered noncommittally, sitting on the couch in a trance.The diamond fragments on her dress glittered brightly, reflecting the light from the chandelier overhead. How could Maxwell not have picked a beautiful dress? He had always had good taste."What's the matter? Are you upset?" Wanda grew worried, seeing how quiet she was being."I'm fine. I'm just a little tired. You can go and rest. You don't have to worry about me." Savannah shook her face, forcing a small smile.She wasn't upset. Rather,
Savannah didn't want to bother with Oliver anymore. As she brushed past him, he suddenly grabbed her wrist. With a stormy expression, he said, "How come I never noticed how ambitious you were in the past? Be careful of biting off more than you can chew. Considering Mr. Gibson's status, do you think he'd ever marry you? Dream on. He's just playing with you!""Are you done?" Savannah shook off his hand impatiently. "Oliver, focus on yourself and less about other people's business.""Savannah, I'm doing this for your sake! Don't be a fool!" Oliver roared angrily.As if she couldn't hear a thing, Savannah made a beeline toward the elevator.Jake followed her while dragging her suitcase. As he walked past Oliver, he suddenly stopped in his tracks. He pushed his glasses up his nose. "Mr. Frost, here's a piece of advice—your words can land you in hot water. You should know what you can or cannot say."His insincere smile sent shivers down Oliver's back.After a night's rest at the hot
Upon hearing that, Esther's expression soured. She nearly ground her teeth to dust in anger.Savannah was divorced, a "used goods"; just how did he snag Maxwell? If the CEO of Gibson Finance was so easy to win over, did that mean that she also had a chance? After all, she had snatched Oliver out of Savannah's hands too!…Savannah didn't have a lot of screen time as Yvette. Afterward, filming went very smoothly—that was until an accident happened in the final few days.That day, they were shooting an escape scene. The lead actor and supporting lead actress were on a mission together when the enemy began to pursue them. Thus, they hopped into a car to flee.The lead actor was driving while Savannah sat in the passenger seat. From time to time, she would stick her head out the window to shoot a few bullets at the enemies chasing them from behind. The tension in the air was thick. Just as Gary raised his megaphone to yell "cut", the accident happened.A person suddenly appeared on t
Three years ago, when Savannah woke up in the hospital after the accident, the first thing she saw was Oliver. Afterward, he had kept her company in the hospital, taking care of her carefully. He had helped her overcome despair.At first, when she decided to marry him, a large part of it had been because Oliver had saved her. She considered it as repaying him with her body."Are you finally awake? Does your head hurt? Do you want me to call the doctor?" Oliver looked at her worriedly.Frowning, Savannah unconsciously reached for her forehead. She felt a coarse bandage wrapped around her head."Don't worry, you only got a scrape on your forehead. It won't scar. However, the doctor said you have a concussion, so you have to stay at the hospital for a few days for observation," Oliver said, holding her hand.Savannah shook his hand off in disgust. "I'm fine. You can go.""Don't throw a tantrum. You're still unwell, so I can't just abandon you." Oliver got up from her bedside. He wal
Caleb added another sarcastic comment, "Are company presidents all lovesick fools? Three years ago, you busted one arm just to save her. What about now? Do you still want to give her your life?" "Are you done? Caleb, you talk too much now." Maxwell looked up and gave Caleb a cold glance.His hand hung by his side. He unconsciously clenched his left fist, but if one looked closely, they would see his left hand trembling slightly too.Despite three years of continuous rehabilitation, there hadn't been much effect yet. Besides being somewhat able to hold a pen, he couldn't exert much force. His hand remained severely impaired."When my father went to Yoland for an academic exchange, he discussed your case with the specialists there and looked into a new surgical procedure. It might help with recovery. Think about it." Caleb sighed."Okay," Maxwell answered calmly. Caleb couldn't tell if he was even listening.…Savannah didn't know that Maxwell had come to the hospital. She stayed
It had been Maxwell who first taught Savannah how to choke someone. She was feeble and weak; in case she ran into danger, she wouldn't be able to retaliate. Hence, Maxwell taught her this move. It was a more tactical approach, and more importantly, it could be a fatal blow at the critical moment.Savannah never had the opportunity to try it, until now. She never expected her first attempt to be used on Esther.Maxwell hadn't bluffed her; it was really a good move. She dug her fingers into Esther's throat. She didn't even use that much force, but Esther struggled to breathe, her face turning gray."Savannah, how could you get violent?" Oliver roared furiously."Are you blind? Didn't you see that she hit me first? I was just defending myself." Not only did Savannah not loosen her grip, but she even tightened it. "Esther," she said, "don't think that I don't know you're resorting to shameful methods. I don't like catfights, so I'm not bothered to deal with you. But I never thought