Adrien Lockwood The scene was bustling with excitement, Xander was having the time of his life getting drunk with his other friends as ladies surrounded them in a bid to get their favor and, I sat in an isolated corner with an annoyed look on my face.Of course, I should have guessed Xander was up to no good when he invited me to meet with his clients in a bar. “Are these the clients you called me to meet?” I asked with a raised brow, the fact that I was patient enough to even watch their activities get to the stage of drunkenness was shocking, what got into me today?“Adrien, I did not lie to you I swear, I was indeed going to meet with my clients here but they bailed halfway, I did not want you to waste your time so I called my buddies and the ladies so you could have fun, you don't have to be so uptight all the time” he replied with a nervous smile.I knew he was lying, plus he also knew that I knew that he was lying, but was I going to say anything? No. I was too bored
The next day I sat in my office trying to accomplish some important task before I headed out to have a meeting with a potential client.After a while, I heard a knock on my office door.“It's me, Mr. Lockwood,” Smith said before he walked in.“This is all I was able to find about the lady from yesterday,” he said, and I nodded for him to go ahead.“Her name is Jennifer Lyons; she just got divorced from Adler Stirling a day ago when she found him cheating with her sister. She was once an actress, but she quit when she got married into the Stirling family and her sister took over. Plus, she severed all ties with her family yesterday, and she does not have any notable talent apart from acting. She was also previously a signee of Times Entertainment,” Smith summarised, and I nodded. So her name was Jennifer, hmmm.“Let's go,” I said to Smith as he stood up to walk out. I had to go to times to discuss my acquisition plan with them.The meeting did not take long; they were unwilling to acce
Jenna’s POVI decided to keep the baby since Adrien decided to step up, plus what are the odds of getting pregnant in both lives? I guess I was just destined to be a mother.“So you plan on telling your family that you are the father?” I asked Adrien as he drove away from the hospital, with his convoy following closely behind us.“Of course, I am the father now, remember?" Adrien said, and I let out a small laugh. Who said Adrien was ruthless? He was clearly a cutie patootie.I heard him say the most words in a day; that was quite funny.“Wait, I still have to go to the mall,” I reminded him as he was about to make a turn leading to our house.Amelia had already been taken home by one of Adrien’s guards, so I had no one to shop with, so I guess Adrien would be my scapegoat.After a few minutes, we finally arrived at ‘Big City Mall’. Looking at the large letters in front of the mall that spelled its name, I looked at Adrien with a raised brow.“I still don’t understand why you would na
Jenna’s POVIt was the next day, and finally the day of my audition and the beginning of my comeback. I got up by six am sharp. I had my bath and put on the outfit I bought yesterday from Lais Baiton.I chose not to wear a black shirt with black leather pants because that was obviously what the other contestants were going to wear. I did not want to look like the most cliche version of a female assassin; in reality, assassins rarely wear black on black because black on black with a face mask and all rather attract attention instead of doing the desired effects. The assassins I had met in my past life loved to dress in the most simple and inconspicuous outfits.So I went ahead to wear a white baggy t-shirt and a black short and paired it with a white canvas and a pink backpack. I packed a lot of lollipops in my backpack for the sake of my audition. Once I was ready, I went downstairs, and sure enough, Adrien had already gone to work.I wanted to skip breakfast like always, but then I
After a while, Dinah Ryan's number was called, and Mr. Jessie still looked unimpressed. The second, the last person, who was Alex, then stood up when she was called.Her audition was not mad, but it was nothing special; it was just like that of the other actresses who auditioned; they portrayed the character of Nyx as an angry person, always frowning based on the fact that she was an assassin. But I saw Nyx as myself in my past life, being surrounded by the death aura in the hidden valley. I was not affected by it because I grew up believing it was a normal thing, therefore I was quite carefree, also because nobody dared to offend me because of their fear of Rio, so I had zero boundaries when it came to people and said whatever I wanted, I still do, but I am more tamed compared to how sassy I was in the hidden valley.Alex was done with her audition and took her seat, flashing me a smug smile. While I just scoffed, it was finally my turn. Just as I was about to stand up and introduce
After the other actresses were gone I went inside the other room connected to the audition room and saw Ramona negotiating my pay with Jessie. They eventually agreed on the fee, and I signed the contract happily.“My team will post on social media about Jennifer joining our team tonight,” Mr. Jessie said, and I nodded.After shaking hands, Ramona and I left the room and walked out of the hotel."Jennifer, you did so well; your acting has also become ten times better." Ramona praised me, and I felt proud.“Of course, I spent a month practicing,” I chuckled before we said goodbye and went to our respective houses.Before, I just wanted to act to get back at my enemies, but the moment I stepped into the circle and broke into character, I felt so alive and free; I loved acting.I entered my car, and as I was about to drive off, I received a phone call with no caller ID.“Who is this?” I asked as I answered the call.“Hello Miss, this is the butler of the old man you saved that day, the ma
It was already dark by the time we left for the Lockwood mansion, and it turned out it was not that far from our house. “I am going to tell Mom that you are pregnant,” Adrien said as we were approaching the gate of the Lockwood mansion, and I nodded. I had agreed long ago that Adrien would be my baby’s father, but I still felt a little bit guilty lying to his family. But I did not realize that although Adrien and I married for both our selfish needs, me especially, our marriage was starting to become slightly real. The gates opened for us after the security saw that it was Adrien, and Adrien drove in. The security was tight; it reminded me of a hidden valley where there was private-trained security and no one could penetrate it. That is how strong the private guards were. “Your family house is heavily guarded,” I said to Adrien. It was quite understandable when it came to the hidden valley, but this was just a normal mansion. Why did they need so much security unless they
“Are you really pregnant?” She directed her sharp gaze at me, and I nodded calmly. Although Adrien’s mother looked and talked like a soft persimmon, I could see the calculations in her eyes; she was not so simple. The only time she did not look calculating was when she looked at Adrien, of course, because Adrien was her son. "Yes, Madam, I said calmly. “Come here,” she said, finally letting go of her calculating look and breaking into a smile as if she did not notice the ruckus going on around her. The Feinley family, Mr. and Mrs. Feinley, looked beyond offended while their daughter, who had been sending me death daggers with her eyes, had broken down into tears, and Adrien’s uncles and aunties looked very excited to reprimand Adrien. I stood up and walked towards her, and she held my hands. “How many months?” She asked. “It's a month and a week,” I answered. The people around the table were still noisy, so she looked at everyone with her calm gaze. Although she looked
“Oh that, yes, I change my mind; you should definitely let your old life affect your present,” he said, making Jenna believe that the man was just as clueless as he looked and he was just messing with her, so she took a step back intending to leave.“Wait!” the old man called out, causing her to pause in her tracks.“What do you want?” she asked.“Your enemy, the one you want to run away from, is back,” the old man said, suddenly shedding his earlier playful demeanor; he now had a powerful aura.Jenna, who seemed to know what he was talking about, ran away like someone was pursuing her; she did not stop until she entered her car, and then she started hyperventilating.Did that mean Rio was alive; he never died? But she was sure she saw the news about both their deaths on the news. But then it suddenly hit her: he must have reincarnated just like her. She had to find him before he found her; she could not let him become so powerful again. If he found her again, she knew she would never esca
“Why could you let this happen? What about Ivanka? How will we explain this to her?” “ Adrien brought her hopes up just to disappoint her like that,” she complained, and the loving, gentle look on her mother's face instantly became stern while Grandma just sat in the corner, looking like the drama had nothing to do with her. "Brooke, we owe Ivanka nothing; she was the one who chose to build up this entire fantasy about her and Adrien in her head. Adrien never told her he was going to marry her, nor did I or anybody else in this family, but I can't say the same about you. And why do you feel like you have the right to dictate who gets to come in and out of your brother's house?” Adrien's mother reprimanded, and the waterworks instantly started flowing. With tears in her eyes, she ran to Grandma's side and held her hands. "Grandma, please tell Mom that she is in the wrong,” she said with tears pouring down her face. “I can't, plus I like Jenna,” Grandma said, turni
But luckily, food was already prepared, so Jenna whiled away time by munching on food and scrolling through the internet. And of course, Dina’s live stream went viral. Passersby’s criticized her for her lack of professionalism when acting and also wondered who was livestreaming as it was an anonymous account. “Jenna dear, you are back early,” Adrien's grandma said excitedly as she slowly walked into the dining room. “Oh grandma I thought you were asleep,” Jenna said as she stood up and helped Adrien's grandmother sit down. “Oh yes, I just woke up,” the old woman said. “I have been meaning to speak to you and Adrien about something, but you guys are always busy,” Grandma said, and Jenna nodded, prompting her to go ahead. “I want to go back to the Lockwood family home,” the old woman smiled. “But who will take care of you?” Jenna asked with a worried look on her face; she did not know how attached she had become to Adrien's grandmother during her stay
“I pierced you? Be for real, Dinah and stop trying to make up excuses for your incompetent acting.”Jenna said and after a brief pause she continued M“I wonder how you made it this far in the industry,” Jenna mocked. "Dinah, go take a break; in an hour we will try this scene again,” Jessie said angrily, then walked back to his seat and sat down. “Simon and Lanagay, you are up!” He shouted, still angry at Dinah for ruining his scene. Dinah, who had gone to cry in her dressing room, did not know the trouble that was brewing online because of the livestream. The makeup artist, seeing what had gone down, went to Dinah’s dressing room to comfort her. “You!” She shouted when she saw the makeup artist causing the woman to cower in fear. “did you not say you applied the poisonous foundation on Jenna’s face ?” she requested, angrily scaring the lady. “Of course I did; I don't know why she did not react.” The makeup artist defended. "Dinah, do you want to kno
Authors POV The next day Jenna woke up earlier than usual just to make it to set on time; this time the set was not indoors. It was in an abandoned warehouse that was rented. With Lucy by her side, she made her way to her car. She had become accustomed to the fact that no matter how early she woke up, Adrien would always wake up earlier than her. Lucy offered to drive because Jenna was not fully awake. The set was quite far from Adrien's mansion, so it took more than an hour to get there, but Jenna was still kind of early. Jessie was already there directing how the props should be placed while Ramona sat in one corner waiting for her arrival; almost all the cast members who were having their scenes shot were also present. After nodding to Jessie, she approached Ramona, who looked pleasantly surprised. “You are early today." Ramona smiled for the first time, and Jenna chuckled. “Don't get used to it,” Jenna mumbled. “What did you say?” Ramona ask
“1, 2, 3, action,” Jessie started, and Simon and Jenna immediately got into character, running as the men in suits pursued them. As they ran, Jenna’ would stop for a second and throw darts at her pursuers before running again, but more of the men in suits appeared and began shooting at them.Just when they were about to exit the building, Simon was shot, and Jenna’ shouted in distress.Jenna, Simon, and Lanagay finished this scene in just one take, making Jessie beyond happy.“If you guys can keep this energy throughout the movie, we might finish filming before the predicted time,” Jessie Rose laughed happily.Just to be safe, Jessie had them act that scene out one more time before he moved on to the next, and Jenna also had to be in that scene.She went back into her room for a costume change and came back out wearing flared jeans, a white tank top, and a patterned t-shirt over it.She was going to act this scene out with Dinah, and Dinah's role character was 'Mikah', who was Nyx's f
Authors POV The movie set was not too far from Lockwood enterprises, so Jenna was not too late when she finally arrived, but she still received Ramona’s reproachful gaze. “I think I would have to pick you up from your house; maybe you would be early for once,” Ramona said, and Jenna laughed. “I am not joking.” Ramona crossed her arms. “I know,” Jenna laughed harder. She smiled at her assistant, X Bodyguard, who also made it to the set before she did; it turns out everyone arrived before her. She walked into the building together with Lucy and Ramona, and the first person to run her mouth when Jenna walked in was Dinah. "Jenna, do you know how rude you are being? You have no respect for anybody in the industry; you do things at your own pace, and we all have to cater for you!” Dinah shouted angrily. “I am just ten minutes late; I am not the one that asks you to come earlier than the aforesaid time, so keep your grumpiness to yourself, okay,” Jenna said as she walked p
Author’s PoV The next day the news of Adrien's marriage had already spread around the upper class; even the regular citizens knew about it, but they did not know to whom, like the people of the upper class who were invited to Xander's banquet, so the regular citizens assumed Ivanka was the new Mrs. Lockwood. Once the news broke, Ivanka kept on receiving nonstop congratulatory messages from her fans and other actors and actresses who thought she married Adrien. Seeing those messages was just like a smack in the face for Ivanka, knowing that Jenna was Adrien's real wife, but she did not step up to clarify; it would be embarrassing for her, a whole movie queen. After a while, an anonymous entertainment influencer dropped the bombshell that it was not Ivanka who was married to Adrien but another woman. Adrien decided to validate the post by using his company's official page to like the post, he even reposted it, causing a stir around the world and bitterness in the hearts of Iva
Authors POV “Next time you want to pull a stunt like this, just let me know; I will have one of my men carry out the plan for you; it is not good to get your hands,” he said as he took hold of her hands and led her back to the banquet hall, shocking Jenna. Adrien held her hands so naturally, plus he spoke more words than he normally did; maybe he was a little bit drunk, she thought. “You do not blame me for the ruckus I caused?” she asked, and he shook his head. “I know you; she must have provoked you first; you were probably using her scheme against her, right?” he asked, and Jenna nodded excitedly. "She was very stupid; she offered me an orange juice mixed with aphrodisiac, not knowing I am a pro in medicine. I decided to play along with her, then I made her fall into her trap later.” Jenna laughed with a triumphant look plastered on her face. They eventually got to the banquet hall and saw that the banquet had already come to an end, and the only people that were there