He held onto her tightly and both of them fell to the ground together. Then, there was a loud slam. After that, Ivy heard the muffled groan of pain from the man beside her. The entire machine had crashed onto the man protecting her, but Ivy remained unharmed. She was stunned. However, she did not have much time to react because people around her had already rushed over."Mr. Lefting!""Quick, move the cameras away!""Someone call for help! What are you all standing there for?""If anything happens to Mr. Lefting..."The voices of concern bombarded her ears. However, she only heard the man's breathing. He must be in a lot of pain. The heavy and tall machine had crashed into him. He saved her. Why did he save her?Was it out of instinct? Did he genuinely care for her? Or was he just continuing to act? Acting until he became too immersed in the role and only thought about protecting and taking care of her?At this moment, Ivy's heart was in turmoil. She kept telling herself that Au
After this incident, everyone could see for themselves how Aurum favored Ivy. Aurum would risk his own safety to save her; this was not just ordinary affection. Shawn and Gale exchanged glances.They were witnesses to the whole incident.When the machine fell, Gale stood up in shock, but because she was too far away, she could not get to Ivy in time, and could only stand there feeling anxious.Moreover, Shawn also held her back, not allowing her to approach; it was too dangerous.People around Ivy were only concerned with protecting themselves, afraid of being hit by the machine, and focused on dodging it.It was Aurum who quickly got up, took a big step onto the stage, and rushed toward Ivy, blocking in front of her just a second before the machine fell, protecting her."Does Aurum really like her?" Gale muttered to herself. When one's beloved is in danger, they would not hesitate to save their loved one. Gale understood because Shawn had saved her from danger too. He would rath
Gale nodded. "Okay."She was extremely worried about Ivy, and even more concerned about Aurum's injuries!Shawn had already put his arm around her shoulder and was walking backstage.He understood Ivy's expressions and felt they needed to go to her. He had a feeling that Gale and he would need to witness what would happen next. Otherwise, how could they play along with this charade, if Aurum did not have the chance to take the stage?The chaos subsided, and the fallen camera was carried away."Sorry, sorry! There was a little accident, but it's okay, no one got hurt, it's not serious. Let's continue. There will be an interview session later. Our main actors will all be interviewed. Reporters are welcome to ask questions," Paul said.Paul was feeling quite annoyed. Just as they started filming, something like this happened, it did not feel like a good sign. It even fell on Aurum. He was the main investor, he could not accept anything happening to his investor.In the dressing roo
"But at that moment, you weren't near me," Ivy replied."I'm extremely grateful that I was still able to save you then," Aurum responded with a sense of pride. He would feel proud saving a woman he loves. Aurum had immersed himself into the role of someone who loves Ivy. He had to make it as convincing as possible. If he believed it himself, then others would believe it too."What if you hadn't successfully saved me, and the machine had hit me instead. What would you have done?" Ivy asked.Aurum was taken aback. He had not thought about that question because he had arranged the accident. He had coordinated with someone to trip and knock over the camera. There were even hand signals. Aurum was prepared to rush on stage right as the machine fell. He had calculated that he could make it in time.Over these past few days, Aurum had been getting along with Ivy. He had already shown his caring and considerate side, but his relationship with Ivy had not progressed any further. Ivy definit
The door closed slowly and quietly.Gale stepped back and gestured to Shawn behind her with a wink. "We shouldn't go in now!"Shawn asked, "What did you see?""Cough... It's a scene that we shouldn't be seeing."Shawn glanced at the tightly closed door."Could it be kissing?" he asked.Gale widened her eyes. Was this not too fast? How could Shawn dare to guess that of Ivy? Was it characteristic of men to want to get physical so quickly?"No?" Seeing her reaction, Shawn guessed again, "Hugging?"Gale shook her head. "No.""What is it then? Could it be that they've reached the final base?" Shawn said calmly."Where are your thoughts straying to? Well, yes, Aurum did take off his clothes."Shawn raised an eyebrow. "Why did he take off his clothes?""To show Ivy his injuries! With such a heavy machine hitting him, he must be covered in bruises, swollen all over," Gale replied matter-of-factly.No wonder she closed the door."Let's go then," Shawn said, showing no interest in
However, it was all fake. Though, even if there was a hint of sincerity, Ivy thought she might be willing to try being with Aurum."Stop pretending. For the next few days, you probably won't be able to lean back in your chair, you'll have to sit up straight," Ivy said.Aurum replied, "I'm a man, I'm not afraid of pain, I can endure it. If that had hit you, it would have been bad."He laughed again. "Would you cry?""Yes." Ivy nodded."In that case, it's a good thing it hit me. I'm most afraid of seeing a woman cry, I wouldn't know what to do if you cried.""If... when the camera fell, it didn't hit me, but the actress next to me instead... Aurum, would you still have come to the rescue?" Ivy asked.This question was not direct. There was a rich layer of subtext he had to read through. She was asking if she was special. Would he rush to help if someone else got hurt? Or was it just because she was the one who got hurt that he rushed up without hesitation?It was progressing as A
"What if I told you that I don't mind?'""How is that possible! No man wouldn't mind!" "I really don't mind. Because, that night, I had also not become pure," Aurum said.Ivy's expression instantly changed. Was he implying that he had also slept with Gale? Aurum, who was still shirtless, slowly walked behind Ivy."Ivy, since we're already talking about this, let's just be completely honest. There's only the two of us here and no one else," he said.Ivy remained still. "What do you want to say?""That night's events were deeply painful for all of us. Shawn hates me, Gale avoids me, and I blame myself endlessly, but I can't do anything to change it... I also know that you've been hiding at home, not wanting to see anyone, so I didn't disturb you.""You're a good girl, so you couldn't accept what Paul did to you. You felt dirty, unworthy of many good things, and closed yourself off, unwilling to open up.""But Ivy, that night, I... I also experienced the same thing as you. Gale a
After a while, she changed her answer. "Gale mentioned it to me.""Your relationship with her has reached this point where she would voluntarily confide in you?""She wants to put us together. You should have noticed it too. So, she brought it up to clarify and hoped I wouldn't overthink it, hoping I wouldn't reject you," Ivy said.Her reason was very plausible and reasonable, and Aurum did not doubt it. He pondered for a while. Ivy watched his every subtle expression. To see past someone and still know they are lying made her feel indescribably uncomfortable and upset.In theory, Ivy should have felt pleased, because she held all the cards. However, she could not help feeling desolate. Perhaps it was because she had somewhat developed feelings for Aurum. She had somewhat fallen for him, so she could not just look at him with eyes full of hatred. Love and hate intertwined.Ivy thought if only she had met Aurum on any other timeline… She thought of when he appeared like a prince, r