"Why not?" Eliza looked really puzzled. "What did I do?" The director glanced at her irritably. "I don't know. It's an order from the higher-ups. They said that you are not allowed to work as a stuntwoman anymore." "If you have time to ask me, why don't you think about what you did to offend them?" The director looked at Eliza disappointedly. "From today onwards, you can be a stand-in actress instead. Even though you'll earn less from it, at least you'll have more free time." "You can also take the opportunity to think about your mistakes!" Eliza returned backstage with a gloomy face. Graciana comforted her, "Don't be sad. working as a stand-in actress is not bad as well." Stand-ins took the place of principal actors and they worked closely with camera setups. The weather was scorching hot. Standing under the sun, Eliza was sweating from head to toe. As she stood like a mere prop in the background, she thought to herself
Eliza almost spat out the juice in her mouth. She lowered her voice. "Is she Demarion's online friend?" Eliza was already shocked enough to know that Demarion was making friends on the internet. Now, she was dumbfounded to see that the so-called friend was Esme. "Don't make a sound. Let's just watch." Braint lowered his head and sent a message on his phone. Over there, Esme sat down at the reserved table and took out a small mirror. While she was fixing her makeup, she also made phone calls to show off to her best friend. "I'm at the restaurant now. Rodolfo said that he'll be here soon." "I wonder why men like to fawn over me. We just talked for two days and he has already gifted me a ten karat diamond ring." "He also told me that he'll announce our relationship to media outlets after meeting me today. Imagine that, I'll be in the headlines and I'll be the happiest woman in Krine!" "Yes, rest assured. I will definitely invite you to
When they walked out of the restaurant, they saw a black Maserati parked outside. Braint let go of Eliza's hand and went straight to the passenger's seat. Eliza had no choice but to open the door of the back seat. At the back seat, Beau was sitting there in silence as he stared at his laptop sternly. Although they had been married for some time, Eliza couldn't help but admire his beauty whenever she saw his impeccable facial features. "Why are you here..." He didn't even raise his head. Still concentrating on the computer screen, he tapped on the keyboard gently. "As a parent, I have to go to the police station in person when my son is in trouble." Eliza pursed her lips and sat inside. "Are you aware of what happened?" Beau stopped what he was doing and turned to fixate his gaze at her. "Do you really think the kids can get a ten-karat diamond ring without my permission?" Eliza was dumbfounded. The children wouldn't be able to
The surroundings quieted down instantly. Esme and Presley looked at the couple in shock. Then, they stared at each other in disbelief. "Are... are you Mr. Valentine?" Esme mustered up her courage and asked. Beau smiled and placed his hand on Eliza's shoulder, "Yes, that's me." Presley was so shocked she couldn't even speak! "How is this possible?" she thought. The whole reason Presley forced Eliza to get married in Esme's stead was that Mr. Valentine was a cruel and ugly monster! Rumors had it that the fire had wrecked him, both inside and out. Now, the monster was standing before them, but he was nothing as the rumors described. Beau had incredibly handsome looks which radiated his intimidating aura. "Honey, let me introduce you to my family." Eliza wrapped her arm around Beau and smiled proudly. "This person here is my stepmother, Presley Stafford. The other one is my stepsister, Esme Lawson." Beau raised his eye
The Valentine family's villa. Eliza hummed joyfully as she prepared dinner in the kitchen. Demarion moved over a small stool and sat in the center of the kitchen. He rested his chin on both hands and tilted his head to look at Eliza. "Mommy." Eliza, who was busy cutting the vegetables, paused and looked at him. "What's wrong?" "If only you were my biological mommy." He stared into her eyes seriously and said, "You know, our eyes look the same. What if you actually turn out to be my biological mother?" Eliza smiled helplessly as she turned around to continue doing her task at hand. "I've never given birth to children..." She stopped abruptly. She did have a miscarriage five years before. Did that count as having experience in giving birth? Eliza's heart ached when she thought about her past. She changed the topic instantly, "Have you never seen your biological mother before?" "No, I've never seen her before." Demar
Eliza couldn't think straight when Beau was around. He gave off such a domineering presence. Right now, his face was just centimeters away from hers. Gosh, how could someone be that handsome! Beau raised her chin and flirted, "It's true that I always maintain a low profile, but I'll make an exception for you." Coming from him, those words sounded magnetic and enchanting. Eliza was intoxicated by his mere existence. Her mind went blank. She wanted to say something, but her words were stuck at the back of her throat. He rubbed his fingers against her soft lips and said, "Tell me if you come across people who dare to tarnish my name. I will make sure they suffer a painful death." Satisfied, he swept his gaze at her flushed complexion as he turned to leave. Eliza was petrified as she remained frozen like a statue on the bed. Images of Beau's gaze and his body pressing on her flooded her mind. After feasting on her brief memories, she ca
Madeleine looked like she was about to murder Eliza at the moment. Eliza smiled. "We are just working. I'm sure you won't be jealous over something like this, right?" Right at this moment, Jay walked over. Madeleine threw herself into his arms and said coquettishly, "Baby dear, Eliza is making me angry on purpose." "She keeps provoking me. Eliza wants me to feel jealous because you'll be doing an intimate scene with her later." "We have been together for so many years. Why should I be jealous of her?" Jay frowned and looked at Eliza with displeasure, "Eliza, I understand that we're not exactly buddies right now, but please understand that we are working at the moment." "Please at least show professionalism at work." "Sure, I don't have any problems with that." Eliza stretched her arms lazily and said, "You keep going on about professionalism, but isn't it unprofessional of you to have your girlfriend bossing me around during workin
"Do I like torturing myself?" Eliza pursed her lips. "No, I don't." While listening to the news, she was just trying to relax. Jay and Madeleine were the most popular candidates nominated for the Golden Bull Award this year, so it was only normal for the radio broadcast to be flooded with news about them. Although she didn't really like listening to it, it didn't affect her much because they had already severed their relationship a long time ago. Right now, she was only treating it as background noise. Beau frowned. "You should be moving on." Eliza paused. "Moving on from what..." Before she could finish her sentence, Beau was already walking towards her at a quick pace. He pulled Eliza's wrist and went downstairs. "What are you doing?" Shocked, Eliza thrashed her am to break free from his grasp. "Where are you taking me?" She was still wearing her bunny pajamas and her mask was still plastered on her face! Without a wo