"Excuse me, Sir." Jay's expression was stony. "I respect your interest in this production. However, I believe you should not affect our progress." For some reason, Jay could feel the hostility this cold and reserved man had towards him. It felt almost tangible. "Is that so?" Beau looked up at him. His gaze was so domineering that it was almost suffocating. "Yes, Sir!" Jay frowned and looked into the man's dark, obsidian eyes. "You must not disturb us." The fact was that they could very well go through their lines while filming, but Jay had insisted to do it in the conference room instead. He intended to make use of Eliza to gain more popularity. But if this man decides to sit between them to separate them, there would not be any photographs taken of him being close and intimate with Eliza! "It's not necessary to sit next to each other to go through our lines." Eliza interrupted Jay. "We can get it done like this too."
Who did he think he was?! "I'm the Best Actor-to-be at this year's Golden Bull Award!" Jay was furious. He glared at the director fiercely and hissed between gritted teeth, "You call this a valid reason?" He didn't understand. Why? Who exactly was he? How did he coerce the least corrupted director in the industry into losing his bottom line? "Best Actor at the Golden Bull Award?" The man sitting beside Eliza let out a chuckle. "Not necessarily, right?" As soon as he finished speaking, the chief director promptly caught on that Jay no longer stood a chance to be crowned Best Actor. He snorted coldly and instantly grew apathetic toward Jay. "To the best of my knowledge, the final results of this year's Golden Bull Award aren't out yet. "Do you really consider yourself a candidate for Best Actor?" He turned toward the chief scriptwriter and ordered, "We'll make changes as this gentleman sees fit!" Then, he glanced at Jay in
Eliza was taken aback. The entire way back from Parson Media, Beau's words kept reverberating in her head. "To them, you're merely a weakling that they can bully at will. "If you wish to avoid being bullied and framed in the future, grow stronger so that you can crush them under your feet." 'Crush them under my feet…' Eliza chewed on the thought. She closed her eyes and clenched her fists. That seemed to be the only way out now. Beau was there to help her deal with it this time. But will he be there the next time? And after that? As long as she carried on with this career, it was inevitable that she would meet these two people and be entangled with them again. If that was the case, then it would be better to... As Beau said, crush them under her feet! With that in mind, she arrived at the entrance of the Valentine's villa. When she went upstairs, she found Demarion coming out of her room sneak
Eliza stared at Madeleine's insolent expression. "To them, you're merely a weakling that they can bully at will." She saw her reflection in Madeleine's eyes. Beau was right. To Madeleine, she was but a weakling whom she could bully at will. But… Was she really weaker than Madeleine? Eliza narrowed her eyes. "What's wrong? Are you desperate now that you are unable to get the intimate photos of Jay and me that you need?" "You—!" Eliza's words had hit a sore spot. Had that person not messed things up today and the paparazzi she arranged for managed to capture images of Eliza together with Jay, she would be having the time of her life seeing the uproar going on online right now! But now, she was left with nothing. The high price she paid to hire the paparazzi, editor, and media had all gone to waste. She had already exhausted all of Jay's and her own money to put her post at the top of the trending list. Now, eve
"That's right." Eliza nodded as she reached for more food. "Is anything the matter?" "I'll be heading there too." "I'll give you a lift there tomorrow." The cold, aloof man picked up a morsel of food from her plate and sent it straight into his mouth. "I'll take this for the fare." Eliza was dumbfounded. "Goodness me! So what you are saying is that I will be going to Ertonphia in the same car as the legendary Mr. Valentine tomorrow?" Graciana went bananas after Eliza told her the news after dinner. "I had planned on traveling light, but I guess I'll have to put on my most extravagant outfits now!" Eliza sat by a large window and sneaked a glance at Beau, who was a distance away, out of the corner of her eyes. At that moment, he was leaning against the headboards, reading a book. The bed lamp lit up one side of his face, highlighting his sharp profile and further accentuating his charming features. Eliza pressed her lips
After breakfast, Eliza grabbed her bag and trailed after Beau into the car. Demarion and Braint stood at the door like parents who were seeing their kids off. Demarion urged earnestly. "Be careful. "Don't be too nice to the other kids. "Come back soon and make us delicious food. "Remember to take lots of nice photos. "Remember to…" Braint shot him a chilly glance. After a long while, he raised his head and stared at Eliza with his big sparkly eyes. "Be happy." Eliza nodded. "I will." She was going on this trip to unwind. When she came back, she would no longer be bothered by Jay or Madeleine anymore! "Get in the car." Beau, who stood behind the two boys, frowned and instructed coldly. Eliza complied obediently and got in the car. The tall man turned around and looked down at the two kids. They did not even reach his thighs. "I've been on so many business trips, but never have you seen
When Eliza woke up, the car had already arrived in Ertonphia. The car whizzed into a deceleration zone. Her head had slid down to Beau's lap and was bobbing up and down with every hump on the road. In her sleep, she turned and adjusted herself into another position. However, she felt as though something was pressing against her nose for no apparent reason. It was making her rather uncomfortable. Out of instinct, she raised her hand in her sleep and tried to remove the object... "Stop the car!" Suddenly, a man's voice sounded from the back seat of the car. The suppressed anger could be heard threatening to overflow. Startled, Noah quickly slammed the brakes. "Graciana Ryan." Beau furrowed his brows. "Come to the back." Leaning against the passenger seat in a sleepy daze, Graciana yawned. "Why?" "No reason." There was a slight hint of forbearance in his cold voice as he demanded, "We're changing seats!" Gracian
Eliza bought some essentials for going to Sea World the next day and hurriedly returned to the hotel. "So the beautiful auntie lives here!" A little girl with sparkling eyes sat on the sofa in the lobby of the hotel. She wore a white chiffon dress. Her excitement was evident as she watched Eliza enter the elevator. "Such fate!" "Mr. Benton, can I go meet her?" Julian frowned and reached out to hold her hand. "Stay out of trouble!" Liliana looked up at him with grievances and whined, "Mr. Benton..." "Liliana." The man crouched down and looked at her with a stern gaze. "You are young. There are many things you do not understand. "You cannot act so impulsively. What if this beautiful auntie you mention is married and has children of her own? "Am I to set foot in her marriage then?" The little girl pouted at Julian's words and kept her mouth shut. "Okay, be good now." He ruffled her hair and said, "I am here for