Sean's bare top body fueled Adro's anger to the core. "Where's Grace?" he growled.
"How did you get here?" Sean asked, furrowing his brow.
Adro didn't answer. Instead, he barged into the room. Then, his body felt like turning into stone when he found Grace sitting on the bed, clad only in her undergarments.
"Adro?" Grace's eyes widened.
"Hey! What's wrong with you, dude?" Sean pulled Adro's shoulder from behind.
Turning his back, Adro threw a punch to Sean's jaw, causing him to fall to the side. "You filthy scoundrel!"
"Adro!" Grace exclaimed, jumping off the bed.
However, Adro, who was overwhelmed by anger, only had one thing on his mind: he had to finish off the scoundrel who had touched the woman he loved. With no second thought, he jumped to strike Sean's face repeatedly.
"You scum! How dare you touch her?! I'll kill you!" Adro snarled as he continued to throw punches, while Sean could only protect his head with both arms,
"All this time, I pretended to be foolish, as if I were just confused by the circumstances, but the truth is, I clearly realize that I love you. I concealed everything because you didn't feel the same way about me. You just see me as a friend. I was afraid to make you uncomfortable with me and even push me away.” Adro explained, hanging his face."But when that man came, I couldn't hold back. I couldn't stand seeing you with him. I couldn't just stay silent and smile while another man held you and embraced you right in front of me. I couldn't bear to see you look at another man with love when that look was what I always yearned for from you." He continued.Gulping down, Grace didn’t know what to say. She was silent for a moment and tried to speak, "Maybe… maybe you are just…""I've never been more serious, Grace. I truly love you." Adro replied wholeheartedly.Biting her lower lip, Grace continued, "What about Joselyn? Don't you love her?""No, I don’t." Adro shook his head. "I don't
A black sedan with extremely tinted windows was parked near a skyscraper. Anyone passing by wouldn't realize that the driver, who was wearing a hat and dark sunglasses, was a famous model who had been in the limelight for almost the past two years. His crystal-blue eyes fixed on the building's entrance. After half an hour of waiting, his eyes widened as a brown-haired girl with wavy hair finally appeared. He started his car when the girl reached her parked car right in front of the office building. Adro might have gone insane. He admitted that he was a psychopathic prince—a persona he never realized existed within him until he fell in love for the first time. Since leaving Grace's home, he has not contacted her again or met her in person, as per her request. However, it only made him realize how deeply he had fallen for her, a
“Are… are you mentioning the character Harry in the Rising Star project?” Grace asked.“M’m.” Tobby nodded. “He auditioned when you were on a three-day leave last week. But the list of actors who will play the Rising Star characters hasn't been officially announced to the entire team yet. That's why I thought they told you beforehand.”Blinking a couple of times, Grace shook her head. “I haven't heard anything. This article just happened to pop up in my browser ad.”“It seems you're also a fan of that model.” He muttered, then continued, “By the way, Mary said the actors will start their first meeting tomorrow.”"Here?" Grace's eyes
Grace could only remain stunned. How was it possible to run into Adro today? She had heard that voice actors usually left right after their meetings. So why was Adro still here, even queuing for lunch in the cafeteria?"Oh, hi," Grace replied after being nudged by Maureen."Hey, can you two be quicker?" Said the person behind them."Yep. Sorry," Grace responded, hastily scooping up her food."Do you two know each other?" Steve asked, looking at Grace and Adro alternately as they stood on his left and right.Without answering, Adro just gazed at Grace. He didn't want to make any statements that might disadvantage her, so he preferred to let her lead the story."Oh, we… we're old friends," Grace answered, suppressing her nervousness by keeping her eyes focused on the food she was taking with a bit of hesitation."You and Adro? Friends? Why didn't you ever tell me?" Maureen questioned."It's been a long time," Grace answere
Adro returned Grace's smile. After working together for several days, Grace was finally willing to look at his face for more than ten seconds. "My career is going well.""I’m happy for you. I see you're doing a lot of commercials and films. Congratulations," Grace said."You noticed?" Adro's smile widened, and his shoulders lifted.Clearing her throat, Grace shrugged. "Of course. You keep appearing on TV and the internet.""Oh, that's true. Haha..." Adro scratched the back of his head."By the way, about that incident, I truly apologize." Adro continued. "All this time, I've been introspecting myself. I realized that I was way out of line with you. I shouldn't have forced my feelings on you like that."Sighing deeply, Grace responded, "I also apologize for being so rough to you, but I still believe it was the best decision for both of us. I hope we can now put the past behind us."Adro nodded. "I agree. We're both professional w
"You... that bastard," Sean hissed before giving a cynical chuckle. "What wrong have I done to meet you here?" "I come here with my friends," Adro explained, then shook his head briefly before glancing at the woman in Sean's embrace and returning his focus to him. "Running into you here, there's something I want to talk about." Chuckling, Sean replied with a disdainful tone, "Do you think I'm willing to waste my time on trash like you?" "Should I beg?" Adro asked, not at all provoked by Sean's insults. Seeing Adro's face and his hurried demeanor as if something crucial was at stake, Sean clicked his tongue before turning to his girlfriend. "Babe, can you go back to the table alone? There's something I need to discuss with him." "Just don't take too long, okay?" the black-haired girl replied before leaving them. Outside the club's back door, Adro faced Sean, who stared at him in disgust. "Why did you break up with Grace? Were you just playing with her?" Opening his folded arms,
Coldness crept up Grace’s spine. She could only hang her face, staring at the floor."You are a liar."Adro's words felt like a knife stabbing Grace's heart. However, her body remained stiff."From the beginning, I knew you were a liar. You always said you're fine when you're not; you always covered up how people treat you unfairly; and worse, you also concealed your feelings with lies. But why did I still fall for it?"Holding back her tears, Grace made a sound from her dry mouth: "I'm sorry. I...”"I don't need your apologies." Adro replied in firm intonation, "I need you to be honest. What's the point of apologizing for your lies if you'll lie ag
Compared to facing rejection when expressing his feelings, for Adro, it was even more challenging when he had to restrain his feelings.It's hard to believe that all this time, Adro's feelings were not unrequited. When he couldn't hold back from making Grace his own, it turned out that she was desperately holding back her feelings to protect the heart of a woman she didn't even know."Oh my God, Grace, I can't even distinguish between kindness and naivety because of you," Adro said while stroking her hair. "All this time, you held back your feelings when you knew that I loved you. How could you manage to do that?"Although Adro's embrace felt like heaven, Grace pulled her body away. She wiped her tears and spoke, "Now I've explained it to you. No more lies, and nothing is hidden from you. I hope you understand why we can't be together.""No," Adro replied, keeping both of Grace's arms within his grasp. "Instead, because I already know the truth, I'm more