Natasha quickly removed the look in her eyes and instead made herself visibly, severely hurt. “No,” she replied lethargically, “please come in.” Maurice came in and saw the person in the hospital bed. There was a bright scar on Natasha’s face, and she was bandaged all over, including her hands and legs. Maurice walked toward her and asked caringly, “Ms. Natasha, how are you feeling?” Natasha was touched at how caringly he asked about her. Was her love coming to her, right after she scored a hit on Charmine? Her hands clenched tightly under the blanket as she tried to contain her excitement. She retrieved the lovestruck look in her eyes and said, “It doesn’t matter that my body is hurt, but my face…” She put on a painful look and reached out to feel her scar, sobbing, “I’m scared that no director will ever ask me to shoot…” Still at her bedside, Maurice looked at her face gently and said, “Ms. Natasha, don’t worry about this. The scar on your face is a small issue; the s
“Before entering the crew, Charmine and I never had any interaction. How could I trigger her? She was the one bullying me!” Maurice pursed his lips. True, he had no evidence for the time being. He spotted the gleam of guilt in Natasha’s eyes, however, and he was more certain. He did not budge as he said gently, “Ms. Natasha, you know what you’ve done. I didn’t come here to hold them against you. I only hope that you can explain to the press on Charmine’s behalf. Stop repeating your mistake.” Natasha smiled coldly. “Maurice, it’s not that I don’t want to agree to you—it’s just that Charmine is a big bully! I did nothing, and she attacked me. Everyone saw that! Even if I speak up on her behalf, nobody would believe her!” Maurice thought for a few seconds and said, “If you’re willing to let off Charmine, I’ll say yes to one thing you ask for.” Natasha looked at him and felt very bitter. He was willing to beg her for Charmine?! Regardless, his maturity and gentleness had wo
Nial had wiped out every condemnation regarding Charmine, but a few minutes later, reporters published the interview with Natasha. The video showed Natasha, littered with scars and looked subjugated, pitiable. She acted as if Charmine was very intimidating, and she won everyone’s sympathy. The video was shared and reposted vehemently. Charmine became the center of hatred once again. Enraged were the people on the internet as they went to Charmine’s feed and left scathing remarks on her. [How could you be so cruel? Just because she said she admired your boyfriend, you harmed her so gravely?] [You’re so evil!] [So disgusting! I used to like your cold and wild temperament, but now you’re just pure evil! I want to throw up just listening to your name!] [You’re pure cancer—so arrogant! get out of the entertainment industry, and stop harming others. Get out of Burlington!] [Don’t trigger her! Clean your eyes, Maurice; this woman will only bring you harm!] Each comment was m
[D*mn it. I have a child myself, and I can’t bear this! How could Natasha say such mean things to an innocent child?] [Just like what Charmine said: Nothing fazed her, but when it comes to the innocent child, she merely regretted not doing more than just slapping her.] [Natasha is way worse than Charmine to have done such things. How could she act as if nothing had happened, even pretending to be the victim? Ew!] [As expected, Natasha’s acting skill is good, but she used it in the wrong place!] All of Maurice’s fans all re-followed him and apologized. [We’re sorry, Maurice. We should’ve trusted you!] [We’re so sorry to have wronged you and Charmine.] [I hope you and Charmine are happy. A gentle man is such a good match with this cool-looking but kind and strong woman!] The bombshell happened so quickly that Tweeter crashed a few times due to it.When everyone online saw Natasha’s true colors, even her original fans unfollowed her. They regretted ever becoming her fan.
Charmine was watching drama on her device inside the resting lounge, but the noises outside were driving her up the wall. She frowned, but as she was about to sleep under the blanket, the noises became clearer outside. “Charmine Jordan! Our beautiful goddess!” “You’re so kind! You warm our hearts!” “Please forgive us, dear goddess. We were wrong!” “We won’t leave until you come out, Charmine! We’ll stay until you forgive us!” Charmine paused. What happened? Were they not witch-hunting on her? Just as she started to speculate, the director came and knocked on her door, his tone gentle as he spoke, “Charmine, please come out. Your fans are filling up the entire filming set.” Charmine, still not knowing what happened, walked over to open the door, only to see how her fans filled up the entire set, overcrowding the scene! When they saw Charmine coming out, they began praising excitedly, “Goddess! There’s our goddess!” Charmine was speechless. What happened? Seeing
The representative said, “We’ve learned our lesson, Boss Jordan, and we’ll remember what you said.” Charmine glared at them. “If you’ve learned your lesson, leave and stop disturbing our work.” The representative led them to bow, and they then left in order. “You’re awesome, Charmine,” praised the director. Charmine looked at him blankly. “May I leave now?” “Yes, do get some rest in the hotel. Come back when you’re in a better state.” Charmine said sarcastically, “I’ve always been in a good state. You better find a second female lead!” She turned back to her resting room. She picked up her phone and wanted to phone Anthony to ask if he was the one who unraveled the truth. If he did this, it made sense for her to phone him. If he did not… She thought of this and put down the phone. Could it be that it was not him? He was getting married to Waverly, and he did not even care about her life-and-death matters. Why would he care about her getting condemned? Charmine
“Huh?” Nial was shocked. “But it was her assistant who gave me the evidence.” “You don’t understand what I’m saying?” snapped Anthony. “I want the two of them to get what they deserve!” How dare they wrong Charmine and curse at Chris? Nial, meanwhile, had not seen his brother so angry for a long while. He nodded hastily. “Okay…!” Anthony thus hung up. After a moment of hesitation, he finally caved in, picked up his keys, and headed out. He wanted to see Charmine. It had been so many days. He might die if he still could not see her. Moreover, Anthony had a reason to see her without causing misunderstandings. She punished that woman Natasha because of Chris, so he should thank her. Anthony walked out of the Bailey mansion quickly, so fast that Waverly could not even see his face clearly. Looking at how he left so quickly, a thought occurred to Waverly as she then chased after him. Anthony was faster, alas, as he drove out of the mansion. Rooted on the spot, Wave
“Mr. Bailey, if you’re worried, you may come with us.” Anthony’s eyes turned cold, and anger flared in his chest. Charmine neglected Chris all alone in the hotel, just so she could linger around this guy? He glared at Charmine. “Charmine, how could you neglect Chris!?” Charmine smiled and raised an eyebrow at him. “As his father, did you not neglect him when planning for your wedding? Also, who are you to say such things? You neglected me, and now you said I neglected your child?”A frosty exterior made its way to Charmine’s eyes, much like ice in winter—hard and harsh. Anthony’s hands clenched tightly. Just because he neglected her, she would neglect the child? Even though he had broken up with her, he did not want their relationship to worsen to this stage that she neglected Chris!His thin lips parted, but just as he was going to say something... Waverly’s car pulled over the filming set. When she saw the few of them standing there, she walked over to put her arms on A
There was an unnoticeable glint in Sonia's eyes. She nestled herself further into Harry's arms as she added, "Let’s go to Pares. We'll come back after I give birth to the baby.""Alright."Harry stayed by Sonia's side as he watched over her, cared for her, and talked to her until she finally slept in his care.He stood up tiredly and walked out of the room to sit in the living room.Thuck!Something fell out of his pocket.He narrowed his eyes to the source of sound and spotted a USB.Since when did he have a USB in his pocket?With a small frown on his face, Harry curiously picked it up and noticed the front side of the USB glowing. Something was carved onto its surface, too.[Granger].Was it Dior’s USB? Why was her USB inside his pocket?Harry’s clear fingers held on the USB tightly. He thought for a moment before he took out a laptop, turned it on, and plugged in the USB.A moment later, the screen showed what seemed to be peculiar surveillance footage with a descriptio
Dior was still lost in her storm of thoughts when a shadowy figure zipped past her and ran toward Harry.When she spotted this familiar figure, she reacted quickly and held onto him."Let go of me!" growled Guy. "How dare he slap you and misunderstood you? I have to beat some sense into him!"Harry broke free and chased after Harry.Dior, despite having lost all hope and life in her, mustered the last strand of her will to chase after Guy and reeled him back. "Brother, don't," she muttered, "spare your energy…" Her sorrow clouded her eyes as she mumbled, "He’s the man I love. Even though he hates me, I won’t allow you to hurt him. As for the explanation…"Dior smiled ironically. "Whatever. That slap decimated every beautiful daydream I have about him, anyway."She no longer expected anything from him.He had no trust in her, so what would it matter if she finally got him? He did not even love her, and he did not trust her either.Dior smiled elegantly, but her eyes were fille
Dior looked forward to that new shift.She watched as Harry made his way into the restaurant silently, unable to deter her mind from the daydreams she had of him, of the new chapter of their story they would have.He would apologize to her, trying to redeem himself, and kiss her dearly as he embraced her. Later down the line, they would have a child of their own, too.Harry's long legs walked in strides, his dark gaze trained on Dior.The bright light shone on Dior’s delicately stunning face, and she also wore a red dress.He remembered her wearing this back in Mount Village.He could remember how alluring she looked back then, how they stayed in the same room, how she put down her ego to treat him with so much gentleness.Harry’s cold face mellowed down, but recalling a certain memory, the vague wistfulness in him vanished and he sat in front of her.Dior looked at him fondly, like she always would. "Long time no see."Her eyes burned brightly as if she wanted to drink in his
Dior examined the footage the moment she received it.True enough, it showed Sonia and George talking about their little deal. It also showed how Dior was telling the truth while they both ganged up on her.Dior’s frail heart felt as though it was rejuvenated once more, feeling as though blood was once more pumped into her heart. Her dull eyes devoid of hope regained their lost luster once more.Not thinking twice, she dialed Harry's number with this evidence, though he had to be busy, seeing as he did not pick up even after the phone rang for a long while.Just as she was about to hang up, Harry picked up the phone."What do you want?"On the other end of the call was the voice that she had missed for so long. His low, hoarse voice sounded so cold and emotionless.Hearing his voice brought Dior back to the image of his handsome face, and her heart skipped a beat.She tried her best to restrain her fluttering emotions as she tried to speak calmly, "Do you have time? I’d like to
At Mount Village…Inside the elegant bamboo house was Dior, dressed in a beige dress. She sat in the front yard as she took sips of her wine.The sunlight shone past the leaves and illuminated her, yet she exuded an air of loneliness.She swirled the glass and could not help recalling the moments she spent with Harry.In the beginning, she was attracted by his looks; he looked so gentle and elegant.She gave him money, kept him company, and continuously showed up around him in hopes of conquering him.Alas, she ended up in this state.The time she spent with him in Mount Village was the happiest time she had ever had. They had lived inside the bamboo house together, where he took care of her and claimed her to be his woman.They even laid inside the same room.Everything was so beautiful.Cursed was her luck, however, that it was just an illusion. He had been using her from the start, while he chose to stay with the woman who lied to him and even hurt him!No matter how mu
"Although Susan was unhappy, she should've voiced out her displeasure instead of bottling things. Cheating is wrong, regardless. Furthermore, if she wanted a career, she didn't have to stay home and depend on her husband."Grandma Bailey halted.Was that what Charmine truly thought of?Grandma Bailey thought Charmine would find Susan too aggressive unto herself.Charmine glanced at Susan again and apathetically commented, "She doesn't want to make money on her own, but she wants to be rich while complaining about her man not making time for her and taking care of her? If a woman has no ability of her own and also blames others for her miseries, all she's worth is to sit quietly at home and wait for her husband to come home. She also has no right to cheat! This is how the world works."Charmine patted Grandma Bailey’s shoulder and held Anthony’s hand, her words met with everyone's evidently surprised gazes and their silence.Grandma Bailey was shocked. Sure, Charmine sounded rathe
The colossal cruise started to drift away from the pier.Eric stood on the cruise and let the wind blow at him, loneliness and hatred still oozing from his being.He stared at the blue ocean ahead of him as Charmine's words rang in his mind unceasingly.'Will you really feel good after you've killed them?''You saw Susan suffering from a serious wound; would you still kill the one sibling you have left in the world?'"Forgive them and yourself.'Deliberating everything carefully, his lips curled into a bitter smile.It was true, after all, that Charmine understood him the most.Eric poured himself another drink and downed it with loneliness as he allowed the cruise to bring him wherever it would take him.…Susan was still inside the operating room when Charmine and the rest of the Baileys rushed into the hospital.Darryl stood before the room, his expression blank, his figure lonely and helpless.So many things had happened in half a day.He found out about his wife's inf
"No one's stopping you now. Eat!"Anthony clenched his hands tightly and took another glance at Charmine. He was more determined than before, and he was close to eating the pills in the bottle.Charmine, who was held hostage, gradually opened her eyes at that moment. Her gaze drifted toward Eric before she asked, her tone challenging, "Will you really feel good after you've killed them? You saw Susan suffering from a serious wound; would you still kill the one sibling you have left in the world?"Eric halted, and his eyes darkened.Charmine had just woken up, yet what she said…He cast a cold glance at Charmine. "It's my business, and it has nothing to do with you!"They were his family, and he did not want a family like this!Charmine looked squarely at him. "Eric, I don’t care if you used me or plotted against me all these years; I've treated you like a true friend, nothing more nor less. You were the only person who stayed by my side in the past five years, so I hope that you
Anthony's breath hitched when he saw Charmine.He clenched his fists and, without doubting himself, relented "I can agree to your terms, so let her go right away. This has nothing to do with her; you only hate me after all. As long as you let her go, I'll take the pill. Everything will end right away."Susan shook her head. "We'll die after eating the pill. I’m not taking that!"She had just reunited with Eric, and she did not want to die yet. She looked at Eric and begged, "Please let Anthony be, why don't you? He’s your brother, after all, and he doesn’t even know about your existence. If you’re really angry, just kill Charmine, and I'll make it up to you—"Anthony's expression contorted in sheer fury upon hearing Susan's plea, and he glared at her with murderous intent."This was all your fault, so what right do you have to make Charmine take your blame?!""What on earth are you going on about?" snapped Grandma Bailey. "Charmine has been kidnapped because of you, yet you want