"Sis, wait for me, let me focus on driving first!""Alright, drive safely.""Don't worry!"After hanging up the phone, Maia threw her phone onto the sofa and lazily lay down. When Hope arrived, she got up to open the door. As soon as Hope saw Maia, she immediately exclaimed, "Sis, I heard from Buck that you've regained your memory. Do you remember me now?"Maia nodded, suppressing a smile, and asked, "Buck tells you everything. Is he my personal assistant or yours?""He's definitely your personal assistant!" Hope quickly placed the things she was holding on the coffee table."Well, that makes sense. Buck can't be your personal assistant. He should at least be the underground little boyfriend, right?"Hope froze, blushing, and said, "Sis, what are you talking about? How can you tease me like this?""Did you forget you teased me just now?" Maia retorted, looking at Hope.Hope quickly burst into laughter. "Hehe, Sis, you're a mature lady, please forget what I did!""Now tell m
It was a typical example of human nature. The second you want something from someone, his instinct would be to deprive you of it. However, when you decide that you no longer want it, he would give you a truckload of it, and fill your world with it if he could.Unfortunately, by then, you no longer want anything from him. It does not matter how hard he tries. Once the moment has gone, he would never get it back. Even the moon would not be enough to win you over. “I came back so I could take revenge on the people who wronged me. Rita will never get away from me. She pushed me down the stairs and caused my miscarriage. She’ll pay for that. “What do you think Cedric’s going to think about that? Humans are sentimental at heart. Rita is still his mother when all is said and done. “He’s not going to stand idly by as I put her behind bars. That’s why we can never be together again…”Maia’s grip on the can tightened as she talked about Rita. It was all bent out of shape. She hated Rita
Hope nodded, “When we’re on set, the cast and the film crew would usually gossip about industry affairs. There were a lot of unfavorable rumors about Victor. The celebrities in his company aren’t exactly open about it, but the rumors always find a way out to us.”Hope cast her mind back to the rumors she had heard and said, “Victor mismanaged the A-list Actors’ resources. For instance, if one of them has to endorse a certain popular brand, he’d force his client to feature another actor or actress who isn’t as famous to pit them against each other. “It wasn’t a fair fight most of the time. When we pushed for details, all we had to go on were the expressions on people’s faces. They were very secretive. Maybe there’s a unwritten code of silence…”Maia blinked while listening to Hope. “Furthermore, one of my celebrity friends told me about her experience in Mykonos Studio when she was a trainee. Victor used to take advantage of her. “He even asked his secretary to tell her that he
Buck knew that Hope’s career was taking off. Not only did she need to work hard, she also had to keep herself free of any scandals if she wanted to ride the wave of her success for a few more years.If news ever got out that she was in a relationship, then it would been a big hit for her career. He was her most loyal fan. He had seen every social media update she had ever written. He knew how much courage it took for her to step foot into the entertainment industry. He knew about the lonely moments she had to endure during her time as a student overseas. He knew how much she loved her career. The level of dedication she demonstrated in the past few years made her a role model for her fellow celebrities to follow. That was exactly why he was reluctant to ruin it for her. After all, she had not known him for very long.Buck was no fool. He could tell Hope had a thing for him, but he could not cross that line with her. People could easily tell by the way they looked at each other.
“Get in touch with the public relations department. Have them nip the rumors in their buds as soon as CelebClicks releases the news about you and Hope. You work with us. It makes perfect sense for you to send her home. It’s not a big deal.”Buck said stiffly, “The news is already out there, Ms. Maia…”Maia checked her phone swiftly. Notifications about the news flooded her phone. It made it onto the trending lists as well! Hope had zero scandals attached to her since her debut. She never even got too close to any male celebrity. All of her partnerships were purely professional!It was just as the guy from CelebClicks said, the news about Hope and the mysterious six-foot-two man had caused quite a stir!“I’ll contact the public relations department now and tell them to get on it at once.”“Okay.” Maia hung up the phone after that. Her company released a statement five minutes later, clarifying that the man in question was a staff of Starlight Entertainment. It stated that he was
Influenced by the staff in the center court, the staff in the offices started applauding as well. Maia boosted staff morale so early in the morning. Everyone was pumped after her speech.Instead of taking her personal elevator, she got into the one that everyone used. She stepped out of the elevator when it stopped at her office floor. Buck, Paige, and the other administrative assistants applauded her. “Welcome back, Ms. Maia.” Paige said. Maia nodded and said, “Look at the smiles on your faces. It seems I’m not such a bad boss, after all.” Everyone laughed at that. “No one would ever think of a pretty lady as a bad boss!” One of them said and made everyone laugh again. Paige nodded in approval, “That’s right. A pretty lady could never do anything wrong!”All of them laughed and went back to work. Buck quickly handed Maia the documents he had prepared the night before. “This is the list of people Ms. Tess had promoted in your absence.”She took the documents and scanned the li
“Yes, I agree that her fan base is important, but ultimately as an actress her acting abilities and work are what’s most important. Hope can’t stay single forever, and she has never promised that she wouldn’t date or get married. “She’s only human. If her fans decided to leave just because she’s dating someone, then those aren’t her true fans. Besides, there are other superstars in the industry who are dating as well. So, why worry?” Buck nodded. “Ms. Maia, there's still another problem.”“You’re worried about your family?” Maia asked directly.Buck was taken aback by her candor before nodding slowly. “I’m grateful to you for providing me with a job. I love this job and I’ve worked hard to be able to afford a small apartment on my own. However, how could I ask Hope to live in such a small space with me? There’s nothing that I could give her.“Moreover, my foster parents have never stopped trying to extort money from me. If they find out that my girlfriend is a well-known actre
Maia frowned at what Nigel had told her. She did not expect him to give her such shocking news, and she was too stunned to reach out for the envelope.Nigel gently placed it next to her and continued, “You should look into it. I’m not trying to put the blame on Cedric, but I’ve spoken to one of the three artists. He looked really scared when I asked him who was behind this. “He was afraid that this would endanger his family as well. As you very well know, if Cedric wanted to do something, there was no way that he would fail.”“What was his motive?” Maia asked as she studied the contents inside the envelope Nigel had given her. When she saw a photo of a man, her frown deepened. “Isn’t this Baz?”“Maia, you know that Cedric would do something like this because of you. He wants you to take him back. What better way than to act like your white knight, protecting you from being bullied on the internet? He wants you to rely on him, and you did. You don’t hate him as much as you did be