Apollo checked the time; it was only 11 p.m. “I thought you being a health guru was just an act for the public. I didn’t expect it to be real. It’s only 11 p.m., and you’ve already turned in.”Demi was silent for a few seconds.Apollo was worried she might fall asleep, so he asked, “Did you see the trending tag this afternoon?”“Yeah, but it has nothing to do with me. I’m a victim. I won’t take responsibility for it.”“Huh?”Apollo was taken aback and no longer in the mood for discussion.He raised his voice in disbelief. “I’m Apollo Blakewell, a famous actor with tens of millions of fans! What makes you think I need you to take responsibility?!”“I have tens of millions of fans too! Don’t forget you’re the one who dragged me into this mess!” Demi said in mockery.Apollo was furious and stepped on the accelerator. “I dragged you into this mess? I’m also a victim, okay?”“Right, a victim. Are you the man in the photos?”“Yes.”“But the woman in the photos isn’t me!”“…”“Th
Apollo checked both sides of the corridor after he stepped out of the elevator. When he was certain no one was around, he rushed to Demi’s door and knocked on it.This place was Demi’s new house. It was close to the filming site, so she had moved in last month when the shooting began.Apollo knew about the move because Demi had asked him to help.The scandal had caused a stir, so the paparazzi had to be lurking in the neighborhood of Demi’s old house. Fortunately, she was smart enough to hide in this new place.When the door opened, Apollo hurriedly rushed in and closed the door.Demi was still in her pajamas with her hair casually tied up. She was caught off guard by him pushing her in. Before she could catch herself, Apollo pushed her to the cabinet in the entryway.While rushing inside in a panic, Apollo stumbled toward Demi. He managed to avoid falling on her by supporting himself with one hand on the cabinet.Demi looked at him. Their faces were only a few centimeters apart
“Cough!” Demi spurted out the beer and started coughing.Apollo quickly put his beer down and patted her back naturally. “I know you’re excited about getting together with me, but you don’t have to overact.”Demi calmed down and stopped coughing. Then, she stared at him with a flushed face.Her gaze made Apollo feel a bit embarrassed, so he moved back slightly. “W-Why are you looking at me like that?”“I wanted to know what your skin is made of. How can you be so thick-skinned and say something so shameless?” Demi’s expression was serious, and her voice was filled with disbelief.Apollo spluttered.He sighed and explained the reason he thought of on the way to her house. “It’s the only solution if you don’t want me to quit being an actor.”Demi smiled. “I think it’s a good idea for you to quit, so no thanks.” Apollo lowered his head and said nothing.When Demi saw his reaction, she raised her eyebrows and looked at him in surprise.“Seriously? Did your family scold you and
Apollo caught himself with one hand on the carpet to avoid falling on Demi and used the other hand to cover the back of her head.If anyone else saw it, they would think he was hugging her.This was the second time they got so close to each other, and Demi’s face flushed. She was not as insensitive as when Apollo tripped and fell on her earlier, but she could not tell if it was because of the beer or the topic they were discussing.Demi pushed at Apollo’s chest and softly said, “Get up.”Apollo saw her embarrassment, and his lips formed into a mischievous smile. “Give it a second thought.”Demi was at a loss for words.“Hey, are you threatening me? You won’t move away unless I help you?” She tried to lighten the flirtatious atmosphere.Apollo adjusted his posture. He lay sideways and spoke in a lazy voice. “I have to take a photo to pose a threat in this situation.”“You wouldn’t dare!”Apollo stopped teasing her and said seriously, “I promise you’ll just need to help me deal
Apollo’s eyes brightened, and he pretended to be reluctant as he turned back.Demi and Apollo sat side by side on the carpet.After a long silence, Demi still wanted to change Apollo’s mind. “You only want to bring a girlfriend home to meet your parents. It doesn’t have to be me, does it?”Apollo shook his head. “No, they only like you.”Demi then asked, “What about you?”“What?”“Do you like me?”Apollo was taken aback for a moment, then showed a sly smile. “We always bicker and have seen each other’s ugliest sides. There’s no way we could have feelings for each other. Even if I saw you standing naked, I wouldn’t find you attractive!”Demi let out a long sigh of relief. She patted him on the shoulder and said, “I’m glad to hear that because I feel the same. In that case, I won’t have to worry about you falling in love with me.”Apollo’s smile faded. He looked at her with a hurt expression.He only gave a random excuse, but Demi was being serious.Did she not have any feelin
Abel wanted to change the topic to redirect her focus, so he said, “What did you talk about with my mother upstairs?”Ruth was mildly surprised by the sudden change of conversation. Even so, she still picked up her cutlery. “It’s nothing. We looked through your photos. You were pretty good-looking when you were young. You’re certainly my husband.”Abel gave her a stupefied look. “You just looked at my photos? You didn’t ask about the Lovehart family?”Ruth froze. She actually forgot. At that time, all she could think about was Abel. Seriously, men were such distractions.“Did you ask your father?” she retorted. Abel nodded. “But my father doesn’t care about these things, so he doesn’t know much. I think my mother does, so I thought you’d ask.”Most of the time, men were not interested in gossip, but women were, so they would know more about such things. That was why Abel thought that Ruth would ask Lyla about it and learn something. “I forgot. Should we stay here until after
“Sorry for not keeping an eye over Luna.” A cold and carefree voice drew closer with the sound of heels hitting the floor. Ruth opened the door with a stack of papers, and her eyes fell on Callum’s face. “But I’m only an intern who just joined Lockton Jewelry. I haven’t even seen the participants’ name list before. There’s no way I can keep an eye on a certain person who is not a professional jeweler.”When Callum saw Ruth, his eyes turned wary, and he was instinctively on guard against her. “Why are you here?”Ruth waved the stack of papers in her hand and said innocently, “For the meeting, duh. I’m a minor shareholder now. I have the right to come here, don’t I?”Callum fell silent. He almost forgot about that. But hadn’t she been absent from the company over the past few days?Ruth took a seat and immediately fell into her work mode. She went straight to business. “Based on what I know, these two jewelers aren’t the only ones missing from the name list. There are other jewel
Callum fell silent. It was his fault for always maintaining the image of a kind father in the corporation. When he was trying to draw the old-timers of the corporation to his side, he often said this. “Lockton Corporation will belong to Ruth eventually, and I’m just taking care of it in her place. Please work together with me for the Lockton family’s sake.” If he wanted to stand up for Luna, these stubborn old coots would not buy it. Ruth felt better when she saw that Callum was rendered speechless. “Thank goodness the name list was not announced, and we can still solve the problem.”But Callum remained stubborn. “What can you possibly do?”Ruth smiled. “Of course, I can’t do anything, but Mr. Leroy can. Have him upload all the jewelers’ designs along with the criteria for the competition. Then, change the name list.”Leroy was just as famous as Seema. If he did it, he could resolve some of the public’s skepticism. And since he had just become Lockton Jewelry’s person-in-cha