3Later on, while he was asleep, Belle got up and found herself something to eat. She was starving to death, but she didn't have any appetite.Despite that, she had to have some food.She had to conserve her strength. The day of her getting freedom was around the corner.She took out a carton of milk from the refrigerator and forced herself to drink it. When she raised her hand, she saw the bruise on her wrist.It was left when she first got kidnapped here. To avoid her from fleeing, Louis tied her hands behind her back.Later, as he gradually trusted her, he untied her.She got along very well with him these days. He was even willing to let her out, but he would secretly follow after her.It was an accident that she met her classmate yesterday. Then she came up with that plan.Without that classmate, how could she find a way to get out of her current situation?However, that came with a price. She was forced to have sex with him all night. Moreover, he got more frantic and u
6On the day of the audition, Brandan did a great job. If nothing went wrong, he would be the male lead. The directors were satisfied with his figure, acting skills and appearance. Once the directors agreed, he would get the part.Nowadays, it was said that the directors couldn't decide the cast, but the investors could.Therefore, tonight's appointment was very important. She would meet the investor.He would dine at River 1027. For this appointment, she spent almost the whole afternoon dressing up.It had been a long time since she had spent so much time applying make-up.She actually had fine features. She was pure, stone-cold and sexy.Back then, her mentor said that her looks enabled her to handle different parts several times.It was a shame that she chose to work behind the scenes.She didn't need to dress up. After all, she couldn't steal the limelight from celebrities.But things were different tonight. She might even have to use her appearance to get Brandan this pa
8A few days later, Belle received a contract about First Kiss.She read through it, and when she made sure that everything was okay, she asked Brandan to sign it.The remuneration they offered wasn't very handsome. It was 3 million dollars. But it contained an earnout in the contract. If the TV drama sold well and was the most-watched, Belle's company could get about 9 million dollars. If it didn't sell well, Belle's company would pay the investor 50% of their investment. That meant that they would lose money.However, according to the current situation, it was impossible for this TV drama not to receive a high audience rating.A week after signing the contract, Brandan headed to the site to shooting scenes.It was a high-budget television drama with famous directors. What was more, it was adapted from a popular novel that went viral on Twitter. There was no way Belle's company would give up such a good opportunity to propagandize it. They attached so much importance to Brandan'
10Belle had imagined the scenes of meeting him again countless times and readied herself for such situations. But when he was right before her, she was shocked.He had indeed changed a lot.He was taller and stronger. And then she laid her eyes on his face. She recalled Brandan's words and agreed with him.First Kiss was a story about two male group members. They danced and sang together, worked hard together for their dream, and made a debut together. They were friends, and then lost in love land.They were going to shoot a scene when the role that Brandan played kissed the role that Louis played in the dancing room after their debut this afternoon.Belle stood in the crowd, watching the two of them didn't stop dancing until they were drenched in sweat. The two of them were tired that they lay on the ground. After resting for a while, Brandan asked Louis to get him up. But to his surprise, Louis took his hand and got him on top of him.She didn't dare watch them kiss.The sce
12When they shoot scenes the next day, Howard threw a fit.Brandan somehow performed poorly. He even had to shoot a simple scene many times.The director called for a break, the look in his eyes showing how mad he was at Brandan.Due to his poor performance, the staff's workload increased. They were exhausted and complained.Brandan felt frustrated when they looked at him reproachfully. He stayed in the nanny car sulking, refusing to shoot scenes.The assistant tried to persuade him many times, but it was to no avail. He had no choice but to call Belle for help.When her phone rang out, Belle was in her father's office. The atmosphere was intense.She and her father had a big fight. Her father thundered and said she hadn't come home in the past few years and now she come to him for properties."You're not my daughter," he shouted at her.Belle had thought that he had no longer treated her like his own these years. Instead, he doted on her half-sister. Despite that, his words
15Belle returned to the hotel. Before she finished washing up, she received a picture from her company's Public Relations department.When she clicked on it, her heart sank."Damn it. He still got caught," she thought.In the photo, Brandan was holding several attractive women intimately.The Public Relations department staff told her that a Twitter influencer sent the pictures to them.They were aware that the influencer's purpose was money.The influencer was so greedy that he asked them to trade 1.5 million dollars for those photos.Belle fiddled with her cell phone absentmindedly. She got to think up a plan. Once the photos got out and went viral online, there would be serious consequences.She lit a cigarette, and as the smoke blurred her vision, she felt a headache.After she finished a cigarette, she sent several photos taken by the propagandists to the Public Relations department.She texted: "Tell them that we'll trade more explosive news for it."A few minutes la
17"What brought you here, Ms. Murphy?" Louis' assistant kept her from the vehicle.An assistant was so arrogant?Belle concealed the displeasure and said, "I want Reed. I have something for him.""Hold on. I'll ask him first," the assistant said before he entered the car.He closed the door with a loud sound.His actions left Belle speechless.After a while, the assistant got out and said with a smile, "Sorry, he is drowsy. He said you can come to him another time if it's about work. He's on his break now."Belle obviously didn't expect to be rejected twice.It was evident that he was obviously doing it on purpose.He had had personality changes. Why did he become so indifferent?"Can I have a minute with him if it's about personal stuff?" she continued.She was reluctant to give up like that.Her request put the assistant in a difficult spot.Belle thought to himself, "Now that he has forgotten me, then I'm just a nobody to him."On second thought, since they had just
19When Belle got into the nanny car, Brandan was playing with his cell phone. At the sight of her, he closed his phone and put it away.Something was off."What's the matter?" Belle drank the bottled water and asked, "How did it go?""Well... not bad," he stammered in a low voice.Belle was a bit perplexed."I heard from the director that you two did an excellent job. You played your roles well," she said."I see," he whispered.What was going on with him?Belle couldn't figure out why Brandan was acting so weird.She just let it go.It wasn't until a week later when Brandan avoided making eye contact with her that she realize that something was off.She saw that Brandan's chat wallpaper was a picture of Louis kissing him.It hit her like a thunderbolt.She thought, "Oh my gosh!"It's not surprising that his fans keep this picture."Why did he keep it?""I'll be back late tonight, Belle," Brandan said to her after he put his phone in his pocket."Where are you going?