LOGINNarrator’s POV Gina looked at Emily. She wanted to hear the excuse she would come up with this time. Emily felt her throat go dry. She really did not know what to say. According to the contract, she would have to pay ten million in compensation. Just as she opened her mouth, Ethan spoke first. “You have all seen the video. Emily has already admitted to her crime. She is depressed and made a mistake. She is willing to pay the compensation Karl Studio is asking. She only asks to be given a second chance,” Ethan said. His voice was calm. The directors looked at each other. “Mr. Cole, we have also promoted you as an actor in our company. You know what we cannot accept the most in this line of business. We can give a second chance for other misconduct, but stealing… no way,” the second director said. “Indeed. If we let her go, what if another artist learns from her?” Mr. Sam added. Since he already wanted to drop her, of course he wanted her downfall. “Exactly,” the first director
Narrator’s POV Ethan did not stay idle. After the call with Mr. Sam, he contacted several popular accounts—people known for controlling trends and starting discussions. Soon, new posts began to appear. “Maybe we were too harsh on her. Although stealing is wrong, none of us can understand what she has been through.” “Mental health is serious. We should not ignore it. @Emily, please go get the help you need. You deserve a second chance.” “She admitted her mistake. That takes courage. Who has never made a mistake?” These posts spread quickly. At first, people disagreed with them, but gradually, more and more people were won over. Many followed the trend. Under Emily’s video, new comments appeared: “She needs help, not hate.” “Everyone deserves a second chance.” “Depression can make people do things they normally wouldn’t.” “Stay strong, Emily.” “Please take care of yourself.” More and more people began asking her to seek help. “Go to therapy.” “Take a break and recover.”
Emily’s POVI pulled the report closer to the camera so the viewers could see it clearly. Then, I took the chance to look at the comments on the screen.“Is that real?”“Anyone can fake that. I don’t believe it.”“Wait… is she serious?”“Mental health is not a joke…”“I will never believe a thing you say. That report is definitely fake.”“What if it is real? I hear these celebrities are always under a lot of pressure.”Seeing that some people were starting to believe my story, I felt encouraged to continue.“I was not thinking clearly,” I said. “I was angry… hurt…” My hands clenched.“To be honest, I believed the song belonged to Gina, my cousin,” I paused.“Ahh… are you admitting to stealing from your cousin?”"Even if it was for your cousin, stealing is wrong,"“Wow… she is really acting so honest.”Seeing those comments, I forced a bitter smile. “I thought… she had taken everything from me before. Just this once did not seem wrong. I was under a lot of pressure and wanted to give a
Emily’s POVI stayed at Ethan's place for two days. Most of the time, he was in the studio doing his writing, so I kept checking the situation on the internet. People had stopped dragging me so much. After all, in the entertainment industry, there was never a lack of gossip. But whenever my name was mentioned, or anything related to me, it always came with backlash.“This… is not going the way I planned.” Ethan had said to give it some time for things to calm down, but two days felt like two years. I really could not take it anymore.The words online echoed in my mind. I looked away from my phone and up at Ethan. He was already watching me… like he could see every thought in my head.“You’re rushing,” he said calmly.I frowned. I hated how calm he was. Even his name had been dragged into this mess, yet somehow, more people were beginning to think that I had tricked him, just like I had tricked the rest of the world.“How can I calm down? Everything is already falling apart. At this ra
Narrator Long Residence Clarissa was scrolling through social media when her friend, Lucy, sent her a video. “Is that Roland?” she sent a message with the video. Clarissa frowned, then loaded the video and opened it. Looking at the scene of Roland dancing with some lady, she frowned. Roland always acted so distant with her, but here he was dancing with another woman. “Who is she?” she sent a message to Lucy. Lucy replied immediately. (The lady in the video is Sofia Fischer. She is the daughter of Mr. Fischer, who is in the pharmaceutical industry. I hear she and Roland were coursemates back in university. It is said that she is the only female who was close to him. Today happens to be her birthday, and she is holding a grand celebration. This video is from the party.) Reading this reply, Clarissa frowned. First, there was some singer GG, next his assistant, and now some old classmate. “Why are there so many flies around you?” she wondered. In Clarissa’s eyes, she felt that a
Narrator Roland looked at Sofia. He really found the entire situation very awkward. He opened his mouth to explain, but Sofia's mother beat him to it. “I thought you were a good kid when I met you a few years ago,” she said with a kind smile. She was a woman herself and could tell that her daughter liked this former classmate of hers. She also noticed that Roland did not seem to like her daughter. At that time, they were all young, so she did not comment. Now, seeing the two of them together, she was happy for her daughter. “Yes, with someone like you, we can be sure our daughter is in good hands,” her father joined in. They did not give Roland a chance to speak. More people looked towards them. Soon, people began to speculate that Roland was Sofia's boyfriend. “So, Sofia already has a boyfriend? What was the need for all those introductions?” one woman said. She had thought that their families were a good match. Although arranged marriage was no longer a common thing, wealthy
Roland's POV"You really don't like that GG girl?" Alex asked when we walked outside together. It was just the two of us, and we have been friends for so long.Hearing his question, I thought of Gina. Of course, I liked her, but there were a few factors standing in our way. The biggest being that G
Gina's pov I hurried into my room without speaking to mum. I felt my heart beating fast against my chest. "he already has a girlfriend, what did he mean by asking me to be his girlfriend?' did he think I was only qualified to be his secret mistress. I thought about his grandfather's warning to s
Gina's POVI told my mum about my business trip that evening. At first, she was worried, but hearing that I was attending with Roland, she relaxed.Since I would be away for the weekend, I had to work extra time during the week. During this time, Betty came to the office, but she always went off to
Gina’s POVThe last thing I remember before I lost consciousness was someone saying that the police were looking for someone.I immediately hoped Roland was the one looking for me. Even if it was not me they were searching for, I felt that with the police present I could finally leave. But before I







