Family and friends of Patrick, and the inner-circle friends of Jean had arrived. The wedding venue had a minimalistic yet romantic vibe.Jean was wearing a white wedding gown, walking unaccompanied on the long, red carpet in the aisle with a bouquet in her hands.She looked calmly and unfeelingly at the man at the other end of the aisle.This was the man she chose. But he was trash.“No one from the Mitchell family is present?” Someone from Patrick’s family whispered.“Who knows?”Patrick held out his hand reluctantly as Jean approached.Instead of holding his hand, she put her hand on his arm like a queen.She said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, “See the cameras? Smile. Don’t give me a face that looks as if you are here for a funeral.”Patrick whispered back angrily, “Don’t go too far, Jean. I have done my part to marry you.”“Did I force you to cheat on me and sleep with Selena? Do as I say. I am not going to repeat it.” She put on a smile.“You…”His fo
The color on Selena’s face changed from pale to red, and from red to green, and then back again.People were pointing fingers at her. She was disheartened as she started to see her route to stardom waning. ‘I had got to save myself,’ she thought.She thought of the message she received on the phone. Gritting her teeth, she got to her feet and retaliated. “Who do you think you are? Didn’t you fool around with men all this while? What right do you have to lecture us?”She rushed up to Jean and pulled the beaded tassel shawl off her shoulders to expose all the love bites that Jean was so desperate to cover up in front of the cameras. Every adult at the scene could quickly tell what those marks were about.This time, there was a bigger uproar. All eyes and cameras were on Jean.Anne’s hands and feet were trembling because of excitement, her eyes bursting with euphoria. She knew that this was the most exciting moment that her mom had talked about.Jean was the most famous actress and
How things unfolded stuck in her throat.Anne could not believe that Jean could remain so calm when she was exposed for cheating on her fiancé.Her nails sank into the skin of her palms as she looked in jealousy at Jean, who became the center of attention.She pushed her way to the front and separated the reporters from Jean. She turned her face so that those cameras captured the tears in her eyes. “What do you all want? Leave Jean alone! It’s true that she didn’t come to our bachelorette party last night, but that didn’t mean she was cheating on Patrick. How can you guys say that?”There was a tumult among the reporters. Was this not indirectly admitting that Jean had cheated on her fiancé last night? What explosive news! Both the bride and groom had cheated on each other.Anne was nicknamed the Goddess of First Love. She had a good temperament. No dirt had been dug on her so far. So, unlike Jean, what she said seemed to have more credibility.“So, you mean Jean really has a lov
The corner of Anne’s mouth turning up with a queer look on her face. But it was just for a second before she put up a bashful face.Jean did not notice that fleeting weird smile. “You have a boyfriend?” She asked.Anne nodded shyly. “Uh-huh, we started just recently. When I have time, I will introduce him to you so that you can check him out for me.” “Absolutely.”She held Jean’s hand. “I will always be there for you, no matter what happens.”Jean’s heart softened. She was independent and strong. But when someone was willing to stand by her, she still felt touched. “Thank you, Anne.”“Don’t mention that. You are my best friend, remember?” Anne smiled.The kind of best friend who could not wait to see her dead.Past midnight. Club Elegance.Etan heard a scream when he stepped into the room.Jason Moss waved excitedly at him. “You have got to see this, bro. This chick is so wild. I like her.”“You like her? Not a chance, man. If I were Patrick Mills and had such a hot girlfri
“Not at all, Anne. You are right on time.”“Anne? We should probably call her Mrs. Mann now.”Anne’s innocent face reddened instantly.Etan looked at her and thought of Jean, who was hot and dangerous, like the most lethal yet tempting poison in his eyes.His grandma wanted him to spend more time with Anne to get to know each other more. So he reluctantly obliged and instructed his man to bring her here.Anne sat next to him, timidly pulled his sleeve with her hand. “Something happened to my friend, so I had to stay with her for a while. Please don’t be angry.”She looked delightedly at the good-looking man beside her.This was Etan Mann, whom she did not even dare to dream about seeing previously. But now he became her fiancé.Etan’s face darkened. He could not help but resent her the moment she sat down beside him, despite he had slept with her once, or so he thought.He subtly pulled back his arm, picked up a wineglass, and casually asked, “Who was that friend?”“Was it Je
Jean was back at home. Jenny was pacing back and forth in the living room. Her cell phone kept ringing, but she was too afraid to pick it up.She sat down on the settee and looked at Jean with a look on her face, as if she wanted to eat Jean alive.“You tell me, why didn’t you control yourself? As horrible as Patrick was, you didn’t have to cut off your nose to spite your face. I can help you fix Patrick and Selena. You didn’t have to ruin yourself for him.”Jean laughed self-deprecatingly. “I don’t want to be like that. I have had enough. I don’t want that.” She paused, her eyes reddening. “I don’t want to eat dirt like my mom. While those women are still enjoying a good life, my mom…” It was only then Jean showed the softer side of hers.She was only twenty-three.She wore no makeup. Hidden under her fair, delicate skin was uncompromising self-will.Jenny saw her face and softened her tone. She sat down next to her and gave her a hug. “Tell me, who is the man hurting you?”J
Jean arrived at Club Elegance. When she mentioned Anne’s name, someone brought her to the room.She was taken aback when she stepped into the room. Anne did not tell her on the phone that there would be so many people here.She did not like the way those men leered at her. It disgusted her, making her feel naked.“Oh, here is the superstar. Please come sit down here.”Anne quickly got up and brought Jean in front of Etan. “This is Etan. Etan Mann.”‘Etan Mann from the Mann family!’ Jean was surprised. She did not know that Anne’s boyfriend was Etan Mann, the eldest son of the Mann family.She had long heard about Etan Mann, a name synonymous with the rich and the powerful in this city.She now met him for the first time. Not that she had not seen men with such a good-looking face before—in fact, there were tons of such a man in show business. Yet her heart still fluttered involuntarily. She held out her hand to him. “Hello, I am Jean.”Her burgundy nails contrasted with the fai
Jason patted the woman’s legs, motioning her to go over.The woman stood up reluctantly, swaying her hips as she walked over.“Jean—”The woman was splashed with the wine mixed ice cubes in her face, and screamed.“You splashed me? How dare you!”The next second, Jean clutched the woman’s neck and pinned her on the table. “If your mom never taught you any manners, let me do that on her behalf!”The woman struggled to breathe. “L-Let me go—”Jean pressed against her legs and looked at those stunned faces around her with a smirk. “Who else wants to learn? Join her. I promise you will learn something.”The woman’s face reddened; she was struggling to breathe. The other women saw what happened, and no one dared to make a sound.Anne quickly intervened. “Let her go, Jean. She is dying.”Jean did not seem to hear Anne. She had a smile on her face, but it felt cold and dangerous, yet alluring.A fire was burning in her eyes, and she looked tantalizing.She was poisonous and too se