Bailey initially just expressed her opinion, and the team leader patiently explained.
“This isn’t a romance play. The female lead’s main task is to focus on her career, and the male lead’s presence would only hold her back, so they can’t end up together.” The script for this play was written by an experienced member of their team, but ultimately, everyone sat together to revise and approve it as a group. With Amber’s connections, Bailey had managed to secure the role of the female lead. However, convincing the entire team to follow her vision was no simple task. Teamwork was essential in this kind of project. Without her teammates supporting her, Bailey couldn’t pull off the lead role on her own. “Why can’t the female lead have it all? In the end, the boyfriend could just support her career, and that would be fine, right?” Bailey was always a fan of happy endings. Now that she was the lead, she naturally wanted the ending to unfold as she liked. MoreoveCataleya's face remained expressionless, but her tone betrayed her rising anger. The only reason she didn't fully express it was because of the cameras around her.After all, as an actor, keeping emotions under control was a basic skill required to survive in the entertainment industry.Someone like Bailey, however, owed her position entirely to her agent, Amber, and her influential parents. Without them, her personality alone would have seen her kicked out long before entering the industry.“I suggest you all rein in your arrogance. The entertainment industry isn’t a place where just any stray cat or dog can come and snatch a share!”After reprimanding them briefly, Cataleya shifted her focus to identifying the issues with their play. Once she clarified her points with the group leader, she prepared to leave.Just as she was about to step out of the rehearsal room, a team member, unwilling to let it go, called out.“Mentor, should we replac
“How about I introduce you to a driver? You can have them drive you around whenever you go out, I really can’t feel at ease otherwise.” Damon, who had just sat down, still couldn't relax. After all, because of Agatha, Hazel had been in an accident before. And as soon as Hazel took the wheel and avoided the professional driver he hired, Damon’s concerns couldn’t be shaken off. “I don’t need it. Have you ordered yet? Let’s eat, I’m starving.” Not wanting to hear more of Damon’s nagging, Hazel quickly changed the subject. Damon handed her the menu. “Here, take a look. The items I’ve already ordered are marked. Let me know if you want anything else.” Damon had already ordered enough, and most of it was food that Hazel liked. She only ordered a glass of water for herself, then shifted the conversation to the hospital. “I’m really sorry about how my mom treated you in the hospital. It’s my fault, I should’ve explained things to her beforehand. After I ta
The shares had all returned to Hazel’s hands, and it was impossible for anyone to buy them back from the person they had sold them to. After learning about the situation at Queen Corp, Jonah went to Mr. Will, trying to offer a higher price to buy back all the shares he had previously sold. However, Mr. Will no longer held any shares in Queen Corp, so there was no way he could fulfill Jonah's request. But Mr. Will didn’t mention that he had sold the shares to Hazel. Instead, he flatly refused to sell. Now that Queen Corp’s prospects were looking up, any businessman would hesitate to sell shares they had worked so hard to acquire, especially at this moment. However, the fact that Mr. Will had transferred the shares to Hazel couldn’t be kept a secret. Eventually, Jonah found out. The reason Jonah had sold the shares to Mr. Will in the first place was to try and trick Hazel. Now, he hadn’t managed to deceive her, and instead, all the shares had ended up back in
Jonah cleared his throat, trying to make himself seem a little more authoritative. "Hazel, I came today to ask you something. How many shares of Queen Corp do you have now? Did you buy the shares that I sold to Mr. Will? How much did you pay for them?" "What shares? Uncle, are you saying you sold all your shares?" Hazel pretended to be surprised, covering her mouth. Her acting was worse than Bailey's, and it was all for Jonah’s benefit. However, Jonah couldn’t tell, and he thought Hazel genuinely didn’t know about it. "You don't know? That can't be right. Yesterday, your aunt guessed that you must have fifty percent of the shares by now." So it was Adele who had guessed it. No wonder—considering Jonah's intelligence, he could never have thought of that himself. "No, that's just a joke. How could I have that much money to buy back all those shares? You guys know how much assets I have, right?" When Hazel returned, Adele and Jonah had already in
Adele clearly noticed that something was off with him, but when she asked, he insisted that everything was fine. After they finished eating, when Jonah was about to return to his room, Adele directly guided him to sit on the sofa. "Come on, tell me. What happened? Is there some kind of conflict at the company? Or did you find out something about Hazel?" Jonah hesitated for a long time. When he saw Adele about to lose her temper, he cautiously revealed everything he had done today, including what Hazel had told him to say to Adele. This time, it was Adele’s turn to be stunned. When the video incident came up, it wasn’t a lie to say she wasn’t scared. After all, she had been involved in the arson, and whether or not her actions had directly caused the death of the person, the fact remained that the person was dead, and she couldn’t wash her hands of it. After thinking for a long time and finding no solution, Adele, in her anger, grabbed the pillow next to
The phone rang for a long time before it was picked up. As soon as the call connected, Delilah immediately asked, "Marcus, is everything okay on your end? No special situations happening?" On the other side, Marcus was sitting in his room packing up his things. From the gossip he’d overheard from the neighbors recently, he’d figured out that the unfamiliar faces around town were likely here because of him. They were probably people from the Price family, but Marcus still didn’t know why they hadn’t taken action against him yet. If the Price family had really figured something out, they wouldn’t let him off. "You really know how to ask," Marcus said. "I just noticed someone watching me, and then your call comes in. Is something happening on your side? Is the child really not Demian's?" "What nonsense are you talking about!" Delilah became agitated immediately after Marcus's words. She had just given birth, and if Damon figured out something was wrong wit
After Edith recovered from her illness, she had completely relied on Marcus. At that time, the hospital had already issued a critical condition notice, and the expensive surgery fees caused Edith’s family to hesitate, but this man never gave up on her. It was because of this incident that Marcus had fallen into the deep pit he was in now. How could Edith abandon him at this moment? Marcus was an honest man, often clueless when it came to navigating tricky situations. If it weren't for Edith's guidance, he wouldn't have been able to grow his business this big. And now, in this situation, with Edith’s advice, Marcus had ultimately decided to go directly to the Price family. Since Damon had already sent so many people to watch him, it was clear that he had already gained control of the situation. If he didn’t surrender now, it would be too late to use this tactic later. Since he had already decided to give up on Delilah, investigating her situation w
After listening to Marcus, Damon stayed silent for a long time. When the truth about Demian's death was laid out before him, Damon couldn’t bring himself to face it. The paternity test results hadn't come in yet, and he still didn’t know if that child was really Demian’s. But in his heart, Damon had already decided that Delilah would have to pay for what she had done. “President Price and I, are already aware of the situation. If you don’t have anything else to say, you can leave now. Don’t worry, before then, we will make sure you and your family are safe.” Marcus’s visit to the Price Corp would definitely reach Delilah’s ears, and who knew what illegal actions she might take next. After Marcus left, Kin, noticing that Damon’s mood wasn’t good, also left the office. Damon sat alone in the office for a long time. Even as the day turned to night, he remained in the darkness, as if he couldn’t feel the fading light from the outside world. When it got
“You have one too? Where did you get it?” Mark was utterly stunned. For a moment, he thought Hazel might have some connection to his estranged brother.“There’s a secret room in my parents’ study,” Hazel explained. “When I went in once, I found it there. I was worried it might be tied to something dangerous, so I didn’t dare mention it.”As she spoke, Hazel felt a pang of guilt. These people cared so deeply about her family matters, sharing everything they knew, yet she had withheld this crucial piece of information.“I’m sorry,” she said earnestly. “I didn’t mean to keep it from you. I was just afraid that knowing about this might put people in danger.”Her parents’ tragic fate still weighed heavily on her, making her cautious about involving anyone else. These people were family to her now, and she couldn’t bear the thought of putting them at risk.“This is your family matter,” Mark said gently. “It’s perfectly normal if there are things you don’
Damon, who read quickly, skimmed through the entire file before passing the laptop to his grandfather."So, it turns out everything Harold told me last time was true. I thought he might have planted some false information to mislead me into passing it along to you.""What exactly is Harold's objective? If he wanted to take the Shadow Vial X from you, he should have worked to gain your trust. Why would he reveal the entire truth to you through me?"Now that the truth was out, it was impossible to hide that Harold had a hand in harming Hazel's parents.If Harold thought he could convince Hazel to hand over the artifact now, he was clearly deluding himself."I don't understand it either," Hazel admitted. "Maybe he has a plan that we just don’t know about yet. That puts us at a disadvantage."The thought unsettled her. This constant feeling of being in the dark while the enemy operated from the shadows left her deeply uneasy.Esp
“Don’t worry, Hazel. What trouble could your grandpa possibly be in? The only downside is that the information network I relied on is completely burned. Years of hard work, gone! But finding something this significant makes it all worthwhile.”Seeing the proud smile on Omar’s face, Hazel finally felt reassured enough to focus on the materials.The information was incredibly thorough, laying bare everything about Harold, including his entanglements with Novaria and Jacob.As it turned out, Novaria was indeed Harold’s adopted daughter and a key researcher in his laboratory.Later, Novaria fell in love with Jacob, who joined her in the lab. Together, they became the central figures driving the lab’s most critical research.A significant portion of the lab’s breakthroughs were attributed to their work, leading Harold to pin all his hopes on them.The dossier also mentioned the elusive Shadow Vial X, confirming that Harold’s claims were
Hazel had carefully laid out every path, waiting for Adam to take just one step forward and fall into place.There was no time to waste. In two months, the awards for Best Actor and Best Actress would be held. If Hazel could deliver a heavy blow to Bailey at that event, she’d laugh herself to sleep every night.After parting ways with Amber, Hazel wasted no time contacting Adam to meet.The two families had already crossed paths professionally, so there was no need for secrecy. Hazel simply chose a café for the meeting.When Adam received Hazel's call, he was a bit surprised. Hearing that she wanted to meet for coffee left him even more astonished.The surprise quickly turned into apprehension. After all, Hazel asking him out for coffee didn’t seem like it could lead to anything good.When he cautiously arrived at the café's location, he relaxed slightly upon seeing Hazel sitting by a window in the main hall. There were other patrons nearby,
"Don’t think I’m clueless about everything. Let me tell you, when I interned at home, I did really well. My brother always praised how quickly I pick up things," Chrissy said confidently."I've already discussed this with my family. They trust me being here with you. They even said it would be best if you helped me find a reliable partner, but you don’t need to worry about that. I can handle it myself."Before Damon could respond, Carlos jumped in, "No need, the way you pick your partners, you’re better off screening out the scumbags yourself.""Hey!" Chrissy shouted at Carlos, startling him.Carlos, knowing that Chrissy was a bit loud and unpredictable, quickly turned to Damon to avoid further confrontation. "I just remembered there are some work matters I haven’t finished. I need to leave now, so you can just hand over the work to me when you have a moment. Let’s call it a day."With that, he hurriedly exited, and Chriss
Hazel gave Elias a mischievous look, her meaning clear. "How long have you been dating, and already you’re trying to deceive Sully? What would happen if you'd been together longer?"Elias wasn’t a complicated person. His thoughts were simple, and he was somewhat slow when it came to relationships. If it weren't for Sully being more proactive, the two of them might not have made any progress at all. Hearing Hazel say that, Elias panicked immediately. "Sully, it’s not like that. I just thought it wasn’t a big deal, and Xander didn’t tell me what it was about, so I just…" Elias couldn’t finish his sentence, and Hazel added, "You didn’t know what it was but still chose to help Xander? Tsk, tsk, seems like your relationship with Sully isn’t that solid after all. It’s not as long as your connection with Xander." "No, that’s not it…" Elias tried to explain, but didn’t know how, feeling so flustered he could almost cry. "Alright, alright, I get what you
Elias is quite straightforward and not good at lying, especially not in front of Sully—he can’t get away with it. As soon as Sully guessed the truth, Elias’s face changed instantly. He stuttered for a long time, unable to say a single complete sentence. Sully hung up the phone and directly took Hazel to Elias’s apartment. Meanwhile, Xander thought Sully hadn’t figured it out. He lazily flipped through a book and said, “I’m still the smartest. The most dangerous place is the safest place.” It sounds good, but if he had other friends or somewhere else to go, Xander wouldn’t have come to Elias’s place and walked right into a trap. “No, I’m guessing they’re already on their way. As soon as I said one thing, Sully immediately figured it out. She really knows me too well.” Even though he hadn’t managed to do what Xander had asked, Elias still felt pleased that his new girlfriend understood him so well. Xander suddenly snapped the book shut, grabbe
Agent Amber thought back, realizing how naive she had been."So you're saying that the person who saved me back then was your mother, not Adele? She purposely made me owe her a favor just so her daughter could enter the entertainment industry?"As for whether Adele had such a long-term plan, Hazel couldn't be sure. But what was clear was that Novaria had indeed helped someone like that.Looking back now, it's uncertain whether it was really this person Novaria had helped or if it was all just coincidence."Agent Amber, don't rush. I only remember this one thing and felt it was too much of a coincidence, which is why I mentioned it. Maybe it really was a coincidence, that the same thing happened to my mother and Adele.""Good thing there are records from the hospital. We can go look for them. Anyone who went with the ambulance had to register and sign, so we can find out who signed the paperwork."If Amber hadn't already been dissatisfied wit
At over thirty, Agent Amber was still unmarried and without a boyfriend.Before, when no male celebrities were willing to ride on the coattails of Agent Amber's fame, she gave them a sharp rebuke, and no one dared try to use this method to rise to stardom after that."I was thinking of promoting another artist and then transitioning, but who would have thought I'd end up with someone like Bailey, such a fool," she muttered."In order to save my reputation, after Bailey, I’ll probably need to bring out an actor who’s won either a Best Actor or Best Actress award before I can step down. But it won't be that easy."In this industry, a lot of things are beyond one’s control.The two were sitting at the dinner table when Agent Amber noticed the large spread of dishes, her eyes lighting up as she looked at Hazel."I always thought someone like you wouldn’t be great at cooking, but I didn’t expect you to do such a good job. You've