7His lips tightened into a thin line while his brooding eyes darkened.I leaned forward and inched toward his face.My bathrobe slipped and revealed my bare shoulders.Our breaths mingled in the proximity and he shot me a single glance before hooking my chin to press his lips against mine.He had never been a talkative person.I had once acted alongside a co-actor who took advantage of me by purposefully messing up our kissing scenes.If I tried to dodge him, he would complain to the director, "How am I supposed to act properly if Tiana keeps avoiding me?"Once the cameras stopped rolling, his attitude became scornful and he had leered, "Your lips have been kissed by so many men, it disgusts me."I stared at him defiantly and snapped, "Well, so were you trying to experience kissing a man by incessantly smashing your lips against mine?"He had been about to strike me when Jack, who happened to drop by our set, seized his hand.The male lead was promptly replaced the next day

11Upon reaching home, Julia informed me that a female lead role I had taken on earlier was nominated for an Oscars.Four other actresses have been nominated and they were accomplished seniors apart from Tanya Lewis.Tanya and I were adversaries.She had lost a few major roles to me during some auditions back then and she held a grudge against me ever since.Julia mentioned the representative had conveyed to her that my chances of winning were the highest.I laughed wryly, "Not necessarily true."Troy Davis, a brilliant director's son, provided for Tanya. He had leeched off his father's reputation for the past decade but directed no resulting decent productions.After Jack had left me, he approached me and subsequently threatened to blacklist me after I rejected his advances.For some reason, nothing happened to me and he soon switched his target to Tanya.The next day, the Internet was flooded with pictures of Jack and me.This time, more sneakily captured photos were relea

3When I woke up the next day, it was almost noon. Tony was still fast asleep.I wanted to leave, but last night, Harrison took away my phone in case I would call for help.I nudged Tony to wake him up and asked him softly if he could send me home."I want to move out, so I need to go back to pack my things up."The young man who was rubbing his drowsy eyes suddenly sat up. "No problem!For some reason, there was a hint of excitement in his voice.After washing up quickly, Tony drove me home.The Lamborghini was indeed a luxurious car as amazing as the rumors had it.However, the young man who was driving with a lollipop in his mouth did not look like a playboy at all."Do you want me to go up with you?"The car stopped outside my apartment building. Tony turned his head to ask me with a hand on the steering wheel.I glanced at his handsome face and said, "Don't bother. I don't have many belongings. Go ahead if you have something else to handle."Tony shook his head vigoro

7"Sorry, but I'll drive Katherine back later, so I can't drink."Tony didn't take the wine. He just raised his eyes and looked at Chole playfully.Being rejected, Chole didn't want to give up like this and showed no intention to leave.Tony added, "If there's nothing else, please leave us alone. I have something to talk to Katherine about. It's something quite personal."It seemed like Harrison had told Chole that they could not afford to offend Tony.Even though she felt very wronged, Chole returned to her seat silently.As soon as she left, Tony sneered and said, "She's such a scheming bitch!"It turned out that he had seen through Chole's trick.After dinner, Tony and I drove home.As I drank some wine at dinner, I leaned against the back of the seat to rest with my eyes closed. Suddenly, I heard Tony's hesitant voice, "Well, are you free next Saturday?I opened my eyes and turned to look at him.Tony stepped on the brake in the dark parking lot, saying, "I want to invi

11The sharp pain spread across my face in an instant. I touched my inner cheek with the tip of my tongue, turned to him, and suddenly raised my hand to slap him hard.Harrison's face darkened instantly. He gritted his teeth and roared angrily, "Katherine Nicholson!""Harrison, I really wish you could see how your sweetheart pleases my boyfriend and his uncle."I looked at him with a smile. “It's unfair to say that I snatched the contracts from you. I won the contracts because I was competent. It's the company of you and Chole. What does it have to do with me? Why should I show mercy?"Like Chole, Harrison was probably used to me being humble before him, and he just looked at me blankly, unable to believe I would have said something like that.I sneered and left without looking back.Harrison didn't use too much strength when he slapped me, but it still left faint red marks on my face. When I got home, Tony looked at my face and his eyes immediately turned grim. "Who did it?"