All Chapters of The Comeback of a Star: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

AYRA "I don't know the details, he refused to say," she said, raising her hands up. But I couldn't help but feel she knew more than she was letting on. Raven now conspiring with Liam was so funny. But I knew Liam wouldn't do anything to sabotage me or my career, so I let it slide. The day passed as we got to the hotel room to meet a wide range of snacks and food. There were two huge pints of ice cream chilling in separate buckets of ice. And there was a bouquet of flowers, lilies to be precise, with a short note that said: "Cool off. Don't stress about them. The only thing about lilies that should be on your mind is this bouquet." I smiled as I took my pint and Raven took hers, and we cheersed. It was ridiculously funny to do. My phone buzzed and I opened it with a smile, only to freeze with annoyance. Raven noticed my mood and raised a brow. I showed her a message from Chris saying: "I heard you're working extra for this position so I sent something. Ayra, we still need to ta

AYRA We drove into his house, which was a magnificent building. It was a huge mansion with three sections, a big center part with two matching wings on each side. The building was cream colored and its roofing was dark. It had perfectly shaped gardens which sprawled around with pools and fountains that reflected the golden lights of the night. Liam opened the door for me and unbuckled my seatbelt as he gave his keys to a guy in a dark suit and took my hands in his as we made our way in. I was too stunned to say anything. When he spoke about his house here, I didn't think it would be on this level of grandeur. This can't be managed by just one housekeeper. He must have a bunch of workers to maintain this level of perfection. "I'm thinking I should have kept my money instead... you sure didn't need it," I said, my jaw dropping. I heard his dark chuckle as he turned to me, his eyes playful as he scrunched up his nose. "Right! I told you that, but someone insisted throwing bills my

AYRA Liam drove me to the airport to meet up with Brian and Raven, who had my things packed up and loaded for the trip back home. Anna felt sad about me leaving and not staying back long enough, but promised to give me a proper welcome the next time I'm back. My plan back home was simple: find out what happened with my mom's hospital care and confront my father about it. Also, I wanted to reach out to my grandfather, but I felt nervous. He hadn't tried to reach out and I was afraid of being turned away by my only family now. So when Liam had asked if I wanted to find him, I told him I'd think about it. "When we arrive, we'd need to move separately. Usually I wouldn't care about this, but since the deal with Lilies is yet to be announced, it's best to avoid controversial takes that would make people assume things about her relationship for now. And the promo for her movie will begin soon, so we have to be careful about her image in public. We can't have her promoting romance with

RAVEN I walked into the restaurant with the confidence of a teenager on their first day of high school. My palms were slightly sweaty as I gripped my clutch tighter than necessary. The place looked as expensive as it sounded: "Le Château Mon Beau," probably French, but I always failed my language classes anyway. The dress I wore was aquamarine with shiny sequins at the top part, with enough push-up that made my boobs pop out. Ayra called her best friend Brielle for advice on how to secure a top sportsman, and in her words, "it's all in the boobs." We had done a round of virtual fashion show and she settled on that one. Ayra had insisted on paying, saying she hadn't seen me this interested in someone for so long, and I was grateful because the money was a bit more than I could afford. But something was off about her, at least ever since we left her family's house. Their dynamic was complicated, to say the least. I didn't want to push her into speaking when she wasn't ready. But I'

OLIVIA The aggressive buzzing of my phone woke me up as I groaned, stretching to reach it from the bedside table while struggling to turn on my bedside lamp. The sudden light made Mark beside me groan and reach for the bedsheet to cover himself. "Ms. Yaldon," my assistant's voice came through the speaker panicking which was unlike his usual composed self. "Mr. Cane has called an emergency board meeting. It's happening now. He's... he's officially introducing Liam to the board and assigning him a business division." Sleep shot out of my eyes as I flew up immediately. That bastard. He'd made good on his threat, and Cane was making his move without so much as a courtesy call. Of course he could, afterall Father had given him full authority until the will reading. But the audacity of doing it without informing me first was absolutely infuriating. I've been waiting for Liam's next move ever since he announced he'd be running for the inheritance. Where he'd looked me dead in the eye