Semua Bab The Broken Heiress Meets the Billionaire Detective : Bab 21 - Bab 30

Scarlett stared at Stella, who was still on the phone with her manager, anxiously waiting for the call to end.They were in Stella’s room at the Jones mansion. Stella had not recovered from the incident yet. Her nose still hurt badly, and worse than that, the movie contract she had recently secured had just been terminated.“Are you saying nothing can be done?” Stella asked into the phone, her voice filled with sadness.“I’m afraid so, Miss Jones,” the manager replied from the other end. “The company—”Stella ended the call before he could finish. She didn't want to hear the rest of it. “What did he say?” Scarlett asked quietly, her voice filled with hope.Stella lowered her head, dejected, and said nothing. Scarlett immediately understood.Scarlett’s eyes darkened with sadness for her best friend. They had celebrated Stella getting the role not long ago, so she knew how much it meant to her.“How heartless can they be?” Scarlett said angrily. “You’re one of their top actresses, yet

“Wow… just wow,” Scarlett exclaimed, clapping loudly as she stepped forward and blocked their path.“Elowen,” she called out in surprise.She had just realized that Elowen knew the nerdy man who had interfered and that they were together.“So that’s it,” Scarlett continued slowly, her lips curling into a sharp smile.“You ran away from home because of this ugly-looking man?”She raised her voice a little louder, drawing people’s attention to them.Stella’s eyes widened as she looked between Elowen and Lucien, surprise flashing across her face.“Mind your words, Scarlett,” Elowen warned sharply.She could stand Scarlett insulting her, but she would never stand her insulting Lucien.“Oh, you’ve grown wings?” Scarlett said angrily.Unable to hold herself back any longer. Elowen talking back to her made her boil with hatred. Elowen was supposed to remain quiet whenever she spoke to her. She raised her hand to hit Elowen. But Lucien caught her hand mid-air before it could land on Elowen.

Everyone was now seated in the audition hall.The room was quiet, yet heavy with tension. Staff members stood at the sides, whispering among themselves. Some crossed their arms tightly, while others checked their watches impatiently.The three judges sat behind a long table at the front of the hall. Their faces were stiff and clearly displeased. The audition had ended days ago, yet they were suddenly called back to audition a particular actress.None of them were happy about it.“This better be worth our time,” the judge sitting on the left muttered under his breath.The other two judges said nothing, but their expressions said more than words ever could.Evans and Rachel were seated behind the judges, slightly to the side. Evans looked calm and relaxed, as if he didn’t feel the tension filling the hall. Elowen had arrived with Lucien, which confirmed to him that Lucien hadn’t been joking. Now, he simply waited for her to step onto the stage.Rachel, on the other hand, wasn’t calm at

“Congratulations on getting the role,” Lucien said to Elowen as he sat on the chair opposite her, after carefully settling her beside him.They were at a small restaurant not far from Davie Entertainment.After the audition, Lucien had brought her there. He felt she might be hungry. She hadn’t eaten much that morning because of her nervousness, and he didn’t want her stomach acting up again.“Thank you,” Elowen replied with a relieved smile.It was a smile that hadn’t left her face since she walked out of Davie Entertainment.She had truly thought she would be disqualified. But after Evans asked the judges to call the results, two judges passed her while one failed her. Since the majority approved, Evans gave her the role without hesitation.Lucien hummed softly in response as he took the menu from the waitress.He went through it carefully, selecting dishes he knew Elowen could eat. He still remembered that she had gastritis and couldn’t eat food that would irritate her stomach.Aft

“It was a hit-and-run accident, Detective Lucien,” the police officer said, explaining what had happened.Lucien’s eyes darkened slightly as he looked ahead.The afternoon sun was still high in the sky, casting long shadows across the road. Yellow police tape blocked off the area, and a few curious people stood at a distance, whispering among themselves. The air felt tense and heavy.“When did it happen?” Lucien asked calmly.“About forty minutes ago,” the officer replied. “The victim was crossing the road when a car suddenly sped out and knocked her down. The driver didn’t stop.”Lucien’s gaze moved to the woman on the stretcher.She lay unconscious, an oxygen mask covering her face. Blood stained the side of her head, and her clothes were soaked. Paramedics had already moved her into the ambulance..Lucien walked a few steps forward and crouched beside the road, studying the ground carefully. His eyes followed the long skid marks stretching across the asphalt.The car had been drivi