All Chapters of BILLIONAIRE’S REGRET: After My Rebirth: Chapter 31 - Chapter 35

|• DELORES“But I’m thinking Yvette could be more hurt in this scene,” I said to Devan as we went over the lines during rehearsals. “If she said that then people would think she knew what he wanted to say. So maybe we could change the tone a little,” I continued, flipping through the script in my hands. “Maybe she laughs when she says it, but it’s not a happy laugh. It’s the kind that says she’s already preparing for heartbreak.”Devan leaned back in his chair, reading the line again. For a while, he didn’t say anything. Then he nodded slowly.“That actually makes sense,” he said. “Because Mike is trying to confess in that scene. If she laughs like that, it would make him hesitate even more.”“Exactly,” I said, feeling a small spark of excitement. “It would show that she’s scared of hearing it.”Devan smiled at me. “You really understand Yvette.”I shrugged slightly, trying not to look too proud of the compliment. “I think she’s someone who pretends she’s fine when she’s actually not.

|• DELORESRule number one of being an actress: the internet will always find something to talk about. Even when there is absolutely nothing to talk about.I rubbed my forehead slowly.“Are you serious right now?” I asked Sylvie.“Dead serious,” she said. I could hear the clicking of her keyboard on the other side. She was probably already scrolling through the mess. “Dee, the picture is everywhere.”I sighed heavily. “All he did was hold the car door open.”“I know that,” Sylvie said. “You know that. But the internet? They’re writing whole novels about it.”I groaned and dropped back against the headboard. “Fantastic.”Sylvie let out a small laugh. “You should see the captions.”“I don’t want to see the captions.”“Well… too bad because I’m about to read one.”“No, Sylvie—”“‘Delores Monroe finally moves on from husband Aaron Blake after being spotted getting cozy with her co-star Devan Fritz.’”I covered my face with my hand. “Oh my God.”Sylvie kept going like she was enjoying hers

|• DELORESFor a second, the room felt a little smaller. My eyes slowly drifted to Lila, who was standing across the room with her script in hand. The moment Halden mentioned the slap scene, her lips curved into the smallest smile.Oh, she was enjoying this.Of course she was.I inhaled slowly through my nose and reminded myself that this was work. Nothing more. Nothing less.“You good?” Devan murmured beside me.I glanced at him. His expression carried a hint of concern.“I’m fine,” I whispered back.He didn’t look convinced.Halden clapped his hands once. “Alright everyone, let’s focus.”The chatter in the room faded quickly as people settled into their seats or stood around the edges to watch.My heart beat a little faster as I walked to the center of the room. Lila followed a second later, flipping a page in her script like nothing had happened earlier.Professional. Very professional.If someone had seen us right now, they would never guess we had nearly started a fight in the ha