eart pounding, suddenly too

s too s

ld, that meant she and Ricky wou

much as touched her, and now

body frozen, she was

Ricky ordered, his voice c

his piercing gaze. She was about to speak, but Ricky cut her off with a sneer. "

f humiliation and anger f

er shoulders, forcefully turning her around. Wit

ing her no time to process what was hap

, the sky was he

en falling since

The spot beside her was cold-Ricky had long s

her bones had been taken apart

nger from the past two years on her. He was so brutal that now

hit that she carefully climbed out. She made her way to the ba

from Ricky, and dark hickeys were visible on her neck.

all was that he hadn't ki

h when her phone buzzed. Her agent was clearly frustrated on th

arold to arrange a car t

y, but it had decent connections and its contracts for artist

ine. Lindsay Morley, her agent, immediately started

th award-winning Brody Curtis. Don't let me down," Lind

er the next hour, finding

tations this year. You won't get an

y." Then she requested, "Can we

indsay

forg

ng enough, but when she got angry, she was downright terrifying. "I fought t

es aren't removed, I

kissing scene, for

they

ething out with the p

r a moment, then

thirties, but the pressure of managing multiple artists, inc

Big budget, big IP-you'd better seize this opportu

nner Group". She didn't catch the r

entertainment, but when they did, th

pany around three

morizing her lines. Knowing Lindsay's persistence, she felt confident he

he suddenly left for a business trip. Meanwhile, Emma was buried in work-wardrobe test photos, pr

ming crew. She packed her things and l

n't far from there. Since Emma wasn't particularly famous and had kept a low profile in the three ye

d much, but Lin

, for crying out loud. The least they could do

fine. I'm only going to

ed and a private bathr

nnoyed. "The crew always takes advanta

other things to do? Go

final instructions to Em

te-was petite with a round face, short hair, and an irresistibly cute appearance. He

inning of her career, and she knew Emma's

r the press conference. After a round of photoshoots and m

her hotel room, ready to dive

me consumed by love and hate, turning into the story's main antagonist. It was a challe

e, her smile wide. "Want me t

, smiling back.

t, I can grab something from a nearby restaurant. I

r the director, producers, and lead actors to network, and they of

earby options she had in mind, when

t she saw who was there, she shriek

d over and

blurted out, "Brody, I'm such a huge

out her phone, wanting t

le. "We'll take a pictur

tall and handsome, with a ge

mma said, ste