Love and Revenge in the Showbiz

the attention of a billionaire named Walt

fell from gra

s making a comeback, I knew

drinks for others with a smile. "You're quite the expert at c

heart like a thorn. I had

ll, not mov

that you've forgotten your roots?" The a

y, I appro

to pour drinks for me, al

ed with satisfaction, "Let's tal

le tightly, hoping he w

ase, said, "Walter, whatever ideas you have

ss, looking at me with a famil

d I blurted out without thinking,

ke that I realized thin

d the director, "Sh

my grip on the

the door s

woman with flawles

ing full of vitality, and her demeanor w

y served her food, w

the director, he sa

quickly

rs, and my agent frowned, "Director John

d Jane's shows and noticed she rarely plays villains. How

glanced

arted between Wa

's arm, playfully aski

en she shouldn't play any role at all." Walt

. The inevita

ny ag

as an unlikable role, easy to critici

ccount, I said nothing and headed

e with water, I found

irlfriend?" She said, touchin

ined s

me this woman was

nd your acting career here." She taunted, flip

t Walter, it didn't mean I

hink you are?

h surprised an

movie queen for quite some time. How dare you talk to me like this? In

m, hearing the sound of a m

ray of light in the

ge, but not now. I hadn'

overheard them discussin

lls her friend's kidney and corneas for money, and eventua

able lightly. "What

she loves, who takes her organs." Anth

en said, "Should it be

direct gaze, I lo

ner soo

nce, wearing a mask a

me, clearly with the in

retreat, I was grazed a

, but as I fell, I saw Clare'

eyebrow, ful

er said, after being a star for so long and bein

ember this slight, and awkwardly

noticed Walter s

see me in such a state, I pretended not

His words tore t

choked up, finally mana

taurant cast shadows on the ground

t him, and he was looking at me

scraped elbow, and spoke slowly and

not en

ew i

uddenly

wn hair behind my ear, lifti

ld, yet it sent a s

e scoffed and steppe

hed, and without another g

that useless?" His vo

cloud of dust

ppear, memories of th

we borrowed from relatives. My phone constantly received calls from lenders, a

mes two or three in a day. The constant

t luxury cars often parked at the university

if guided by an unseen force, during the second semes

ed at the water in my hand, and

lter's face. My breath caught-could someone

his mouth opened slightly b

icked by, my pal

spoke, "Get

the passe

I told him the truth. He sighed, then ha

and, feeling at a loss. As the saying goes, "There is no such thing as

ocked on his window again,

t, then gave me his n

him meant cooking and

brought up, he said

ed that the bottle of water was just so

e card, and he said he sa

oved dramatically before my eyes. He i

ing me "future sister-in-law", and he showered me with affe

nment industry. With his help, my career soared,

er went ba

into the mud, as people around us were mockin

for him to

onger had the money to pay off his debts. Wal

own, I chose a harsh wa

ll caught up with my father, an

finally paid

wanted to make as much as I could before being

the shoot c

from Josh Hardy, "Today's the f

have a great shoot. May

was watching me. I looked around and sa

e final scene first." Anthony

ushed the lead actress off the balcony,

floor, I felt dizzy-I

lare was harness

1, ac

at me, "The evidence is

. "What evidence? Wh

bag to take out th

by step, desperatel

old railing behind her creaked a

ugh that you've harmed so many people?

reached o

Anthony interrupt

out you? If she steps out of the fra

wn, everyone too

egs felt weak. I hoped Clare w

1, ac

and I followed the scr

re whispered as she turned her back to the

skipped

, she quickly turned

e sixth

s, as if fallin

nded on the inflata

an

ne.

t it took a long time for m

feeling in my limbs, my

t of the

's position; he was lei

g smug, as if to say, "See, I pushed

e, I rushed up

ht, and the slap meant for

n and a scar at the corner of his

protectively in front of her. At the sa

anger, I headed

e?" Walter's light word

I hadn't even hit her, yet I was so angry I laug

, a slight smile on

so

ssipated al

owerlessness. "Walter, do you really h

my words. "Jane! Don't overe

lding it for a long tim

It was reckless o

my voice was

hat e

nodding, though his ex

aring the murmurs of

new boyfr

e seemed ting

d to respond and c