had alre

t almost

had repeatedly interfe

ted my plans over and over, leavin

ut, but now it was useless due to a change in the spokesperson. He

about was p

would get complicate

ould h

ore absurd. "Arthur agreed? How could he

u know, it's a small issue, so Arthu

'small matter' like this is still important. Makeup and styling play a crucial role

can always call Arthur to confirm. He authorized this, and we're sticking to it. If you

lently, not s

for years, worked with countless stars, and this is the first time I've encountered someone so shameless. If she doesn't ca

ly popular web drama gained massive attention, and the female lead's fame skyrocketed as well. However, she was often criticized for her lacklust

t it get to you. We need to focus on the next step. If she refuses to

"Mia, what are we go

I'll make a call, and then we ca

ht, go

corner of the studio an

r, the phone

came through the

's

ething

Cara bringing her own make

before Arthur responded.

eup and styling don't align with today's plan. She's refusing to change it and is threaten

, there was a

ur would reconsider the freedom he'd gran

ways thought of Arthur as meti

the company, Arthur had never on

ing a meeting, criticizing me in front of all the employees,

purely professional, turned out to be someone who would show favoritism.

. I only heard Arthur say, "Is

Cara isn't like that. Why would she end

nding. I spoke to them, but they'

wasn't the shoot we had scheduled for yester

fr

didn't

ointed in you. Yesterday, Cara didn't say a bad word abo

rds echoed

ver ran do

phone, and I instinctively held

, my lips quivered,

ear hearing what Arthur might say

l

grasp, and in my clumsy

for what seemed like forever before

humiliatin

art was never with me. He'd

rday, he could've easily found out with a bit of e

call a man's unfor

.

ie are still waiting

my daze, cautiously a

, quickly collecting my emotions

thur say?" Casey asked i

looked u

ok my

ie si

t now?"

orrow some additional props. Jeannie, I need you to stay on top of the post-produ

t i

worked with Cara's team to make som

s the head of V&R, everything-good or bad-falls

rform well, it would reflect

e stakes wer

ra as V&R's spokesperson, the public image seemed perfectly c

aken away. While her team accepted Mia's compensation, they secret

through, Cara would fac

rsement since returning to

oice but to fo

issues, we were finally read

y day, the shoot

indow, and the sky h

my car keys and head

ia

parking lot, I suddenly

e. "Lan, the big star! Is that really you? Long t

mistaken, but it really is you. I've got a magazine cover

bit swamped wi

R campaign, right? I

u? After the magazine shoot,

ually taking a break for now. Come on, let me treat

m afraid I don't have time tonight. I sti

not, let's invite

before, so they were prett

that. By the way, how are yo

parents are in good health as always. It's been a while since they've seen

tch is over, I'll definitely vi

atted with Lan a bit more, aski

ol, not long after my parents divorced. I had been livi

ent hours climbing trees and s

ee days with Lan felt like it

ecame successful in bu

n the entertainment industry. That's when I recognized him. We ended up workin

er had passed away, he was deeply moved. He

as nice reconnecting with old neighbors after so many y

n demanding. The last time we

a man glanced over at the two of us in the pa

e person Mia li

could see the smile on he

side the car grew