Chapter 13


    In the ballroom, Chanel’s executive manager was about to sign Charmine.


    “Mr. James, are you sure you want to sign a nobody? She has absolutely zero stage experience!”


    Amelia Jordan protested.


    “Exactly. She’s just witty! I can bring fireflies to cheat like her, too. Matter of fact, anyone could, but


    these are cheap tricks that won’t hold up on such a big asion like tomorrow’s.”


    “Alright, why don’t youdies show us some tricks? You’re all pretentious, thinking yourselves as


    supermodels as you put on dead-like expressions,” the manager refuted. He then turned to Charmine


    and, seemingly changing expressions in a 360-degree manner, spoke with confidence, “Miss Jordan,


    please sign here. Just do what you did up there and it’ll do fine. We believe in you.”


    Charmine sealed the contract with her signature.


    Pleased, Charmine then turned to Amelia Jordan and spoke, “Miss Jordan, you gotta try harder


    tomorrow. Please don’t end up foolish like today, losing to some inexperienced person like me with


    your three-year modeling experience.” The corners of her lips curled into a sneer as she turned and


    left.


    Amelia’s face turned red in anger. While she was not as famous as Tiffany, everyone knew her name.


    She was also an actress, and because of her arrogant and straightforward manner, she was marketed


    as the ‘wild and blunt’ one that her fans were crazy about. She always had her way wherever she


    went, respected by everyone, and yet… An adopted daughter like Charmine spoke to her in such a


    rude tone and—to rub salt into the wound—even secured the opportunity! This drove Amelia crazy!


    …


    Charmine left the hotel and walked straight to the parking lot. Luxurious cars lined up one after


    another in this park while Charmine’s dinged-up motorbike sat quietly by the corner.


    As she was about to put on her helmet, a kid came running out from nowhere.


    “Mommy! Mommy!” With his sweet voice, Chris ran into Charmine. He clung tightly to her thigh, his


    small figure much like an essory on her leg.


    Charmine wanted to push him away, but who could resist such an adorable doe-eyed plump boy?


    Unable to fight back, she bent down and ruffled his hair. “Darling, why are you here alone? Did your


    dad neglect you again?”


    “No, I ran away from him. I miss Mommy… Will Mommye home with me?” Chris nestled further


    into her embrace.


    “Oh darling, I’m not your mother. I have my own house, so I can’t go home with you.” Charmine


    frowned.


    “No, you’re my Mommy. My dad promised to make you my mommy! Daddy loves you, and he’s been


    thinking about you every day since he met you. Last night, he even went to sleep with a photo of you!”


    the boy rambled on and on. “Today, he parted with his project worth at least a few billions just to


    watch you, to protect you.”


    Charmine was speechless. Was Chris telling the truth? Also, did Anthony genuinely go to sleep with


    her photo?


    She ruffled his head affectionately and said, “Momo, you’re still young. Don’t be like your dad.


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    Love is sacred; there’s no such thing as love at first sight,” she exined. “Love at first sight isn’t love,


    it’s just ‘sight’. In other words, it’s a simple attraction based on physical appearances. It’s like a hobo


    hitting on a pretty girl, and this is illegal. It’s bad!”


    Anthony overheard herst sentence as he got there. His handsome face turned dark instantly, like the


    sky before a heavy rain.


    Hobo? She thought of him as a hobo?