Chapter 550
During dinnerst night, X had been berated and humiliated by Mrs. Harper all because she had
eaten an extra piece of braised pork belly. Meanwhile, Richard continued eating his food, acting like he
had not seen her being picked on despite sitting at the same table.
Thus, she had left in a fit of anger. At first, she thought that the Harpers would give in, and Richard would
come to bring her back. Unfortunately, she thought wrong. After she left, the Harpers had not even
bothered to give her a single phone call. Haha; how foolish of me.
Quietly clicking into Twitter, she nced through thetest news. ‘Legend of Fan Lihua’ had been
showing in cinemas for half a month now. During that period, it had umted slightly over 500 million
in ticket sales. However, she knew best how much that was actually worth. In the end, the movie was a
total disaster—so much so that there was no way to rescue it whatsoever. Many cinemas had even gone
so far as to remove it from screenings ahead of schedule.
Although the movie was a flop at the box office, the other leading actors did not seem to have been
greatly affected by it. Bethany Nicole and Nichs Yates were still being endorsed on various variety
shows. They only needed to stand in front of a camera to earn several million easily. On the other hand,
Faye had posted a selfie of her at Taylor’s vi on Twitter today.
Moreover, she had created a disgusting caption to show off her close rtionship with Taylor: ‘Finally, I
can disclose this to the public! Mr. Taylor is actually my brother-inw! I’m sorry about the
misunderstandings we caused before!’
Haha. With just a few simple words, she cleared up the malicious rumors that were going around and
attached herself to Taylor, a bigshot in the industry. The Huffs had invested the most money into the
movie. Consequently, they, too, suffered the most. As a result, the billions worth of debt that weighed
down on X’s shoulders left her gasping for air—never before in her life had she felt as helpless and
desperate as she was now.
The copse of the Huff Family was all over the news by now and everybody knew that she had lost
everything. Just a few days ago, I was still the youngdy of the Huff Family that was loved and favored
by all, the wife of the young master of the Harper Group, and the budding new actress that was rising in
poprity within the film industry. But now, I’m no more than a penniless small fry that can only hide in a
small motel that costs 100 per night—in thest throes of my life. Soon, I won’t even be able to afford to
live in this little motel.
When she ran away in anger, she left without her wallet. All she had on her was her phone and ID card.
Not only was she penniless, but she also did not have her debit cards or credit cards with her. Moreover,
her Venmo and PayPal ounts had run out of cash. Soon, she wouldn’t be able to pay for her motel
room.
The best friends and rtives that she used to have were all avoiding her like the gue, so she had
nowhere else to go. Once she ran out of money, she had no other choice but to return to the Harper
Residence in humiliation and continue suffering the dirty looks and harsh treatment Mrs. Harper would
heap on her, as well as Richard’s cold indifference. As the saying went, ‘a person’s true character is
often revealed in times of crises’.
All of a sudden, X’s phone rang. A name that made her jump for joy appeared on the screen. Thus,
she answered excitedly, “Richard, I knew it; I knew you wouldn’t abandon me…” This is great! Richard
still cares about me!
On the other side of the phone, Richard fell silent for a moment before saying, “X,e out. I’ll wait
for you at the café opposite the motel.”
Overjoyed, she hurriedly tidied herself up and left the motel. When she arrived at the café, she saw
Richard’s handsome figure sitting at a corner of the coffee shop through the ss window. All of a
sudden, she was so moved that her tears poured down her face. Rushing over to him, she hugged him
tightly and burst into tears. “I knew you wouldn’t abandon me! You’re the only one in this world who treats
me the best…”
After a moment, she finally released him and saw that he had ordered two cups of coffee as well as
some desserts. She was so hungry that she shoveled them down immediately. All she had eaten today
was a bowl of instant noodles because she had no money to order in since her ounts were empty and
she didn’t dare to leave the motel.
As a result, she wolved down the food like a starved beggar. She, who had not washed her hair today,
was a disheveled mess. However, she was so famished that she didn’t even notice when her hair went
into her mouth while she was eating.
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He quickly sipped on his coffee, trying to suppress the revulsion rising in his heart. He was even starting
to doubt his preferences back then. Why did I marry such a useless and disgusting woman? In the two
years we’ve been together, how much trouble has she brought to me? I can’t even keep count anymore!
If this woman had not taken off her clothes and seduced me back then, I would never have left Sophia. If
this woman had not resorted to underhanded means, which nearly caused Sophia to lose her life, and
repeatedly tried to bring Sophia down after that, I would not have be a subject of Sophia’s vendetta.
But now, Sophia seems to have pushed all the responsibility onto me. Her revenge is targeted at me,
and me alone. Meanwhile, this woman remainspletely unharmed. No; her current situation has
nothing to do with me whatsoever. She had iting! Besides, even if she died, Sophia would continue
to seek revenge on me.
When X finished eating, she even licked the te clean without care for her public image.
Finally, Richard couldn’t bear to continue watching any longer. Finishing off half his coffee, he said
solemnly, “X, I have a way to stimte the ticket sales for ‘Legend of Fan Lihua’. And, it is also the
only method we have left.”
Can we still stimte ticket sales? Her eyes immediately lit up, and she asked expectantly, “How do we
do it?”
He looked a little troubled. “It’s a great method, but I’m afraid you won’t be willing to do it.”
Thus, she quickly nodded. “Just say it; if I can do it, I’ll do it.”
Then, he seemed to hesitate for a long time before he slowly exined, “I have great expectations
toward your acting skills. I believe there is nothing wrong with our movie. The main reason our box office
earnings are low is ‘Doctor Invincible’. It has been a long time since the movie was released, and it will
soon stop screening.
As the audience’s interest and enjoyment toward the movie decreases, it will soon be our turn to shine.
However, our movie has too few movie screenings. Some cinemas are only screening it two or three
times a day. Some cinemas have even removed it from the screening list altogether! So, we only need to
increase the screening slots of our movie as well as the interest in the movie. The ticket sales will
definitely be boosted as a result!”
X widened her eyes; she looked as if she had been enlightened. As long as we increase the
screening slots of our movie and arrange for more screenings per day, we will definitely be able to
increase ticket sales! Tugging at his clothes, she anxiously said, “Richard, tell me! I will definitely find a
way to do it!”
Richard looked at her greasy hands that had held various pastries previously as they left greasy and
disgusting marks on his neatly-ironed suit. A wave of nausea swept over him, especially when he saw
dandruff crusted under her broken nails. It made him sick. Picking up the coffee he was drinking, he took
a swig of it and forced down the bile churning in his stomach.
Then, he took out a business card from his briefcase. The words ‘XX Films, Mr. Murphy’ were written on
it. Without wasting any more time, he bluntly said, “Mr. Murphy owns thergest chain of cinemas in
Bayside City. All screening slots depend on him. He has taken an interest in you. If you sleep with him for
a night, he has agreed to increase the movie’s screening slots by 30% throughout all his cinemas.”