His face was still, perfect as usual, and a small serene smile formed on his lips, as it usually did when he was talking to the love of his life.


    “Thank you.” Kylie simply replied, lowering her head in embarrassment even though she knew no one was listening. “I thought you had a meeting today?” Kylie asked as she checked her wristwatch, a Rolex wristwatch that Ethan had gifted to her on her birthday.


    “Yes, but you are more important than my work.” Again Kylie blushed at Ethan’s sensual voice proiming her importance for him


    “Are you trying to please me with your words?” Kylie murmured questioningly.


    “Of course not. Not just with words.” Ethan’s calm voice oozed over her senses.


    Kylie frowned at his statement, “What do you mean?”


    Ethan smiled, “Nothing. Hey, I have to go. Work calls. I’ll talk to youter.” With that, he hung up the phone.


    After hanging up, Ethan Parker held his phone for a while and made a decision. He dialed Elliot, “Book two tickets to Saint Martin for me.”


    ***


    Khloe was in a constant state of anxiety and depression. The darkness seemed to swallow her whole wherever she turned. Her reputation had been shattered after the release of that video. Every news and entertainment site had dug deep into that video, identifying her, the location, the man, and what was said during the interaction. Even the people dancing around them hade forward trying to bask in the fame.


    The male in the video was identified to be a director of a movie in which Khloe was ying the lead star. Everyone was cursing Khloe on the Inte and defaming all her social media ounts so much so that her father had to block all of them. Promptly after the release, she had been let go from almost all of her contracts. Even her friends and boyfriend had abandoned her.


    On top of that, the fans she had hired hade clean and confessed that Khloe had been the one to pay them in order to disgrace Kylie Finch. They announced that they had shut down the Instagram fan ount and publicly apologized to Kylie. All the evidence pointed towards Khloe, and after looking at all thements on the Inte, Khloe knew it was over for her.


    Alice’s heart ached at the pain her daughter was going through. Cradling her in her arms, Alice tried tofort her, “Khloe, stay strong. Even if you lose everything, you still have your family. You still have Aiden. Don’t me yourself. This is NOT your fault!”


    Khloe looked up into her mother’s eyes and realized she was right. She had lost everything, but she still had Aiden, and she would make it damn sure Aiden remained hers.


    ***


    Aiden had been holed up in his room for hours. As Khloe’s boyfriend, Aiden was deeply humiliated. He could not believe how low Khloe had stooped. Everyone tried tofort him, but he could not help but feel guilty at how he had treated Kylie. He had dumped Kylie for what? Someone like Khloe who cheated on him just for a role in a movie? Someone who was willing to degrade herself like that?


    Despicable was the only word that came to mind when Aiden recalled the disgusting video.


    There were four other actors, two male, and two female, shooting alongside Kylie for Extreme Luxury. When Kylie saw who they were, her jaw dropped open. Three of them were internationally acimed models who were all over Instagram. Kylie instantly felt self-conscious as she looked down at herself, what was she doing here?


    The photographer apparently felt the same way she did as soon as he saw her, a deep frown formed on his face.


    “No, no, no, what is this?” He asked in a thick Italian ent while pointing towards Kylie. “Too stiff, like a stick! Loosen up, loosen up!” He demanded loudly. While Kylie looked great, she did not have much experience with modeling and posing naturally. She was more of an actor than a model, really.


    Faith dragged her over to the side away from the pestering photographer and eximed, “He’s right, Jules! Loosen up, and you’re too stiff. Give yourself a shake and let your body move. Remember, we are not acting here but rather trying to be as natural as possible.”


    Kylie nodded in understanding and tried to block out everything else so she could just act natural.


    Kylie was given a grey fit and rece dress. The silky material slid down her body and caressed her every curve. The stiffness of thece gives it form just where she needed it while the sleeves were sheer, and the neckline was an elegant scalloped round neck. This was paired up with a rose grey ankle strap sandal with a three-inch block heel. Kylie was thankful that since marrying Ethan, she had gotten good practice in carrying herself in high heels; otherwise, she would beying t on the floor after her first step.


    Next came makeup, which Kylie was excited about. However, the makeup artist scared her. She was a short, plump girl but seemed like someone who took no shit from anyone. Kylie decided not to say a word and simply watched as the girl worked her magic. Toplement the grey tone of the dress, the makeup artist gave her a golden-bronze smokey eye with a gray liner. When the whole look waspleted, Kylie had to give it to the girl, and she definitely knew what she was doing.


    Standing among the other actors and actresses, Kylie looked beautiful, but her stance gave away herck of confidence. The photographer, whose name was Mike, walked over towards her andmanded, “This shoot is about ‘determination.’ No matter how old you are, if you work hard for something you want, you can be the most beautiful person. When you stand in front of the camera, be confident. Be powerful. Go after what you want!”This belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    Kylie was surprised at his intensity and nodded quickly. “Okay.”


    Mike sighed and turned around, muttering to himself. Kylie glowered in anger as she thought she heard “It’s no use” from his lips. Yes, it was true she had no experience in modeling, but that did not mean she was an imbecile.