《Goodbye, My Wretched Love》


 Chapter 1

    Chapter 1


    Chapter 1 A Bolt From The Blue


    A searing pain shot through her arm. It was unbearable.


    ire Williams licked her chapped lips and tried to open her eyes but couldn''t.


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    Her eyelids felt hot and heavy. She heard a muffled voice as she stirred on the bed. Sometimes the


    voice sounded loud and clear and at times it softened, confusing her.


    "Gosh, poor thing! The girl''s family refused to give her anesthesia. I wonder why they hate her so


    much."


    "Yes. She has thirty stitches on her arm. I feel the pain just by looking at it."


    After a long while, ire slowly opened her eyes and found herself lying in a hospital bed. Her eyes


    widened in horror when she saw the IV drip pinching her skin. She soon realized what had happened.


    Sierra Brooks had asked her to go shopping with her. But she had brought her only to carry the


    shopping bags for her.


    Sierra often ordered ire to do her chores, and thetter always obeyed her. That was the case even


    now.


    On the way back, Sierra drove the car and ire was sitting in the back seat. The next moment, the


    car crashed.


    The car ident shed in her mind. ire''s heart was drumming in her chest. She broke into a cold


    sweat. The fear wracked her nerves.


    Her body trembled. She frantically looked around and realized no one else was in the ward.


    Just as she was about to sit up, she heard sound of footsteps outside the ward.


    ire turned around and saw a tall figure. Her heart fluttered as she realized it was the person whom


    she had missed a lot.


    "Darren!" she cried with joy.


    Darren Sampson was her husband. They had been married for three years. She liked him even though


    they barely saw each other.


    ire thought he hade to visit her after knowing about the car ident. She knew it. He cared


    about her.


    But the next second, the man hurried away, not bothering to even look at her.


    ire''s smile vanished in an instant.


    She immediately pulled the needle out of her arm and ran after him.


    "Darren..."


    Thinking he hadn''t heard her, ire shouted his name and ran after him all the way to the next ward.


    However, she stopped short the next moment.


    Sierra, the woman who always pretended to be weak in front of Darren, was lying on the bed. Her left


    wrist was wrapped with gauze; tears streamed down her face. Her eyes were puffy and bloodshot; she


    looked pitiful.


    Darren''s elder sister, Bonita Sampson, and his mother Elora Sampson were also present in the ward.


    The three of them surrounded Sierra and looked after her, ignoring ire.


    ire was visibly startled when she saw them.


    She had stupidly believed Darren was here to visit her.


    The four of them unanimously turned to look at ire. Her well-dressed mother-inw stood up first.


    "ire, you''re just in time," she said haughtily. "Turn yourself in to the police and tell them you caused


    the ident."


    "That''s right. Take the me for Sierra," Bonita chimed in.


    "What?" ire recoiled in shock.


    Anger surged through her veins.


    She took a deep breath and pointed at Sierra. "She hit someone! She caused the ident! Why should


    I take the me?"


    The Sampson family always treated her as a maid, and she had been used to it.


    Sierra always made things difficult for ire by joining hands with the Sampson family.


    However, ire endured all the pain and suffering to retain her marriage with Darren. After all, she had


    married into the Sampson family to win Darren''s heart.


    But these people had crossed all their limits today. She couldn''t believe they would ask her to take the


    me for the pretentious woman.


    "I''m so sorry. It''s all my fault. I didn''t expect to cause such an ident." Sierra covered her face and


    burst into tears. "I''m willing to go to jail to atone for my sins. If the victim''s family members don''t forgive


    me, I''m ready to pay for it with my life. But..."


    She sniffed loudly and stroked her belly. "I... I''m pregnant with Darren''s child," she said, looking at him


    tenderly. "I can''t let my child suffer because of me."


    ire''s heart leaped to her throat.


    Sierra''s words were like a bolt from the blue.


    ire couldn''t believe it. How could she be pregnant with Darren''s child?

 Chapter 2

    Chapter 2


    Chapter 2 Going To Jail For His Mistress


    ire''s body froze. Sierra''s words continued to echo in her ears. She turned and stared at Darren''s


    handsome face.


    In the past three years, the man had only looked cold and aloof in front of her. In fact, the two seldom


    met each other. Darren seldom stayed at home. ire cherished her moments with him, even if it meant


    a couple of hours.


    ire hoped and prayed to win his heart. She believed Darren would realize her love and persistence


    and truly fall for her. That was solely why she endured all the hardship and humiliation in the Sampson


    family.


    Her evil mother-inw, Elora, ordered her around every day. Bonita also made things difficult for her and


    Sierra was no exception. But ire endured everything just for Darren.


    She had been a dutiful wife for the past three years, doing whatever she was told.


    ire naively believed she would soon be able to move the Sampson family and make them ept her.


    However, her life of the past three years had been a joke.


    She looked at Darren helplessly. "Darren, Sierra caused the ident. Do you also want me to take the


    me for her?"


    Darren''s eyelids twitched a bit. He quickly avoided her inquiring gaze.


    His silence was an unspoken answer. It sent a shiver down ire''s spine.


    "That person is dead now. Compensation won''t be a big deal, but someone must take responsibility."


    Elora snorted.


    "The surveince camera hasn''t captured a clear picture. Only you and Sierra were in the car, so you


    better take the me for her," Bonita chimed in.


    ire stared at them nkly. She couldn''t believe her ears. How could they expect her to do such a


    thing for them?


    Her head began to spin as the reality of the situation began to slowly sink in. Her husband had not only


    cheated on her, but was asking her to go to jail for his mistress.


    "You and my son have been married for three years but you haven''t managed to conceive. I want to have


    a grandchild soon so that Darren''s father would rest in peace. The Sampson family has built a business


    empire. We need a grandchild to inherit all the property in the future."


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    Elora cast a knowing nce at ire''s stomach.


    "We don''t need a woman who can''t conceive in our family," Bonita added.


    ire''s jaw tightened. She was seething with rage. Darren hadn''t once touched her in these three years.


    How could she get pregnant with his child? It was all too ridiculous.


    "Anyway, Sierra is pregnant now. She is carrying our Sampson family''s heir. Besides, she felt so guilty


    she attempted suicide by slitting her wrist. If the doctor hadn''t saved her in time, she and the baby would


    have died. Can''t you do this small favor for her?"


    Elora walked up to Sierra and stroked her hair dotingly.


    "ire, you must endure a little pain for her," Bonita said coldly. "We have treated you well since you


    married Darren, haven''t we?"


    ire couldn''t believe her ears.She had suffered enough during the past three years. Now, they were


    nning to send her to jail.


    ire was disgusted by their behavior.She gritted her teeth as the pain in her arm intensified. But it was


    nothingpared to the wound in her heart.


    ire looked at Darren, hoping he would speak for her.


    She was his wife, after all. How could he let her go to jail for another woman?


    However, to ire''s utter dismay, Darren lowered his eyes, took a check from his pocket, and handed it


    to ire.


    "I will give you five hundred million dors aspensation for taking the me for Sierra."


    The blood on ire''s face drained in an instant. She took the check with a trembling hand.


    Did Darren think she wouldpromise for money?


    "Five hundred million. Wow! You are so generous."


    ireughed bitterly as tears streamed down her cheeks. She felt excruciating pain in her chest as if


    someone had stabbed her heart and plucked it out of her chest.

 Chapter 3

    Chapter 3


    Chapter 3 Five Hundred Million For A p


    ire felt a tightness in her chest. Endless resentment and pain surged in her heart. She bit her lip to


    control her anger.


    The strong taste of blood snapped her back to her senses. She didn''t want to put up with the torture


    anymore.


    ire walked up to Sierra and pped the check on her face.


    "Ah!"


    Sierra let out a piercing scream and curled up on the bed like a frightened kitten. Elora and Bonita


    immediately rushed up to Sierra and protectively stood before her.


    "What are you doing?" Darren quickly stepped forward and grabbed ire''s wrist.


    "You gave me five hundred million aspensation.


    I''m exchanging it for pping her. What? Do you feel sorry for her?" ire red at the man she had


    loved with all her heart.


    He said he would give her five hundred million aspensation. However, she couldn''t be humiliated


    like that, so she pped the check on Sierra''s face in response.


    "Are you out of your mind?" Darren snapped viciously. "Sierra is injured. Don''t hurt her more."


    "You crazy woman!" Bonita shouted. "Sierra felt so guilty that she cut her wrist. Don''t you have a heart?


    How could you treat her this way?"


    ire ignored Bonita and turned to look at Darren.


    "What about me? Am I not injured? Who is your wife? Me or her?"


    ire felt dizzy. It was perhaps because of the car ident. Her feeble voice lost its authority.


    The weight in her chest seemed to intensify. She could barely breathe.


    ire regretted falling in love with Darren.


    He had always been cold and mean to her. She had been naive and stupid for so long. Perhaps love


    had blinded her. It was time to wake up.


    She struggled to free herself from Darren''s hold. As much as she loved him in the past, she hated him


    now.


    Her love for him disappeared in an instant.


    "Oh really? She felt so guilty that she attempted suicide, huh?" ire sneered at Sierra.


    The woman had always treated her as a maid, but she pretended to be weak and innocent around


    Darren. Sierra''s face broke into a triumphant smile, but her back was to Darren, and he didn''t notice


    her smile.


    ire couldn''t believe she would ever attempt suicide.


    She didn''t believe a hypocritical woman like her would ever do such a thing.


    ire strode forward and tore off the gauze wrapped on Sierra''s wrist. There was only a mild cut on


    Sierra''s wrist. It was barely a scrape.


    Sierra screamed in shock and hurriedly covered her wrist. The blood on her face drained; she didn''t


    expect ire to expose her lies.


    "Is this what you call a suicide attempt?" ire threw away the gauze and looked at the people in the


    ward.


    Silence fell in the ward.


    "I know you cherish your life, so why would you attempt to take your life? No wonder you are a


    sessful actress in the entertainment industry. Gosh, this is disgusting!"


    Sierra was indeed a popr star, but she possessed no acting skills. She gained fame and sess


    only because she was hyped so much.


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    Elora and Bonita exchanged nces. Their faces darkened in an instant.


    ire was satisfied to see their reaction.


    "You..."


    Sierra''s face turned red. She tried defending herself but suddenly realized Darren was still watching


    her. Sierra''s face quickly turned from embarrassment to sadness.


    ire sneered at her.


    Darren looked at Sierra and back at ire. His jaw clenched, and his brows furrowed. "ire..."


    However, before he could finish his words, ire spoke.


    "Darren, let''s divorce."

 Chapter 4

    Chapter 4


    Chapter 4 I''ve Decided To Divorce


    A frown creased Darren''s forehead as he cast an incredulous look at ire. For a moment, he


    wondered if he had misheard her. At this moment, Elora shouted, "Divorce? Thank God, please go


    ahead and divorce him. Hurry up! If it weren''t for Pierce''sst wish, Darren wouldn''t have married you. I


    don''t know why Pierce liked you in the first ce. Look at you. You don''t deserve to be a part of the


    Sampson family. You have only brought bad luck and misfortune to us. Darren should have divorced


    you long ago. How dare you ask for a divorce? How dare you!"


    ire''s lips curled up into a sneer.


    ire married Darren only because Pierce Sampson, Darren''s deceased father, felt grateful to her. He


    had asked his son to marry ire before he died. But Darren didn''t like it. He never wanted to marry


    her.


    ire quickly turned around and left. Staying there for another second would only disgust her more.


    No one asked her to stay. She only heard Elora cursing behind her back.


    The door was only steps away, but ire felt like it was so far away from her. Her legs grew heavy, but


    she didn''t want to show her weakness in front of these people.


    By the time she finally stepped out of the hospital, she couldn''t hold back her tears anymore.


    It had taken her three years to realize she was wrong.


    ire regretted wasting three precious years trying to win Darren''s heart.


    A gust of cold wind brushed against ire, making her shiver. She stumbled on the road.


    An excruciating pain shot up her arm, but it was nothingpared to the pain in her heart.


    ire felt dizzy, and her vision became blurry. She took out her phone with her trembling hand and


    dialed a number.


    "I''ve decided to divorce..."


    Her voice broke as she spoke. ire began choking with sobs.


    She didn''t know if the person on the other end of the line had heard her or not. The next moment, her


    head began to spin, and she fainted.


    Momentster, a deafening roar reverberated in the air. A helicopternded a couple of meters away


    from ire.


    The cabin door opened. A man walked out and darted toward ire. He picked her up in his arms and


    looked at her with pity.


    "Silly girl, you finally decided toe back."


    A momentter, the helicopter whirred and flew away, and the street fell silent again.


    Meanwhile, Elora continued to scream and trash ire. "How dare that bitch ask for a divorce? Women


    are desperate to marry into the Sampson family. Who does she think she is? The sheer arrogance!


    God, I hate her so much!"


    "Are you done?" Darren asked, ring at Elora.


    Offended by his question, Elora crossed her arms over her chest and turned her head coldly.


    "Bonita, take Mom back home. She needs to rest," Darren said coldly.


    "Okay."


    Bonita immediately stood up, picked up her handbag, and left with Elora.


    After the two left, only Darren and Sierra were in the ward.


    Sierra was sitting on the bed, lowering her head, and biting her lip.


    "Why did you lie?"


    Sierra looked up at him; tears streamed down her cheeks. "I was afraid that you would leave me.


    I didn''t mean to deceive you. Darren, I was so scared. I still want to be an actress. I can''t go to jail.


    Otherwise, my career will be over."


    She reached out and grabbed Darren''s sleeve. "Darren, trust me. I was out of my mind. I wanted to die


    but couldn''t kill myself. I''m pregnant with our baby. Darren, if you don''t want this baby, then I


    understand. I''ll end all ties with you and raise the baby on my own."


    "Enough!" Darren growled.


    Sierra recoiled in shock. Her lips trembled in fear. Darren''s eyes zed with anger as if he could read


    her mind.


    In fact, they didn''t have sex that night. Sierra was afraid that Darren would find out the truth. She


    quickly lowered her head to avoid his gaze.


    Seeing the pitiful look on Sierra''s face, Darren closed his eyes and sighed.


    "Look, I was drunk the other day. I don''t remember what happened. But don''t worry. I will take equal


    responsibility for looking after the baby. I have important work to do right now. Rest well."


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 Chapter 5

    Chapter 5


    Chapter 5 She Was Serious


    Wilton Potter waited at the hospital gate. He was dressed in professional attire, wearing his rimless


    sses. He was anxiously standing beside the Maybach.


    Seeing Darren walk out of the hospital, Wilton trotted to him. The usually calm man seemed anxious


    today. "Mr. Sampson, you''re finally here. We only have five minutes before the international video


    conference begins. The materials are here..."


    Darren raised his hand and stopped Wilton.


    "Postpone the meeting."


    Wilton was taken aback for a moment. "Okay," he nodded.


    Darren had always valued this coboration. Wilton couldn''t understand why he postponed the meeting


    all of a sudden.


    Without any further ado, Wilton called the other party right away.


    The conference was important to Darren. He had prepared for it for a long time. However, at the


    moment, only ire''s voice asking for a divorce rang in his mind.


    Three years ago, his father had a heart attack, and ire had saved him.


    The two people instantly hit it off well from the start. Once his father found that ire liked Darren, he


    asked his son to marry ire.


    Darren had been unwilling at first. However, he finallypromised to fulfill his father''sst wish.


    Although they were married, he and ire didn''t live like a couple. They were only polite to each other.


    He didn''t like his wife. But as time went by, Darren got used to herpany.


    Two months ago, he got drunk and spent a night with Sierra.


    He tried to tell ire the truth but never had the courage to admit his mistake.


    It was all his fault. He owed an apology to ire.


    Darren got into the car and called ire, but no one answered.He then called the hospital but was told


    she had already left.


    Darren panicked.


    Just as he was about to call home, a delicate gift box wrapped in a satin ribbon caught his attention.


    "What''s this?"


    Wilton, sitting in the passenger seat, turned around. "Mrs. Sampson asked me to give it to you."


    Darren''s face lit up. "Did you see her? When did she give this to you?"


    "This morning."


    It was right before the car ident. Darren''s heart sank with disappointment.


    He opened the gift box and saw a pair of exquisite cufflinks in the shape of whale tail.


    "Today is your third wedding anniversary," Wilton reminded him.


    Darren turned and glowered at him.


    Wilton realized he shouldn''t have said that. He forced a smile and turned around. Wilton felt uneasy as


    he sensed Darren''s burning gaze.


    Darren took a deep breath and called the butler Marcel Morris.


    "Marcel, I''ming home for dinner. Please ask the chef to prepare all of ire''s favorite dishes. By


    the way, she is injured. Make sure they are nutritious and avoid unhealthy food," he said, stroking the


    cufflinks in the gift box.


    "Yes, sir."


    "Is ire home?"


    "No."


    A frown lined Darren''s forehead as he hung up the phone.


    It was so cold outside, and she was injured. Where would she go?


    Darren called ire several times, but no one answered.


    He had assumed ire had asked for a divorce out of anger. But now he realized she was serious.


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    Darren massaged his throbbing temples. He could feel the frustration building up within him.

 Chapter 6

    Chapter 6


    Chapter 6 Good Riddance


    In the old house of the Williams family.


    The private manor on the hillside symbolized an ancient family that boasted a century-old heritage.


    Compared with the Quantum Group created by Darren, the Williams Group''s foundation was more


    unfathomable and unpredictable.


    It was already dawn. ire woke up in a room in the manor.


    Her eyes fluttered open, and she saw the familiar scene. The smell and warmth of home brought tears


    to her eyes.


    Before she realized what had happened, the door flew open. ire burst into tears when she saw a


    gray-haired man walk in. She lifted the quilt and rushed to him.


    "Dad!"


    Taylor Williams let out a sigh and stroked ire''s hair.


    Although Taylor pretended to be angry, the love and pity for his daughter were evident in his eyes. "I


    thought you would nevere back!"


    Nathan Williams came in when he heard ire''s voice.


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    Nathan looked just like his father. But he was more charming and confident than his stern father. Both


    were equally domineering but exuded different auras.


    "Dad, ire is back. Quit being angry. How many times have I told you not to hide your happiness?"


    Nathan rolled his eyes.


    Taylor red at his son.


    "I never agreed to ire hiding her identity to marry that man. She argued that she didn''t want to mix


    her pure love with mary benefits. If you hadn''t blindly supported her, I would never have let her


    suffer all these years."


    "Dad, calm down. Young people are always impulsive. They go out of their way for love!" Nathan tried


    exining.


    "Do you mean to say I''m old?" Taylor red at his son again.


    "Oh, God! I didn''t mean that." Nathan scratched his head.


    ireughed through her tears when she saw the father and son bickering. Her life was back to


    normal again. She hadn''t felt true love and warmth for a long time.


    "Dad, Nathan, I know I was wrong. It was all my fault. I made a terrible mistake. I was stubborn about


    being with Darren. I came to my senses only after suffering all these years. But I''m firm about divorcing


    him now. From now on, we both will have nothing to do with each other."


    Taylor wrapped ire in a tight embrace. He felt sorry for his poor daughter. "That''s right. Isn''t our


    Williams Group good enough? What the hell did you find in that Quantum Group? He doesn''t deserve


    you one bit."


    Nathan smiled at ire and gave her a thumbs up.


    "I''ve nned to invite all wealthy and influential people in Bysea here this evening and officially


    introduce my sister to our partners. Dad, what do you think?"


    Taylor nodded with satisfaction. The father and son quickly reached an agreement. Taylor also wanted


    to hold a banquet to celebrate his sweet daughter''s homing from hell.


    But soon, Taylor noticed ire''s outfit and patted Nathan on his shoulder. "You are not a good brother!


    How could you let ire wear such cheap clothes? Didn''t you think of having her clothes changed


    while bringing her back home?"


    "I''ve already asked someone to prepare clothes for her." Nathan had organized everything in advance.


    "ire, I have prepared a lot of custom-made outfits from your favorite store. You can choose whatever


    you like. Keep your favorite ones and discard the rest."


    "Thank you, Nathan." ire smiled and gave a big hug to her brother.


    Love andughter filled the air. The three chatted for a while. Then, Nathan and Taylor left to discuss


    the details of the banquet.


    However, just before walking out of the room, Nathan stopped and turned around.


    "By the way, do you want me to invite Darren Sampson?"


    "Why not?" ire asked, arching an eyebrow.


    "Good! That''s my sister." Nathan was relieved to know that ire was back to her carefree self.


    After the two left, the Williams family''s doctor did a thorough examination on ire. Once sure she was


    fine, she went to the dining room to have breakfast.


    The maids came in one after another and ced all kinds of delicacies on the table. ire was


    determined to bid good riddance to her past. Therefore, she began to eat happily.


    After eating a spoonful of caviar, ire turned on her phone.


    Her eyes widened when she saw twenty missed calls from Darren.

 Chapter 7

    Chapter 7


    Chapter 7 Divorce Agreement


    There were also two unread messages from Darren.


    "Where are you?"


    "Don''t be willful.Come back soon." ire scoffed.


    Had she received the same messages in the past, she would have been ecstatic to know that Darren


    cared about her.However, she was different now.


    ire couldn''t believe Darren thought she was wilful.


    Why did he want her toe back? The heartless man wanted her to go to jail for Sierra.


    ire snorted and put her phone away.


    Just then, the phone rang again.Seeing the name "Honey" sh on the screen, she hesitated for a


    moment and answered it.


    "Where are you?" His voice bore no emotion as usual.


    "It''s none of your business!" ire snapped coldly.


    Darren was taken aback for a moment.He was ustomed to ire being gentle and obedient.


    The sudden anger in her voice startled him.


    After a moment''s silence, he spoke again.


    "Don''t be so stubborn.I''ll wait for you at home.I''ve asked the cook to prepare all your favorite


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    ire looked at the delicacies on the table andughed to herself.She took a bite of goose liver and


    chewed it slowly.


    "Qh? How thoughtful of you, Mr.Sampson.Can you tell me what my favorite food is?"


    Darren fell silent again.He suddenly realized he had no clue about her preferences.


    ire sneered.


    "You don''t even know what I like to eat.I used to like Braised Goose Liver in Red Wine.But I''ve had


    enough of it.I don''t like it anymore.I like Goose Liver with Caviar now."


    ire gritted her teeth in anger.


    Darren was like the Braised Goose Liver in Red Wine.She was tired of him now.


    Darren looked at his phone and frowned.


    For a moment, he wondered if he had dialed the wrong number.He also wondered if ire was


    implying something else.


    "ire! What nonsense are you saying?"


    ire took a sip of milk and smiled.


    "I''m eating now.If you have nothing else to say, I''ll hang up." Darren sighed.


    "Where are you? I''lle and pick you up."


    "No need! I will send you the divorce agreementter.Don''t forget to sign it."


    "Are you serious?"


    "Haven''t I made it clear to you? Look, Darren.Enough is enough! It''s time to end everything.Sign the


    divorce agreement, and let''s break up."


    Darren was surprised by the sudden change in ire''s attitude.He remained silent for a while before


    speaking again.


    "All right.I''ll book a table in Elm Cafe.Let''s meet there.I have something to tell you."


    "Okay.Let''s meet this afternoon; around one," ire agreed.She wanted to find out what Darren


    wanted to say.


    That afternoon, rie arrived at Elm Cafe, wearing sunsses and a mask.She pulled a chair, sat


    down, and pushed the divorce papers toward Darren.


    "I have made two copies of the agreement.I don''t need any alimony.Just sign the papers, and let''s get


    this over with," she said.


    Darren pushed the divorce agreement aside and said, "Look, I need to exin something."


    "No" ire interrupted him.


    "That''s unnecessary.I don''t need any exnation.Mr.Sampson, I have made everything clear to


    you.Time is precious.I hope we don''t waste it on each other."


    "Sierra and I..."


    ire sprang up to her feet impatiently.


    "Mr.Sampson, it looks like you have a lot to exin.But I don''t have the time to listen.If you refuse to


    sign the agreement, we can go to court.But I''m afraid it will affect the stock price and reputation of the


    Quantum Group.Do you want toplicate everything?"


    Darren looked up and saw ire staring into his eyes.He realized the woman in front of him wasn''t the


    same anymore.


    Darren''s rtionship with Sierra had been a drunken mistake.


    Also, he had been unreasonable to ask ire to take the me for Sierra.It was fair on ire''s part to


    ask him for a divorce.


    If she hated him and insisted on divorcing him, he was ready to fulfill her wish.


    "Okay, if that''s what you want..."


    Darren nodded and signed the papers.


    ire had been in love with him, but he never cared about her before.However, having to lose her now


    made his heart ache a bit.


    ire calmly watched him sign the papers.She couldn''t tell how she felt.She neither felt happy nor


    disappointed.It was all finally over.


    That was the only thought in her mind.


    Darren put the pen down, took out a ck card from his pocket, and handed it to ire.


    "There is one billion in this card.You can do whatever you want with it.I''m sure this money will be


    sufficient for you to live afortable life.I know you said you don''t want an alimony but I want to give


    this to you."


    Regardless of his ruthlessness and his affair with Sierra, Darren was a decent person.He was a wise


    man with principles, which was one of the reasons why ire had fallen in love with him.


    But everything had changed now.


    ire looked at Darren.


    "You gave me a check of five hundred million before.Now you gave me a card with one billion in it.Well,


    you just want to spend the money in order to feel at ease, right? But I don''t need it."


    ire took the divorce agreement and turned to leave.


    Darren gripped the ck card tightly as his face flushed with embarrassment.


    "If you need any help, you can alwayse to me."


    He knew that ire was divorcing him only to protect her self-esteem and piss him off.He would have


    felt relieved if she epted the money.


    After all, Darren always used money to solve all the problems.However, his heart sank when he saw


    ire''s determination.


    At that moment, he realized he never knew ire.Perhaps he wouldn''t have a chance to get to know


    about her in the future either.

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    Chapter 8


    Chapter 8 Tear Of Sea


    After getting home, ire began selecting the outfit for the banquet.


    Nathan had gone overboard and prepared countless luxury clothes for her.


    Just as ire selected the outfit, her phone rang.


    "ire! I''m so d you finally figured it out."


    Haylee Carter pped her hands excitedly.


    "I''m going to hold a party to celebrate your divorce with Darren.He is an ungrateful man.I know many


    excellent single men.They''re all more handsome and considerate than him.Do you want me to


    introduce them to you? You can pick the right guy to date.If you like them all, you can be with all of


    them."


    "Well, a party is fine.But I don''t need men," ire interrupted before her friend went too far.


    "My family is holding a banquet tonight."


    "We can go there after the banquet.Do you remember that young man from the Warren family? Their


    family is one of the most significant energy producers in the industry.And the young man from the


    Ramsey family has juste back from abroad..."


    "Gosh, enough! Stop it!" ire waved her hand to stop her.


    "I have lost faith in love."


    "Damon it! Darren, that scumbag! He has broken your heart and made you lose faith in love and


    men.I''m going to teach him a lesson.And what is that bitch''s name? Forget it.It doesn''t matter.I will just


    call her ¡®bitch¡¯ from now on."


    "Now that we are divorced, why should I care about them? I feel disgusted to even think about them."


    "You are tolerant.You''ve easily let go of it, but I can''t.I''m your best friend.I have to make them pay the


    price for hurting you.Gosh, scumbags like them deserve to die! Just wait and see!"


    "Hey..."


    Before ire could say anything, Haylee hung up the phone.


    ire shook her head and sighed helplessly.


    Haylee hadn''t changed one bit.She was as aggressive and resolute as before.


    After ire selected the outfit, a maid came in with a ne.


    "Miss, this is Tear of Sea.Your brother has given this to you."


    ire''s eyes widened when she saw the shiny blue diamond in front of her.


    It looked unique.


    At that moment, her phone chimed with a message.It was from Nathan.


    "It is a gift for my little princess, for finally divorcing that man.Only you''re worthy of it."


    ire''s face softened.She knew her brother implied that Darren didn''t deserve her.


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    The maid elegantly put the ne on her and smiled.


    "How eye-catching!"


    "What''s eye-catching? Me or the diamond?"


    "Oh, you, of course."


    ire smiled and looked at herself in the mirror.


    "I don''t look as good as before."


    "Miss, you are always beautiful," the maid said as she helped ire wear makeup.


    Soon, ire got ready and got into the car, and the driver took her to the banquet.


    On the way, she received a message from Haylee.


    "I heard Darren was invited to this banquet.Do you still like him?"


    "Hell, no! It will never happen again.Besides, he won''te.Darren is like an unfeeling working


    machine.He despises social engagements."


    "How dare he refuse the invitation from the Williams family?"


    When ire was about to reply, the car trundled to a stop.


    "Miss, we have arrived at the destination," the driver reminded her.


    "Let''s talk when we meet."


    ire quickly sent the message and got out of the car.It was a private banquet and was free of media


    presence.


    The security was tight.


    Just then, a handsome man waved his hand at ire.Her brows furrowed as she couldn''t recall where


    she had met him before.


    ire was the princess of the Williams family, but she had never appeared in public before.


    Therefore, the guests wouldn''t know her.


    ire smiled politely and elegantly walked inside.


    Once she went inside, the man turned around and dialed Darren''s number.


    This man was one of Darren''s few friends, Stuart Myers -- a yboy from the Myers family.


    "Darren, aren''t youing to the banquet of the Williams family?"


    "You know I don''t like such asions."


    "I saw your ex-wife here.Gosh, she looks more beautiful than how she looked in your wedding


    photos.You should sue your wedding photographer.Are you sure you don''t want toe?"


    Darren remained silent for a moment and then hung up.


    "I know you won''t let her go," Stuartined.


    He wanted to see the expression on Darren''s face.


    Meanwhile, Darren, who had just walked out of the CEO''s office, turned around and ordered Wilton,


    "Cancel my schedules for tonight.I''m going to attend the Williams family''s banquet."


    "Yes, sir." Wilton shrugged.


    His boss had been canceling all his important schedulestely.The sudden change in Darren''s behavior


    confused Wilton.

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    Chapter 9


    Chapter 9 Better Leave


    When ire arrived at the entrance of the banquet hall, she saw two annoying people at a distance.


    Bonita held Sierra''s hand with one hand and pulled her dress with the other.


    "Sierra, should I have worn that white dress?"


    She seemed a little hesitant and insecure.


    "Oh, Bonita, you look gorgeous like this.I can guarantee all wealthy men in Bysea will fall for you."


    "Really? But my skin has lost its shine and luster recently.Can youe with me for mesotherapy


    someday?"


    The two walked to the entrance of the venue as they spoke.


    However, the usher stopped them when they showed the invitation.


    "Sorry, you two can''t goin."


    "What? What did you say?" Bonita asked, frowning.


    "This invitation is for Darren Sampson, the president of the Quantum Group.Only he is permitted to


    attend the banquet."


    "I''m Darren''s elder sister."


    "I''m sorry.This invitation is only for him.Not his family members."


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    Bonita''s face darkened.


    "Who do you think you are? I have the invite.Who stipted that guests¡¯ family members aren''t allowed


    to attend the banquet? Everyone has brought a date tonight.Have you sent invites to them as well?"


    "You can go in only if Mr.Sampson apanies you.Otherwise, we can''t verify your identity," the usher


    exined with embarrassment.


    However, Bonita became agitated.She couldn''t take the humiliation anymore.


    Sierra didn''t expect to encounter such a situation, so she didn''t know what to do.


    Just then, the two heard a voice and turned around.


    "Why is it so noisy here?"


    ire stood in front of Bonita and Sierra, grinning.


    Bonita¡¯s eyes widened.Sierra was equally shocked.


    "ire! What are you doing here?"


    Sierra asked, scrunching her nose with distaste.


    Just then, something urred to Bonita.


    "ire, the Sampson family just drove you out.Why are you still bothering Darren? Shame on you!"


    She assumed ire was here to win Darren''s heart.


    ire couldn''t help butugh at her.


    "Don''t forget it was I who asked for a divorce.I don''t give a damn about your Sampson family.Since


    you''re not eligible to attend the banquet, you''d better leave."


    ire walked past them and went straight inside.The usher politely bowed to her, which infuriated


    Bonita.


    "Are you kidding me? What''s going on? How does she get to go inside without any invitation? How?"


    The usher looked at them helplessly.


    Just then, ire stopped short and looked back.


    "If they want toe, let them in."


    She grinned, turned around, and walked inside.


    The usher nodded and stepped aside, letting Bonita and Sierra go in.


    Bonita froze.She stared at ire, dumbfounded.She couldn''t understand what was going on.


    ire''s sudden authority startled her.


    Sierra''s eyes narrowed with resentment.


    "It''s okay, Bonita.Calm down.She must have hooked up with some wealthy man here.He must have


    arranged everything for her in advance."


    Bonita immediately nodded, thinking it was the truth.


    "She just divorced Darren and has immediately hooked up with another man.She must have had an


    affair with someone when she was still married to Darren.God, what a slut! Shameless woman!


    Anyway, I''m sure he will soon dump her."


    Bonita indirectly slut-shamed Sierra as well.


    After all, she, too, had seduced Darren, a married man.


    Sierra''s face was taut with rage, but she didn''t utter a word.However, Bonita didn''t notice it.She red


    at the usher and dragged Sierra inside.


    At the open-air banquet, ire spotted Haylee among the crowd.


    Haylee''s eyes lit up with joy.She ran to ire and pulled her into a tight embrace.


    "I missed you so much!"


    ire rolled her eyes.She was used to her best friend exaggerating everything.


    People unaware of the truth might think the two hadn''t seen each other for years.


    "We just metst week."


    "Oh, you were a sad, grumbling womanst week.Look at you now.You''re the beautiful, regal princess


    of the Williams family.This is how you should look.Happy as always."


    Haylee''s face beamed as she examined ire from head to toe.


    ire hadn''t changed into a formal outfit yet.She was only wearing a long, dark green dress.


    But even so, she looked alluring.ire totally different from her past self after the divorce.She was


    back to being the happy, chirpy girl she was before she got married.


    ire''s family had pampered and spoiled her with love and care since she was a child.


    However, love blinded her.She had suffered for three years for loving a ruthless man.


    He wasn''t worth the pain and humiliation she had experienced.


    "Haylee, I''m sorry for having made you worried." ire smiled apologetically.


    "It''s okay.Let bygones be bygones! In my opinion, Darren is blind! I don''t know what you saw in


    him.You gave up everything to marry him.It was an honor for the Sampson family.But he missed an


    angel like you by hooking up with that bitch!"Haylee''s face reddened with rage.


    "You know what? Darren personally handled the case with all his connections to prevent that bitch from


    going to jail."


    Haylee was always well-informed.


    ire wasn''t too surprised.She knew Darren wouldn''t let anything happen to Sierra.


    But considering he could solve the matter, ire didn''t know why he had asked her to take the me.It


    was apparent that he didn''t give a damn about her.


    ire was utterly disappointed in him.


    "I don''t care about them anymore."


    "Thest time we met, you were still hopelessly in love with Darren.What happened then? Why did you


    decide to divorce him?"


    Although Haylee seemed nonchnt, she had always been careful not to hurt ire''s feelings.


    ire shook her head, reluctant to speak further.


    She didn''t tell anyone about Sierra''s pregnancy, nor did she mention the Sampson family wanted her to


    take the me for Sierra.


    ire''s family and friends were already worried about her.She didn''t want to add to their distress.


    Just as Haylee was about to get to the bottom of the matter, Bonita''s loud cry caught their attention.


    "ire! You thief!"

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    Chapter 10


    Chapter 10 Fake


    Bonita''s screams attracted everyone''s attention.


    People started to look at them and whisper to each other.


    "Who is she?"


    "She is from the Sampson family."


    "The Sampson family? Do you mean the Sampson family, who is in charge of the Quantum Group?"


    "Shh...Keep your voice down.You can''t afford to offend the Sampson family."


    As everyone around began gossiping, Bonita angrily walked to ire and Haylee.


    "Darren gave this Tear of Sea as a birthday gift to Sierra.There''s only one piece of it in the entire


    world.Last year, he spent more than fifty million dors buying it at an auction abroad.It belongs to


    Sierra now.How dare you steal it from her after divorcing Darren? And you''re shamelessly wearing it at


    this party."


    Sierra also noticed the Tear of Sea.


    The blood on her face drained in an instant.She broke into a cold sweat.


    Bonita became agitated.She was busy cursing and using ire that she didn''t notice Sierra''s


    unusual reaction.


    However, ire was smart enough to notice it, and her face darkened.She knew the ne was one


    of a kind, and not everyone could afford to buy it.


    Back then, the identity of the mysterious buyer had been the talk of the town.


    The media tried specting on it.


    Ultimately, no one could figure out who it was.


    When ire''s brother gave her the ne, she assumed he was the buyer.


    Now, after listening to Bonita''s ramblings, she realized Darren must have bought it then.


    Ms A mart fast But ire couldn''t help but wonder how her brother got the ne if Darren had


    gifted it to Sierra.


    Countless thoughts shed in ire''s mind.She tried figuring out what must have happened.


    Seeing Sierra''s pale face, she immediately understood the truth.


    ire''s silence made Bonita think she was guilty.


    Just then, Haylee stepped forward to protect her friend.


    "Enough! Don''t sling mud at my friend! ire doesn''t give a damn about that amount of money.Tear of


    Sea belongs to her."


    The guests broke into an uproar when they heard that.


    The Williams family had only invited celebrities and revered personalities to the party.


    They were all wealthy, influential people.


    Even so, only a few were confident enough to admit that fifty million dors were no big deal to them.


    Everyone started gossiping.


    "Mr.Sampson has divorced her."


    "Wow! I didn''t expect his ex-wife to be so beautiful.But she has stolen an expensive piece of


    jewelry.Didn''t Mr.Sampson give her alimony?"


    "People are always greedy.There are many women like her.But she doesn''t seem to be willing to admit


    it."


    Haylee became furious when she heard what the guests said.


    Just as she was about to retort, ireughed scornfully and cast a disgusted look at Bonita and


    Sierra.


    "Forget it.Don''t lower yourself to the same level as these bitches.Let''s go."


    ire grabbed Haylee''s hand and turned to leave.


    However, Bonita quickly stepped forward and blocked their way.She was seething with rage.


    "Where are you going? Now that the truth is exposed, you''re nning to leave? It''s not that easy!


    You''ve stolen a piece of jewelry worth fifty million dors.You''ll have to spend the rest of your life in jail."


    Bonita turned to Sierra.


    "Sierra, what are you waiting for? Call the police!"


    "Bonita..."


    Sierra''s face was taut.She held Bonita¡¯s hand, hoping to leave as soon as possible.


    Bonita shook off her hand and strutted toward ire, determined to send her to jail.


    ire never thought Bonita would be so stubborn.She crossed her arms over her chest and sneered at


    her.


    "Call the police.I''ll wait right here."


    Bonita recoiled in shock.She had never seen ire behave with such arrogance before.


    ire turned to look at Sierra, her nose scrunching up with disgust.


    "I have dignity.This jewelry rightfully belongs to me.Perhaps someone was greedy that she sold it for


    money.That''s why she is still silent."


    ire seemed so confident that even Bonita began to doubt herself.She turned and looked at Sierra


    with suspicion.


    Sierra''s body stiffened.She had secretly sold the ne to pay off her family''s debts.


    Darren had gifted her several precious ornaments and jewelry over the years.


    He wouldn''t even remember if she lost Tear of Sea.


    However, she never thought it would find its way to ire.


    Of course Sierra would never admit that she sold it.


    Suddenly, an idea urred to her.


    "It''s fake! This ne must be fake," she bellowed.


    Bonita was naive, so she immediately believed her lie.


    Now that she had another reason to hurt ire, Bonita lunged forward and grabbed the ne.


    "Shame on you! How dare you talk back to me when you''re wearing a fake ne?"


    The ne snapped into two and all the gemstones scattered on the floor.


    ire winced in pain as Bonita''s violent act left a red mark on her neck.


    A dazzling piece of blue diamond rolled forward andnded beside Bonita''s feet.She red and


    stepped on it with her heel.


    Anger surged through ire''s veins.


    Tear of Sea was a gift from her dear brother.


    Bonita had broken it without thinking.


    ire stepped forward and pped her.


    The loud sound startled the guests.


    Everyone stopped talking and looked at ire.


    Bonita''s eyes widened in disbelief.


    It took her a while to realize what had happened.


    "How dare you p me? I''m going to kill you."She pounced on ire.


    However, before she couldy a finger on ire, someone grabbed her.


    Two guards in uniforms dragged her away.


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    Bonita thrashed and screamed, trying to break free.


    ire''s jaw tightened as she watched the guards drag her outside.


    Just as everyone wondered what was going on, a resonant voice of a man caught their attention.


    "Who the hell is making trouble at the Williams family¡¯s party?"

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    Chapter 11


    Chapter 11 Humiliation


    "It''s the second child of the Williams family''s master!" someone in the crowd shouted.


    Everyone unanimously turned to look at Nathan.He was wearing a white suit, looking gentle and


    elegant.


    Nathan scanned the crowd and walked with majestic strides.


    Everyone gasped in awe.


    All the guests present knew Nathan was an important member of the Williams family.


    After the master of the Williams family retired, Nathan took over the family''s businesses.He was one of


    the most sessful entrepreneurs of his generation.


    The guests looked at ire and Bonita.The Williams family''s party was a prestigious asion.The


    troublemakers would undoubtedly face severe consequences.


    Seeing Nathan, Bonita pointed at ire and shouted, "Mr.Williams, this woman is wearing a fake


    ne to show off after divorcing my brother.She is a shameless woman.I just exposed her lies, so


    she pped me in front of everyone."


    The two families were business partners.


    Bonita had met some members of the Williams family.


    Therefore, she assumed Nathan would take her side.


    Nathan walked over to ire and waved at the bodyguards, gesturing for them to let go of Bonita.


    Bonita smirked at ire, thinking her identity had worked to her advantage.


    "Fake ne?" Nathan looked at the gemstones scattered on the floor and at the red mark on


    ire''s neck.


    "How can my gift be fake?" he asked calmly.


    Everyone turned to look at Nathan in disbelief.


    For a moment, they thought they had misheard Nathan.


    After all, why would he give an expensive ne to Darren''s ex-wife? They couldn''t help but wonder


    if he admitted they had an affair in front of everyone.


    "What? What did you say?" Bonita recoiled in shock.


    "That''s impossible! You...You gave it to her?" Nathan sneered.


    "Do I need to get your permission before gifting someone?"


    He couldn''t believe someone had dismissed his gift to his sister as fake jewelry.


    Besides, she even hurt his sister.


    Nathan clenched his fists and suppressed his anger.


    If it weren''t for Darren, he would have driven Bonita out of the party.


    Nathan''s question frightened Bonita.She was so nervous that her mind went nk.She quickly grabbed


    Sierra''s hand, seeking support.


    "Sierra, say something!"


    Sierra gnashed her teeth and forced a smile.Countless thoughts shed in her mind.She never thought


    Nathan would give Tear of Sea to ire.


    Bonita had put her in aplicated situation.She didn''t know what to do.


    Although the Sampson and Williams families were business partners, they couldn''t afford to ruin the


    Williams family¡¯s banquet.


    Besides, what would she tell Darren if he found out about this? Sierra walked toward Nathan and


    smiled apologetically.


    ¡®I''m sorry, Mr.Williams.It''s a misunderstanding.Sorry to bother you.We are leaving now."


    She winked at Bonita and grabbed her hand to leave.However, Bonita pped Sierra''s hand away.


    "How could it be a misunderstanding? It is that bitch, ire..."


    However, she quickly swallowed the rest of her words as the intensity of Nathan''s gaze frightened her.


    "Miss Sampson, please behave yourself," Nathan warned Bonita and turned to look at Sierra.


    "I bought this ne at an auction.As its former owner, Miss Brooks, you should know better than


    anyone else whether this is real or fake."


    The guests were stunned yet again.They were surprised to know that Sierra had sold the ne.If


    so, why would she say the ne was fake? Sierra gulped as everyone eyed her with suspicion.


    Bonita was responsible for everything.She cursed her friend in her heart and regretteding to the


    Party with her.


    "Err...Well...perhaps I was wrong.I''m sorry, Mr.Williams."


    However, Nathan ignored her and protectively wrapped his arms around ire.


    "Does your neck hurt? Are there any other injuries?" ire shook her head.


    "I''m fine."


    Sierra and Bonita witnessed the scene with wide eyes.They wondered how ire shared such an


    intimate rtionship with Nathan.


    The other guests were equally shocked.


    "It''s said that Nathan isn''t interested in women.There has never been a rumor or scandal about him."


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    "But they look like a real couple."


    "Wow, it''s getting more interesting now."


    Bonita and Sierra looked like they had seen a ghost.


    ire couldn''t help but smirk at them.


    "Now that you know the ne is real, better pay thepensation, Miss Sampson. Otherwise, let''s


    meet in the court."


    With that, ire held Nathan''s arm and left.


    Haylee was happy to see the two suffer humiliation in front of everyone for speaking ill of her dear


    friend.She turned around and followed Nathan and ire.


    Bonita and Sierra looked at each other, their mouths hanging open in shock.

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    Chapter 12


    Chapter 12 Secretly Snapping Pictures


    "What the hell is going on?"


    Bonita became furious.She dragged Sierra to a quiet ce and stared into her eyes.


    "Sierra, tell me.What''s going on? Why is she wearing your ne?"


    Sierra licked her lips and looked away.


    "Err...I was going to tell you...I lost the ne.I don''t know when.If that''s the real Tear of Sea,


    perhaps someone has found the ne and sold it..."


    "Then why did you say it was fake? You embarrassed me there."


    "I had no idea she would get it."


    Sierra grabbed Bonita''s hand and innocently batted her eyelids.


    "Bonita, how could she afford such an expensive ne? Think about it.Who would have thought


    she would hook up with Nathan?"


    Bonita¡¯s face reddened with rage as she recalled how Nathan had embarrassed her in front of


    everyone.


    "That''s Tear of Sea! Nathan was stupid to spend so much money on that bitch! What the hell do I do


    now? She won''t spare me.Where will I get the money to pay for her ne?"


    "Fifty million dors is not a small amount, but Darren can afford it.It''s no big deal for him,"


    Sierraforted her.


    Bonita''s body rxed when she heard that.Sierra was right, but she still felt unsure the problem would


    be solved smoothly.


    "You are Darren''s elder sister," Sierra continued.


    "Nathan won''t offend Darren I and the Quantum Group for a random woman."


    I Bonita closed her eyes and let out a sigh of relief.No one would cause any I trouble to her if Darren


    stood by her side.


    Bonita didn''t care about ire''s threat.


    After all, she had her brother, Darren, to help her.She was no longer scared or worried.


    A wave of resentment surged up in her heart.


    Bonita had always bullied ire, but tonight, tables had been turned.


    ire had pped her in front of all the guests.


    Moreover, Nathan had protected her like a shield.


    Bonita gnashed her teeth with hatred.She believed a handsome man like him should be with a woman


    much better than ire.


    "What a bitch! So what if she hooks up with Nathan? I won''t let her go! I will make her pay the price for


    humiliating me in front of everyone!"


    Haylee apanied ire to the lounge to apply ointment to her wound.


    Taylor immediately arrived after hearing the news.He looked at the wound on ire''s neck and hit


    Nathan.


    "Is this how you look after ire? How did she get hurt?" Nathan looked at ire helplessly, silently


    asking her for help.


    "Dad, it wasn''t Nathan''s fault."


    ire smiled at her father.


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    "It was an ident."


    "Who are those two women?" Taylor asked acidly.He had rushed over right after hearing the news and


    didn''t have the time to find the details.


    "They are Sierra Brooks and Bonita Sampson," Haylee replied.


    "It''s the Sampson family again.How dare they? ire, do you want me to teach them a lesson?" ire


    shook her head.


    "You don''t have to lower yourself by dealing with such kind of people." She held Taylor''s arm and


    smiled reassuringly.


    "Dad, don''t worry.I can handle it myself."


    ire had always been independent and never liked her family getting involved in her problems.


    Taylor was always kind to ire and respected her decision, so he didn''t say anything more.


    However, he was still worried about ire''s safety, so he asked Nathan and Haylee to go out and


    entertain the quests.He wanted to be with his daughter.


    ire and Taylor chatted happily in the lounge.


    Bonita and Sierra sneaked inside and watched the two people in the lounge.


    From where they stood, the two couldn''t see the man''s face.


    They only saw ire intimately holding a man''s arm.


    The two became excited.


    Sierra took out her phone and snapped several photos.


    "This little bitch! She was with Nathan a while ago and is now having an affair with an old man," Bonita


    grunted with disgust.


    Sierra seemed equally excited.


    "I will send these pictures to the reporters as soon as we leave.We must expose her true colors so that


    Darren knows she is a whore."


    Sierra checked the photos she had clicked one after the other.


    "ire, I will make sure everyone knows that you''re a whore! Let''s see how you manage to escape this


    time!"

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    Chapter 13


    Chapter 13 The Sessor


    Taylor and ire didn''t realize that two women were secretly taking pictures of them.


    Taylor smiled and stroked his daughter''s face.


    "Have you made up your mind? I want you to appear in front of the guests.That way, everyone will


    know you''re my daughter -- the sessor of the Williams Group.But with thate added


    responsibilities.You can''t be free and do whatever you want."


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    ire hesitated for a while.


    "Dad, I don''t want the power and reputation of our family to influence all my decisions and moves.I


    want to..."


    ire knew that once her identity as Taylor''s daughter was revealed, everyone would start treating her


    differently.


    But apart from being a member of the reputable Williams family, she also bore the identity of Darren''s


    ex-wife.


    ire recalled what people thought about Darren''s ex-wife and their insulting remarks.Her sister and


    brothers were shining in their respective fields with their own strength.


    ire didn''t want to be a burden to them.She also wanted to achieve something in life and make her


    family proud rather than merely be known as the little princess of the Williams family.


    A knowing smile stretched across Taylor''s lips.He expected such a response from his daughter.


    "Regardless of what you do, I will always support you.I believe you won''t make silly decisions again."


    ire''s heart swelled with happiness.She was incredibly lucky to have such an understanding father.


    "Okay.Thank you, Dad."


    She had a loving family who always loved and supported her.


    ire was a changed woman now and would no longer make stupid decisions and humiliate herself or


    her family.She ignored the people who despised her.


    "It''s about time.Go and change your clothes.Your brother has arranged everything for you."


    Taylor looked at the wound on her neck and frowned.He felt sorry for his daughter.


    ire nodded and went to the dressing room.She changed into a white evening dress and wore a


    white feather mask to conceal her face.


    The turtle neck dress covered the wound on her neck.


    The feather mask covered the upper half of her face, revealing only her luscious red lips, which added


    to her mysterious beauty.


    The partymenced.


    ire walked out, holding Taylor''s arm.


    Everyone was surprised and confused to see the elegant woman beside Taylor.


    Although the Williams family was one of the most prestigious families for centuries, Taylor seldom


    showed up in public.


    The purpose of this dinner party seemed to confuse the guests.


    Everyone was curious to find out what was going on.


    The affluent businessmen and celebrities in Bysea attended the party even though they didn''t know the


    significance of the asion.


    "Who is this?"


    "Just by her figure, I can say she is a beautiful woman.But who knows what lies beneath that mask?"


    "Mr.Williams''s beloved wife died young.Does that mean..."


    "What are you saying? He wouldn''t arrange such a grand party just to introduce his new wife."


    "I heard Mr.Williams has two daughters and two sons.Nobody has seen his younger daughter before.Is


    that her?"


    Rumors erupted among the crowd.Some were curious about the woman''s appearance, and some


    about her identity.


    ire ignored the discussions and walked to the stage with Taylor.


    Taylor adjusted the microphone and scanned the crowd eyeing him with expectation.


    "Hello, everyone.I believe everyone present must have guessed the reason for this party.I don''t want to


    keep you in suspense.The only reason I''ve invited you all here is to introduce my daughter, the


    sessor of the Williams Group."


    The audience burst into an uproar.


    Taylor turned around and smiled proudly at ire.


    He was ecstatic to know his daughter was finally willing to return home and inherit their family property


    even though she still needed time.


    "My daughter will slowly get familiar with our family business and take over the entire Williams


    Group.But she is still young and needs her freedom, so I have no choice but to introduce her to you this


    way.Thank you for understanding."


    Taylor smiled modestly.


    Everyone was equally surprised.


    If she was indeed the sessor of the Williams Group, they had to be in her good books.


    Therefore, the guests began ttering andplimenting her.


    Sierra and Bonita looked at Taylor and his beautiful daughter on the stage with envy.


    Sierra was born in the lowest strata of society and had been moving from one ce to another since


    she was a child.


    Later, she finally got Darren''s support and used all means to attain an unshakable position in the


    entertainment industry.


    Sierra faded inparison to the gorgeous princess of the Williams family.


    "Wow! What a lucky girl.She was born with a silver spoon."


    Bonita burned with jealousy.She looked at the woman on the stage and pulled Sierra''s arm.


    "Sierra, don''t you think the woman''s figure looks like ire''s?"

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    Chapter 14


    Chapter 14 It Couldn''t Be Her


    As soon as Bonita finished what she was saying, she felt it was ridiculous herself.


    Sierra carefully examined the woman on the stage and felt she looked indeed simr to ire.


    But she, too, felt stupid for thinking that way.


    "How is that possible? Well, they do have a simr figure.Although ire''s surname is Williams, there


    are many people with the same surname.There''s no way she will be a member of the powerful Williams


    family."


    Bonita was soon convinced.


    The two concluded that ire wouldn''t be the little princess of the Williams family.


    After all, they had treated ire more or less like the maid of the Sampson family.


    If ire were a member of such a wealthy family, she wouldn''t endure the humiliation all these years.It


    seemed ridiculous.


    Thinking of this, the two breathed a sigh of relief.


    ire and Taylor got off the stage and chatted with the guests.


    Everyone raised their toast for ire and ttered her.


    ire smiled at them politely as she asionally took a sip of wine.She cast a sidelong nce and


    saw Sierra and Bonita walking toward her.


    Bile rose in her throat.She leaned closer to her father and whispered in his ear, "Dad, I''m a little tired."


    "All right."


    He smiled and patted her head.


    "Go to the lounge and rest well."


    Hearing that, the people around made way for her.ire nodded to the quests and walked away.


    The evening dress made it a little difficult for her to walk quickly.She elegantly lifted the hemline of her


    dress and strode to the lounge.She wanted to change her clothes and go to the garden to breathe


    some fresh air.


    However, just as ire was near the lounge, Sierra and Bonita arrived from nowhere.


    They had obviously secretly followed ire when they saw her leave the banquet hall.


    "Miss Williams, I''m the sister of the CEO of the Quantum Group." Bonita smiled at her.


    "Good evening, Miss Williams"


    Sierra shed a ttering smile.


    ire stopped helplessly as the two blocked her path.


    Noticing the youngdy of the Williams family didn''t seem to want to talk to them, Bonita stepped closer


    and smiled at her.


    "Miss Williams, you can call me Bonita.Gosh, you look beautiful tonight."


    "Yes, Miss Williams looks like an angel.My name is Sierra Brooks.I''m an actress.Have you seen me on


    the TV before? I starred in the popr y called ¡®Irresistance''st year." ire stood stiffly as she


    looked at their ttering faces.


    She felt disgusted to see their attitude change as they spoke to her, not realizing she was the same


    person who had put up with all their insult for three years.


    However, she tried her best not to reveal her anger.


    Sierra and Bonita exchanged nces in embarrassment when they realized ire hadn''t uttered a


    word.


    They continued to look for topics to talk to her about.


    However, theirpliments only reminded ire of the injustice and humiliation she had suffered in


    the Sampson family for the past three years.She was forced to take the me for the car ident


    Sierra had caused, and her husband had betrayed and cheated on her.


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    Tonight, Bonita even used her of stealing the ne in front of everyone.


    Every memory of the past seemed to intensify her anger.She hated herself for allowing them to bully


    her for the past three years.


    Haylee was right.She had been crazy to put up with everything for Darren.


    "The Quantum Group has business coborations with the Williams Group.I''m sure we''ll meet often in


    the future.Darren didn''te today.But I''ll soon introduce you to him."


    Bonita raised her ss and proposed a toast to ire.


    The two people''s cunningness infuriated ire more.She raised her ss and clinked it with Bonita¡¯s.


    "Ant Bonita yelped and jumped back as the red wine spilled all over her dress.Sierra quickly wiped the


    stain on Bonita''s dress.


    "Oh, God! Are you okay?"


    "What do I do now? This dress is very expensive." ire looked at the two, snorted coldly, and left.


    Bonita was confused when she saw that.


    "What the hell was that?" she asked Sierra.


    "She hasn''t even bothered to apologize.Does that mean she did it on Purpose?"


    Bonita stepped forward to catch up with ire and question her.However, Sierra immediately stopped


    her.


    "Forget it, Bonita."


    "What''s wrong with her? Why hasn''t she uttered a word? I didn''t offend her in any way!"


    Bonita grunted angrily as she wiped her dress.


    "Maybe that''s her personality.Wealthy people usually have a weird temper,"


    Sierraforted Bonita even though she was equally confused.


    Bonita had made a big fuss about the ne.


    Sierra didn''t want to cause more problems.


    In the garden, Stuart waved at Darren.


    "Didn''t you say that you wouldn''te?" Stuart smirked at his friend.


    "What are you doing here?"


    "Where is she?"


    Darren looked around, ignoring the mocking smile on his friend''s face.


    Stuart''s smile deepened.


    "Wow! You really care about that woman."


    "Cut the crap!"


    "How heartless of you!" Stuart sneered at him.


    "You are toote.I don''t know where she is now."


    Darren''s face darkened.He wondered why ire was here.


    After all, it was a prestigious asion.


    Stuart had never seen Darren care about a woman before, so he didn''t want to let go of the opportunity


    to tease him.


    "Since you still care a lot about her, do you regret divorcing her?" Darren looked at him.


    After a moment''s pause, he said, "She and I are not meant for each other."

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    Chapter 15


    Chapter 15 Concern


    "What do you mean?" asked a sarcastic voice of a woman.


    Both Darren and Stuart turned around.


    Darren''s eyes widened.He couldn''t look away as he saw ire wearing a short dress, revealing her


    long, slim legs.


    She gracefully walked toward them.


    "Mr.Sampson, you had an affair with another woman and got her pregnant.But you''re justifying yourself


    by saying ''we are not meant for each other¡¯. Better find another excuse."


    Darren''s face darkened.He had been looking for ire everywhere but didn''t expect her to suddenly


    appear and hear his remark about her.


    Stuart nced at ire and patted Darren''s shoulder, smiling.


    "Well, I don''t want to bother you guys.Carry on."


    He thrust his hands in his pockets and left.


    ire and Darren were all alone in the garden.It felt as if the temperature had dropped a couple of


    degrees.


    Awkwardness filled the air.


    Darren stared at ire, lost in thought.She looked breathtaking, but he had never realized it before.


    Remembering he didn''t have the chance to exin himself to ire before, he decided to apologize to


    her now.


    However, a hint of irritation settled in his heart when he looked at her again.


    "Why are you wearing such a skimpy dress?"


    "Do I have to get your approval before wearing something?" she retorted.


    "Most young people here are wealthy yboys.It''s unsafe for you to wear such a dress here.You better


    leave soon."


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    ire''s face reddened with rage.


    Now that they had divorced, she hated him for pretending to care for her.


    "You and I have nothing to do with each other.Why do I have to listen to you?"


    "Yes, we are not together anymore." Darren frowned.


    "But you don''t have to provoke me this way.You don''t have to risk your safety and dignity just to piss


    me off.Those men just want to have fun with you.They''re not reliable..."


    "Oh, please.They''re definitely more reliable than you," ire retorted.


    Darren knew she was mocking him for cheating on her.He took a deep breath and exined, "Look, I


    have never loved Sierra."


    "Wow!"


    ire dramatically pped her hands.


    "Look at yourself in the mirror.in lies are written all over your face.If you have never loved her, then


    why the hell did you sleep with her? Had you told me you two are in love, I wouldn''t have fought with


    her for a man like you." Darren fell silent for a moment.


    "It was just an ident..."


    "Yeah, right! Falling in love with you was a mistake.But I''ve rectified it.I won''t repeat this mistake


    again.Darren, my life is so much better without you.Only an idiot would treat a cunning woman like


    Sierra like a princess." ire scoffed.


    Darren frowned.


    "Scold me however you want.But Sierra is innocent..."


    ire couldn''t help but sneer at him.


    Darren was smart in every aspect.


    However, he was stupid to believe such a woman.


    Sierra had saved his life, so he assumed her to be innocent and kind.


    However, ire knew the woman had been pretending to be good in front of him.


    Talking to him seemed pointless.


    Therefore, ire turned around to leave.


    Just then, a shrill voice of a woman caught her attention.


    "Darren!"


    ire''s face turned taut with rage when she saw Sierra.


    "Go there to be with your Sierra!"


    With that, she turned around and stormed off.


    Sierra walked to Darren and smiled innocently.


    "Darren, who were you talking to?"


    "That''s none of your business!"


    Darren grunted and walked toward the exit.

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    Chapter 16


    Chapter 16 A Drunken Bonita


    Sierra''s smile froze.She turned around and saw a petite figure in the distance.She assumed it must


    have been a seductress trying to hook up with Darren.


    Although she was d Darren was finally divorced, she couldn''t let other women take advantage of the


    opportunity to get close to him.


    Sierra quickly forced a smile and chased after him.


    "You don''t like such parties.Why are you here then?"


    Darren ignored her and continued to walk.


    "I just saw Mr.Myers.Are you here for him?¡± she asked.


    "Yes," Darren replied tersely.


    Just as he was about to walk to the exit, he heard a strange noise mingled with a familiar voice.


    Darren stopped short and turned around.


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    "Don''t touch me!"


    Bonita pushed the waiter away and grabbed a middle-aged man.


    "That ne is definitely fake.How can it be real? Isn''t it obvious?" she slurred, staggering around.


    The middle-aged man looked at her with disgust.But considering he couldn''t assault a woman in public,


    he gestured for the waiter to take Bonita away.


    The waiter summoned up his courage and tried steadying Bonita.


    However, just then, he saw Darren and ran up to him for help.


    "Mr.Sampson!"


    "What happened?"


    "Miss Sampson is drunk.You..."


    "Darren!"


    Bonita¡¯s eyes lit up when she saw Darren.She let go of the middle-aged man and rushed over to him.


    "Darren, you''re finally here! What took you so long?"


    Bonita reeked of alcohol.


    Sierra hurriedly grabbed her hand and smiled.


    "Bonita was probably too excited that she drank a lot..."


    "I''m not drunk!"


    Bonita pushed her away, staggered forward, and grabbed Darren''s shirt.


    "Darren, fifty million dors! How dare that slut, ire, threaten me? She doesn''t deserve Tear of Sea


    at all.You won''t leave me alone, will you?"


    Bonita slurred, but Darren understood what she meant.


    A frown lined his forehead as he looked at Sierra.


    "What is she saying? Isn''t Tear of Sea with you?"


    " Considering she couldn''t hide the truth anymore, Sierra bit the bullet and told him all about the farce


    at the party.


    "I don''t remember where I lost it.I was afraid you''d be angry if you knew, so I didn''t dare to tell it to


    you.You won''t me me, will you?"


    She studied Darren''s face and pretended to look miserable.§Ú¦Ò¦Í???§Ó¦Ò¦Ò§Ü.¡é¦Ò§ÞTears welled up in her


    eyes as she feigned innocence.


    "ire asked Bonita to pay for it.Otherwise, she would sue her."


    "All right!"


    Darren''s face darkened.


    "I''ll deal with itter."


    With that, he turned and walked away.Sierra quickly grabbed Bonita and followed him.


    Darren''s face remained taut the entire time; she couldn''t tell what he was thinking.


    Sierra examined Darren''s face and said, "Bonita didn''t mean to cause trouble.Don''t be mad at her.We


    never thought Nathan Williams would buy such an expensive ne for her.We don''t know their


    rtionship..."


    Darren stopped short and turned around.


    "Nathan Williams?"


    He couldn''t help but wonder if he was the reason why ire had divorced him.


    What was the rtionship between them? Anger surged through his veins.Darren clenched his fists to


    suppress his emotions.

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    Chapter 17


    Chapter 17 Questions


    "Yes.But maybe I''m overthinking.After all, you two have just divorced.How could she be with another


    man so soon?"


    Darren nced at her, and Sierra immediately stopped talking.


    The three walked to the entrance where the driver was waiting in the car.


    Sierra handed Bonita to the driver.


    Just as she was about to get into the car, Darren waved his hand at the driver.


    "Drop Miss Brooks at her ce first."


    "Yes, sir." Sierra froze.


    She had nned on spending more time with Darren and was unhappy to know that he wanted her to


    leave.


    "Darren!"


    Sierra held his hand.


    "Anything else?"


    Sierra lowered her head, and her shoulders trembled.


    When she looked up again, her eyes were red and welled up with tears.


    "I''m sorry.I know you are still mad at me.If it weren''t for me, you wouldn''t have divorced in the first


    ce.It''s all my fault..."


    "It has nothing to do with you.Don''t me yourself.Stop worrying about other things and concentrate on


    giving birth to the baby."


    Although Darren was still cold, he spoke softly.


    With that, he pulled out his hand from her hold.


    Sierra gnashed her teeth as anger surged through her veins.If it weren''t for ire, Darren wouldn''t


    have found out about the ne.


    If Darren doubted her exnation, he would send his men to investigate.If he found out the truth, it


    would onlyplicate things further.


    Sierra clenched her fists as she thought about how things had be out of control.


    ire was the reason for all her problems.


    Sierra''s hatred for her intensified.She felt the photos she had clicked earlier were not enough.She


    needed more evidence against ire.§Ú¦Ò¦Í???§Ó¦Ò¦Ò§Ü.¡é¦Ò§ÞShe wanted topletely ruin ire''s


    reputation.


    In the Sampson family''s house, Darren asked the maid to take Bonita to her room and walked to the


    living room.


    As soon as he walked to the door, he heard the ttering noise of the bowls.


    "What''s this? God, this lobster soup tastes like shit!" Darren stopped.


    "I pay you such a high sry.How dare you fool me by making such a horrible dish? Do you want me to


    fire you?" Elora shouted.


    "Please calm down, ma''am," the chef said in a trembling voice.


    "ire was the one making lobster soup for you before.It will obviously taste different..."


    Darren was taken aback.He quickly walked into the living room and looked at the chef and back at his


    mother.


    "ire cooked before? There are so many chefs at home.Why did you ask her to cook? What were


    you all doing?"


    The atmosphere in the living room grew tense as soon as Darren arrived.The chef cast a nervous look


    at Elora.


    "Darren, you are back."


    Elora walked up to Darren and smiled concernedly.


    "Why didn''t you tell me that you''de home today?"


    Darren ignored his mother and continued to question the chef.


    "Didn''t you hear my questions?"


    The chef''s face turned pale.She nced at Elora and lowered her head.


    Elora cursed in her heart.


    Darren looked at his mother.He wasn''t willing to give up until he got the answers.


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    Elora''s face darkened.


    "All she did was cook.She married into the Sampson family, so she had to serve me.What''s the big


    deal?"


    Darren clenched his fists and took a deep breath.He rarely stayed at home and never cared about his


    family''s affairs.He had no idea about the hardship ire had endured at home.


    Obviously, Elora took what she did for granted.He slowly looked at the servants around him.


    Everyone lowered their heads when they met his gaze.


    Darren couldn''t help but wonder what other things he didn''t know about his family.


    "Mom, have you always treated ire as a maid?"

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    Chapter 18


    Chapter 18 He Deserves It


    Elora snorted coldly.


    "I taught her how to behave.Why couldn''t I ask her to serve me? We don''t amodate useless


    people."


    Her words irked Darren.


    "I have hired many servants to look after you and Bonita.Why did you still need ire to do it?"


    "What''s wrong with that? Did she really think she could live a carefree life after marrying a wealthy


    man? Everythinges with a price.She can''t take us for granted." Darren frowned.


    "You shouldn''t have treated her like a maid."


    Elora looked at her son in surprise.


    "Darren, what''s wrong with you today? Why do you care about ire all of a sudden? You never paid


    attention to all these before."


    Darren fell silent.


    Elora was right.He had been too busy to pay attention to what was happening in his house.


    Elora was a mean old woman.She took another sip of the lobster soup and shouted, "She wasn''t


    fortunate to be born into a wealthy family, so she wanted to fulfill her dreams by marrying a wealthy


    man.Thankfully, you divorced her.Marrying you to ire was a huge mistake.That vige bumpkin was


    a disgrace to our family.We should have married you to a sophisticated woman from a family that''s


    equally powerful and influential to our Sampson family.That woman married you only for money."


    Elora''s voice grew a decibel higher as she spoke.


    "By the way, how much money have you given her over the years? You must have certainly given more


    money to her than what you gave me and Bonita.How much did she demand after divorcing you? Did


    you pay her the alimony?"


    "Enough!"


    Darren couldn''t stand it anymore.He took a deep breath and red at his mother.


    "Mom, ire didn''t ask me for any money.The divorce agreement didn''t demand any alimony.Besides,


    she hasn''t used a single penny from the money I had transferred to her ount over the past three


    years."


    Bile rose in his throat as his mother went on and on about money.


    Darren had believed ire wouldn''t have gone through any problems because he had transferred


    money to her ount on a regr basis.But he had never bothered to find out if she used the money


    of not.


    Today, he finally understood the hardship she had endured over the years.


    Only after they divorced did he find that ire hadn''t spent his money.


    "What? That''s impossible!"


    Elora was surprised.Her face flushed with embarrassment.


    "She must have secretly hidden the money somewhere.Darren, that woman is extremely cunning..."


    Darren ignored her and walked away.


    However, just as he walked to the second floor, he stopped and looked at ire''s room.His brows


    furrowed in confusion.He had thought money and a sophisticated life would make up for the loss of


    companionship.§Ú¦Ò¦Í???§Ó¦Ò¦Ò§Ü.¡é¦Ò§ÞBut it had only hurt ire.


    During these past three years, she hadn''t onceined about the pain and sufferings she had


    silently endured in this family.


    But he had never cared about her.


    Darren understood how disappointed she must have been to ask for a divorce.His heart sank as he


    thought about it.


    The music red in the bar, vibrating across the walls and floor.


    ire and Haylee were sitting in a booth in the corner.


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    Haylee looked at the phone and patted her thigh.


    "Yes! Well done!"


    "What''s going on?" ire asked in confusion.


    Haylee grinned and handed the phone to ire.


    "Didn''t I say I would make them pay the price for hurting you? I asked someone to write some articles


    to avenge you.They are finished now and will be released on the inte tomorrow."


    ire saw several headlines in bold letters.


    "Darren Sampson Has a Secret Affair with a Popr Star."


    "The Best Husband Is Actually Scum!"


    "The President of Quantum Group Cheated on His Wife with a Popr Star.Are People Truly What


    They Seem to Be?"


    "The Founder of Quantum Group Hooked up with a Popr Actress.Will His Scandal Affect the Stock


    Price of the Company?"


    Haylee quickly typed the instructions and looked at ire.


    "I want the news about Darren to hit the headlines of every possible news category.That scum should


    face the wrath of the readers."


    ire picked up the ss and took a sip of wine as she recalled the unpleasant encounter with him at


    the banquet.The alcohol burned down her throat.


    "He deserves it!" She sneered.

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    Chapter 19


    Chapter 19 The Trending Topic


    "ire, what are you going to do next?"


    Haylee put the phone down and looked at her intently.


    After a moment''s thought, ire said, "I''m going to rest for a while and make a solid n for the


    future."


    Everyone in the Sampson family had bullied her.She had been weak and vulnerable for too long,


    making her friends and family worry about her.She was determined to bid good riddance to her past


    and n her future.


    "Okay.Taking over the Williams Group isn''t an easy task.It will be a huge burden once you be in


    charge of thepany.You take a break and think about it.I''ll also take a holiday.Let''s go on a


    vacation."


    "Aren''t you on holiday now?"


    "Nonsense!"


    Haylee yfully pushed ire, and the twoughed heartily.


    "Since you don''t want to date anyone, I''ll find some handsome men to drink with you.How does that


    sound?"


    "Whatever."


    Her best friend wanted to rx and have a good time.


    Therefore, ire didn''t want to disappoint her, so she didn''t refuse.


    Haylee snapped her fingers, and several tall, burly men walked toward them.


    ire gradually mingled with the men, and her mood instantly got better.


    Haylee got lucky and won all the games.She asked the men who had lost the games to take off their


    shirts.


    Haylee didn¡¯t want to go too far.She merely asked them to take off their tops.


    One of the men sat beside ire and smiled.


    "Are you seeing someone?"


    "No," ire answered without any hesitation.


    "So can I ask you out?" Haylee burst outughing.


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    "Whoa! Easy there! She is out of your league.If you chase after her, you''ll only end up bing her


    backup."


    "Oh, I don''t mind.You''re so beautiful.It would be an honor to be your backup," the man said, staring into


    ire''s eyes.


    The obvious lust on his face astonished ire.She gulped and locked at him.


    Perhaps the man was only ttering her, but ire also had confidence in herself.Men had always


    been after her.


    Nobody knew she was the youngest member of the Williams family.


    The men liked her for who she was.


    ire had no idea why she had been clinging to Darren when she had better choices of men who


    would do anything for her.


    Excitement bubbled up within her.She had been clinging to a heartless man when she had the entire


    world to explore.


    ire and Haylee went homete at night.


    The long, tiring day finally ended on a happy note.


    ire woke up the next afternoon with a splitting headache.


    The hangover was unbearable.§Ú¦Ò¦Í???§Ó¦Ò¦Ò§Ü.¡é¦Ò§ÞShe sshed cold water on her face and sat on the


    bed.


    At that moment, she remembered Haylee telling her she was going to reveal Darren''s affair on the


    inte.


    ire quickly took her phone to see people''s reactions.


    However, ire''s eyes widened in horror when she browsed the news page.


    Darren''s affair with Sierra wasn''t the trending topic on the inte.


    However, the photo of ire with her father, Taylor, circted across all web pages.


    The photo was blurred due to bad lighting.


    Only Taylor''s side face was exposed, so no one could recognize him.


    However, ire''s face was clear.She was snuggling up to him, her face soft and tender, gleaming with


    love.


    If one didn''t know the rtionship between the two, they were bound to think ire was in love with the


    man in the photo.


    It was apparent the picture was secretly takenst night.


    ire remembered talking to her father before the party officiallymenced.


    Taylor''s name didn''t appear in the news.


    But everyone referred to her as "Darren''s ex-wife".


    As ire browsed the news, she found her name mentioned in several articles.


    Pictures of her and Haylee hanging out with some men in the bar were also released.


    Haylee¡¯s face was blurry.It was obvious the photographer''s main focus was ire.


    "Darren''s ex-wife"; "The abandoned wife of a wealthy man''''; "Slut"; "The desperate wife"; and several


    other terminologies were mentioned to describe her.


    ire scrolled down and saw people abusing her in thement section.


    "What a shameless woman!"


    "Is Mr.Sampson not wealthy enough for her?"


    "She has been busy hooking up with another man instead of trying to win her husband''s


    heart.Moreover, he seems like an old man.God, is she out of her mind?"


    "Bitch! She is a bad example for women."


    "How desperate can one get?"


    Meanwhile, there were otherments focused on Darren.


    "Mr.Sampson is divorced.Isn''t it exciting? I have a chance now!"


    "He is single again! Come on, girls.We all have a chance now!"


    "The best news of the year.I want to celebrate it with fireworks! Bitch, stay away from my prince


    charming!"


    ire was amused to read thements.She was d her father''s face was blurred in the picture.


    Otherwise, the news would have taken a different turn.


    Just then, ire''s phone rang.


    It was a call from an unknown number.


    ire disconnected the call, but her phone rang again.


    It was from the same number.


    ire frowned and answered the phone.


    "Hello?"


    "What have you done?" asked a cold, demanding voice.


    ire immediately recognized it was Darren.It was obvious he was trying his best to suppress his


    anger.

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    Chapter 20


    Chapter 20 None Of Your Business


    Only then did ire remember she had deleted Darren''s number the previous day, so his name didn¡¯t


    show on the caller ID.


    Had she known he would call her, she would have blocked his number.


    ire remained silent.However, Darren assumed she was quiet out of guilt, so he grew angrier.


    "Are those photos real?"


    "Yes.So what?" ire growled.


    He had no right to question her.


    "Look, we are divorced! I will do whatever I want and date the men of my I choice.It''s none of your


    business!"


    "I don''t care about your private affairs or what you do, but I can''t let you destroy yourself like this,"


    Darren retorted.


    "Don''t think you can use your beauty to get married into a wealthy family.Rich men aren''t as good as


    they seem.You won''t be able to handle them once you see their true colors.I don''t know who you''re


    dating, but I know wealthy men are cunning.You will end up suffering in the end." ire couldn''t help


    butugh at his statement.


    "Oh, please.I know better than anyone how cunning and heartless wealthy men can be.You don''t have


    to remind me.Anyway, you don''t have to worry about it.He will never hurt me."


    "ire, don''t be stubborn!"


    Darren hissed through his teeth.


    "Be responsible and think about the consequences before doing anything." ire''s jaw tightened.She


    didn''t want to speak to him.


    After all, she didn''t owe him an exnation.


    ire continued to remain silent.


    Darren took a deep breath and said, "I willpensate you for the ne."


    At first, ire wanted to refuse the money from him.


    But on second thought, she realized Bonita owed her money for breaking her ne.§Ú¦Ò¦Í???§Ó¦Ò¦Ò§Ü.


    ¡é¦Ò§ÞShe couldn''t let go of her.


    Darren deserved it for having such a stupid sister.


    ire continued to remain silent, for she didn''t want to speak to him.


    Darren paused.


    "As I said before, you used to be a member of the Sampson family.You can count on me as long as I''m


    alive.I won''t leave you alone.All you''ve to do is ask me for help.I will always support you."


    ire couldn''t help butugh.


    Darren sounded confident and arrogant like always.It reminded ire of what he had told her when


    they got married.


    "ire, I can''t give you the love you want, but you are a member of the Sampson family.I''ll give you the


    status and identity you deserve."


    ire used to love him a lot.She had been willing to endure everything for him and believed she could


    change him.


    However, all her efforts had ended in vain.Darren didn''t even fulfill his promise in the end.


    "No need," ire snapped coldly.


    "I''d rather suffer than get your help for anything in life."


    With that, ire hung up the phone.She looked at the nk screen and took a deep breath.Her chest


    felt heavy.She couldn''tprehend her feelings.


    Just then, the door flew open.


    Taylor walked in; he was a picture of pure rage.


    ire''s heart leaped to her throat.


    Darren''s phone call made her forget about the news.She realized her father must be equally worried.


    After all, everyone must have assumed he was having an affair with someone, not realizing it was his


    daughter.


    Taylor was indeed angry.


    However, that wasn''t because of the news.


    "ire! Do you still like that bastard? Why did you get drunk for him?" ire recoiled in shock.


    "I shouldn''t have let go of him!" Taylor barked.


    "The Quantum Group belongs to him, right? Fine! If I give one order, the stock price of hispany


    would plummet.That guy will have to start from scratch.I''ll make him suffer!"


    Taylor angrily stomped his foot.He had concluded that Darren had broken his daughter''s heart and


    wanted to kill him.


    ire hurriedly held Taylor''s arm tofort him.The murderous look on his face frightened her.


    "Dad, calm down.Please don''t be mad.I didn''t get drunk because of Darren.I was having a great time


    with Haylee.I was happy, so I drank more than usual."


    "Really?"


    Taylor''s face softened.


    But soon, he remembered something and became furious again.


    "l can''t let go of him! The Sampson family has gone too far.They not only harmed you but also spread


    unnecessary rumors about you.ire, I just have one question.Do you want to punish the Sampson


    family?"


    ire fell silent.She realized her father wasn''t tolerant at all, especially when it came to her affairs.He


    hadn''t punished the Sampson family yet because he still cared about her feelings.


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    Taylor assumed she was still in love with Darren and didn''t want to hurt her feelings.Her father was


    ready to sacrifice everything for her.


    ire was moved.


    Tears welled up in her eyes.


    Since ire''s mother passed away, her father had been takingplete care of her, treating her like a


    princess.But she hated herself for making him worried.


    "Dad, you don''t have to do anything.I don''t care about those rumors.Besides, I''ve already had a


    n.Those people who ndered me should have a clear conscience first."


    At first, she never cared about the articles Haylee had nned to release on the inte.


    ire didn''t want to be associated with those filthy people in any way.


    However, they had crossed all limits now.She wanted to make them pay the price for messing with her.

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    Chapter 21


    Chapter 21 Reversal


    Seeing that ire was strong and prepared, Taylor felt relieved.


    "Now that you have a n, I believe you can handle it!"


    After convincing her father and making him understand she was fine, ire realized she was


    hungry.She held Taylor''s arm and left for the dining room.


    As they descended the stairs, Taylor suddenly touched his hair and asked, "Do you think I should dye


    my hair?"


    "What? Why do you want to dye your hair? Taylor frowned.


    "If I don''t pay attention to my image, everyone would start calling me a rich grandfather."


    She realized her father didn''t like being called an old man.


    ire looked at him and chuckled.


    When the two sat down to have dinner, the trending topic about ire hooking up with a wealthy man


    was reced with Darren''s rtionship with Sierra.


    "Darren Sampson Is Having a Secret Affair with a Popr Star."


    The news caused a heated discussion online.


    Haylee was the mastermind behind it.


    The tables turned right away.It was an ugly battle of words.


    People scon forgot about ire and were enraged to find out the popr star had seduced Darren.


    ire let theizens debate for a while.


    After having the meal, she got a call from Haylee.


    "ire! Did you see the news?" §Ú¦Ò¦Í???§Ó¦Ò¦Ò§Ü.¡é¦Ò§ÞHaylee asked proudly.


    "Yes, I did." ire smiled.


    "You''re so efficient."


    "Damn it! This infuriates me, you know.I already prepared the news and was waiting to post it first thing


    in the morning.But, unfortunately, someone had acted faster than me."


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    Haylee took a deep breath and continued, "But it doesn''t matter.How can we let them go when they


    tried to provoke us?"


    ire had only browsed a fewments online.


    Haylee had been paying more attention to the news and reading everyment.


    Therefore, she had a better idea about the current situation.


    Curious paid supporters had written nastyments about ire.


    Some people who despised ire edited and morphed her pictures with the workers in the bar.


    Some versions were so obscene and disgusting.


    Haylee became furious when she saw them.She vowed to make them all pay the price for ruining her


    friend''s reputation.


    "ire, are you prepared to fight back?"


    "Do leven need to prepare?"


    ire arched her brows.


    "Do as you like."


    "Okay! You sit back and enjoy.I''ll take care of the rest."


    By the time ire hung up the phone, the people''s opinions on the inte had drastically changed.


    Several marketing ounts that had spread rumors about ire were banned.


    They were full ofints online.


    Meanwhile, several topics about Darren having an affair with a popr star spread like a wildfire.


    Photos of Darren and Sierra were published one after the other.


    There were pictures of Darren sitting with Sierra in a restaurant and thetter feeding the former.


    And there were other photos of Darren opening the car door for Sierra while thetter grinned happily.


    ire had no idea where Haylee got these pictures.


    Although the photos didn''t prove they had an affair, the people online didn''t care about the evidence.


    They continued to scold and criticize Sierra.


    "God, how shameless she is!"


    "She is a disgrace for women! Didn''t she know he was married?"


    "You don''t deserve to be in the entertainment industry! Stay away from my prince charming!"


    "How dare you dream of marrying such a wealthy man? Who do you think you are?"


    "How dare you secretly seduce a woman''s husband and pretend to be sweet and innocent.Shame on


    you!"


    The news surprised everyone and continued to trend.


    Darren was the founder, CEO, and representative of the Quantum Group.


    There had never been rumors about him before.§Ú¦Ò¦Í???§Ó¦Ò¦Ò§Ü.¡é¦Ò§ÞHowever, this news seemed to shake


    his foundation.


    Soon articles and analyses about the decline of the Quantum Group were published one after the


    other.


    As expected, the stock price of the Quantum Group began to gradually fall.


    Countless shareholders who had bought the shares of the Quantum Group began regretting their


    decision.


    The angry shareholders continued to criticize Darren and further spread the news online.


    Both Quantum Group and Darren were in the center of the storm.

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    Chapter 22


    Chapter 22 In The Eye Of The Storm


    In the building of the Quantum Group.


    Darren was in a meeting.


    The shareholders seemed to be calling him one after the other, which forced him to end the meeting.He


    was the major shareholder of the Quantum Group, and the remaining shares were split among the


    other shareholders.


    The news had ruined his work and business.


    The shareholders were demanding he solve the problem as soon as possible.


    As soon as Darren finished exining to the shareholders, Sierra called him.


    A frown creased Darren''s forehead.He wanted to ignore the call at first.


    But after a moment''s thought, he patiently answered the call.


    As soon as the phone connected, he heard Sierra sob uncontrobly.


    "Oh, God, Darren! What do I do now? I guess someone''s plotting against us.What did I do? Why would


    someone do such a horrible thing? If the rumors continue, my acting career will be utterly ruined."


    Sierra sniffed loudly and pleaded, "Darren, can you please solve the problem? I don''t know what to do."


    Darren took a deep breath andforted Sierra, "Don''t worry.This is my problem as well.I''ll handle it."


    With that, he hung up the phone.Darren let out a weary sigh and rubbed his temples.


    Just then, Wilton walked over.


    "Mr.Sampson..."


    "How is it going?"


    "I couldn''t delete the news."


    "What?"


    Darren turned and red at Wilton.


    Wilton pushed his sses up the bridge of his nose and wiped the sweat on his forehead.


    "Well, it looks like someone influential is behind all this.The person in charge of the news website said


    they couldn''t afford to offend both sides.They don''t want us to make things difficult for them.They have


    refused to delete the news regardless of how much we pay them."


    Darren''s face darkened.Wilton lowered his head.


    Darren was one of the most powerful and influential people in the city.


    Not many dared to refuse to listen to him.


    The news continued to spread on the Inte regardless of how much they pressurized them.


    Darren guessed someone very powerful was behind it.


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    Darren had been busy all day and finally returned home, exhausted.


    The butler, Marcel Morris, took his coat.


    Darren sighed and slumped on the sofa.


    Just then, Bonita held Elora''s arm and helped her walk over to Darren.


    After seeing the news about ire hooking up with a wealthy man released on the inte, Bonita and


    Sierra celebrated it in private.§Ú¦Ò¦Í???§Ó¦Ò¦Ò§Ü.¡é¦Ò§ÞHowever, they never expected the situation to take a


    drastic turn.


    The people who cursed ire began insulting and abusing Sierra.


    Her image was ruined in a short time, and the stock price of the Quantum Group began to plummet.


    Both Bonita and Sierra were equally startled.


    Bonita was angry that the n had backfired.She wanted to ruin ire''s reputation but ended up


    getting into trouble.


    Her anger reached its peak when she saw Darren returning home.


    "Darren, you should teach that bitch a lesson! I''m sure ire must be the one who has exposed your


    rtionship with Sierra! You can''t let her get away with it!"


    Elora was equally furious.


    "Exactly! That bitch! She just divorced you but has already hooked up with another man.Perhaps she


    was always cheating on you.Otherwise, how would she have found another man in such a short time?


    We shouldn''t let go of her!"


    "Enough!"


    Darren threw the ss in his hand.


    The shattering noise startled Elora and Bonita.


    The two recoiled in shock and exchanged nces.


    They never expected such a reaction from Darren.He was seething with rage.


    Darren had never cared about rumors and gossip.


    The attention span of inte users was limited.


    Another hot gossip would soon catch their attention, and they would soon forget about Darren and


    Sierra.


    Therefore, Darren believed the rumor would only tarnish his reputation and not affect the Quantum


    Group severely.


    But the situation seemed to go beyond his control.


    First, the stock price of the group plummeted, and the shareholders began pressurizing him one after


    the other.


    On top of everything, Sierra was annoying him, and he couldn''t find a way to remove the news from the


    inte.He wanted to return home to take a break from all the problems.


    However, his mother and sister were nagging him.


    Darren couldn''t take it anymore.


    Elora and Bonita didn''t dare to utter a word after seeing the murderous look on Darren''s face.


    "I don''t care who posted these pictures and started the damn rumor.I have divorced ire.I don''t want


    to talk about her.Don''t mention her in front of me! Do you understand?"


    Darren grabbed his coat from the butler and stormed out.A momentter, the Maybach drove away and


    disappeared from their sight.

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    Chapter 23


    Chapter 23 Press Conference


    The news about Darren having an affair became the talk of the town.


    The next day, the Quantum Group held a press conference, and Darren showed up in person.


    The reporters were all eager to interview Darren.


    Fortunately, the security guards controlled the situation.


    "Mr.Sampson! Is it true that you cheated on your wife? When did you and Sierra start seeing each


    other?"


    "Mr.Sampson! We saw pictures of your wife in an intimate position with a mysterious man.What do you


    think about it? Are you two really divorced?"


    "Mr.Sampson, the stock price of the Quantum Group has plummeted.The shareholders are furious.Do


    you have anything to say about it?"


    "Mr.Sampson..."


    "Mr.Sampson..."


    Darren took the microphone, and the noisy reporters fell silent in an instant.He took a deep breath and


    looked at the reporters, who were eyeing him with scrutiny.


    "ire and I have mutually agreed to divorce.As for Sierra and me, we have been friends for


    years.Considering both of us were single, we both decided to date.It''s no big deal."


    With that, Darren stood up and left.


    The reporters were taken aback.


    A moment''s silence psed before the reporters got into a heated discussion again.


    Darren was a man of few words.He was a resolute businessman, who was serious about work.He


    didn''tment on the sensational news but rified his rtionships between ire and Sierra.He


    had divorced ire and was dating Sierra now.


    Darren''sposure seemed to take everyone by surprise yet again.He left after making his point.


    The reporters chased after Darren.


    They were unwilling to let him go.


    After changing cars several times, Darren arrived at an underground parking lot.


    Then, he got into a BMW car.Sierra was sitting in the back seat, hitching with sobs.


    "Darren, I''m sorry.It''s all my fault."


    Darren rubbed his temples and let out a weary sigh.


    "I don''t know what to do now."


    There wasn''t intimacy of any sort in the photos of him and Sierra posted on the inte.§Ú¦Ò¦Í???§Ó¦Ò¦Ò§Ü.


    ¡é¦Ò§ÞHe could have rified they were just friends.


    The problems would end once people¡¯s excitement faded a little.


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    But Darren had another n in mind.


    "Now that I have announced that we''re dating, people will stop using you.I''ll send you abroad.You


    can rx there.You can raise the baby if you want, and I''ll transfer a sum of money to you every


    month.If you don''t want to take any responsibility, then give the baby to me.I''ll raise the child."


    Sierra''s face turned pale.She understood what Darren meant.


    He held a press conference to protect her reputation.


    Darren had announced she was his real girlfriend.He was divorced, and she was single.


    No one could question their rtionship now.


    Besides, there was no evidence of Darren cheating on his wife.He had neither admitted nor denied it.


    Now that he had announced Sierra as his girlfriend, theizens might criticize Darren.But he didn''t


    seem to care about it.


    Sierra''s acting career would remain unaffected.


    With the Quantum Group''s and Darren''s influence, she would even reach a better position.


    However, Darren didn''t want to marry her.He only wanted to be responsible for the child.


    Neither marriage nor the child could bind Darren.


    After all, he wasn''t the father of the child.


    Darren didn''t know it yet.


    Seeing that Sierra was silent, Darren didn''t speak either.


    He told the driver to start the car, leaned back on his seat, and closed his eyes to rest.


    The car trundled out of the underground parking lot.


    Sierra''s jaw clenched and unclenched as she observed Darren''s face through the rearview mirror.She


    had assumed she would have a chance after driving ire out of Darren''s life and making him believe


    he was the father of her child.


    However, Darren didn''t want to give her a chance.


    Sierra wasn''t ready to give up.


    After all, it was a golden opportunity.She couldn''t afford to miss it.

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    Chapter 24


    Chapter 24 An Encounter At The Shopping Mall


    At a racetrack.


    ire and Haylee were having horse riding lessons.


    "ire, what happened? Why have you changed all of a sudden? Didn''t you hate this kind of sports


    before? Why are you learning all this now?"


    ire gently mped her legs on the horse''s abdomen, and the elegant horse galloped forward.


    "I didn''t like this before, but that doesn''t mean I don''t want to learn horse riding now.I liked many things


    in the past, but that doesn''t mean I''ll continue to enjoy them in the future as well."


    "Oh,e on.Be serious."


    "I just wanted to try something new."


    ire shrugged nonchntly The view from the back of the horse was expansive, and her mood


    seemed to light up in an instant.


    "Including men?"


    Haylee teased.


    "No."


    ire rolled her eyes.She opened her arms and exhaled lungfuls of fresh air as she looked at the blue


    sky.


    "There are so many things in the world apart from love.I believe men are just animals who use their


    dicks to think."


    "Well, an animal that thinks with its dick is a ruthless monster.They fall for bitches who are just like


    them."


    Haylee rolled her eyes.


    "It''s a pity we don''t have evidence of Darren cheating on you.Otherwise, there wouldn''t have been any


    loophole for them to escape."


    "So what?"§Ú¦Ò¦Í???§Ó¦Ò¦Ò§Ü.¡é¦Ò§Þire said indifferently, "He only had an affair with another woman.He


    didn''t kill anyone.Darren will get away with it even if he murders someone.A scandal is no big deal for


    him.The stock price of the Quantum Group has risen again."


    After Darren made the announcement, the discussion on the inte gradually subsided.


    "We have at least revealed the true colors of that shameless couple.I was happy to hear people abuse


    them."


    Haylee looked at her friend and sighed.


    "ire, I''m doing all this for you.But you don''t seem to show any interest.It''s hurtful, you know."


    "All right.Thank you.Thank you so much! Haylee, I''m incredibly lucky to have a friend like you."


    ire formed a heart with her hands before her chest and smiled gratefully.


    Haylee''s skin broke into goosebumps.


    "Well, forget it."


    ireughed happily and rode out on her horse.


    A weekter.


    ire went shopping with Nathan on a Sunday.


    "Our sister and brother will be back in a few days.They are both happy to know you''ve divorced


    Darren.They should have returned home earlier but couldn''t spare time."


    "It''s fine."


    ire held Nathan''s arm and smiled happily.


    "I know they are both very busy.But I''m d I have you."


    Nathanughed and gently rubbed her nose.


    The two sauntered around for a while.


    ire suddenly craved ice cream.


    Nathan always fulfilled his sister''s wishes.


    "I''ll buy it for you.Meanwhile, you go ahead and look around.But don''t go too far."


    "Okay!"


    ire nodded and walked into an apparel shop.§Ú¦Ò¦Í???§Ó¦Ò¦Ò§Ü.¡é¦Ò§ÞShe aimlessly surveyed clothes.


    "Do you have this in a smaller size?" she asked, pointing at a dress.


    "Yes! Please give me a moment.I''ll bring it for you right away."


    The saledy smiled and left.


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    ire continued to look around and examine the clothes.


    Just then, a voice of a woman caught her attention.


    "What a coincidence!"


    ire turned around, her eyes narrowing with disgust.Sierra was smiling at her.

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    Chapter 25


    Chapter 25 Bidding For The Dress


    When Sierra saw ire, she walked toward her and shed a fake smile.


    "Are you also here to buy clothes?"


    ire shot a disgusted look at Sierra and turned away.She didn''t want to talk to her.


    The smile on Sierra''s face froze.


    ire''s arrogance surprised her.She hadn''t dared to show her attitude before.


    However, Sierra soon remembered Darren announcing to the reporters that she was his girlfriend and


    becamecent.


    "Darren has been busy ofte.I was with him all the time and never got the chance to go shopping.Oh,


    by the way, I haven''t congratted you yet."


    ire didn''t respond, but Sierra continued to smile at her.


    "I''m happy that you also found your Mr.Right."


    ire looked at her and sneered.


    Sierra only wanted to show off.


    After all, she had somehow made Darren admit to the world that she was his girlfriend.


    Although ire didn''t investigate who took the photos of her and her father, she knew either Sierra or


    Bonita was behind it.


    ire didn''t bother probing further about it, but Sierra was seeking trouble.


    Meanwhile, the saledy returned with the dress of a smaller size.


    ire nced at it and nodded.


    "Okay.Pack it."


    "I¡¯ll buy it!"


    Sierra interjected.


    "I also like this dress.Do you mind giving it to me?" she asked, batting her eyshes.


    ire looked at the saledy, who looked flustered.


    "Err...this is thest piece in this size.Thisdy ced the order first."


    At first, ire wanted to say she didn''t want it.But on second thought, she didn''t want to give it to


    Sierra.


    "Sorry, I do mind."


    Sierra looked visibly startled.She quickly rearranged her expression and forced a smile at ire.


    "Well, this dress is a haute couture, isn''t it? It''s expensive.Check the price first.Otherwise, you''d end up


    embarrassing yourself.You don''t have to unnecessarily pretend to be rich."


    "It''s only a hundred thousand dors.No big deal."


    "Oh! I almost forgot you''re dating a wealthy man." Sierra scoffed.


    "Moreover, he is an old man.He must have worked hard all these years and saved a lot of money.I''m


    d he is willing to spend money on you.But what do I do? I really like this dress."


    Sierra bit her lip pretentiously.


    "How about we bid for this dress? The higher bidder will get it.What do you say?"


    She then turned to look at the saledy and arched an eyebrow at her.


    ¡®I believe you won''t refuse this proposal."


    "Well..."


    "Okay!"


    ire agreed.


    "I''ll start with one hundred and fifty thousand."


    "Two hundred thousand."


    Sierra crossed her arms over her chest and smiled.


    "Three hundred thousand."


    "Three hundred and fifty thousand."


    They continued to raise the price, which seemed to attract the attention of the other customers in the


    shop.


    Most people recognized Sierra.


    As for ire, they felt she looked familiar, but only a few people knew her from the rumors and


    recognized her as Darren''s ex-wife, who had hooked up with a wealthy man.


    Darren''s ex-wife and girlfriend werepeting for the same dress.


    Everyone was interested in watching the oue.


    The price had increased to eight hundred thousand.


    Sierra looked calm and confident as if sure she''d get the dress.


    "Nine hundred thousand,"


    ire shouted anxiously.


    Seeing her anxiety, Sierra was overjoyed.


    "One million!"


    The spectators began whispering among themselves.§Ú¦Ò¦Í???§Ó¦Ò¦Ò§Ü.¡é¦Ò§ÞThe dress worth one hundred


    thousand dors had be ten times expensive because of their personal vengeance.


    ire anxiously shifted on the spot as Sierra''s face broke into a triumphant smile.


    However, at that moment, a slow smile emerged on ire''s face.


    All traces of anxiety vanished in an instant.


    "I have dozens of dresses from the same designer.I''m tired of wearing them.You can have it if you like.I


    don''t want topete with you anymore."


    The blood on Sierra''s face drained in an instant.


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    At that moment, she realized ire had fooled her.She had purposefully provoked Sierra to get her into


    competing.

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    Chapter 26


    Chapter 26 Showcasing Her Acting Skil


    The spectators realized what was going on.


    Some mped their mouths and snickered, whispering about how gullible Sierra was.


    ire smirked at Sierra.


    "It''s only one million.Can''t you afford it, Miss Brooks? After all, it''s no big deal for a sessful actress


    like you."


    The onlookers burst outughing.


    Considering Sierra''s stardom, they had no doubt she could afford it.


    However, they regarded her to be stupid.


    After all, who in their right frame of mind would buy a dress worth one hundred thousand for one


    million? But they didn''t know that Sierra actually didn''t have one million dors.


    Sierra was a sessful actress.She had earned a lot of money over the years.


    However, nobody knew she had spent all her money paying off her uncle''s gambling debts.Her uncle


    was a gambling addict.


    He was all Sierra had in this world.


    She couldn''t leave him alone.She had sold Tear of Sea that Darren gifted her only to pay off her uncle''s


    gambling debts.


    Sierra had recently paid another of his debts and was short of money now.She had raised the bid,


    thinking she could ultimately make ire buy the dress but never thought her n would backfire.


    Sierra was at a loss.She wanted to tear ire into pieces.


    Just as she wondered how to escape the current predicament, she spotted a familiar figure afar.Her


    face lit up with joy.


    Sierra grabbed the dress and red at ire.


    As if on cue, she quickly bit her lip and feigned pity.


    "Fine.I''ll buy it!"


    Just then, Darren walked toward her.§Ú¦Ò¦Í???§Ó¦Ò¦Ò§Ü.¡é¦Ò§ÞHe was in an expensive suit.


    "What happened?"


    Darren thrust his phone into his pocket and looked up at Sierra.He just received a call.However, the


    commotion in the shop caught his attention, so he came to check what was going on.


    Darren''s eyes widened as he nced at ire.He didn''t expect to see her here.He wanted to speak


    but was at a loss for words.


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    The people who had gathered around broke into hushed whispers yet again.


    The saledy, who had witnessed everything, naturally recognized Darren.She was nervous and broke


    into a cold sweat, so she secretly winked at her colleague standing beside her.


    The colleague nodded and hurriedly left.


    Sierra lowered her head and bit her lip.She batted her eyelids before looking at Darren, feigning


    innocence.


    "Nothing, Darren.I was interested in the same dress she picked.But ire raised the price to one


    million."


    Sierra sniffed and looked at ire.


    "I know you are angry because I am with Darren.But I really like him.You''ve been married to him for


    three years, but he was never interested in you.Why don''t you let him go? You have divorced him and


    are already in a rtionship with a wealthy man.Live your life and stay away from ours.Let bygones be


    bygones.We all must move on.Please let me be with Darren."


    The past rumors hadn''t fully faded, so people who had heard about them understood what she meant.


    Darren had no feelings for his ex-wife.


    After the divorce, ire already started dating a wealthy man.


    Besides, Darren openly admitted his rtionship with Sierra.


    Nobody knew if Darren had cheated on his ex-wife or not.


    However, they were divorced now, and he was in a rtionship with Sierra now.


    Besides, ire was also in a rtionship now.


    But even so, she seemed obsessed with her ex-husband.


    Everyone believed she deliberately raised the price to humiliate Sierra.


    Everyone was interested in witnessing the drama.


    The spectators began gossiping about Sierra.


    They all assumed she was innocent and looked at ire with disdain.


    ire''s lips curled up into a sneer.


    "Are you implying I was deliberately causing trouble for you? You suggested we bid for the dress.It was


    you who raised the price to one million.Now, you''re creating a scene to escape without paying for it.If


    you regret bidding for the dress, just say it.Nobody willugh at you if you admit you can''t afford it.Stop


    pretending to be innocent! It''s disgusting!"


    "I don''t mean to me you.Don''t get me wrong,"


    Sierra whined, trying to sound pitiful.


    "I just hope you forget the past and move on.Darren married you only because he was a loyal son to


    his father.You two have never been in love.Why do you still care about this failed marriage?"


    Bile rose in ire''s throat.She knew Sierra was just acting to garner sympathy.


    "I understand you hate me! But I really hope you forget the past and move on.Darren, what do you


    think? Isn''t that the best thing for all of us?"


    ire looked at Darren, who squirmed under the intensity of her gaze.A frown creased his forehead.He


    looked away and took out a bank card.


    "It''s just a dress worth one million.Stop arguing over it!"


    His words infuriated ire.She sneered and grabbed the dress.


    Everyone gasped in shock as the dress being torn into two.

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    Chapter 27


    Chapter 27 I Dumped You


    The saledy yelped in shock.


    The spectators were equally surprised.


    ire threw the dress on the floor and red at Darren.


    "Sierra will never get to have the things I like because she doesn''t deserve them! And you!" She


    pointed her finger at him.


    "It was me who dumped you and your family! Don''t forget that."


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    Then, she turned and scowled at Sierra.


    "I don''t mind you dating the man I abandoned.After all, some people like picking up trash that others


    discard.There''s no point in stopping such people."


    "Wow!"


    The onlookers gasped in shock.


    They were all surprised to hear her refer to Darren as trash.


    Darren''s face darkened, but he continued to remain calm.He never expected ire would despise him


    so much.


    A moment''s silence psed as everyone stared at him in shock after hearing ire''s remarks.


    Meanwhile, a middle-aged man dressed in a suit walked over and looked at them.


    The saledy looked at him and breathed a sigh of relief.She respectfully bowed before him and briefly


    exined the situation to him.


    Everyone understood he was the manager.He helplessly looked between ire and


    Sierra.§Ú¦Ò¦Í???§Ó¦Ò¦Ò§Ü.¡é¦Ò§ÞHis shop was unnecessarily involved in such a trouble.


    Sierra returned to her senses and walked up to the manager.


    "We were nning to buy this dress, but this woman tore it.She just raised the price of the dress to one


    million.ire has to pay for it."


    Considering ire increased the price of the dress and ripped it apart, she deserved to pay one million


    for it.


    Just then, a resonant voice caught their attention.


    "What''s going on? Why has a crowd gathered here?"


    Nathan stood protectively in front of ire with an ice cream in his hand.


    Darren''s face darkened when he saw Nathan.He realized ire hadn''te alone.


    The shop manager rubbed his temples when he saw Nathan.He couldn''t understand why the two big


    shots of the city were in his shop.He suppressed his nervousness and greeted him warmly.


    "Hello, Mr.Williams.What a pleasant surprise.Why are you here today?"


    The entire mall belonged to the Williams Group.This store was one among the many shops in the


    shopping mall.


    The manager could offend neither Darren nor Nathan.


    "Mr.Lambert."He nodded politely.


    Nathan then ignored the shop manager, turned, and handed the ice cream to ire.


    "Rum raisin ice cream.Your favorite."


    "Thank you."


    ire smiled sweetly and took the ice cream.


    "I was just gone for a while.ire, were you..."


    Nathan turned and smiled at Darren.


    "Were you quarreling with Mr.Sampson?"


    "Miss Brooks likes the same dress I picked, so I tore it."


    ire licked the ice cream and linked her arm with Nathan''s.


    Darren''s jaw tightened as ire stepped closer to Nathan.


    Sierra didn''t expect that ire would havee with Nathan.


    She still remembered being humiliated at the banquet.§Ú¦Ò¦Í???§Ó¦Ò¦Ò§Ü.¡é¦Ò§ÞBut she didn''t think it was a big


    deal.


    After all, influential men like Nathan would only regard ire as a ything.


    Sierra believed ire was ruining her life by hooking up with all wealthy men for money.


    "We were about to pay the bill, but she ripped the dress apart" Sierra said confidently.


    "She has to pay the price for ruining the dress.ire can''t get away with it."


    "I''m sorry, she can." Nathan nced at Sierra indifferently.


    "I own this shopping mall.ire can tear all the dresses if she wants.It doesn''t matter.She can do


    whatever she likes.Do you have any objection?"


    Sierra''s jaw dropped in shock.


    Nathan ignored her reaction and looked at the manager.


    "I''ll pay for the dress."


    "Oh, that''s unnecessary!"


    The shop manager smiled politely.


    "It''s just a dress.I''ll consider it as a gift for thisdy."


    Sierra''s face darkened.She wondered why Nathan was pampering and spoiling ire.


    Darren''s jaw clenched; his eyes narrowed.He and Nathan were both business friends as well as rivals.


    They knew each other.


    "Mr.Williams, you seem to know my ex-wife well," he said, staring into Nathan''s eyes.


    "Well, you don''t have to know about our rtionship." Nathan smiled.


    "Now that you and ire are divorced, it''s best if you stay out of her life.What do you think,


    Mr.Sampson?"

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    Chapter 28


    Chapter 28 The Most Important Woman In My Life


    Silence fell as soon as he finished speaking.


    Everyone was surprised to see the two most powerful people in Bysea argue with each other.


    People could sense the ferocity of Nathan''s words.


    Sierra was furious to see the two men fight for ire.She quickly linked her arm with Darren''s and


    smiled sweetly.


    Darren''s jaw tightened.


    A frown creased his forehead.He subconsciously wanted to withdraw his arm.


    But seeing that ire was holding Nathan''s arm and pressing herself against him, he chose to stand


    still.


    "I didn''t expect you two would go shopping together." Sierra smiled.


    "When I read the news before, I thought ire''s lover was an old gentleman.Perhaps it was a


    misunderstanding."


    She mentioned the news purposefully, hoping Nathan would feel disgusted and appalled to hear it.


    After all, anyone would be embarrassed to know their girlfriend was dating someone else at the same


    time.


    However, Nathan''s smile broadened.


    "ire is charming.It¡¯s not surprising that she has several admirers." He stroked ire''s hair dotingly.


    "She is the most important woman in my life."


    ire smiled at her brother as her heart swelled with emotions.§Ú¦Ò¦Í???§Ó¦Ò¦Ò§Ü.¡é¦Ò§ÞDarren''s face


    darkened.


    "The media alwayses up with baseless rumors.They upload some pictures and blow things out of


    proportion without knowing the whole truth.Only idiots who believe everything to be true would think the


    news is true."


    Sierra''s face flushed.She knew he was referring to her.


    Sierra became furious, but she couldn''t refute it.If she did, then it would mean she epted she was


    an idiot.


    Therefore, she controlled her anger and forced a smile at him.


    "Well, the inte can be a nasty ce."


    Nathan cast a knowing smile at Darren.


    "I''m sure you''d understand this better than anyone else, Mr.Sampson."


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    He referred to Darren''s affair that caused the stock price of the Quantum Group to plummet.


    Darren was smart enough to understand what he meant.


    "Spreading unwanted rumors and using public opinion as a weapon is a contemptible trick."


    "Yes.Those meddlers must be on guard at all times.After all, what goes aroundes around.One has


    to eventually pay the price for their mistakes."


    Nathan red at Sierra.


    "What do you think, Miss Brooks?"


    The smile on Sierra''s face vanished.She involuntarily clenched Darren''s arm.


    Feeling her grip tighten around his arm, Darren turned and looked at Sierra.


    Sierra cleared her throat and forced a smile at him.


    "Darren, I''m a little tired and hungry.Let''s go somewhere to eat."


    ire sneered at Sierra and turned to look at Nathan.She didn''t want to pay attention to the shameless


    couple anymore.


    "Let''s go.I''m not in the mood to shop."


    Nathan nodded and waved at the shop manager.


    "Pack ten of the most expensive outfits in your shop.Tearing them would give ire some relief.Let her


    do it."


    "Okay.We''ll be d to make her happy."


    The shop manager bowed respectfully.


    Nathan nodded at Darren and left with ire.


    As soon as the two left, Darren immediately withdrew his arm from Sierra''s grip.


    Sierra whimpered as her heart sank with dejection.


    "ire has changed a lot.Many men are after her now..."


    Sierra wanted to use ire of seducing men for money.But Darren interrupted her, "Didn''t you say


    you were hungry? Let''s eat before going home."


    Darren turned around and stormed out.He couldn''t understand why he was so annoyed to see ire


    with another man.

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    Chapter 29


    Chapter 29 A Female Viin


    Once they returned to the house of the Williams family, ire asked the maid to give her a spa


    treatment.


    Sierra had ruined her mood in the shopping mall.


    The soft music and the sweet scent of flowers seemed to calm ire''s tense muscles.She soon forgot


    all her troubles.


    Just as she reveled in the luxury of the rxing spa, her phone rang.


    "Miss, it''s a call from Miss Carter."


    ire took a deep breath, sat up, and took the phone from the maid.


    "What''s up?"


    "ire, are you interested in acting?" Haylee asked, excitement bubbling up in her voice.


    "I''m not interested."


    "Hey,e on.Don''t refuse before I fully finish,"


    Haylee hurriedly said, "Nobody is forcing you.But listen to me first before making a decision.My family


    has recently invested in a film project.It''s a big-budget production directed by a famous director.Several


    popr actors are onboard.Everyone''s sure it will bag an Oscar.And most importantly, Sierra is the


    female lead."


    "What?"


    ire''s brows furrowed.


    "Do you think I''ve been too rxed ofte and you want to find something to trouble me? What makes


    you think I''d want to act with her? Do you want me to get into a new problem?"


    "Hey,e on.How could you say that? I''m your best friend.Do you think I''ll harm you?"


    Haylee exined, "Look, Sierra is the leading actress in the movie.But there is a role of a female


    viin.Although she doesn''t have many scenes, there is an important portion where she ps Sierra


    across her face."ire arched an eyebrow as the piece of information piqued her curiosity.


    "Tell me more about it."


    Haylee briefly narrated the plot of the movie and the character of the female antagonist.


    ire''s face lit up as she heard more about it.She readily agreed.


    "Great! Haylee squealed with excitement.


    "I''ll make all the arrangements and send you the script soon.If you''re ready,e to the shooting spot


    tomorrow.§Ú¦Ò¦Í???§Ó¦Ò¦Ò§Ü.¡é¦Ò§ÞI''ll share the location right away."


    "Okay."


    After that, the two chatted for a while before hanging up the phone.


    Haylee soon sent the script.


    Excitement bubbled up within ire as she learned the premise of the story.She wanted to see how


    Sierra would react when she saw her on the film set.


    The next day, the filming of the movie "Death in Ever-bright City¡¯ officiallymenced.


    That morning, Sierra drove to the shooting spot with her agent, Tiana Benton, and her assistant, Zoe


    Harvey.She looked out the window and saw the paparazzi waiting outside with cameras.


    The assistant held a small mirror as Sierra examined her face to check if her makeup was in ce.


    "Sierra, you look good today.You are always beautiful."


    The assistant ttered her.


    Sierra practiced her trademark smile, trying to look pretty and innocent.


    After all, she relied on her beauty to thrive in the industry.


    One bad photo could ruin her career.


    Therefore, she had to look picture-perfect for the reporters.


    "Once you act in Enzo Archer''s new film, people will start viewing you differently.You won''t just be a


    morous actress.Everyone will recognize you as a talented actress.Sierra, you''ve got to seize this


    opportunity,"


    Tiana Benton said intently.


    Sierra nodded.


    "Don''t worry, Tiana.I will give it my best."


    As soon as she fixed the makeup, her assistant opened the door.


    Sierra confidently got out of the van, gently lifting the hemline of her skirt.


    The reporters soon burst into an uproar and started clicking pictures.


    Sierra''s heart swelled with pride as she assumed her arrival had caused the sensation.She smiled and


    lifted her hand to greet the reporters.


    "Hi..."


    However, before she could finish her words, the reporters ran past her, leaving her all alone.


    Sierra''s face turned ghastly pale.She turned around and saw a mboyant red sports car parked at a


    distance that garnered everyone''s attention.


    The doors of the sports car lifted.


    A beautiful woman in sunsses and a ck, tight dress stepped out.


    "ire? What the hell is she doing here?"


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    Chapter 30 The Gorgeous ire


    As soon as ire stepped out of the car, the reporters surrounded her and began clicking pictures.


    "ire! Are you going to join the entertainment industry?"


    "Miss Williams, how did you get a role in this film?"


    "Do you have an exnation for the rumor about you hooking up with a wealthy man?"


    "Mr.Sampson announced his rtionship with Sierra as soon as you two divorced.She is the main lead


    in this film.Are you here for her?"


    "Miss Williams, please say something!"


    "Miss Williams!"


    ire ignored the reporters and walked past Sierra.


    Sierra''s face darkened because ire seemed to attract the attention of all the reporters.


    Even her wless makeup couldn''t conceal her anger.


    The reporters who didn''t have a chance to question ire turned to interview Sierra.


    "Miss Brooks, how do you feel about acting in the same film with your boyfriend''s ex-wife?"


    "Does Mr.Sampson know you two are acting in the same film?"


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    Considering the situation was unfavorable, Tiana asked the assistant to stop the reporters and secretly


    winked at Sierra.She understood the gesture, forced a smile, and quickly left the ce.


    Sierra went straight to see the film producer instead of going to the dressing room.


    "The star cast of the film was already decided.Why has a new actress joined the team? Have you


    changed the script?"


    The producer looked at Sierra quizzically before understanding crossed his face.


    "Oh, you mean ire?¡¯ Everyone knew Darren had divorced ire and admitted his rtionship with


    Sierra; the producer was no exception.


    Therefore, he knew what Sierra meant.


    Sierra nodded.


    "No, there are no changes in the script.ire is here to y the female antagonist."


    "What? She is the female antagonist?"


    Sierra almost squealed in horror.


    Everyone stopped and turned to look at her.


    Sierra''s face flushed with embarrassment.She forced a smile and lowered her voice.


    "The female antagonist has many scenes with me.Why didn''t anyone inform me in advance?"


    "The investor decided to cast her.We found out about it onlyst night."


    The producer rolled up the script and stuffed it under his arm.


    "Sierra, it''s just a film.You''ve got to keep your professional life separate from your personal life.We


    have to respect the investor.Enzo and I hope to make a sessful film.You know what I mean, don''t


    you?"


    Sierra nodded, smiling.


    "Of course.Don''t worry.The makeup artist has been waiting for a long time.I''d better head to the


    dressing room."


    She stood up and quickly left.§Ú¦Ò¦Í???§Ó¦Ò¦Ò§Ü.¡é¦Ò§ÞHowever, as soon as she stepped into the dressing


    room, she saw a crowd had gathered there.


    Sierra squinted and realized ire was sitting in the center.She caught a glimpse of Sierra and


    immediately turned around.


    The people around her saw that and parted.


    "Miss Brooks, we are going to work together.I hope we have a great time filming."


    ire smiled and stretched out her hand.


    Sierra''s jaw tightened, but she didn''t want to show her hatred.


    "Wee to our crew.I believe we will have a good time."


    The two of them shook hands, and ire withdrew her hand first.


    "I''m going to see the director and the producer.You go ahead with your work."


    With that, ire left the room.


    Sierra rolled her eyes and sat in front of the dressing table.


    Soon, she heard the makeup artists whispering about ire.


    "Miss Williams has wless skin.My fingers almost brushed against her.I wonder what kind of


    cosmetics she uses."


    "Yes, the photos on the Inte didn''t do justice to her real beauty.Moreover, she seems sweet and


    kind.I don''t think she is as bad as the rumors imed..."


    "Regardless of what the rumors say, one can''t deny the fact she is a natural beauty.Any woman would


    feel self-conscious to stand beside her."


    The make-up artist stole a nce at Sierra.It was obvious she felt ire was more beautiful than


    Sierra.


    Sierra gritted her teeth and looked at the mirror, pretending she couldn''t hear people gossiping about


    her.


    Bile rose in her throat.Her hatred for ire intensified.§Ú¦Ò¦Í???§Ó¦Ò¦Ò§Ü.¡é¦Ò§ÞShe cursed all these people in


    her heart.


    After all, ire had stolen her thunder as soon as she joined the crew.


    All eyes were on her even though Sierra was the female lead.


    Sierra felt angry and resentful.Her blood boiled with rage.She vowed to teach ire a lesson.

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    Chapter 31


    Chapter 31 Flirting With ire


    The first scene in the morning involved the portions of Sierra alone.It was a one-woman show.


    Meanwhile, ire read the script and texted her friend, Haylee.


    ''How''s it going? Did you see that bitch?''


    ''Of course''


    ''I''m eagerly looking forward to that scene.Remind me when they shoot the portion of you pping


    Sierra.I can¡¯t wait to watch that.I''ll tell the director to repeat the scene so that you can have a good time


    pping her till your heart''s content''


    ''All right.You cane to watch it.But you don''t have to tell the director that.I don''t want to hurt my


    hand by pping her''


    After a while, they changed the topic.


    Haylee asked about ire''s first day of shooting.


    ''They''re not shooting my portions today.I''m here to meet the cast and crew and learn the premise of the


    story.By the way, it''s pretty interesting, you know''


    ''Are you interested in joining the entertainment industry?'' Haylee wanted ire to be an actress.


    Just as ire wondered how to respond, a shadow fell over her head.She looked up and saw the hero


    of the film.He was a popr, young actor who had recently joined the industry.


    ire couldn''t recall his name.


    However, his surname was Newman.§Ú¦Ò¦Í???§Ó¦Ò¦Ò§Ü.¡é¦Ò§ÞHe looked handsome, but ire didn''t find him


    charming.


    ''Miss Williams'' He smiled and stretched out his hand.


    ''Nice to meet you.I''m Cecil Newman'' ire shook hands with him and immediately withdrew her hand.


    ''Nice to meet you'' Cecil continued to smile even though ire was cold to him.


    ''The moment I saw you today, I felt you should have been cast as the heroine of this film'' ire rolled


    her eyes.


    She felt the man was superficial and dumb.


    ''If you have nothing else to say, I''ll go back to reciting the lines'' Seeing his ttery didn''t work, Cecil


    understood ire didn''t like it.


    He felt stupid for making a huge blunder.


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    But he didn''t give up.


    After all, ire had hooked up with another man right after divorcing Darren.


    She didn''t seem like a virtuous woman.


    ''We are going to be co-actors.


    Why don''t we have lunch and get along with each other? Would you like to join me, Miss Williams?''


    ''Sorry, I''m not interested'' With that, ire stood up and left.


    The smile on Cecil''s face froze.


    He wanted to say something more, but his assistant ran over to him.


    ''Cecil, you have to perform in the next scene'' Cecil had no choice but to give up.


    ire didn¡¯t take him seriously.


    She regarded Cecil as just another guy flirting with her and ignored him.


    ''Cut!'' the director suddenly shouted because Sierra suddenly forgot her lines.


    Hearing that, she flinched back and looked away from ire and Cecil.


    She didn''t expect even Cecil would go after ire.


    Sierra gritted her teeth as anger surged through her veins.


    She had been busy looking at the two that she forgot her lines.


    ''Sierra, do you want to read the script one more time?'' Enzo grunted behind the monitor.


    ''Im sorry'' Sierra smiled apologetically.


    ''I don''t want to read the script.


    I''ll give it another shot'' She quickly dragged her attention back to the scene.


    She hated ire for distracting her.


    During the lunch break, ire quickly had lunch, which the chef had specially prepared for her, and


    returned to the lounge to rest.


    However, just then, sounds ofughter caught her attention.


    It was Sierra.


    ire looked up and saw the namete ¡®Director''s Lounge¡¯ stuck on the door.


    The door was half open, so one could take a peek at what was happening inside.


    Sierra was sitting beside the director, Enzo, her eyes gleaming with admiration.


    ''You are awesome! My perspective of the role drastically changed after your exnation.


    I''m sure I''ll nail the scene this time'' Enzo put his hand on Sierra''s milky thigh and gently rubbed it.


    ''That''s good.


    Young actresses need to learn and ask more questions.


    Every sessful actress gains experience by ying different roles'' ire''s lips curled up with disdain


    when she saw them.


    She wasn''t surprised.


    Everyone knew the entertainment industry was aplicated ce.


    Although Sierra seemed like a pure girl, in reality, she was someone who wouldpromise her dignity


    for personal gain.


    Only Darren and her fans would believe her deceit.


    However, ire knew her too well.


    She rolled her eyes and left.


    ? The shoot resumed that afternoon.


    Enzo, who had been strict and upromising, seemed more amiable toward Sierra.


    He didn''t lose his temper even though Sierra didn''t perform well.


    ire was annoyed.


    ? Soon, it was Cecil''s turn to act.


    Although he was a better actor than Sierra, ire was still worried.


    She sent a message to Haylee.


    ''Are you sure this movie will win an Oscar? The script is good, but the actors...


    Gosh, I''m worried.


    I hope you don''t face losses after investing in this film'' ire had lost hope the film would do well.


    Therefore, she stopped watching the shoot and sauntered around the shooting spot.


    ire soon got familiar with the cast and crew.


    She quickly washed her hands in the bathroom and was about to go home.


    As soon as she turned off the tap and wiped her hands, the door of the only closed toilet in the


    bathroom flew open, and Sierra walked out in her costume.


    @ The two looked at each other in the mirror.


    ire crushed the tissue, tossed it into the trash can, and walked out.


    ''You came here for me, didn''t you? Why are you running away after seeing me?'' Sierra smirked at her.

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    Chapter 32 Sierra''s n


    Considering they were all alone, Sierra dropped the facade of a perfect woman and didn''t hesitate to


    show her true color.


    ire came to act in this movie partly because of Haylee''s encouragement and partly because of


    Sierra.


    Or more precisely, it was because she wanted to p Sierra.


    But there was no point in saying it out.She didn''t want Sierra to feel self- important.


    ire turned around and crossed her arms over her chest.


    "You think too highly of yourself."


    Sierra sneered at her.She then walked to the washbasin and turned the tap on.She washed her hands


    and said to ire, her lips curling up with disdain, "I know you still hate me.You had been married to


    Darren for several years, but he hadn''t even batted an eyelid at you.Had he ever introduced you to


    anyone as his wife? But he has announced our rtionship to the entire world! If I were in your


    position, I, too, would have felt devastated."


    Sierra looked at ire through the mirror as a triumphant smile emerged on her face.


    "You have already hooked up with Nathan.Why do you want topete with me? Control your anger,


    ire."


    However, Sierra''s arrogance didn''t irk ire in any way.She walked behind Sierra and looked at her


    through the mirror.


    "Does Darren know you asked Enzo''s advice about the script in that way?" she asked, winking at her.


    "Damn You!"


    Sierra spun around in astonishment.She had been assuming it was her little secret and nobody had


    witnessed it.


    "I have to admit you are really good at seducing men."


    ire clicked her tongue and eyed her with sympathy.


    "But why don''t you use your acting skills to make Darren invest in your films instead of using your


    beauty to please other men? Or is Darren not enough to satisfy you? Is that why you''re going after


    other men to fulfill your needs?"


    Sierra gritted her teeth and red at ire.§Ú¦Ò¦Í???§Ó¦Ò¦Ò§Ü.¡é¦Ò§ÞShe wanted Darren to support her and


    help her reach greater heights.


    However, Darren always separated his business from his private life.He was sometimes generous


    toward her and even bought her an expensive diamond ne.However, he would never involve her


    in his professional investments.


    Had he helped her, Sierra wouldn''t have tried to seduce those disgusting men.She had worked hard to


    be a sessful actress.


    Even if she had earned all that she had by sleeping with the big shots, it was an equivalent exchange.


    Bile rose in Sierra''s throat when she met ire''s pitiful gaze.


    After all, she had seeded today.She was the winner and had to feel sorry for ire.She couldn''t


    understand why ire was eyeing her with sympathy.


    Sierra''s face reddened with rage.


    At that moment, the ttering of footsteps caught her attention.


    Sierra scoffed at ire and fell to the floor.


    "Ah!"


    She let out a piercing scream.


    People outside the bathroom heard the noise and rushed inside.


    They were all the crew members of the film.


    "Oh, God.What happened?"


    "Sierra, are you okay?"


    They all hurriedly ran to Sierra''s side and helped her up.


    Tears welled up in Sierra''s eyes.She bit her lip, feigning innocence and fright.


    "I¡­I¡¯m fine.ire didn''t mean to push me.The floor is too slippery..." she trailed off, looking like a deer


    caught in headlights.


    Everyone let out a startled gasp and turned to look at ire.


    Just then, Sierra covered her hand and cried out in pain.


    "Ouch..."


    "Oh, gosh, your hand is red!"


    "Does it hurt? Is it a bone injury or something?"


    "Do you want to go to the hospital?"


    Everyone was concerned about Sierra.


    ire rolled her eyes.She knew Sierra had fallen to the floor on purpose.


    There was no CCTV camera in the bathroom.


    If Sierra used ire of pushing her, ire wouldn''t be able to exin herself.


    However, she didn''t care about what people thought of her.


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    ire ignored Sierra and stormed out of the bathroom.


    However, she soon stopped short when she saw a familiar figure walking toward her.It was Darren.

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    Chapter 33 I Wish You Two Evesting Love


    ire arched an eyebrow when she saw Darren, who looked equally startled.


    Unable to stand Sierra''s repeated requests, he had agreed to spare time to visit her but never expected


    to meet ire.


    ire remained silent.


    After a moment''s hesitation, Darren asked, "Why are you..."


    However, before he could finish his words, Sierra staggered forward with the help of two crew


    members.


    "Darren!"


    Sierra''s eyes lit up as soon as she saw him.She limped toward him and held his hand.


    "Are you here to see me?"


    However, she yelped in pain and soon withdrew her arm. Her palm was red.Her costume was crumpled


    and soaked in water.


    "What happened?" Darren asked, frowning.


    "Nothing.I just fell down."


    Sierra nced at ire and looked away.


    "I don''t think ire pushed me on purpose.Don''t me her."


    The crew members pointed at ire and began whispering to each other.


    "She must have done it intentionally."


    "Let''s watch the fun."


    Darren remained silent for a while and looked at ire.


    "Vent your anger on me.Sierra isn''t your punching bag."


    "Huh?"


    ire sneered at him.She couldn''t believe Darren still trusted Sierra.He was gullible when it came to


    her and blindly believed Sierra''s words.


    ire was tired of trying to make him understand Sierra was deceiving him.


    Therefore, she didn''t bother to remain polite anymore.


    ire smiled apologetically, walked up to Sierra, and gently held her arm.


    "I''m sorry, Sierra.I didn''t mean to do it."


    Sierra was taken aback.She never expected ire would admit that she pushed her and apologize to


    her.


    Sierra had thought ire would storm out like she always did or argue with her.She thought when she


    argued, everyone would think she was being sophistic.


    In that case, Sierra could vent her anger.§Ú¦Ò¦Í???§Ó¦Ò¦Ò§Ü.¡é¦Ò§ÞBut ire''s reaction surprised her.


    Just then, ire suddenly pushed her arm, and Sierra fell to the floor, squealing in shock.She fell for


    real this time.


    Everyone burst into an uproar.


    They all believed ire was arrogant and were appalled by her audacity to harm Sierra in front of


    Darren.


    Darren quickly pulled Sierra to her feet and red at ire.


    "That''s enough, ire.You''re going too far!"


    "Am I?"


    ire crossed her arms over her chest and looked into his eyes.


    "Don''t you think you''re being unreasonable? I was married to you for three years, but you never


    protected me once the way you''re protecting her now.Since you im I pushed her, I decided to make


    ite true.Otherwise, it would be unfair to take the me for something I never did."


    ire turned and cast a scornful look at Sierra.


    "Your girlfriend fell down and got injured.Don''t you want to take her to the hospital?"


    Darren sensed the irony in her words, but before he could speak, ire added, "Oh, right, she doesn''t


    need you.She spent half an hour in Enzo''s room this noon.He''ll look after her."


    The blood on Sierra''s face drained in an instant.


    "Nonsense! I...I just asked Enzo to help me understand my role better.We were only discussing the


    script."


    "Whoa! Whoa!"


    ire raised her hand and scoffed at her.


    "I never said you did anything inappropriate.A director getting intimate with an actress to exin her


    role is prettymon in this field."


    "Darren, please trust me.We were only discussing the script."


    Sierra batted her eyelids as if she had suffered intense grievances.


    Soon tears streamed down her cheeks.§Ú¦Ò¦Í???§Ó¦Ò¦Ò§Ü.¡é¦Ò§ÞShe looked pitiful.


    Darren sighed helplessly.


    "I know.I trust you."


    Sierra snuggled up in Darren''s arms and sniffed loudly.


    "I''m d you trust me.I won''t be afraid even if I suffer hardship and grievances.I am happy you''ve


    come to see me today."


    Darren looked at Sierra and didn''t utter a word.


    ire sneered at them and turned to leave.


    "ire!"


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    Darren called after her.


    ire stopped but didn''t bother turning back.


    "Why are you making our rtionship bitter after we divorced?"


    "What are you saying, Darren? Do you think a couple can be cordial after a divorce? Look, I never


    intend to interfere in your life or cause trouble in any way.Your shameless mistress is alwaysing


    my way and bothering me.I wish you two evesting love.Don''t mess with me."


    With that, she stormed out.

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    Chapter 34 I''ll Make Her Pay


    ire ignored the people gossiping about her and drove back home.She went to bed that night and


    drifted off to a peaceful sleep.


    The next morning, when ire was in deep sleep, her phone rang.


    "Hello?"


    ire answered the phone without looking at the caller ID.


    "ire, you have be a trending topic again!"


    Haylee growled over the phone.


    ire sighed and sat up on the bed.


    "I''m not surprised.This isn¡¯t the first time, anyway," she muttered, yawning.


    "Do you know what time it is now?"


    She rubbed her eyes and looked at the clock.


    Haylee grew agitated.


    "Did you have a conflict with that bitch on the film set yesterday? God, I guess she''s behind this


    again.The news says you were jealous of Sierra, so you pushed her on purpose.Several people


    iming to be the crew members of the film have anonymously revealed they saw you pushing her!"


    "That''s it?"


    ire yawned again.She wanted to sleep, but Haylee¡¯s phone call seemed to wake her up


    completely.She had no choice but to get up.


    "All right.I''ll read the news first.Talk to youter!"


    ire hung up the phone, got up, and poured herself a ss of water.


    Then, she plopped on the chair and browsed the news.


    As expected, ire pushing Sierra had be a hot topic.


    Although there were no pictures or videos to prove the statement, several anonymous people


    supported Sierra and gave their testimony.


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    There were thousands ofments under Sierra''s post.It was one of the most shared posts on the


    inte.Her statement was brief and concise.


    "I identally hurt my hand.I hope it will heal soon and doesn''t affect my shooting."


    She had attached a picture of medicine and gauze along with it.


    Thements were all from Sierra''s gullible fans.


    They all supported Sierra and requested her to take good care of herself whilst abusing ire.


    "They are divorced, but she is still after Darren and is ruining Sierra''s life.ire is jealous of her.She


    has used her connections to join the crew."


    "Thank God, Mr.Sampson divorced such a vicious woman.My prince charming deserves my


    goddess.Fuck off, Bitch! Don''t you dare mess with their life!"


    ire called Haylee after reading thements.


    "I did push her.But she asked for it."


    ire briefly exined what had happened yesterday, and Haylee couldn''t hold back her anger


    anymore.


    "Damn it! I have never seen such a vindictive bitch! ire, would you like to rify the incident and


    expose her true color?"


    "Do you think people would believe me? It''s not going to make any difference.People only believe what


    they want to."


    Haylee understood what she meant.


    "So, what are you going to do?"


    ire thought about it for a while.


    "Sierra wants me to post a counter statement on the inte and quarrel with her.If I do that, it would


    only work to her advantage.She would pretend to be innocent and gain more poprity.Why should I


    do that and give her the attention?"


    "You''re right.But we can''t just sit back and watch them abuse you, can we?"


    Haylee grunted impatiently, "If she continues to push my buttons, I will join hands with other production


    companies and ban her from the industry.§Ú¦Ò¦Í???§Ó¦Ò¦Ò§Ü.¡é¦Ò§ÞLet''s see what she''ll do then."


    ire rolled her eyes.


    The Carter family held an influential position in the entertainment industry.


    Haylee had the power to ban Sierra and end her career.But ire didn''t want her todo so.


    "Forget about Darren.Imagine how your brother would react if he finds out that you are using your


    family''s power and influence to fulfill your personal wishes?"


    Haylee fell silent.


    ire guessed that perhaps Haylee''s brother was already aware of everything.He wouldn''t scold


    Haylee but would end up nagging her.


    After a moment''s thought, ire said, "Sierra is constantly provoking me.I will not tolerate this


    anymore.I''ll make her pay the price for it."


    ire pursed her lips; her eyes gleamed with excitement.


    "You know what? I have this sudden urge to defeat her and take away what she''s most proud of."


    "So what are you going to do?" Haylee asked expectantly.


    "She is passionate about acting, right? She has been in the entertainment circle for many years and


    struggled to achieve sess."


    ireughed to herself.


    "I''ll end her acting career!"

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    Chapter 35 The Bracelet


    After ire finished speaking with Haylee over the phone, she heard a soft knock on the door.She


    turned around and saw Taylor walk in with a grim look on his face.


    "ire, I heard you''ve joined the crew of a film?" Taylor asked tersely.


    ire knew her father must have heard about the conflict between her and Sierra on the shooting spot.


    "Do you want me to invest in the film so that you''ll get the part of the heroine?"


    He despised Sierra and wanted to avenge his precious daughter.


    ire shook her head, smiling.


    "No, Dad.It''s my problem.I''ll handle it.Besides, I have already decided what to do.You don''t have to


    worry about me."


    Seeing his daughter was firm with her decision, Taylor didn''t bother forcing or advising her to do


    anything.


    He only wanted his daughter to understand her family would always support her and that she could rely


    on her family regardless of what happened.


    "All right.Do what you feel is right."


    Although Taylor decided not to get involved in his daughter''s affairs, he still wanted to make her happy.


    Therefore, he ordered a servant to bring boxes of jewelry sets.


    Although they were not as valuable as the Tear of Sea, they were still worth a fortune.


    However, more than anything else, he wanted his daughter to be happy.


    After Taylor left, the maid helped ire wear the jewelry.


    ire''s heart swelled with emotions.


    Although she was born with a silver spoon and always got what she wanted, she always got excited


    every time she received a gift.


    After all, it revealed her family''s love for her and made her feel special.


    "Miss, you look beautiful! You look great regardless of what you wear," the maidplimented her.


    ire smiled.She picked up a silver bracelet and slid it on her wrist.§Ú¦Ò¦Í???§Ó¦Ò¦Ò§Ü.¡é¦Ò§ÞHer brows


    furrowed as she examined it.


    The bracelet looked exquisite.


    The diamonds embedded in it dazzled under the light.


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    A frown creased ire''s forehead as she stared at the bracelet.


    Something urred to her.


    "What happened, Miss? Is everything all right?" the maid asked as she sensed the drastic change in


    her expression.


    "Oh, nothing."


    ire took off the bracelet and ced it back into the box as she realized she had to go to the


    Sampson family''s house.She had forgotten to take something back from there.


    ire drove her sports car to the Sampson family''s residence.


    The security guard was surprised.He didn''t expect to see Darren''s ex-wife here.


    "Mrs..."


    The guard quickly realized it was inappropriate to address her that way, so he cleared his throat and


    said, "I''m sorry, Miss Williams.I have to inform the masters."


    ire nodded and waited at the gate.She didn''t want to make things difficult for the guard.


    Soon, Bonita arrived.


    "Wow! I don''t believe my eyes.Who is it?"


    Bonita crossed her arms over her chest and sashayed toward ire.


    "Have you forgotten the way to your house? You''ve divorced my brother.Do you remember that, ire?


    What brings you here?"


    "Where is my bracelet?" ire asked,ing straight to the point.


    "Give it back to me."


    It was a tinum bracelet, iid with cornflower blue sapphire.


    ire''s father had given it to her when she was eighteen.


    A few months ago, Bonita borrowed her bracelet.


    ire didn''t want to lend it to her.


    But after Darren''s persuasion, she gave it to her.


    ire had been crazy about Darren then.


    Therefore, she lent it to Bonita to make him happy.


    However, when she wore the new bracelet her father had gifted her in the morning, she remembered


    Bonita hadn''t returned the bracelet to her.


    Bonita remembered the bracelet, but she remained stubborn.


    "What bracelet? Which bracelet are you talking about?"


    Seeing that Bonita was reluctant to return it, ire didn''t want to waste her time arguing with her.


    Therefore, she pushed Bonita away and walked inside.


    "What are you doing?"


    Bonita shouted after her and immediately addressed the guards.


    "What are you looking at? Stop her!"


    "Miss Williams."


    Two guards stepped in front of ire.


    "Sorry.You can''t go in."


    Bonita raised her chin and looked at her haughtily.


    "Look, I have no interest in stepping into this damn house!"


    ire''s face darkened as she shot a vicious look at Bonita.


    "But someone has stolen my thing.I havee to take it back."


    The two guards exchanged nces and continued to stand in ce.


    ire took out her phone and red at them.


    "Do you want me to call Darren? Let''s see if he lets me in."


    She didn''t demand a penny from the Sampson family but wanted to take back what belonged to her.


    "Well..."


    The security guards squirmed on the spot with unease.


    "Why are you listening to her?"


    Bonita growled.


    "She doesn''t belong to our family now.Drive her out!"


    "But..."


    The security guards looked at ire and back at Bonita.


    They didn''t know what to do.


    Just then, the butler, Marcel, rushed over and waved at the two guards.


    The guards breathed a sigh of relief and immediately retreated.


    Bonita grew furious.


    Marcel took a deep breath and exined, "Mr.Sampson has told me Miss Williams cane back


    whenever she wants to take her belongings.No one can stop her."

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    Bonita''s face darkened when Marcel mentioned Darren.She red at him.


    ire sneered at her and walked inside.


    "ire! Stop!"


    Bonita shouted.She didn''t want to give up, so she chased after her.


    However, ire ignored her and walked to the door.


    Just as she was about to ascend the stairs, she sensed something and looked up.


    Elora was standing upstairs with a bowl in her hand.She was about to pour the water down.


    ire quickly stepped back and pushed Bonita forward.


    "Ah!"


    The water fell on Bonita, drenching her.


    Elora''s face flushed with embarrassment as she realized she had poured it on her daughter instead of


    ire.


    ire ignored Bonita''s screams and went straight into the house.


    The servants didn''t stop her.It was obvious Marcel had already informed them in advance.


    ire went straight to the second floor and headed to Bonita''s bedroom at the far end of the corridor.


    Just then, Elora quickly ran downstairs and stopped her.


    "Enough! Stay where you are!"


    Bonita, drenched in water, caught up from behind and shouted angrily, "Mom! Drive her out! She is


    shameless.She hase here to get something from the Sampson family after the divorce.We can''t let


    her take anything from us."


    The mother and daughter blocked ire, leaving no ce for her to pass.


    The mere sight of Bonita and Elora made ire sick.


    The two were shameless.She had to work hard to take back her thing.


    ire turned around and red at Bonita.


    "If I remember correctly, Darren brought me the dress you''re wearing right now.It doesn''t even fit


    you.Don''t you think it¡¯s too tight?"


    ire scoffed at her.


    "You started using all my belongings after I left?"


    "Darren bought it with his money, and it obviously belongs to our Sampson family! I should have asked


    you to take off your clothes, you bitch!"


    Bonita growled.


    Marcel quickly went upstairs.


    "Mr.Sampson said Miss Williams is permitted toe to the house to take her belongings whenever


    she wants.Not even you two can stop her."


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    Elora became furious.


    "What?"


    ire ignored the two and turned to the far end of the corridor.


    However, just as she walked past the room that belonged to her once, she couldn''t help but stop.


    After a moment''s hesitation, she pushed the door open and walked in.


    The room was an utter mess.


    The old furniture was thrown away.


    Other things were piled up in a corner.


    It looked like they had converted her room into a storage ce.


    Just as ire took a few steps forward, she caught a glimpse of something familiar and squatted.


    The old photo frame glinted under the light.


    It was a wedding photo of her and Darren.


    She sighed and picked it up.


    There were cracks all over her face radiating across the ss.


    It was obvious someone had smashed the frame with a sharp, heavy object.

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    ire''s heart sank.She remembered being the happiest person in the world when she got married to


    Darren.She believed a beautiful colorful life was ahead and time would change everything.


    However, all her dreams had shattered in three years just like the photo frame.


    ire took a deep breath and put the photo frame down.


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    Then, she stood up and left.


    ire dashed into Bonita''¡¯s room, rummaged around the dressing table, and finally found her


    bracelet.She picked it up and examined it carefully.


    Fortunately, it was fine.


    ire breathed a sigh of relief.


    Just as she slipped the bracelet on her wrist, Bonita and her mother rushed in.


    Marcel couldn''t stop the two.


    "This is mine!"


    Bonita lunged forward like a mad dog to grab the bracelet.But ire dodged.


    Bonita didn''t give up.She continued to try, but ire pushed her away.


    "Ah!"


    Bonita yelped as she fell to the floor.


    "Bitch! You fucking thief!"


    Bonita banged the floor and cursed, "If you dare to take this bracelet, I will teach you a lesson!"


    ire crossed her arms over her chest and smirked at her.


    "Really? I''d like to know what lesson you''re going to teach me.Do you want me to call the police? I


    wonder who is going to go to jail!"


    Bonita always thought highly of herself, but even the servants didn''t listen to her.She didn''t have the


    power to harm ire in any way.


    Besides, she knew very well the bracelet wasn''t hers.


    Bonita opened and closed her mouth, not knowing what to say.


    However, Elora ran over in time.


    "Do you have any evidence to prove the bracelet is yours?"


    Elora wasn''t a fool like her daughter.She smiledcently, for she believed she had found ire''s


    fatal weakness.


    "If you can''t prove the bracelet belongs to you, even the police can''t take it away from us." ire


    sneered.


    The two were determined to keep the bracelet.She nced at Bonita''s stout wrist and asked, "Are you


    sure? Do you think the bracelet would fit you, you idiot?!"


    "You are an idiot! Your entire family is a bunch of idiots."


    Bonita''s face flushed with embarrassment.


    "I like collecting jewelry.I didn''t buy the bracelet to wear it."


    "Oh."


    ire nodded and waved the bracelet at Bonita.


    "You bought this bracelet to add it to your collection? But it has my name engraved in it.Are you


    secretly in love with me?"


    Bonita was stunned.


    When she got the bracelet, she tried putting it on but it didn''t fit her.


    Therefore, she carefully ced it on the dressing table but didn''t notice the name ¡®ire Williams¡¯


    engraved in it.


    "I asked Bonita to buy this as a gift for you," Elora shouted.


    "But Darren divorced you, so she didn''t give it to you.Will the police punish people for going back on


    their words?"


    ire rolled her eyes in exasperation.She was fed up with the two and didn''t want to waste her time


    arguing with them.


    "Get out of my way!"


    ire pushed Elora, who was blocking the door, darted to her previous room, and picked up the broken


    wedding photo.


    The two ran after her.


    ire pointed at the photo and asked, "Do you see this? I wore this bracelet three years ago."


    In the photo, ire was sitting on a chair, wearing a snow-white wedding dress, with her hands


    crossed over herp.


    The tinum bracelet, iid with the cornflower blue sapphire dazzled in the picture.


    "What tricks do you have now? Are you going to say I edited this photo?"


    Elora and Bonita exchanged nces.


    They were too embarrassed to utter a word.

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    "This bracelet is only worth three million.But it''s precious to me and holds a special ce in my


    heart.Otherwise, I wouldn''t be wasting my time arguing with you here."


    ire scrunched her nose up in disdain.


    "You are so shallow.Aren''t you ashamed to call yourselves wealthy?"


    Elora and Bonita had nned to give ire a hard time.But her mockery and humiliation infuriated


    them.


    Seeing the two stare at her with wide eyes, ire wore her bracelet and left with the photo frame.


    "What are you doing?"


    Seeing the photo frame in ire''s hand, the two ran after her, refusing to give up.


    After all, they were determined to cause trouble for her.


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    "Don''t worry.I''m not going to take it with me."


    ire came to the yard and smashed the photo frame.


    Elora, Bonita, Marcel, and the servants stared at her, not knowing what she was up to.


    To everyone''s surprise, ire pulled out the photo from the frame.


    "You..."


    "It''s my photo.I can do whatever I want.You stay out of it."


    ire waved a finger at Elora, interrupting her.


    "If you have a problem, ask Darren to talk to me in person.Otherwise, you better shut up!"


    With that, ire took the lighter and opened it.


    The me rose as she lit the photo.


    The fire licked the corner of the picture.


    Soon, the snow-white wedding dress in the photo turned ck and burnt down.


    Then, ire''s bright, smiling face burned down to ashes.


    Darren was unhappy about the wedding, so he looked grim in all the wedding photos.


    The mes slowly devoured his expressionless face.


    ire dropped the photo.


    Thest remnant of the picture turned to ashes and vanished into the air.Her failed marriage seemed to


    have burned downpletely with this photo.


    Just then, the sound of the car caught everyone''s attention.


    A ck Maybach trundled into the yard.


    The door of the Maybach opened, and Marcel respectfully ran to the car.


    "Sir?"


    Darren got out of the car.


    "What happened?"


    Looking at the ss pieces and the ashes of the photo on the ground, Darren recognized it was the


    wedding picture of him and ire.


    A frown lined his forehead.He was supposed to be in thepany.


    Marcel had called him as soon as ire arrived, so Darren rushed back home.He didn''t expect to see


    such a scene as soon as he entered the house.


    Before Marcel could say anything, Bonitained, "Darren, why don''t you teach this bitch a lesson?


    She barged into our house and has been creating a scene..."


    "Enough, Bonita!"


    Darren interrupted her coldly.


    "Before you call her ¡®bitch¡¯, look at yourself! Do you think you are decent? After Pierce''s death, Darren


    became the head of the Sampson family.Bonita never used her brains, but she knew Darren had


    developed the Sampson family with his hard work.She was embarrassed, since her younger brother


    reprimanded her in front of the servants.


    Elora had identally poured water on her, and her clothes were a mess.She looked at herself and felt


    ashamed of her inappropriate countenance.


    Bonita snorted at Darren and ran into the house.


    "Bonita!"


    Elora shouted after her and cast a disapproving look at Darren.She was disappointed with him.


    "Mom, stop it,"


    Darren snapped coldly.His face was taut with rage.


    Elora swallowed back her words.


    The servants present lowered their heads in silence, not daring to utter a word.


    Darren nced at the ashes on the ground and turned to look at ire.


    Just as he was about to say something, she turned around and left.


    "ire!"


    Darren hastily stretched out his hand to hold her arm.

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    "Let me go!"


    ire red at Darren and shook off his hand.


    "You''re not going to allow me to leave because I burned a damn photo?"


    "Why did you have to do this?"


    Darren looked into her eyes.


    "It''s just a photo.Why did you have to burn it?"


    "Wow! What a joke!"


    ire scoffed at him, anger zing in her eyes.


    "My face was broken in the picture.Did you expect me to leave it alone after seeing it?"


    "What? Who broke it?"


    Darren frowned and looked at Marcel.


    "What happened?"


    "Well..."


    Marcel swallowed loudly.He couldn''t exin.


    "You forgot to destroy it.It doesn''t matter.I''ve helped you burn the rubbish.You don''t have to thank me,"


    ire snapped at him.


    "I took my bracelet.Don''t worry, Mr.Sampson.I won''t step into your house ever again."


    "I didn''t mean that..."


    "Enough! Don''t pretend to be nice anymore!"


    ire waved her hand in disgust.


    "You don''t want to see me, and I don''t want to see you, either.Darren, it''s better if we don''t contact each


    other again."


    With that, ire stormed off without looking back.


    Darren frowned; his jaw tightened.He wanted to catch up with her, but his body froze.He dejectedly


    watched ire get in the car.


    Soon, the fiery red sports car roared to life and sped off.


    However, things were not over yet.


    Elora couldn''t stand it anymore.She darted toward Darren and pulled his sleeve.


    "Look! Look at her! How arrogant and disrespectful she is! She is humiliating us because she has


    hooked up with someone powerful from the Williams family.Gosh, what the hell does she think of


    herself? Everyone knows she is a mistress.She might not give a damn about her reputation, but our


    Sampson family cannot lose our prestige."


    "Mom!"


    Darren grunted in annoyance.He nced at the broken ss on the ground again and remembered


    what ire had told him.


    "What happened to the photo? Who smashed it?"


    "Why are you asking me? How do I know?"


    Elora was annoyed.


    Nothing was working her way today.


    Even Darren seemed to interrogate her.


    "I didn''t break it! Moreover, why do you believe ire''s words? Did you see anyone smash the photo?


    She probably broke it herself and was creating a scene just now!"


    Elora was unreasonable.


    Talking to her seemed pointless.


    Darren was annoyed.


    "Call Bonita out!" he ordered Marcel.


    "Do you suspect that Bonita smashed it? She is your elder sister!"


    Elora waved her hands dramatically.


    "Darren, your behavior has been confusing metely.We are family! Why are you always supporting


    ire?"


    "I''m just trying to find out the truth!"


    Darren snapped viciously.


    Elora''s nostrils red with rage.


    "I didn''t smash it, nor did Bonita."


    She stomped her foot and pointed at the servants.


    "You can ask them if you want! Perhaps someone identally dropped it on the floor! Who did it?


    Admit your mistake.Otherwise, I''ll fire all of you today!"


    Elora vented her anger on her servants, for she couldn''t scream at her son.


    The servants trembled with fear as Darren''s eyes slowly swept over them.


    Just then, he noticed L wanted to say something but remained quiet for some reason.


    "L."


    Darren arched an eyebrow in suspicion.


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    "Do you know something?"


    L hesitated for a moment.


    Finally, unable to bear the pressure, she cleared her throat and said, "Sir,st Saturday, I saw Miss


    Brookse out of ire''s former room.


    Err...she said she identally broke the frame.She was afraid you would be angry, so she asked me


    not to tell anyone about it."


    Darren closed his eyes and let out a weary sigh.


    "All right."


    "That bitch wanted to nder us..."


    Elora mumbled.


    Darren scowled at Elora, and she let out an exasperated sigh and shut her mouth.


    "Marcel, ask someone to clean it up,"


    Darren ordered Marcel as he stared at the remnants of the frame on the ground absentmindedly.


    "Okay!"


    Elora had thrown away ire''s belongings after the divorce except for the wedding photo.


    Darren had caught her cleaning the room and told his mother to keep it as a souvenir and then forgot


    about it.


    Now that the photo was destroyed, his heart sank.


    "Do we still have the negative of the photograph?" Darren asked.


    Marcel was taken aback.


    "Yes." He nodded.


    "All right.Print another copy and frame it."


    "Yes, sir."


    Darren went straight into the house.


    Elora stared at him.


    Just then, something urred to her, and she followed him.


    "Darren..." Elora called him, her voice soft and kind.


    Darren stopped and looked back, casting a quizzical look at her.

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    "Can you transfer some more money to me?" she asked, smiling sweetly.


    "Thirty million.Thirty million is enough!"


    "Thirty million?" Darren frowned.


    "Didn''t my assistant already transfer the money to you this month?"


    He always arranged for someone to transfer a stipted amount to Elora and Bonita every month for


    their expenses.


    "Oh, he did!"


    Elora rubbed her temples.


    "It''s because of your sister.You know she is a spendthrift.I have to offer her financial help every now


    and then..."


    "What do you mean?"


    The frown on Darren''s forehead deepened.


    "I give her ten million every month.Isn''t that enough?"


    "Just tell me if you''re going to give me the money or not!"


    Elora grunted impatiently.


    "Pierce left us too soon.It''s just the three of us now.You arepetent and promising.We are living a


    better life because of you.Have you forgotten how your sister and I saved up every penny for you to go


    to college? Thepany has grown exponentially over the years.You can earn thirty million in a matter


    of a few days.Can''t you give some extra money to your mother?"


    "All right!"


    Darren sighed.


    Elora often mentioned Pierce, who was no more.She used his name to get money.


    Darren was Pierce''s adopted son.He wasn''t rted to Elora or Bonita by blood.


    Elora despised Darren and never treated him well when he was a child, and Bonita didn''t regard


    Darren as his brother either.


    Only Pierce had loved and cared for him.


    His adoptive father was no different from his biological father.


    Although Darren didn''t have a good rtionship with his foster mother and sister, he still regarded them


    as his family, just for the sake of his adoptive father.


    He couldn''t abandon them after Pierce died.


    "I don''t care what you''re going to do with the money.But I''m going to warn you first."


    Darren looked at her sternly.


    "Bonita is not a kid anymore.Don''t think you can use my name to get away with everything.I don''t care


    what she buys, but if she crosses her limits, I might have to be ruthless toward her.Don''t me me for


    that."


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    "Okay."


    Elora forced a smile.


    "Don''t worry.I will warn your sister."


    She got the money from Darren and went to Bonita''s room.


    Bonita had taken a shower and changed her clothes, but she was still angry.She was furious not only


    because of her repeated failure in front of ire but also because her younger brother, Darren, didn''t


    seem to respect her.


    Bonita became frustrated when she saw Elorae in.


    "What were you arguing with him about?" Bonita asked while drying her hair with a towel.


    Elora ignored her daughter''s question and slumped on the bed worriedly.


    "Bonita, I don''t think Darren stands on our side now."


    "He has never been on our side."


    Bonita rolled her eyes.


    "Do you really think he regards you as his mother? We are not rted to him by blood.Dad is dead,


    and he will only continue to humiliate and disrespect us in the future."


    Elora felt the same.


    Although her daughter was not smart, she was right this time.


    "Yes.I''m finding it difficult to ask him for money now.ire has left, but Sierra is still in the picture.Those


    two are fishes of the same pond."


    Elora was annoyed as she spoke about her.


    "Darren has spent a lot of money on her.He has given her many gifts, including a diamond ne


    worth fifty million dors.Apart from that, there are clothes, bags, shoes, and whatnot.Gad!"


    After all, it was the Sampson family¡¯s money.


    Elora believed the money belonged only to her and Bonita.


    She regarded ire and Sierra as enemies.


    The two didn''t deserve to have the money.


    ire didn''t seem like a threat when she was still in the Sampson family.


    She was sure Darren wouldn''t give his property to her regardless of how kind he was to her.


    ire had left, but Sierra was a big threat now.


    Besides, she was pregnant with Darren''s child.


    Darren would undoubtedly care for her more and spend all his money on her.


    Bonita became furious when Elora mentioned the ne.


    Sierra had negligently lost the Tear of Sea, and it was in ire''s possession now.She was the reason


    why Bonita faced humiliation at the banquet.


    Fifty million dors was a big amount.


    If only she could have it.


    "I think we still have to find a way." Bonita felt a sense of crisis.


    "We always ask him for money.I have a huge expense.If Darren decides to abandon us one day, we''ll


    end up being homeless."


    Elora didn''t think they would be homeless.She had several real estate properties under her name.She


    could live there if Darren disowned them in the future.


    However, Bonita had no savings.She always squandered money.


    "Mom, why don''t we ask Darren to make a will?" Bonita asked thoughtfully.


    "If he dies, all his property would belong to us."

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    ¡°Are you out of your mind?" Elora hit Bonita lightly in disappointment. "Are you wishing him to die?


    Darren is not even thirty. What will he think of us if we ask him to make a will?"


    ¡°Then what do we do now? He controls the shares of the Quantum Group and doesn''t want to give us


    even a percentage of the shares.¡± Bonita was depressed. The mere thought of it infuriated her. "He will


    soon marry Sierra, and she will give birth to his child. Darren will obviously leave all his property to


    them. We won''t even get a penny. Are you going to sit and watch them enjoy all the wealth without


    doing anything?"


    Elora¡¯s brows furrowed. Money was their priority. Nothing seemed more important to them than that.


    They had toe up with a n before Sierra married Darren.


    Elora racked her brains and came up with an idea. "Yes! That baby! We have to make sure Sierra gives


    birth to that baby!"


    ¡°What?¡± Bonita was confused.


    "It would be great if she gave birth to a son!¡¯ Elora pped her hands excitedly. "We''ll raise the baby


    and make sure she doesn''t marry Darren. As long as we raise the baby, Darren will be with us and look


    after us. All his property will belong to his son, and we can ultimately acquire it."


    ¡°You are right!¡¯ Bonita¡¯s eyes lit up as she finally understood her mother''s n. "Not bad, Mom. You''re


    very clever!"


    They had missed the opportunity of getting closer to Darren when he was a little boy, so they couldn''t


    control him or influence his decisions. Now, they could manipte his son and make him listen to their


    every word. As long as the boy was under their control, they didn''t have to worry about inheriting the


    property in the future.


    The two envisioned the day when they had full control over Sampson family''s property. They began


    nning to build the foundation for a secure future.


    Meanwhile, Darren was oblivious to his adoptive mother and sister''s ns. He sighed and walked into


    the room where ire once lived.


    The room was empty, and the window was wide open. A few things were piled up in the corner. There


    were no traces of a previous inhabitant there.


    Darren walked to the window and took out his lighter. He lit up his cigarette and blew out a ring of


    smoke.


    Darren seldom smoked. He would only take a puff at times of intense stress.


    He didn''t remember staying in this room even once in the past three years.


    Darren usually lived in a vi near thepany. Even during his asional visits home, he would


    sleep in his study.


    ire had spent several long nights all alone in this room, hoping he would apany her one day.


    With time, her expectations turned into disappointment. Ultimately, she lost all hope.


    An inexplicable weight settled in his heart. He blew out another ring of smoke and watched it twirling


    and rising in the air.


    Three years, more than 1000 days and nights, didn''t seem long. But those were precious times he


    couldn''t change or relive.


    Humans are a strange species. They don''t understand the value of something until they lose it. Life will


    pass in a blur. They will look back one day and repent for the lost times.


    However, that is the thing about time -- what''s lost is lost, like the wedding photo. They could print


    another photo and frame it, but it would never be the same as the original one.


    ire had told him it was better if they never met in the future. It was fair on her part because she had


    been through a lot of pain and suffering in the marriage.


    Darren stared out of the window in a daze. He was confused and sad. His mind was a mess; he


    couldn''tprehend his feelings and emotions.


    Darren quietly stood by the window for a long while until his cigarette burned out. Finally, he took out


    his cell phone and dialed a number.


    ¡°Wilton.¡±


    "Mr. Sampson.¡±


    ¡°Contact the producer of the Death in Ever-bright City. | want to invest in this film.¡±


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    "What?"


    Wilton let out a startled gasp. However, he soon gathered himself up and nodded. "Okay."


    He blew out a loud breath after hanging up the phone and scratched his head.


    He couldn''t fathom why his boss wanted to get involved in the film industry all of a sudden.

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    On Her The Death in Ever-bright City was about a story that happened a century ago.


    It was a touching tragic story of two lovers.


    The female protagonist was Nova Smith, a girl from a wealthy family. She had met her better half,


    Michael Gordon when she was sixteen. He was a handsome boy from an affluent family.


    Nova fell in love with Michael at first sight. What seemed to surprise her more was the Smith and


    Gordon families had nned to marry them when they were children. Michael was her future husband.


    The two were born to families of equal social rank. Their life seemed beautiful. However, a bolt from the


    blue turned her life upside down.


    Nova found out her true identity. She was actually the child of a maid and someone secretly substituted


    her for the baby girl from the Smith family not long after they were born. Her parents who raised her


    weren''t her biological parents.


    Once their real daughter Isabel Smith returned home, Nova''s status diminished. It was testing time for


    her love.


    The two went through a lot of hardships. However, nothing seemed to change their love for each other.


    Their bond only strengthened with time. They tried their best to unite and live happily ever after.


    However, time and fate didn''t work their way. Nova and Michael plunged into the river on a cold night,


    making death unite them.


    Sierra yed the female lead, the fake daughter, Nova Smith. Meanwhile, ire yed the female


    antagonist, the real daughter, Isabel Smith.ire''s first scene to shoot was with Sierra.


    Everyone was excited to start filming the scene.


    After all, the two were rivals -- both on and off-screen. One was Darren''s ex- wife, and the other was


    his current girlfriend. The two were associated with the same man in real life. Simrly, they both fell in


    love with the hero in the movie. Cecil yed the role of Michael.


    The news about ire pushing Sierra hadn''t died yet. Therefore, ire''s reputation witnessed a sharp


    decline. Everyone assumed she was a terrible actress and had joined the project by investing in the


    film and recing the original actress. Besides, ire was already a controversial personality and had


    a bad reputation for being with different men before joining the crew.


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    They believed she was just a beauty without any talent. Everyone was waiting to see her make a fool of


    herself.


    It was a sunny morning.


    The cast and crew gathered at the shooting spot, busy performing their duties. The director, Enzo, sat


    behind the monitor,municating with the cameraman and the lighting man to get the perfect shot.


    ire was decked up in a retro outfit. She straightened her outfit and looked at the script in her hand.


    The first scene was crucial and an enormous challenge for her.


    As the film''s antagonist, she had to incorporate Isabel''s arrogance and cunningness so that the


    audience despised her and sympathized with Nova''s pain and suffering.


    Once the cameraman and lighting man returned to their seats, the makeup artist quickly fixed the


    makeup of all the stars involved in the shot and stepped out of the frame.


    Everything was ready. ¡°Action!¡± Enzo bellowed, and the scenemenced.


    At that moment, ire got into the skin of her character. Enzo''s eyes lit up as he looked at the monitor.


    "She is good! I''m impressed," he whispered to his assistant.


    The scene was about Isabel breaking into Nova''s room with two friends and finding a love letter from


    Nova addressed to Michael. Nova quickly rushed to grab the letter from them but to no avail. Isabel


    opened the letter to humiliate her by reading it in front of everyone.


    "You should share good things like this in front of everyone." ire lookedcent, doing justice to


    Isabel''s character. After delivering the dialogue, she opened the envelope and took out the love letter.


    ire''s eyes widened in surprise, for the letter was written in Latin.


    She was sure it wasn''t a part of the script.


    How could the prop assistant make such a ludicrous mistake? ire couldn''t help but wonder if


    someone was ying tricks on her.


    She bit her bottom lip and looked around, and her gaze fell on Sierra. Her mind started racing.


    A thousand thoughts shed in her mind.


    She wondered if she should ask the director to stop filming. It seemed like the right thing to do because


    it was the prop assistant''s mistake, not hers.


    However, this was her first scene. ire was determined to ace the scene in one take and surprise the


    people who doubted her acting skills. She couldn''t let anyone defeat her through childish means.


    The camera didn''t focus on Sierra. She was out of frame. Her face broke into a triumphant smile as she


    saw the astonishment on ire''s face.

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    Enzo looked at the monitor screen and frowned.


    ording to the script, Isabel had to read the love letter.He wondered what ire was doing.He raised


    the microphone to stop the filming.But then, ire looked up and cleared her throat.She read the letter


    in fluent Latin in her silky voice.


    The set fell silent.


    The crew members were confused.


    They gaped at Enzo, wondering what was happening, The assistant director seemed equally confused.


    "Enzo.....


    "Shut up!"


    Enzo waved his hand, silencing him as he continued to stare at the monitor in awe.


    ire finished reading the love letter in fluent Latin and looked at Sierra.


    "Wow! How touching! I almost cried," she scoffed sarcastically.


    "Nova, you better give up on Mr.Gordon!"


    Sierra was stunned.She never expected ire could speak Latin.


    "You..." she stuttered in shock.


    "Cut!"


    Hearing the director''s voice, the crew members felt relieved and soon began discussing the scene.


    "What just happened?"


    "There are no Latin dialogues in the script."


    "I didn''t know ire could speak Latin.She seems more talented than I expected."


    Enzo''s face darkened.He walked to ire and grabbed the love letter.


    "Prop team!" he bellowed after looking at it.


    "Who is responsible for this? What the hell is going on?"


    A prop guy hurriedly ran over to Enzo.


    Seeing the love letter was in Latin, he apologetically bowed before him.


    "I''m sorry, sir.It''s our fault.We should have checked the props carefully."


    He had written the love letter in English and couldn''t understand who had changed it.


    The shooting was temporarily suspended, and Enzo reprimanded him.


    The prop man didn''t dare retort and nodded apologetically.


    Once Enzo vented out all his anger, ire spoke to him.


    "Enzo, do you want me to act in the scene again?"


    "No!"


    Enzo rested his hands on his hips and took deep breaths to calm down.He was impressed with ire''s


    performance.He had thought ire was here to perform in the y only because she had the


    investor''s support.


    But her performance had taken him by surprise.


    "I didn''t expect that you could speak Latin."


    His tone softened, and his opinion of her drastically changed.¡¯ Her expression and the way she read


    the letter in Latin seemed better than what he had nned in the original script.


    "It''s no big deal."


    ire smiled.She was neither overbearing nor modest.


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    ire cast an indifferent look at Sierra, whose face had turned ghastly pale.


    Sweat beaded her forehead.


    ire sneered at her.


    Sierra had nned to humiliate her in front of everyone.She had to think of a way to get even with her.


    Ultimately, Enzo decided to keep this scene in the film.


    The shooting continued without a hitch.


    Everything went on seamlessly, and ire continued to surprise the director with her immense talent.


    All her scenes for the day finally ended in the afternoon.


    People''s impression of ire changed after they witnessed her performance.


    Actors¡¯ poprity mainly relied on their acting skills, and everyone could see with their eyes whether


    their acting skills were good or not.


    People had the tendency to rate an actor''s performance.


    Even if ire had joined the project with money, everyone was impressed with her acting skills.


    Once they wrapped up the shoot, ire walked past Sierra and stopped on purpose.


    "I know it was you," she said in a low voice so that no one could hear her.


    "What?"


    Sierra turned around and smiled.


    "I don''t understand what you mean."


    She cast a provocative look at her.


    "I''ve learned twelve foreignnguages since I was a child, and Latin is just one of them."


    ire arched an eyebrow.


    "You should learn fully about me before trying to set me up.Don''t embarrass yourself with such a stupid


    trick again."


    With that, ire haughtily left.


    Sierra was seething with rage.


    "ire! Wait!"


    Cecil quickly ran after ire and caught up with her.She frowned and stopped.


    "We hardly know each other.You better not call me by my first name."


    "Miss Williams, you seem cold,"


    Cecil remarked, faking disappointment.However, he quickly changed his tone and smiled at her.


    "But I like thorny roses."


    "I don¡¯t care what you like!"


    With that, ire walked past Cecil, ignoring him.


    Cecil was taken aback.


    "Ouch! This thorn is quite sharp."


    He rubbed his chin and stared at ire''s receding figure.


    "Looks like I have to try harder."


    ire left the set and drove back to her home.It was dinner time.Her stomach grumbled.


    She let out a weary sigh and walked out of the car to enter the house.


    Just then, a loud noise startled her.


    Two fireworks exploded in front of ire.


    "ire! Wee home!"


    Two familiar voices shouted in chorus.

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    "Elsa!"


    ire squealed in surprise.She hugged the beautiful woman in a long red dress.


    "Howe you''re back?"


    Elsa Williams hugged her back, chuckling.


    "I told you I''de back to see you.But there was a show in Paris, and I couldn''t miss it.Hence, the


    dy in my arrival."


    Seeing the two girls wrapped in a tight embrace for a long time, Aron Williams, their brother cleared his


    throat.


    Wearing a pair of ck-rim sses and a simple checked shirt, he looked like the typical


    programmer.No one would believe that he was from the reputable Williams family.


    ire understood his meaning and burst outughing.She finally let go of Elsa and gave Aron a big


    tight hug.


    "ire, you can''t be partial.You hugged them and not me."


    Nathan grinned and opened his arms.


    ire rolled her eyes and hugged him too.


    "Thank you, Nathan," she said.


    Nathan cast an incredulous look at her, knowing what she meant.


    Elsa, Nathan, and Aron had voluntarily given up their right to inherit the Williams Group after ire was


    born.


    Their mother, Ca Williams, had difficulty giving birth to ire back then.


    Both the mother''s and daughter''s lives were at risk.


    After ire was born, she stayed in an incubator for two months.


    Ca was severely ill after giving birth to her.


    Ultimately, her body could no longer function, and she died when ire was two years old.


    The three siblings saw their mother in ire.She was the precious treasure of the Williams family.


    Elsa and Aron had built their own careers.


    The former was an outstanding fashion designer, and thetter was a technology supermind.


    Only Nathan was willing to stay to work for the Williams Group and look after ire.He wanted to


    mentor her before she became capable of taking over the Williams Group.


    Nathan''s heart melted at her words.


    Elsa, whom everyone called ¡®the Fashion Devil¡¯, was nothing but tender in front of her little sister.


    She threw her arm around ire''s shoulder and looked her up and down.


    "Thank God you''re back! Men are all jerks! You deserve only the best.Forget about your past.I''ll


    support and look after you."


    ire couldn''t help but smile at her thoughtfulness.


    However, Nathan was unhappy about her words.


    "Hey,e on! Not all men are bad.There are still many goodhearted men in this world," he protested.


    ire chuckled, shaking her head.It had been a long time since she saw her brother and sister argue


    with each other.Her life feltplete at that moment.


    Soon, dinner was ready, and the family sat down at the dining table.


    Taylor looked at his four children in front of him.


    Tears filled his eyes as his heart swelled with emotions.


    "It''s been a long time since we all sat down together to eat thest time.If only Ca were still alive..."


    "Dad, we will spend more time together in the future." Elsa held Taylor''s hand lovingly.


    "Don''t cry on such a happy asion."


    "Elsa is right,"


    Nathan chimed in, "If Mom sees you crying from heaven, she might think we aren''t treating you well."


    Taylor red at him.


    "Gosh, stop bbering!"


    ire and Aron looked at each other and smiled.


    it was a happy dinner.


    Everyone chatted andughed while eating.


    Nathan then mentioned ire''s birthday.


    "Your birthday is just around the corner.Have you decided how to celebrate it this year?"


    ire had lived with the Sampson family for the past three years.


    They had only given her gifts in private and never openly celebrated her birthday.


    Now that ire had returned home, they wanted to celebrate her birthday in the most special way.


    After a moment''s thought, ire said, "Actually, I''d like to sit and have dinner, happily chatting with you


    all like now."


    "How would it be enough? We need to make it big."


    Elsa kicked Nathan under the table and secretly winked at him.


    After all, it wouldn''t be a surprise if he spoke about it now.


    Nathan quickly shut his mouth.


    "Okay.If that''s what you want, we''ll do as you say.Anything to make you happy." ire smiled.


    She looked at her te and saw a piece of fish in it.


    All its bones were already discarded.


    ire looked at Aron and saw him picking up food for her.


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    Aron smiled, his eyes twinkling with love and care for her.


    ire''s heart melted.She picked up the fish and took a bite.It was juicy and sulent.


    God had blessed ire with such a loving family.


    Everyone adored and cared for her.


    In a quiet and luxurious residential district in Bysea, Sierra got out of the car in her sunsses and


    mask.


    She looked around to make sure no one saw her.


    Then, she took a deep breath and walked into one of the buildings.


    A servant led her to a room and left.


    Sierra stood in front of the door for a moment and pushed it open.


    Her eyes widened as she looked around the enormous study.


    A man sat in front of the window, on the swivel chair with his back to her.


    The man''s hair had turned grey, but despite his old age, he still continued to intimidate others.He had a


    good physique and a muscr body.


    The man was as strong as youngsters in their twenties.He was the owner of this building, Jordy Fuller.

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    Sierra was a little nervous.


    "Jordy..."


    Jordy swiveled in his chair and looked at Sierra.


    Despite his old appearance, he was still handsome.One could tell he must have been a heartthrob


    when he was young.


    "What''s the rtionship between you and Darren?" he asked, looking into her eyes.


    "Do you think I am a fool?"


    Tears welled up in Sierra''s eyes.She kneeled before Jordy and began sobbing uncontrobly.


    "Darren forced me! Jordy, please trust me.I belong to you.I can''t love anyone else."


    Jordy grabbed Sierra''s chin and forced her to look up at him.


    Sierra sniffed and looked at him.


    Momentster, he finally let go of her.Her skin had turned raw and red.


    "You are an actress.I''m too old topete with a young man like Darren."


    The blood on Sierra''s face drained in an instant.She quickly grabbed Jordy''s hand.


    ¡®Is that what you think of me? Do you think I''m acting in front of you? I love you, Jordy.Why else would I


    carry your baby?"


    Jordy''s face softened when she mentioned the baby.


    Among the wealthy in Bysea, Jordy was the most mysterious and low-key one.He led a discreet life


    because he had asthenospermia.


    A man with such a condition couldn''t impregnate a woman.


    After his first wife died, he didn''t remarry.


    However, he had affairs with several women.


    As Jordy grew older, he lost hope of having a child.


    But everything changed after Sierra came into his life.She got pregnant with his child.


    At first, he was only interested in Sierra''s body.


    Men were usually obsessed with beautiful women.


    But Sierra seemed to satisfy him more than the other women who came to him for money, She fulfilled


    his physical needs, and he gave his money in return.It was a simple deal.


    However, the two seemed to meet often.


    They became increasingly dependent on each other.


    Jordy yed a critical role in Sierra''s career.


    He made love to Sierra more times than he had ever been intimate with his wife.


    Sierra lied to Jordy that she had fallen in love with him, and he pretended to believe her.


    After all, it was better not to expose the truth.


    However, after repeatedly hearing her tell him she loved him.


    Jordy almost believed her.


    With time, he started having feelings for her and hoped she was telling the truth.


    Jordy held Sierra''s shoulder and gently lifted her to her feet.


    "Tell me the truth," he said, stroking her belly.


    "Who is the father of this child?"


    "How many times do you want me to say?"


    Sierra wiped the tears streaming down her cheeks.


    "I have only slept with you.Who else can be the father of this baby?" she said through gritted teeth.


    "If you don''t believe me, you can do a paternity test.Once the result is out, I will take the child away


    from you.Don''t try to find me again."


    Jordy quickly held her in his arms.


    "You have no right to take my child away from me!"


    "Do you still doubt me?"


    Fresh tears streamed down Sierra''s cheeks.


    Jordy held her in a tight embrace.


    "With what you have just said, how can I still doubt you", ? Sierra wiped her tears and finally stopped


    crying.


    "I''ll go to the hospital tomorrow to do the paternity test.I will prove my innocence.That way, you will


    believe the baby is yours."


    "l trust you." Jordy said in a low voice, "It''s too early to do the test.The amniocentesis won''t affect the


    fetus only after it has been sixteen weeks.I''ll apany you to the hospital then."


    A shiver ran down Sierra''s spine.She had thought Jordy wouldn''t ask her to take the paternity test after


    she had proposed it.


    However, it looked like he had already intended to make her take the test.


    Sierra would have to face serious consequences if proven guilty.


    Jordy was more dangerous than Darren.


    Darren was a man of principle.


    If worse came to worst and he found the truth, he would only sever all ties with Sierra and ignore


    her.But Jordy was different.He wouldn''t think twice before harming her.


    Sierra shuddered in fear.


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    Chapter 46


    Chapter 46 Acting


    Jordy was happy with Sierra''s words.He held her in his arms and let her sit down on hisp.


    "You just said Darren forced you."


    Although they had finally put an end to the topic of the child, Sierra''s heart tightened again.


    "Darren looks smart and refined.But he is a frivolous and dissolute man.Not many people know about


    this because the women he has slept with didn''t dare to utter a word about him."


    Jordy arched his eyebrows.He didn''t expect Darren was such a man, but he didn''t question Sierra''s


    ims.


    "I don''t know why he is interested in me." Sierra pretended to cry.


    "I''m just an insignificant actress.Although I look sessful, I''m not from an influential background.A


    business leader like him can easily make me unable to stay in the circle.What else can I do except to


    please him?"


    Jordy pursed his lips and thought for a while.Momentster, something urred to him.


    "Does he know you''re pregnant?"


    "Of course not!" Sierra answered hurriedly.


    "I''m just acting in front of him.I pretend to listen to him.I guess he will eventually lose interest in me."


    Sierra leaned against Jordy¡¯s chest and drew circles on it.


    "I''m nning to go abroad after the filming of Death in Ever-bright City is over.After all, my stomach will


    show my pregnancy soon.I wille back after giving birth to the baby."


    Jordy gently stroked her back.


    "All I want is for you to give birth to the baby without any trouble.I''m willing to do anything for that."


    "I don''t want anything."


    Sierra shook her head and looked at him tenderly.


    "I want nothing but your love for me."


    Jordy examined her face.


    Sierra leaned forward and pressed her lips against his.


    Jordy pulled Sierra closer to him before he lifted her in his arms and walked toward the bedroom next


    door with her.


    Sierra patted his shoulder and pouted.


    "We will hurt the baby!"


    Jordy smiled and kissed her.


    "Then why did you seduce me?"


    A whileter, a loud moan reverberated across the room.


    Sierra left the house.


    Once sure she was out of Jordy''s territory, she breathed a sigh of relief.She leaned against a pir on


    the road, took a cigarette from her handbag, and lit it.She blew out a ring of smoke that floated in the


    air.


    Sierra''s lips curled up into a sneer.She pretended to love and care for him because she needed his


    help.


    Jordy was her sugar daddy.He was generous and always said sweet things to her.He also had the


    power to give her whatever she wanted.


    Jordy only needed her to satiate his desires and never interfered with her life.


    Most of all, he was gentle in bed.He was perfect for her in every way.


    If he were twenty or thirty years younger, Sierra might have fallen in love with him, just like she had


    fallen for Darren.


    Unfortunately, he was too old for her.He was almost her father''s age.


    Anyone in their right mind would choose Darren over Jordy.


    Unfortunately, Darren was equally heartless.


    Sierra had been pestering Darren even before he got married to ire.But there was never a spot for


    her in Darren''s life.She relied on men to get what she wanted.


    That was how amon girl like Sierra became a famous celebrity.


    Life had taught her that men were unreliable and she had to be independent.


    Sierra believed only herself; no one else.


    Sierra''s heart stuttered with excitement as she thought about Death in Ever- bright City.


    If the movie won an award, her poprity would skyrocket.


    However, she was displeased with the sudden appearance of ire in the crew.


    Sierra was used to trampling on ire.But everything had turned upside down after the car ident;


    she repeatedly got humiliated in front of ire.Sierra couldn''t let go of her.


    She threw away the cigarette and stomped it with her foot.


    "Wait and see, ire! Sooner orter, I will make you apologize to me and kneel before me for mercy."


    A smile emerged on Sierra''s face as she thought about it.She hailed a taxi, put on a mask, and


    checked her sunsses.


    Then she got into the taxi and closed the door behind her.The car sped off, leaving behind a cloud of


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    Chapter 47


    Chapter 47 The Secret


    On a sunny morning, ire sat leisurely in a chair and flipped through the script at the filming set of


    Death in Ever-bright City.Today was special for her because they were going to shoot ire pping


    Sierra.


    Therefore, she called Haylee.


    "Are you sure you don''t want toe and watch? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity after all."


    "My brother has caught me," Haylee said bitterly.


    "I can''t go out anywhere.p her till your heart''s content.I don''t want to affect your performance.Tell me


    about itter."


    "Okay."


    Haylee had been waiting to watch this scene ever since they started filming.


    Unfortunately, she couldn''t, and ire didn''t seem bothered about it.


    As soon as she hung up the phone, Cecil walked over to her.


    "We are filming an important scene today.Miss Williams, you seem too cool and nonchnt.It looks like


    you''re not nervous about the scene."


    ire was in no mood to talk to him.


    "I''m busy, and I''m not interested in you.God, I''m tired of saying that to you.Why don''t you give up


    already?"


    Cecil''s eyes widened; his mouth popped open in shock.He didn''t expect to hear such a blunt response


    from ire.She seemed to block all his attempts of hitting on her.


    Fortunately, he hade up with a way to keep the conversation going.


    "I know a secret about Miss Brooks.It''s absolutely mindblowing.I''m sure you''d be interested in it."


    ire wondered how valuable the alleged mind-blowing news was and whether it was worth listening


    to.


    Just then, the roar of a car caught everyone''s attention.


    A Maybach trundled to a halt before the film set.


    ire turned around and saw the car door open.


    Darren walked out in a ck suit.


    The crowd burst into an uproar.


    "It''s Mr.Sampson!"


    "Gosh, he is so handsome."


    "Oh my God! I didn''t get to see himst time.I''m d to finally see him now."


    The cast and crew members were excited.


    However, his intimidating aura stopped them from approaching him.


    "Mr.Sampson is here."


    Cecil sighed, the envy evident in his tone.


    Darren seemed to garner the attention of all the people, even though he wasn''t an actor.


    Everyone ignored the leading actor and walked to him.


    However, ire didn''t move from her chair.


    Sierra, who was performing in a scene, ran to Darren.


    "Darren! You''vee to see me again."


    Sierra held Darren''s arm, but he frowned and flinched slightly.


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    Darren didn''t like physical contact, but the two were a couple to the world, so he couldn''t push Sierra


    away.


    Enzo wasn''t angry to see the heroine of his film run away from the set.He asked the crew to take a


    break and then went to see Darren with the producer, Weldon Flores.


    Weldon reached out his hand first.


    "Mr.Sampson, wee to the film set.What brings you here today?"


    Darren had casuallye to visitst time.


    However, this time, he came as an investor in the film.


    Darren politely shook hands with Weldon and Enzo.


    As the most well-matched partners in the industry, the two had their own specialties and strengths.


    Enzo was focused on directing the film.


    Meanwhile, as the producer, Weldon was more sophisticated and had exceptional social engagement


    skills.


    "Mr.Sampson, you made the right decision investing in our film.Entering the film and television industry


    would be beneficial for the Quantum Group.Enzo and I will try our best to make good use of the money


    from your investment."


    Until then, the cast and crew weren''t aware the Quantum Group had invested in Death in Ever-bright


    City.It was the Quantum Group''s first investment in the film and television industry.


    They were all surprised to know why thepany had invested in this movie.


    They couldn''t help but wonder if it was because Sierra yed the female lead in the film.


    After all, that seemed like the only reasonable exnation.


    For a moment, everyone looked at Sierra with envy.


    However, little did they know Sierra was just as surprised as they were.


    Even she didn''t know Darren had invested in the film until now.


    Darren hadn''t told her about it.


    Weldon and Enzo thought she already knew it, so they didn''t bother mentioning it in front of her.


    Unable to contain her excitement, Sierra snuggled up to Darren, who was absent minded.He looked


    around as he spoke with Weldon and Enzo and spotted ire chatting with Cecil.


    After thinking, ire decided to listen to Cecil''s big secret.


    Thetter then rmended a high-rated restaurant to her.


    Cecil took out his phone to show it to her.


    The two looked intimate from afar.


    Darren''s face darkened.


    Their proximity bothered him; it seemed unprofessional.

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    Chapter 48 I Need To Talk To You


    Darren grew angry all of a sudden.


    Why was ire surrounded by men wherever she went? First, she was with a mysterious old man, and


    was with Nathan after that.Now, she was chatting with another man.


    And they were different kinds of men.


    "Darren..."


    Sierra¡¯s voice snapped Darren out of his thoughts.She smiled gratefully, thinking she had finally


    received his love.


    "I''m so happy you invested in this film for me.It makes me feel special."


    Darren was annoyed.


    "It''s just a normal business investment.Don''t think too much about it."


    Sierra was taken aback.


    Weldon and Enzo cast quizzical looks at each other.


    An eerie silence prevailed; the air was thick with tension.


    "I have something to do, so I won''t dy the filming" said Darren.


    With that, he shook off Sierra''s hand and turned to leave.However, Sierra hurriedly stopped him.


    "Darren!"


    Darren''s jaw clenched and unclenched with displeasure.


    "There''s a show in the music hall this weekend.Do you have the time to go with me?" she asked,


    forcing a smile.


    "My schedule this weekend..."


    Before he could finish his words, Sierra quickly stepped forward and held his hand.She had a hunch he


    would refuse.


    "Just do it for our baby," she said, batting her eyshes.


    "Music is supposed to be good for the fetus.Can you please apany me?"


    After a moment''s hesitation, Darren reluctantly nodded.


    Then, he gently unsped Sierra¡¯s hand, walked to a corner and stopped in front of ire.


    ire stopped talking with Cecil and looked at Darren.


    Cecil smiled and reached out his hand.


    "Nice to meet you, Mr.Sampson.I''m..."


    "I need to talk to you."


    Darren looked at ire, ignoring Cecil.


    "Let''s talk then."


    ire crossed her legs while looking at him.


    Seeing she didn''t want to stand up, Darren looked around and said, "It''s not convenient to talk here.I


    have booked a table nearby."


    ire didn''t move from her chair.She didn''t want to go with him.


    However, she noticed Sierra staring at her, anger zing in her eyes.


    Therefore, ire changed her mind.


    "Okay, let''s go."


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    ire stood up and left the shooting spot with Darren.She wanted to annoy Sierra.


    After the two left, the crew broke into a hushed whisper.


    "Wow, what''s going on?"


    "I''ll spill the tea.He has left his girlfriend behind and gone out with his ex- wife."


    "Will Mr.Sampson and ire rekindle their rtionship?"


    Sierra stood there in embarrassment, listening to the discussions around her.She clenched her fists,


    and her nails sank into her flesh.


    Anger surged through her veins.


    ire followed Darren out of everyone''s sight.She only wanted to annoy Sierra and wasn''t interested in


    sitting down and chatting with Darren.


    They had nothing to talk about, so she turned to leave.


    However, Darren immediately grabbed her arm.


    "Where are you going?"


    "Oh, well, I suddenly don''t feel like talking with you."


    ire shrugged indifferently.


    Darren took a deep breath and dragged her to the nearest cafe.


    "Hey! What are you doing?"


    ire shouted.


    All the guests in the cafe stopped and looked at them.


    ire didn''t want to make a scene, so she stopped struggling and followed Darren to an empty table.


    The waiter soon handed them the menu, and Darren ordered two cups of coffee.


    The waiter nodded and walked away.


    ire crossed her arms over her chest and red at Darren, waiting for him to speak.

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    Chapter 49 Unreasonable


    Darren remained silent.He couldn''t fathom what was wrong with himself now.He wanted to know


    ire''s rtionships with the old man, Nathan, and the actor.


    However, he also knew he had no right to question her now.


    During work yesterday, Darren identally saw a piece of entertainment news that said ire was


    very close to Miss Haylee Carter, whose family owned a leading mediapany.


    Word had it that Miss Carter frequently changed her boyfriends.


    The information made his stomach queasy.


    ire was not only involved with Nathan but also seemed to have a good rtionship with an affluent


    woman like Haylee.She had managed to mingle with the upper ss without the identity of


    "Mrs.Sampson".


    The news was precisely why he came to see ire today.He wanted to say he finally found out the


    Sampson family owed a lot to her.He had invested in the film to make it up to her.


    ire grew impatient as Darren sat there in silence, choosing the right words to say.


    "What are you going to say? If you''re going to say the same old thing, I''d better leave."


    ire stood up to leave.


    However, Darren finally spoke.His words were different from what he wanted to say.


    "I heard you are close to Haylee."


    ire sat down when she heard her best friend''s name.


    "So what?"


    "Well, she doesn''t seem to have a good reputation in the circle.You can make friends, but you can''t be


    friends with someone like her."


    ire sneered at him.


    "Don''t you think you are being too nosy, Mr.Sampson? Besides, I vaguely remember you being close to


    Stuart Myers.As far as I know, he is not a good man."


    Darren was at a loss for words.


    "You''d better look at yourself before advising others.Don''t you know this, Mr.Sampson?"


    After a moment''s silence, Darren crossed his hands on the table and took a deep breath.


    "Okay, I don''t have a say on whom you should be friends with."


    He looked into ire''s eyes.


    "After we got divorced, you left without getting anypensation.I feel bad about it.I''m a man of


    principles.Even if you don''t want anything, I will give you thepensation you deserve."


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    "What bullshit!"


    ire snorted.


    "If you think you owe me something, better leave my sight."


    Thest time she went to the Sampson family''s house to get the bracelet, she told him she wished


    never to see him again.But Darren had ignored her words and invested in the film.


    That didn''t matter to ire, but she hated to see him at the film set today.


    ire wondered if the Quantum Group had gone bankrupt.


    Why else did he have the time to bother her?


    "If you don''t want to ept mypensation, consider it as a coboration."


    Darren looked at her intently.


    "The Quantum Group is nning to enter the film and television industry.I''m doing business, and you''re


    going to perform in the film.I''ll make money, and you''ll gain poprity.Your role seems insignificant in


    the film.I can invest more in it and ask the producer to change the script."


    ire finally understood his intentions.


    Darren had assumed she wanted to be a popr actress.He wanted to offer herpensation,


    but she didn''t ept it.


    Therefore, he offered a deal that was beneficial for both.


    Darren only wanted to find a way to achieve his goal, but didn''t consider what she wanted.


    Well, she wouldn''t ept it.


    She had no reason to get anything from him.


    ire sprang up to her feet and looked down at him.


    "Look, my acting in the film has got nothing to do with you, so you better stop worrying about my career


    or what I do in life."


    With that, she turned around and walked past the waiter.


    The waiter stared at them with two cups of coffee.


    His face flushed, and he didn''t know whether to serve the coffee or not.


    Darren was annoyed.


    Just then, his phone rang.He picked it up and saw the caller ID.It was a call from Stuart.


    "Mr.Sampson!"


    Stuart cried as soon as the call connected.


    "Prince charming! Is Sierra the love of your life?"


    Darren''s forehead creased with a frown.He couldn''t help but wonder why Stuart asked such a question.

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    Chapter 50 Guilt


    However, Stuart didn''t give Darren a chance to question him.


    "I heard the Quantum Group has newlyunched a film and television investmentpany and


    invested five billion in Death in Ever-bright City directed by Enzo.Five billion!" he shouted.


    "Are you confused about what to do with too much money? If you don''t know how to spend it, give the


    money to me.I''ve been whining to you about being short of money, but you ignored it.I can''t believe


    you''ve spent so much money on a woman.Money can only help her get opportunities.Only fate will


    decide her poprity.Don''t you know that? Have you seen her acting? That woman can''t act.Why are


    you doing this?"


    Darren rubbed his temples and interrupted him.


    "Look, I know what I''m doing.You stop overanalyzing everything.You know I have no feelings for her."


    "Five billion, Darren! Are you sure you don''t have feelings for her?"


    Stuart bellowed again, "If you are into actresses, there are many more beautiful girls in the industry,


    who are way more smart and talented than her.I''ll introduce you to them..."


    Unable to take it anymore, Darren hung up the phone.


    The waiter looked at him hesitantly before stepping forward.He carefully ced the two cups of coffee


    on the table, forced a smile at Darren, and quickly ran away.


    A few secondster, the phone rang again.


    Darren answered it.Stuart cleared his throat and asked, "Are you really not doing this for Sierra?"


    "No."


    "Then who are you doing all this for?"


    Darren didn''t utter a word.


    After a moment''s thought, Stuart said, "Is it..."


    "No!"


    "I didn''t even say anything.Why are you denying without hearing what I''ve got to say? You don''t have to


    admit it; I''m not forcing you.You''re always in denial anyway.I don''t know what to say to you."


    Stuart sighed.


    Darren opened his mouth to say something but decided against it.


    "Forget it.I''m relieved to find that you haven''t lost your mind over that woman.As for pursuing your ex-


    wife...Well,e on! I think you can do it!"


    Darren''s jaw tightened.He quickly hung up the phone.He seemed more upset than before.He wasn''t


    chasing his ex-wife.He only wanted topensate her.


    Darren reminded himself that he had no feelings for ire.He was doing all this because of guilt.He


    had no other motive.


    All his uneasiness, agitation, and unhappiness were just because of guilt.He repeated the words in his


    mind almost as if he were convincing himself and breathed a sigh of relief.


    Meanwhile, when ire returned to the film set, the shootingmenced.


    Sierra was already in her costume and makeup.She looked over ire''s shoulder and breathed a sigh


    of relief.She was d Darren wasn''t with her.


    ire barely spent a couple of minutes with him.It looked like she didn''t talk much with him.


    "Oh, what''s the hurry, ire? You could have talked to Darren for a little longer."


    Sierra smirked at her.


    "Everyone has been waiting for you, but you shouldn''t have worried about that and could have just


    taken your time."


    Sierra was a cunning woman.She knew how to mock someone without making it seem offensive to the


    others.


    ire gritted her teeth.She looked at everyone and smiled apologetically.


    "I''m sorry for making you all wait."


    Sierra''s face broke into a triumphant smile, but then ire added, "I didn''t expect Mr.Sampson would


    be idle enough to invite me for a cup of coffee.Miss Brooks, you should keep an eye on your boyfriend


    next time."


    ire smiled sweetly.


    Sierra''s face turned pale in an instant.


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    The crew members pretended not to hear their conversation.


    Everyone seemed to carry on with their work while they secretly paid attention to their conversation.


    "Are all the actors here? The director is urging us to start."


    Just then, the assistant director pped his hands to gain everyone''s attention.He looked at ire and


    said, "Isabel, you are the only one who hasn''t changed into your costume."


    "I''ll go now and be back in a jiffy."


    ire strutted to the dressing room.


    Sierra was upset that she couldn''t vent her anger.


    However, acent smile emerged on her face as she remembered something.


    ire arrived at the dressing room and found her costume in a pile.


    She drew the curtain, took off her clothes, and changed into her costume.


    However, she soon sensed something was wrong.


    The buckle of the dress was loose -- it looked like it would fall off any moment.


    ire looked closer and found the dress wasn''t faulty, but someone had tampered with it.


    Once she made a big move, the buckle would fall off, and the dress would slide down and reveal her


    body.


    ire clutched the dress tightly and realized Sierra must have done it.


    The shoot was about to begin.She didn''t know what to do.

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    Chapter 51


    Chapter 51 An Important Scene


    ire rushed to the set after changing into her costume.


    Props, lights, and cameras were ready.


    The main characters, supporting actors, and extras were also ready for the shot.


    Sierra pretended to casually nce at the clothes on ire and quietly looked away, suppressing her


    excitement.


    "Sierra, ire," Enzo said to the two behind the monitor, "are you ready for the shot?"


    "Yes, Director." Sierra nodded.


    "Yes."


    ire gave him a thumbs up.


    "Okay.The actors are ready.All right -- Action!"


    They were filming a scene about Isabel framing Nova for stealing and making people find evidence


    from Nova¡¯s room.It was a pearl ne.


    "Nova, are you still going to argue?"


    ire walked toward sierra in slow, arrogant strides.


    "We found the ne.How could you still deny that you hadn''t stolen it?"


    "I didn''t! It wasn''t me.I didn''t steal anything."


    Sierra shook her head helplessly, trying to defend herself.


    "Oh really?"


    ire sneered at her.She raised her hand to p Sierra but stopped midway.


    "Cut!"


    Enzo stood up from his chair.


    "What''s wrong, Isabel?"


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    "I''m sorry, Director."


    ire exined apologetically, "This is my first time.I haven''t acted in such a scene before.I don''t think


    I can p her."Enzo walked over and said, "It''s just a p.No big deal.Look at me--"


    He raised his hand and waved it in the air to demonstrate.


    "See? It''s simple.Just p her like you would p a normal person."


    "But I''ve never pped anyone before.What if I lose control..."


    ire hesitated.


    Sierra stood aside and cursed in her mind.


    ire didn''t think twice before pping Bonita at the banquet.She didn''t seem hesitant then.


    Enzo sighed and waved his hand.


    "Give your best shot.Don''t be afraid of pping her hard.It''s no big deal for actors.Just concentrate on


    making it seem realistic.Sierra, you don''t mind, do you?"


    Enzo looked at Sierra.


    "Yes, I don''t mind.I am a professional actress."


    "That''s good."


    ire took a deep breath and nodded.


    "Then, I''ll try my best."


    "All right.Let''s do another take."


    Enzo sat in front of the monitor and shouted, "Action!"


    Nova was shocked when the servants ran over.She denied it when Isabel questioned her.


    Isabel sneered and pped her.


    "AhI"


    Sierra yelped in pain as ire''s five fingersnded on her cheek.She covered her face and was about


    to deliver her dialogue.But ire immediately stopped and apologized, "I''m sorry, really sorry.Was it


    too painful? Let me see..."


    "Stop!"


    The shooting was interrupted again.


    Sierra stood still, rubbing her stinging cheek.She knew ire must have done it on purpose.


    Sierra gritted her teeth, but she had no choice but to endure the pain.


    ¡®I''m fine.It''s just a part of the job," she said, forcing a smile.


    "Oh, Gosh! Your face is beet red.I''m sorry.I''ll be gentle next time."


    "Makeup!" Enzo bellowed.


    The make-up artist rushed over and covered the palmprint on Sierra''s face with a thickyer of powder.


    Two minutester, the actors were back in position.


    Sierra secretly looked at ire''s dress.She was surprised the dress didn''t fall despite her heavy


    movements.


    Sierra gritted her teeth to control her anger.


    ire deliberately pped her face hard because she knew Sierra had no choice but to endure the


    pain without fighting back.


    However, Sierra had already nned how to get back at ire.


    "Ready -- Action!"


    The third takemenced.


    Nova read the lines.


    "I didn''t! It wasn''t me.I didn''t steal anything."


    Following the script, ire sneered and stepped forward.


    "PIA."


    She pped Sierra without thinking.


    The sound was loud enough to catch everyone''s attention.


    Sierra couldn''t scream.Her eyes grew blurry, and her head began to spin.


    The next moment, she fell to the floor.


    However, before her body hit the floor, she took advantage of the opportunity and grabbed ire''s


    dress.She made it seem like an involuntary reaction.


    The buckle finally broke, and the dress ripped open.


    Everyone let out a startled gasp.

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    Chapter 52 Tit For Tat


    Sierra''s face broke into a triumphant smile.


    However, it vanished soon.Her eyes widened in shock ire was wearing a slip dress under her


    costume.


    Sierra froze.She was angry and confused.


    The costume was already heavy.


    Actors usually didn''t wear any inner garment underneath the costume to keep themselves cool.She


    wondered why ire was wearing another dress under her costume.


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    The dress guarded her body.


    ire wasn''t naked as Sierra had expected.


    ire looked flustered in her slip dress.


    However, seeing Sierra had fallen, she quickly leaned forward and grabbed her hand.


    "I''m sorry, Sierra.I think I pped you too hard..."


    She lifted Sierra to her feet and whispered in her ear, "Do you know what Darren said to me? He has


    invested in this film just for me.Do you think you can be his wife just because you slept with him?


    Stop dreaming about marrying him!"


    Sierra grew angry; for a moment, she forgot she was in the middle of shooting the film.She sprang up


    to her feet and pushed ire.


    "You bitch!"


    "Ah!"


    ire fell on her back and screamed in pain.The crew members broke into an uproar.


    They began whispering to each other.


    "God, I didn''t expect Sierra to be petty.ire pped her because it is a part of the script.Why would


    she push her to the ground?"


    "She tore ire''s dress.If not for her slip dress underneath, she would have been naked in front of


    everyone.But ire didn''t lose her temper.She even helped Sierra stand up out of kindness."


    "Sierra is too rude and petty."


    Soon, Sierra returned to her senses and realized she had fallen into ire''s trap.She had been stupid


    to let her emotions take the better of her.


    Just as she was about to give a hand to help ire, another actor beat her to it.


    "ire, are you okay?"


    ire stood up and nodded her head, dusting her clothes.


    "I''m fine.Thank you."


    Just then, Enzo got up and darted toward Sierra.


    "What are you doing?"


    Sierra cursed ire in her heart.


    A shiver ran down her spine.


    Enzo''s face darkened.


    "Are you here acting or actually fighting with her? Do you think I am here to waste my time watching


    you fight?"


    "I''m sorry.I''m sorry, Enzo!"


    ire stepped over and apologized.


    "Sierra has some personal enmity with me.Perhaps I pped her too hard.She misunderstood me and


    lost control.I''m sorry.It''s all my fault."


    The onlookers didn''t think much about it.


    The two had acted ording to the script.


    ire had pped Sierra, and thetter had fallen down, tearing ire''s dress.


    ire had offered to help Sierra without caring about her costume.But Sierra had pushed her to the


    ground.


    Hearing what ire had said, Sierra lost her temper.


    "You did it on purpose.You set me up!"


    "I really didn''t."


    ire shook her head, pretending to be innocent.


    "I was preupied with getting the scene right.I didn''t pay attention to my strength.I''m sorry, Enzo.it''s


    all my fault."


    "You..."


    Sierra was seething with rage.She couldn''t utter another word.She didn''t expect ire to defeat her


    again, leaving her at a loss for words.


    "What happened?"


    Hearing the news, Weldon, the producer, hurried to the site.He was distressed to see what was going


    on.


    First, he tried consoling Enzo, then he persuaded ire and Sierra to forgive each other, expecting the


    two would apologize and stop quarreling.


    ire instantly agreed.


    "Sierra, I''m really sorry.I didn''t mean it.I know you may have some prejudices against me, but acting is


    our job.Our personal lives shouldn''te in the way of our profession.We have to continue with our


    acting.Let¡¯s put everything aside and concentrate on work."


    Sierra gritted her teeth in anger.Her n to humiliate ire had turned against her.


    Sierra remembered what happened in the mallst time.She was experiencing a simr situation


    today.She''d rather kill ire than apologize to her.


    However, everyone was watching her: the crew, other actors, Weldon, and Enzo.They were all waiting


    for her to apologize to ire.

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    Chapter 53 A Video On The Set


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    Sierra bit the inside of her cheek to control her anger.


    Finally, she took a deep breath and forced a smile at ire.


    "I''m sorry, ire.I think I misunderstood you."


    "It doesn''t matter."


    ire waved her hand dismissively.


    "I don''t me you.I''ll make sure not to hit you hard next time.We''ll finish this scene in the next take."


    The two pretended to reconcile and be friendly with each other as if they got along well.


    Being an experienced actress, Sierra immediately shed a few tears, pretending to regret what she had


    done.


    ire handed a piece of tissue to Sierra to wipe her tears.


    Sierra immediately took the tissue and wiped her face without thinking.


    However, just as she wiped her face, she heard people chuckling at her.


    Realizing something was wrong, Sierra frowned.She looked at the tissue and saw patches of colors on


    it.She wondered why the tissue looked colorful.


    Sierra''s breath caught in her throat as she realized it was a makeup-removing wipe.


    Sierra was about to scream at ire, but thetter beat her to it.


    "Look at you.Your tears have ruined your makeup.We need a makeup artist here..."


    The people around Sierra seemed to be mocking her and tried suppressing theirughter.


    Sierra looked at the mirror and felt she was looking like a ghost.


    "Ah!"


    She quickly hid her face.


    ire''s eyes glinted with satisfaction.


    Happiness bubbled up within her.


    Sierra should have been prepared.


    After all, ire was her nemesis.


    She should have expected her to retaliate, considering she had made things difficult for her at the


    Sampson family in the past.


    Sierra returned to the dressing room to fix her makeup.


    The more she thought about it, the angrier she became.


    Sierra swore to herself to make ire pay the price for her doings.


    Sierra''s face turned taut with rage after the makeup artist left.


    Her assistant, Zoe, examined her face.


    "Sierra..."


    Sierra red at her.


    "You''re useless.I gave you one job! You couldn''t even finish that."


    The assistant lowered her head, feeling aggrieved.


    Sierra sat in front of the dressing mirror and angrily stomped her foot.


    Momentster, something urred to her, and her tone softened.


    "Zoe, you seem very close to that handsome young photographer."


    The assistant frowned in confusion.She couldn''t tell where the conversation was going.


    "Err...yes."


    She nodded, her face flushing in embarrassment.


    The photographer was in love with Zoe.


    Sierra''s smile broadened.


    "Well, I want you to do me another favor."


    The shooting rmenced that afternoon.


    ire had altered her outfit.


    They finally seeded in shooting the scene where ire had to p Sierra.


    After work, Sierra returned to her van.


    She closed her eyes and rested for a while.


    Just then, the assistant opened the door and got in.


    "Did you get it?" Sierra asked anxiously.


    "Yeah."


    The assistant nodded and handed a USB disk to her.


    Sierra closed her eyes and breathed a sigh of relief.


    "Don''t utter a word about this.I will give you the benefitster."


    "I know."


    Zoe nodded, not daring to look up at her.


    Sierra was happy.She covered her cheek with her hand and took a selfie.


    Then, she posted it on her Twitter.


    "That''s a wrap, guys! Thankfully, we are done with today''s shoot.I won''t be able to post charming


    selfies in the uing days."


    She ended the post with a crying emoji.


    Over a hundredments lined up under the picture as soon as Sierra posted it.


    "Well done, Sierra."


    "You are still beautiful, my goddess."


    "I''m looking forward to the release of Death in Ever-bright City! I can''t wait to see Sierra''s performance


    in Enzo¡¯s film."


    "Sierra''s beautiful photos motivate me to work every day.Why can''t you post more photos? Come on!"


    Sierra smiled smugly as she read thements.


    However, the important part was yet to arrive.


    That night, a video of ire pping Sierra in the face twice at the film set spread online.


    Several paid ounts quickly escted the issue.


    Sierra''s post that morning and the video raised spections among the Twitter users.


    "Damn it! Unbelievable! How dare ire, that bitch, take revenge in public? No wonder Sierra has


    covered her face while taking her selfie.I feel sorry for her."


    "She pped Sierra with full force.She must have done it on purpose.This post says it all."


    "What were the crew members doing? Didn''t they know ire was deliberately making things difficult


    for Sierra?"


    "I knew that bitch ire always despised Sierra.She has taken up the role of the female antagonist just


    to p Sierra on the pretext of shooting the film.God, how shameless!"


    "ire seems like a vindictive woman."


    "Sierra got pped by the antagonist of the film."


    "Conflict in the film set of Death in Ever-bright City."


    Several headlines popped up on the inte.Sierra''s fans attacked ire on the inte, using her


    of avenging her co- actor on the pretext of shooting.They mmed her and reprimanded the crew for


    not stopping ire.

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    Chapter 54 Response


    Everyone was talking about ire and Sierra on the inte.


    ire applied a face mask andy on the bed to rx.She took her phone and saw the hot searches


    on the inte.


    At that moment, Haylee called her.


    "ire!"


    "I know.I know."


    ire cut her off before she could go on.


    "I made the headlines again."


    "This bitch is quite capable.She is always making trouble for you."


    Haylee was angry.


    "But you did the right job pping her.She deserved it.Had I been there, I would have pped her a


    few more times."


    ire was d Haylee wasn''t at the film set.


    Otherwise, they would have gotten into a huge fight.Things would have gotten moreplicated.


    "She is repeatedly ying tricks.You were being kind not refuting the rumorsst time.But you can''t


    swallow the insults in meek submission and let her nder you this time,"


    Haylee grunted.


    "I haven''t been swallowing the insults.I vented all my anger.She was the one who suffered"


    ire retorted.She had endured Sierra¡¯s tricks for three years and couldn''t take it anymore.


    ire was determined to make Sierra pay the price for her mistakes.


    "Besides, they are right.I did that on purpose.She deserves it."


    Just then, her phone chimed with a message.


    ire nced at her phone and smiled.


    "Hold on.I have an interesting video to watch.I''ll call youter."


    ire hung up the phone and opened the message.


    It was the footage of the surveince camera she had installed in the clothing room, which had


    captured all the events for the past forty-eight hours.


    The whole clothing room was monitored except the changing room inside it.She clicked on the video


    and fast-forwarded it.


    Ten minutester, she edited a two-minute video and sent it to Haylee.


    "What''s this?"


    ire smiled.


    "I''m going to use it against her."


    Late at night, Enzo was in the editing room to discuss the videos with the film editor.


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    The door was opened.


    Weldon came in and gave his phone to Enzo.


    "Take a look at this."


    Enzo''s forehead creased with a frown.He browsed the hot searches and read through the


    comments.He couldn''t understand why Weldon came to him with that.


    "What do you mean?"


    "Please respond," said Weldon.


    "Mr.Sampson came to the film set today, and this incident urred right after that.Quantum Group has


    invested such arge sum of money.Don''t you think he will be mad at us if we remain silent now?"


    "How do you expect me to respond to this?" Enzo asked.


    "Mr.Sampson''s ex- wife beat his girlfriend.The two are connected to him.Whose side do you expect me


    to take? If we stand on Sierra''s side, what about ire? Don''t forget she is not only Mr.Sampson''s ex-


    wife but has the Wonders Media''s support."


    Weldon rubbed his chin.


    "Yes.It''s a bit tricky."


    The Carter family''s Wonders Media was also one of the investors of "Death in Ever-bright City". Miss


    Carter had demanded ire be a part of the crew.


    They couldn''t afford to offend either of them because they both yed important roles in the film.


    After a moment''s thought, Weldon said, "Tell the truth then.Try to be as objective as possible."


    Finally, Enzo sent a post in response to the conflict on the set on behalf of the crew.


    "When actors are acting for the first time, they are bound to fail to control their force in the shoot of a


    physical conflict.As an experienced actress, Sierra''s sacrifice for her rale deserves our crew''s respect."


    Enzo intended to attribute the conflict to ire''sck of experience and appreciate Sierra''s efforts.


    At first, it didn''t seem wrong.


    However, to his surprise, Enzo''s post caused Sierra''s fans more reasons to attack ire.


    "The director has revealed the truth! It was all ire''s fault.She has lost control of her force."


    "Someone with no experience in acting doesn''t deserve to be called an actress.It''s ridiculous!"


    "Director, you don''t have to rify anything.It''s obvious ire has deliberately hurt Sierra."


    "Even a famous director like Enzo has to submit to the capitalists and find a reason for that bitch''s


    mistakes.How pathetic!"


    "ire, Quit acting."


    The issue continued to escte.People continued to trash and abuse ire until the next day.

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    Chapter 55


    Chapter 55 The Reversal Of Public Opinion


    Darren arrived at thepany the next morning.


    The moment he stepped into the office, Wilton walked in with a pile of documents in his arms.


    "Mr.Sampson."


    "Yes."


    Darren opened a document and flipped through the pages without raising his head.


    But Wilton didn''t leave.


    "Well, there''s a problem with the movie you''ve invested in."


    Darren paused and looked up at him.


    Currently, the Quantum Group had only invested in ¡®Death in Ever-bright City¡¯.


    Everything seemed fine yesterday.


    He wondered what happened in a short time.


    Seeing the frown on Darren''s face, Wilton hurriedly handed over all the information he had sorted the


    previous night.


    At the filming set of ¡®Death in Ever-bright City¡¯, Enzo was instructing the lightmen to arrange the lights.


    Meanwhile, Weldon rushed over to him.


    "Enzo! Enzo!"


    "What''s wrong?"


    Weldon pulled Enzo aside.


    "I just got a call from the Quantum Group.Mr.Potter said Mr.Sampson is unhappy with your post."


    Enzo frowned in confusion.


    "I didn''t say anything bad about Sierra, did I? Why is he unhappy?"


    "It''s about ire!"


    Weldon said anxiously, "You mentioned she lost control of her force.People are trashing her for it."


    Enzo was taken aback.He opened and closed his mouth but didn''t know what to say.


    A whileter, he angrily stomped his foot.


    "God, it''s difficult to satisfy wealthy people."


    However, he had no choice but to listen to Darren.


    Enzo took his phone and edited another post.


    "My previous post seems to have caused some misunderstanding.A video of ire pping Sierra has


    spread online.There were no personal feelings involved.It was a part of the film.I hope everyone pays


    attention to the film.Such scenes are normal.I hope people stop blowing things out of proportion."


    There were no portions for ire to shoot, so she was at home when she saw Enzo''s post.His


    previous post was neutral, but his current post seemed to defend her.


    ire assumed Haylee must have asked him to give a rification.


    Therefore, she sent a message to her best friend.


    "Thank you."


    Haylee read the message but didn''t give it much thought.


    After all, she had been busy all night, preparing her revenge.


    "I''m ready.Do you want me to send it now?"


    Haylee replied.


    "Yes.Go ahead."


    At half past eight in the morning, a Twitter ount named, "ire''s Unofficial Fan Page", posted a


    surveince video.


    The caption read, "Some people will only pretend to be a damsel in distress in front of the world but are


    vindictive in real life.I believe everyone is smart enough to judge what''s right and what''s wrong."


    It was a video of a young woman tampering with a costume in the clothing foom.


    The surveince camera had captured everything.


    Many people recognized the outfit: ire was wearing it while pping Sierra.


    ire''s Unofficial Fan Page released another post with pictures of the girl hanging out with Sierra.


    Finally, the post pointed out the girl was Sierra''s personal assistant.


    The new revtion surprised everyone.


    At noon, several other articles popped up online, revealing other details that had happened in the film


    set that day.


    The sps of ire''s costume broke, and she was almost naked in public.


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    Fortunately, she was wearing a dress underneath.


    Otherwise, she would have been naked in front of everyone.


    Sierra had grabbed ire''s dress while falling down.


    Although it seemed like an involuntary reaction at first, the video showing Sierra¡¯s assistant tampering


    with ire''s outfit suggested that Sierra had deliberately pulled the costume to make her naked in front


    of everyone.


    Moreover, Sierra had pushed ire, and many people had heard her swearing.


    Every article seemed like a piece of a missing puzzle, giving everyone a glimpse of the whole picture.


    People''s opinions changed after they watched the footage of the surveince camera.


    "I''ve always known Sierra isn''t a good person.Only her stupid fans brag about her all the time."


    "People were stupid to say ire is jealous of her.I think she is jealous of ire! After all, she is


    prettier than Sierra."


    "I hate such people.What a hypocrite! Sierra isn''t a charming, innocent girl.Her reputation is destroyed


    now."


    In the filming set of Death in Ever-Bright City, Sierra was in the lounge.She became furious after


    reading thements.She didn''t think ire would retaliate soon.


    The assistant walked to Sierra, her face pale with fright.


    "I''m sorry, Sierra.I remember avoiding the surveince cameras but didn''t know the crew had installed


    a new camera the day before yesterday.I didn''t notice it."


    "Loser!"


    Sierra hissed through her teeth.She was angry and frustrated.


    Fortunately, Sierra didn''t tamper with ire''s outfit but had asked her assistant to do it.She wouldn''t


    have been able to exin herself if she was in the footage.There was only one way out now.

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    Chapter 56 The Scapegoat


    Looking at Zoe coldly, Sierra said, "Zoe, the surveince camera caught you.There is nothing you can


    do to change the fact that you tried to humiliate ire right now.I can''t let you be my assistant


    anymore.I just can''t."


    Zoe panicked.


    All her thoughts were scattered, her mind was a mess and her breath was running short.


    Although taking care of Sierra was anything but easy, she didn''t want to lose this job.


    The sry she got at thepany was something she knew she couldn''t get anywhere else.


    But she also knew that her days in the industry wereing to an end because of what she had been


    seen doing in the video.


    And to top it all off, Sierra needed a scapegoat.


    And as the most convenient person to let go, Zoe had no choice but to be the scapegoat.


    Sure enough, Sierra continued, "But tell you what, as long as you can admit that you were the one


    behind everything and that I wasn''t part of it, I will give you some money.You won''t even be able to earn


    such an amount even if you work for ten years."


    Zoe was a little hesitant when she heard about the tempting amount, but she still did not agree


    immediately.


    In her mind, she thought of the consequences that woulde with epting the offer.


    Once she said yes, it was inevitable that she would not find a decent job for at least two or three years.


    The matter would be a huge stain wherever her name was mentioned and any background check


    was sure to bring it up.No reputablepany would risk to be associated with a person like her.


    Zoe was still seemed so hesitant.


    Sierra couldn''t leave anything to chance.


    Seeing that she had failed to tempt her, she decided to use threats instead.


    With an indifferent expression on her face, Sierra threatened, "Zoe, I don''t think I have ever treated you


    horribly in all the years that you''ve been with me.If you seriously don''t want to help me this one time,


    then don''t me me for being vicious.And don''t even think for a single minute that you will able to live a


    good life, if my career is ruined because of this.If I go down, you areing with me!"


    Zoe''s face turned pale as she imagined the implications of that.


    Sierra saw the fear in the other woman''s eyes and stopped herself from smiling.She continued, "You of


    all people should know that I have connections in ces other than just the entertainment circle.If I


    really wanted to teach someone a lesson, the person could suddenly disappear some day and well......"


    "I''ll...I¡¯ll do it."


    With her voice trembling, Zoe bit her lip and said, "I''ll do whatever you want, Sierra."


    At one o''clock that very afternoon, there was a new update to the story of "ire pped Sierra in the


    face for revenge".


    The main character of "the clothing room surveince video" who was also Sierra''s assistant, Zoe,


    posted a statement online.


    "What a vicious bitch ire is! Anyone who knows her is aware of it.I just hate her! That''s why I


    messed with her dress and wanted her to be humiliated in front of everyone.Sierra just happened to


    pull her dress identally.I am responsible for what went on that day and I''m so sorry that Sierra was


    misunderstood because of it.I have already resigned from the agency.You can judge me all you like.But


    only time will prove that I did it for the sake of justice."


    With the new twist in the plotline, another raving discussion started on the Inte.


    Two hours after posting that, Zoe deleted all her previous posts and her social ounts that were


    under real-name authentication.


    And just like that, she disappeared from the public''s reach.


    The usation and harassment that were pitted against Sierra gradually subsided because her


    assistant, Zoe, had taken the me for the incident.


    There were still a few voices on the Inte that insisted that Sierra had just sacrificed her assistant to


    protect herself.


    But with the overwhelming control of Sierra''s fans, all the negativements and rumors were swept


    away before they could have any impact.


    The sensation eventually died down and theizens moved on to other new hot topics.


    And that was how Sierra escaped from the disaster.


    But ire didn''t want to give her a fatal blow just yet, because what fun was there in that? The video


    released by the ount, ire''s Unofficial Fan Page, had just been to distract the attention of the


    public on the pping event.


    And with the second exnation of Enzo, the discussion of the pping event gradually dropped.


    The day after thest mes of the rumor died down, the weather was a little cold.


    As agreed, ire went to the Garden in the Air, a high-end restaurant, and had lunch with Cecil.


    She wore a long elegant dress, not even affected by the repeated public opinions on the Inte.


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    Chapter 57 The Appointment


    As soon as ire appeared, Cecil stood up and pulled out a chair for her attentively.


    "Please, have a seat."


    ire didn''t say anything and just sat down.


    Then she put down her handbag.


    Cecil then took the seat opposite her and snapped his fingers.


    A waiter came over with a menu in his hand.


    "I don''t know your preference in food, so I didn''t order in advance."


    He smiled like a gentleman.


    "Order whatever you like.The chef of this restaurant is three Michelin-starred.Every dish he makes is


    really good."


    ire watched his pretense for a while.


    Then she opened the menu and nced at it casually.She turned her head to catch the waiter¡¯s


    attention and started pointing at the menu.


    "This, this, this, and this."


    "Okay, ma''am."


    The waiter then put away the menu.


    "I want to try all the dishes in your restaurant except for those I pointed out just now."


    After saying this, ire looked at Cecil, smiled interestingly, and asked, "Do you mind?"


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    The corners of Cecil''s mouth twitched.And he secretly took a deep breath.


    In his heart, he couldn''t help but worry.How much would this lunch cost him? Cecil felt distressed.It was


    as if his wallet would be emptied today.He knew that ire did it on purpose.


    But he still forced himself to put on a rxed smile and pretended he was too rich to care about money.


    "Of course.I don''t mind.It''s an honor for me to have lunch with you, Miss Williams."


    ire nodded with satisfaction and turned to the waiter again.


    The waiter finally recovered from the shock.He smiled calmly and said, "Please wait a moment."


    The service in the restaurant wasmendable.


    Not long after, a food cart full of different dishes was pushed in front of ire and Cecil.


    The small dining table couldn''t possibly amodate all the dishes ire had ordered.


    Thus, after she took a bite or two of each dish, she asked the waiter to take it away.


    Then the other dishes would be served.


    Indeed, she was literally just trying each dish.


    It was as if she only wanted to try how each dish tasted.


    Cecil had been smiling the whole time.


    This was definitely the most unforgettable meal he had ever had.


    Every time he ate, he felt that he was not eating food but money.


    Damn! Never in his entire life had he spent so much money on a woman.


    ire saw that Cecil was gnashing his teeth secretly.


    Now that he knew how expensive it was to date her, she was not sure if he would persist or cleverly


    give up.


    Of course, it would be great if he gave up.


    After all, she didn''t want to continue to be perfunctory to him in the crew.


    But if he was persistent, she would rip him off a few more times until he gave up.


    After tasting half of the dishes she ordered, ire put down the cutlery.


    She didn''t have all the time to apany him.


    There was no reason to finish the meal slowly.


    It was almost time to get down to business.


    "I''m full.I think it¡¯s time to talk about business, right?"


    ire only came to this appointment because of the "incredible secret" about Sierra that Cecil had


    mentioned.


    Cecil took a sip of his wine and said unhurriedly, "Miss Williams, don''t be in such a hurry.You read a


    love letter in Latin that day, which amazed many people.Latin used to be the officialnguage of the


    Roman Empire.But now, not many people know how to speak it.Why were you interested in learning


    thisnguage, Miss Williams?"


    Cecil tried to start a topic, "inadvertently" showing his "rich" knowledge.


    But the truth was, he only learned these things from the encyclopedia he had checked yesterday.


    "Tsk, tsk, tsk."


    ire clicked her tongue, looking a little impatient.She began to doubt whether the "secret" mentioned


    by Cecil was only an excuse to ask her out, but in fact, he knew nothing at all.


    "Although I''m interested in that secret, I don''t mean to force you to tell me about it," ire said.


    "If you can''t talk about it, I understand.We''re done with lunch, so I''ll go ahead."


    Upon hearing this, Cecil couldn''t help but feel angry.He spent so much on this lunch.But unexpectedly,


    she still didn''t give him enough respect.She was still aloof and kept rejecting him.


    He put down his ss with a stern face.


    The smile on his face had already disappeared.


    "Miss Williams, if you can answer my question, you can immediately hear what you want to know."


    ire raised her eyebrows and motioned for him to ask.Could it be that Cecil asked her out for other


    purposes besides chasing after her recklessly?

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    Chapter 58


    Chapter 58 Surprising News


    Unfortunately, Cecil had disappointed ire.He was a real idiot.


    All he could think about was to get her.


    Cecil pretended to be hurt.He looked straight into her eyes and asked, "Do you have to be so


    indifferent to your other suitors because you are afraid of Mr.Williams?"


    ire smiled.He was trying to show from his poor acting performance that Nathan was a viin who


    bullied her, and he was the prince charming who came to save her.He thought too highly of himself.


    "I didn''t expect you would believe those rumors." ire pretended to be disappointed.


    "There''s nothing between Mr.Williams and me.He doesn''t care who I date."


    The corners of Cecil''s mouth twitched.He didn''t expect ire to pretend to be innocent.


    "At most...He will break the legs of those men who don''t treat me well," ire said leisurely.


    Cecil couldn''t help coughing lightly.


    The turning point came unexpectedly.


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    Was she admitting that she was Nathan''s woman? Cecil felt he heard this implication in ire''s


    words.It was as if she was warning him that if he dared to covet her, he must be prepared to bear


    Nathan''s anger.


    After all, no man could tolerate other men coveting his woman.But at the same time, Cecil also felt that


    ire didn''t refuse him directly.


    Instead, she implied that if he was willing topete with Nathan, he would just do it.


    In general, it could be regarded as she was ying cat and mouse.


    If ire only knew what was on Cecil''s mind at the moment, she would have sighed that she had


    overestimated him.


    Some people were so confident that their thoughts became difficult to understand.


    Cecil was sure that ire had a crush on him.So, for the time being, he forgot his empty wallet and


    rekindled his fighting spirit.He picked up his ss and took a sip leisurely.


    ire noticed that he suddenly became excited.She didn''t know what was in his mind.But her patience


    was almost running out.So she urged, "I''ve already answered your question.Now, do you have what I


    want to hear?"


    Cecil shook the wine ss in his hand and casually released the surprising news.


    "Miss Williams, have you heard of Jordy Fuller?"


    His question made ire frown.


    Since he suddenly mentioned this name, this man must be someone relevant to the incredible secret.


    Fortunately, Cecil didn''t let her keep guessing anymore.He continued, "He is one of the most


    mysterious and low-key billionaires in Bysea.I heard that he was involved in the underworld in his early


    years, but he seeded in getting rid of itter.I once saw Sierrae out of Jordy''s mansion by


    chance."


    He paused, looked at her with a smile, and continued, "Miss Williams, you are a smart woman.I think


    you don''t need me to say more."


    This news was indeed surprising.


    ire already knew that Sierra was not a pure woman.She even saw Sierra flirting with Enzo in the


    lounge.But she didn''t expect that Sierra would hook up with Jordy.


    The secret that Cecil had revealed to her was indeed worthy of hering to see him today.But


    although these thoughts came to her mind, she pretended to be calm.


    "That''s it? A female star hooks up with a rich man.Such news ismon.I thought there was


    something interesting."


    After saying this, ire picked up her handbag and was about to leave.


    "Miss Williams!"


    Cecil called out to stop her.


    Of course, he was not reconciled to the situation.He didn''t expect that she would be dismissive of the


    news he thought would be surprising to her.


    After stopping her, he asked, "Will you go to the wee banquet tonight?"


    "Wee banquet?"


    She didn''t know that the film crew was going to hold a party.


    How important could that person be for the crew to really hold a party to wee him or her? Cecil


    could tell from ire''s expression that she was not informed.


    So he said, "Maybe Enzo only told that to a few of us, so you don''t know.But if you want to go, I can tell


    Enzo.We are in the same crew, anyway.If you go there, the party will be livelier.Enzo and the producer


    will be happy."


    ire wanted to say that she was not interested in the party.


    And Cecil was afraid that she would refuse, so he quickly said, "Don''t you want to know who this party


    is for?"


    ire was actually curious.


    She asked casually, "Who?"


    "Arn Gattuso."


    ire was stunned for a moment.Arn? How could it be?

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    Chapter 59 The Piano Prince


    Arn was the famous Piano Prince.He was a genius in this field.


    Since ire was a student, she had been his loyal admirer.


    "Time" was one of ire''s favorite piano pieces yed by Arn.


    When Cecil saw ire''s reaction upon hearing Arn''s name, he suddenly wanted to regret


    mentioning it.But since he had already said it, he could only continue.


    "Arn was invited topose the soundtrack for the movie Death in Ever- bright City.But the news


    has not been officially announced to the public.At present, his schedule in Bysea is also confidential."


    Then he offered, "If you''re going, why don''t we go together?"


    On the night of the party, Bonita and Sierra, dressed elegantly, walked into a high-end private club in


    Bysea.


    The further Bonita walked in, the more excited she became.


    Of course, she was about to see the Piano Prince, Arn.


    "Sierra, thank you so much for this opportunity.I''ll never forget your kindness all my life."


    Sierra smiled and said, "Bonita, you don''t need to be so polite.It''s just a piece of cake.Enzo also said


    that I should bring more friends over.Arn is already famous at such a young age.Young people have


    moremon topics to talk about when they are together."


    Although she said so, what she had in mind was totally different.


    Actually, she was very regretful.She shouldn''t have mentioned to Bonita that the film crew would hold a


    wee party for Arn.


    As soon as Bonita heard the news, her eyes lit up.She insisted on tagging along with Sierra.


    Sierra knew better than anyone else how stupid Bonita was.So she could only pray that Bonita would


    not do anything embarrassing in front of the crewter.


    Otherwise, she would really lose face.


    The more she thought about it, the more regretful she felt.


    But she couldn''t show it.


    Sierra held Bonita''s hand and said gently, "Bonita, I heard that Arn doesn''t like too enthusiastic


    people.So when you meet himter, you''d better be reserved.


    Anyway, he will stay in Bysea for a while.


    You still have plenty of opportunities to see him in the future."


    "Sierra, don''t worry.I know what to do," Bonita said confidently, flipping her hair.


    Did she really know what to do? Sierra was still worried.But at this moment, it was impossible to drive


    Bonita back.They kept chatting until they arrived at the door of the private room.


    "We''re here."


    When Bonita heard Sierra''s words, she couldn''t wait to push the door open.


    Then she saw a tall and handsome mixed-blooded man with blonde hair in the crowd.She stiffened with


    excitement and stared at Arn obsessively.


    Arn was used to being watched, especially by women, so he didn''t mind her at all.He just talked with


    Enzo and Weldon with a smile.He behaved calmly and spoke elegantly, concealing the boredom and


    fatigue deep in his heart.


    Actually, he didn''t like this kind of social gathering.It was just that his upbringing since childhood had


    taught him how to deal with this situation perfectly.


    "Finally, the heroine is here!"


    Weldon eximed, looking at the door.


    Arn also turned his head.


    Sierra held the excited Bonita''s arm and walked towards the group.


    Weldon immediately said, "Come, I''ll introduce you."


    He pointed at Sierra and said to Arn, "This is the heroine of our movie, Sierra Brooks."


    "Hello, Miss Brooks," Arn greeted politely.


    "Nice to meet you."


    "I''ve heard of you for a long time.You really live up to your reputation,"


    Sierra replied with a reserved smile.


    After they exchanged polite greetings, Arn naturally turned to look at Bonita.


    "And she is?"


    Being stared at by Arn like this, Bonita was so happy that she almost fainted.


    Before Sierra could introduce her, she hurriedly said, "My name is Bonita Sampson."


    She winked at him and said shyly, "Just call me Bonita."


    "Oh, are you Mr.Sampson''s sister?"


    Weldon stretched out his hand and said, "It''s a pleasure to meet you."


    "Hello, Miss Sampson,"


    Enzo also greeted politely.


    Bonita felt that she had be the center of attention in an instant.


    And this had greatly satisfied her vanity.


    Then she remembered what Sierra had told her earlier.She thought she was a person with ss and


    she should be a little more elegant.So finally, she restrained herself from coveting Arn and greeted


    Weldon and Enzo.


    After chatting for a while, Weldon raised his hand and looked at his watch.


    He wondered why Cecil hadn''te yet.


    And why ire suddenly wanted to join them.


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    Weldon nced at Sierra and Bonita.


    He suddenly thought of something.


    If the three women gathered in one ce, there might be a scene.He just hoped that they wouldn''t


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    Chapter 60 Love At First Sight


    When he saw Weldon checking his watch, Arn teased, "The heroine has arrived.But the hero is


    nowhere to be found."


    They allughed at the irony.


    Weldon just smiled and said, "Maybe he''s stuck in the traffic jam.He''ste.We can just go on without


    him.But he''ll have to chug three sses of wine as a punishment for this."


    The rest smiled in agreement.


    Not waiting for Cecil, Weldon asked the crew to take their seats around the table.


    Although it was supposed to be a wee dinner, it was no different from ordinary parties, and there


    was nothing special prepared.


    Soon after they sat down, someone suggested the King Game, to pass the time as they waited for


    those who were on their way.


    In the third round, Sierra became the king.And before the game started, Bonita winked at Sierra


    secretly.


    "Hmm..."


    Sierra caught the hint when she followed her friend''s eyes.She paused for a while, pretending to think.


    And in the process, she stole a nce at the card in Arn''s hand and announced, "I''ve got it! As the


    king, I order the person who bears the king of spades to immediately express their love to one single


    person present!"


    The crowd burst into an uproar as everyone checked their cards for it.


    "The king of spades! Who got the card?"


    Arn''s face paled slightly.


    Helplessly, he showed the card in his hand.


    And there it was the king of spades.


    The atmosphere suddenly became tense as they tried to see whom he would choose.


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    An executive director joked, "Is itte to get a divorce right now?"


    "It''s toote to divorce.You can just call him and break up."


    That got everyoneughing again.


    From where she sat facing Arn, Bonita almost blurted out, "Me! Please pick me.Just say that you


    love me!"


    But she remembered that Sierra had told her to be reserved in such a situation, so she held back her


    excitement.She didn''t want to freak him out.


    All the people present began to whisper about their rtionships and love.


    The married and those who were already in a rtionship had to quit by default, leaving only Sierra


    and Bonita in the end.


    Arn looked at Sierra who was closer to him.


    As he did, she covered her mouth and giggled, "You can''t."


    "True.Everyone knows that Sierra is Mr.Sampson''s girlfriend," someone shouted.


    That was the first time Arn had heard of something like that.But then again he had never cared


    about such news before.


    In the end, only Bonita was left.She covered her face shyly, hoping that no one saw how red her


    cheeks were.


    With Sierra leading, the crowd started moring, "Confess! Confess! Confess!"


    Arn felt a little helpless, he didn''t know what the fuss was about.And that was why he didn''t like


    social events.


    There was just too much noise.


    To him, such a bering game was no different from watching a circus clown performance.


    The atmosphere gradually reached a climax with the crowd still cheering.


    Arn could not say no to them.


    Just as he was thinking about how to deal with the situation, the door of the private room was suddenly


    pushed open.


    Subconsciously, everyone''s eyes turned to see who it was, the game forgotten for a second.


    ire''s graceful figure appeared at the door and the light from outside made it seem as if she was


    glowing.


    At that moment, Arn felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and his mind was suddenly nk.He


    looked at the woman, dazed, with his heart aching like it was about to stop beating.So that was how it


    felt to fall in love at first sight.


    Arn loved music, he lived for it.He once told his family that if he was ever going to get married in his


    life, it would only be to music.


    Of course, his father was furious when he heard that, and the rtionship between him and his father


    became stiff.


    However, Arn didn''t change his mind even after a long time had passed.


    It didn''t matter how beautiful a woman was,pared to music, something always felt off about them


    and they fell short in his eyes.


    No one would understand him.


    But it wasn''t until now that he finally understood what people meant when they talked of destiny and


    fate.


    Arn didn''t even know how he stood up and was walking towards ire, his Muse.


    Different symphonies sounded in his ears as he approached her.


    ire was confused.She didn''t know what was going on, or why everyone was looking at her in


    silence.She didn''t move.


    Arn approached her slowly like someone in a trance.


    With everyone watching, he knelt down on one knee and took her hand.


    He bowed his head gracefully and ced a feather-light kiss on her hand.


    Then he raised his head and looked into ire''s eyes affectionately.


    He said slowly, "Je ne sais pas ou aller, pourtant je trouve mon chemin en serrant ta main (I don''t know


    where to go, but when I take your hand, I figure it out.) And the room went silent.

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    Chapter 61 You Need To Buy A Lam


    Bonita had been full of expectations, waiting for her prince charming to confess his love to her.


    This was not what she had expected.She was so angry that her face turned pale.


    Although she couldn''t understand French, she was not that stupid.


    Judging from Arn¡¯s look, she could guess what he had said to ire.


    Bonita thought ire was really a bitch.


    Sure enough, ire seduced men wherever she went.


    Even Arn was fascinated by her.


    Bonita was so furious that she felt like her chest throbbed uncontrobly.


    At this moment, ire had finally recovered from the surprise.


    Although she still didn''t fully understand the situation, she couldn''t keep Arn kneeling all the time.


    At the thought of this, she smiled slightly and pulled her hand back gently.


    Then she replied in French, "Tu as besoin de chercher une Lumiere (Then you need to buy amp)."


    Arn was taken aback for a moment when he heard this.


    But then he burst intoughter.


    He stood up, sincerely apologized to ire, and exined, "We were ying the King Game just now,


    and I was a little brusque.Beautifuldy, I hope you can forgive me for my offense just now."


    Actually, ire didn''t think it was an offense.She was just surprised and thought it was a little funny.


    And the reason why she came here was Arn.She didn''t expect such a thing would happen when she


    arrived.


    Wasn''t it coincidental? Before ire could answer, the anxious Bonita rushed over from her seat like a


    crazy cock, pointed at ire, and questioned, "ire, why are you here?"


    It was only then that ire noticed Bonita was also there.


    "I should be the one to ask that question, right?" ire asked.


    "This wee party was organized by the crew.What is an outsider like you doing here? I didn''t know


    you had also be an actress."


    After hearing ire''s words, Bonita suddenly realized that ire was now an actress and a member of


    the cast of Death in Ever-bright City.She was so angry that she forgot about it.


    But she immediately found a reason to fight back.


    "Darren is the investor in this movie.Why can''t I be here? Even Enzo and Weldon have no


    objection.You are just an actress who ys a supporting role.How dare you question me?"


    ire and Bonita were at daggers drawn.


    Suddenly, the atmosphere in the private room became tense.


    At this moment, Weldon suddenly caught a glimpse of Cecil walking towards them behind ire.He


    quickly waved at Cecil and greeted, "Hi, Cecil! Hurry! Come in and have a seat."


    It was Cecil''s first time being greeted so warmly by a film producer, and he felt ttered.


    He hurried into the room and apologized to Weldon and Enzo, exining that he was caught in a traffic


    jam on the road just now, which dyed his arrival for a while.


    Weldon patted him on the back, telling him it was alright.


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    Then Weldon kindly pulled him to sit down.


    After what he had done, the atmosphere in the private room changed.


    It became less embarrassing.


    Then Weldon turned to Sierra and asked, "Sierra, what kind of wine Miss Sampson likes to drink? I''ll


    have someone bring it here now."


    Sierra understood the implication of his words, so she approached Bonita and pulled her back to her


    seat.


    "Bonita, what do you want to drink? Is champagne okay?"


    The atmosphere gradually returned to normal.


    Everyone tried to find a topic and began to chat.


    Only Arn was still standing there, looking a little confused.He had no idea about the entanglement


    between Bonita and ire.He was at a loss about what had happened just now.


    Weldon only mentioned that the male lead wasing.He didn''t say that there was also a beautiful


    actress.


    Just now, he had only known ire''s name from Bonita.


    When ire saw Arn standing there at a loss, she realized that he seemed different from what she


    had imagined.He was so skillful in expressing his love just now.He was unrestrained and bold.


    But now, he was like a primary school student who had missed listening to the teacher''s instructions.He


    looked so cute and a little pitiful.


    ire couldn''t help smiling kindly at the thought of this.She reached out her hand to Arn.


    "Let''s formally get to know each other.I''m ire Williams, the female viin in the movie."

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    Chapter 62 Verbal Attack


    After ire and Arn got to know each other formally, he invited her to sit next to him.


    And seeing this, Bonita red at ire sharply.


    If looks could kill, ire would have been dead now.


    Because of ire''s appearance, Arn managed to muddle through the "love confession."


    Since ire and Cecil had arrived, no one wanted to continue ying the King Game anymore.


    Everyone wanted to forget what had happened just now.


    They all drank and chatted casually.


    And during her conversation with Arn, ire learned that Enzo and Arn knew each other through


    Arn¡¯s father, who appreciated the movies Enzo had filmed before.


    It was also because of this connection that Arn agreed topose the soundtrack for the movie


    "Death in Ever-bright City."


    "This is actually my first time writing a song for a movie.I hope I can end up with a satisfying result."


    "You definitely can," ire said.


    "You are Arn, after all."


    "Well, so what if I''m Arn? I''m also just an ordinary pianist."


    Arn said these words so sincerely that ire couldn''t helpughing.


    "Your definition of ¡®ordinary¡¯ is a standard that most people can''t meet in their lifetime."


    Arn clearly heard the praise and appreciation from her words, and he was ted.


    But ire, on the other hand, couldn''t help but feel a little depressed after saying those words.


    Then she added, "Actually, I once dreamed of bing a pianist.At that time, I fell asleep every night


    listening to your Night Song."


    After saying this, ire stopped.She thought she shouldn''t have said those words yet.It didn''t matter to


    her if Arn knew she was his fan.


    But she nned to get along with him as a friend first.


    The rtionship between fans and an idol was like worshiping and being worshiped.


    So it was better if they became friends.


    At least they could have a better rtionship.


    But it was toote for ire to take back her words.


    Arn''s eyes already lit up, and he asked excitedly, "Really? You like my music too?"


    "Is there anyone in this world who doesn''t like your music? Whoever hears your pieces will definitely


    fall in love with them."


    Arn got even more excited.


    Now he felt more convinced thatposing the soundtrack for this movie was the rightest decision.


    Otherwise, he wouldn''t have met ire, and he wouldn''t have found that she was his fan.


    The two of them talked andughed happily.


    They were having a great time.


    Bonita just watched them from the side, and the anger in her heart grew bigger and bigger.


    Since ire arrived, she had stolen all of Arn''s attention.


    It seemed that she was the only one in his eyes.


    Enzo and Wilson also tried to chat with him.


    But he seemed absentminded and hardly replied.


    In the end, they just stopped talking to him.


    The others were also sensible enough not to disturb Arn and ire upon seeing them talking


    happily.


    Everyone felt like there seemed to be a unique maic field that formed between them, and none of


    them could get in.


    But how about Bonita? Could she just watch ire taking Arn away from her? Bonita gritted her


    teeth and suddenly stood up.


    She picked up a ss of wine, walked towards ire and Arn, and squeezed between them.


    The atmosphere in the private room became tense again.


    When Sierra saw this, her nerves tensed up.


    She got nervous, but she didn''t do anything.She decided to wait and see what would happen.


    "Hey, guys! What are you two talking about? Why are youughing so happily?"


    Bonita looked at Arn and smiled.


    "Can I join you?"


    Arn was having a great time chatting with ire.


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    But when Bonita suddenly came over, he couldn''t help feeling a little unhappy.


    After all, when ire came just now, the atmosphere between the two women was very unpleasant.


    And he didn''t hide his emotions anymore.


    He put on a cold face but still maintained politeness when he said, "It''s nothing.We''re talking about


    music."


    "Oh, music?"


    Bonita was annoyed by Arn¡¯s sudden change of attitude.


    But she widened her eyes, pretended to be surprised, and looked at ire.


    "Do you know anything about music, ire? I thought you only knew how to clean floors and toilets


    during your three years in the Sampson family."


    As soon as these words came out of Bonita¡¯s mouth, there was pin-drop silence in the private room.


    And ire''s face turned cold at once.

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    There was dead silence on the other end of the line.


    Sierra suddenly stood up, clenching her fists tightly.


    An ominous premonition rose in her heart.


    Then there came a firm, "No."


    This clear and powerful word reached everyone''s ears in the private room.


    Bonita was utterly dumbfounded.


    She couldn''t believe her ears.


    ire hung up the phone, looked at Bonita, and asked, "Did you hear that?"


    Bonita was shocked and embarrassed at the same time.


    Darren had actually said no.


    How could it be? So she eximed, "That''s impossible! I don''t believe it."


    ire sneered, "You don''t believe what Darren said? What? Do you want to go back on your word?"


    The way she looked at Bonita, it was as if she was looking at a clown.


    Bonita couldn''t say anything to refute it, so she got furious.


    She suddenly turned to Sierra and said, "Sierra, tell them.She took money from my family.It''s


    impossible that Darren didn''t give her.Right? Tell them I''m right!"


    Sierra couldn''t help calling Bonita an idiot inwardly.


    When ire bet, she could already tell that ire was setting a trap for Bonita.


    It was just that Bonita was too stupid to discern it.


    Sierra had also been tricked by ire once.


    How could she forget that dress worth one million dors? It was just a pity that Bonita was so stupid.


    Darren had already denied it.


    What else could they say? After all, it was his money.


    Weren''t his words enough proof? Could others still make irresponsible remarks? So Sierra forced a


    smile and replied to Bonita, "Well, what can I say? Darren has already made it clear just now, right?"


    Bonita suddenly felt alone and helpless.


    Obviously, Sierra didn''t want to help her either.


    ire sneered, "You lost the bet.It is an unfair bet in the first ce.If you really don''t want to kneel


    down and apologize, it''s up to you.I won''t force you."


    Bonita suddenly raised her head and looked at ire.


    ire then added in a rxed tone, "You can just take off all your clothes and go streaking, like what


    you wanted me to do, and then this matter is over."


    Bonita gritted her teeth.She was so angry that she trembled all over.She''d rather die than lose her face.


    Compared to streaking, kneeling down and apologizing was much easier.


    But in front of ire? No way! She would rather jump off the building.


    She would never kneel down in front of ire.


    Never in her entire life.


    The atmosphere in the private room was in a stalemate for a while.


    Weldon saw that Bonita wanted to go back on her word, but ire was unwilling to let her go.


    So he hurriedly stepped forward to mediate.


    "ire, what about just apologizing? It is not necessary to make Miss Sampson kneel down, right?"


    Then he turned to Bonita and persuaded her, "Miss Sampson, you have to admit defeat.Why don''t you


    apologize to ire now? Saying sorry is not a big deal, right?"


    This time, Arn also echoed, "Miss Sampson, you must apologize to ire."


    With a solemn look on his face, he added, "Your rude remarks just now have greatly damaged her


    reputation."


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    Aside from Weldon and Arn, no one else spoke.


    But the invisible pressure still permeated the private room.


    Bonita was in a dilemma.She clenched her fists tightly, not knowing what to do.She was always


    domineering because she had the support of the Sampson family and Quantum Group.


    But just now, Darren, who was her brother, the head of the Sampson family, and the CEO of Quantum


    Group, denied her statement.He made her lose face in public.


    Now that things had reached this point, she could only apologize to ire even if she didn''t want to.


    Fortunately, it seemed that ire acquiesced to Weldon''s proposal.


    She was not determined to make Bonita kneel down in public.


    Bonita thought an apology wouldn''t kill her.


    So she made up her mind and said through clenched teeth, "I''m sorry."


    "What is it?"


    ire put on a sincere and confused look and said, "I can''t hear you.Raise your voice."


    Bonita red at ire with a frightening look.


    It was as if she wanted to use her eyes to kill ire.


    But she could only give in.


    She gritted her teeth and said aloud, "I''m sorry!"


    ire sneered coldly.


    Good thing Bonita was sensible enough.


    If Bonita didn''t apologize, she wouldn''t let Bonita go today.


    It should have been a good wee party, but things ended up like this.


    ire was not in the mood to stay there any longer.


    So she simply said to the others, "I have something else to deal with."


    Then she turned around and left.


    Arn hesitated for a moment.


    Then he gave Weldon and Enzo an apologetic look and followed ire.


    They left the private room together.

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    Chapter 65 Intelligent But Dull


    As soon as ire and Arn disappeared, Bonita broke out and cursed, "That bitch! I''m furious! Such


    a shameless bitch! I won''t let this matter go. I must : avenge myself."


    Sierra hurriedly came over and stopped her.


    "Bonita, stop it!"


    Bonita had already made a fool of herself in front of everyone.


    Sierra didn''t want Bonita to beughed at, so she forcibly dragged Bonita away.


    Outside, Arn caught up with ire.


    "It''ste.Let me drive you home."


    ire stopped, turned around, and smiled at him.


    "No, thanks.I can manage.Besides, you are not familiar with the roads in Bysea, right?"


    Arn wanted to say there was a navigation system.


    But then, he realized it was her polite refusal.So he didn''t insist.He should respect her decision like


    areal gentleman.


    Arn could only say regretfully, "Okay.Be careful on the way."


    He stared at ire with burning eyes and added, "I''m looking forward to seeing you again."


    ire smiled and nodded.


    "Okay, see you next time."


    Then the two of them parted ways.


    But Arn just stood there and watched ire leave.


    Looking at where she left off, he could not help feeling depressed.


    ire had once been married.


    If he married her, his father would definitely disagree.He was at a loss, not knowing what to do.


    Sure enough, a good love had to go through many hardships.


    He contemted for a moment.


    Then finally, he sighed deeply.


    Although it was only his first time meeting ire tonight, he was already I considering marrying her in


    the future.


    Wasn''t he thinking too far? If only ire knew what Arn was thinking, she would be feeling amused.


    He was the Piano Prince, and she admired his talent the most.


    But she never expected this side of him.


    Darren was not surprised at all when ire just hung up the phone.


    He was already used to it.


    But what confused him was why did she suddenly call him tonight and ask him that question? Darren


    thought for a while, then picked up the inte on his desk.


    "Come here."


    A few momentster, Wilton came in.


    He had dark circles under his eyes.


    Obviously, he hadn''t gotten enough sleeptely.


    "Mr.Sampson..."


    When Darren raised his eyes and looked at Wilton, he couldn''t help frowning.


    "What is wrong with you?"


    Wilton sensed the concern in Darren''s voice, and he was moved.


    After all, it was rare for Darren to care for him.


    He wiped the tears on his face that didn''t exist.


    "Mr.Sampson, I''ve been working overtime for half a month now."


    "I need you to check on something.This will be thest, then I''ll give you a long holiday."


    "What is it, Mr.Sampson?"


    Darren crossed his fingers, rested his chin on them, and ordered, "Check what ire has been doing."


    Wilton then left Darren''s office.


    Half an hourter, he returned and handed a document to Darren.


    Darren picked up several photos and looked at them.


    He knitted his brows tightly.


    There was a photo of ire and Cecil having lunch in Garden in the Air.


    Another photo was taken when they entered a high-end club together.


    Seeing his reaction, Wilton left his office sensibly.


    Darren picked up his phone, wanting to call ire.


    However, his finger hovered around the dial button, but he couldn''t press it.


    What would he say when she answered? He was not in the position to question her.


    Eventually, Darren put down his phone and rubbed his be.


    He suddenly felt tired.


    The next day, Wilton was on holiday.


    The new secretary who temporarily reced him entered Darren''s office and handed a thick pile of


    documents to Darren.


    "Mr.Sampson, these are the documents Wilton asked me to give you before he went on a holiday."


    Darren took them and checked.


    It turned out they were all about Cecil.


    The bidding documents were not even this thick.


    So he was thinking that Wilton had thoroughly investigated Cecil''s life since Cecil went to kindergarten.


    Darren was silent for a while.


    Then he raised his head and said, "Tell Wilton I will give him a pay raise when hees back from his


    holiday."


    Lyanna Potter, the female secretary, was Wilton''s twin sister.


    She was so happy to receive the news that she grinned and said, "Thank you, Mr.Sampson."


    Then she turned around and left Darren''s office with some documents in her arms.


    She walked through the corridor.


    And when she was about to turn a corner, she bumped into a wobbling figure.


    "Ouch!"


    Stuart eximed.


    When he saw that he had knocked off the sses of the person in front of him, he quickly bent over to


    pick them up for her.


    "Here are your..."


    Stuart''s voice trailed off when he saw Lyanna''s face.


    He was so shocked that his mouth was agape.


    He stammered, "Wil...Wilton? Why...Why did youe to work in a woman''s clothes today?"


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    For the first time, he doubted himself.


    Did he have a quirk? Lyanna took her sses from Stuart and put them back on.


    Then she tock the initiative to introduce herself.


    "Mr.Myers, my name is Lyanna Potter.I''m Mr.Sampson''s new secretary.Maybe you haven''t seen me


    before."


    Stuart''s expression suddenly becameplicated.


    After a few minutes, he staggered into Darren''s office.


    And the first thing he said was, "Your new secretary is very cute."


    Darren looked at him sternly.


    Stuart said, "Don''t worry.The fox preys farthest from the hole."


    He paused and added, "Do I look that horny to you?"


    But Darren just ignored him.


    Stuart was already used to Darren''s reticence, so he didn''t feel neglected at all.


    He sat on Darren''s desk causally and picked up the documents left by Lyanna.


    After reading them, he was delighted.


    "Oh, he just had lunch with your ex-wife yesterday, and you already investigated his background


    today.How sensitive you are!"


    After saying this, he approached Darren and said, "If you really want your ex- wife back, I have a


    way.Do you want me to help you?"

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    Chapter 66


    Chapter 66 Meet Again


    Darren looked at Stuart with a deep frown.


    "Don''t mess around.You''ll only make things worse.Besides, I don''t want to chase after her."


    "Tsk, tsk, tsk."


    Stuart clicked his tongue and turned his head away as if he didn''t see Darren frown.


    Darren fell silent for a while.


    Then he said, "I just want to make it up to her."


    Darren had been overwhelmed by guilt, and he didn''t know how topensate ire.


    When Stuart heard Darren''s words, he looked at Darren solemnly for a while.


    Then he said, "If I call you dull, I will feel bad because you have high intelligence.If I say you''re not, I


    will feel bad because you have low emotional intelligence.s..."


    Stuart heaved a deep sigh.


    "Don''t worry, I won''t mess around."


    Stuart continued, "But you will regret itter.Don''te to me by then.My arms are only open to


    beautiful women, not to you."


    After saying this, Stuart staggered out of Darren''s office without locking back.


    Actually, he always came to Quantum Group to make fun of Darren when he had nothing else to do.


    This was one of his joys in life.


    And every time he teased Darren, thetter would want to beat him to death.


    Surprisingly, Darren still hadn''t done it.


    Wasn''t it amazing? ire was in the car, reading the script.


    All of a sudden, her phone rang.


    It was a call from Nathan.


    "ire, how''s the shooting been going?"


    "Just normal.A few more takes, then I''m done"


    ire said casually.


    "That''s great then!"


    Nathan said with a smile.


    ire would take over the family business sooner orter.


    He didn''t want her to spend too much of her time shooting.


    What the Williams family needed was not a movie star but an heir.


    "Are you free this weekend?"Nathan asked again.


    "Someone gave me some concert tickets.Do you want to watch it with me?"


    ire was silent for a while, thinking.


    Recently, she was busy with filming, and her brother, Nathan, was also busy with thepany''s affairs.


    Although they lived in the same house, they didn''t have much time to get along with each other.


    So she readily agreed, "Okay!"


    Then she suddenly thought of something and asked, "How many tickets do you have? Can I take


    someone with me?"


    "Who is it? Male or female?"


    "It mean Haylee," ire said helplessly.


    "Oh, it''s okay,"


    Nathan immediately agreed.


    On the weekend, the sun shone brightly, and the sky was very clear.


    ire, Haylee, and Nathan arrived at the music hall in the city center together.


    ire only found that it was Arn''s concert when she saw the poster outside the concert hall.


    When she turned to look at Nathan, he smiled and said, "I know you have adored him since you were a


    child.


    So I wanted to surprise you."


    "ire, this is Arn''s concert!"


    Haylee was so excited.


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    It was as if Arn was her idol.


    "Finally, you can see him in person.Are you not excited?"


    ire looked at Haylee, amused.


    "I''m excited.But not as excited as you."


    Nathan and Haylee had no idea that ire had already met Arn.


    Nathan had prepared this surprise, especially for her, so she didn''t want to let him down.


    She decided not to tell them about it.


    Instead, she said, "Let''s go.I can''t wait to enjoy his performance."


    Then she pulled the two of them inside.


    The tickets given to Nathan were naturally for the best seats.


    Otherwise, no one would give them to him.


    The three of them sat in the front row.


    ire was in the middle.


    Nathan was on her right, and Haylee was on her left.


    She was trying to matchmake Nathan and Haylee, so she proposed that the two sat next to each other.


    But they automatically ignored her proposal.


    When there were only two minutes left before the concert started, the lights in the hall gradually


    dimmed, leaving only a beam of white light on the stage, illuminating the elegant ck and white


    C.Bechstein piano.


    Looking at the stage, ire couldn''t help smiling.


    She recalled how she met Arn in the club.


    Although Bonita ruined the wee party, seeing Arn and having a pleasant conversation with him


    was enough to dispel those bad memories.


    When they parted, they both said they were looking forward to seeing each other again.


    She didn''t expect it woulde so soon.


    The concert officially started on time.


    There was no host.


    Arn, wearing a ck suit, a white shirt, and a tie, quietly appeared in the silent waiting of the


    audience.


    He walked gracefully and calmly to the piano.


    Then he faced the audience and bowed.


    There was thunderous apuse from the audience.


    ire also apuded from the bottom of her heart, looking forward to Arn''s performance that she


    would definitely enjoy.


    Arn stood straight on the stage and gave the audience a charming smile.


    He became famous at a young age.


    At twelve, he amazed everyone in the Golden Hall with his talent.


    Then he became the famous "Piano Prince" all around the world.


    He was already familiar with performing on the stage.


    But it was also because of this that he seldom felt nervous and excited about his performance now.


    While Arn silently recalled the ten songs he would y today, his gaze swept across the audience.


    Then his eyes gradually adapted to the lights in the hall.


    But suddenly, he felt like his soul was hit.


    ire was in the audience.


    And she was in the first row.


    After they parted that day, Arn regretted that he had forgotten to invite ire to his concert.


    He didn''t expect that she woulde.


    It was such a pleasant surprise! Arn looked in ire''s direction.


    When their eyes met, she smiled and nodded slightly as a greeting.


    Her gesture instantly filled his heart with the warmth of love.


    Was this God''s arrangement? At this moment, Arn made a bold decision in his heart.

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    Chapter 67


    Chapter 67 Improvisational Performance


    Arn bowed to the audience but said nothing.He sat down silently, a still andposed figure in front


    of an equally serene piano.


    Despite nearly every seat in the vast hall being upied, the venue was silent.


    Arn took a deep breath, raised his hands, and began to y.


    A soft, beautiful melody filled the hall.


    The audience stirred as many of them could not hide their astonishment.


    This was not the music that was meant to be yed at this recital.


    What Arn yed was Liszt''s Sto 123 del Petrarca.


    This dreamy piece was from Ann¨¦es de P¨¦lerinage Book Il, Liszt''s piano assemge.


    Its inspiration was derived from the collection of lyrics the poet Petrarch wrote for Laura.His beauteous


    words were filled with the wistfulness and yearning he had for her love.


    It unfurled in Lizst''s melody like a gentle breeze in a quiet forest sweeping through the music hall.


    As Arn''s fingers danced with ivory keys, the shadowed faces of the audience rxed in the gentle


    embrace of the music''s tranquility andfort.


    Yet confusion crept into their minds.


    Arn had deviated from the concerto that was originally nned to be yed which had never


    happened before.


    Why was he performing Sto 13 del Petrarca in the opening? Did he decide on this piece for a


    particr reason? However, regardless of curiosity gnawing in their minds, the hall remained soundless


    apart from the bewitching melody that floated from the piano.


    After thest few notes of the romantic song finished, the piano faded into quiet.


    In this brief moment, Arn suddenly turned around, gazed at somewhere in the audience, and broke


    into a smile.


    Then he turned back to the piano, raised his hands once again, and began to y another piece -


    Schumann''s Traumerei.


    The piece resonated with old-age romanticism and its light tune sweetly pulled the crowd into an


    innocent and ethereal world.


    In 1838, Schumann, hopelessly in love, wrote to ra in a letter, "I remember that you once said to me


    that I gave you the impression of being a spoilt child.


    Affected by your words or not, I was struck by inspiration and wrote 13 intriguing pieces on the spot."


    These thirteen pieces became known as Schumann''s "Scenes from Childhood".


    The seventh was Tr¨¦umerei, one of his most charming euphonies.


    Judging from Arlsan''s music choices, the audience began to draw conclusions.


    Then it was the third concerto that their suspicions were finally confirmed! It was Beethoven''s Sonata


    Quasi una Fantasia! It was the final piece to the puzzle and quite possibly the most obvious -


    Beethoven wrote this love concerto for the woman he once loved deeply! The first chapter chimed


    slowly and softly, the loneliness of a lovelorn boy weeping between its notes.


    A mncholic melody, like the deste glow of the moonlight, lured its listeners under its spell.


    The second chapter stirred awake, brisk, and pleasant as if it memorized the unforgettable moment


    they fell in love.


    It was akin to a sole flower suddenly blossoming in the abyss and subsequently withering, only to


    impart the transient image with an eternal impression.


    Then, ultimately, the third chapter sounded.


    The whispering of gentle breezes began to bellow as a violent storm.


    It was fervid and uncontroble, desperately surging to express Beethoven''s conviction to love without


    hesitation.


    Then at the moment of culmination, it unexpectedly turned gentle.


    ire sat at the edge of her seat.


    Although she had listened to and obsessed over Arn''s recitals on many asions, this was her first


    time hearing them in a musical hall.


    To her, there was no one else in the hall.


    It was as if her soul were being cleansed as the music washed over her.


    Arn''s performance was breathtaking and she did not want it to end.


    At this point, Arn had grinned in ire''s direction for the third time when Haylee and Nathan


    eventually noticed.


    Both nced at ire questioningly.


    At the same time, Darren, who was sitting in a row behind them, frowned slightly.


    Sierra, whom he was attending the concert with, shifted in the seat next to him.


    The lights in the music hall had been dimmed for the performance hence neither Sierra nor Darren


    realized that ire, Nathan, and Haylee were sitting in the front.


    This, too, was Darren''s first time at Arsian''s show but he soon took a dislike towards the famous


    talented Piano Prince.


    The pianist kept ogling at the audience as if he were repeatedly winking at someone and it was getting


    on Darren''s nerves.


    Darren did not consider himself a romantic at heart.


    Perhaps it was because he was consumed by his work that he did not have time for romantic things.


    Ergo, he was not keen on concerts let alone apanying Sierra.


    It had almost slipped his mind that he had an arrangement with Sierra today.


    He did not think of it at all until she reminded him of it.


    Arn''s performance was certainly entrancing but Darren found himself being rather absent-minded.


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    His thoughts drifted to ire and, consequently, he thought of Cecil who had lunch with her and went


    to the high-end club with her.


    Darren also recalled the day he went to the film set - ire had been chatting with Cecil then, too.


    Did that womanpletely disregard her reputation? Or did she entertain every admirer she met? The


    more he thought about it, the more miserable he became.


    It reminded him of how he felt when every venture capital rejected him in the early stages of his


    business - not entirely the same, but simr.


    However, as irritable and despondent as he felt, he was not discouraged.


    Because he knew that everypany that had initially rejected him came to regret it sooner orter.


    Time proved it.


    They had long since been repenting for their mistakes.


    Now he bristled with anger and all sorts of emotions every time he discovered ire with a different


    man.


    It bothered him that she had an effect on him and he didn''t know how to fix it.


    He''d rather do business, it was far easier.


    Darren remained withdrawn for most of the show.


    It was only at the end that he was pulled out of his thoughts.


    He sighed silently in his heart.

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    Chapter 68


    Chapter 68 Confession


    Arn changed the repertoires in his performance, but it didn''t have a negative impact at all.His


    concert was still a sess.


    After the concert, the audience left one after another with satisfied looks on their faces.


    Indeed, they enjoyed a feast of performances from Arn.


    ire also stood up and was about to leave.


    But at this moment, a small hand suddenly pulled her from behind.


    When ire turned around, she saw a cute little boy with a bouquet of pink roses in his hands.He then


    said in a childish voice, "Hi, pretty! Someone asked me to give you this."


    ire was stunned for a moment.


    But she already had an idea who could have sent her the flowers.She took the bouquet and saw a card


    inserted between the beautiful roses.


    "I''m waiting for you backstage."


    Below the note was Arn''s signature.


    "ire, what¡¯s the matter?" Nathan asked, raising his eyebrows and looking at ire with great


    interest.


    Haylee winked and said, "Right.Is there something you want to tell us? Come on, tell us quick!"


    Nathan and Haylee stood by each other, and it was impossible for ire to hide the truth from them


    anymore.So she handed them the card and said, "Actually, Arn and I have already met."


    At this moment, Darren was in the aisle at the back of the music hall.He was about to leave, but he


    inadvertently turned around, and his eyes suddenly caught someone.He squinted.


    ire was in the distance, walking backstage with her hands holding the hem of her dress.


    His eyes darkened at once.


    ire arrived backstage.


    As soon as Arn saw her, he greeted her warmly.


    "Hi, ire! I''m happy to see you.You are so beautiful today.You''re like a goddessing from heaven,"


    Arn sincerely praised.


    "Thank you."


    ire smiled.


    "Thank you for the flowers and your performance for today.It''s perfect."


    "I was actually surprised.I didn''t expect you woulde to my concert.But I must apologize.I''m sorry


    that I forgot to invite you that day."


    Arn sounded apologetic.


    "At least I surprised you," ire said with a smile.


    "Yes, indeed.And you are the biggest surprise for me today."


    Arn''s eyes were full of eagerness as he spoke.He held ire''s hands and said, "You know what?


    Those pieces I yed today were all for you. I especially dedicate them to you."


    ire didn''t expect Arn to be so straightforward.She felt like she couldn''t stand his enthusiasm.


    Actually, Arn¡¯s intention was very obvious.


    During his performance just now, he suddenly dismissed the original concertos and yed several love


    songs.She had already guessed it was for her.


    Arn had both Fliemur and Od blood.


    It was not surprising that he was gically romantic.His love was real and ardent.


    When they met at the clubst time, the first thing he did was express his love to her.


    Although it was just a game, he had obviously had a good impression of her.


    The way he protected her at the party was proof.


    It was just that it was not the right time and asion.


    He did not confess his love clearly.


    But this time, the romantic factors in Arn¡¯s genes were obviously stimted.


    His feelings for ire were true.


    Since they parted at the entrance of the club, she never left his mind.He thought about her all the time.


    His heart was so excited and ted that he just tossed and turned, unable to sleep all night.He did


    nothing but think of her.


    Arn knew that if he pursued ire, their future would be full of ups and downs.


    His father would definitely disagree with their rtionship.


    Moreover, the entire family would strongly object to it.


    But so what if the whole world was against them? Arn was so intoxicated with love that he failed to


    keep his reasoning.


    But he regretted that he didn''te to Bysea earlier.


    He should have met ire earlier.


    Then he was able to prevent her from getting into a failed marriage.


    But it didn''t matter now.It was God''s n to let them meet only at this time.


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    There must be a reason for it.


    After all, he didn''t mind her past.


    All he wanted was to give his heart and soul to her without reservation.


    "Arn..."


    ire wanted to refuse.


    But suddenly, she couldn''t bear to say the words.


    Arn seemed to have seen through her mind, or maybe he had foreseen it long ago.


    He held her hands more tightly.


    He tried to persuade her nervously, "ire, don''t be in a hurry to refuse.


    At least give me a chance to prove it all to you, okay?"


    Coincidentally, Darren, who had just stepped backstage, witnessed this scene

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    Chapter 69


    Chapter 69 Losing Control


    Darren asked the driver to send Sierra back as soon as they left the hall.


    However, he made an excuse about work he needed to finish and didn''t leave with her.


    When they left, he turned back to the hall without any specific reason.


    Then he saw what was happening not far away from where he was standing.


    What had Arn just said? No, that couldn''t have been right.


    Did he want to pursue ire? How was that even possible? And since when did ire have anything


    to do with Arn? Darren''s face darkened all of a sudden as malicious thoughts clouded his mind.


    It was at that time that, ire also saw Darren.


    As soon as he appeared backstage, there was a smallmotion around him.


    Many staff who were still doing the final touches had stopped and were staring at him in disbelief.


    So naturally, ire noticed him too.


    How could a workaholic like Darren have given up his precious time toe to a concert? That


    couldn''t be right.


    On second thought, ire guessed that he hadn''te there alone.


    He had to either be with Sierra or Bonita.


    Whomever he came with, she didn''t want to see any of them.


    Meanwhile, Arn was still waiting for ire''s answer.


    He had recognized Darren as soon as he appeared.


    And a small flicker of doubt had formed in his mind.


    After leaving the partyst time, Arn had done some research on ire''s ex-husband.


    He had felt the need to know who had talked with ire on the other end of the call and what the man


    looked like.


    Butter he thought that, since ire and Darren had divorced, they had nothing to do with each other


    any more.


    As for the reason why Darren had shown up at his concert, it was none of his business.


    The man could have been a secret fan for all he cared.


    But with ire''s silence, as she looked in the other man¡¯s direction, Arn couldn''t help but feel a little


    anxious.


    He was not afraid of being rejected by her, because even if she refused him, he would not give up until


    she gave him a chance.


    A man who pursued love had to have the courage to face a thousand failures and still be strong.


    But of course, he hoped that ire would agree, that way he could pursue her openly without having to


    walk on eggshells.


    "ire, what do you say?"


    Arn looked at her, with his eyes that couldn''t lie, zing sincerely.


    ire hesitated.Her previous stand faltering at the pressure of how the situation was unfolding.She


    knew very well in her mind that she should refuse him.


    Although she liked Arn''s music and the feelings that came with it, that was different from liking a


    person and worlds apart from loving them.She didn''t believe in love anymore and at first, hadn''t wanted


    to give Arn any false hopes.


    But when she saw Darren, she suddenly had a strong impulse to take revenge on him.


    It overpowered all her other senses and before she could figure it out, she blurted out subconsciously,


    "Okay."


    Arn took a minute toprehend the great surprise and happiness that came with that one word.


    "Really? Awesome!"


    ire smiled at him sweetly.


    Arn was so overwhelmingly excited that he hugged ire tightly.


    Having to watch all that, Darren became more and more furious.


    Finally, he couldn''t take it anymore.


    He walked over to the two, took ire''s hand in his and said in a rough tone, "Come with me."


    Darren tried his best to restrain the inexplicable emotions surging in his chest to keep them from


    showing on his face.He hadn''t been in such a position for a long time.


    Like he was almost on the edge of losing control and the only thing that held him back was a tiny


    thread of logic.


    The only thought in his mind at that moment was to take ire away from there immediately! But


    Arn wouldn''t let him get what he wanted.


    "Sir, what are you doing? You are hurting her."


    He protected ire and helped her get out of Darren''s grip.


    Arn pretended not to know Darren and that he was very angry with the stranger''s rudeness.


    Everyone backstage got even more curious and excited.


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    And the ce went silent as they all focused on every detail of what was going on among the three.


    How terrible it had to be for ire.


    Her ex-husband was preventing her from moving on with someone new.


    It was hard to believe that such a scene would happen before their very eyes.


    Although the storyline was such a cliche, no one wasining.


    Truth be told, everyone was quietly excited.


    Though she was the topic of gossip, ire had no time to care about other people''s opinions.


    The second her hand was out of Darren''s grip, she rubbed her aching wrist gently with a cold face.


    The expression on Darren''s face as he saw how the two of them were acting, worsened.


    With his cultured manners, he realized what he had done was wrong, but his pride couldn''t let him


    apologize at such a moment.


    So he just said to ire in a chilly tone, "I have something to tell you."


    Without hesitating, she replied with the same amount of coldness, "Why should I listen to you? I don''t


    want to hear anything that you have to say, okay?"


    She couldn''t think of anything left for them to talk about.


    Darren would probably just tell her that he wanted her to protect her fame.He would scold her for not


    making friends properly before finally asking her to ept hispensation.


    Maybe he wasn''t bored by saying the same things over and over.


    But she was tired of listening to him! Sometimes she wondered why Bysea was so small that she met


    him everywhere she went.


    Darren became speechless at ire''s question.He pursed his lips, but his eyes were still fixed on her.


    ire looked into his eyes firmly and hoped that they were telling him to leave her alone.


    The two of them stared at each other in silence for a while, each one unwilling to shift the ground.


    Suddenly, a staff member dropped his pen, and the sound was loud enough to break the icy silence in


    that space.


    All the people turned to look at him subconsciously.


    The man picked up the pen awkwardly and nodded his head apologetically.


    With the confrontation interrupted, ire withdrew her eyes from Darren.She really didn''t know what all


    that was for, except to create a big scene in front of others.


    So she just turned away and left.


    Darren didn''t stop her, but unconsciously he clenched his fists to prevent himself from going after her.


    The inexplicable emotion almost overwhelmed him.


    Arn stared at Darren for a while, and then chased after ire, leaving the other man behind.


    The onlookers could feel that Darren was extremely heartbroken seeing that.


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