Meanwhile, Michael Grant was still waiting for Simone's return in the private room. The producer, who sat next to him, clinked glasses with him with a smile on his face."Simone's quite beautiful. It's just that she's a haughty woman, so you'll have to put her in her place, Mr. Grant.""It's normal for beautiful women to be temperamental, after all."Having downed a shot of vodka earlier, Michael narrowed his eyes slightly as lust started taking over his mind. "She'll settle down once I'm done with her in bed."The moment his words fell, the private room's door was kicked open. Yvonne took the lead as she walked into the room. Simone followed behind her meekly, whereas the men that Michael had dispatched earlier trailed behind the two.As for Stephen, he just stood at the doorway, leaning against the frame and gazing at the people inside the private room nonchalantly.He'd spent a chunk of his life strategizing and running a huge company. As a result, Stephen was, at his core, a
"Yvonne did a great job at hospitalizing Mr. Grant! Do you have any idea who Mr. Grant is? He's a famous director who's known for creating popular dramas! My company spent so much time and effort just to get in touch with him, only for our potential business deal to be ruined thanks to Yvonne!"Hazel continued ranting, "Mother, you have to judge this situation fairly! Was I ever mean to her? Why did she do this to me?"Hazel had already launched into a tirade at this point. Spittle started flying everywhere, with flecks almost landing on Elizabeth's face. "You need to help me out! At the very least, I want Yvonne to apologize to me!"Elizabeth quietly listened to Hazel complain, a frown forming on her wrinkled face. "I can't do anything about this."Hazel looked shocked. "What do you mean by that?""I visited Yvonne some time ago. Now that Stephen has her back, even I can't do anything to her." Elizabeth was still angry at Yvonne whenever she remembered how she had torn up the che
"Ms. Clarke, are you here to make fun of me or pretend to pity me because of my situation?" Simone inquired with a slight smile on her face.Ariel paused in her tracks. "Neither. Some of the gigs that I received were yours to begin with, so I'd like to return them to you.""There's no need for that." Simone leaned against the couch lazily. "I did all I could just to reach the height I'm at right now. There's no need for me to snatch your resources. Then again, is it possible that …"She raised her head to look at Ariel. "Are you just doing this so I'd feel grateful to you and that I'd owe you a favor from now on?""That's not what I meant." Ariel frowned slightly as she explained, "All I want is to compete with you fair and square instead of relying on the company's underhanded methods.""Since when was this a fair competition?" Simon questioned coldly, her expression suddenly darkening.Ariel's arrival was akin to someone opening Pandora's box. All the past memories came floodin
Once Yvonne and Simone caught up with the thief, they realized that he was being pinned down on the ground.The man who'd gone after that thief happened to be Curtis.Simone quickly spotted the dollar bills and the report slip, which were scattered all across the ground. She hurriedly snatched it up and hugged it to her chest.Meanwhile, Curtis glanced at Yvonne. "Should I take him to the police station?""Yeah." Yvonne turned to look at the thief. Her sixth sense told her that the man intended to do more than just snatch the handbag.Since Simone was present as well, Yvonne couldn't deal with the thief the way she actually wanted to. She could only hope that he'd spill the beans in front of the police later on.Just as they were waiting for the police's arrival, some of the passersby recognized Simone and started taking pictures and videos of her and uploading them on the Internet.Soon, the news of Simone getting robbed in public went viral on the Internet.When Julian notice
That day, Simone was found suffering from a massive blood loss on the set, and she was sent to the hospital right away.The news sent the entire internet into a frenzy, even though it was already midnight.Yvonne woke up in the middle of the night to a call from Rachel. All traces of sleep immediately disappeared from her face the moment she heard about Simone's condition.She hurried out of the villa immediately. After picking Rachel up from her house, they rushed toward the hospital as fast as they could.By the time they arrived, Simone had been taken into an operating room. At the moment, she was undergoing dilation and curettage surgery."What's going on? Why did my beloved idol suddenly suffer from a massive blood loss?" Rachel asked anxiously the moment she noticed Simone's manager. She was so worried that she even gripped the latter's arm."I—I don't know either!"It was evident that the manager had gone into a state of full-blown panic. "Simone was still fine when we we
By the time Simone regained consciousness, the sky was starting to light up.The moment she opened her eyes, she noticed Yvonne and Rachel, who'd been by her side the whole time. Delight flooded through her system as she asked, "Why are you here as well?"A forced smile was plastered across her face, which was devoid of any color. Despite the smile, she still looked very exhausted and haggard.Rachel couldn't bear seeing her favorite celebrity in such a wretched state. Her eyes reddened immediately as she pursed her lips, unable to find the strength to utter even a word.As for Yvonne, she grabbed Simone's hand while asking in concern, "Are you still feeling unwell?"The latter shook her head. When she spoke again, her voice started to tremble. "Is my baby … gone?""Yeah."Yvonne hesitated for a moment before speaking softly. "The doctor mentioned that you might not be able to get pregnant ever again."Stunned by the revelation, Simone looked so lost, as though her soul had lef
"How should I know?"Noah spoke the truth. He'd only found out about Simone's pregnancy after seeing the latest news online. He'd come to the hospital with the intention of questioning Simone about her motives for getting pregnant with his baby. Sadly, he'd ended up suffering a head injury because of that.Noah couldn't help but feel annoyed by the turn of events. He shouldn't have come here in the first place."Then again …" Noah removed the handkerchief from his forehead before straightening his tie. "I'll be honest with you. I wouldn't have allowed the baby to be born."What he meant was that he would have dealt with Simone's baby even if no one had targeted her like this."Yvonne, you're a part of our family as well. You should know that arranged marriages between wealthy and powerful families are the real deal. Women like Simone don't even have the right to enter the mansion through the front door, let alone be a part of the family."Even though Noah spoke in a polite mann
That night, Simone uploaded a long post, which caused an uproar online.The post described the times when she'd been forced to attend social activities just to enrich Johnson Talent Agency with resources ever since she'd signed the contract with them.When the company had discovered Simone's pregnancy, they had discarded her like a useless ragdoll. Not only that, but they had also snatched away her resources and started oppressing her in more ways than one. It was bad enough that the company had refused to lend her a helping hand, but they had also started to actively harm her career.Now that Simone had divulged all the details through her, it was clear that she intended to expose Johnson Talent Agency's true colors without caring about the consequences.Soon, the public started taking the celebrity's side. Her fans, who had been mocked and jeered by the netizens on that fateful night, quickly voiced their support for her."Companies that extort their celebrities are the worst! I