Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

This year was being called the "Year of Heritage," so it was no surprise that traditional culture had become the hot new trend in TV and film.

Reality shows were no exception.

*Timeless Treasures* was one such program-its focus was to showcase and celebrate cultural heritage. The regular cast was made up of today's most popular celebrities, and every episode featured a handful of guest stars.

For this week's episode, the producers had invited four guest stars. Along with Rosita, Briony was also on the list.

The other two? One was Mary, an up-and-coming starlet who'd just made a splash with a teen drama. The last was a male guest who hadn't yet arrived; rumor had it he was a doctor-and a passionate enthusiast for antiques and folk traditions.

The show wasn't live, nor was it scripted.

Filming would last three days and two nights.

The location: a resort in Goldenleaf.

Goldenleaf had once been a quiet little town, but thanks to government support, it had been transformed into a semi-self-service vacation spot. The resort was famous for its local folk songs and puppet theater, with folk music promotion being a recent pet project of the community.

the show; Bill, her manager, had volunteered her

would have a strong focus

the regular cast took the guest stars on a stroll around the town, mingling with locals and soaking up the

profile, playing everything safe and making sure not to draw

much of it. In fact, people just assumed she was humble and down-to-earth for such a famous

to their assigned cottages and filming was

I'm not feeling well," she said quietly. "Can you tell the crew I won't be able to finish

frowning. "What's wrong?

necessary." Rosita wasn't actually sick-she was just nervous. She was terrified the cameras would

I don't want to keep filming this show," she insisted. Bill looked troubled. "This isn't just any show, Rosita. The big boss personally picked you for it. If you drop out now, how am I supposed to

variety show isn't going to

pressed his lips together, sighing. "You know Mary, right? The boss

cares a lot about celebrities' reputation's now. The boss is thinking of your future-this show ties in perfectly

already made up her mind. She was determined to back

resolve, Bill