Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 52

She had not treated this as a serious problem at the time–even if this was the first time she failed and had been rejected. But after that, everything spiraled out of her control and was beyond what she could imagine would happen.

She sought out her boss and asked him to save her, but she only got more social calls than before.

The payoff for the social calls was better resources for other actresses in the agency.

She demanded an explanation from her boss, and he told her frankly, “You’ve been banned by Mr. Rogers. If you don’t deal with him, no one will dare hire you. But don’t worry, I will always remember your contributions to the agency. As long as our contract remains valid, your luxurious life will always be there.”

She knew exactly what she needed to trade to keep her “luxurious life“.

She still had dreams and aspirations. She did not want to be some call girl for the rest of her life.

for tonight’s banquet in order to see Kevan, to get him to have mercy on her. It

her the opportunity to meet Kevan before the banquet.

He made me do everything! He threatened me and said that if I didn’t do as I was told, he would blacklist me indefinitely! I really

other choice…”

in various productions and knew the best way to cry beautifully in order to invoke pity. But such a tactic had no effect on Kevan whatsoever. He always hated people who cried, and he definitely hated people who hugged him while crying and

process.

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query.

asked Vivian, who was a

hers? But she felt like if she said she did not, he would probably trash this whole place. So, she said, “I’ll call

the first floor, where most of the staff were, and said, “You,

follow me to the

Karin— he remained where

Larissa–she had not moved, quietly playing the role of a wallflower.

had no idea what had happened when she was absent, she was not in the mood to figure it out either.