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.

to get the invitation for tonight’s banquet in order to see Kevan, to get him to have mercy on her. It would be even

her the opportunity to meet Kevan before the banquet. She had to make good use of it, of

said that if I didn’t do as I was told, he would blacklist me indefinitely! I really had

other choice…”

a face full of tears. She had acted 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 little stunned by

hers? But she felt like if she said she did not, he would probably trash

most of the staff were, and said, “You, you,

me to the third

back upstairs, Kevan had already separated himself from Karin— he remained where he was, but Karin was sobbing quietly

had not moved, quietly playing the role of a

she was absent, she was