Chapter 56
“It seems like he’s going to lose miserably,” Calvin remarked. As he spoke, he caught a glimpse of a figure glancing around the banquet hall from the corner of his eye. “She’s here. Do you want me to introduce you?”
Jonathan followed Calvin’s gaze and suddenly smiled. “Loretta?”
“You know her?” Calvin asked, somewhat surprised. After all, Loretta and Jonathan were completely unrelated.
“Sort of,” Jonathan replied. “If you care about this new girlfriend of yours, make sure she doesn’t cause trouble. Otherwise, even you might not be able to protect her.”
“Has she caused trouble for you?” Calvin raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Jonathan.
“Do you think she’d be in one piece if she did? Although, in the future, it’ll depend on whether she’s smart enough,” Jonathan retorted.
With that, Jonathan turned and left. Just then, Loretta spotted Calvin and hurried over.
“Calvin!” she called.
When she first entered the banquet, she saw many public figures she could only see on TV before. There were even quite a few A–list
celebrities. For a C–list actress like her, it was unimaginable to find herself among them.
She knew that all of this was because of Calvin.
“You could’ve called me when you arrived. I’d have picked you up at the entrance,” Calvin said, raising a hand to help Loretta tidy a few strands of stray hair by her cheek.
Loretta felt as though everything was a dream. She never thought she could be with this big shot in the entertainment industry.
Calvin was the scion of the entertainment industry. He could make anyone
crew adored Loretta because Calvin took an interest in her. No one dared to offend her
feeling was something she had never
find you, didn’t I?” Loretta smiled sweetly and took Calvin’s arm. “By the way, I saw many A–list celebrities today. How lucky! I’ve never had a chance to see so many celebrities before. I wonder when I’ll be able to become
TV series and a
previously, she still struggled to secure any opportunities in a single
I be acting?”
female lead. Don’t
able to speak coherently. It
do you treat me so well?” Loretta
fingers gently stroking Loretta’s
gracious, there are so many people around!”
to push his hand away.
are beautiful. I like them very
facial feature that would easily catch people’s
didn’t think Calvin would be drawn to her lips. Regardless, this was her
and maybe even marry into a wealthy family so she could live
was as if Loretta had foreseen her beautiful future. However, she failed to notice that Calvin’s smile didn’t
way, do you know Jonathan?” Calvin
she had never
pursed his thin lips. “Don’t cause any trouble in the
be able to protect you if you mess with
important was whether he wanted to
her.
was not worth confronting Jonathan over
searching for so many years. How many substitutes do I need to find to suppress the
really want to find that person and
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