“You’re joking, right? This is just a prank. You’re trying to prank me because it’s my birthday.” My voice trembled as I asked.
Without even looking up, he snapped, “I’m not joking!”
“I’ve thought this through, Lila. It’s the best decision for both of us. At least we won’t have to keep hiding our relationship anymore. Plus, I’ve got a huge fanbase, most of them women. If they find out I secretly have a girlfriend, they’ll get angry. Not only will it affect my image, but the more obsessive ones might try to track you down and hurt you. I’m doing this for your own good.” “There’s something you’re not telling me. What is it, Kei? ” I pressed on, my voice rising. “Didn’t you say that as long as this movie that you’re starring in gets released, you’d finally step into the ranks of second-tier stars? And that when the time comes, you’d publicly announce that I’m your girlfriend?”
“How is it that after just a few days away, you come back and suddenly want to break up with me?”
Kieran grew even more impatient and snapped, “Why are you so nosy?”
“Why are you angry?” I sanpped back.
He threw his hands in the air and said irritably, “Look, if you loved me, you'd stop pestering me. Let's just go our separate ways. It's for the best.”
Just as I was about to ask more questions, there was a loud, forceful knock on the door.
I opened it to find a woman in her thirties standing there.
Margot Hickman. She was a well-known name in the entertainment industry—a powerhouse producer who had made stars out of countless actors and held a wealth of resources at her fingertips. What was she doing here?
Before I could say anything, Margot’s eyes swept over me with thinly veiled disdain. She scoffed, clearly unimpressed. “So, you’re Kieran’s secret girlfriend? Lila, is it?”
She didn’t wait for my response, continuing with an air of superiority. “You’re pretty, I’ll give you that, but it’s painfully clear you lack sophistication. Someone like you doesn’t belong by Kieran’s side.”
Margot took a step closer, her voice dropping to a venomous whisper. “Let me give you some advice, sweetheart. If you know what’s good for you, break up with Kieran and disappear from his life. Don’t make me resort to... unpleasant measures to deal with you.”