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Nnenna didn’t even need to glance at it to know it was his phone number. So he’s actually serious? What a weird guy, she thought, blinking at him.

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To be honest, Yolanda felt she ought to call Ian and tell him to quit messing around–this was his job, and he needed to stick to an actor’s basic principles. If he wanted any future in showbiz, he had to handle all that came with it.

If he was planning to survive in the entertainment world, he’d just have to put up with it.

But why, of all people, did it have to be Joelle?

Simone was still saying something, but Yolanda tuned her out completely–her mind was elsewhere.

After hanging up, she got in her car. She’d planned to drop by Starlight, since the people blocking the entrance had finally cleared out. She’d already called the crew to fix the shattered glass doors.

Right at that moment, her phone lit up with a call from Charles.

Charles’s voice came through: “Aunt Simone’s putting together a hiking trip. Want to come blow off some steam?”

Ian had mentioned in passing that he’d probably show up too.

Simone would definitely invite a whole crew, and with things at Starlight finally calming down, Yolanda figured she might as well join the fun.

“Count me in,” Yolanda replied easily.

She hadn’t expected so many people–turns out, this wasn’t just any old hike. There was a full–blown resort at the top, and getting there meant a three–hour trek from the foot of the mountain, starting at 2 in the morning. If you made it to the summit in time, you’d catch the sunrise.

Yolanda did a quick walk–through at Starlight. As night settled in, her phone lit up with a message from Ian.

[You joining the hike?]

Then Leo reached out with a text of his own.

[Hey, you hiking or not? Just asking–no big deal.]

Yolanda ignored Leo and shot back a quick reply to Ian: [Yeah, I’m in.]

She enjoyed a hot shower, then, at one in the morning, jumped into Charles’s car and headed out to the base of the mountain.

When they got there, the whole area was brightly lit, and a crew of staff were already hanging around. They’d take the cable car up ahead of everyone to get breakfast ready at the top.

This mountain was privately owned. Normally, anyone could hike it, but when they closed the place off, it was strictly VIPs only.

Yolanda stepped out in black athletic gear, backpack slung over her shoulders, only to spot Joelle sporting matching black gear and the same backpack vibe.

Joelle was Oscar’s guest, and besides him, there were a few other famous directors in attendance, Simone included.

The rest of the crew were young elites who lived for this kind of thrill–mountain climbing was basically the hottest trend in their circle.

Charles, rarely seen in athletic gear, cast a glance at lan, who was standing next to Simone. He couldn’t help but frown, a slight crease forming between his brows.

Ian wasn’t looking at anyone, his mask covering most of his face, with only his indifferent eyes showing. He seemed completely silent and kept to himself.

Just as everyone was about to head out, Xavier and Quinn Cooper showed up, their voices ringing across the crowd.

Wow, so everyone’s going hiking and nobody bothered to call us? Lucky we got here before you left!” Xavier joked loudly.

Xavier yanked Leo over, remembering how his little brother had blurted to the Lawson family yesterday that he might be into someone. The whole family was hyped, demanding Xavier dig out this secret crush. With Leo suddenly way too keen on this hike, Xavier figured the girl he liked had to be among tonight’s crew.

He swept his eyes over the eight or nine women gathered there–first Yolanda was off the list, then Simone, both ruled out because, come on, they were on a totally different level, practically family.

After that, his gaze started sizing up the remaining six, lingering a bit longer as he tried to sniff out any clues.

Quentin showed up too–his eyes locked on Joelle from the very moment he arrived. It was old news that he used to have a crush on her; nobody even bothers to keep it under wraps anymore.

“These love triangles are just the same old story–boring,‘ Yolanda thought, totally uninterested. She fell in step behind Simone, ready to get this hike going.

There were five trails leading up the mountain, and with so many people here, everyone just broke off into little squads with their usual crew, planning to stick together for the climb.

Yolanda wasn’t really familiar with most of these folks, so she hung by Simone’s side, seriously picking her brain about the film business.

Charles was about to head over to Yolanda when Quentin called out, “Joelle, is your wrist still giving you trouble?”

Charles glanced in their direction, remembering that Joelle had only just been snatched by that lunatic Andrew yesterday. ‘And now she’s here climbing a mountain… She must’ve come for me,‘ he thought.

He frowned, staying put.

Sure enough, Joelle approached him, careful to keep a respectful distance. “Charles, which trail are you taking

-left or right?”

Charles glimpsed Yolanda and Simone taking the middle trail, and a flicker of irritation showed in his eyes- he hated being left out, even if he’d never admit it.

Still, he hid it perfectly, keeping his expression smooth and unreadable.

Quentin sidled up to Joelle, whispering, “Joelle, let’s take the right trail–it’s way easier.”

Joelle ignored him, her eyes fixed on Charles, clearly waiting for his answer.

Charles headed straight for the middle trail, and Joelle tried to catch up, but she tripped hard–hadn’t even started climbing and her ankle was already swollen from the fall.

Quentin rushed over, his voice full of concern. “I’ll take you to the hospital.”

Joelle took a deep breath and said seriously, “Quentin, I’ve rejected you more times than I can count. Don’t put me on the spot. I can get to the hospital on my own.”

With that, she limped to her feet, didn’t even look at Charles, and made her way back to her own car.

Quentin hurried up after her. “You don’t even have a manager with you–who’s gonna get you to the hospital?”

Leo watched the whole thing, then elbowed Charles. “You not gonna help her out? Looks like her ankle’s in pretty bad shape.”

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Xavier was right there, catching Leo’s comment. His eyes narrowed in suspicion.

“Wait, seriously?‘ Xavier wondered. ‘Is Leo into Joelle too?‘

“He’s been keeping tabs on her from the start. Now with Charles here, maybe he’s too shy to offer a ride himself? Xavier guessed, more confused than ever.

‘Has he had his eye on her this whole time, just waiting for a moment to do something?‘ he thought, picking up the tension.

Xavier’s mood soured. “There are already more than enough guys chasing after Joelle, and Leo–man, he’s no Casanova. With that many rivals, he doesn’t stand much chance,‘

Charles wasn’t planning to help out, but after Leo nudged him and saw Joelle still shutting Quentin down, he finally gave in and walked over.

“Let me drive you,” he said.

Joelle gave him a grateful–even slightly guilty–look. “Won’t you miss out on the hike because of me?”

“Hospital’s just a half–hour from here. I’ll drop you off and get back before anyone even notices.” Charles replied.

“Thanks, Charles. I really appreciate it,” Joelle said.

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Yolanda followed Simone, her backpack slung over her shoulder.

“Aunt Simone, the short drama scene is really booming right now. Should we consider having our talent without scripts try their hand at it?” Yolanda asked.

Simone was about to respond when Ian suddenly spoke up.

“Ms. Grant.” Ian called out.

“Yeah?” Yolanda looked over.

She turned to face him, noticing he seemed unusually quiet tonight.

“Can I talk to you about Ms. Sinclair’s new script?” Ian asked.

Simone hadn’t forgotten Ian was turning down the role, so she gave Yolanda a thoughtful, sympathetic pat on the shoulder.

“Try and talk some sense into him, will you? If Mr. Rowe didn’t have such a soft spot for him, this kind of golden opportunity wouldn’t even land in his lap. His popularity is soaring, but his list of credits is way too short. After Zack’s show finishes up, mine is coming next, and if he adds this film to the mix, he’ll become an A–list star practically overnight,” Simone urged.

Yolanda could hear the urgency in Simone’s voice. In truth, Simone really liked Ian–he was talented, worked hard, kept his head down, and always acted with respect. Honestly, what manager didn’t wish for talent like him?

“I’ll talk to him, Aunt Simone,” Yolanda promised.

Simone knew they needed some privacy, so she called out to the rest and led them off ahead.

Yolanda walked over to a nearby little pavilion and sat down, motioning for Ian to join her. “Come sit down.”

The benches here were designed in an interesting way–some were higher, some lower. She chose the taller

one.

Jan walked over and sat on the lower bench at her feet. He took her backpack, opened it, and started transferring the contents into his own bag.

Yolanda watched him, and even without a word from lan, she could tell he was still stewing over something. ‘He’s totally sulking again, she thought.

With a teasing grin, she propped one leg playfully across his lap.

Ian froze, hands mid–motion, giving her a sideways look. “Careful, Grant. Your man’s about to show

catch us.”

up and

Yolanda couldn’t help but laugh, leaning back with an easy swagger. “Still holding a grudge, huh?” she teased.

“Like I’ve got any right to be mad? You told me to chill out. If I keep being clueless, you’ll probably kick me to

the curb,” Ian shot back.

With his head bowed and a gentle look on his face, Ian tucked her sunscreen spray into his own bag, left her backpack empty, and finally zipped it up.

Yolanda’s hair was slicked up in a high ponytail, her black sportswear making her skin look almost porcelain pale. Her jet–black hair looked sharp against her fair face, and her eyes sparkled even brighter than the night sky around them.

“Ian, I don’t want you to take this script.”

Ian went still for a second, eyes lowered, the barest hint of a smile flickering on his lips. “Really?”

Yolanda leaned in close and gave his earlobe a playful pinch. “If you did, the female lead wouldn’t be Joelle. Honestly, I can’t handle you getting all close and personal with her on screen.”

The thing about Yolanda–she could wrap any guy around her finger. Just a second ago, Ian was sulking like a sad puppy, and now he was all up in her space, tail practically wagging.

“Ms. Grant, honestly, before I came tonight, I was thinking… If you really made me work with her, I’d just vanish. You wouldn’t see me anywhere near you,” Ian muttered.

He went full puppy mode, resting his chin on her shoulder, lashes down, back all hunched–looking like the saddest, most pitiful guy in the world.

Yolanda reached up and gave his hair a little tousle. “Let’s go. We’ll miss the sunrise if we don’t move.”

Ian practically bounced back to life, grabbing her hand and pulling her up the path. But halfway there, Yolanda caught footsteps behind them, so she quickly dropped his hand and opened up some space between them.

Leo sauntered over, all smug and casual, before firing off a snarky remark. “Well, well, you two again. Guess I took a whole lap just to bump into you both. What’s up with all the sneaking around?”

Yolanda was fed up with Leo and his prickly sarcasm. She definitely wasn’t about to let him sniff out what was going on between her and Ian. ‘Not a chance,‘ she thought.

She buried her head and pushed forward, but Leo stuck to them like some soggy, creepy ghoul, matching their steps just out of spite.

For a second, Yolanda figured he was just taking his sweet time.

Then she caught on–speed up, he sped up; slow down, he slowed down. The guy was totally glued to them.

He was seriously like a shadow that just wouldn’t go away.

Yolanda took a deep breath, spun around, and shot him a look. “Don’t you have anything better to do?”

Leo glanced over at Ian and mentally scoffed, ‘Talk about extra. Who the hell wears a mask hiking?‘

“What, this path yours or something?” Leo shot back.

Yolanda wasn’t about to waste her breath on him. Thankfully, they’d reached the top. The lights from the mountain lodge glowed nearby, and everyone who’d made it was already waiting on the grass for the sunrise.

Leo let out another cold snort as he walked past lan, shooting him a glare that could cut glass.

Yolanda needed to hit the restroom and just handed her bag off to lan. “Go snag us a good spot for the sunrise -I’ll catch up in a sec.”

Saying no more, she strode off toward the lodge.

lan stood there clutching her bag, was just about to take a step after her when Simone’s voice rang out.

“lan, come help us move a table,” Simone called out.

Leo’s eyes lit up, and he swaggered toward the lodge, tossing a cocky line over his shoulder. “Superstar, you better get moving. If you’re late, there won’t be any seats left for you.”

He shot inside in a flash, obviously not wanting to get caught and forced by Simone to help out.

The tables were for breakfast later, and the staff was already hustling around, getting everything set up.

Ian couldn’t turn Simone down, so he just headed over to lend a hand.

Leo headed for the restroom on the first floor, but the door was wide open and the place was totally empty.

Leo frowned–where had Yolanda gone?

He checked the second floor, then the third, still nothing.

Back on the first floor, he pulled out his phone, ready to call her, but before he could dial, someone cracked him hard on the back of the head. He dropped, lights out.

Andrew dragged Leo into the nearby courtyard and shoved him into the trunk, where Yolanda was already

out cold.

She’d been knocked out with something.

Andrew had originally planned to take just Yolanda, but Leo was so annoyingly persistent, hanging around looking for people, that he finally just decided to drag him along too.

When Leo finally regained consciousness, his head was still spinning. Looking around, he realized he was locked in some rundown, abandoned factory. Sunlight spilled in from outside, but inside it was stripped completely bare–just piles of scattered bricks on the ground, a single locked door, steel bars over the windows, and a camera dangling from one of the window frames. That was all.

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed someone behind him. Turning around, he saw Yolanda leaning back

in a chair.

Leo froze, and his first instinct was to reach for the chain around her ankle and try to undo it, but almost

immediately, he felt something wrong with his own body.

Leo felt like his whole body was overheating, his skin prickling with heat as if he might explode any second. ‘What the hell did they do to me?‘ he wondered, blinking through the haze.

Yolanda was sprawled across the only chair in the place–a grimy, beat–up thing, way too shabby for someone like her. She looked so out of place, so vulnerable.

But even now, she was impossibly striking. Her pale skin seemed to almost shimmer under the weak sunlight, and her athletic outfit traced every curve. Leo found himself dumbfounded, unable to look away.

“Yolanda? Hey, Yolanda?” Leo called out, his voice dry and low, and he slowly dragged himself closer to her.

He tried to get her attention, his body heavy and off–balance as he moved step by step toward the chair.

His hands were tied behind his back, so he could only nudge her with his head.

Yolanda had breathed in so much of the knock–out drug, she was totally unconscious.

Leo could barely think straight, her scent clouding his mind. He lowered his gaze, barely keeping himself in check as he fought the urge to give in to his body’s instincts.

“Hey, wake up,” he muttered, his voice rough and strained.

Leo had been kidnapped before, but never with someone like Yolanda. How the hell did she end up here with

him?

Is it me they

closer made it worse, until he just gave in and

his voice barely audible, rough with

was boiling alive, trapped in a desert, the heat suffocating him. Getting close to her was the only thing that

could sense his burning presence against her, frowning in

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on early that Yolanda was missing and had already sent the Crimson

had just arrived at the mountaintop villa.

so the moment Andrew hit him up with the stream link, Charles just removed him from his contacts without

Ian, Sam, Xavier, and

both knew Andrew wouldn’t have sent them something like this if it wasn’t serious. Xavier, hanging out at the hospital with Joelle,

for the entertainment–nothing like a bit of

sent the link out to over thirty people in their circle,

they saw Leo hooking up with Yolanda on the live stream, Yolanda’s reputation would be trashed for good. Once he felt the

to go up against the Lawson family. Leo had

stream, he could pretty much guess who was

team. “Find out where that signal’s coming from. I need an

had picked up all sorts of shady tricks overseas, and his signal was blocked off from the outside world. Cracking it was

Andrew was running the show as the admin of the stream and sent

kick off. Hope you all enjoy the

the stream with the general public for a reason. If the whole city of Beloris caught wind of Yolanda’s mess, it wouldn’t just be Charles getting humiliated–the entire Sinclair family would be dragged down with him.

of Charles hating his guts was

to anything that could shake the Sinclair family, he couldn’t afford to

the usual insiders watching, well, everyone knew how powerful the Sinclair family was–and they knew Yolanda wasn’t exactly beloved. The scandal wouldn’t touch the Sinclairs one bit. Charles would probably kick Yolanda to the curb and, who knows, maybe all eyes

she wanted, he’d move heaven and

seeing his brother dragged into this disgusting live stream. He didn’t waste a second before barking out orders for his guys to find Leo,

when he realized the woman was Yolanda, Xavier totally

up with Yolanda, how the hell were they supposed

had been drugged–who the hell would

knew was there was something cold and sugary right in front of him, and he wanted it

that sweet, chilly treat into his mouth, but with his hands tied behind his

same four people were still

the link out to a bunch of people, and only four had actually

up.

blindly in desperation until he finally bumped into Yolanda’s. Driven by instinct and panic, he pressed a frantic kiss

He quickly tore his eyes away and barked at

so freaked out he almost dropped his phone. He kicked the guy next to

are you waiting

had to stop Leo before it

chat, his fingers flying in

better listen up–don’t do anything you’ll regret. If you mess

feared no one but his grandfather, and the rest

he typed into

you look at that–Xavier’s here. Sit back and enjoy the spectacle, Xavier. Watch as your precious little brother gets

of curses, but the system

watched the stream and let out a long

dirty crap that psycho Andrew was sharing,

Leo making out with Yolanda like there was no tomorrow, Quinn figured the kid was so

they’re totally screwed now!‘ Quinn muttered

go up in flames!‘ Quinn

pond eel had more energy and excitement than she did. He’d joke that Charles must’ve been cursed for eight lifetimes to end up marrying

when Leo snaps out of it and realizes he was all over Yolanda like that,‘ Quinn thought, ‘he’s gonna go ballistic–wouldn’t be surprised if he grabbed a knife and went straight after Andrew. Once that’s done, he’ll

hell is even going on?‘ Quinn

just pick up the phone and call Charles–there were only four people watching right now, and Xavier was obviously one of them. ‘Xavier’s

mess never happened. Just don’t mention a word about it to Leo later–especially since he wasn’t all

didn’t want his own name popping up. Last thing he needed was to

Andrew, the lunatic behind this whole fiasco, had no idea who the four viewers

look at Leo like this anymore,’ Quinn thought, forcing himself to look away from

screen.

felt like forever–seven, maybe eight minutes. The camera was set up by the window, so it could only

shallow as she struggled for air. Finally, through the haze, her mind began to clear. ‘Where am I? Why does everything

to press against her aching forehead, only to bump into something scorching hot

need, instinctively reached out and grabbed her hand, pressing it against

washed over him, chasing away some of

the moment she moved, her ankle jerked back–chained tight. No matter how

yelled, her voice trembling

clinging to his last thread of sanity even as every cell in his

this,‘ Leo thought bitterly. ‘She’d be falling over herself to help him, even giving him

tied tightly behind his back–he

live–streamed, so she was completely unaware of

kicked Leo away

Andrew must have been the one

by a few of Joelle’s cryptic lines again, showing up to take out anyone who

gladly lay down his life for Joelle, and there was no

staying alive

in chains, up onto a chair, both hands straining as she tried to force the shackles

wrapped around her ankle fit so snug, it might as well have been tailored for her–it

her. He rubbed his tear–streaked face against her foot,

be honest, after all these years, Yolanda had only ever seen him act like a pompous jerk, always thinking he was above her. This was the first time she’d ever

anymore. He started relentlessly spamming the

treat my brother like that? You’ll regret this,

scene and finally breathed out in relief–things were finally back on

could always tell when someone didn’t like her. She’d never taken to Leo, so she’d always

of the four, Samuel was easily the calmest of

in front of him, while his assistant stood respectfully at his desk,

we’ve got so far: the Andrade manor managed to snag that piece of land, but apparently there’s some sort of problem with it. No one’s figured out what it is yet. Cedric rushed over to the Andrade manor in the

was checking out some business stats, considerately asked, “CEO, do you want me to bring over a

screen with the phone just lying there, the

himself.

about it–just update me on any

had control of the Crimson Gallery. If he wanted to track

like a hawk, there’s no way this livestream could drag on for much

relationships under wraps, the safer we are. If this mess blows

left to face everyone’s blame, and that kind

ever decide to back her up, she might stand a chance. At the end of

by a single rule: never do anything reckless or

Family still climbing the ranks–there

assistant had left, quietly picked up his

while Leo’s cheek rested against the foot she

he croaked, “Come on, just let me have a drink… Why

Please… I’m so hot, I feel like I’m

mumbling was so quiet, only

she tried helplessly to yank the chain open, but it

hoping someone

this mess.

his wrists covered in bloody scratches, slowly pushed himself up from the floor

her.

lashes fluttered as she immediately snapped upright, legs stiff with nervousness. ‘It’s not like I told him to kneel, she thought. ‘Seriously, if he remembers this later and totally freaks out about it, please just don’t let

could barely make out anything in front of him, lurched forward in

take both their weight and collapsed

him, seeing stars as her world spun from the

Leo was just

get a hold of yourself…” ‘Seriously, does he even hear

window. On the live feed, all anyone could see now was

it, restlessly trying to get closer, pawing at the ground like a desperate animal rooting through dirt–the more he struggled, the

started to realize she

a tiny bit, but with

foot and

over, blocking most of the camera’s

their screens had no clue what just happened; for all they knew, Yolanda and Leo were

and as soon as he locked down Yolanda’s location, he slapped on his mask and was

people were left

crawling with ants. Still, she was

but ended up giving Leo just the

‘Gotcha!‘ Leo thought.

by a single shot. Right after, a car came roaring in, smashing straight through the

car had no license plates–nobody could even guess

barely brushed hers when suddenly someone seized him by the back of the neck and hurled him aside

swept up into a pair of icy arms

man holding her radiated a chilling aura, gripping her so tightly it felt like he could crush her right then and

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she stared at the man, her eyes rimmed red

the silver mask on his face looked so cold, it

her bones.

as she whispered, “Who… who are

only reason she could even make

was happening, she was yanked toward

Chaos. Darkness.

back to him, the world kept tilting and spinning in front of her eyes,

out, wanting to tear off

colder

voice was icy and emotionless as he ordered, “Don’t

chaos; she could barely form a single

moment, she

that title with a couple of cold,

unconsciously, she swallowed and murmured,

another

pillow and

knew he was always in control, not leaving a single mark on

and kicked up a fuss, but his

hazy state, she vaguely

*

up, she was in a hospital

the sharp smell of disinfectant filling her

the room–Simone, Ian,

Ian, Xavier,

to when she and Leo were locked up together–but judging by the scene, it

when he finally tracked down

by Andrew and tortured, and she was eventually found down

and Charles. This time, Andrew was clearly getting

lingering on the group of men. Just then, Simone reached out and took her hand, holding

happened to be filming nearby, so I rushed over. Yolanda, you almost lost your life this time–the fever only just

her eyelashes, but inside, she couldn’t help feeling

really have a fever?‘

hand was tucked under the covers, and she could vaguely feel something different down

foggy at the time that she couldn’t remember who it was, or even

‘I’m screwed,’ she thought.

she could hear

Charles this time, and you got dragged into his mess for no reason. He even locked you up with the Lawson boy. Luckily, nothing truly

as a ghost, like someone who’d barely made it

her bedside, reaching out

days searching before finally finding her down at the bottom of the cliff. She’d had a raging fever, and her clothes were

a beat and he rushed

finally gone down, but she’d really been

spinning with questions. ‘Did I really have a fever?‘ she

fake–she must have been burning up when they found her. And if Charles saw her looking like she’d just been with someone, he was bound to

was no way he wouldn’t kick

nervously, her thoughts a

sure she’d slept with a man this time, but she had no idea who it

it Leo?‘ she

flicked over to Xavier, who looked pissed off and sneered, “Lucky for you, nothing happened between you and

‘Good thing it wasn’t Leo. If it had been, he’d probably never let me go for

lan?‘

in mystery, and Yolanda never wanted to dig too deep.

flicked over to

the side, and when he caught her eyes, there was a brief flash of worry and puzzlement in

felt a cold shiver run through her. ‘If it’s not Ian… then who the

Quinn Cooper remained in the

but as Charles’s

from all the overthinking, and

already sent people to look

back down, and

room,

Simone said softly. “If you hadn’t left Andrew with no way out back then, would he have been clinging to you like this for so long? Once you find him, maybe clear the air while you have

chance.”

like that would ever

together, worry flickering in her eyes. She was just speaking as an elder—she didn’t want

with Joelle, but Joelle got rescued before he could act, so he shifted his focus to Yolanda instead. He even deliberately locked Yolanda up with Leo.

nothing happened between

his plan flop, he just shoved Yolanda straight off a not–too–high, not–too–low cliff. She ended up lying out there for two whole

back into the hospital room, he spotted

scared?” he

absolutely no clue who she’d ended

at the time, her memories all fuzzy, but that weird, floaty,

out rough–her throat was probably wrecked from all

feeling dizzy. Let me rest for

on the head. “Okay, just get some

days in the hospital. Charles visited as often as he could, but there were still stretches

dropped by, a conflicted look

do you remember what happened that night?” Quinn asked, sounding a bit

That

instantly on guard. She gave him a quick, searching look. “What are you trying

her eyes and let out a quiet breath. “It’s nothing, really. Just get

took a seat by her bed, and poured

you feeling?” he asked

against the bed, taking her time with her

it, just get some

got

inside. She was pretty sure the guy she’d slept with was one of these men,

after Samuel walked out, Leo kicked

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on, Yolanda

tantrum.”

bedside, grabbing the collar of Yolanda’s hospital gown.

fuming, he snapped, “Yolanda, I’m

on her collar and stared at Leo’s furious face, doubts creeping into her mind. ‘Wait,

that why

down. ‘No chance. If it really was

better than anyone just how much

face turned bright red but Quinn and Xavier just looked at him and figured he was

cold as ice. “Dude, you were out of it–why are you making a big deal

Leo’s entire body was shaking

is that seriously what’s got me pissed?‘ he thought,

pathetic, reaching out to her,

like his heart got stomped to pieces. Even now, just remembering it

up with tears, threatening to spill

to calm him down, but when he turned back and saw those tears rolling down Leo’s cheeks,

a bit

it be?! I hate her so

toward his own hospital room, his

was so loud, and since it was right outside

word.

‘Well, looks like Leo wasn’t the one I

total wreck over a few lousy kisses. If we actually

Yolanda wondered, her headache coming back all

Grant, a bunch of our talents are handing

the old contracts. The ones who left before had to cough up money, but these

want to leave, they’re free to go. Anyone who wants to stay, can stay. The company won’t ask

suddenly, all the talents at Starlight were stuck in a

the entire narrative about Yolanda did a complete 180–these days, everyone was hyping

nonstop.

away. Starlight had beefed up security big time–no one could get in unless they were a talent or

up strict access controls. It wasn’t just for show–it was a

and taking a shower, she heard a sound outside. When she opened the bathroom

soup.

looked away, eyelashes lowered. “Have some soup,

him, Yolanda couldn’t help but

of guilt.

Ian would be her one and only, but now, instead of letting him get close,

inside. Sitting down at the edge of the bed, she