Chapter 216:

Mabel watched Glenda enter the bedroom with Lanny. After catching sight of the shopping bags on the couch, she felt a wave of depression wash over her. The butler cautiously handed her an ice pack, but Mabel, in a fit of anger, smashed it to the floor and snapped, “Just leave me alone.”

The butler, sensing her mood, obeyed silently, stepping aside. Mabel’s expression darkened. She was fed up with Lanny. Sure, he’d given her and her mother some money, but he’d become insufferably arrogant. Mabel was convinced she could make her own money.

Grabbing her phone, she marched into her bedroom. Once inside, she scrolled through her contacts and dialed her agent’s number, someone she hadn’t contacted in a while.

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The phone rang three times before her agent impatiently answered, “What’s up?”

Mabel, despite her own frustration, knew she had to butter up her agent if she wanted to get back into the entertainment business and earn some money. “Aylin, people must have forgotten about my scandal by now, right? Can I come back to work in entertainment?”

Worried that Aylin Watts could refuse, she added humbly, “I’m willing to start small, even with minor gigs. I’ll do anything, just give me a chance.”

Aylin’s response was unexpected. After a long pause, she softened her tone. “Mabel, you know how it is. Your reputation now, it’s not good.”

sank. “But how? I still

for those. They’re all fake. You’ve got less than a hundred

She collapsed onto the floor. “Less than a hundred? That can’t be

call, but Mabel stopped her. “Wait, Aylin. You can’t just ditch me.

worked with. She’d become famous for her own songs, but she wasn’t a great singer. On variety shows, she lacked humility and humor. And her acting? There

the entertainment business left a lot to be desired. She wasn’t ultimately blacklisted, but her reputation

want to come back, you need to start writing songs again.

truth was the songs

from hypoglycemia and been taken to the

immediately, “Yeah, it’s nothing serious. After some glucose, Morgan went back to the film set. That

that Morgan was fine, Elyse put her phone away. When she turned, she found Jayden staring at her. Confused, she reached up to touch her face. “Is there

wondering when you’ll stop giving me the cold

not mad at

buy it. “How do I know

Elyse turned and headed back

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