Chosen Mate of the Beastmen Empire by Lewis Reed

Chapter 440

In the ward, Nyx lay in bed, propped up by a soft pillow, flanked by two males.

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Seafarion peeled fruit with focus, a long spiral of peel dangling evenly without breaking. Meanwhile, Kai held a bowl of hot soup, blowing on each spoonful before feeding it to her.

Jouste stood there, speechless. He vaguely recalled seeing something like this before, but with men surrounded by doting women, not nearly this attentive.

Seeing a visitor, Nyx coughed lightly, embarrassed, sitting up straighter. "What brings you here?"

Truthfully, she wasn't hurt and felt fine, but both males acted like she'd been through something awful, insisting she stay for observation.

Jouste snapped out of it, guilt washing over him as he sighed, “It's all my fault you got hurt!"

He'd invited Nyx to audition but failed to ensure safety. Never in a million years did he think the girl he watched grow up, who often played at his studio, would do something like this over a role that wasn't hers.

This wasn't petty-it was outright harm. She didn't just target Nyx but anyone who might take her role, convinced that crippling them would secure it for her. Such malice from a kid he'd always doted on left Jouste reeling.

If it had been anyone else, they might've been dead or maimed by now. The culprit would've slipped away in the chaos, and with the local authorities' track record, it'd likely be brushed off as an accident-or buried by her family's influence if clues surfaced.

That's why she'd been so reckless. But she didn't

shutting her down with a few words, and the other

Nyx having two top-tier protectors. One was the richest man alive,

Jouste shifted his gaze to Kai. "Excuse me, sir, do you know a Leopardo?"

When he was young, just starting in film, a noble gentleman named Leopardo funded his debut project, kickstarting his

career.

That low-profile benefactor vanished after, but Jouste never forgot his face, even decades later. Seeing Kai gave him a jolt, like seeing Leopardo again. 'How could two people look so alike? It's like he never aged a day, he thought.

Kai glanced up at him. "He's a distant ancestor of mine." Leopardo was one of the aliases he'd used living here.

"You really look like him." Jouste marveled, studying Kai with admiration. "Have you studied martial arts? Ever thought about acting in my films?"

In decades of work, he'd seen countless action stars, some with family-trained skills, but Kai's display still stunned him. If Nyx's fight scenes showed top-tier skill, Kai had top-tier power.

Kai almost shook his head but paused. "If it's a romantic role with Nyx, I'd consider it."

Jouste fell silent. He'd tried not to overthink it, convincing himself Nyx and Kai were just friends, but Kai's words shattered

that illusion.

Glancing at Seafarion, he saw a hint of jealousy, yet the man stayed close to Nyx. 'What kind of relationship is this?' he wondered.

Seeing Jouste speechless, Nyx's eyes darted awkwardly. She'd picked up some language skills lately and understood Kai's

comment.

'An old director like him probably can't handle something this unconventional-he must be shocked, she thought.

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Before she could ease the tension. Jore laughed heartily, nodding at her just like your

The industry was full of messy finge-men flaunting multiple lovers wasn't rare, even seen as alwag. If they could, as em Nye

She wasn't some power-atmiting creep or buying affection-Beatarion and Kai willingly fell for her, proving the was genuinely likable

"If I were decades younger, I might've chased you ton, Jouste teased, grinning wider as both men glared at him.

her head helplessly, patting her partners hacks. "Young you must've been a handsome, talented guy, but I'd only

learned words weren't perfect, but they got through, Jouste's eyes widened, amazed

dubbed her loves, couldn't hide their

crew member to loosen ladder screws and swap the harness for a flimsy one, aiming to ruin

but hit a wall, then sought top lawyers, only to fail miserably. He knew Seafarion was behind it but could do nothing, watching his daughter

didn't get hurt-you should be thankful. Otherwise, a few years in jail wouldn't cut it. With how protective those

sighed glumly, "I know, I get

should've stopped her small misdeeds early, not

trial aftermath, staying abroad just four or five days to lock in her role with Jouste before

to rest, saying she could skip

you afraid the audience will eat you

"Yeah! You're the fan favorite-quitting after one episode

it a cover-up, raging about shady deals and

apart.

sighed, "Oh well." She'd only stepped in as a last-minute fill-in-her

early elimination, and finish this gig!' she vowed. But dreams were grand,

instrument hit big, or the show planned to push culture all along-the second

opera.

guests actually knew opera, thinking they'd shine, but the expert teacher still raved about Nyx, even

suggesting to the producer, "How about cutting a couple of

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chance. The producer agreed at some thots. The sug guests thanked her

performance day, no amount of humility outshone the audience's keen eyes-Nyx's two lines stole the skyow, dubbed

get blasted by fans for being blind and de, even the cog scorers' supporters

her to first place against the judges. Backstage, facing the

graciously, comforting

they took it in stride. The audience loved Nyx, and so did they. They got

do you pick it

"It's pure talent!"

in ancient times, with little else to do, she'd heard it so

small thermos of hot water to soothe

wasn't

deal, but his exact identity eluded them, hinting at

lit up faintly, loving the label. Flattering a big shot with a hundred compliments wouldn't

the incident, both males

drenched-sweat or tears, she couldn't tell-turning leopard and crashing

in her bed.

One accident skyrocketed her mission

spread like wildfire, with no PR cleanup. If anything, they fueled it, slyly spreading word that Nyx preferred one over the

it up. Such

own gossip, but her phone kept pushing it-she even stumbled on fanfiction, making her cringe and swear off the internet to focus on work. She loved

won a third time by popular demand, the producer decided to center the season

gained new fans from the spotlight. The whole crew gelled, the

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the set,

to speak. She grabbed a blunt guest to ask,

you see

blinked. "About what?

internet lately and had no clue what was up. Pulling out

and saw the top trend:

we're stupid. Are

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you first every time. No matter how

her sidekicks. Why

compete?]