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.

you must've been a handsome, talented

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

loves, couldn't hide their

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

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

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

glumly, "I know, I

her too much. He should've stopped her small misdeeds early, not

just four or five days to lock in her role with Jouste before leaving the hospital and returning home for her

show's head producer, hearing she'd had an accident, urged her to rest, saying she could skip episodes or quit-no big deal. But Nyx kept her word and came

the audience will eat you

favorite-quitting

it a cover-up, raging

apart.

"Oh well." She'd only stepped in as a last-minute fill-in-her popularity was an

safe, stay low-key, aim for early elimination, and finish this gig!'

show planned to push culture all along-the

opera.

opera, thinking they'd shine, but the expert teacher still raved about Nyx, even wanting to take her as a

the producer, "How about cutting a couple of my lines

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a contest-she wanted others to get a chance. The producer agreed at some thots. The sug guests thanked

amount of humility outshone the audience's keen eyes-Nyx's two lines stole the skyow, dubbed the finishing

to the script, giving her a middling score, only to get blasted by fans for being blind and

place against the judges. Backstage, facing the quests bumped to

talent," they said graciously, comforting her instead. "Don't worry about

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

do you pick it up so

"It's pure talent!"

praise. She hadn't studied opera, but back in ancient times, with little else to do, she'd heard

small thermos of hot water to soothe

though he clearly wasn't one. His aura and closeness to Nyx made

he was a big deal, but his exact identity eluded them, hinting at his stature. They teased Nyx with grins "Boyfriend's here to

face lit up faintly, loving the label. Flattering a big shot with a hundred

incident, both

waking up drenched-sweat or tears, she couldn't tell-turning leopard and crashing through her window at midnight, refusing

moving in, sleeping in her

One accident skyrocketed her mission progress. She didn't even

no PR cleanup. If anything,

online, fans ate it up. Such a wild scandal was unheard of in

making her cringe and swear off the internet to focus on work. She loved her job,

show's pattern seemed set, and when Nyx won a third time

show's heat sky-high. Other guests didn't win but gained new fans from the spotlight. The whole crew gelled, the vibe unusually chill. But as her fame rose to the top,

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at the set, sensing everyone

blunt guest to

you see the online

Nyx blinked.

internet lately and had no clue what was up.

saw the

music show's a joke-they think we're stupid. Are we deaf or

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every time. No matter how great

they're her sidekicks.

compete?]