Chapter 105

Roxanne’s face was swollen from the slap, and her mouth was split at the corners, with blood filling; her teeth felt like they were on the brink of falling out.

After the scene ended, she glared at Quintessa with venomous eyes and growled, “Just you wait.”

Roxanne wanted to spit out a few harsh words, but the pain was too much, and just mouthing those few words nearly brought her to tears.

She hurried off with her agent to the hospital, frightened that the blow might have disfigured her beautiful

face.

Director Fitch wasn’t fond of Roxanne, to begin with. Even knowing that Quintessa had hit her on purpose, he still turned a blind eye and wanted to keep filming. Hollywood was always a cutthroat place.

Manny handed Quintessa a thermos, “Quinn, you holding up okay?”

hand, “I’m fine, just a bit of a

gulped nervously, whispering, “You were fierce.”

flexed her right hand.

far from over; in fact, it was

film set was a battlefield, and coming out

for Roxanne, she was the

the lead actor playing the King, the famous Jonathan Winters, a 36–year–old cinema star who had taken a hiatus from the silver screen to

was the epitome of handsome and sophisticated charm; his features were sharp and her eyes were a deep, brooding pool. His popularity with the audience was undeniable; with a slew of international awards under his belt, he deserved the fame as the ‘Movie Star Jonathan‘.

though the media had spent over a decade trying to unearth his background, they had

around. But

tried to catch his eye, not one had managed to engage him in conversation for more

scene that night was an intimate one, with just a few sweet nothings followed by the drawing of curtains and

they lay side by side, Jonathan suddenly asked, “Was it

voice was captivating, as he always used his natural tone on set, and when he spoke, it was as

Quintessa raised an eyebrow, “Yeah, it was intentional. Got a problem with that? If you

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