I Became His Sweetheart by Bright Eyes

Chapter 13 The Fake Act

“Oh! Isn’t she Melanie Jones, the heiress of the declining Joneses? She’s the one whose fiancé was stolen by Lena Jones! Is she really this naive or just putting on a show by coming here to aid Lena?”

Two unknown celebrities led the mockery, quickly joined by others.

Melanie remained composed. Before she could respond, someone stepped up to defend her.

“How can you say that? Melanie is my cousin! When you criticize her, you’re criticizing me!”

Lena, with a sweet and innocent appearance, navigated through the crowd and took Melanie’s hand. She whispered in Melanie’s ear, “Mel, I knew you wouldn’t be mad at me. Last night was just a huge misunderstanding. There was nothing between me and Bryan.”

Melanie turned to Lena, her lips curved into a sarcastic smile. “Is that so?”

Lena’s eyes glittered. She continued. “Of course, Mel! There are too many people here. Let’s talk later. But I’m grateful that you’ve already secured an international endorsement deal for me this morning.”

Melanie’s eyes simmered with a hidden resolve. She had secured not just one but several endorsement deals for Lena in the past couple

of days.

As Lena’s public image continued to crumble in the days to come, the combined penalties from the breached contracts would be enough to leave her financially ruined. That was Melanie’s way of holding Lena accountable for her behavior and her role in stealing her fiancé.

to support her. Lena expressed, “Today’s talent show

said I’m here to

Lena’s hand away, her gaze icy.

support her, did she truly come here

and a naturally stunning figure emerged–Stephen Morgan. He had recently dyed his short hair chestnut color, and

urged Lena. “Hey, Lena. You know Stephen, don’t you?”

about to

to him and maybe introduce us? We might be able to

a deep breath. She adjusted her bangs

at Lena. He cut

crowd could not contain their

turned ugly with displeasure. To her surprise, Stephen walked toward

as I expected!”

self–assuredness. It was easy to see why she had managed

unyielding heart.

of hers though…

was a renowned acupuncturist within the family. When Stephen’s uncle suffered a severe injury and was left paralyzed, experts from all over the world had declared his condition incurable. Yet it was

Stephen’s casual interaction, Lena clenched her fists. Her nails dug deep