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.

Melanie’s true intentions, Lena believed that her naïve cousin was here to support her. Lena expressed, “Today’s talent show is super important for me. With

I’m here

away, her gaze

to support her, did she truly come here for the talent show? A cripple like

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

folks in the crowd urged Lena. “Hey, Lena. You know Stephen,

do, we’re about to

to him and maybe introduce us? We might

a deep breath. She adjusted her bangs and approached Stephen. “Stephen?

irritated as he glanced at Lena. He cut her off. “Have

the crowd could not

turned ugly with displeasure. To her surprise, Stephen walked toward Melanie and initiated a

as I expected!”

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

unyielding heart.

of hers

the world had

casual interaction, Lena clenched her fists. Her