Smile for the camera. Relax. Give off the clear, gentle aura of a midsummer night’s dream.

When the photographer and Skylar later went over the pictures they’d taken, they quickly discovered that she looked like she was forcing a smile in nearly every one of them.

It was as if someone had been holding a gun to her head and made her do this photoshoot.

“I’ll take a moment to organize my feelings, and we can do a retake soon after,” Skylar offered apologetically.

Noticing the necklace around Skylar’s neck, the photographer shook his head. “I think you should take that off and ask one of the stylists to give you a new one.”

She reached out a hand to gingerly touch the black swan pendant. Though she had grown attached to her birthday present, she eventually relented and switched it out.

It was late afternoon when the photoshoot finally wrapped up. Skylar approached Molly right before she left, saying, “See you soon. Let’s go out for a meal together next time.”

“When? I don’t want this to be an empty promise.”

invitation had indeed been nothing more than an empty promise, but she couldn’t go back on her word now. “Tomorrow night. I’ll text

be a good excuse for her to invite Penelope out. They hadn’t seen each other since Penelope gave birth, and it couldn’t be good for her mental

the woman’s grudge against her if she came out

as to what she had done

pride after getting asked out

to choose her, out

already prepared to take a picture with Skylar after they had dinner. She could post it on Instagram

mumbled, “Skylar’s literally untouchable within our company. I just don’t know where

sighed. Rumors were going around the company about Skylar’s close relationship with the CEO of Ford Group

walking together with a man the other day, and had also bumped

like; after all, she’d

composure, Molly replied, “Who cares? As long as you work hard, your efforts

was part of success, but you couldn’t succeed in the entertainment

starting line. Skylar had only enjoyed the best opportunities ever since her debut;

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