Will You Marry Me, Again by Pear Heart

Chapter 136 Looked in the Mirror Lately?

Hope didn’t hesitate at all. “I believe in you.”

“Good. I need you to listen to me. Just pretend you don’t know anything about this. You’re still drowning in the grief of losing your mother, doing what you usually do.”

Maia urged her. “Once you’re back to work, you’ll work on television drama shoots and attend events as usual. Don’t do anything differently or express any other emotion.”

Maia was deathly afraid that the culprit was observing her from the dark. She must not alert

him!

Hope promised. “Don’t worry, Maia. I’m an actress. I’ve got this!”

“I’ll get to the bottom of this.”

“The murderer is relentless, Maia. You have to be careful.” Hope looked at her, worried. Maia nodded in reply.

Then, she and Buck helped Hope stuff everything into the storage box. He was taking the box out when several middle–aged women rushed into the corridor.

They had heard that the big celebrity was back. They looked around in front of Hope’s place to catch a glimpse of her.

“Looking for someone?” Buck asked politely.

“Is Hope here? I’m talking about the actress who’s appeared in several shows! We’ve known. her since she was little!”

“Look at my grandchildren. They’re adorable. I wish Hope could help them to get on television!”

“Also, my son’s thirty years old. He’s an engineer and he’s single. I could introduce him to her!”

women made a racket. They were trying to speak louder than each other. Hope was

few steps when

me? I’m Penny from next

“I’m Debby, Hope!”

was around when you were

could never forget them. They used to gossip about her being a child

she did not have

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mistress because she worked in a nightclub. They claimed that she would

her lips. She went back into her house to get away from the middle–aged women. They started shouting the moment she went

pretending she doesn’t know us just because she became a big–shot celebrity? Does she really think she’s better

even greet us. Why’d

now that she’s famous. Did she forget she’s just an actress? Actresses aren’t

“Ms. Hope

far too brutal, but he kept his decorum and said, ” doesn’t know you, ladies. Please leave the premises. Thank

possible? We’re all neighbors and we’ve known her since she was

because she got rich! She should give us support and

of us!”

straight. She came out earlier, but she didn’t say anything to us.

Are W

invisible?”

linebacker. They couldn’t get in because he was standing at the door. Otherwise, they’d

closing the storage box and saw Hope closing the bedroom door. She leaned on it,

out there? Who was it?” She was about to go outside and check when

to do anything to him. I’m worried they’ll insult you if they see

well the kind of people they were. They

terrible words.

they? Are

me and my mom when we lived here. They said I’m a bastard, and that my mom raised me to be a skank.