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!”

were trying to speak louder than each other. Hope was tidying her stuff in her house, but she came

few

you remember me? I’m Penny from next

“I’m Debby, Hope!”

was around

to gossip about her

and mocked her because she did not have a

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because she worked in a

went back into her house to get away from the middle–aged women.

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

can’t believe she didn’t even greet us.

famous. Did she forget she’s just an actress? Actresses

“Ms. Hope

they were being far too brutal, but he kept his decorum and said, ” doesn’t know you,

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

She cast us aside because she got rich!

each of

out earlier, but she didn’t say anything to us. What does

Are W

invisible?”

really insufferable. It was a good thing Buck was built like a linebacker. They couldn’t get in because he was standing at the door. Otherwise, they’d already

box and saw Hope closing the bedroom door. She leaned on it, looking terrified. The air conditioner

had heard the clamor too. “What happened out there? Who was it?” She was about to go outside and check when Hope stopped

Maia. Buck’s a big guy so they’re not going to do anything to him. I’m

remembered very well the kind of people they were. They could

terrible words.

Are they your old

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