Though Jonathan was normally a shitty person, he had one redeeming quality—he was able to separate his personal life from his business well. He would never let his emotions cloud his judgment when he was at work.A good example of this would be the audition from a week ago. Daphne had insisted that Jonathan had pulled some strings so Scarlett could get the role, but she'd sorely misunderstood Jonathan's personality. If Daphne had fit with the company's vision of the female lead, then Jonathan wouldn't have hesitated to give her the contract. However, the truth was that Scarlett simply fit with the company's requirements better than Daphne, earning her the role. As such, Jonathan hadn't been biased, nor had he given Scarlett the role just to get him on her good side, as Daphne had suspected.Scarlett's limbs felt like jelly after she woke up. She'd never felt so weak before. Her jelly-like limbs were reminiscent of her time back in school when she'd had to run a marathon, which was ar

Jonathan pulled out another document from his drawer and impatiently replied, "Why are you asking me? I'm not her fiancé; how would I know? Go ask Justin."Celeste studied his seemingly nonchalant reaction to her question. To everyone else, it would probably seem that there was no problem at all. However, Celeste knew Jonathan's facial expressions all too well. Though Jonathan said that he didn't know Scarlett's number, Celeste could tell that he wasn't being completely honest with her.If Celeste guessed correctly, Jonathan actually knew Scarlett's number, but why did he say that he didn't?Regardless, since he was unwilling to tell, Celeste wasn't foolish enough to expose him either. He'd already said he didn't know, so she was just going to have to play along.That was how Celeste usually was. She was calm and quick-witted. Besides, she was already used to playing dumb around Jonathan. After all, playing dumb was probably the only way she could maintain some form of amicable rel

In hindsight, it didn't matter. Jonathan had always been beyond capable of comforting himself. Since Scarlett was his woman—in name and in spirit—it was only appropriate for him to protect her. No man could stand watching the woman who belonged to them be wrongfully insulted by another. Besides, Florence had been aiming at him with her slap. Despite his confidence in ducking the blow, Scarlett's unwavering action of shielding him from harm comforted him immensely. He considered this a reward for her selfless bravery.What he didn't know was how completely wrong he was. Jonathan thought of Scarlett's actions as a reflex instinct to protect him from harm when she'd really been afraid of Jonathan targeting Florence just to get back at her should her slap land on him. She knew how rotten his temper was. For an ordinary drunk to slap him without rhyme or reason would definitely not go over well. She had personally experienced the consequences of his anger just last night. Jonathan's threats

Midway through her musings, Scarlett inadvertently realized something bizarre. Why would Jonathan, a man who never stayed long with any woman, insist on her staying by his side forever? She suspected her blunt treatment of him played a part in piquing his curiosity, unlike other women who fawned over him relentlessly. Maybe she had been mistaken all along—perhaps she should've treated him like everyone else did. Perhaps, then, he would've gotten sick and tired of her company sooner or later.Who knew staying true to her nature would turn out to be detrimental to herself?Scarlett didn't expect Jonathan's jarring lack of anger despite her rudeness. His smile was maniacal, brimming with ill intent as if she had fallen straight into his trap. The man swept her into his embrace with a laugh. "Alright. Remember, this is your choice. Since you've made your decision, Monkey is yours to take care of now!"Scarlett remained silent. Taking care of his dog didn't seem that different from taking c

Scarlett wasn't about to let such a life-changing opportunity slide. If she could star in a TV show, the ludicrous pay could tide her over for a long while, not to mention the line of other opportunities that was bound to come along with it. This was a chance she had been waiting for all this while—a break in her career where she could be taken to greater heights in the industry and consequently live a better life.The suddenness of her grandfather's death seemed to have deeply affected her grandmother, so much so that she was currently hooked up to a respirator to help her breathe. Her grandma's unexpected illness still pained her to this day, and she decided to head over to the hospital to visit her after work.Unfortunately, the old woman showed no signs of regaining consciousness, her reliance on the ventilator growing by the day, a pallid sheen having taken residence permanently on her face.Scarlett's heart ached as she beheld her beloved grandmother lying lifelessly on the hospi