4I covered my red and swollen lips and escaped from the room, but accidentally fell off the steps."Ouch!" I squinted my eyes and rubbed my legs in pain. Fortunately, I wasn't badly injured. I used to cry for a long time when I fell, but since the change of Axel, I could endure it no matter how painful it was.The more I cried, the more enjoyable he was. It was a vicious circle.I smiled mockingly. When I was about to stand up, a pair of hands appeared before me. I looked up. It was Jadon Hobbes.The warm sunshine fell on him, making his eyes sparkle. He gave a bright smile, tender and eye-catching.Different from Axel who became famous in his youth, it took Jadon several years to reach the current high position. I've seen his magnum opus, and I had to say he was really awesome.I found another advantage to participate in this variety show—I could meet my idol at a close distance. I wiped my hand devoutly and stretched out it. "Hello, Mr. Hobbes, I've seen your movie."Jadon s

9I couldn't ignore Axel, nor could I let him continue to bully me.It was Emelia who came to pick me up. She looked at me in a mess and didn't ask me what happened.I said, "Make a call to Mia. Axel is not in a good state now."The noise I heard before I left was made by Axel. He fell because of the intense emotions and the sore he would feel all over his body on rainy days.But I had to run away.I stayed at Emelia's house for a few days. After adjusting my mood, I came back to record the Acting Lab. I was still very conflicted about how to deal with Axel. Should I deliberately alienate him, or should I be cold and calm and say something bad to him?Anyway, it was impossible for me to beg for mercy and apologize.I waited anxiously for the last shooting, but the director said that because of a schedule conflict, Axel couldn't come.He had left enough time for this variety show, so there couldn't be any conflict.I took a deep breath slowly. Fortunately, I didn't have to fac

13When we arrived at the apartment, Axel was still frowning.I blinked my eyes and grabbed his arm to comfort him. Just then I saw bruises on his arm.I was confused and looked at the bruises closely. They seemed to be left after injections. I asked, "Why are there bruises on your arm?""Are you sick?"I raised my eyes with pity. A light flashed in Axel's eyes, and he pursed his lips and held me tightly.When I got closer to Axel, I smelled a faint smell of alcohol from him, which made him less stern than usual.I asked, "Does it hurt?"He rested his chin on my neck. "It hurt more when you left me."Axel's nasal voice was heavy and his eyelashes seemed to be wet.His serious expression made my heart ache. I blew on the back of his hand like coaxing a child. "It won't hurt now."I was back.Axel's eyes darkened. Finally, he clasped the back of my head and kissed me fiercely.At night, I lay in his arms and rolled over. Finally, I couldn't help but ask, "Why did you blackli

18Jadon sent me the whole video. He believed that I would do as he thought.Yes, it was not easy for me to get such fame. How could I lose it? I had owned all I wanted.Axel always said that I was his bottom line.Unconsciously, he had become my bottom line too.I sent the video to Mia and said, "Don't tell Axel. Clarify it yourself."After hearing the news, Emelia was very confused. "Mariam, you have to think it over. After all, even if Axel lost his fame now, Mia has the resources to make him popular again, but you..."Yes, I didn't have any chance.I knew, but I didn't care about it now. Axel beat Jadon because of me. He hadn't done anything wrong.I said, "Have you seen the online abuse of Axel? He is actually very sad."Even though he didn't say anything and he was still comforting me, I could feel that he was grieved but he chose to digest it by himself.After calming down, I went back home and found that Axel was not there.Fortunately, the problem had been solved,

6"Oh, Eleanor. Is this one of your many lovers? He even came all the way here to find you!" Jenna's contemptuous voice broke the silence.I wanted to say, "I'm the one who can't accept this, okay? I'm going to go crazy! How am I going to explain it to her?"Jenna glanced at the time again and said casually, "Well, it's still early. Go on and take him inside. I won't bother you anymore."After that, Jenna shook her head and walked away, sighing.Since things had come to that, I could only lead the handsome youth into my home....When I returned after pouring a glass of water, I realized he was no longer on the couch in a blink of an eye."Huh?"After scanning my surroundings, I found that he had suddenly gone beside the fish tank. His palm was pressed against the fish tank's glass, and his gaze followed the fish's movements.He looked pure and innocent, like a child who knew nothing about this world.I muttered silently, "Damn it! Does he not know that his look makes it eas