Kevan did not explain to her."Either you send her down right now, and I can pretend this never happened. Or…" His eyes narrowed, and his voice got heavy. "We will follow the contract."Vivian made up her mind at once. "Karin, please go downstairs for now!" She frantically tried to signal her with her eyes, but Karin was staring at Kevan."Mr. Rogers!" Karin started to cry. She quickly ran toward him and knocked Larissa aside to throw herself into his arms. She wrapped her arms tightly around his waist."I’m sorry about what happened before! I was wrong! That was the agency’s decision—not mine. I swear I didn’t want to do it! Please have mercy on me!"She buried her face into Kevan’s chest, her tears and snot smearing onto his white shirt.Kevan’s expression turned livid, and a sense of wintry coldness began emanating from his figure. Larissa, who was rubbing her nose while leaning against him, shuddered, and Vivian was equally just as terrified as she backed away.Yet, Karin di

She had not treated this as a serious problem at the time—even if this was the first time she failed and had been rejected. But after that, everything spiraled out of her control and was beyond what she could imagine would happen.She sought out her boss and asked him to save her, but she only got more social calls than before.The payoff for the social calls was better resources for other actresses in the agency.She demanded an explanation from her boss, and he told her frankly, "You’ve been banned by Mr. Rogers. If you don’t deal with him, no one will dare hire you. But don’t worry, I will always remember your contributions to the agency. As long as our contract remains valid, your luxurious life will always be there."She knew exactly what she needed to trade to keep her "luxurious life".She still had dreams and aspirations. She did not want to be some call girl for the rest of her life.So, she did everything she could to get the invitation for tonight’s banquet in order to

Many present began to look pained at her plight, but Kevan remained unmoved. Larissa could not help but wonder if Kevan’s heart was made of stone."You did not have inappropriate thoughts about me?" he sneered coldly. "I suppose so. Considering all the men you’ve slept with, your taste in men is rather poor."Having her hidden past exposed so abruptly, Karin inhaled sharply. Her throat constricted, and it caused her to choke and cough for a while.The disgust in Kevan’s eyes grew."What are you still standing around for?" He looked at the stunned group. "Hurry up and get her out of here."The staff members snapped back to reality and quickly surrounded Karin. They pulled and tugged and got her to let go of Kevan’s leg. They actually ended up picking her up from the floor.Glaring, Karin shouted while coughing, "Put me down!" But no one responded to her.Her cries and shouts kept going until they went downstairs. Even then, it took a long while before her shrill voice faded out

The layout of the studio’s second floor was different from the third. The interior decorations and furnishings here were closer to that of a high-end boutique.Under the guidance of the staff, Larissa wandered around the whole floor for quite a bit before locating the small single bathroom at the back of the floor.According to the staff’s explanation, the bathroom was built about a year after the studio began operations for artists who had a packed schedule that needed styling. There was nothing around the bathroom, and unauthorized personnel would never come here, so privacy was very much assured.Larissa knocked on the bathroom door. Soon, Kevan’s guarded voice sounded. "Who is it?"Larissa replied, "I’m here with your clothes, Mr. Rogers.""Are you alone?""I am."Kevan said nothing more. The door soon opened, and a burst of hot steam wafted from the bathroom.Larissa looked up and saw a broad, strong chest glistening with water. Countless beads of water were dripping downw

With Karin causing a scene, it was now 5:30 pm."There’s not much time left," he reminded Vivian. "Ms. Seymour’s makeup…"Vivian immediately got Larissa onto the high stool."I will start now!"Vivian only did a light makeup look for Larissa. She said, "Ms. Seymour is a natural beauty, so excessive touch-ups are not needed. All she needs is a little powder to enhance her complexion, and she’s good to go."Kevan nodded in agreement with her statement.Larissa started blushing again—in other words, his nod meant that he was complimenting her.Parting Larissa’s long hair in the middle, Vivian brushed it all behind her head, gathering it all into a low bun."This exposes her neck and shoulders. Her neck and shoulder lines are already perfect, and there’s no need for jewelry for emphasis—As a matter of fact, I think wearing jewelry will detract from the overall effect."Kevan said, "Very well; leave out the jewelry then."Larissa said nothing. Right now, she was a mannequin that t

"As expected, you really have good taste, Mr. Rogers!" Vivian complimented him sincerely. "These are the latest limited-edition shoes from Jimmy Choo, with only two thousand pairs around the globe!"Kevan was indifferent to her compliment, silently going over to Larissa and getting down on one knee.What?Larissa stared at the hair on his head, mouth hanging open from shock. Vivian's reaction was not any better than hers. Looking up at the former, Kevan's expression remained unchanged."Your foot." He held out his hand.It took a while for Larissa to realize that he wanted her to give him her foot."...Let me do it!" She was about to hop down from the high stool but Kevan gripped her left ankle."Don't move," he said with a frown of displeasure.Larissa froze before quietly shifting properly back onto the stool. Then Kevan pulled her foot toward him.His fingers were cold against her skin, and the pressure from his fingertips felt as if a thin current was racing through her bo

The heels were rather high for these shoes, much higher than the heels Larissa usually wore. She could not quite master the height difference yet and fell sideways just after taking a step. Thankfully, Kevan caught her before she could hit the floor.After using him to regain her balance, Larissa tried to leave his embrace, but he stopped her."Do you want to fall again?" he asked coldly, causing Larissa to bite her lip, and she stopped moving.Vivian, who had been quiet, finally spoke up. "How's Ms. Seymour's look? Is it…good to go?""Yes," Kevan replied."And you…?" Vivian studied him once again, her eyes showing her desire to try her little idea from before."I'm fine the way I am." Kevan ignored her passionate gaze and rejected her flatly.Vivian's shoulders drooped."Sit," Kevan ordered Larissa while patting the high stool. She did not know why he wanted her to do that, but she complied.Kevan crouched down again and helped her take off the heels, replacing them with her

Dylan's hand was left awkwardly hanging in the air.Confusion appeared on his face. However, his glasses concealed the smug excitement at succeeding in his mischief."Mr. Rogers?" He drew his hand back with a slightly raised eyebrow before deliberately reminding him. "If I recall correctly, Ms. Seymour is the companion that I invited.""If I'm seeing this right…" Kevan held on to Larissa's hand tightly, his dark eyes fixed at a specific point on the driveway. "That white Lamborghini coming over here is Sharon's car…"He had not even finished speaking yet when Dylan vanished. Larissa was so stunned by the speed of Dylan's escape—he literally melted into the night in a second.Her mouth was hanging open even as she stared at where Dylan had been."Time to head inside." Kevan pulled her hand, and Larissa got out of the car. She turned to look at the white Lamborghini with curiosity.In a few seconds, the white car zoomed into the wide parking area, the sound of its engine growing l

"Kevan!"A group of people got close and surrounded Kevan. There were both men and women in the crowd, young and old. Various perfumes mixed together causing Larissa to sneeze loudly.Two young ladies who were crowded near her let out expressions of disgust."Ew…! So gross…" They muttered."I'm sorry!" Larissa apologized quickly.Kevan, who had been responding to some seniors, suddenly turned over and said to those two ladies with extreme courteousness, "Could you please stand farther away? I am unused to the perfumes that you're wearing."The ladies' faces flushed with anger and embarrassment before they walked away sullenly.The smell of the perfume became lighter, but it was still quite pungent. Larissa used her mouth to breathe as much as possible to prevent herself from sneezing again.Kevan took note of her discomfort, but as he could not ignore his friends and seniors, he whispered to Larissa instead, "Find a place to sit down, and I'll come to you later."Larissa was m

His gaze moved down and caught sight of the wine stains on her bosom."What happened?" he asked.Larissa had no intention of starting anything, so she said calmly, "I accidentally spilled wine on myself.""Oh dear," Lucas frowned and opened the bathroom door for her. "It's best if you cleaned that up at once then!"Wine stains were difficult to get rid of. Larissa wet the stains with water and rubbed hard at the fabric, but her bosom remained stained a dark red.She collapsed onto the toilet bowl with exhaustion, rubbing ruefully at her aching arms while her feet hurt from standing for too long.If she were not worried about other people needing the bathroom, she would have stayed there until the banquet ended.The sound of her phone ringing shattered the peace and quiet she had just managed to gain.Thinking it was Kevan calling her, Larissa rushed to get out her phone. The screen showed an unknown local landline number.Her first thought was that this was a marketing call, b