Jackson pursed his lips at the thought of that possibility. He would never let Lucas have his way!

In the private room, Lucas pulled out the silver bracelet he wore on his neck. He brushed his fingertips over it. Its surface was smooth and shiny from being polished by his fingers over the years.

To him, this bracelet was his entire world.

As it turned out, people who keep longing for another despite the passage of time do indeed exist. In fact, the more time passed, the more intense their feelings grew...

***

“Cut!” yelled the director. Sullen-faced, he snapped at Aria, “What’s the matter with you? Is it that hard to play a character whose mother had just died? It’s not like you just started acting yesterday...”

As he scolded her, Aria nodded silently and swallowed the discontent that was boiling up inside.

He had never talked to her like this. Her scenes used to be filmed in one take unless she requested a retake.

Compared to the past when the director never criticized h