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The performance on the stage carried on, with the supporting actors making their entrance to play the roles of the two happy elders clapping from the sidelines.
The boy dropped to one knee. “Marry me. Be my wife.”
The girl was surprised. “Isn’t it more beneficial for one’s career to get married later if you’re in the entertainment industry?”
The guy, however, said, “You’re the one I want in my life anyway. Sooner or later, it’s all the same. Besides, we can have a secret marriage, though it would be unfair to you.”
The girl hesitated for a moment, but seeing the joy on the faces of both their parents and the sincerity in the boy’s eyes, she eventually nodded her agreement.
In just a fleeting moment, the images depicting the female lead’s life on the right side of the large screen behind swiftly shattered into fragmented black–and–white scenes. They then began to shrink and shift upward, making room for new images to emerge below, resembling various data charts of company stocks.
The man began performing on stage with a group of people while the woman was in an office, busily handling documents over the phone. The scene gave off the vibe of a husband and wife working together to manage their careers.
And just like that, the performance between the two abruptly ended. All the light disappeared, only to converge on Isabella. Breaking away from her original identity, she stepped forward and delivered a resounding slap to Christopher, who was shrouded in darkness.
It felt as though her future self had come rushing back to confront the sc*m.
“You proposed to me merely out of fear that I’d chase my dream of becoming a photographer and travel the globe, never to return. You were afraid you couldn’t hold onto me. You stripped me of freedom, forcing me to live in your shadow, to be your dutiful wife. I was foolish, thinking that true love was all about sacrifice, compromise, and concession. But why, after sacrificing my dreams for your career, would
conscience?” your career, would you abandon me? Where’s your
Isabella’s voice was hoarse from shouting. She then launched into a thorough and vigorous tirade of questions and accusations.
Though the performance remained awkward, everyone was completely engrossed. Even if they couldn’t discern the real from the fake, they were all willing to indulge in a bit of conspiracy theorizing.
Hence, it was highly likely that the parents from both sides didn’t rush them into marriage, nor was it William nonchalantly going through the motions of marriage. In fact, it was William who proposed, asking Jessica to sacrifice and stay for him. Afterward, he never considered divorce, and she didn’t cling on but instead wholeheartedly supported him.
That was clearly a case of one enjoying the fruits of another’s labor.
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Yet, William still claimed he wasn’t indebted to Jessica. Obviously, that wasn’t the case at all.
If Team A–list was performing the truth, Team Young Again’s so–called clarification statement was utterly nauseating.
The latter was simply distorting the truth and spreading slanderous rumors.
Indeed, there’s nothing more vicious than a heartless man. She had given her all for him, yet he turned the tables on her for the mistress‘ sake. The crowd mused.
Not only were the people at the scene astonished, but even the barrage of live comments had taken a bizarre turn.
Half of it was filled with curses, while the other half was dominated by doubt, discussion, and speculation.
They began scouring for evidence all over YouTube.
Inside the hospital room, Jessica listened to the final monologue of Isabella. It was as if she had been chided to her senses, her eyes wide in disbelief. That’s right. Back then, I was planning to leave. My hesitation was due to the fact that we were genuinely in love at the time, but why was it I who had to make the sacrifice from the get–go? If William truly loved me, shouldn’t he, just like how I supported him, also want to support me in pursuing my dreams? However, William had never acknowledged that my dreams were also my career. He completely ignored it.
It was often said that some matters shouldn’t be scrutinized too closely and regarded like a cold, impersonal math problem. That was because once one started doing so, life would become unbearable.
However, when someone started taking others‘ sacrifices for granted, when they become numb to the latter’s giving and forget to be grateful, assuming it was their due right, then such people would no longer be worth the sacrifice.
At that moment, William, who was in the waiting area, felt as if he had been slapped countless times from across the room. When the stark contrast between the two scenarios was clearly presented before his eyes, he was so infuriated and embarrassed that he almost lost his composure, wanting to stand up.
At that moment, his growing annoyance at the truth being exposed began to fade. He simply wanted to refute it, believing he wasn’t as Isabella described. In love and companionship, one party must concede. How else would we become husband and wife, then? I love acting, and I only wanted to immerse myself in acting. I had no other choice…
David and Selena watched as the audience around them began to whisper amongst themselves. Some were also glancing at the backstage live broadcast, where they could see the rebellious cameraman had boldly focused his lens directly on William and Jennie.
Everyone meticulously scrutinized the expressions of the two individuals. Is their discomfort due to their secret being exposed, or is it due to anger stemming from being falsely accused?
On the stage, a special female guest was seen stepping up to join in the performance.
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Upon glancing, Thalia realized that Isabella and Christopher had actually withheld some parts of the script from Hayden, and she felt somewhat sympathetic toward him. After all, Hayden was only trying to lure more staff over to their studio. Now, who would dare to associate themselves with such troublesome artists?
As they were speaking, Connor rushed over to Hayden in a state of great agitation, his rage reaching its peak. “What on earth are you doing? Stop the play right now!” It seems the mistress is about to make her entrance! Are they planning to act out the whole thing?
This bold move of bringing out the big guns was absolutely sensational even in the entire entertainment industry. Taylor and Riley were practically shaking with excitement. Subsequently, chaos erupted within the live comment section too.
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