Chapter 581 Shirley’s New Place
Shirley didn’t know about this before, but now she listened to what Bria said.
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Without Bria, she wouldn’t have met someone as kind as Ayla, and she wouldn’t have joined such a fun and welcoming company.
After Shirley signed the contract, the company gave her a temporary assistant. The assistant helped her move from her old, broken apartment into a temporary place Bria had arranged for her.
The address was a luxury apartment close to the office. It was very big and looked brand new, like no one had ever lived there. Everything was brand new–designer decorations, like the work of an artist. Through the big living room windows, she could even see Trensea’s landmark buildings in the distance.
“Bria, didn’t you say this was an old place?” Shirley asked.
There was nothing old about it at all.
Shirley had secretly looked up the prices in this complex just now–4,000 to 5,000 dollars per square foot. It was one of the newest buildings from a year or two ago. The neighborhood was amazing.
Bria said, “I had it fixed up, but I never lived here. It’s been sitting empty for a year or two. If that’s not old, what is? Just stay here. You can live here as long as you want.”
Shirley didn’t feel right taking such a nice place. But if she tried to refuse, Bria would look at her with a firm, serious stare, never blinking.
Shirley had never seen a woman as beautiful as Bria. Her strong, gorgeous stare made Shirley feel like she couldn’t even look back, let alone say no.
After Bria, Andrew, and the assistant left, Shirley pinched the thin skin on her arm. “Ouch!” It hurts. This isn’t a dream!
Only then did Shirley relax. She pulled off the dust covers and sat down on the couch. It was soft, like sitting on a cloud. Only then did she notice it was white. She felt like she’d done something wrong and jumped up, panicking for a few seconds. When she realized she was alone, she let out a breath and sat down on a dining chair to rest.
Her phone buzzed. Shirley thought it was someone from her new company contacting her, but it was an entertainment news notification.
She didn’t care at first until she saw the name. It was the producer who had almost tried to take advantage
of her.
Shirley opened the news right away. It wasn’t gossip about a new show. It was a scandal.
After reading it, her hands trembled slightly.
Then she felt chills all over.
She had only one thought: the entertainment industry is way too dark.
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Chapter 581 Shirley’s New Place
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She never expected that this producer would have private photos leaked. The pictures were blurred, but you could still tell he was lying in bed in a very inappropriate pose. His face was not fully blurred, and he looked drunk. He clearly didn’t know someone had taken the photos.
That producer was someone even Shirley’s old boss wouldn’t dare cross, and yet someone managed to get him.
Wow, there’s always someone bigger and smarter out there!
Shirley felt a wave of fear, but then she felt a flicker of joy.
That producer cared a lot about his reputation. Now that these photos were out, he could never hold his head high again. It would be a black mark on his life.
Finally, Shirley felt a little satisfied, because she still remembered how disgusting and hopeless it had felt when he had pressed his drunk mouth against her neck!
But now everything had changed.
Shirley quickly pushed the producer out of her mind. Her thoughts were full of Bria.
She was so curious about Bria.
She’s so rich. She has to be famous, right?
Shirley searched online, but found nothing.
She checked another social media site, still nothing. But she did find one or two posts.
The posts mentioned someone called Bria W, and from the description, it sounded a lot like Bria Winston. The post claimed to be an insider scoop, written by someone who said they had connections in the entertainment industry.
The post said there was a super–rich heiress with powerful connections. She was bossy, spoiled, and reckless. One story said that a top celebrity accidentally bumped into her at a fashion show, and she had the celebrity read aloud ridiculous self–deprecating apologies while being recorded on video. The heiress was said to have no morals, loved humiliating people, and had a terrible reputation. Anyone who caught her attention was doomed.
There was a blurry picture attached.
Shirley looked at it and thought the silhouette kind of resembled Bria.
She knew this could just be fake gossip, just clickbait, but she couldn’t help imagining it–and got really angry. She even left a comment. [Totally fake!]
The real Bria she knew was beautiful, kind, and amazing.
Without Bria, Shirley had no idea how dark and scary her life could have become.
Even though they were the same age, she felt like Bria was born to shine, untouchable and out of reach, while she was just invisible, stuck in the shadows.
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Chapter 581 Shirley’s New Place
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She was lucky–Bria happened to see her acting, and that moment warlike a bright moon rising, lighting up her world.
Shirley wouldn’t let anyone say a bad word about Bria.
Meanwhile, Ayla was now completely focused on developing LugiM. Every day, she was learning new things, pushing her mind to the limit. Even when she washed her hair in the morning, it would be greasy again by nightfall. Sometimes she was so busy that she didn’t even make it home and ended up sleeping at the office.
There was no other way. Time was tight. She had to put everything into this project if she wanted to see results right after the New Year.
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