Outside a luxury brand boutique, after two women had left.
"I...," Meredith hesitated to speak.
"Meredith, let's break up! I can't afford this anymore," the chubby man stuffed the drink he bought into Meredith's hand and walked away without looking back.
Meredith stood in place, watching the man leave with a sense of loss, the drink in her hand still warm. It felt like something was missing.
In this unfamiliar city, it was he who brought her from the countryside to this place. And now he was leaving. What was she to do? Go back to the countryside?
Juliet and Mikayla exchanged glances, and Juliet shrugged.
They felt like they stumbled upon an unexpected drama.
Quietly, Mikayla whispered a few words to Juliet, and Juliet's eyes lit up. She pulled out a business card from her bag and, together with Mikayla, walked towards Meredith.
"Hey!" Juliet greeted Meredith, handing her the contact information of Wilson from Nebula Entertainment. "You can reach out to him! Just mention my name."
Juliet handed the business card to Meredith.
Meredith looked up in surprise, her eyes a bit moist. She didn't know the woman talking to her, but the one standing beside her, she recognized.
Although she had only been in the city for a short while, Mikayla's name was deeply etched in her mind.
Just a month after she arrived, Mikayla married Carlos, the son of the Ludwig family. And she had heard many legends about her. Meredith admired the woman in front of her from the bottom of her heart.
"Are you the daughter of the Salvatore Group, Mikayla?" Meredith blinked her big eyes inquiringly.
"Do you know Mikayla?" Juliet smiled brightly at Meredith, then looked at Mikayla.
Mikayla was a bit surprised, she didn't remember this face at all.
With big almond-shaped eyes, delicate eyebrows, a straight nose, on an oval face, the features were exquisite. Even in the entertainment industry filled with beauties, her recognition was quite high.
Meredith shyly smiled, not hiding her admiration. "You're my idol."
"Looks like you have a young fan, Mikayla," Juliet teased.
"Is that so?" Mikayla smiled faintly. "She is my friend Juliet. You should put away the business card! It might help you."
Meredith said, "No need! I've already decided to go back to the countryside." Just as the two women and the man had said, in this city, she had no power, no connections. Now, even her agent had given up on her. She had no background, and she wasn't willing to succumb to any unwritten rules. Trying to make a name for herself in the entertainment industry was no easy task.
Taking the business card from Juliet, Mikayla handed it back to Meredith.
"Don't be discouraged by what others say! If other people's words have the power to dictate your life, then it's not truly your life. Go back home, think about the life you want for yourself." Mikayla's determined gaze remained on Meredith, and after a pause, she said, "No one will foot the bill for the life you choose. The only person you can rely on is yourself. If you're set on going back to the countryside, just pretend I never said anything."
Mikayla finished speaking and walked towards the elevator with Juliet.
Meredith watched their retreating figures, then looked down at the business card in her hand.
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