She Becomes A Hot Sensation After A Scandalous Affair
Chapter 137

Chapter 137: Chapter 137

Lance’s chest heaved, and Isaac tried to stop him. "L—Lance, please don’t hurt him. He’s my star! His face is precious!"

Lance ignored Isaac completely. He stepped on Zane’s stomach, which made him scream in agony.

Maybe what this bastard said was right.

Lance was just a thug, a failure who was lucky enough to be born wealthy.

He had been living under the shadow of his big brother and as the dark horse of his family. So he was used to just fucking around and having fun because nobody expected anything from him anyway.

But he didn’t want to fuck around this time.

He truly fell in love with Madeline Rose.

Whether it was because of her body, personality, or both, he just wanted her and only her.

So he didn’t want to give up, even if he had to shake up the earth to protect her.

"I will have the last laugh," Lance said before he turned around.

He shoved Isaac to the side like a rag and then walked to the elevator, ignoring Zane, who kept cursing at him just to taunt him more.

He looked calm, but there was a storm raging in his heart.

He drove away from Galaxy Entertainment’s office. Naturally, his next destination should be his office.

But he didn’t feel like it.

That place was filled with people who worshiped Theodore and saw him as a mere stand-in as a CEO.

And no matter how many successful projects Lance had, they simply couldn’t see past the fact that Theodore wanted to acquire Empress Entertainment and turn it into a subsidiary.

’And now, Maddy got affected because I’m just so damn weak.’ Lance clenched the steering wheel, cursing himself for being a failure.

’No, it’s not the time for me to grovel like an idiot. I need to help Maddy as soon as possible. I need to find a way out,’ Lance quickly ignored his pain and took out his phone.

He began calling a few people who could help him in this situation.

**

Madeline didn’t return home after Lance told her to do so.

She was filled with enormous guilt, but if she left the set while the director told her to stay, it was very unprofessional, and it would only bring shame to Lance.

Thus, she stayed and passed the script reading.

Director Wang’s expression eased after Madeline finished her line. He nodded and said, "You’re a good actress, Madeline Rose. Even after four years have passed, you still got it, as expected from the main actress in The Last Spring."

"T—Thank you, Director," Madeline smiled sheepishly.

She was worried that she would get kicked out of the set since Ethan and Bertha’s video broke out and became a trending topic today.

Luckily, Director Wang was a professional and assessed Madeline’s skills objectively.

"You will start shooting your first scene tomorrow here. It shouldn’t be difficult for you since your script reading just now is excellent," Director Wang encouraged her. He paused momentarily and added, "I don’t care about your current scandal with Zane Eastwood and your relationship with Mr. Grant. It’s a private matter. But I hope this scandal won’t affect your work."

"I promise you that I will give my best, Director Wang. Thank you for the opportunity," Madeline said professionally.

"That’s what I expected from a professional," Director Wang smiled. "Take that script and study your role at home. Come here tomorrow morning, around eight."

"Thank you, Director Wang."

Madeline walked out of the set after getting permission.

She ignored all the calls from Jasmin, Nathan, and even Zane.

She directly called Ada and left the production set immediately.

Ada checked on Madeline a few times in the rearview mirror.

Everyone on social media went crazy over everything that happened today.

From Ethan and Bertha’s video to Jasmin and Zane’s clarification that swiftly cleared Madeline’s name, only a few hours have passed, forcing Ethan to take down the video because of the hate comments firing back at him.

On top of that, Zane’s claim about him dating Madeline...

"Miss, about Zane Eastwood’s claim..."

"I’m not in the mood to talk about it, Ada," Madeline replied calmly, but her displeased tone was enough to stop Ada from opening her mouth.

Thus, she drove Madeline to her home in complete silence and left immediately.

Madeline opened the door and bumped into Nathan, who had just finished school.

They stared at each other for a while, and Nathan’s lips thinned, seeing his sister’s complicated expression.

Thus, he buried all his questions about Zane and Lance for his sister’s mental health: "I will make you dinner. You should take a quick shower and rest first; I’ll call you once dinner’s ready."

Madeline nodded. Her lips quivered as she muttered, "Sorry for the trouble, Nathan."

"Tsk, why are you acting like that? I’m your brother, not your roommate," Nathan said.

He ignored Madeline after that, intentionally busying himself in the kitchen by preparing ingredients.

Nathan wasn’t good at giving advice. All he could do was listen to Madeline’s woes most of the time.

But it seemed that Madeline wanted more than just an ear to listen to her problems.

Thus, Madeline went up and took a quick, hot shower.

She texted Jasmin, thanking her for her clarification post and apologized, explaining that she needed some time alone.

Thus, Jasmin’s texts and calls stopped coming.

And as for Zane...

Madeline felt so complicated.

She knew that Zane saved her career with that clarification.

But he also pressured her and boldly claimed they were in a relationship with the world.

It left a bitter taste in Madeline’s mouth because she truly appreciated his help, but not as a boyfriend.

Madeline had always seen Zane as a friend since the day they got cast together in that musical drama when they were ten.

’I doubt he still remembers that short musical drama. But I’ve always seen him as a friend and admire his talent...’ Madeline thought. ’And now...’

Madeline didn’t dare check on social media. Even if she was free from the hate comments coming from Ethan’s fans, Zane’s crazy fangirls must’ve been flooding her social media to hate on her for ’seducing’ Zane.