She Becomes A Hot Sensation After A Scandalous Affair
Chapter 157

Chapter 157: Chapter 157

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"Okay, scene three is done! You can have a rest first, Madeline Rose," Director Wang said as, once again, Madeline completed the scene in just one take without a problem.

Madeline thanked the director and went outside to get a drink from the vending machine.

But she accidentally bumped into Zane, whose gaze had already told her everything, including his anger and disappointment.

"Z—Zane, why are you here?" Madeline asked awkwardly.

But she already knew what he came here for because Nathan had already texted her about Zane, who suddenly came to the house to pick her up.

"You know why I’m here, Maddy," Zane said coldly. He strode towards her and grabbed her wrist tightly. "Why are you moving into that scum’s mansion?"

Madeline winced when Zane didn’t even try to measure his strength when gripping her wrist. But she quickly fixed her expression and replied, "It’s the right thing to do since I get a lot of haters after you announce that we’re dating. Your crazy fangirls—I mean the haters—even set up a protest in front of the production set yesterday, so I’m obviously feeling unsafe."

"So you agree when he says he wants you to move into his mansion?" Zane asked, but his gaze was so dark that Madeline hesitated to nod.

"I’m afraid those haters and paparazzi will eventually find my address and start harassing me," Madeline said. "Besides, I’m also worried about my brother. He’s only fifteen, and he’s not a very private boy. To have those haters and paparazzi lurking around my house will disturb him so much."

Madeline tried to justify her decision, and she thought she did a pretty good job of explaining it.

However, Zane didn’t look happy at all.

In contrast, he showed his displeasure by tightening his grip on Madeline’s wrist until it was bruised. "Z—Zane, you’re hurting me. Let go."

"No, I’m not letting you go, Madeline Rose," Zane said firmly. "I told you many times that I AM your boyfriend. You can ask me anything—literally anything you want and I will make it happen for you!"

Madeline saw that Zane’s eyes were glistening with tears, which came as quite a shock for her because never in a million years had she ever thought that Zane would be crying over a small thing like this.

"But you..." Zane paused momentarily, staring at Madeline with a hurtful expression, as if he had been wronged to death. "You don’t trust me."

"Zane—"

"I might not be as rich as his family. That’s because he was born filthy rich. He’d be NOTHING without his family. But I am a self-made man. Through my endeavor and talent, I became a Hollywood star, and now I can give you everything!"

"Zane, I don’t mean—"

"You want a mansion? Then just fucking tell me! I will buy you a fucking mansion! I am worth millions of dollars!" Zane yelled while he tightened his grip even more. "Or is it a car? A black card? Just fucking tell me! Why are you walking into that bastard’s hand when I can give you everything, including my love? That bastard is sleeping with every woman on earth. To him, you are just one of his paid whores!"

SLAP!

Madeline slapped Zane without thinking, and the latter was so shocked that everything went quiet after that loud slap.

Her action also surprised Madeline, but now that she had done it, there was no turning back.

"Look, Zane, I agreed to be your on-screen girlfriend because I need your help in clearing my name under your conditions. But that doesn’t mean I will magically fall in love with you," Madeline said. She didn’t gloss over her words. She wanted Zane to know that she wasn’t in love with him. "I’m not in love with you the same way I’m in love with Lance, and I don’t want to accept too much help from someone not romantically connected to me."

"But don’t you feel the connection between us? Our kiss and the night we spent together," Zane yanked Madeline towards his chest and put her hand where his heart was beating. "Feel it, Maddy. Because when I kissed you for the first time, I felt like my heart would explode on the spot."

"W—We only kissed on set. It’s just part of the job," Madeline said while trying to pull her hand out. "You are a professional, Zane. You understand me, right?"

Zane was hurt that Madeline didn’t remember their first kiss.

Clearly, it was when they were only ten, after they finished their first rehearsal for the musical drama.

They had a kiss scene before, but Zane was too shy because he already had a huge crush on Madeline.

So he asked if he didn’t need to kiss Madeline.

Madeline, who saw his reluctance, boldly came to him and said:

—

"Zane, we need to kiss! It’s fine that you will be my first kiss. Because you’re cute!" Ten-year-old Madeline said.

"W-w-w-we don’t need to do that, Maddy..." Zane refused meekly.

"Why? Is it because I’m not pretty?" Madeline asked while tilting her head.

"No-no-no, you are very pretty," Zane murmured. He lowered his head and added. "It’s just too embarrassing."

Madeline went quiet after that.

But then she suddenly pinched Zane’s cheek and gave him a peck on the lips.

She was bold and did it quickly, as it was truly an innocent kiss from an innocent little girl.

But Zane’s mind exploded after that, and his face heated until he was unresponsive. So people thought he had a fever and told him to rest for a day.

Zane remembered everything; that first kiss had a huge impact on Zane’s brain chemistry, and it had been tightly sealed in his head as one of his most treasured memories.

Unfortunately, that first kiss meant nothing to Madeline.

Zane slowly released Madeline’s wrist and stared at her in silence.

They maintained this silence for a while.

Zane said nothing because he hoped Madeline would say she was joking and clearly remembered their past.