2

By the time I finished trying on dresses, styling my hair, and doing my makeup, it was already 7 o'clock in the evening.

Wearing a white dress and heels, I walked into a VIP private room in a high-end hotel while holding the arm of Hector, who was wearing a black suit.

He had already arranged everything in the private room.

The orange warm lights were faint, and there were white candles burning on the table, with two wine glasses filled with red wine next to them.

The floor was covered with rose petals.

Hector came forward to pull out the chair for me, and only after serving me did he sit opposite me.

Actually, the hotel private room he chose was quite nice. The walls were glass, and through the glass, one could see various views upstairs.

Hector was a big star, and he had to look good for the cameras at all times, so he dared not eat too much of a grand meal.

He only ordered two steaks and a vegetable salad.

Yet given today was my birthday, he had a two-and-a-half-inch cake specially made for me.

After finishing the steaks, Hector lit a candle on the cake and asked me to make wishes.

I closed my eyes and silently made three wishes.

One wish lasted for ten seconds.

But when I opened my eyes, I found that Hector wasn't looking at me. He was looking at the screen of his phone and smiling.

"What are you looking at?" I reached out to grab the phone from Hector's hand, but to my surprise, he dodged.

He smiled and said to me, "Nothing. Just a funny text recommended by a public account.

"Well? What did my baby just wish for?"

I didn't doubt what he said. I lowered my head shyly.

Then I said in a coquettish voice, "I won't tell you. Birthday wishes don't work if they're told."

I picked up the fork on the table and wanted to search for a ring in the cake.

Hector's phone suddenly rang.

After he glanced at the phone, he looked up and said, "Baby, I have some work to deal with. You might have to take a taxi home later."

"What's the matter? I didn't remember getting you any job to do today. Oh, but you do have a magazine shoot tomorrow." I scooped up a piece of cake and stuffed it into my mouth.

"Well, recently we took on a TV drama, right? I'm the male lead, and the director wants me to go over and practice the lines."

What he said about the TV drama was true.

Since it was the director who wanted to see him, it was important.

"Then I'll go with you. I'm your agent, and I should tag along..." I said as I packed up, wanting to leave with him.

But what surprised me was that Hector held my hand and said to me, "No need. Today is your birthday. Take a day off."

Before I could speak, Hector gently kissed my forehead.

Then he closed the curtains, made a heart gesture to me, and left.

3

I looked at his back and shook my head helplessly.

Then I wanted to continue to find a ring in the cake, but when I glanced to the side, I found that Hector had forgotten his phone.

"Hector, your phone..." I immediately took his phone, put on my coat, and chased after him.

Knowing him well, I assumed that he must have left through the back door because there were a lot of paparazzi waiting for him at the front of the hotel.

So, I went through the back door of the hotel, but unfortunately, I didn't catch up with Hector.

I saw him hail a taxi and leave.

Anxious, I also immediately hailed a taxi and followed him.

"Sir, could you please follow the red taxi in front of us..." I pointed ahead.

The driver smiled and said, "What's wrong, Ma'am? Is your boyfriend cheating on you? You're going to catch him in the act?"

Hearing what the driver said, I immediately became serious and waved my hand, saying, "No, It's nothing like that. My boyfriend forgot his phone, so I'm bringing it to him."

The driver glanced at me through the rearview mirror and half-jokingly said, "Ma'am, you should love yourself more. You shouldn't trust men too much."

I didn't really understand what he meant at that time.

When I looked out the window, I realized that this wasn't the way to the director's house or the hotel.

Finally, the taxi Hector took stopped in front of a villa.

From a distance, I saw Hector get out of the car and glance to the side as if checking if there were any paparazzi secretly taking pictures nearby.

After confirming that there was no one around, Hector walked into the villa.

After Hector entered the villa, I also got out of the taxi. After I paid the fare, the driver drove away.

4

I turned and walked towards the villa. Just as I was about to reach the front door of the villa, I heard a man and a woman laughing upstairs.

I was very familiar with the man's voice. It was Hector.

I gave up knocking on the door and slowly stepped back a few steps.

The balcony of the room on the second floor of the villa was made of glass, but there was a white gauze curtain hanging on the glass door.

The white curtain displayed the figures and postures of a man and a woman vividly.

The woman's hands were resting on the man's shoulder, and the man's hands were tightly grabbing the woman's waist.

I heard their indecent words clearly.

"Hector, you actually came?"

Hector stretched his neck and kissed the woman on the lips. "The lingerie you sent is so sexy. How am I supposed to resist..."

Then came the shy laughter of the woman.

"If your girlfriend knows..." She extended her finger and drew a circle in front of Hector's chest.

Hector chuckled and said, "She doesn't. Even if she does, what can she do? Her job depends on me, and without me, she is nothing.

"The only reason I'm still with her is because I have to maintain my reputation in showbiz."

Then Hector and the woman fell onto the bed together.

I didn't go forward to ring the doorbell.

As the lights in the room dimmed, there were a few muffled thunders in the sky.

I, who used to be most afraid of thunder, stood outside all night in the thunderstorm.

I tightly held Hector's phone in my hand, and suddenly, the screen lit up.

The title displayed on it was "The famous star Hector Stone celebrates birthday with his agent girlfriend! Expecting good news".

Several photos of me holding Hector's arm were attached.

But they didn't know that I wasn't the only female lead tonight. The woman upstairs was one, too.

The reason why I stayed here for a long time was because I wanted to see who Hector fell in love with.

5

The rain lasted all night.

When the door of the villa opened, I saw Hector holding the woman's hand and walking out.

She was a star, too, and she was from the same company as Hector.

Her name was Carly Skeldon. Originally, she was just a Z-list celebrity, but somehow she managed to replace the original second female lead in the drama that Hector was currently filming.

Hector didn't expect to see me here, and he was so frightened that he immediately let go of Carly's hand and ran to me.

He took off his coat and put it on me, pressing my shoulders and saying, "Why are you here? How long have you been here?"

"How long do you want me to be here?" I asked him in a cold tone.

"Don't get me wrong. Carly and I were just practicing our lines."

Hector explained to me, but his explanation was so pale that I didn't think anyone would believe him. I felt like I was a fool in his eyes.

I sneered, "Hector, what were you thinking during the thirty seconds when I closed my eyes yesterday?"

"Mia, don't get us wrong..." Carly also came forward to explain.

But I snapped and scared her a lot. She was stunned in place. Perhaps even Hector didn't expect to see me with such a bad-tempered side.

"Shut up! Hector, I'm asking you."

Hector let go of me and stuttered.

"Do you know what I was thinking during the thirty seconds I made wishes? I was wondering if the man I love the most would propose to me today. I'm sure there was no ring in that cake. Hector, have you ever thought about marrying me in the eight years we've been together?"

Hector held my hand and said, "You say you love me, but why don't you believe me?"

I forcefully pushed away his hand and threw his coat and phone on the ground, "Take them back. I find them filthy. Hector, let's break up. I will submit my resignation to the company."

After finishing speaking, I ran to the street and stopped a taxi to go back to the apartment where Hector and I lived.

Meanwhile, Carly grabbed Hector's arm anxiously and said, "What should we do? Will she expose our affair?"