Chapter 1

My actor boyfriend and my stunt double had real sex in a large-scale action scene.

He thought he had concealed it perfectly.

Little did he know that I had already known everything and planned to leave.

And on the day of his proposal, I also had to get married to his half-brother, who was his archenemy.

"Yvette, will you marry me?"

The sentence "I do" that Arnold expected did not come as expected.

The diamond ring he held in his hand would never have the chance to be worn on my ring finger.

"I don't want to."

"Because the person I'm going to marry is Armand!"

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"Propose to me at the press conference next month."

Hearing these words, the man stopped tidying up his sleeves and a hint of surprise flashed across his face.

He took a few steps and brought himself closer.

"Are you crazy? Do you know what your relationship with me is?"

I said as I calmly fixed my hair, "Of course, you are his brother, Armand."

"So, do you agree or not?"

Seeing my calm reaction, a faint light flickered in the bottom of his eyes and he responded, "What's in it for me?"

"I know you and Arnold are competing for family property. If you marry me, you can not only slap him in the face, but also increase your popularity and expand your market share in the film and television industry. It's a win-win solution. How about it?"

Hearing these benefits, a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes.

"Deal."

After reaching an agreement, he elegantly opened the door and made a gesture of invitation.

"It's our turn to take the stage."

"My partner."

On the way from the backstage to the front stage of the show, the man beside me said with a hint of mockery in his voice, "It's quite exciting for me to snatch the girl on the tip of Arnold's heart right in front of him."

I did not respond.

Listening to a voice that was incredibly similar to Arnold's, my thoughts were brought back to the past.

The first time I met Arnold was at a press conference.

With just one glance, the man was moved.

Then came the intense pursuit that lasted for two years.

He went against all public opinion and invested huge sums of money in the movie I wanted to make.

I was filming a travel variety show when the directing team threw me onto a foreign road. He came in a private jet to support me.

After two years of companionship, we naturally came together.

Our love and loyalty to each other were what I had always firmly believed in.

Until a sudden invitation to the Cannes Film Festival.

When I finished my work and returned to my home country, I found that everything had changed.

Laurent Smith served as my stunt double and filmed a large-scale action scene with the male lead, Arnold Finch.

Unexpectedly, during the filming, the two of them became so lustful that they actually turned their fake play into reality.

Three months later, the news of Laurent's pregnancy was discovered by the Finch Family.

Randolf Finch said that he wanted to have grandchildren next year.

And when I first debuted, I lost the qualification to be a mother forever due to a filming accident.

At that time, Arnold was in a critical period of competing for family property.

He did not dare to go against the elders of the Finch Family, so he had to compromise, but he asked to leave the mother and keep the son.

The Finch Family agreed.

During the year when Laurent was pregnant, Arnold treated me twice better.

First, I spent fourteen million dollars to invest in a female growth-themed movie that I had been looking forward to for a long time and was currently being filmed.

Later, he made a big move at the auction.

Light the sky lamp and buy the Star Diamond which was worth twenty-eight million dollars for me.

He thought he had done it flawlessly and that these efforts could deepen my love for him.

He even planned to propose to me at the wrap-up press conference of the movie.

Chapter 2

But what he did not know was that I already knew everything.

Once unfaithful, never to be trusted again.

I could not accept Arnold's unfaithful love.

I could not accept him treating me like a fool.

I wanted to leave him, but I also wanted him to feel my pain.

So I wanted to accept the proposal of his half-enemy brother in front of him.

I walked elegantly and charmingly in a starry-sky dress.

In the interview session.

Arnold, as the largest investor, also attended the event.

The reporters immediately swarmed around as soon as seeing him.

"Mr. Finch, I heard that you took part in the leading role this time for your girlfriend?"

"Yvette is usually too busy with her work, so I have to create time to spend together."

"Mr. Finch, do you have any strategic plans for the new film that ForFinch Film and Television will invest twenty-eight million dollars in next year?"

"Since Yvette wanted to make it, I invested."

"Mr. Finch ...."

Faced with numerous reporters' crazy questions.

Arnold held my hand and answered with a happy expression on his face.

The entry "The Charm of Rich Men" instantly dominated the hot search list.

There were a lot of hot comments from netizens.

[I thought one was money-loving and the other was just looking at appearance, but I didn't expect it was actually love!]

[An influential business tycoon in is actually a love-brained person.]

[He's too in love, I wouldn't even dare to dream of being like this.]

After doing the interview, I was rubbing my sore and slightly swollen ankle with my head down.

Then the man reached out to help me.

"Yvette, don't move. I'll carry you to the car."

I waved my hand slightly and said calmly, "It's okay, I can still walk."

Arnold picked me up without giving me any time to explain.

"No, with me here, I won't let you suffer."

I did not refuse again.

After he carried me into the car, a message notification appeared on my mobile phone screen.

I asked a private detective to do the investigation.

[Mr. Finch was not in the company this morning. He went to the confinement center.]

Next, a 5-second high-definition video came below the message. In the video, Arnold was diligently and clumsily changing diapers for the baby.

The nurse praised him. "I rarely see such a caring father ...."

The in-car TV nearby was playing entertainment news about his love affair with a wealthy family.

I stared at the screen of my mobile phone, quietly listening to the host praising our relationship and I just felt disconnected.

'Arnold, can you really hold two people in your heart?'

After arriving home, he gently carried me into the house.

On the dining table was the candlelight dinner he had already prepared. He thoughtfully put some dishes in my plate and asked me if I liked it.

I nodded lightly and a smile instantly broke out on his face.

"I love seeing you enjoying your dinner. I feel like I don't want to do anything and keep staring at you."

I lowered my head and enjoyed my food without responding.

After dinner, Arnold got up and went into the bathroom.

When I heard the sound of water running in the bathroom, I picked up his mobile phone from the table, clicked on WhatsApp and found his chat box with Laurent.

[Honey, the baby has been crying all day. Maybe he misses his daddy.]

[I miss you too, Dear. I'm busy today. I'll come to see you tomorrow.]

[Oh no, I think I want to see you now!]

[Just wait for me!]

His every word was gentle and caring.

He patiently coaxed his wife, who had just given birth.

Arnold once said that he hated the most delaying work because of relationships, but it turned out that Laurent was an exception.

Chapter 3

No wonder he rushed over to the show today and almost arrived late.

Using the company meeting as the excuse of delaying the show, it turned out that he went to accompany Laurent.

In the more than ten years we had been together, Arnold had never lied to me.

However, after having a relationship with that woman, it was his countless lie.

I scrolled up the chat history only to find out that they were in contact every day.

[Honey, I miss you so much.]

[Body misses, or heart misses?]

[Both miss you.]

[This young pregnant woman is still restless, wait for me to go back and satisfy you.]

The Arnold in front of me had always been a dignified and restrained person, but now his blatant flirting made me unfamiliar.

It turned out that every time he excused himself for being busy with work and not contacting me, he was having a hot fight with Laurent.

Scrolling it up again, the chat history stopped at the time when I got injured during the filming two months ago.

[It's so boring to be a bedmate in the hospital. What are you doing?]

[Trying on new clothes.]

[Send it to me so I can see if it's good or not.]

In the photo, it was a picture of Laurent wearing a nurse's uniform erotic lingerie.

[You're seducing me again.]

[You just said you seduced me ... 8-month-old pregnant woman, want to taste it~]

The chat history came to an end abruptly.

But I remembered that day, Arnold said that there was something going on at the company, so he left me, his girlfriend, who had a leg injury and could not get out of the bed alone in the hospital.

It turned out that he was in a hurry to find Laurent to vent his sexual desire.

I looked at Arnold's blurry figure in the bathroom and laughed at myself.

That time on the set, I could barely convince myself based on my impulse, but what about this time?

Arnold, in fact, every time, you were willing and proactive.

Then I searched and clicked on Laurent's social media account.

The top posts were all recent photos of Arnold and her.

A passionate kiss on the beach, an intimate photo of the family of three and Arnold holding her sleeping side face.

Seeing how deep and close their relationship was, I felt like I was suffocating.

If he was forced to keep the child in the beginning, then what did his companionship and concern for Laurent mean now?

The sound of water running in the bathroom stopped, so I put his mobile phone back in its original position.

The movie was still being filmed and as the male and female protagonists, Arnold and I could not make any mistakes at this time.

Now was not the time for a showdown.

Ten minutes later, the hormonal scent of shower gel swept over my body.

I turned around and pushed him away. "I'm tired today."

"Okay, let's do it another day."

I took a deep breath and tried my best to ignore the existence of the man beside me.

I stared at the ceiling and could not sleep the whole night.

'Arnold Finch ... you really do not deserve my forgiveness.'

'Bear with it a little longer. Once this movie was finished, I can completely leave you.'

The next day, Arnold and I went to the set together.

Laurent, who had already changed her clothes, was waiting for the shooting to start.

It was the scene where Laurent, as a stunt double, took the slap for me.

"No, do it again."

"How the fuck do you act? You have to be pitiful but a little stubborn. Do you fucking understand? Who are you staring at with those dead fish eyes, huh?"

"Retake!"

"Retake!"

"Retake!"

Listening to the director's scolding, Arnold held my hand tighter and tighter.

When the assistant director shouted for the 7th retake, a hint of coldness flashed in Arnold's eyes and he finally could not help but strode over.

"Filming is filming, you put your mouth cleaner, let me hear you curse again, pack up and get out before it's too late!"

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