The woman was furious when Kate ignored her warning and walked right up to her. She was about to raise her hand to strike when a large hand suddenly grabbed her wrist.
The man’s grip was tight, causing the woman to cry out in pain and lose some of her composure. “Glenn, how could you do this to me?” Her voice sounded sweet and helpless, as if she could burst into tears at any moment. Unfortunately for her, Master Glenn wasn’t the type of man who would be moved by such tactics.
In fact, he didn’t even remember who this woman was or why she had appeared here. His face darkened, exuding an icy chill that made people shiver with dread.
“Who are you?” He spoke in a cold tone devoid of any emotion as the woman stared at him with wide eyes filled with innocence.
“Glenn, don’t you remember me? I’m Veronica, your sweetheart. Have you forgotten about me?”
Veronica? Sweetheart? When Kate heard these words, she felt nauseous and couldn’t help but glance over at Master Glenn.
She had heard rumors that he wasn’t interested in women and had been engaged for over ten years already. Although there were occasional scandals involving him popping up from time to time, most were never confirmed by Master Glenn himself and eventually faded away without incident.
The sudden appearance of this woman who not only possessed keys to this place but also called him “Glenn” so familiarly made it hard for Kate not to believe they had an affair.
Meanwhile, despite hearing Veronica’s self-introduction, Master Glenn still couldn’t recall ever having met this person before in his life.
Seeing no reaction on his face only served to drive Veronica crazy.
In reality, Kate had only been in a relationship with Master Glenn for a day. Moreover, their so-called “relationship” was actually a result of Master Glenn’s participation as a special guest on a dating show. The show was a flagship variety program under his company, designed to attract viewers. As a publicity stunt, he appeared as the eye-catching guest on the first episode of the show’s recording.
Due to his handsome appearance and high status, playing the role of the beloved “domineering CEO” that brainless teenage girls adored, the episode garnered significant attention. It quickly skyrocketed to the top of the variety show, achieving impressive click-through rates and viewership.
Veronica, on the other hand, was an artist signed under the same company. She had a background as a singing competition contestant and won the championship with her sweet and melodious voice. While she had a decent appearance and an appealing figure, she somehow failed to gain widespread popularity despite her singing talent.
To revive Veronica’s career as the “ace,” the company decided to generate buzz through a publicity stunt. And in this era, the quickest way to generate buzz was through couple pairing strategy.
Master Glenn was from an affluent family and had a young, handsome appearance that made him the focus of public attention. It was only a matter of time before he could bring Veronica into the limelight.
After their appearance on the show together, Master Glenn left but continued to be frequently mentioned in headlines. As his “girlfriend” for one day on the show, Veronica also gained more exposure and resources. She signed with Crown Entertainment soon after and became one of the top female stars.
However, instead of focusing on creating original music after tasting success through publicity stunts, Veronica wanted to use Master Glenn’s fame to climb higher up in society.
But for Master Glenn, she was just someone unimportant who appeared briefly in his life during an unimportant period. Why waste his precious time?
The key that Veronica held belonged to Master Glenn; she found it when they met at a mall once before but kept it instead of returning it to him. She had held onto this key for years without having enough courage to return it until now.
At first, her publicity stunts worked well enough but eventually became stale as audiences grew tired of seeing them repeatedly. Her attempts at flaunting their relationship lost its value over time too.
Almost a year passed without any invitations from collaborators or any mention about her name from viewers’ perspectives; if she didn’t do something soon, then surely all would be lost forever!
Following advice from her agent, Veronica thought about reaching out again towards Master Glenn.
If Twitter trending topic tomorrow is “Master Glenn, the playboy, responds to Veronica’s secret crush,” she will definitely be able to escape the plight of a middle-aged actress.
At first, Veronica was a bit scared because she knew he was actually terrifyingly aloof behind the scenes.
After some mental preparation, her ambition for fame ultimately stimulated her courage. She found the key she had picked up and secretly went to surprise Master Glenn.
However, after opening the door, she was shocked to find another woman in his house.
Master Glenn ruthlessly shook off Veronica’s wrist and gave her an ultimatum. “You have three seconds to leave!”
“I don’t even know you! Who are you crazy woman?”
Master Glenn’s response finally made Kate feel relieved. She had just been thinking that if he dared respond to this woman, she would turn around without hesitation – even if they had just reconciled yesterday.
Fortunately, Master Glenn did not disappoint her. From his reaction, it seemed that this woman didn’t deserve a name in his heart – just an arrogant stranger who wasn’t worth getting angry over.
Moreover, after calming down, she thought carefully about it and she should trust Master Glenn. For any woman who voluntarily offered herself but got cruelly rejected like this would be humiliating beyond belief.
Veronica blushed with embarrassment as well as anger but refused to leave. Suddenly reaching out with her fair hand, she grabbed onto Master Glenn’s arm while pleading softlyb “Master Glenn, please, I’m begging you now. I haven’t worked in over a year.”
“Please pretend to be a couple with me. I promise I’ll be a very obedient girlfriend.”
Facing such soft-spoken pleas from such a beautiful woman could make most men soften their hearts enough to agree…