Maria rushed to the front, holding Jane’s hand and spinning her around. “Where have you been these past few days? I missed you so much.”
“I’ve been sick for the past couple of days. Everyone was worried,” Jane explained as people around them began to show concern for her health.
April was also there, as shy as ever, standing by and chuckling softly. “Jane, you look thinner,” she said.
Jane touched her cheek and realized that she had indeed lost quite a bit of weight.
Even Marco walked out of his office. He had been helping Jane with everything these past few days, which gave him a headache.
“You’re finally back,” he said with relief while artists chattered around them excitedly.
Since Jane disappeared, Star Entertainment hadn’t been this lively in ages.
“How has the company been while I was gone?” asked Jane curiously.
“It felt like an eternity without you here,” Marco exaggerated before explaining how tough it had been these past few days. “I didn’t realize how much work there is until I experienced it myself.”
Jane raised an eyebrow, “Oh? Is that so?”
“Yeah,” Marco nodded, crossing his thumb and forefinger and massaging them. “But as long as the money is right, I won’t refuse.”
As soon as he said this, everyone present burst into laughter.
“Look at your performance,” Jane didn’t hold back either, causing Marco to cover his face.
“I can’t believe that even after being so dedicated these days, I still can’t win Jane’s heart.”
Jane laughed at Marco’s words and lightly pinched his arm. “If you keep playing around like this, you might lose your year-end bonus.”
With that, Marco obediently closed his mouth.
Jane looked around at the employees in the company. “It seems like everyone’s been doing well lately.”
Turning her head, she immediately noticed a new face among the crowd.
“She is…” Jane squinted her eyes and pointed to Haven not far away.
“Oh, forgot to introduce you,” Marco walked over to Haven’s side. “This is Haven, who joined us recently.”
Then, Marco patted Haven’s back and raised an eyebrow. “Say hello to Jane.”
“Hello, Jane,” Haven cooperated well and bowed politely to Jane.
Jane nodded, but she couldn’t shake the feeling that Haven’s eyes were constantly avoiding her.
On the way here, Jane had already learned about the recent situation of Star Entertainment on Twitter, and she also had some knowledge about Haven’s situation. However, she couldn’t say it directly in front of so many people.
However, as she looked at Haven, she felt that her appearance was somewhat familiar, as if she had seen her somewhere before.
“What are you thinking about?”
Marco pulled Jane out of her thoughts, and Jane shook her head, then let everyone go back to their own tasks.
Afterward, Jane prepared to return to her office.
On the way, Jane noticed that Haven’s footsteps were different from others, giving off a sense of heaviness.
She shook her head again, thinking that she was overthinking, and then walked into the office.
Back in her office, Jane reviewed Haven’s profile. It was clean, and her family background seemed humble, but she had undeniable talent.
With her hands crossed, Jane couldn’t help but think of the online rumors about Haven.
She was somewhat puzzled. Although many of these gossip and speculations were unreliable, if Haven’s information was so clean, how could so much dark history be dug up about her? She couldn’t quite grasp the situation.
Entertainment industry celebrities never had completely clean backgrounds, but why was it only Haven who had so much uncovered about her among the new rising stars? It left her perplexed and unable to find any clues.
Thinking about Haven’s evasive gaze earlier, Jane felt that something was off.
Soon, Jane regained her composure. She attended to the matters at Star Entertainment, realizing that she was finding it a bit challenging after not working for a while.
When it was time to leave, she stood up. Perhaps due to sitting for too long, she felt dizzy for a moment.
It seemed that her body hadn’t fully recovered yet. Taking care of her health was a long-term battle, and she needed to pay more attention to it.
On the way, Jane passed by the alley she visited in the afternoon. Without much thought, she walked inside.
Recalling the route Finley led earlier in her mind, Jane quickly arrived at the gathering place of the kittens and puppies.
However, unexpectedly, Finley was also here.
“You’re here too.”
Finley greeted Jane first, with one hand still stroking the cat, playing with it absentmindedly.
“Yeah, just got off work.”
Jane nodded and habitually added food for the kittens and puppies.
“I just fed them.”
Finley stopped her, and Jane put the food down.
“You take care of them alone. Haven’t you thought about finding them new owners?”
“I have to find suitable ones first.”
Finley picked up the cat in his arms, cuddling and caressing it affectionately, her eyes filled with undeniable joy.
Jane stared straight at the girl in front of her, feeling that her appearance was very familiar.
Suddenly, a figure flashed through Jane’s mind.
Haven!
Her pupils contracted, noticing the striking resemblance between the two, and to top it off, they both had the surname Hodge.
“What’s wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?”
Finley felt a little embarrassed under Jane’s gaze. She turned her gaze away from Jane and continued to stroke the kitten in her arms.
“I just feel like you resemble someone.”
Jane said, and the next moment, Finley froze for a moment, looking at her incredulously.
“Do you have a sister or something?”
Seeing Finley’s reaction, Jane continued to ask.
“Why are you asking about that?”
For some reason, Finley’s expression darkened when this topic came up.
Perhaps touching a sore spot, Jane lowered her head. “Sorry.”
“It’s nothing.” Finley shook her head. “I have a sister, but she’s a celebrity now and probably doesn’t have time for me anymore.”
Her tone sounded somewhat sad. Then she looked up and pointed to Star Entertainment not far away. “There, she works there. Sometimes I think about whether I’ll ever meet her, but unfortunately, it hasn’t happened yet.”
Jane was taken aback. She didn’t expect the relationship between the two to be at this stage.
“Haven?”
“You see, even you know who she is.”
Whenever Haven was mentioned, Finley seemed like a different person, completely different from the sunny and cute girl she saw in the morning.
Jane didn’t continue the conversation. Haven was indeed somewhat strange.
However, Haven’s information was clean, with no mention of having a sister.
It seemed that there was another hidden story between the two.