In the distance, a layer of gray mist enveloped the entire city in the dimness.
Hazel was asleep when she was woken up by a phone call. It was her classmate in university and her best friend, Elva Gold. Hazel opened the window and took a deep breath, taking hold of the phone in silence.
“Hazel, what should I do? I didn’t know that he had… a family.”
Hazel could hear Elva’s sobbing and intermittent voice from the other side of the line. And Hazel sensed her guilty emotion.
In the entertainment circle, it was not a big deal for men and women to start relationships casually, which was only considered as a trade between beauty and benefits.
Elva used to make out with a bald, wretched male investor who was over fifty years old and was long married. Then the affair was discovered by the man’s wife, who had Elva beaten up.
That investor’s wife said harshly that she would make it impossible for Elva to play any role in the future and put an end to her career.
“My god. She will actually do it. You know her connections and power…”
Hazel remained silent, leaving Elva to talk to herself.
Elva felt bitter inside and couldn’t help but call her friend to complain. Although she knew clearly that Hazel was a strong-willed person and that she had always looked down on this kind of behavior of trading her body for a role.
However, Elva had her own difficulties. If she had chances, she wouldn’t have been willing to do such a degrading thing!
“Hazel, do you think that I’m cheap?” Elva felt wronged in her heart and cried even more miserably.
The historical drama “The Past of the Great Qing Dynasty” would start next month. It was a splendid drama about the history of the royalties in a dynasty competing for the throne. The male and female protagonists chosen were some first-tier celebrities.
If Elva could manage to get an insignificant role in the drama, she would be able to make a name for herself soon. At least, her face would be more familiar to the audience.
The bald and wretched man happened to be one of the investors of “The Past of the Great Qing Dynasty,” and he could get one or two actors into the filming group.
What Elva had aimed at was this rare opportunity. Elva met the guy at a gathering, and the bald man liked her at first sight. Elva intentionally flattered him. Thus, they had a tacit understanding.
Elva hadn’t expected that the bald man’s wife would come back from abroad at the crucial time, caught adultery in bed, and took a few indecent photos of Elva.
“Everyone has their own path to walk. As long as you feel happy, I will support you no matter what.”
Hazel sighed. She had hoped Elva to be honest and diligent, but she didn’t have the right to say that. With her stubborn temper, she could not maintain a good life in the entertainment circle. What she earned was only enough to afford her personal life.
Among the women in the entertainment circle, there were few who weren’t boastful or vain.
It had been more than half a year since she graduated, and Hazel could only afford a small space to live on her own. However, it was much better than renting a bed in a motel.
However, among her classmates, she was the most miserable.
As the saying went, “People’s lives change as time goes by.” As friends, it was reasonable for Hazel to respect Elva’s choice. After all, they were both adults.
“That crazy woman took naked photos of me in bed and threatened me.”
Elva suddenly felt that her way head was incomparably dark, and her career was hopeless and unpromising.
Just think about it… Maybe one day, she would become a big star. But now that Elva had offended the wife of the vulgar man, it was likely that she would not be able to earn a penny in the circle.
Elva had a sweet and adorable face, with two small dimples on both cheeks when she smiled. So she couldn’t be able to fit in all sorts of roles. She basically played those gentle and sweet characters.
It happened at midnight that in order to get the role, Elva worked hard to please the bald man, enduring disgust to satisfy all his perverted hobbies.
After the man’s wife entered the room, she immediately turned on the lights and took out her phone, just in time to take pictures of those filthy scenes, which were shocking.
At ten o’clock at night, it was time for people to sleep after a tiring day. However, for an international metropolis like City J, it was just the beginning of the nightlife.
On the bustling and drunk night, there was some hot dancing music playing in Twilight Bar. Men and women were screaming and dancing enthusiastically on the dance floor to release their pressure.
Hazel gently rubbed her forehead. She was wearing a light-colored linen dress, which was incompatible with the people in the bar who were wearing scanty shirts.
She didn’t put on any makeup and her hair was tied into a bun. Her face was clean and pure. Her eyes were extremely clear and beautiful. like water in the lake. Her beauty was spotless.
“Hazel, come here!”
In a dark corner, Elva, who was wearing a hat, spotted Hazel instantly and waved her hand.
Unknown artists like them didn’t have much free time. Furthermore, their agent had a bad temper, so they had to show up whenever the agent called them. In the daytime, they were always busy. Only when it was deep into the night would they have the chance to meet.
“You…”
Hazel had been on TV a few times, but it hadn’t reached the point where the audience were familiar with her face. However, Elva was different. She was pleased and had played roles as a maid in a few well-viewed antique films. She had some fans and was called a “professional maid.”
It was only in the noisy bar that the two could have a heart-to-heart talk without worries.
The place was dark, so everyone could take off their disguise to show their true self.
Hazel leaned close to Elva to make it more convenient for them to converse.
Hazel did not like this kind of place, which was chaotic and nobody could cool down here.
In fact, she had her worries too. During filming today, the deputy director took the opportunity of directing to touch her legs and hinted that she should go to his hotel room at night.
Hazel was tall and had a pair of long, straight legs, which were white, thin, and smooth. No wonder the deputy director drooled when he saw her.
“Come on, let’s drink first!”
Hazel shook her head and temporarily forgot about her worries.
In comparison, her friend Elva’s situation was a lot worse. If the affair was exposed, it would be a horrible scandal.
Elva looked at the barely empty whiskey bottle in surprise. She hurriedly grabbed the glass and screamed, “This wine is very strong. Don’t drink so fast, or you will get drunk soon!”
Hazel’s alcohol tolerance was very weak. After drinking so much, she no longer maintained the image of a beauty. She became extremely gossipy, as if she was a different person.
The reason why Elva was getting along with Hazel was that they found the same hobbies after drinking and could talk about the most handsome boy in their school, who was Bruce.
They talked about how many girlfriends Bruce had dated, whether he was talented as it was said. After all, a man couldn’t attract too much attention with only a pretty face.
Hazel was not as pure as she appeared to be, but she had always insisted on her bottom line, which was to keep her virginity until she met the person she loved most.
After drinking a glass of wine, Hazel felt her stomach burning hot and her eyes were somewhat unfocused. She asked bluntly, “What are the photos exactly like?”
The answer concerned the seriousness of the situation.
With the photos in the hands of the bald man’s wife, Elva didn’t have much choice now. The mistake would only cause her more and more trouble.
Elva was from a traditional family of scholars. Back then, when she was admitted to art college, she went through a lot and almost broke away from her family.
Later, she put all her focus into making a name in the entertainment circle and showed it to the relatives who once looked down on her.
“Anyway, it is very…”
Facing her good friend, Elva found it hard to tell the truth.
The bald investor had long been hollowed out by alcohol and sex. So he had no feelings for normal women’s bodies and was eager to play something exciting.