Hidden Billionaire become my driver

Chapter 2 (Madeline Shaw)

“Give me that over-the-shoulder look of you, Maddie,” the photographer said.

I love doing photoshoots, especially with a famous magazine. I will be the next cover for the next Vogue magazine issue. I love working with my team, especially the glam team. That makes me feel special. I have been in the modeling industry since I was 20 years old. I started my acting career when I was 26 years old. I am not getting tired of this industry. I am Madeline Shaw but the public knows me as “Maddie”. Since I was a kid, I have loved being people’s attraction and I wanted to be the center of attraction. And that’s the reason why I keep and love doing my job. The viewer’s and audience's voices give me the strength to do my job better and better. I wanted to be the best.

“What type of genes runs in your blood, ma’am. You are gorgeous!” one of my glam team appreciated my look.

“It’s not in my genes, it’s all because of your help. I wanted to thank you for all the things and help that you have done for me since I started my career.” I answered them.

When I started my career in my early 20’s, I remembered that I only had one make-up artist at that time. But now is different. I have the whole team who help me with my looks on every project that I have. I can’t achieve all of this without the help of my manager. She always keeps me on track and guides me on my journey. She’s always by my side on every project. Every movie that I make. Every fashion week that I attend. Once you are in the spotlight, you will never want to leave that position again. You keep on aiming for fame and fame. That’s how I live now. I live with fame.

I am currently living in California. I have been living here for four years now. I love the vibe here. Sometimes, I travel for work. Photoshoot or movie taping. If I am busy at work, I rarely stay in California sometimes. I sleep on the road while we are driving to work. That’s how my life always is. Always busy.

I remember when I was a kid my parents wanted me to finish my college degree and wanted me to study medicine. But medicine is not my fashion. It didn’t give me excitement. I met my manager when I was still starting my career as a newbie model in a small agency in California.

Then one day, during my recent photoshoot, my manager told me that I would have a photoshoot abroad in Singapore. I will be there for a week, then I will be back in California after the project to prepare for my upcoming movie.

“You need to prepare yourself. You have a photoshoot in Singapore. It will be a one-week trip.” My manager told me while she was holding her phone. She’s always busy with her phone. I don’t know why. Maybe for a new client, I guess.

“Okay. When will that trip be?” I asked her.

“This coming Saturday will be your flight. Sunday will be your rest day, then by Monday, the photoshoot will start.”

“It’s Thursday. Why didn't you tell me yesterday? I need to prepare my things. And the things that I need to bring.” I told her in my worried voice while I looked at her.

“Maddie, today is Thursday and tomorrow is Friday. You still have tomorrow to pack your things. Your flight will be Saturday afternoon. You have enough time to prepare your things.” My manager answered me with a calm in her voice.

I easily panic, especially about work. I don’t want to rush everything. I want to have enough time to prepare everything. My manager has been taking good care of me for many years. I spent a lot of time with my manager rather than spending time with my parents. I keep myself busy. After my photoshoot today. I went straight to my house and rested for a while. I am thinking about what to bring for my Singapore trip. I keep on thinking and asking myself how long it will last if you are at the peak of your career. When you are famous you can’t easily go out of your house or walk somewhere just like ordinary people do because you are afraid of the paparazzi around you.

The next day, Friday. I prepared the things that I need to bring to my next trip. I prepared everything. I double-check everything, especially the thing that is essential to me, my skincare. I don’t have an appointment on Friday, so I took the chance to have a rest on Friday because I know once I will be in Singapore, we will always have a girls' nightout. I know when I am with my manager, especially when we are in a new place. We keep on having nights out. The photoshoot will be for 3 days and the rest of the week will be ours. My flight will be Saturday afternoon from LAX to SIN.

“It will be a long flight, Maddie. You’d better take your rest.” My manager told me.

“It’s okay. I will sleep later. And also, tomorrow will be Sunday and you told me that I don’t have an appointment on Sunday, right?” I asked her.

“Yeah, but you need to have enough rest. So that you will have enough energy during your photoshoot on Monday”

“Yes ma’am.”

Katie Perce has been my manager for almost 10 years now. She is the one who keeps my schedule busy. She managed everything. I trusted her for everything from my finances to my future projects and everything. Sunday morning when we arrived in Singapore and we headed straight to our hotel. I was so tired that day because I didn’t sleep that much during my flight from LAX to SIN. After, I freshened up. I went straight to bed and took a rest. I even forgot to eat my dinner that day. All I wanted was to sleep.

Our first three days in Singapore went well. We are done with the photo shoot. It was tiring but I enjoyed it. We went back to the hotel to change our clothes because we are planning to have dinner outside tonight. We will meet some friends and enjoy the night. That night I didn’t expect that something would happen to me. After our ladies' night out. My manager and I went to a convenience store to buy something but, unfortunately, there was a robbery that happened that night.

Four guys robbed the convenience store. One guy was holding a gun and instructed the cashier to empty the cashbox and he gave the bag to the cashier. The robber didn't know that the person-in-charge of the cashier pressed the panic alarm button under the table and the police immediately responded to that robbery incident. The robbery incident turns out to be a hostage-taking. The companion robber left the other guy. That guy grabbed me and he put me in front of him to be his human shield. I started to have a panic attack. I keep myself calm. I feel afraid but I manage to handle it. I know it will be all over the news. And they will know what will happen to me.

The police are in their position and getting ready for what will happen. The robber was too aggressive. He started to point the gun at me. My manager got out immediately after the other robber went out, but I was unfortunate because I was too close to the other guy. Everything happened so fast. In just one blink, I saw a bullet pass through the window that broke the glass. In a few seconds, the robber who was holding me was shot.

The police immediately ran towards me and helped me get out of the store. They didn’t let me look back, so I couldn’t see the dead body of the robber. I was shocked at first but the emergency response team immediately checked on me. I saw a man wearing a black uniform with a mask on his face. He immediately went inside the police car. I know he is the one who took the shot earlier. I can see that he is a tall man. If I am not mistaken, his height is 6’2. Katie immediately went to me and checked on me.

“Maddie, are you okay?” Katie checked on me. She checked every inch of me.

“Don’t worry. I am fine. I am still intact. Nothing was missing. Just relax” I told her.

“I should be worried. That guy pointed a gun at you and there was a bullet flying in front of you. How can I relax with that?” Katie looked at me. But I was not worried at all. I was worried if this news would come out about what happened to me in Singapore.

I asked Katie if we could go after this. I don’t want to spread more news about what happened in Singapore. Katie told me that everything was in place. She asked one of her contacts in Singapore and a dear friend of hers to help us out with this incident. I can’t stop thinking of that man in the black uniform. He saved my life. I never got a chance to thank him for what he did to me. Katie kept on checking on me if I was okay because I had been silent since we left the crime scene. I looked at her and I answered her straight into her eyes and I said,

“Don’t worry about me. I am okay. Nothing to worry about. Please take care of the news. I don’t want anything to ruin my reputation,” I told her.

I am more worried about my reputation than what happened to me that night. I wanted to leave Singapore but Katie said that we are not allowed to leave yet because we need to cooperate with the authorities about the incident that happened the other night. Maybe we will stay here for another two days. But it’s okay. The beauty of this country amazed me. The view and the city light, everything is amazing.

I still keep on thinking about that man behind that mask who helped me that night. That was a breathtaking shot.

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That was the first time I saw her in my rifle scope. But she’s different. I can see in her eyes that she’s afraid, but she can control her emotions. I got a breathtaking shot that night. I want to make sure that I won’t miss it. I don’t want to ruin my record in the special forces. Every time I am on target, I do not miss a single shot. I am about to finish my service. This incident, which happened in a hostage-taking in a*****e, was my last mission. And after that, I will be back in the outside world. I wanted to take a rest for another year or 2 before I went back to my real life. The real-life of Chris Morris Young. I know my family would be happy if I were back at the company. I surely miss the time my sister Claudia keeps on nagging me. She loved making fun of me.

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Two days passed and everything was all set. And we are free to go home. I will have another 17 hour flight back to Los Angeles, California. I can sleep on my bed and get cozy. I don’t have any scheduled work. Katie gave me a week of rest.

“You have one week's leave. Take time to get a rest. I need to go somewhere. If you need me, just call me Maddie, Okay?” Katie is still worried about me.

What will I do with that one-week leave?