24 In the meantime, Edwin, the manager of the real Lilian, was at a party in a luxurious bar in LA with Steve Sparks, the owner of a fashion house. By 4:00 in the morning, he had managed to persuade him that Lilian would be the perfect female model to feature his fall collection. The fashion mogul had just passed forty, but his hair was completely white, making it obvious that he dyed it. He wore the latest fashions, from his watch to the frames of his eyeglasses. In Edwin’s eyes, he was more of a clown than a cool guy, but he was forced to shower praises on him because getting into his circle meant a huge step up the ladder, even for successful girls. Edwin knew that in those days Lilian was interested exclusively in acting—modelling, after all had given the initial push to her career,

