Chapter 6
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Penelope's Pov
What's wrong with him? Why did he suddenly get mad?
Why did he seem so affected by what I'd just said?
I stopped mid-step. Don't tell me he liked me? But that's impossible. I was bullying him.
I shook off my thoughts and started to roam the place. My eyes flew to the balcony. I slowly went there, and the beautiful view struck me. I rested my hand on the railing. The wind blew through my hair and the big shirt that I was wearing.
It was majestic, but how can I enjoy this place if my mind is on the other end?
Just the thought that my award would never be mine anymore, breaking my heart.
A tear escaped.
I worked hard for it. I did my best for the past years to be on the top. But now, how could I even reach it when I'm stuck here? What should I do?
I wandered my eyes to the seaside, where numerous men were guarding. One of them saw me and radioed someone.
I want to escape, but how? We're in the middle of a big sea. There's no boat or anything. I'm not a good swimmer or a mermaid to swim the wide waters. I might even die before I could even swim half a mile.
I wonder how that bastard brought me here.
I decided to talk to him again, but I lost my way and found myself in the living room. I saw Stephen and Ivan there. Stephen smiled at me a bit awkwardly before he immediately turned off the big screen. While Ivan was oblivious. He tried to snatch the remote from the latter.
What's going on with them.
"What are you doing?! I'm watching the news! It's about Ms. Actress!"
What?
His mouth parted when I went near them.
"C-Can I have the remote?" I held my hand out.
They both looked at each other before Stephen hesitantly gave it to me. I cleared my throat and turned it on again.
My mouth hung open as soon as I saw the news. Instead of people crying and struggling for my sudden disappearance, what I saw were people with banners and tarpaulins, with their angry faces. They are in front of my agency's building, shouting wildly. Saying some foul words that I couldn't stomach.
"I can't believe this. But yeah, she's an actress, so it's not shocking that she can do that thing." A woman with a big tarpaulin of my messed up picture with ‘die' word in the middle.
"I knew she's b*tch but I can't believe she can do that."
"She's disappointing."
My fists clenched. What are they saying? Are they all talking about me? But why…? What did I do?
It switched. I took a step while biting my nails.
"We already banned her from our agency. We also halted her contract and other endorsement shows and activities. We're now just waiting for our lawyer. Excuse me." my manager said when she was crowded by the reporter. My jaw dropped.
That's the only thing I understand from everything I saw on the news.
My contract was halted, and my other activities too.
What the f*cking hell?! What is the meaning of this?!
"Oh? What a good news." I looked with heated eyes at Diana when she came in. She laughed a bit before she looked at me. "Now, what are you going to do, Miss Actress."
I deeply inhaled, and with madness, I jumped on her and pulled her hair. She screamed, and the others immediately tried to stop us. But I was so f*cking mad. She cried when I was able to pull some strands out of her hair.
"B*tch!" She yelled and reached out to draw a line on my arm. Her nails dug and line a long cut on it but I didn't care at all. I tried to pull her hair again, but someone held my arm from behind to stop me.
"What the f*ck?!" I shouted when I saw Pierre with his dark expression. "Let me go!" I said, but he didn't listen.
"Pierre!" I said angrily. A tear escaped my eyes. He saw it. He sighed and signaled something to the others. Ivan and Stephen carried out Diana, that still want to reach me too. I followed them with my eyes before I looked at Pierre.
"Let go."
He raised an eyebrow before he released his grasp on me. My jaw clenched when I remembered the news again. I harshly wiped my tears.
"Let me f*cking go! Do you know what's going on in the news right now?!"
I hate that he wasn't even fazed by my anger. His expression didn't change even a bit.
"My name is now all over the news! My fans are all angry at me, and my agency wants me out!" I said with a heavy heart, but still, he didn't react anything.
I wiped away another set of tears.
I was expecting that my manager would be searching for me. That my fans were all worried and waiting for me. But what the hell was that?! Why was it the opposite? What happened? What happened on the day that I gone for them to be like that?!
My tears stopped when I realized something.
Slowly, I looked at Pierre again. My parted lips formed a line as it became clearer. I took a step toward him. His eyes were on my arm before he met my eyes.
"Y-You…" I heavily sighed with widening eyes. "What did you do?"
I pushed his chest when he didn't say anything.
"I-It's you, right?! You did something, right?! F*cking tell me, Pierre!" I said with hot tears in the corner of my eyes.
He licked his lower lip before he craned his neck.
"I told you, I would take my revenge."
My hands that were pushing him fell down beside me in shock. I stared at him in disbelief before my hand flew to his face. But before it landed on his face, he caught it before he leaned on me for a whisper.
My ribcage tightened.
"I already told you that you're not a star anymore. You just won't believe me."
I pushed him with force, but he didn't even flinch. My blurry eyes pierced him.
I couldn't believe he could do that to me. I couldn't believe that he's really on his f*cking revenge!
But what did he do? What did he do to make those people turn their backs on me?!
He let go of my hand, lazily before he turned his back on me. While I was still contemplating what he just said.
"What the hell, Pierre?! What did you do?"
But he just continued walking.
My tears burst out more. Before he could leave my eyes, I hastily blocked him.
"Move." He said.
I slowly bent my knees in front of him. I couldn't see his face clearly because of my tears, but I saw how his jaw clenched.
"What are you doing?" he said, almost growling.
I clasped my hands together. "P-Please Pierre, I need to go back now. P-Please bring me back. I need to fix this mess. P-Please." I begged while crying.
If I were still the same old Eris, I would never do that. I would never make myself ridiculous in front of others, especially this man. But I changed. I need to do it for my career. I need to do it to save my name. I need to do it before it's all too late.
"P-Please, I-I promise. I won't tell this to anyone. I won't tell that you kidnapped me. I won't tell this to my…father. J-Just bring me back, Pierre." I said and paused. "Y-You won now! Just bring me back, Pierre! Please!"
"Get up." He said, but I didn't listen. I stilled on my knees while crying and looking up at him.
He soundly sighed and massaged his nose bridge, stressed.
"Are you that desperate for that sick career? You would even swallow your pride just to—" I cut him off.
"Yes!" I sobbed. "Call me what you want… but my career is very important for me, Pierre. This is the only thing I have right now!" I shouted with shut eyes. "So please! Please, Pierre—"
My words stopped when I felt his hand wiping my tears away. I slowly opened my eyes. He looked mad, but his hand was gentle.
Our eyes locked.
"Is that really worth it for your tears?" He asked.
I slowly nodded before holding his arm. He glanced on it. "P-Please Pierre. I need to go back now. I need to fix my name. I-I need to talk to my manager and to my agency. O-Or else I will lose everything."
He stared at me before he sighed.
"No, you can't." he said firmly before he removed my hands from his. "You can't go back now." He added before he stood up and left me there.
I couldn't believe it. F*ck!
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