Julian felt his breath catch in his throat. A bitter taste rose in his mouth that he could not swallow down. Gia had called him not long ago, saying she had landed the lead role in a short drama and begged him to play the male lead and help her out. He had asked for the script, read it, and found himself drawn to the character. So he agreed. It was the first time he had ever done something like that. When his agent brought over the contract, he signed it without reading a single page. Later, he showed up on the set and found out Lily was the writer. The moment she saw him, she kept her distance. It was because she had already signed the divorce papers, was it not? And all those photos of him and Gia on the set, the ones that got leaked—Lily had nothing to do with it. Panic seized J

