When Eliza woke up, it was already the next morning.
She had a nightmare last night. When she woke up, she realized that she was sweating so much that it had soaked through the pillow.
Getting up from the bed, she charged her cell phone and went to the bathroom to wash up.
She still vaguely remembered what happened last night.
Someone locked her in the resting lounge on purpose.
Her phone was dead and her surroundings were pitch black.
Just when she was in despair, she saw Beau appearing before her.
After that, she could no longer remember anything.
However, she could remember Beau's silhouette vividly. It was as if Superman itself had appeared before her eyes.
Thinking of Beau, a streak of red surged up her cheeks and her heart drummed against her chest.
Suddenly, the ringtone of her phone broke her reverie as she came back to her senses.
Eliza rushed to the table to pick up her phone.
It was Graciana.
"Why didn't you answer the call, Eliza?"
"You're in a lot of trouble!"
Eliza frowned while wiping the water droplets off her face with a towel. "What is it?"
"Madeleine posted a video of you and Jay online! It's about what happened yesterday during work!"
"Everyone on the internet is condemning you, saying that you're a sl*t who's trying to seduce Jay!"
Eliza was stunned.
Graciana continued speaking anxiously, "She blurred out your face and wrote that she did it to protect your privacy. However, her words piqued her fans' curiosity and they're now trying to figure out your identity!"
"Based on your outfit on set, they found out that you're working for Roseane as her stuntwoman. It won't be long until they discover your identity!"
Graciana's words were like a knife stabbing into her heart.
She bit her lip and searched for Madeleine's post online.
After reading through the post, she finally understood what Graciana meant just now.
"I understand that you find my boyfriend attractive, but please refrain from seducing him in the future. I blurred out her face because I respect her privacy. If she continues to seduce Jay, I will not hesitate to expose her identity."
She attached a video below the paragraph of words. It was that incident where Jay tore open the wound on her shoulder, which caused her to collapse to the ground.
The video stopped after Madeleine slapped Eliza's face.
Madeleine's fans were all furious as they cursed Eliza for being a homewrecker!
Some of them even tagged Roseane, demanding her to fire Eliza.
A chill went down her spine as she tried to digest the negative comments about her online.
Initially, she thought that Madeleine and Jay were trying to teach her a lesson by locking her up.
However, it turned out that it was just a small step of their devious scheme.
Besides forcing her into a state of mental breakdown, they also wanted to ruin Eliza's career in the entertainment circle. At the same time, they could also use the chance to boost their popularity online.
Even now, they were still trying to use her to achieve success.
Eliza gritted her teeth. It seemed like she had underestimated those scoundrels.
Last night, Madeleine didn't just come to the dressing room to threaten her. Her real motive was to check on the exact location of her wound.
Jay would've reached out his left hand if everything went according to the script. Instead, he changed into his right hand at the last minute and landed his grip precisely on her wound!
He exerted so much force that it ripped her healing wound apart.
While she was writhing in pain, Jay took the opportunity to hug her and Madeleine slapped her just in time.
Eliza was struggling to wrap her head around the fact that she had fallen straight into their trap.
Everything that happened yesterday was part of their calculative scheme.
"What should we do?"
Graciana said frantically, "Eliza, why don't you talk to them?"
"We're just lowly actresses. We can't possibly go against famous celebrities like them..."
Eliza closed her eyes. "I will never back down."
She knew that they were doing this on purpose. They wanted her to beg them for mercy.
After she rejected Jay's request to help Madeleine in the afternoon, the couple was already scheming to ambush her at night.
"But..."
Graciana pursed her lips. "Eliza, I'm worried. You might not be able to work as a stuntwoman anymore if you don't apologize to them."
"You were the best actress in our class back then and we all thought that you had a bright future ahead."
"But now, look at what Jay did to you..."
Graciana sobbed. She was at a loss for words.
"I won't give in."
Heaving in a deep breath, Eliza looked at herself in the mirror with a smile. "Worst comes to worst, I can just quit and start working in another industry."
After she hung up the phone, Eliza laid on the bed browsing through the news.
Almost everyone on the internet was sl*t-shaming her for something she didn't do.
Looking at these insults, Eliza wasn't fazed.
Deep down, she knew that she didn't do anything wrong. The shameless homewrecker they were talking about was none other than Madeleine herself.
After a while, the manager from Parson Media called.
"Eliza, you never fail to surprise me. I can't believe that you have the guts to offend someone as popular as them!"
"Mr. Ellis called me just now. He wanted to see you at his office later."
"I think he wants to fire you in person. I'm guessing your career in the entertainment circle ends today."
After that, the manager hung up the phone.
It seemed like she still had to face reality today.
Sighing, Eliza changed her clothes and went downstairs.
In the living room downstairs, Braint was typing on his laptop quietly.
When he heard her footsteps, he looked up and asked, "Does your shoulder still hurt?"
Eliza stopped in her tracks. How did Braint know about that?
Braint sighed and turned his laptop screen to her.
It was the video posted by Madeleine online.
"That man did it on purpose."
He turned toward her and said compassionately, "It still hurts, doesn't it?"
Hearing his concerns, Eliza felt warm inside.
She smiled and caressed Braint's head, "It doesn't hurt anymore."
"I am a strong woman, you know?"
Braint curled his lips. "If you're that strong, why are you afraid of the dark then?"
Eliza didn't know how to answer that question.
She coughed softly and turned to look around. "Why are you alone? Where is Demarion?"
"Demarion?"
Braint shrugged. "He's grounded. He's playing chess with grandpa at the moment."
"Why did Demarion do?"
Braint looked up at stared at Eliza. His mature demeanor didn't seem to reflect his age at all. "Demarion joked about daddy's inability to give us a baby sister."
Eliza was speechless.
Blushing, she didn't dare to look Braint straight in the face. She grabbed her bag and rushed out of the door instantly.
The manager informed her that Mr. Ellis would be waiting at the main office.
After Eliza got out of the car, he found that the office was filled with decorations. It was as if the company was holding an important event today.
A red carpet was placed at the entrance with spotlights blazing around the place.
When Tom noticed Eliza's arrival, he came up quickly and said, "Eliza! You're finally here. I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
Eliza was taken aback.
She looked at the lavish decorations behind her and glanced at Tom, who was smiling from ear to ear.
"Are... are you that happy because I'm getting fired today?"