hapter 6
I did not want to waste too much time on him, so I brought up the viral post. “You want to talk to me about the post, right? What’s your PR strategy? I can help”
Both of them lit up. “Really?”
Jonas paused as though to find the right words. “If you make some concessions, we can still salvage
this.”
“What do you mean?”
“You just have to publicly admit you’re my ex, but we broke up ages ago. You just kept insisting because you couldn’t give up on me.”
“Sure.” I would not ask him why he would do this to me, or insult him for throwing me to the wolves, using me as his shield and scapegoat,
After all, this was what I was after.
Both Jonas and Celine looked at me in delight. After a few minutes of silence, I added, “But I have one condition.”
Jonas grinned at me. “Forget one condition, you can ask for ten and I’d still fulfill them.”
I looked at him expressionlessly. “I want and half of your assets.”
The blood drained from his face. After a long while, he laughed coldly. “Don’t play hard to get, Jeanine, it doesn’t suit you. You should know that divorce is no joke.”
I chuckled and brought out the divorce papers. “Sign these, or you can forget about my cooperation.”
He stared at me. From this distance, I could hear the gritting of his teeth.
“Fine, I’ll sign it! But if I do, you have to sign it as well, right in front of me!”
He was certain I was just throwing a tantrum. He thought I would never sign it, that I was just pretending.
Before the ink on his signature even dried, I immediately grabbed the papers and signed my name.
He finally realized I was serious. The last of his composure faded away, and he grabbed my hand, looking pale as a sheet. “Jeanine, how did we get to this?
“I’m sorry, I know I was an asshole in the past. I kept you a secret for eight years but announced I was dating someone else. I just…
I interrupted him before he could finish that sentence. “It doesn’t matter.”
He blinked for a few seconds before suddenly flying into a rage. “Why are you still being so stubborn? I apologized! I never even cheated!”
I looked at him in disbelief. For a second, a few memories flitted through my mind.
Back then, he had just joined the show business. He only had bit roles and kept getting hurt.
I felt terrible and worried about him constantly. “Jonas, won’t you have to film a lot of kissing scenes
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“Don’t worry, Jeanine. I’ll never let you down, and y paten
I kept confirming his love for me, and he promised
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Finally, I got the divorce papers I wanted. Just as they wed, and the TIA their emergency PR.
The public sentiment flipped on a dime.
“That damned peasant! I just knew Celine couldn’t
“Phew, thank goodness! My idol is innocere
“What a shameless old bitch. They broke up ages ago, so why is she still g
They doxxed me and filled my inbox with insults. There were more mestays han could eat and my phoné never stopped ringing. I did not dare to pick up a single call
Thanks to the rumors, my company fired me. I turned off my slectronics, swinched off my mener access and hid in a rental apartment for a month.
In the meantime, Jonas and Celine received a huge bogst to their careers They posted public displays of affection on social media, showing photos of them kisging on the couch during sunse
Ding! My doorbell rang.
I opened the door and immediately held back tears. “Mom, Dad”
