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After Scarlett became a top celebrity, she lashed out at fans, and had an ambiguous relationship with her male co-star.
I was her secret lover and also her manager, yet I heard her say to others:
"Zoran should be thankful he discovered me."
"Without me, he'd still be slaving away on some assembly line, clueless."
She forgot how I drank myself into stomach bleeding to secure roles for her, forgot her vow to love me for a lifetime.
No matter. If a star won't behave, just replace them with a new one.

I Will Make My Girlfriend a Star, But She Dumped Me

In the end, it was Garrison who rushed over from out of town, exhausting every sweet talk and promise to finally appease Director Belmont's anger.


In contrast, Melody was praised time and time again by Director Belmont, who even declared in front of everyone, "Melody was simply born for this role."


Melody graciously expressed her thanks, then turned and whispered to me, "Thank goodness you were here, otherwise I wouldn't have survived the director's scolding."


"Because you're the talent the company wants to fast-track, and besides, hands-on management is my style as an agent."


"Don't think I have any other motives."


What I didn't say was that this style was also shaped by Scarlett. When I was managing her back then, I did it with full emotion.


Of course, now there's no feeling left between us.


Chapter 7