"Asher is too kind-hearted. He deserves to be famous!"
"I heard Asher's foot injury that time was quite serious. His dancing skills plummeted. The first place six months ago should have been Asher's."
Backstage, Asher shoved my head into the toilet bowl, flushing it repeatedly.
"You're not still expecting Vivienne to fulfill her promise of going abroad with you, are you? Vivienne is already pregnant with my child. After the baby is born, do you think she'll want a rising star or a husband with a deformed leg like you?"
I instantly lost all will to resist. They actually...
As Asher kicked me out the door, Vivienne, who was coming in, saw it happen.
She yanked Asher back inside.
"Are you crazy? If someone sees you bullying him at a time like this, you'll be completely ruined!"
Asher's eyes welled up with tears, looking hurt in an instant.
"So Vivienne is still worried about him. I'd better leave then!"
Vivienne pulled him into her arms again.
"What am I going to do with you? Everything I do is for your benefit."
Asher cried his eyes out in Vivienne's embrace. "Then after I become famous, will you marry me?"
Vivienne paused, her body tensing. "Asher, I've told you many times, I'll give you everything I have, but I'll only ever have one husband in this life, and that's Alaric."
Asher's expression froze for a moment as he slowly slid off Vivienne.
He clutched his leg, "Vivienne, my leg got bumped by big bro Alaric just now. It really hurts."
Vivienne turned to me, her eyes full of murderous intent, and kicked me against the wall.
"You never learn, do you?! If anything else happens to Asher's leg today, I'll break both of yours!"
She supported Asher as they disappeared down the hallway.
At that moment, a woman walked in from outside and handed me a business card.
It was from the agent of the largest talent agency in the country.
Most of the hottest celebrities in the nation came from there.
She lifted me onto the wheelchair behind my back, carefully arranged my hair strand by strand, then crouched beside me, showing me the utmost respect.
"Mr. Langdon, we've always admired your talent. Our company has video footage of Asher falling down the stairs by himself back then, and we have the best medical resources in the country to restore your legs."
"If you're willing to cooperate with us, we can solve all your current problems."
Looking at my reflection in the mirror, seeing a tortured version of myself that barely seemed human, I made up my mind to leave this place.
"Prepare the contract termination agreement and divorce papers for me. I'll sign with you."
An hour later, in Vivienne's office, her assistant came running in from outside.
While comforting Asher, Vivienne asked, "Did you bring Alaric back? Has he admitted his mistake?"
The assistant, barely daring to breathe, stammered in response, "Ms. Stratton, when we arrived, Mr. Langdon was already gone."