Twisted Ties of Love

Chapter 320

Rachel was gobsmacked, not snapping back to reality until she got home. Izabella, initially auditioning for the role of the nasty female character, ended up becoming the crush of the TV series, the supporting actress.

She was dying to know what went down in that audition room, but no matter how many times she asked Izabella, she kept mum.

"You seem to have changed a lot, like you're a whole new person."

Izabella put on her mask and sunglasses, pausing after hearing Rachel's words, and looked up at the bright sky. This is from NôvelDrama.Org.

"No, I've always been like this..." Right, she should be like this, the proud Izabella who can handle any difficulty.

She shouldn't be the Izabella who lost everything for love. Loving yourself was even more important than loving others. This was a principle she understood when she was young, so why did she forget it as she grew older?

The lesson she learned the hard way was, instead of chasing the light, why not become the light?

...

When Izabella got back to her tiny apartment, Brad messaged her on WhatsApp about the contract.

By offering her the supporting female role, Brad would undoubtedly ruffle some feathers. She needed to figure out how to clear these obstacles. If she couldn't handle these minor obstacles, how could she stand up to Brett in the future?

Izabella picked up her phone and ordered some parts online, which she would receive first thing in the morning.

After paying, she went back online to look up Casey. There was a rough outline of his resume, and Izabella stared at his pictures.

Could there really be two people in the world who looked so alike? Even the two canine teeth in their mouths were exactly the same. If there was any difference, it was that Ryker's eyes were clean but a bit silly, while this Casey guy didn't look like a fool at all.

Izabella closed her eyes, suppressing her bubbling emotions.

Her soul was already thirty years old, way past the age of chasing after someone relentlessly.

Facing Casey, who resembled Ryker, she was a bit unsettled. After all, he was the one who had been in her heart for more than a decade. Ryker was an irreplaceable presence in her heart.

He appeared when she needed someone to save her the most. Even though he disappeared quickly, his figure always lingered in her memory, becoming more beautiful and radiant over time.

He was her long-time crush in her dreams. He would appear when she was most helpless to encourage her and comfort her when she cried. How could she easily forget such a person?

She really wanted to meet Casey. If he was Ryker, they could start over as friends. If he was not... it would be best not to get to know each other and avoid unnecessary trouble.

...

At five in the afternoon, Izabella received a call. By looking at the caller ID, Izabella knew some people couldn't hold back anymore.

The caller was her agent, Graham. The moment he got on the line, he stated his purpose, "You need to decline the job offer from the Blood Ties yourself."

They were afraid of offending people, so they decided to use her as a scapegoat, thinking she was weak and easy to bully.

"Graham, let's meet somewhere tomorrow and have a good talk."

Graham probably didn't expect Izabella to be so easy-going. Her manner was completely different from the audacious demeanor she displayed during the audition. On second thought, she had always been like this. He thought she had changed, but she was still so weak. And that was good, because it meant they could continue to use her.

After confirming he was free in the afternoon, Graham said, "Okay, I'll arrange the place. I'll send you the address later. Be there before three o'clock."

After hanging up, Izabella replied to Mr. York's message. Instead of immediately agreeing to the contract, she asked, "Mr. York, I have the most opponents in the entertainment industry. Aren't you afraid that I will drag the whole team down?"

Brad simply replied, "One should fully trust those they have hired."

Izabella murmured these words and suddenly laughed. "Give me a week to sort out my affairs. Then we can sign the contract. I will prove to everyone before the announcement that you've made the right choice by picking Megan."

After sending the message, Izabella turned off her phone. The weather was hot, and to save electricity, there was no air conditioning in the room, just a fan. Even at full blast, the fan couldn't alleviate the heat, it just blew hot air.

Izabella took her clothes and went to the bathroom for a shower. She also washed her hair and came out, towel-drying her hair.

Her phone was her only means of communication and browsing the internet. She didn't even have a computer. Izabella began to plan. When she had the money, she would buy herself a computer, replace those cheap cosmetics on her vanity, and buy new clothes.

She would keep this house, a relic of Bell, but it was too small. She could buy the neighboring house and connect them.

By her calculations, she needed a lot of money. She would never be able to face the obstacles in front of her if she relied solely on acting for income.

In short, she was broke...

Izabella picked up her phone and looked up Casey's family background. The information was scarce. The only bit of info was that Casey mentioned his mother's surname in an interview, which was the same as Brett's.

Casey became famous two and a half years ago, and to this day, his family background remained a mystery, which suggested he came from a powerful background.

But his mother's surname was the same as Brett's. Was she overthinking?