I Quit Acting for Pregnancy, Fiancé Boosts White Moonlight.

I had planned to step away from the limelight and take good care of myself during my pregnancy. However, I accidentally overheard my fiancé casually pouring out his heart to someone else.

"My marriage with Ava is just a stopgap measure. She left the entertainment circle, and that's why the leading role in the famous director's film went to Bailee."

I didn't shed a tear or make a fuss. Instead, I went to the hospital by myself.

"Hi, I'm not going to take a break any longer. Please get in touch with the director about the play we talked about before and arrange an audition for me."

1

I rushed from the film set to the place where Kevin Black was having a gathering with his friends, and was just about to push the door open.

But then I heard him talking about me with his friends. "Kevin, you used to say that there's no need for a man to get married before he's forty. So why are you in such a hurry to get married all of a sudden? Could it be that Ava really has you wrapped around her little finger?"

All I heard was Kevin giving a scornful laugh. "How could I possibly be so easily manipulated by a woman? It's just that there's a film by a renowned director coming up, and Ava and Bailee are vying for the leading role. By marrying Ava, I can make sure that the role lands on Bailee's head without any trouble."

The person who asked the question let out an "Oh, " finally realizing what was going on, and then said, "You're not still hung up on Bailee, are you? Speaking of which, Ava has been with you for so many years, and everyone knows she's crazy about acting. How did you persuade her to withdraw from the casting of this film?"

Kevin curled his lips slightly and blew out a smoke ring.

"Bailee has a gentle nature and won't take the initiative to fight for things. If I don't protect her, she'll end up with nothing. As for Ava, she's pregnant. She's already 34. If she doesn't have a child soon, she'll become an advanced maternal-age mother. She's also worried that it'll be difficult for her to conceive again due to her age."

Laughter burst out from inside.

"You're something else! Using the current to pave the way for the old flame, all under the guise of noble intentions."

"Your mind is really sharp, achieving two things at once without any delay, brilliant!"

"I thought you were so captivated by Ava's charm that you couldn't extricate yourself, but it turns out you're fully in control of the situation, impressive!"

"To make someone who's crazy about acting give it up to have a child for you, I have to give you credit!"

"Aren't you worried that Ava will find out and break up with you? She's famous for being stubborn in the industry!"

Kevin flicked the cigarette ash with a confident smile on his face. "Ava won't. She loves children so much that she'll put up with anything for them. She wouldn't abort the child and break up with me, would she? An older woman with a history of abortion would be looked down upon."

Following that, another bout of raucous laughter rang out.

A bone-chilling coldness surged from the soles of my feet to my heart.

I withdrew my hand from the door and silently turned away.

2

Kevin was the president of our talent agency.

I was just an actress affiliated with the company.

According to the track of the usual storyline, we would seldom have opportunities to cross paths.

At a wrap-up party, an investor took a fancy to me and bribed a waiter at the restaurant to slip something into my drink.

In my haste to escape, I accidentally bumped into Kevin's arms, and we ended up spending the night together.

The next morning, he asked me, "Ava, how about being with me? That way, no one in the industry will bully you."

I wasn't too haughty to turn him down. We were quite harmonious in bed, and I also had my own needs for the release of hormones.

We tacitly became each other's late-night soul mates.

This kind of relationship that couldn't bear the light of day lasted for three years.

Last year, when Bailee returned to her hometown for development, there were subtle changes between Kevin and me.

He recommended Bailee to the production team I was in and, in the name of the company, asked me to take good care of her, saying that she was his childhood friend.

I didn't suspect anything and later helped Bailee get familiar with the operation mode of the domestic entertainment industry and appeared with her at commercial events.

In the contracts for the new scripts I signed, I would also stipulate to include her and arrange for her to have important roles with quite a lot of scenes.

Over time, Bailee's fame grew.

Rumors began to spread in the circle that Bailee was a younger version of Ava.

Her popularity even showed a tendency to surpass mine at one time.

After Bailee's arrival, Kevin and I had more interactions during the day.

At another wrap-up party, Kevin made a special trip to come.

A producer who was acquainted with him joked when he was drunk, "Kevin, aren't you courting our Bailee? You've been showing up on our set rather frequently lately."

Kevin then gave a smile with an ambiguous meaning. "You can drink without restraint, but you can't talk recklessly. Bailee and I have a strictly proper and above-board relationship between a boss and an employee. If someone with ulterior motives hears this, wouldn't it imply that she's relying on a backer to climb up the ladder? That's a label that's hard for a female artist to shake off. If we're talking about wooing someone, it's more realistic to say that I'm wooing Ava. After all, she's currently the leading actress of our company."