Chapter 1I Made My Girlfriend a Top Celebrity, But She Publicly Humiliated Me. I Quietly Took Back All Her Resources

After Sophie became a top celebrity, she started acting like a diva, clashing with fans, and getting cozy with her male co-star.

I was supposed to be her secret lover and manager, yet I heard her tell others:

"Charlie should thank himself for discovering me."

"Without me, he'd still be working on some assembly line, seemingly innocent but actually shrewd."

She forgot how I drank until I had a stomach ulcer to get her roles, forgot her vow to love me for a lifetime.

It's fine. If an artist doesn't behave, I'll just find a new one.

While I was discussing Sophie's new drama with Director Thomas, my assistant Sarah called me.

"Charlie, there's a problem with Sophie. It's already trending."

I quickly checked my phone during the break.

Seeing the trending news, my mind went blank.

Sophie had gone and lashed out at fans again.

The reason was that fans felt her new drama's styling was too sloppy, different from the grand publicity. They said they would collectively demand an explanation from the production team.

Sophie exploded at these comments.

"You all mind your own business. I chose the styling team myself, and I think it's beautiful!"

Not satisfied with just that, she added another comment.

"Stop guessing, I posted this myself. Go to sleep!"

These two sentences solidly angered the fans.

One fan club leader posted a long article saying they would unstan, and disbanded several fan groups.

I sighed and called Sarah back.

"Contact them, first take down the trending topic, then have the PR team come up with a plan."

Sarah said they were already implementing the contingency PR plan, but Sophie found out about it and wouldn't let PR compromise. No amount of coaxing worked, so now things were at a standstill.

I looked up and sighed, "I'll head over once I'm done here."

Sophie had become a hot actress due to two dramas, and after winning Best Actress at the TV Golden Awards, she became an A-list star at just 25.

As her star shone brighter, she grew more distant from me.

Her temper got worse, she often wouldn't answer my calls, and she started taking on jobs and commercial deals on her own, going through her own studio's accounts.

We were supposed to be secret lovers, but she deliberately avoided me.

I'm not stupid, how could I not sense her distancing herself from me?

Despite this, as soon as I finished the meeting, I drove straight to the set to find Sophie.

Sarah saw me arrive and looked relieved, immediately leading me towards Sophie's trailer.

"It's good you're here, Charlie. Sophie listens to you the most."

I gave a bitter smile.

Just as we were about to reach the trailer, Sarah got a phone call and walked to the side to answer it.

I was about to open the door when I heard voices talking inside.

"I heard your manager has only managed you as an artist."

"He doesn't have much experience, huh."

It was a man's voice.

Then came Sophie's pleasant voice.

"Charlie just got lucky in discovering me."

"Without me, he'd just be a factory worker."

The man laughed.

"He really is lucky, managing just one artist and she becomes a top star."

I felt a chill down my spine.

In the industry, I had the title of golden manager, but I had also heard many people sourly say I was just lucky, managing only one artist who became a top female star.

When others said this, I didn't mind, because only Sophie and I knew the hardships we went through together.

Back then, I had just started trying to make it in the entertainment industry, and Sophie had only played two small supporting roles in her two years in the business.

To save money, we lived in a basement. I drank until I had a stomach ulcer to get her roles. She was suspended by wires for hours to perform well.

I really never imagined that Sophie would talk about me like this behind my back.

I yanked open the door.