Chapter 2The Rebound with a Movie Star

I dragged my suitcase to a hotel and stayed awake all night.

The sweeter the old memories, the more nauseating Caleb's betrayal felt.

I drafted a divorce agreement overnight and sent it to Caleb via express delivery.

Whether it was because of the video in my hand or because he had long intended to do so, Caleb signed it readily.

But we both chose to keep the divorce a secret.

Perhaps unable to bear seeing me devastated, my agent handed me a variety show notice:

"A slow-paced travel variety show that's very popular recently. Consider it early promotion for your drama, and a chance to relax."

"I've checked the guest list. They are basically acquaintances you've met before. There's also the young Movie King, Liam, who is in the limelight, and the starlet, Bella."

After skimming through the contract, I agreed readily.

Relaxing while making money, why not?

But coincidences make stories.

On the day of the pre-recording interview for the variety show.

The guests arrived early. Besides the ones I already knew, there was a familiar figure:

Caleb.

I froze on the spot and turned to my agent:

"He's in this show too?"

My agent was obviously confused as well: "I didn't hear about this."

Seeing me arrive, the staff surrounded me:

"Teacher Nancy, let's go to the dressing room first. The livestream will start soon."

I suppressed the dissatisfaction in my heart. Having signed the contract, backing out now would mean paying a sky-high penalty fee.

For me, love is never as important as bread and butter.

Sitting in the waiting room, I began to familiarize myself with the script.

To warm up for the variety show, this pre-recording used a livestream format, allowing viewers to interact with guests in the chat room.

Although called an interview, the show's writers had already listed the questions and standard answers. I just needed to improvise reasonably based on them.

The first few interview questions went smoothly, but the last question wasn't in the script.

With a polite smile, the director slowly asked:

"It is understood that this variety show is the second on-screen collaboration between Teacher Nancy and Teacher Caleb. What are your impressions of each other?"

Caleb and I had a hidden marriage and a hidden divorce. His single persona was marketed to perfection, while my resources were downgraded, so almost no one knew about this short marriage.

Taking a deep breath, I smiled:

"Fake abs, padded butt, insoles at least two inches thick."

The director froze on the spot.

Caleb turned his head to look at me, his face full of surprise, his eyes filled with unconcealed anger, gritting his teeth:

"Hypocritical, nice face but cruel heart."

Comments densely covered the screen in an instant:

[Who is this? A D-list celebrity dares to scold Caleb?]

[Finally invited a top-tier star, and Nancy really dares to leech off anyone's fame. She dares to say anything!]

[Stabbing each other in the lungs during the pre-recording stage? Something's wrong with these two. Let's watch.]

[Fam, who understands? I smell a breakup. Did these two date?]