Chapter 2The Scandal at The Golden Globes

My agent had just warned me to avoid conflict, but moments later, Chloe deliberately invited me to walk the red carpet with her.

The Sterling heir's new love and old flame standing together—the topic was already trending before we even took a step.

I knew she wanted to humiliate me thoroughly.

Not just because she was Julian's current girlfriend, but because we were wearing gowns from the same luxury brand tonight.

Hers was the latest haute couture.

Mine was last year's off-the-rack collection.

I could already imagine the Twitter threads. Her fans and my haters would have a field day mocking me for being "shabby."

But it didn't matter. I never intended to compete with her in fashion.

And I certainly didn't hope for Julian to come back to me.

If she wanted to be the red flower, I'd be the green leaf to accentuate her.

But Chloe didn't seem satisfied. She lowered her voice and asked me, "Jane, do you know Julian is coming tonight?"

I didn't know.

Since the day we broke up, I had cut off all contact with Julian.

But hearing his name still made my steps falter.

Noticing this, Chloe smiled mockingly. "Don't overthink it. He's coming for me. It has nothing to do with you."

"I know."

Although the Sterling family owned half of Hollywood, Julian never attended any entertainment events before today.

Even when we were most in love, he never attended an event for me.

Chloe added, "Julian and I are getting married soon."

I nodded, turned to her, and smiled sincerely. "I wish you happiness."

Maybe my reaction was too weak today, so Chloe lost interest in teasing me.

Or maybe she was in a hurry to find Julian.

As soon as we finished the red carpet, she ditched me and disappeared.

I posed for the photographers and answered a few questions.

The reporters were taciturn; no one mentioned Julian.

Although that romance was passionate, it ended in an incredibly embarrassing way.

Julian, the party involved, only found out he was dumped when he saw the trending topic on Twitter.

In that interview, everyone wanted gossip about my relationship progress with Julian.

But facing the camera, I simply said three words calmly: "We broke up."

No warning, no reason.