Melody Monroe looked at his pitiful little face and truly couldn't imagine how Ian Monroe could grow up to be so wicked.
Cold-blooded, selfish, and willing to do anything to get what he wanted, no matter the cost!
The most unforgettable scene from the novel uncontrollably surfaced in Melody Monroe's mind.
The male lead had one of his kidneys removed by the main villain while he was still alive!
Upon learning that the female lead was pregnant with the male lead's child, he tricked her into taking abortion pills, then tried to force her into a wedding ceremony while she was covered in blood! And on the very night he was about to rape her, the male lead, blessed with plot armor, swooped in and rescued her.
When Melody Monroe read that part, she'd wished she could jump into the book with a giant broadsword and hack the villain to pieces!
But now, this tender little cherub in front of her was so adorable it was a critical hit to the heart.
'The contrast is just too much!'
Melody Monroe reached out and gently pinched his cheek.
"WAAAH!" Ian Monroe suddenly burst into tears!
Melody Monroe immediately panicked, not knowing what to do.
"Sweetie, don't cry. Did Mommy pinch too hard? Did I hurt you?"
At her words, Ian Monroe suddenly cried even harder.
This...
'What am I supposed to do?'
'Can someone please tell me how to soothe a child?'
'Especially when this child is destined to become the world's most powerful villain!'
...
In a corner of a cafe within the film studio complex, two women were sitting together. Judging by their attire, one was likely a celebrity and the other, her assistant.
They were just so heavily disguised that it was impossible to tell who they were.
The exquisitely dressed woman, whose sunglasses were so large they nearly obscured her facial features, stirred the coffee in her cup with a slender hand.
"Any news from the hospital? How are Melody Monroe's injuries?" the woman asked, pushing up her sunglasses. Her tone was light, devoid of any real concern.
"Rose has blocked all news, and the media has been suppressed," the young assistant quickly replied.
"Does Rose really want to promote her?" The hand stirring the coffee suddenly stopped, and she tossed the silver spoon directly onto the saucer.
"Even if Rose wants to promote her, she needs to have the luck for it! She's already lost this role. Even if she isn't disfigured, recovery will take months. Can she guarantee she'll get a good script and land a good role after that? And can she guarantee that show will even be a hit? It's too hard for a newcomer to make it big!"
"Hasn't she noticed anything suspicious?"
"So what if she has? What does it have to do with us? It's not like we were the ones behind it. Besides, no one suspects anything. She can only blame her own bad luck!"
The woman in sunglasses picked up the spoon from the saucer again and resumed stirring her coffee.
"That's right. Melody Monroe just isn't fated for it."
With that, she took out her phone, snapped a few pictures, and spent a while editing them to find the one with the best angle. Then, she logged into her social media account and posted it.
"Taking a little secret break from filming for a coffee to perk me up. Shh! Don't tell anyone. ;)"
In less than a minute, hundreds of comments flooded in.
"Caught Raymond slacking off on the job!"
"
"Goddess, goddess, I love you! I love you more and more each day. You got this!"
"Raymond, make sure you balance work and rest while filming! Don't overwork yourself, your fans will worry!"
"How is Melody Monroe doing? Raymond, I heard you and Melody Monroe are from the same company. Do you have any news about her?"
Raymond Ford scrolled to that comment, and the smile on her face froze. She tossed her phone directly onto the table.