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As soon as Ian saw the texts and the number of calls, he knew that there must be something important.

Ian knew that Maxin was someone who wouldn’t take Ian’s time and attention for granted. Maxin had been working with Ian for a very long time, and ever since then, one thing he followed was that, if he could handle it without meddling with Ian, he would.

Ian called Maxin back.

In three rings, the voice from the other end was heard.

“Maxin…”

“Ian, are you alone? I don’t want anyone to hear this name, because it could be quite the scandal if someone did.”

Ian took the phone off the ear and looked at the lady. “Can you come back in five minutes?”

“Tell me now,”

“It’s Aaron. Aaron Holden. What we think is that the guy was bitter about you getting the role. And, we found there are some other pictures of you, with Scarlett and Fisher, the actresses. Somehow, he got all those pictures, and from what I see, he’s trying to put you in a bad spot-”

“Because Kiara is about true love. He’s basically trying to frame me, heh?”

“Yes, sir. That’s what it looks like. I guess we should talk to him because, from every corner, it’s a given that he’s the one who’s responsible. There’s nothing even more to distract us.”

Ian nodded and said no more.

“I’ll take care of it.”

He hung up, and the next thing he did was send a text to Murphy saying how he’d like to meet Aaron Holden face to face.

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[Renner Studio]

Ian walked inside with his head still filled with countless thoughts.

There were thoughts he wanted to put into action too, and also thoughts that he’d rather bottle inside.

As soon as he walked inside his office, he saw Murphy sitting in the chair in front of him.

“Murphy, can I get the detailed budget for the rest of the year? And, I also want the estimation chart for Inception because there are only two weeks before its release. And, uh, the box office chart for John Wick please.”

Murphy nodded and waited for Ian to continue.

“Can you please ask Raelynn to join me for coffee?”

“Yes, sir, sure.”

“That’ll be all, thank you.”

Murphy walked out of the office and Ian put his head in his hands.

He was devastated. The feelings that he was feeling were purely devastation. It was mainly due to how petty these celebrities could be. And it wasn’t a pretty feeling.

“May I come in?” Rae asked as she popped her head inside the room.

Ian nodded and watched her walk inside.

“Yeah?”

Her eyes were locked on his as she walked closer to him. Ian felt as if among many things that mattered, she was on top. It was a sudden realisation, but a pretty confident one.

“Did you-”

“Yeah, I saw the article, read it, and saw our pictures….” She took a deep breath as he took a moment to look at her properly.

“How do you feel-”

“You tell me, Ian, how are you feeling about it? If anything I’m sure this is not the final plan of whoever is doing this.”

Ian nodded and chuckled at how smart the woman was. “You’re good.”

“I know.”

“Well, for how much I know, what he’s trying to do is that, he’d leak more pictures of me with multiple celebrities. The end goal is to tarnish my image as Kiara is all about true love, and loyalty, basically a reflection on the modern image of ‘love’. This is just a start.”

“Did you just say he? Do you know who he is?” Rae asked curiously.

Ian shrugged.

He did know who it was. But he wasn't about to reveal it without any solid proof.

"I want you to know that, you have nothing to be worried about."

"Hmm..."

"So, how's Real Estates coming along?" Ian asked to change the subject.

"It's good. Ian, don't you have a shooting?"

Rae asked immediately. Ian chuckled at how this woman always manages to keep him on his toes.

"I'll leave in thirty minutes. Talk to me about Real Estate."

"Yeah well,..."

She started to talk about how it was going. And the next thirty minutes, it was entirely Raelynn discussing Real Estates.

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[At the set]

“This is going to be a legendary scene!!” Brad said as he walked inside the set with a huge smile.

“It’s the kiss!”

Natalie immediately looked at Ian who had the same expression as her. They both were confident that they’d get the scene right in one go.

It was mainly due to how closely they’ve gotten during the past few weeks they’ve been acting together.

“I’m sure we can pull this off,” Natalie said smugly.

“Well, I’m sure about that too, but I’d really like it if it is truly passionate. If you know my movies, for one thing, that is how good and legendary the kisses are, overall. Not even a single couple escaped without having doubts about their dating in real life. So, I’m just letting you know how hard this scene could be just so you both can erase that smug look from your face.”

Brad said and shook his head as he knew how hard it is to give stress to actors when they’re confident in their acting skills. Because stress is a good thing when you’re ready to perform.

“We’d like to prove you wrong, respectfully,” Natalie said and gave a sweet smile.

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The shot was ready to be taken. Everyone around the set was silent, as Ian and Natalie glanced at each other, their eyes showing as if they were in love.

Sean’s lips partially opened as he breathed through his mouth. Kiara looked up at him and smiled.

“Is it okay if I kissed you?”

Kiara asked innocently as Sean nodded slightly.

As their lips collided with each other, it was almost as if everyone felt what they were feeling. Sparks.

Kiara’s hand met Sean’s collar, as she pulled him closer. Their lips were in a battle as Sean’s hand tugged on her hair. A moan escaped Kiara’s lips, as they continued to kiss.

“Cut!”

Brad yelled once.

The kiss continued. Both of them were in the moment.

Ian’s eyes were closed and so was Natalie’s. She took the chance to push her tongue in. This time, a moan escaped past Ian’s lips.

Brad continued to look at them for a little more. The cameras were still rolling although he commanded ‘cut!’

The battle of tongues continued as they both were lost in it.

Suddenly, someone cleared their throat loudly, unable to bear the silence and the increasing heat. It was honestly too much.

Ian immediately pulled back from the kiss, while Natalie still had her eyes closed.

“Cut!” Brad yelled, unable to bear the uncomfortable silence that grew.

“That was a good one! It’s a wrap for today!” he continued to say as Ian walked out of the set immediately.

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[Renner's Mansion]

Ian walked inside the bedroom as he was extremely taken aback by everything that was happening. It was normal to have rumours around and associated with his name but this time, he felt as if things were different.

Ian wanted to do right with Brad Crutchfield as that man gave him a chance knowing how things could go right if Ian gave his 101%.

But with the new scandal that was yet to ruin his career, he wasn’t sure about what was yet to come.

As he walked inside, he saw Raelynn smiling from the corner of the room. Her hair fell down past her shoulders as she shrugged at Ian.

“Why do you look so defeated?” she asked him as she partially understood what he was going through.

“Things aren’t going as they're supposed to go. So, I guess feeling defeated is fine.”

He said, although, in his mind, he hadn’t given up even a little. By one way or another, he was about to clean his name.

“Come here,” she invited him to sit by the corner of the bed.

Ian walked and sat, looking up at her.

“Give it all to me, all the stress,” she said and bent down to kiss his neck.

Licking his skin a little, she felt Ian shiver.

“Mmhm… Let it go,” she said and got on her knees as she wanted to make him relieve all the stress from work.

Her hands reached for his flyer. She opened him, and she saw how hard he was already. Taking a lick from bottom to top, she kissed the tip.

“Fuck,” Ian couldn’t bear the torture as he roughly took her hair to his hand, and pushed her mouth all the way in.

“Mhm, just like that,” Ian mumbled through moans, as Raelynn continued to savour her boyfriend as she had never done before.

The anger, the pain, and all the emotions he was going through were visible from how he handled her. She enjoyed every part of it.

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