My Billionaire Built An Empire For Me Then Broke My Face For Her Chapter 08

My Billionaire Built An Empire For Me Then Broke My Face For Her Chapter 08

I turned around. It was Julian. I never expected him to actually track me down here.

Seeing me, Julian took a frantic step forward. “Evelyn, I know I crossed the line these past few days. You have every right to be furious, but please, just hear me out.”

I stopped and looked at him.

“I don’t have any feelings for Chloe. If I had known it bothered you that much, I would have dropped her as a client completely a long time ago.”

Julian pulled out his phone. “If you don’t believe me, check Instagram.”

I opened the app. Chloe’s name was indeed trending at the very top of the feed. In the viral video, her face was bruised and battered as she tearfully apologized to the camera.

“I lied about Ms. Sterling being difficult on set. The slap scene was just camera angles, but I intentionally sabotaged the stunt choreography to get you physically hurt on set.”

“I also tampered with your water safety scenes and nearly drowned you in the pool, only to turn around and accuse you of insubordination.”

“It was all my fault. I’m nothing but trash…”

Julian looked at me eagerly, seeking validation. “I got revenge for you. See? Are you happy now?”

“I’ve already voided her representation agreement. From now on, you’ll be the sole A-list talent under the agency’s banner again, exactly like before.”

“Are you done?” My voice was eerily calm.

His expression stiffened slightly.

“If you’re done, I’m leaving.” I stepped aside, trying to bypass him.

He reached out and blocked my path. “Evelyn, do you really have to be like this? Do I have to get on my knees and beg you?”

I didn’t say a word. I just stared at him with an icy, indifferent gaze.

Julian’s heart sank, but simultaneously, a surge of anger flared up inside him. “You think you’re completely innocent?” His voice grew louder, his words tumbling out faster. “Do you have any idea how much I’ve sacrificed for you?”

“I am the CEO of Blackwood Media! I acted as your personal chauffeur, skipped board meetings just to sit in your trailer between takes, and dropped everything whenever you called. Do you know how people in this industry laughed at me behind my back? They said Julian Black was being manipulated by some disposable ingenue!”

His voice trembled. “I admit it. When I first saw Chloe, I thought she was young, fresh… different from you. I just made the same mistake every man makes. How is that my fault?”

He paused to catch his breath. “You work in this industry too. Don’t you know what it’s like? It’s a toxic business, Evelyn. No other actress would be as ungrateful and stubbornly self-righteous as you!”

Suddenly, a memory from three years ago flashed through my mind.
Julian had stood right in front of me, furiously scolding a predatory producer who had tried to force me onto the casting couch. Back then, he had declared that those who looked down on actors were simply projecting their own inner darkness, tearing others down just to elevate themselves.

Realizing he had crossed a line and said something unforgivable, Julian panicked and desperately tried to backtrack. “Evelyn, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it like that…”

I looked at him, a mocking curve touching the corner of my lips.
“Julian, the man you are right now is truly pathetic.”

Julian’s face drained of color, but he suddenly grabbed my wrist.
“Evelyn, come back with me.”

My expression turned to stone. “Let go of me.”

But he refused to release his grip. He pulled at my arm, clearly intending to drag me away by force. Just then, a crisp, commanding voice echoed from behind us.

“Let her go.”