Chapter 12 A Secret Love

The awful things made her family desperate and she didn't dare to tell her parents about her
experience. She didn't dare to make them worry about her. She was afraid that they would break down.

Facing many setbacks, she chose to ignore herself, her own bad news, and swallow all of her
grievances. Later when there was no medical fee to cure her father's feet, she ran around. Because
she offended Colin, she was banned and could not make money. She didn't know where to earn a
great deal of money. In the end, desperately, she had to seek Colin for a help.

Melissa would never forget the day when she knelt in front of Colin, begging for his forgiveness and
help. At that time, she would sacrifice both her shame and self-esteem. She would beg him for help!

Colin insulted her. In order to cure her father, she had endured all kinds of humiliation. She didn't care
about the so-called innocence and dignity at all! In the end, she was even willing to answer Colin's
request that she wanted to be his mistress.

At that time, she must be crazy. There was only one persistent belief in her heart. The belief was to
cure her father's disease and she would not care about anything else except for that. She was willing to
surrender Colin and made him revenge on her for the rest of her life. She knew that Colin wouldn't let
her go, because she had offended him so much. And he was such a wicked and insidious man. But
there was nothing else she could do, only in this way could she save her father.

In this way, she signed a five-year contract as Colin's mistress and she wouldn't revolt him in the past
five years. The only thing Colin would do was that he would take good care of her family and protect
them from being retaliated. Also, he must guarantee all the medical expenses of her father.

Having endured there for five years, Melissa once couldn't stand the hardship. She tried to run away
several times. But she was caught by Colin. Besides, her parents were at home, so she couldn't leave
them alone, or they would be forced to commit murder by Colin. And she finally endured it.



She had changed a lot over the past five years. In short, she was no longer the innocent and shaky
woman she used to be. She had already changed into another woman! She liked smoking and
drinking. Also, she was reduced to a mistress. In fact, she was no different from other bitches. Melissa
thought she was a degraded woman. There was no hope to live in this world. As long as her parents
were good, she could endure whatever she got!

Melissa was sure that if one day her parents died, she would die without hesitation. After all, there was
nothing in the world that worthy of her love!

Seeing that she hadn't answered him for a long time and kept smoking, Eric was so sad that deep
despair and melancholy could be seen in his eyes. The despair was so cold and mighty, as if it had
been impossible to see any hope and it had been dead in despair, or just a walking corpse. He felt both
strange and heartbroken to see Melissa like this. He couldn't help asking, "What's wrong with you?"

Melissa said with nonchalance, "Why does you care about me so much? Such a nobody like me is
lucky enough to be remembered by you. Thus, I won't expect any further concern from you! " These
words from Melissa were polite and self-abasement, but full of indifference and alienation. Anyway, she
didn't want him to ask too much.

All of a sudden, Eric grabbed her hand and stared at her with his burning eyes, saying, "Tell me the
truth, Melissa. Did something happen during that period of time and did it make your life change
abruptly? I heard something…… You became a mistress. Is that true? "

Melissa shook off his hand and refused with a faint smile, saying, "This has nothing to do with you!"

Back then, she was kept as a mistress. In order to prevent her parents from knowing her dirty deal, she
had to ask Colin to hide it and he was very quick to promise her on this. From then on, he gave an
order to keep the secret from being leaked.



Colin was the boss in the entertainment circle and had many powerful connections. Many people didn't
dare to offend him, and of course, they didn't dare to spread the news. Besides, Colin had kept some
distance from her as well. Therefore, no one dared to guess or gossip about the relationship between
them, even if Melissa always stayed together with Colin. Even if they really knew the truth, they
wouldn't dare to say anything. Therefore, even though Melissa and Colin had been together for five
years, few people knew about them. So was Eric. He only heard a little bit of the news and speculated
herself.

Hearing of Melissa's words, the corners of Eric's mouth twitched. He said coldly, "I want to help you,
Melissa."

"You haven't the ability to help me!" Then Melissa continued with a smile, "Besides, I don't know why
you want to help me. It seems that I have nothing to do with you! What's your purpose by being so
enthusiastic? " Melissa raised her eyebrows. She was well aware that someone showed his kindness.
She thought that no man in this circle would suddenly show his or her affection for her out of no reason.
And after all, Eric had been a veteran. If she trusted him and asked him for help, there would be
another trap. What was more, it was hard for Eric to fight against Colin. It was impossible, so she didn't
want to have anything to do with him.

All of a sudden, Eric said with a sigh, "Melissa, you've changed. You're more indifferent and heartless
than before!"

Suddenly, there was a flash of light in the distance. Melissa looked over and saw a figure running away.
Eric immediately frowned and said, "Shit, it's a paparazzo!" He seemed to be displeased.

On the contrary, Melissa was rather composed. After all, she was just nobody. It didn't matter if she was
photographed and it wouldn't have much impact on her. But Eric as movie king and most popular



young actor needed to pay attention to gossip. Melissa still smoked, "You'd better leave now." When
she finished, she turned around, intending to leave. She didn't want to tangle with him any longer.

But all of a sudden, Eric grabbed her hand and said, "Melissa!"

Melissa was shocked and turned around to look at him. No one had the guts to hold her hand except
Colin. When Eric saw that she was shocked, he quietly released her and said coldly, "If you still want to
act and pursue your art dream, you can contact to me. I don't know who your backer is, but I can help
you!" Seeing she was surprised and confused, Eric explained, "After all, we used to be good partners. I
don't want to see you upset. You are a good talent, so you can't waste your talent like this!"

After saying that, Eric glanced at her and turned around with his hands in his pockets. With his head
lowered, he walked into the crowd.

Looking at him quietly, Melissa suddenly recalled the days when she and Eric were filming, she was so
innocent that she was often teased by him. For example, he often made fun of her, or came across an
inexplicable hug or force kiss. In a word, she was molested. She hated Eric at that time. He always
flirted with woman. So she thought that such a person must be very fickle. She didn't expect that after
so many years, he had become more mature. Although he was indeed a womanizer from the time he
kissed with the female star just now, he was the only one who really cared about her. No one cared
about her for so many years since she was banished from the entertainment industry.

Little did Melissa know that her all actions with Eric were caught by Colin. Since she left the party, Colin
also followed her. Sitting in his own car, he looked at them silently with a gloomy face and calculating
mind.


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