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in her hand. She dropped it onto the marble kitchen island with a sharp
It was too bright. It made the throbbing behind her eyes worse. She pressed
t now,
he marble countertop, a rapid, irritating rhythm that made Justina's stomach churn
to owe the network three million dollars in breach of contract fe
was ready. It was the official promotional post for the reality show Perfect
hit the back of her throat. Sh
Her voice was thin. It sounded l
down, his fingers wrapping tightly around her wrist. His
choice," he spat.
The crushing weight of the debt, the contract, and the sheer force of Miles's ange
finger, she tapped
ist immediately. He s
arted emitting a rapid, piercing series of n
reen, his eyes wide wi
s engagement
She forced herself to look at the
so fast they blurred together, but the top comment was pi
Enjoy your bald, Harvey Weinstein look
ntally clicked on a picture thread. It was a series of crude, highly edited photos of h
the room fe
a notepad and started writing down the trending hashtag numbers. "Ha
host was laughing loudly. The banner at the bottom of the screen read: Justina Cash's Sugar Daddy Scanda
picture of Haylie Cunningham appeared. The banner changed to: America's Sweetheart Finds Tru
ch. Her heart contracted painfully. A hot, suffocating sen
le of fabric onto
ve broadcast tomorrow
on pink, covered in cheap sequins, and the neckline was cut so low it was
to push the ug
shed the sequins, a violent s
he center of her skull. She gasped, her
ere not her memories, but they felt mor
a camera crew. She saw millions of comments calling her a whore. She saw herself losing every contra
kward, her chair scraping loudly against the floor. She st
ed. She was hy
ew his hands up in the air. "Do not start actin
r head was deafening. Fragments of information were slam
ed in elegant letters. The author's name was the
. A stupid, vain, brainless side character designed to ma
r knees gave out. She collapsed onto the expensive
He pulled his phone o
tant who was hovering in the hallway. "She
, talking loudly to a PR contact about maxim
low, rattling breath in through her n
haking, but the panic was starting to re
on the table. She looked
her entire life. A script written to destroy her. Every stupid decision, every fak
s call. He tur
ded. "Try on the dress. We need to
word. She stood up. He
arble island. She picked
ed, lookin
tainless steel trash can in the corner of the kitchen
ut of his head. His mouth open
are you doing
press her temples. She just looked at him. Her eyes were completely
tep back. He had never
ass of ice water from the c
oured the freezing water d
er gasp, but it washed away the heavy, suffocating layers of foundation and po
y glass down wit
elevision. Her hair was soaked. Her face was completely
eautiful. Sh
wn reflection and m
with the
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