A delicate aroma of tea mixed with floral scents wafted from the transparent teacup. Joanna looked at Mo Jing with her bright, sparkling eyes and finally asked, "I've never met you before. What do you want with me?" Ever since that incident, everyone who used to fawn over her has suddenly turned their backs on her. Even her manager has begun to give up on her and is now looking for someone else to cultivate.
"Miss Joanna used to be a top star in China. As far as I know, the well-known Hollywood director Jesse has already cast you as the female lead in a blockbuster he's currently preparing. It's just a pity that during the casting process, the wire malfunctioned, and you fell from mid-air, resulting in a cut on your left cheek from the prop. It's such a shame." Mo Jing slowly recounted what had happened to Joanna in recent days.
Upon hearing her words, Joanna's already pale face, a result of her illness, turned even paler. Her well-maintained hands clenched tightly, her nails digging into her flesh. "Did you call me out just to say this, or do you want to mock me like those other people?" Hadn't she heard enough sarcastic remarks these past few days? Why bother with one more? But why did she still feel a sense of shame deep inside?
"Miss Joanna, you've been in the entertainment industry for a while now, so you must be familiar with all the ins and outs. Every prop is thoroughly inspected by professional staff before use. If that's the case, why did the wire suddenly break? And why was there a prop lying where you fell that caused you to cut your face and get injured? Have you thought about any of these things?" Mo Jing didn't directly answer her question, but instead steered the conversation towards the reason for her injury.
Joanna's emotions clearly rose upon hearing her words, and a bitter smile appeared on her lips hidden behind her mask: "Of course I know someone is deliberately targeting me, but what can I do? This industry is dark and realistic. When you're useful, they'll send ten or eight doctors to treat you even if you just sneeze; when you're useless, they'll discard you like trash. I'm of no use to them now, so who cares why I was injured in the first place?"
"Being able to break into Hollywood is an affirmation of your acting abilities, and you were even chosen by director Jesse. This is such a rare opportunity. Are you really planning to give it up like this? Wouldn't that be playing right into the hands of those who want to harm you?"
"Do you think I don't want those people to get their comeuppance? Do you think I don't want to be the leading lady? But now my face is like this, what can I do?" Joanna became more and more agitated as she spoke, tearing off her mask to reveal a hideous, centipede-like scar, about ten centimeters long, on her once fair face. It was a stark contrast to her beautiful right cheek. Joanna was filled with resentment. She knew who had harmed her, but she couldn't do anything about it. It felt like ants were biting her, but she couldn't get rid of them. Tears couldn't express the bitterness in her heart.
It's good that she has fighting spirit. The worst thing is that after being disfigured, she won't even have the basic fighting spirit anymore. Even if her appearance is restored, she will still have a shadow in her heart and will hardly achieve great things.
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