A SECOND CHANCE IN LOVE

CHAPTER 10

The next day, before her meeting with Xander Anderson, Vanessa went to the company first to check in with her manager.

Because she was only a lowly actress, the office of her manager was cramped and small. Vanessa would always felt guilty every time she come, since it was her fault that her manager had to suffer with her.

Her manager, Suzanne, was already at the office when she entered, studiously looking at a spread of documents on the table.

She looked up with a smile when she saw Vanessa came in.

"Great, you're here. I have an audition I want you to attend if you're available tomorrow. It's a PV for a new song. The artist is quite popular, so it might help you get a few more fans if you're successful. Since you've been low-key for so long, it's getting difficult to find even small roles for you to act in. This might be a big help to us in the future."

Vanessa was surprised. "A promotional video? Who's the artist?"

"Jun Park."

Jun Park?! Vanessa nearly puked blood. What did her manager mean by 'quite popular'? Jun was the hottest male singer in the country right now!

"Is this...alright? If Angelina hears about this, she would definitely stop me from going to the audition." Vanessa voiced out her worries, feeling nervous.

"Angelina is out of the country right now," Suzanne said, a mischievous smile playing across her lips. Her eyes were sharp and calculative, betraying her black-bellied nature.

"She's shooting a movie there, and she won't come back for two more weeks. We have to take this chance to claw you out from her grip!"

Once again, Vanessa was impressed by her manager. In such a short time, she had already considered everything.

"Sister Suzanne, I won't disappoint you! I promise!"

Vanessa had already decided to pursue her dreams, and she would make this PV her stepping stone in becoming a great actress.

Although she was jealous that Angelina had managed to snag a movie contract abroad, which was a very difficult thing to do, Vanessa was determined to surpass even her.

All of those who stepped on her, she will make sure to return it to them a hundredfold! She promise herself that she will not be a victim in this lifetime again!

Vanessa remembered that back in her past life, SisterSuzanne had called her about this matter too. She told her that they should take advantage of this opportunity, since Angelina was out of the country and would not cause trouble for her.

Vanessa had also told Kiran about this, because she decided not to keep anything from him. But he didn't allow her to go to the audition. He had even told it to Riana, who immediately told Kiran's parents. And because the two did not want an actress for a daughter-in-law, they instantly made Vanessa quit her job or else they would break her engagement with their son.

Thinking about this, Vanessa suddenly had an idea, and her eyes gleamed. If her plan works, it would be like killing two birds with one stone!

"If that's all Suzanne, then I'll be leaving first."

"Alright. Make sure to be on time for your audition tomorrow."

As Vanessa came out of her manager's office, she bumped into a couple of her fellow actresses along the way. When they turned to see that it was Vanessa Ford, their eyes immediately narrowed.

"Look, it's the trash! The audacity, huh! Aren't you embarrassed to show your face in here? Tsk. Tsk. How shameless."

Vanessa's eyes turn cold. She stopped walking and turn around to get a better look of the girl who just spoke.

Although the greatest tormenter in her past life had been Riana, there were others who hated her and loved to watch her suffer as well. Especially in the entertainment industry, Vanessa didn't knew why but a lot of female celebrities hated her. Her life had never been easy...

"Wendy, didn't you say you were looking for a personal maid? She's been in the acting industry for three years and she's still stuck at acting out background characters with only one or two lines. Even a dog would know how to act after a year, but trash really is trash. Why not just lend her a hand and make her become your personal maid? At least this way she would stop disgracing the company!"

Wendy just smiled as she gently shook her head. "Even becoming my personal maid is too much of a promotion for someone like her. What do you think happens to a pretty girl with no talent or influence in the entertainment industry? Even when she offended Angelina, F&F still hadn't kicked her out. I'm afraid that if I took pity on her, my reputation would be dirtied too."

Grace, the actress next to her, gasped.

"You don't mean..."

Wendy nodded, her expression becoming sad.

Vanessa, however, didn't miss the flash of malice in her eyes. This girl, she's really good in acting ah!

"When I think of how many directors she had to sleep with just to get those small roles...if she becomes my personal maid, and she handles my stuff, won't those get dirty as well?"

"I can't believe this. So disgusting! Why did F&F accept a shameless woman like her? Did she sleep with the higher ups as well?"

"Do you think the higher ups would look twice at a w***e like her? She must have slept with a rich old man to bribe them!"

"She has no shame, such a slut!"

Even as insult after insult was thrown at her, Vanessa still didn't react.

Her face looked calm and serene, as if the people in front of her were talking about a completely different person.

"Excuse me, I need to pass."

After saying those words, Vanessa calmly walked away.

Having already lived through this in her past life, Vanessa realized that their insults hadn't changed at all. It was like re-enacting a scene in movie where she had long since memorized the script, so she was a little bit bored.

Gosh this girls, can't they say something else! Vanessa wanted to sigh, she's quite disappointed.

Why are the villains in her life so dumb and stupid?

In a chinese restaurant near a certain university, the waiter was gazing confusedly at the three heads lying on the table taking a nap.

Looking at the two small heads and the one adult head between them, the waiter was at loss on what to do.

They had been sleeping there for about ten minutes now; the manager had told him to wake them up to ask them their order or make them leave the restaurant. After a brief hesitation, the waiter decided to wake up the adult first.

The man had messy and unkempt hair with headphones playing and looked to be deeply asleep.

As the waiter gently shook his shoulder, a pair of sleepy eyes blinked at him.

"Wifey?"

The waiter was dumbstruck. It was the first time he was ever called as 'wifey' by a man.

He awkwardly cleared his throat.

"Uh...sir, I'm here to ask for your orders."

Fortunately, the man blinked again and seemed to remember where he was. He looked at the menu that was lying untouched on their table.

"Mmm...alright."

His voice was low and hoarse, sounding dazed and confused. He picked up the menu and lowered his head, studying it for a bit. After three minutes of patiently waiting, the waiter looked at the man to ask for his order again.

But he was struck speechless by what he saw.

The man had fallen asleep again!

His eyes closed and his head down, the man was mumbling something softly under his breath with the menu still gripped in one hand. His forehead was creased, as if he was deep in the middle of a dream.

After a while, the waiter managed to hear what he was saying.

"...not spicy...fries....chicken wing..."

The waiter almost puked blood.

This man was ordering the in his sleep!

Quickly, the waiter wrote down everything the man had mumbled and ran away like someone was chasing after him.

Although it was clearly still in the middle of the day, the waiter was spooked. He had been serving in this restaurant for almost eight years now, but it was the first time he saw someone ordering while he was still asleep.

It was extremely spooky!

As the waiter was running away on shaking legs, the door to the restaurant opened and a girl entered. Wearing a plain white long sleeve button blouse and black slacks with her hair tumbling over her shoulders, she looked extremely elegant and sophisticated.

Vanessa had wanted to try her luck again in getting a part-time job later in the afternoon, so she dressed formally before going to the agency early that morning.

As she scanned the faces of the people eating inside the restaurant, her eyes spotted the three heads still deeply asleep on a table near the corner. Her face darkening, Vanessa immediately walked towards them.

Raising her slender hand, she decked the man sleeping in the middle.

"Xander, you bastard, wake up!"

With that one savage move, the man blinked his eyes open once again.

Upon seeing the ferocious-looking girl glaring at him with her hands on her hips, Xander yawned before giving her a wide smile.

"Wifey."

Vanessa resisted her desire to kill him.

"Wifey, my ass! Are you my husband?"

She was starting to regret her decision to meet up with Xander. How could she forget that this man had a few screw loose? No wonder she hadn't contacted him at all in her past life.

He would seem normal enough...as long as you didn't meet him in person.

She glanced in surprise at the two small heads on either side of him, both of them still sleeping.

"You brought Walter and Shane with you?"

Xander yawned again, his eyes already starting to droop. He slowly removed the headphones on his head.

"Mmm."

In truth, he wanted to meet her alone, but the two of them insisted on going when they both heard that he was meeting up with Vanessa. When he tried rejecting them, the twins threw a violent tantrum that nearly destroyed every furniture in the house. After that, Xander had no choice but to bring them.

Vanessa was happy, and instantly sat next to the small head still sleeping on Xander's left. She could smell the scent of milk wafting off him, and couldn't resist cuddling the soft little bun.

"Oooh, Baby Shane, you're so cute..."

Because of the slight movement she made, his small face frowned, and he began to wake up, slowly rubbing his eyes.

When he saw the face of the girl cuddling him, he immediately flushed.

"Wifey..."

Hearing the lover's endearment coming from a four year-old child, Vanessa's face became black like the bottom of a pot. If anyone were to hear them like this, they would have thought she was a perverted cougar who seduced an innocent kid!

Vanessa felt helpless. "Baby Shane, you can't call me like that, alright?"

Xander who was observing them from the side, nodded seriously.

"She's right. I'm the only one who can call her like that..."

Vanessa glared at him. "You're not allowed to call me that either!"

Baby Shane followed her glare, and spoke one word mutinously to his older brother.

"Mine."

To emphasize that claim, his little arms hugged Vanessa tightly, like a small beast protecting his territory. His hands held on tightly to her clothes, unwilling to let go.

Wifey is mine, no touching!

Seeing this little bun's possessive reaction, Vanessa didn't know whether to laugh or cry. I'm nobody's wife, okay? Stop calling me wifey!

Xander stared at his younger brother with a stern look. "Not old enough."

Baby Shane pursed his lips, looking up at Vanessa with a face that was about to cry.

Wifey, you won't cheat on me right? You'll wait for me to grow up right?

Looking at the little bun's watery eyes, Vanessa was about to cry herself. "Baby Shane, we can't get married, you're too young..."

Baby Shane shook his head, staring at her with a determined expression. As if to say, Wifey, I will make you my wife no matter what obstacle comes!

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