A Night of Desire

Both of them couldn’t help but look toward the source of the voice. They saw Chase Childs striding over, his usually unflappable face now faintly showing a trace of anger.

Holly Summers and Faye Jennings were both stunned, but Faye quickly came to her senses. She turned her head and, ignoring everything else, continued to bring her hand down toward Holly Summers’s face.

Although Chase Childs was President Quinn’s assistant, he was also his most capable right-hand man. Coupled with his usual stern and unsmiling demeanor, even the biggest celebrities at the company didn’t dare to offend him lightly. If he were to say a single bad word about them to President Quinn, they would face dire consequences.

Therefore, even someone of Faye Jennings’s stature as a top actress wouldn’t provoke him for no reason.

But she didn’t want to pass up this chance to teach Holly Summers a lesson and vent her frustration. ’As a top-tier actress,’ she thought, ’it’s not going too far to teach a minor female artist in the company a little lesson, is it?’

’Even if this slap lands, Chase Childs shouldn’t have any reason to make things difficult for me over some small-time actress!’

’Besides, if I don’t go through with this slap, I’ll never get over how angry I am!’

Her plan was well-laid, but unfortunately, her hand was only halfway to its target when Chase Childs, who had closed the distance in a few strides, grabbed it and forcefully flung it aside.

Faye Jennings’s hand ached from the way he had grabbed and flung it. She couldn’t help but frown, clutching the sore spot as she looked up at him. "Assistant Childs," she said, "what do you think you’re doing?"

’She hadn’t expected Chase Childs to actually defend Holly Summers, a rookie who was practically at the bottom of the company’s totem pole.’

Chase Childs first turned to glance at Holly Summers. He saw that her expression was calm, but she had subconsciously edged closer to his side. His heart stirred. ’This feeling of being relied on... it’s quite nice.’

After a pause, he looked at Faye Jennings, his voice turning cool. "And what might Miss Jennings be doing? Hitting people as you please?"

"Assistant Childs, you didn’t see it," Faye Jennings couldn’t help but argue. "It was Holly Summers who provoked me first. She deliberately tripped me just now, and I lost my temper and wanted to hit her. But... even if you hadn’t stepped in to stop me, Assistant Childs, I wasn’t actually going to hit her. I just wanted to let her know that I, Faye Jennings, am not some saint who lets people walk all over her!"

"Is that so?" Chase Childs’s expression grew even colder as he spoke unhurriedly. "But I saw everything just now."

Faye Jennings froze. "What?"

"I saw everything. It wasn’t Holly Summers who deliberately tripped you. You deliberately ran into her and then threw yourself on the ground, didn’t you?"

’Luckily, he had seen Holly Summers come over, so he followed her in and happened to witness the whole scene. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to help her prove her innocence right now.’

The moment he said that, Faye Jennings’s expression turned incredibly ugly. She hadn’t expected Chase Childs to suddenly appear and see right through her little trick.

’She had only wanted to teach one of Clara Grant’s people a lesson to vent the frustration in her heart. But she never thought that even fate wouldn’t be on her side. The moment she made her move, she was caught red-handed, and the person who caught her was someone who held significant influence with Seth Quinn.’

’But she had no idea when Holly Summers had gotten so close with Chase Childs.’

As this thought crossed her mind, Faye Jennings glanced at Holly Summers, a hint of coldness and suspicion in her eyes.

Holly Summers naturally noticed her confusion and, feeling a flash of smugness, raised an eyebrow at her. ’Hmph, didn’t expect that, did you? After all, Assistant Childs and I share a secret. Of course he’s going to help me.’

’Besides, I really was framed.’

"Assistant Childs, you must have seen it wrong, right?" Although Faye Jennings was a bit embarrassed, she did her best to maintain her composure and argue back. "Holly Summers and I don’t have any grudges. Why would I frame her for no reason?"