The CEO's Unplanned Heir novel Chapter 872

Now Sybil was the darling of a talent agency, landing the role of the second lead in her very first show. Why on earth would she even notice someone as invisible as the air?

Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of Avery. He was a magnet for the spotlight no matter where he went. Right now, every paparazzo and fan lurking around probably had their cameras trained on this spot.

Suddenly, she stood up from her chair and bowed to Sybil.

"I'm so sorry for the slip-up on the talk show last time that upset you. If you need to let off steam, please aim somewhere other than my face. After all, I've got to make a living with this mug, I beg you!"

Sybil was taken aback, never expecting Bonnie to pull something like this.

"What are you babbling about? I was just too into the scene. Don't you dare try to frame me?"

The director was internally face-palming. All these drama queens, always overacting.

With Avery present, he couldn't very well lose his temper. He decided to send them off to rest and called in others to shoot.

Bonnie found an icepack for her face and silently retreated to a corner, tears streaming down unchecked. She seemed to be the picture of misery, pitiful and forlorn.

Avery stole a glance at her, and he couldn't deny the twinge of compassion he felt.

After all, she was his first girlfriend, and they had shared many happy times.

He pulled out a tissue, intending to walk over and hand it to her. But Leah quickly intercepted, "Don't even think about it. I'll go."

The paparazzi from all over the studio had converged, eager for a juicy scoop. If he went over there, he'd be plastered all over the trending topics for days.

Leah hurried over to Bonnie, handed her the tissue without a word, and left just as quickly.

By then, Avery had already left the set. It was no place to linger. But he knew he'd be all over the news again tomorrow.

Such a juicy story was irresistible to the gossip mongers. Even if the two of them merely exchanged looks from ten meters apart, the tabloids would spin it into a saga of tortured romance.

By that afternoon, the gossip columns were ablaze.

“Bonnie's face swollen after on-set revenge by Sybil.”

“Avery visits the set, pained by the sight of his ex-girlfriend.”

“Could Avery and Bonnie rekindle their romance?”