"So many resources have been poured into you recently. Did yournd yourself a sugar daddy?"


    The reporters'' questions grew sharper, their words cutting through the air. Luna''s face turned pale as she nced at the fans surrounding her.


    The admiration they once held for her quickly vanished. One by one, they began to shout insults.


    "We were blind!"


    "We thought we were supporting an innocent girl, but turns out she''s just a cheap woman!"


    "We''re leaving!"


    Without a second nce, the fans turned their backs on her walking away.


    Luna realized it was over. She had hoped her birthday party wouldunch her to


    new heights, but instead, it hadpletely destroyed her.


    One moment she was on top of the world, the next she had fallen hard, plummeting into the depths of despair.


    What could she do now?


    Luna lifted her eyes to the man standing on the second floor. Stanley, standing tall, looked down on her from above, his narrow eyes as cold and deep as a frozenke. His piercing gaze was suffocating, like a death sentence.


    He knew. He knew everything.


    Two bodyguards in ck suits shoved Luna up the stairs. "Move it!"


    She stumbled, losing her footing, and with a loud thud, fell to her knees on the plush carpet.


    Stanley, standing by the ornate balcony, turned his body slightly, his sharp gaze falling on her.


    Luna trembled uncontrobly. "M-Mr. Hawk, please let me exin..."


    Stanley''s presence was chilling, his lips barely moving as he said, “Sure. Exin why you''ve been pretending to be Wendy."


    Luna''s heart skipped a beat. She had hoped Stanley hadn''t figured out about Wendy, but now her worst fear was


    confirmed.


    She froze in shock. "You knew, Mr. Hawk?"


    Stanley''s lips curled into a cruel smile, the coldness in his eyes deepening.


    Just then, Danny walked into the roonf. "Mr. Hawk."


    Luna''s shock deepened. "How do you know Mr. Hawk?"


    Danny shot her a disappointed look. "Mr. Hawk gave me the pregnancy report. He also arranged for me toe to your birthday party. If not for him, I never would''ve seen your true colors."


    Luna gasped, the realization hitting her like a ton of bricks. Stanley had known the truth all along...stead of confronting her directly, he yed the game, using Danny to push her from the heights of sess straight into the depths of ruin.


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    A chill ran through Luna''s bones as the gravity of her situation settled in. She had unknowingly crossed paths with someone far more dangerous than she had ever imagined.


    "M-Mr. Hawk, I''m sorry! I was wrong. That night, you slept with Wendy, and I pretended to be her... I was just so jealous of her. Why could she have you, and I couldn''t... Please, I beg you, forgive me! I won''t do it again..."


    Luna could only grovel and beg for mercy.


    Stanley looked at her with disdain, his coldness cutting through her like a knife. If


    it weren''t for Wendy, he would have never even remembered her existence.


    "I''m taking back all the resources given to you. You''ll be cklisted across all tforms. Your dream of being a star is over. And I''ll make sure you''re expelled from vendale University. Pack your things and leave Hovendale. Don''t ever dirty my eyes with your presence again."


    Tears streamed down Luna''s face. She had worked so hard to get into vendale University, and now it was all falling apart. She had just tasted the sweet life of being adored by fans, but now it was all gone!


    The wealth and fame she had so longed for were nothing more than fleeting illusions, vanishing before her eyes.


    Stanley took a long stride, turning to leave.


    "Mr. Hawk... Mr. Hawk, please don''t..." Luna sobbed, pleading for mercy.


    Stanley paused, casting a brief nce over his shoulder. "A wise person knows their limits. Do you think you deserve to be jealous of Wendy? To pretend to be her? That will be the biggest regret of your life."


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