A Night with Her Cruel Mate

Julia was always casual around Samuel. Since he was her best friend, she didn't care too much about her image.
He watched as Julia stuffed cake in her mouth and reached out to wipe the leftover cake on her cheek.
He looked at the piece of cake on his finger and put it in his mouth.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Julia gave Samuel an embarrassed look, not knowing how to react at what just happened.
Although she regarded him as her best friend, what Samuel did crossed the line of their friendship. She suddenly felt that
something was different between them.
"What are you thinking about?" Samuel frowned in confusion. After a brief stare-off, he suddenly felt embarrassed at what he did.
He scratched his head and sheepishly smiled. "I just wanted to try, it looked so good while you were eating it."
"You scared me!" Julia heaved a sigh of relief. She placed the cake in front of him and gave him a spoon. "Since you came to
visit me, you're allowed to taste the cake."
"No, thanks. You eat it." Samuel grinned at her.
Their relationship caused curious eyes to look at them, including Lisa.
She worked with Samuel before and knew that he was very charming. However, he rejected her advances which caused her to
assume that he was gay. She was surprised to see him so casual and cheerful around Julia.
When she saw Julia smile, jealousy boiled in her blood. She didn't know why everyone was giving her so much attention.
Even though Julia didn't have a great reputation as an artist, she was still able to win Director Guo's favor. She even had Samuel
being her friend. It was so unfair.
The more she thought about it, the angrier Lisa got. She gradually approached him and affectionately batted her eyes at Samuel.
"Hey, it's been a while."
"Miss Zheng, long time no see." Samuel nodded his head lightly. "I brought some cakes. Would you like to have some with us?"
"Yes. You should try it. The cake is delicious," chortled Julia.
"No, thanks." Lisa smirked at them. "I just came here to say hello."

Seeing that she only received a short greeting, she didn't want to continue to stay here to make a fool out of herself. "Samuel
brought you the cake, so I won't eat it. I just wanted to remind you to prepare for our shoot later."
"Okay, I'll just fix my make-up." Julia gave Samuel the cake and looked at him. "Wait for me, I'll be back soon."
When Julia was about to go to the dressing room, she crashed into a man. She raised her head to apologize, but widened her
eyes when she saw who it was.
Terence gave Julia a grim look. When he entered the set, he found Samuel intimately wiping Julia's mouth.
He didn't know why, but he felt a pang of jealousy inside.
He even thought that they looked like a perfect match.
'No, it couldn't be.
I broke up with Julia and I haven't had a new girlfriend yet. How could she start a new relationship so soon?'
"What are you doing here?" Julia asked in a low voice.
"What? Are you surprised to see me here?" Terence looked at her coldly. "You seem to be happier since we're now divorced.
How can you have a new boyfriend so soon?"
"We're just friends. Don't talk nonsense." Julia frowned, not knowing why she had to make it clear to him. She didn't have to
explain it to him since it wasn't his business.
However, her ex-husband didn't get it and cynically laughed. "You're so affectionate with him."
Julia's face contorted into a frown. "Even if we were in a relationship, you would have no right to meddle in my private affairs.
We're divorced, remember?"
"So you are admitting it, aren't you?" Terence sneered as he grabbed her arm. "You really are a bitch, Julia. Will you die without
a man?"
"Let me go." Julia glared at his face and struggled to break free, but he held on to her too tightly.

"Julia." Samuel was still chatting with Director Guo and started to get worried when Julia didn't come back. He politely excused
himself to look for Julia and found Terence gripping her arm.
Samuel hurried over and pulled Julia behind him. "Are you okay?" he gently asked.
"I'm fine," Julia curtly replied as she glared at Terence.
Having confirmed that Julia was fine, Samuel turned to ask, "Mr. Chen, you seem like you have so much time today. Are you
here to embarrass her?"
Terence sneered, "Who the hell does she think she is? Is she worth the trouble?"
"That's great." Samuel patted Julia's shoulder and said, "Go fix your make-up, I'll be with you in a while."
"Samuel, I..." Samuel had offended Terence for her sake before, and she was worried that things would worsen after she left.
Samuel gave her a reassuring grin. "Don't worry. I will just talk with Mr. Chen for a while."
Julia shrugged and reluctantly left the two men alone.
When Julia was finally out of sight, Samuel glared at Terence and menacingly said, "Mr. Chen, I thought I told you to stay away
from her. Did you forget it?"
"Did you?" Terence smiled innocently. "I don't recall you telling me that, but don't fret. I'm not interested in what I have thrown
away. I will never pick it up again. But you..."
He sneered at the actor. "Watch out for that skittish woman. I don't want her to cheat on you."
"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Chen." Samuel smugly grinned at him. "My relationship with Julia is stable."