My Enigmatic Boss by Amy Thompson

Author:Amy Thompson [Thompson, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-01-12T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4

Jasmine

“What the HELL?” I scream as I scroll through Vanessa’s phone the next morning. “This can’t be happening; please tell me I’m dreaming!” I cry out to her.

“Jazz, maybe you should just calm down,” she says, trying to soothe me and calm my anxious pacing.

“Calm down?” I flash her phone screen towards her so she can see the headline I’m currently looking at. “Do you see this, Vanessa? They think I’m a gold-digging, wannabe actress! My career is ruined before it even started!”

Venessa gets to her feet and wraps me in a hug as I sob into her chest. “The tabloids make everything look bad,” she says soothingly. “Your career is not over.” I nod against her chest, but I know she is wrong. Better actresses than me have had their careers destroyed by smaller scandals, and this is not small by any means. Somehow, the paparazzi managed to follow Clark and me last night as he dropped me off at my apartment, and by the time I woke up this morning, every gossip magazine was displaying a picture of us kissing over the center console of his car alongside an inaccurate article that accused me of sleeping my way to the top in varying formats.

This was what I had been trying to avoid last night when I told Clark that we could not have anything between us, even though my heart physically ached to say the words. Acting has always been my passion, and while the glitz and glam of the industry always appealed to me, I have never turned my head away from the darker aspects, the media and how important reputation is in this industry.

“Have you talked to him yet?” Vanessa asks when my tears finally stop flowing.

“No, I called you as soon as I saw the first headline.”

“And say what?” I sigh. “He probably doesn’t even care. I’m just the idiot that went and fell for her boss.”

“I really don’t think he doesn’t care,” Vanessa replies. “Call him. See what he says.”

I sigh and pick up my phone, knowing that Vanessa won’t let this go until I call him.

“Jasmine, I swear I will fix all of this. Please don’t be too worried.” He answers on the first ring, and the genuine concern in his voice is enough to make a fresh wave of tears spring to my eyes.

“Clark,” I say, trying my best to keep my voice steady, “I think it would be best if you found someone else to be the lead actress in light of… recent events.”

“No,” he replies firmly. “It’s you or no one. You are perfect for this role, Jasmine. Please stay calm, and I promise I will handle things.”

I don’t know how he plans on doing that, but I decide to trust him anyway.

Clark

My hands shake with the amount of rage I feel after getting off the phone with Jasmine. I am not angry at her but at the media that portrayed her to be something that she is not. The fact is that Jasmine is one of the most talented actresses I have ever encountered.

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