***R-19 warning! Very mature themes in this chapter. Some of you might find this disturbing. Proceed with caution and with an open mind. Lastly, this should not be taken as an example of what's okay to do in the real world. It's not.

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Miyu's morning usually began with the chirping of birds outside her window where she had a huge tree in front of her house. If she was at a shooting location, her morning would usually start from the scent of coffee prepared by Hanako. Miyu's mornings had become pleasant ever since she became famous. It was a far cry from her mornings during her childhood which had the scent of medicine, and the sobbing of her mother.

On that morning, there was no scent of the usual coffee made by Hanako.

"MIYU! MIYU! WAKE UP! ARE YOU OKAY? DID SOMEONE TOUCH YOU?!"

Miyu frowned and rubbed her eyes groggily.

What nonsense is Hanako saying? Miyu thought.

"Get up! No, wait! Put on something for now! Sheesh! You really should wear clothes while sleeping!" Hanako scolded.

"YOU'RE NOISY! HANAKO YOU'RE SO FREAKING NOISY! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!" Miyu shouted angrily.

It was a unpleasant awakening and she was instantly in an irritated mood. Who would want to be woken up in that way?

She looked quite lovely if she wasn't so foul-mothed. She was sitting up, her short honey gold hair was ruffled, her sky blue eyes looked angry but doll-like. The blanket had fallen over her lap and she was naked, her porcelain-like skin exposed. She looked almost erotic but her doll-like features gave her an innocent aura like that of a fairy.

Hanako sighed. She was used to seeing Miyu's naked form.

"Miyu, look at this," Hanako said.

Hanako gave her smartphone to Miyu. Miyu looked irritated but took the phone and began reading. Her eyes widened at the picture. She looked horrified and scared. Then she read the article. She was livid.

Hanako quickly took the phone from her hand before Miyu could throw her phone at the wall.

"WHO THE FU*K TOOK THAT PICTURE?! WHO THE FU*K?!!!! WHO WROTE THAT?! WHO?!!!" Miyu screamed.

The article contained Miyu's naked pictures while sleeping. The pictures were in various angles. Some showed her full naked form while the other pictures were taken very closely at her private parts. Used cond*ms were on the bed. They looked used because the cond*ms were wet with white liquid. The article said Miyu was sound asleep after an o*gy with several men. The anonymous writer wrote that it was forbidden to share the picture of Miyu naked but he just couldn't help it. He thought the world deserved to see her naked beauty. He said that Miyu had a secret group of male clients that she liked to have s*x with. Miyu was not the innocent angel that everyone thought she was. The writer said Miyu deserved to be in adult films instead because of her true nature.

"Miyu, are you okay? Did someone harm you last night? Were you . . . ?" Hanako asked Miyu seriously looking concerned.

"Nothing happened to me! I was just sleeping last night! Someone must have come in my room and took those pictures! Hanako, you have to find him. You have to find him and when you do, I will kill him!" Miyu said angrily.

Someone knocked on Miyu's door.

"Miyu, put on some clothes," Hanako said and hurriedly grabbed some clothes from the wardrobe and gave them to Miyu.

"Go inside the bathroom and dress up. Don't go out for now. I'm sure everyone in the team has seen the article," Hanako said.

Miyu looked like she wanted to protest but nodded and went inside the bathroom.

Hanako went out the room.

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"Hanako-san, you have to understand. We can't work with Miyu anymore," the director said.

"But it's not true! The article is not true! Someone went inside her room, took pictures of her, and made those all up! We should call the police!" Hanako insisted.

The director sighed. "We don't have evidence that she's innocent either. We rented guesthouses. Not hotel rooms so there's no CCTV. For all we know, she could really have invited men inside her room last night!"

"That's ridiculous! Miyu is not like that! We should release a statement that Miyu is innocent!" Hanako said.

"No, I don't want to involve my movie in this scandal. Look, I'm letting her off easy. I'll release Miyu from the contract with no penalties as long as she promises not to tell anyone what movie she was working on when this scandal happened," the director said.

"The nerve of you! I won't let you get away with this!" Hanako screamed.

The movie staff looked at Hanako in amazement.

"Wow, isn't that Miyu's manager?"

"Yeah, she's really determined to protect Miyu."

"But it's really hard to prove Miyu's innocence. I mean, why else would she be naked?"

"You're right. She must have really been sleeping with several men."

"Gross. It's a good thing someone shared that picture then. She's been deceiving all of us."

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"Ren, please pick up. Please pick up," Miyu said shakily as she rang Ren's number over and over in vain.

She got fed up and threw her phone on the bed. Miyu sat down on the floor and placed her head on her knees.

It was a disaster. Why? What did she do to deserve this? Was she fated to never be happy? Everything was going so well. Did God decide that Miyu already had enough happiness to last her for a lifetime?

"Miyu, we need to go," Hanako said, looking tired.

"Why? We still haven't finished shooting my scenes. Is the director firing me?!" Miyu asked.

"The director doesn't want to work with you anymore. He said you won't have to pay a penalty. I'll prepare your things," Hanako said.

"No! I'm not accepting this! I'm innocent! I'm going to talk to him myself!" Miyu screamed.

"No, Miyu. Please, let's just go. Don't make a scene," Hanako pleaded and grabbed her arms.

Miyu shrugged off Hanako. "Don't stop me."

Miyu went to the director fuming. "Hey!"

The director looked surprised.

"I heard that you're firing me. Why? Do you believe that article? It's not true. I was sleeping the whole time and someone took pictures of me and wrote that article," Miyu said.

The director looked at Miyu with disdain. "It's doesn't matter if it's true or not. Casting you is going to ruin this movie. We can't have an actress with naked pictures in the Internet portraying an innocent character. It's going to turn to a fuc*ing mockery. Do you understand, Miyu-san?"

"Fine. Fire me but I want you to find out who the fu*k took those pictures," Miyu said angrily.

"Miyu-san, we have more than 200 crew members in the set. I can't afford to have an investigation delaying our schedule. We still have to find another actress. You've caused us enough trouble. If you would like an investigation conducted, do it when the movie is over. If you don't do as I say, I'll make sure your career is completely destroyed," the director said.

Miyu screamed obscenities at the director. Hanako arrived and dragged off Miyu. The crew members took videos of the Miyu in rage. Miyu's reputation plummeted again.

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"Miyu, we're here. Make sure to eat, okay? I'll visit you again tomorrow," Hanako said.

Miyu remained quiet but got off the taxi. Her eyes looked empty. She had been trying to contact Ren all day but her calls were unanswered and by night time, she was drained of all energy already.

Hanako got off at her own apartment. It was a simple one but she was proud of it because she worked hard to be able to afford it.

Miyu was a difficult actress to work with. She had a short temper and had a rude way of speaking. But Miyu was talented and it was from Miyu that she was able to profit the most out of her years for being a manager.

Hanako yawned. She went inside her room to sleep. She still had to help Miyu get back to her feet for days to come.

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"Ren!"

Miyu shouted as she saw Ren in a news report in her social media feed.

"Ren-san, there are rumours that you have been dating the actress Hikari Miyu who has been involved in a scandal. Are the rumours true, Ren-san?" The reporter asked.

I'm sure he's going to protect me! He was just busy so he couldn't answer my calls, Miyu thought.

"The rumours are not true. I've only met Hikari-san professionally during the shooting of our movie. We do not have a romantic relationship," Ren said.

No.

"Would you like to say anything to her if she's watching? There were people who said that you looked close. You must have been friends, at least," the reporter said.

"Well, we were just acquaintances and I'm not sure if I'm the right person to console her," Ren said.

No.

"Words of advice perhaps to a fellow acting partner?" The reporter asked.

"Hikari-san, I've seen your talent in acting and I have respect for you regarding that. In our world, there is a lot of temptation to go to the dark side and it's such a shame for a talented actress like you to fall into that. Pull yourself together. Your fans and your fellow actors and actresses will be waiting for your return. Until then, take care of yourself," Ren said.

NO!

"How could you?!" Miyu screamed.

"Such touching words. Thank you, Ren-san," the reporter said.

"You fuc*ing liar!" Miyu threw her phone on the wall.

The door opened. It was Hanako.

"Miyu! You're going to hurt yourself!"

Miyu was throwing her things around, shattering vases, glasses, and anything she could grab ahold of.

"Miyu, stop it. Miyu!" Hanako hugged her tight to restrain her arms while Miyu struggled and cried.

Miyu slumped down on the floor and cried. Her heart felt like it was being torn to pieces.

"Did you really love Ren-san?" Hanako asked.

"I was going to find out but now he's . . . gone," Miyu said as her tears continue to fall.