Test 2

"I'm pregnant."

After taking a deep breath, Hallie Morgan managed to muster up the courage to say the reason for her abrupt visit.

"What did you say?"

The man before her was already impatient, his eyes filled with disbelief and slowly escalating anger. This made his otherwise perfect face immediately covered in rage.

"You didn't take any contraception?"

"I... It was my first time, I didn't have any experience..." Hallie's guilty expression shrunk, she was very afraid that he would reach over the table and strangle her right now.

She could never have imagined a month ago she would unexpectedly be pregnant and that the father of the child was none other than the mighty CEO of Collins Corporation, Dylan Collins, one that everyone in Wallam respected and dared not to face directly.

What was most frightening was, a month ago, they were completely strangers.

Just because she had gone into the wrong room…

"You think I would believe such an excuse?" His eyes piercingly staring at the apologetic woman before him, was completely dominated by the four words in her explanation.

She's pregnant? Carrying his child?

"I told you a month ago, I don't want to see you here again. Now, you're telling me you're pregnant, and even showed up here. What is it that you want? Do you want me to marry you? You've got more guts than I thought."

"No, how could I... I don't want you to marry me." She hurriedly explained, "I knew already, you have a girlfriend. I know, it's my fault for all of this, I shouldn't have come to find you. I want to get rid of the kid, but I don't have the money, therefore I had no choice…"

Dylan's dark eyes twitched slightly, looking at the anxiously explaining girl.

"So you came for money?" He seemed to understand, chuckled cynically, supporting his hand on the transparent glass table, slightly lifting his head, "What right do you have to ask me for money? One month ago, it was completely your fault!"

"I know, I understand, it's all my fault..." Hallie closed her eyes tightly, falling speechless for a moment, overcome with embarrassment.

A month ago, she woke up and found the man next to her was not her boyfriend she spent her birthday with, but the famous and overbearing CEO, Dylan Collins.

She was at a loss, completely dumbfounded, and unusually surprised.

How did he end up in her room?

She found out when she saw the birthday surprise set up on the table.

It read, "Happy birthday, Ally Berg."

Everyone knows, Ally Berg, the celebrity, is Dylan's long-time girlfriend.

So, Dylan was preparing a birthday surprise for Ally Berg in the hotel and she accidentally ruined it?

"One month ago, if you hadn't run so fast, I would have thrown you into the river to feed the fish. Now, you actually dared to come to me to ask for money. Did you forget who I am?"

Hallie Morgan's body, along with the chair she was sitting on, backed away a meter, she looked as if she was begging Dylan, "I was wrong. I'll find a way to get the abortion money, I promise I won't ever appear before you again, don't worry."

She quickly got up and was about to run.

"Come back here."

Dylan clenched his fists, his face pale, called her back, and without wanting to glance at her, took out a card from his wallet.

"Abortion money, you have until the end of the day to get rid of the thing in your stomach. If not, by the time I personally resolve it, I might just do away with you."

§§§ Chapter 2: Boyfriend disappears.

He's willing to give her money?

Half-believing, Hallie Morgan turned around, looked at the card on the desk, hesitantly picked it up, and directly ran out.

"Shit." Dylan Collins smashed his fist heavily onto the desk, feeling like his head was being jabbed painfully by this stupid woman.

Regretfully with the money, Hallie ran out. She couldn't believe she stupidly came to Dylan for help.

Only when she found out she was pregnant, she was very confused and surprised, didn't know what to do, especially since she was penniless and homeless at this point.

She took out her mobile phone and called Elijah Moore again.

The cold female voice was still on the other end of the phone.

"The phone number you dialed is temporarily unavailable."

A month ago, she had meticulously prepared a birthday surprise for Elijah Moore, planning to lose her virginity to him, but he didn't show up at the hotel.

When she left the hotel and immediately called Elijah, the one who picked up the phone was his mother, Madame Moore.

"You are just a wild seed that the Morgan family adopted when you were a child, this identity of yours is simply not worthy of my son. You dare to seduce my son by opening a room outside, you don't know how to behave and have no shame. With this kind of slut, I will absolutely not agree to let you step into the Moore family's doorstep. Elijah regrets it now and won't contact you again, give up on this idea."

Madam Moore mocked her, telling her to leave her son. Not only that, she also told the Morgan family that their beloved daughter had a man in a hotel room.

When she got home she was violently beaten by Daphne Allen. If her adoptive father hadn't pleaded for mercy, Daphne could have broken her leg then and there.

She was grounded for an entire month, and only just got out with the help of her adopted father.

So, when would she have the time to take contraception pills?

She put down the phone and only then noticed the time, she was going to be late for her audition!

"I'm sorry, Evelyn. Something came up on the way, I'm late."

Hallie Morgan arrived at the film set and hurried to Evelyn Olsen's side.

Evelyn didn't even look at Hallie, sneering coldly, "You disappeared for a month and that's one thing, but you come back and are late. Fine, your role is gone."

"Evelyn, please give me another chance. I really love this play. No matter what role you give me, I can accept it as long as I can participate in the performance," pleaded Hallie.

Hallie followed closely behind Evelyn. She knew she was wrong and was ready to admit her mistake.

Over the past month, what worried her most was not offending Dylan Collins, but having her first real role taken away because she was grounded at home and her phone confiscated.

After leaving, she learned that the filming had already begun and her role had been given to someone else.

But she also heard that an actor had unexpectedly dropped out of the crew these past days, so she hurriedly sought out the crew, hoping for another available role.

"You would really play anything?" From behind, another voice chimed in.

Linda Collins emerged from the back and faced Hallie.

It was her.

Linda was a fellow artist in the company, but Hallie also knew that she was her boyfriend, Elijah Moore's ex-girlfriend.

To her surprise, she was also here.

§§§Chapter 3: Becoming her stand-in

Gazing at Hallie, Linda spoke cheerfully to Evelyn, "Evelyn, the girl who was supposed to be the maid is not feeling well, and we need a stand-in for a scene shortly. Why not let her try?" She looked at Hallie with a smile.

From the look in her eyes, Hallie could see the ill-intent and condescending mockery.

She slowly clenched her hand at her side.

Acting had always been her dream from childhood. She always imagined that one day, she could become a celebrity, stand in front of a camera, and be recognized and loved by many.

She knew she wasn't a biological member of the Morgan family and she wasn't an orphan. She was brought back to the Morgan family because Daphne Allen couldn't reproduce at that time. But a year later, Daphne became pregnant.

Daphne couldn't get rid of her, so she had to reluctantly raise her.

If she became a celebrity, standing in a place where everyone could see her, perhaps her biological parents could see her and find her, right?

So even though she didn't have a family background or money, and the journey might be difficult, she wanted to fight for every small possibility.

Now that she had just escaped from home with no money, she could stay at the crew, and she had food and shelter. If she lost this opportunity, she might even lose the chance to stay in the company.

"What, you don't want to act? Hallie, if that's the case, Evelyn, it may not be a good idea to keep irrelevant people in the crew." Linda chuckled condescendingly.

She gritted her teeth slightly and faced Linda's triumphant smile, "No, don't drive me away. I'll perform."

Evelyn was taken aback for a moment, not expecting Hallie to agree.

She gave a long glance at Linda.

"Fine, then go change your clothes."

Linda looked at her, her smile deepening inch by inch.

Hallie had the audacity to deliver herself to the door.

Linda had been disgusted by Hallie for a long time. An illegitimate child of the Morgan family had become Elijah Moore's girlfriend and was even being trained by the company.

One month ago, she suddenly disappeared and completely lost this opportunity. At the same time, Linda heard that she had been dumped by Elijah and despised by the Moore family.

She has the nerve to come here now. Isn't she just asking for death?

...

Dressed in a maid's gray dress with only a thin lining on the inside, Hallie shivered in the cold winter weather. At the moment, she had to kneel on the stone paving, her face humble and almost grovelling.

In front of her, Linda chuckled devilishly, drawing closer and closer.

With a "slap", a palm struck Hallie's face.

Hallie's head buzzed instantly, and her cheek visibly reddened and swelled.

She had actually hit her, and with all her might.

"You wretched thing, dare to look at me directly? Are you still not convinced?" said Linda, smacking her again in the same spot.

Hallie's body wobbled, she propped herself up with one hand on the ground. Her head seemed to be filled with lead all of a sudden.

"Oh, director, I made a mistake," gasped Linda, covering her mouth in surprise before continuing, "I got too into it. I saw the look in her eyes and accidentally hit her again. Let's start over."

The director glanced at the person on the ground nonchalantly. Frowning, he said, "Start over."

"What?"

Hallie raised her head, glaring at Linda.

She had done it on purpose.

Linda grinned sweetly, "What is it, you don't want to act anymore? Well, that's up to you. There are plenty of people outside wanting a role. You don't want to act, you can leave now."