Chapter 1

After photos of my director boyfriend hooking up with eighteen young models went viral, I was devastated.

I threw away my SIM card and cut off contact with everyone.

I accepted my family's arrangement and went abroad to marry Ethan Gray, the CEO of a film production company.

Five years later, I returned home to visit family.

Ethan had an urgent matter to attend to, so I filled in for him to meet with a director who wanted to collaborate with him.

I never expected that when I opened the door, I would see my ex-boyfriend Lucas Rivers, whom I hadn't seen in five years...

My ex-boyfriend Lucas Rivers was bent over with a flattering smile on his face when he suddenly froze.

His friend was the first to react.

"Lucas, isn't this your old lapdog Sophia Smith?"

Lucas snapped back to reality, straightened up, and glanced at me indifferently.

"What did I tell you? I said she'd come crawling back."

Everyone burst into laughter.

"Lucas slept with eighteen models in one night back then and it even trended on Ins. He must be incredible in bed!"

"Sophia's experienced it firsthand. How could she forget?"

Their sleazy, vulgar demeanor now was no different from five years ago.

I wasn't surprised at all.

Seeing that I remained silent, someone I used to know fairly well rushed to smooth things over.

"Sophia, it's good you're back... That incident back then was just a misunderstanding. Lucas never gave up looking for you all these years."

The smile on Lucas's face froze. He touched his nose, his eyes drifting.

"You know Sarah Young, right? She needs a personal assistant. You can take care of her from now on. Better than being someone's nanny."

I looked at him in surprise.

Then I understood.

He thought I was Ethan Gray's nanny.

Even if I really were a nanny, how could he think that being a personal assistant to some unknown actress would be more promising than being a nanny for a Hollywood CEO?

Too lazy to waste more words with him, I was about to reveal my identity when Sarah Young, who was standing beside him, beat me to it.

She linked her arm through mine.

"Sophia, do you remember me? I was the female lead in Lucas's first movie."

"You misunderstood Lucas. That incident back then was a misunderstanding. Someone spread false rumors about me, and Lucas had no choice but to post those photos to suppress the trending topic about me."

I didn't like unfamiliar people getting too close to me. My brows furrowed involuntarily.

But Lucas thought I was jealous. A gleam of satisfaction flashed in his eyes:

"Alright, that was years ago. Why bring it up? As long as you take good care of Sarah, I'll give you a chance to act again when the opportunity arises."

Sarah heard this and shot me a glare when no one was looking, but said sweetly:

"Sophia, you don't think being my assistant is beneath you, do you? I know you used to be an actress, but you've been working as a nanny for five years. You're completely out of touch with our industry. Even though Lucas is a director, he can't just let you jump straight into acting."

Lucas immediately frowned:

"What does she have to complain about? Being your assistant is better than being someone's nanny, isn't it?"

"It was just a small matter that leaked online back then, and she disappeared for five years without a word. If she's in this situation now, she only has herself to blame."

My eye twitched.

Back then, photos of him hooking up with eighteen models dominated entertainment news, and he thought it was a small matter?

Then again, he always had a habit of ignoring my feelings.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have posted those photos to help another woman suppress trending topics without even giving me a heads-up.

But it didn't matter anymore.

Let the past stay in the past.

I had Ethan Gray now, and our adorable son.