Chapter 2

I was too lazy to beat around the bush with them anymore and said directly:

"I'm not a nanny. I'm Ethan Gray's wife."

As soon as I finished speaking, the air fell silent for a moment.

Then someone burst out laughing.

"Sophia, are you crazy? Mr. Gray's wife? Why don't you say you're the Queen of Hollywood while you're at it?"

Lucas laughed too, his laughter laced with mockery:

"Haven't seen you in a few years, and you've learned to brag."

"Everyone in the industry knows that Mr. Gray's wife is his most precious treasure, someone he waited ten years for."

"Directors who wanted to work with Mr. Gray got rejected left and right, but as long as their story could move Mrs. Gray, even projects Mr. Gray had refused would get approved."

He looked me up and down.

"Do you think someone like you is worthy of even dreaming about Mr. Gray? I think you've developed delusions from being a nanny for too long."

Listening to their discussion, a happy smile appeared on my lips.

In five years of marriage, Ethan's status in the industry had grown higher and higher, and his reputation as a wife-doting maniac had become more and more widespread.

Suddenly, Lucas's gaze fell on my earlobe, and his eyes narrowed.

"Your earring..."

Sarah immediately leaned over to look, then covered her mouth and exclaimed:

"Isn't this the one Mr. Gray bought for Mrs. Gray at an auction for a hundred million dollars? It's a limited edition. There's only one pair in the world!"

I couldn't help but smile, gently touching my earlobe.

I had just looked at them a couple more times because I thought they were pretty, and Ethan immediately went all out at the auction.

Seeing my gesture, Sarah suddenly stepped back two paces in horror.

"This... this, Sophia, you... did you take advantage of Mr. Gray and Mrs. Gray being away to steal from Mrs. Gray's jewelry box?"

"If Mr. Gray finds out, will it affect Lucas's collaboration with Mr. Gray..."

"Lucas has invested everything he has into this movie. If he can't reach a collaboration with Mr. Gray and successfully release it in Hollywood, then..."

Everyone's expressions changed drastically.

Lucas stared at me, his eyes shifting from mockery to scrutiny, then slowly tinged with anger.

His voice turned cold.

"Sophia, you've got some nerve. You dare to steal and wear your employer's things?"

"This is Mr. Gray's house. Don't you know Mr. Gray and Mrs. Gray could come back any moment? If they see this, our entire project is finished!"

He got angrier as he spoke, stepping forward and raising his hand to slap me.

"Have you lost your mind!"

Lucas's best friends were also filled with righteous indignation, glaring at me angrily.

"Sophia, do you know how hard we worked to get this meeting with Mr. Gray?"

"Lucas's films have been mediocre these past years. This time he's betting everything he has on this project."

"Now you're not only lying about your relationship with Mr. Gray, but you're even stealing Mrs. Gray's jewelry. Are you trying to ruin Lucas?"

I wiped the blood from the corner of my mouth and slowly turned my head to meet Lucas's gaze.

Perhaps my look was too frightening. Lucas frowned, panic flashing in his eyes.

Seeing Lucas looking at me strangely, Sarah glared at me resentfully, then said indignantly:

"Sophia, how could you do this?"

"I've already explained what happened back then to you. Lucas even made you Sarah's assistant to make it up to you. How can you be so ungrateful?"

"Even if you resent Lucas, you can't take revenge on him this way."