Hunting for His EX-Wife

Anna walked on the streets aimlessly, feeling restless after leaving the Harrison Group. It wasn’t until almost dark that she returned to her rented apartment.

Despite a simple wash-up, Anna couldn’t fall asleep. Mia’s words kept ringing in her ears and she never thought that one day she would break ties with her good friend.

Was it her fault? Why else would Mia say so many hateful things about her? If Jimmy wasn’t in the picture, would Mia still be friends with Anna like they used to be?

When this thought flashed through Anna’s mind, she felt a bit ridiculous. Even without Jimmy’s presence, Mia would still treat her ruthlessly because she had made it clear that Anna was just a pawn for her own use.

Anna hardly slept at all that night and walked out of the apartment early next morning with dark circles. When she saw Jimmy’s car parked downstairs from the building, Anna hesitated for a moment before running towards it as quickly as possible so as not to attract attention.

“What are you doing here?” asked an puzzled-looking Anna when she got into the car. “Don’t you know your expensive car will draw much attention?”

Jimmy looked at her tired face with sympathy in his dark eyes and asked gently, “Is losing sleep over someone who doesn’t consider you a friend but only uses you worth it?”

Anna sighed lightly and pursed her lips before replying, “Although Mia doesn’t think of me as a friend and only tries to use me. I’ve always considered her my friend.”

Jimmy frowned slightly upon hearing this; he was worried about how kind-hearted Anna could be sometimes since he had found out that Mia was quite calculating.

“Can you promise me something?” asked an unexpectedly pleading-sounding voice from beside him.

Jimmy touched Anna’s cute nose lightly while looking at her tenderly. “Sure thing. What is it?”Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Anna hesitated for a moment.

“Can you… not fire Mia? It’s not easy for her to get into J. S. Entertainment, and she got in with her own abilities. If you fire her, all of her hard work will be for nothing. Besides, she was the one who encouraged me to join the company as a trainee. Even if it’s just repaying a favor, can’t we keep her?” Anna pleaded, knowing better than anyone else how much Mia wanted to become an actress.

Although she had been used by Mia all along, Anna still didn’t want to ruin Mia’s dream because of herself.

Jimmy remained silent and didn’t give Anna any answer.

Did he want to reject her proposal?

Anna felt worried as she fixed her eyes on him.

“Even if she passes the company assessment and becomes a professional star, with her character flaws, she won’t go far in this industry. She might even do something that hurts you in the future,” Jimmy said as he lightly tapped Anna’s shoulders with both hands.

“Do you think I would take that risk?” Jimmy insisted on firing Mia which made Anna feel helpless.

“How about giving her some time? Observe carefully whether or not she makes any more mistakes; if not, then we can keep her,” suggested Anna desperately trying to convince Jimmy.

Faced with Anna’s pleading expression, Jimmy couldn’t help but feel helpless himself,

“Okay fine! I promise you; I’ll give her some time.”

Finally hearing an affirmative answer from him made Anna breathe out a sigh of relief.

“Thank you.”

A wicked smile crept up onto Jimmy’s handsome face,

“I don’t need verbal thanks; if you really want to thank me, then take some action.”

The mischievous smile on his lips caused tempting blushes to appear instantly om Anna’s face.

Taking a deep breath inwards, she shyly pecked at his handsome face before looking away embarrassedly.

Watching as those rosy cheeks blushed deeper, Jame shook his head helplessly before placing one hand firmly atop Anna’s head, pushing down upon it until their lips met once again

After what seemed like forever, the kiss finally ended, leaving behind only Jame’s long index finger caressing Anna’s lips teasingly

“That is what taking action looks like,” Jame laughed softly into Anna’s ear before releasing his hold upon them both and starting up the car engine.

Anna felt her face burning and was too shy to look at Jimmy. As per Anna’s request, Jimmy parked the car in front of the company. Just as she was about to get out of the car, Jimmy grabbed her wrist with a serious look in his deep eyes.

“Remember, kindness is good but being overly kind can bring trouble upon yourself. Stay away from Mia,” warned Jimmy.

Anna understood his concern and smiled brightly. “Don’t worry, I won’t consider her a friend anymore. Perhaps we are just strangers from now on,” said Anna softly.

After giving instructions for some time, Jimmy finally let Anna leave the car and watched her walk into the company before turning away with complex emotions in his deep dark eyes.

Anna went straight to the practice room where she saw Mia preparing for practice nearby. Their eyes met briefly before they looked away without any further interaction between them.

When Charlee saw Anna, she ran up to her with a smile on her face and affectionately took hold of Anna’s wrist, asking concernedly, “What happened? Did you not sleep well last night? Do you want me to make some coffee for you?”

Without showing any signs of discomfort or hesitation, Anna withdrew her hand while wearing an elegant yet unfamiliar smile on her lips, saying, “No need; thank you.”

Thinking back on what Charlee had done for herself previously and how Mia had always treated herself like a pawn used only when needed made Anna regretful that perhaps there were no true friends in show business anymore; that she didn’t need these fake friends anymore either.

Charlee sensed something amiss but gave up asking after seeing how distant Anna seemed towards her; using an excuse as reason instead left soon after their brief exchange.

It wasn’t until their dance teacher walked into the practice room that Anna regained control over herself again; starting practice seriously without any distractions or emotions getting in the way this time around.