The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella)

Collins stepped out of his office, heading towards the elevator when he bumped into the former members of Neon Paradox, just as they were getting out.

"Hey, Collins, how's the captain holding up?" one of them asked, breaking the silence.

"Yeah, I saw the pics online. That car's a total wreck. Is he badly hurt?" another chimed in.

Jay stood a bit behind, not saying a word, just listening. The news of Leo's car accident was a bitter pill to swallow. Deep down, Jay always knew his talent matched Leo's, but it was Leo who always stole the spotlight.

To the fans, Leo was the only star; the rest of them were just background noise. Even with endorsements, it was only if Leo turned something down that the leftovers would trickle down to the other members. Jay had long grown tired of

these scraps.

But now, it seemed even the universe had had enough, sending this car crash as some sort of reckoning.

A sly smirk briefly flickered across Jay's face.

In a hurry to leave, Collins barely noticed Jay. Forced to address the concern of the others, he mustered a weak smile, "Thanks for asking, guys. Once Juztin's... situation stabilizes, I'll have him send you all a message."

Their first thought upon hearing Collins's vague response was that Leo must be in bad shape. Otherwise, he wouldn't have used the term "stabilizes."

Glancing at his watch, Collins saw the elevator was still on their floor. He pushed the button, gave a slight nod, and said, "Sorry, gotta run. Catch you all later."

He stepped into the elevator, and the doors closed.

Once the elevator descended, the remaining members exchanged worried glances.noveldrama

"From the way Collins spoke, it sounds like the captain's in pretty bad shape."

"If it weren't serious, wouldn't we have heard something by now? Man, how could this even happen?"

"Suddenly, all those rumors online... you don't think they could be true, do you?" "Come on, we know Leo better than that. Why would you even go there?"

They continued their conversation as they walked away, faces full of concern. It was then someone noticed Jay still standing by the elevator and called out, "Hey, Jay, you coming?"

Jay snapped back to reality, looked at them, cleared his throat, and quickly caught up, keeping his thoughts to himself. Everyone knew about the tension between him and Leo, and saying too much now would just make him seem fake.

A short while later, Jay entered his agent's office.

Vicky was on the phone but ended the call when he saw Jay, pocketing his cell. "You're here."

"Mhm," Jay murmured. "Ran into Collins by the elevator. He looked like he was in a hurry. Wonder what's up."

Vicky's lips tightened at the mention of Juztin. "Seems like only Juztin's drama could make him bolt like that."

Jay lowered his gaze and checked his phone again. "There's a lot of dirt being thrown around online about him. Vicky, should we do something about it?"

Vicky glanced at Jay, reading his intent clear as day, and shook his head. "Let Collins deal with that mess. We don't need to be adding fuel to the fire."