As Hannah drove, Samuel sat in the passenger seat, scrolling through posts on his phone.


    "Hannah, everyone online is saying you should just be a movie star. You''ve basically owned all the trending topics this month."


    [I think Hannah has the looks for it, and with a backstory like that? She could totally get into showbiz and build a brand around a woman who''s woken up from being blindly in love.]


    [I was thinking the same thing! She could be a great advocate, showing young people the consequences of that kind of toxic devotion. A cautionary tale!]


    [Seriously, I have a friend who was stuck in a bad rtionship. She''s been following Hannah''s story obsessively, and it was the wake-up call she needed. She finally broke up with her parasitic boyfriend. Now he''s demanding she return all his gifts, but they made a list and it turns out he actually owes her ten grand. He''spletely ghosted her now.]


    [Hahaha, she should hire Hannah! She''s awyer, after all!]


    [Honestly, it''s only because Hannah is so strong and stable that she''s been able to get this far, getting back the money he spent on his mistress and all. Anyone else might have beenpletely destroyed by the husband and the other woman.]


    [Exactly. And thank goodness Hannah has the Temple family to back her up, otherwise the divorce would probably be impossible.]


    [If someone like Hannah is having this much trouble getting a divorce, I can''t even imagine what ordinary people are supposed to do in a situation like this.]


    "The entertainment industry... I actually thought about it once. It seemed like an easy way to make money, but I just didn''t have any connections."


    Hannah kept her eyes on the road.


    She recalled a time in college when she and a ssmate worked as extras on a film set. It was fifty dors for an eighteen-hour day.


    Because she was pretty, a producer took notice and offered her the secondary female lead role in his next film, on the condition, that she spend the night with him.


    Hannah had heard rumors that the industry was corrupt, but she never imagined it would be so tant. She was terrified.


    She ran off that day without even collecting her fifty dors.


    The next day, her ssmate chewed her out, asking why she had refused such a great opportunity.


    It was onlyter that Hannah realized her ssmate had offered her up to the producer as a favor.


    That experience left a dark, indelible shadow on her perception of the entertainment world.


    "Well, you''re so capable, Hannah. You''d be great at anything you do."


    Hannah pulled over and parked the car, then turned to look at Samuel. “You''re being awfully sweet all of a sudden. Did you do something wrong?"


    “Hannah! How can you say that? I just feel like I''ve learned so much since I started working with you!"


    Samuel sped his hands together, looking at her with wide, adoring eyes.


    "Before I met you, my life felt dark and boring, just a series of predetermined steps. I only took job at anotherpany because I didn''t want to follow the pat@my familyid out for me."


    "But then met you, and my world.


    exploded with color. I''ve seen angel


    el?


    learned things I never thought possible. Hannah, you''re like my guiding star."