Lucinda padded over and sat on the edge of the bed. She felt awfully sorry for the other woman.
She had been made aware of the situation on the way here.
Delavan Watts was an actor and Noelle’s boyfriend. They had gotten together after she joined Butterfly Girls and became famous.
Apparently, he had approached her during one of the TV shows she had appeared in, and they eventually fell in love. This all happened within the span of three months.
However, it turned out that Delavan had been cheating on Noelle, with the affair starting shortly after they became a couple. Worse still, he had done it with one of her teammates in the show, Salome Bernard.
It didn’t take long for Salome to ostracize Noelle and effectively alienate her from the rest of the team. Not only that, but she had gone to great lengths to make things difficult for Noelle in their private lives as well.
Noelle was already swamped with work, and Delavan suddenly became cold to her without even addressing the problem between them. Added to the cruel treatment from her teammates, Noelle finally collapsed from the stress.
Lucinda couldn’t help but feel guilty. Since Noelle had started to work in her company, Lucinda had assigned her endless projects hoping to help her get famous, and failed to take note of the possible mental and emotional toll it would take.
“Delavan is good-for-nothing bastard!”
Noelle turned around and clutched Lucinda’s hand, her eyes welling up with tears.
“He said I’m a prude, that I’m too dull and boring because I refused to ki*s him in public or have sex with him. Is it really my fault?”
“Of course not! It’s your body, so you are the only person entitled to make those decisions. And if that jerk really loved you, he would never cast you aside for such a sordid reason.”
Noelle’s tears started to stream down her cheeks.
Lucinda gathered her in an embrace and let her cry in her arms.
“I went to his house today and found him naked in bed with Salome.
He yelled at me that I was a nobody who did not deserve him. He also said that he only wan
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ted to use me for my fame since the beginning, but I… I really like him, Lucinda.”
Lucinda stroked her back and gently rocked her from side to side.
Did all women lose reason when they were in love?
She knew that Noelle was depressed about her failed relationship, but the woman needed to snap back to her senses and get a reality check.
“Noelle, it isn’t about him looking down on you. The problem is that even you underestimate yourself because of your background. You need to learn to take up space and stand up for yourself.
Besides, you didn’t do anything wrong. He is the one who cheated, so that makes him the villain. The same goes for Salome. She knew very well that Delavan was in a relationship with you, but she didn’t even hesitate to hook up with him. And do you realize that what she did to you is workplace bullying? You must never try to commit suicide again, do you hear me? Don’t you want to become stronger and make them pay for what they did to you?”
Noelle pulled back and shook her head. A familiar wave of self-doubt washed over her.
“I can’t. I’m not like you, I… I have nothing.”
“Which means that you have nothing to lose. So, what are you even afraid of?” Lucinda’s voice grew firm as she added, “I’m here for you. Tell me, don’t you want to see them kneel at your feet and beg for your forgiveness?”