Devilish secretary
Chapter 352 It’s best to give him space

Chapter 352: Chapter 352 It’s best to give him space

Most of Lilith’s scenes were already wrapped up.

It had been nearly one month since the shooting began, and now it was finally reaching the end. The project with ESE Production was also coming to a close. Everyone had been working non-stop—day and night—making sure the final touches were perfect.

Even Lilith had barely slept the last few days.

The production team, writers, actors, editors—everyone was staying late at the studio, eating fast food and drinking too much coffee, just to meet the deadline.

But today was different.

Tonight, the cast and crew had planned a proper celebration dinner at an expensive restaurant in the city.

A thank-you party for everyone’s hard work.

Lilith was dressed in a black party dress, simple yet elegant. The fabric hugged her body perfectly, and her long dark hair was left open, falling over her shoulders like silk.

Her lips had a light red tint, and her heels clicked softly as she walked inside the restaurant with calm steps.

The others were already there.

Many of the girls were wearing short, sparkly dresses, laughing and posing for pictures. The guys were in fitted shirts and shiny shoes, trying to look cooler than usual.

Some of them had already started drinking.

There was music in the background, soft lights, and waiters walking around with fancy plates.

After dinner, they all planned to go to a bar nearby.

Lilith didn’t mind.

She just wanted to breathe.

If there was one thing Lilith had zero patience for these days, it was the two walking headaches who kept appearing in her life.

Jackson and Kai.

Both were a pain in her already tired mind.

On set, Jackson never shut up. If he wasn’t practicing lines out loud next to her, he was trying new ways to annoy her—dramatic sighs, asking for "acting tips," and stealing bites of her food like they were friends.

And then there was Kai.

He was everywhere.

Somehow, no matter where she turned, he was already standing there, leaning on a wall, sipping something cold, smiling like he belonged next to her.

If Jackson was loud and clingy, Kai was silent and persistent.

And both of them ate her peace alive.

By the time dinner ended and the entire cast moved to the bar, Lilith’s mood was already worn out. She didn’t plan to drink.

But someone passed her a glass.

Then another.

And now, she was sitting on the velvet bar couch, holding her third drink, head slightly tilted, legs crossed, and her long hair falling softly around her shoulders.

Krystal Knight was beside her—looking just as tired, and definitely more drunk.

Her makeup still looked perfect, but her voice was slower, and her posture was loose as she leaned toward Lilith with a relaxed smile.

"I haven’t partied like this in years," Krystal mumbled, her words a little slurred. "You young girls don’t know how to stop..."

Lilith gave a quiet, humorless chuckle.

She didn’t reply.

She just looked out across the bar, where bright lights flickered and loud music played in the background. People were dancing. Laughing. Drinking like there was no tomorrow.

Nina wasn’t there tonight. She had some promotional event to attend, and Lilith actually missed her energy. At least with Nina, the noise felt playful, not heavy.

But now it felt like she was floating in a loud, spinning room, surrounded by faces and voices that kept moving but none of them felt familiar.

She drank another glass. Then another.

At this point, even the alcohol seemed confused about whether it was supposed to numb her or make her cry in public.

Lilith sat in the corner of the dim bar, wearing a black party dress that hugged her body like it was trying to cheer her up but failed. Her open waves of hair tumbled over her shoulders like a sad waterfall, and her makeup, though perfect, was hiding a volcano of frustration under those beautiful lashes.

Her phone lay face-down on the table. She didn’t want to look at it anymore.

What was the point?

She had taken leave from shooting, from the production house, from everything—just to see him. Not because she missed him like a normal person. No no. She had missed him like a possessed soul.

And what did she get?

However he wasn’t there...

She had called Assistant Quinn. Oh, poor Quinn.

"Miss Lilith?" he answered like a man who had already accepted his fate.

"Where is he?" she had asked, voice sharp enough to cut diamonds.

"Uhm, well... he’s currently traveling around meeting some... investors."

"Where?" she asked again, slower, colder, deadlier.

"There’s... no fixed address... ma’am." He whispered it like a dying confession. "He’s moving from state to state."

Click.

She had hung up.

Because what else could she do? Cry? Burn the sky? Flip the state upside down? Maybe all three, but instead...

She poured herself another drink.

Now, as she sat surrounded by half-drunk actors and overly enthusiastic interns, she stared at the glass in her hand like it held the answers to life.

Why? Why was she like this? Why did she care so much?

For a mere human. A man made of skin and bones.

She was acting like some overly attached girlfriend from a high school romance drama.

She was suffocating herself.

Clingy? Please. Even cling wrap had more dignity right now.

She felt annoyed.

She, the woman who had mocked others for losing themselves in love, was now sitting in a bar full of noisy fools, hoping one tiny text would say, "I miss you too."

And still—nothing.

She let out a sigh. The kind of sigh that makes flowers wilt and men question their existence.

It’s best to give him space, she finally thought.

And maybe give myself some space too.

Before I lose my last remaining brain cell waiting for a reply that will never come.

"I... can’t believe..." Krystal Knight whispered, her voice softer than usual, her wine glass frozen halfway to her lips, "you’re... her..her.."

The words dropped like thunder.

Lilith, who had just taken a another sip of her drink, froze.

What did she just say?

She turned her head so sharply.

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