The Trending Topic Herself: The Villainess is the Superstar!-Chapter 140: Leo Lancaster and Kiki Monroe Draw the Line

Chapter 140: Chapter 140: Leo Lancaster and Kiki Monroe Draw the Line

"What a coincidence, Leo and... sis are both here!"

Kiki arranged a smile on her face to appear generous and gentle. Compared to her initial timidity and caution, she was now much more confident.

Her makeup was only half done, clearly she had rushed over in a hurry.

Maya leaned half of her body against the wall, lazily glanced at her, then withdrew her gaze.

Leo looked at Kiki, his voice emotionless: "You’re here early, already working on your look."

Kiki covered half of her face, seemingly realizing her makeup was incomplete.

"I... I got excited when I saw Leo coming, didn’t pay attention to much else..."

After speaking, Kiki quickly lowered her head, her eyes sparkling like a youthful girl in love.

Maya thought briefly, Kiki not only showed affection to Leo, she even frequently expressed goodwill toward Ian before. That’s why so many secondary male characters revolved around Kiki in the story, probably due to her own attitude.

She can’t help but like outstanding people, blurring boundaries hesitantly, not being straightforward and even giving wrong signals to others.

To be honest, Maya quite dislikes people like this.

Leo noticed Kiki’s expression, his eyes unchanged, he still wore a faint smile: "Really? I thought you were missing your sister, since you haven’t met for so long."

Kiki choked up, wondering if she seemed too purposeful, but soon laughed awkwardly: "I meet with my sister often, so seeing Leo is more of a surprise."

Maya glanced at Kiki with interest, surprised by the other’s ability to fabricate lies almost as well as her own. The two had already completely fallen out, and rarely meet, yet Kiki still claimed to be "sisters."

However, at this moment, Maya made no rush to oppose her, deliberately lowering her presence.

The romantic subplot between Kiki and Leo was written in the story, so she couldn’t interfere with its development.

Maya seized the moment, coughed: "I saw the stylist beckoning to me, I’ll go now, you two continue chatting." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Kiki felt slightly surprised, not knowing Maya could be so easy to get along with. Maya’s departure was exactly what she hoped for, so she smiled: "Then sis, you’d better hurry and get styled!"

In contrast, Leo slightly furrowed his brow, he opened his mouth but finally only said: "...Go ahead."

In fact, Maya had already stepped away a second before they spoke, she was just informing them, not waiting for their opinion.

Watching Maya leave, Leo’s expression slightly dampened, his handsome brows seemed shrouded by gloom.

Kiki clearly felt Leo’s attitude cooling down, becoming increasingly impatient.

Leo has always been polite, never showing dislike openly, yet now, Kiki could truly feel his aversion.

She grew a bit flustered: "Leo, are you in a bad mood? No wait... do you remember sis as a child? I heard from my parents she was mischievous, always climbing about, never sitting still..."

For a moment, Kiki found herself quite pathetic. She disliked Maya so much, wanting her gone from her world forever. Yet now, she needed to bring up Maya for any conversation with Leo.

Once Maya was mentioned, Leo became quite talkative, not for the first time Kiki noticed. She had tried introducing other topics but Leo showed no interest, barely responding before saying goodbye.

Leo’s eyes briefly sharpened, a flicker of chill in them, but just for a moment, soon back to normal, no flaw to be found.

"I’m not comfortable with people calling me so intimately, just call me Leo."

Realizing she had called him "Leo," Kiki wondered how adding one word made him dislike it, what’s that logic!

Still, Kiki appeared gentle and obedient, she slightly nodded: "Okay, I understand, Leo."

Things did not go as Kiki had expected, even mentioning Maya to start conversation was useless.

Leo said blandly: "I’ve got styling scheduled, I’ll go now."

Kiki was reluctant: "Ah... so soon, then maybe after the show ends..."

Before finishing, Leo suddenly turned to look back: "By the way..."

Kiki’s eyes lit up again: "Leo, what is it?"

"I know a teacher skilled in acting, I’ll send their contact via WeChat shortly."

Without waiting for Kiki’s reply, he turned away.

Stunned where she stood, Kiki’s smile entirely froze.

What did this mean?

Realizing their conversation almost exclusively involved acting lessons, was Leo hinting at drawing boundaries?

Kiki felt unstable, even perceiving strange looks from observers, admiration gone, almost mocking her self-delusions.

She pushed away the assistant trying to help, staggering a few steps, propping one hand against the wall, weak and weary, eyes slightly watery.

Such a scene aroused immense pity.

The assistant hurriedly offered water.

Kiki shoved it aside, her voice choked but sharper: "I won’t drink! Always suggesting water when things happen, have you no brain?"

Several assistants around only withdrew sheepishly, avoiding her bad mood.

Suddenly a sarcastic voice arose: "Oh, failed to hook a man then vent on assistants? I thought you claimed to hate showboating?"

Kiki’s face turned pale sharply, she looked intensely at the speaker.

Eric leaned against the wall, arms crossed, appearing relaxed.

He wore a leather jacket, two black obsidian earrings gleamed mystically cold, accentuating his striking features.

Kiki didn’t know how long he had been there, possibly having seen her disgraceful scene just now?

Her face blushed suddenly, accusing: "How can your mouth be so foul, calling it hooking men? Is liking someone and approaching them not normal pursuit?!"

In response, Eric gave a light scoff.

He walked leisurely over, his gaze profound, refined over time, turning youthful rawness into a sharp intensity.