Chapter 12 A Rare And Gorgeous Male Specimen

• “Don’t be nervous. Just follow my lead during the photo shoot. It’ll be fine.” Noelle mistook his dismay for fear. Without speaking any further, she held his arm and led him forward.
• Dominic smiled wryly. Why isn’t this girl giving me a chance to speak?
• He had come directly from the company, so he was still in a suit and leather shoes, looking like a business elite. As they walked forward, Noelle suddenly looked at him and tugged on the collar of his suit. “Is this Armani? Do you earn a lot as a reporter? Or did you specially buy it to look good on camera?”
• “No...”
• “Looks like you’re a fast learner. In this line of work, you’ll always be judged by your clothes, so your choice of clothes is very important. Nevertheless, you’re so handsome, so you’ll look good in anything you wear!” Immediately after they arrived at the studio, Noelle thoughtfully adjusted his collar as she urged, “Let’s go.”
• Did she just compliment me again? Dominic smiled, warmth surging in his chest.
• The commercial would be shot in an indoor swimming pool. As soon as Dominic came in, everyone in the studio sucked in a sharp breath, especially the girls, who covered their mouths and began to marvel at the existence of such a handsome man in the world.
• “Noelle, is this the male model that you mentioned?” The female director feigned calmness, but her keen eyes were scanning Dominic up and down.
• Perfect! Absolutely perfect! Look at that stunning face and well-proportioned figure. He’s simply a rare and gorgeous male specimen!
• “Why haven’t I seen you before? What photoshoots have you done before?”
• Dominic didn’t answer as he glanced at Noelle with a gentle gaze instead.
• “Jaclyn, even though Dom has only just made his debut, he’s a fast learner. This photoshoot definitely won’t be a problem for him,” Noelle guaranteed on his behalf.
• “So he’s a newbie. No wonder I can’t recognize him,” Jaclyn spoke with an intrigued tone. She looked Dominic up and down before she reached out to touch his arm in a flirtatious manner; unfortunately, the latter casually avoided her touch.
• “Well, he’s quite the stuck-up! Alright, go get changed!” The more aloof Dominic was, the stronger Jaclyn’s desire to conquer him. Hmph! Cocky, huh? In just a moment you’re going to get naked for me to toy around with anyway.
• “C’mon.” Noelle tugged on Dominic, gesturing for him to follow her.
• “Hold on!” Jaclyn crossed her arms over her chest as she rudely pulled away Noelle’s hand that was holding Dominic’s arm. “You don’t need to go in anymore, Noelle. He’ll go in to do the shoot with Jojo!”
• “What do you mean?” Noelle was taken aback, her expression instantly changing.
• “She means that I’m replacing you for this commercial photoshoot, Noelle!” The door to the dressing room opened, and Jojo came out with delicate makeup on her face, dressed in a bikini with a bath towel draped over her.
• When her gaze swept across Noelle and fell on Dominic, her heart started to pound against her ribcage.
• What a handsome man!
• This is the male model who I’m working with today? This is great! Today’s my lucky day!
• Noelle was in disbelief. Sophia even signed the contract for me, so how could they switch me out for Jojo at the last minute? She took out her phone, planning to call Sophia to get the gist of the situation.
• “Forget about calling her!” Jojo stepped forward as he snatched Noelle’s phone away. “Did you really think that you would have a bright future ahead of you just because you were involved with Mr. Pierce? Hehe, what a joke. Does Mr. Pierce even know who you are? If he really were your boyfriend, would he have silenced the media overnight? Why don’t you browse the net and have a look at it yourself? There’s no news about you and Mr. Pierce whatsoever! Shameless!”
• “Give it back!” Dominic held his hand out with an icy expression, asking for Noelle’s phone.
• “Hey, handsome. Give what back, hmm?” Jojo smiled coquettishly as she pushed out her A-cup chest.
• “I won’t repeat myself!” Dominic maintained his outstretched hand, the tone he used leaving no room for retaliation. Jojo gnawed on her lip, reluctant to give it back, but too afraid not to.
• Oh my God. I’m a popular celebrity. If news of me getting frightened by a rookie male model gets out, I can forget about keeping my dignity intact.
• After mulling over it, Jojo stuffed the phone between her breasts. “You want it? Then come get it if you dare!”
• How shameless! Noelle cursed inwardly. And she had the audacity to call me shameless? Look at her, flirting with a man that she’s meeting for the first time. There’s no one as shameless as her!
• Dom is such a sophisticated man. How can he tolerate being teased by Jojo in such a manner?
• Without waiting for Dominic to react, Noelle reached out to grab her phone. Then, she took out a wet wipe to clean it, wearing a look of disgust on her face.
• “How dare you, Noelle!” Jojo was infuriated when her plan had failed. Previously, she could tell that Estelle didn’t like Noelle, and Jackson had probably hated her more for cheating on him.
• One was a rising star in Shining Entertainment, while the other was a new shareholder. Being on the same side as Estelle would be beneficial for her. In fact, Estelle was the one who had helped her in the fight for today’s commercial photoshoot.
• “You said, “come and get it if you dare?” Well, as you can see, I dare to do so. Next time, remember to choose your opponent well before kicking up a fuss!”
• Noelle didn’t need to call to guess what had happened. With Estelle in Shining Entertainment, her life wouldn’t be easy.
• The incident with Steven Miller was just the beginning.
• “Jaclyn, you can’t go back on our agreement just like that. We’ve already signed a contract!” Noelle ignored Jojo as she chose to confront Jaclyn instead.
• “You’re right. We chose you because of your scandal with Mr. Pierce, which gained you a certain amount of popularity. But now, the news of that scandal has been completely sealed off, and because of that, your popularity is non-existent. If we use you as our model, who’s going to buy our products? Even if it means paying for the liquidated damages, we must switch you out!”
• “So, you’re completely sure that Jojo Fenner’s flat figure will be a big hit?”
• “Well...” Jaclyn scanned Jojo’s figure. Truth be told, she wasn’t very satisfied with her, but she had been appointed by the boss.
• “That’s enough, Noelle!” Jojo hated it most when people made fun of her body. She turned and gave Dominic a wink. “Sir, don’t you know about Noelle’s dirty past? She was someone’s mistress before, you know? At her wedding with Mr. Hayes last year, the man’s wife had crashed the wedding, giving her a few tight slaps. If you don’t believe me, you can search for this b*tch’s nude photos online. Ugh. I can guarantee that you’ll be disgusted. And now, she’s even using Mr. Pierce to generate hype. Just think about it. Do you think that Mr. Pierce, the president of Pierce Group, would actually fall for someone like her? Haha! The biggest joke of the century!”
• With that, she leaned her skeleton body toward Dominic. The latter frowned and dodged her, causing Jojo to almost fall face first.
• “Mind yourself!” Dominic snapped.
• “What is the meaning of this? You’re just a small-time rookie. How dare you disrespect me like this? You can forget about modeling for today’s commercial photoshoot! Believe it or not, but I can switch the both of you out!” He rejected me three times! If he was the boss of some company, it would’ve been alright with me. Nevertheless, he’s merely a newbie with a pretty face. How dare he disrespect me?
• Just because Noelle was the one who’d brought him in? Hehe... Noelle can barely even save herself!
• “If Ms. Hooper isn’t shooting, neither will I!” Dominic grabbed Noelle’s hand and turned around to leave. After taking a few steps, he stopped and looked back at a dumbfounded Jojo and Jaclyn with a mischievous glint in his eyes. “Also, if I were Mr. Pierce, I would be honored to be at the receiving end of Ms. Hooper’s favor!”
• What? He doesn’t want to shoot? Everyone exchanged glances, disappointment and regret written on their faces.