Yuta's point of view

The director sighs in annoyance as Elena messes up her lines for the tenth time today, she's distracted. Usually she's decent on set but today she's a damn mess.

Me: Get it together.
Elena: I'm trying okay?
Me: Try harder.

She glares at me.

The director yells action, I sink back into character.

Me: I miss being with you too, but can't you see you need to move on?

She stares at me blankly.

Hello? Say the fucking line!

"CUT!"

Before the director can say anything I grab her by the wrist and drag her outside towards the trailers, I ignore her whining before letting go.

Elena: You made my wrist red you jerk!
Me: Listen to me, and listen good.

She shrinks back down.

Me: I don't know what's going on, and I don't really care. Leave your personal issues at the door and get your shit together!

Her fist twitches making me raise an eyebrow, oh?

Elena: You don't fucking know me or what I've been through! You don't know what I had to sacrifice to get here and now it might all go down the drain because my company feels like we're failures. We're not bringing in enough money so they're going to toss us on the fucking street!

She runs a hand through her hair stressfully.

Elena: I let Valerie and Winter down. I was chosen as the leader to protect them, and guide them!

She chuckles humorlessly.

Elena: And you have the nerve to preach to me? The it boy? The privileged and popular boy? The boy whose had a silver spoon all his life?

Before I can stop myself, I shove her against the nearest trailer pinning her in place.

Me: I don't know you, and you don't know me. So don't fucking assume I've had it easy all my life because that's far from the case. I stood up to the odds and worked my ass off. And what're you doing? Whining and feeling sorry for yourself. If you want change you have to make it.

Tears roll down her face.

Me: Wipe your tears and get your shit together. The world doesn't care about your tears, understand?

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Elena's point of view

Today on set was absolutely horrible. I annoyed the whole crew and pissed Yuta off to the maximum. Char told me to come to her house after rehearsal because she had good news.

I sure hope so because I can't take much more stress. She opens the door with a bright smile on her face, her baby tucked away sleep in her left arm.

We walk into the living room and I see one of Cina's husbands.

Char: Remember the energy drink promotions you did with Jooheon a while back?

My eyes widen, that's why he looked so familiar when I first seen him! He's the fucking CEO, the chairman's son!

Me: Y-yes.
Char: Well I talked to Seonghwa and he agreed to make your whole group the face of a new perfume.

My eyes widen.

Me: What?
Seonghwa: By talk she means she told Cina and Cina threatened me with a rolling pin.

He blinks unamused.

Seonghwa: Apparently my mother is having a brand relaunch. She'll need models for clothing, jewelry, and of course faces for her scent line.

He yawns before standing up, stretching nonchalantly.

Seonghwa: Friday at nine in the morning you'll have a meeting with her. Don't fuck up.

He kisses the baby on the forehead before leaving.

Friday, nine in the morning... a second chance.

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no but can we talk about how it's really companies out here that will really get rid of a group for not fitting their unrealistic standards so soon?? especially rookie groups!

the title of this book is "daddy knows best" something Yuta said in this book will come back around that makes the title make sense lmao.