The red dress was like fire, yet it couldn't burn away the jealousy in Amanda's eyes. She glared at the "nameless nobody" in Austin's arms like an enraged she-panther.
"Get out of the way." Austin's voice was cold as ice, his fingertips, devoid of any pity, pushed her aside. "We're enjoying a rare moment of solitude."
That so-called "solitude" was nothing more than fabricated intimacy, a contractual obligation to promote their new film. Austin had always resisted, roaring, "My private life is not for sale!" But Amanda, his on-screen partner, relentlessly pursued him, her eyes glittering with a dangerous glint: "Why won't you just admit there's a spark between us?" The lawyer's words were chillingly indifferent: "Comply, or lose everything."
Later, Amanda provoked him again: "Don't pretend that chemistry isn't real." Austin's response was unexpected. He didn't kiss her; instead, he abruptly pulled the delivery girl, Sarah, into a searing, deep kiss, growling, "This is my girlfriend!" Amanda's face twisted, and she sneered, "She looks more like a delivery girl, honestly."
That night, Amanda found Sarah, her smile like a viper's tongue, cold and alluring. "Austin loves you, right? But there's a woman standing between you two. Her name is Rachel Herman." Sarah's pupils abruptly constricted, a flicker of shock or sudden understanding crossing her eyes. Amanda pressed her advantage, each word a dagger to the heart: "If I can't have Austin, then the next one to have him must be you, not Rachel. Don't give up, go after him!"
The steering wheel gave a faint groan under her fingertips, like the gears of fate beginning to turn. In Sarah's eyes, anger intertwined with a twisted loyalty. She pulled out a gun; the cold touch of metal made her hands, which had once delivered countless meals, now hold a strange, resolute power.
"Hey, Rachel," she whispered softly. The night swallowed her figure, and with it, the last trace of hesitation in her eyes.
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**What is she chasing?**
She is going after Rachel Herman, whom she now perceives as an obstacle to her relationship with Austin. Amanda's manipulative words have convinced Sarah that to "have" Austin, Rachel must be eliminated or confronted.
**And who is the real Rachel Herman?**
The story does not reveal Rachel Herman's true identity or relationship to Austin. She is introduced as a mysterious third party, an unknown rival whose existence profoundly impacts Sarah.
Rachel thought delivering food was hard enough, but after one wrong order, she ended up working as the personal assistant to Hollywood's biggest star, Austin Cooper! She never imagined she'd be pulled into the glitzy world of fame—or that she'd have to deal with his vengeful ex, Amanda. But pretending to be Austin's girlfriend? That was definitely not in the job description!