I Entered the Novel… and Became His Mother
Chapter 1: Valentina De Luca – Perfect Life, Empty Heart
[Group Chat: Studio Team]
manager (lisa)
Valentina, tomorrow’s schedule is packed. Morning shoot at 7, press meet at 11, award rehearsal at .
assistant
Also, Chef Lin confirmed your guest appearance for the culinary show next week.
Stylist
Outfit trials tonight. Don’t be late this time 😭
Valentine de luca (FL)
Noted.
manager (lisa)
That’s all you’re going to say? 😑
Valentine de luca (FL)
What else is there to say?
manager (lisa)
You won another award today. “Best Actress” again.
At least pretend to be excited?
Valentine de luca (FL)
I’ll smile on stage.
manager (lisa)
That’s not what I meant…
Valentine de luca (FL)
It’s enough.
Host:
“And the award for Best Actress goes to… VALENTINA DE LUCA!”
Crowd:
👏👏👏👏👏
[Backstage Chat: Assistant]
assistant
You were AMAZING 😭✨
Stylist
The dress, the aura, EVERYTHING.
manager (lisa)
Media is going crazy again. Another headline: “The Untouchable Queen.”
Valentine de luca (FL)
…Send me the car details.
assistant
Car is ready outside.
[Inside Car – Private Chat: Manager]
manager (lisa)
You didn’t even look at the trophy.
Valentine de luca (FL)
I’ve seen enough of them.
manager (lisa)
You worked years for this.
Valentine de luca (FL)
Yes
manager (lisa)
Then why does it feel like you don’t care?
Valentine de luca (FL)
…Because it doesn’t feel different anymore.
Valentine de luca (FL)
Yes
assistant
Remember to eat something before sleeping!
Valentine de luca (FL)
I will.
[Seen: 11:48 PM]
[Valentina – Notes App]
“Dinner: skip
Sleep: maybe
Work: repeat”
[Kitchen – 12:10 AM]
Valentine de luca (FL)
(typing to herself):
What should I even cook…
Search Bar:
“simple comfort food recipe”
No results saved
[Private Chat: Self]
Valentine de luca (FL)
…When was the last time I cooked for myself?
(No reply)
[Living Room – Silent]
TV (muted):
Award ceremony replay
Headline Flash:
“Valentina De Luca – Beauty, Talent, Perfection”
[Valentina – typing, then stops]
Valentine de luca (FL)
Perfect…
Valentine de luca (FL)
…Right.
Chapter 2: A Quiet Night, A Missing Recipe Book
Assistant:
Did you eat?
Valentina:
Not yet.
Assistant:
Please don’t skip again 😭 You have shoot tomorrow
Valentina:
I’ll make something.
Assistant:
Promise?
Valentina:
Yes.
[Kitchen – dim lights, phone placed on counter]
Valentine de luca (FL)
…What do I even feel like eating?
Valentine de luca (FL)
Not heavy.
Valentine de luca (FL)
Not sweet
Valentine de luca (FL)
......
Valentine de luca (FL)
Just… something simple.
Valentine de luca (FL)
quick recipes for dinner
Valentine de luca (FL)
No.
Valentine de luca (FL)
Too complicated.
Valentine de luca (FL)
“easy home food”
Valentine de luca (FL)
…Still not right.
[She pauses, looking at the clean, untouched kitchen]
Valentine de luca (FL)
I used to cook without searching.
Valentine de luca (FL)
When did I stop?
manager (lisa)
Don’t forget tomorrow 7 AM. Sleep early.
Valentine de luca (FL)
Okay.
[Kitchen Shelf – she scrolls again absentmindedly]
Valentine de luca (FL)
Maybe I just need something familiar.
Valentine de luca (FL)
A basic recipe book…
Valentine de luca (FL)
…There should be one here.
Valentine de luca (FL)
I remember buying it.
Valentine de luca (FL)
Not here.
Valentine de luca (FL)
How do I have so many things I never use…
Valentine de luca (FL)
This doesn’t feel like a kitchen.
Valentine de luca (FL)
It feels like a showroom.
Assistant:
What are you cooking 👀
Valentina:
Still deciding.
Assistant:
Send pic when done!!
Valentina:
…Okay.
[She leans against the counter, staring at nothing for a moment]
Valentine de luca (FL)
Why does something so simple feel difficult?
[She walks toward a rarely used shelf]
Valentine de luca (FL)
Maybe it’s here.
Valentine de luca (FL)
…That’s strange.
Valentine de luca (FL)
This isn’t a recipe book.
[She brushes off dust slowly]
Valentine de luca (FL)
No title on the cover…
Valentine de luca (FL)
Did I buy it ?
[She turns it over in her hands]
Valentine de luca (FL)
It doesn’t look new.
Valentine de luca (FL)
And I would remember something like this.
[Silence for a few seconds]
[Phone buzzes softly]
(Valentina attends that call)
Assistant:
Still alive? 😭
Valentina:
Yes.
Assistant:
What’s taking so long?
[Valentina looks at the book again]
Valentine de luca (FL)
I think…
Valentine de luca (FL)
I found something else instead.
Chapter 3: The Strange Novel Appears
[Kitchen – 12:48 AM]
On call
assistant
What did you find??
Valentine de luca (FL)
A book
Valentine de luca (FL)
Not a recipe book.
[Valentina places the book on the counter]
Valentine de luca (FL)
It doesn’t have a proper cover.
Valentine de luca (FL)
No author name. No design. Just plain… old.
assistant
Maybe you bought it long back and forgot?
Valentine de luca (FL)
I don’t forget things like this.
Valentine de luca (FL)
Especially not books. I barely have time to read, so anything I keep usually has a reason.
This one doesn’t feel like something I would choose. It’s too plain, too quiet… almost like it wasn’t meant to be noticed.
And yet it was placed on the highest shelf, behind everything else, like it was deliberately kept out of sight.
assistant
That sounds creepy 😭
assistant
Don’t tell me it’s one of those horror novels
Valentine de luca (FL)
It doesn’t look like horror.
Valentine de luca (FL)
Just… strange.
[She runs her fingers over the cover]
Valentine de luca (FL)
There’s no dust on it.
Valentine de luca (FL)
But everything around it was covered in dust.
assistant
Okay no, that’s actually weird
assistant
Throw it away 😭
Valentine de luca (FL)
Why??
assistant
Because normal books don’t just appear like that??
Valentine de luca (FL)
…It didn’t “appear.”
Valentine de luca (FL)
It was here.
assistant
You don’t sound convinced yourself 💀
[Valentina opens the book slowly]
Valentine de luca (FL)
The pages feel new.
Valentine de luca (FL)
Not aged like the cover.
Valentine de luca (FL)
That doesn’t match.
assistant
So… printing mistake?
Valentine de luca (FL)
No.
Valentine de luca (FL)
It feels intentional.
[She flips to the first page]
Valentine de luca (FL)
There’s a title inside.
assistant
Finally 😭 what is it??
Valentine de luca (FL)
"Valentino De Luca.”
assistant
That’s your surname right??
Valentine de luca (FL)
Yes
Valentine de luca (FL)
Maybe
Valentine de luca (FL)
But it’s not a common coincidence.
[She pauses, staring at the title for longer than expected]
Valentine de luca (FL)
It’s oddly specific.
Valentine de luca (FL)
Not just the surname… the name itself feels… deliberate.
Valentine de luca (FL)
Like whoever wrote this wasn’t just naming a character, but trying to point at something.
Or someone.
assistant
You’re overthinking
Valentine de luca (FL)
Maybe
assistant
So what’s it about?
[Valentina turns the page]
Valentine de luca (FL)
It starts with a child.
Valentine de luca (FL)
A boy.
assistant
Is it a good story at least?
Valentine de luca (FL)
I don’t know yet.
Valentine de luca (FL)
But something about it…
Valentine de luca (FL)
It doesn’t feel like I’m starting a book.
Valentine de luca (FL)
It feels like I’m opening something that was already waiting.
assistant
…Now I’m curious too
assistant
Read and tell me
Valentine de luca (FL)
I will
[She looks at the first line, her expression slowly changing]
Valentine de luca (FL)
This is strange.
assistant
What happened??
Valentine de luca (FL)
The first sentence…
Valentine de luca (FL)
It doesn’t feel like it’s written.
Valentine de luca (FL)
It feels like it’s… happening
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