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 😭
Valentina de luca (FL)
Noted.
manager (lisa)
That’s all you’re going to say? 😑
Valentina 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?
Valentina de luca (FL)
I’ll smile on stage.
manager (lisa)
That’s not what I meant…
Valentina 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.”
Valentina 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.
Valentina de luca (FL)
I’ve seen enough of them.
manager (lisa)
You worked years for this.
Valentina de luca (FL)
Yes
manager (lisa)
Then why does it feel like you don’t care?
Valentina de luca (FL)
…Because it doesn’t feel different anymore.
Valentina de luca (FL)
Yes
assistant
Remember to eat something before sleeping!
Valentina de luca (FL)
I will.
[Seen: 11:48 PM]
[Valentina – Notes App]
“Dinner: skip
Sleep: maybe
Work: repeat”
[Kitchen – 12:10 AM]
Valentina de luca (FL)
(typing to herself):
What should I even cook…
Search Bar:
“simple comfort food recipe”
No results saved
[Private Chat: Self]
Valentina 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]
Valentina de luca (FL)
Perfect…
Valentina 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]
Valentina de luca (FL)
…What do I even feel like eating?
Valentina de luca (FL)
Not heavy.
Valentina de luca (FL)
Not sweet
Valentina de luca (FL)
......
Valentina de luca (FL)
Just… something simple.
Valentina de luca (FL)
quick recipes for dinner
Valentina de luca (FL)
No.
Valentina de luca (FL)
Too complicated.
Valentina de luca (FL)
“easy home food”
Valentina de luca (FL)
…Still not right.
[She pauses, looking at the clean, untouched kitchen]
Valentina de luca (FL)
I used to cook without searching.
Valentina de luca (FL)
When did I stop?
manager (lisa)
Don’t forget tomorrow 7 AM. Sleep early.
Valentina de luca (FL)
Okay.
[Kitchen Shelf – she scrolls again absentmindedly]
Valentina de luca (FL)
Maybe I just need something familiar.
Valentina de luca (FL)
A basic recipe book…
Valentina de luca (FL)
…There should be one here.
Valentina de luca (FL)
I remember buying it.
Valentina de luca (FL)
Not here.
Valentina de luca (FL)
How do I have so many things I never use…
Valentina de luca (FL)
This doesn’t feel like a kitchen.
Valentina 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]
Valentina de luca (FL)
Why does something so simple feel difficult?
[She walks toward a rarely used shelf]
Valentina de luca (FL)
Maybe it’s here.
Valentina de luca (FL)
…That’s strange.
Valentina de luca (FL)
This isn’t a recipe book.
[She brushes off dust slowly]
Valentina de luca (FL)
No title on the cover…
Valentina de luca (FL)
Did I buy it ?
[She turns it over in her hands]
Valentina de luca (FL)
It doesn’t look new.
Valentina 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]
Valentina de luca (FL)
I think…
Valentina 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??
Valentina de luca (FL)
A book
Valentina de luca (FL)
Not a recipe book.
[Valentina places the book on the counter]
Valentina de luca (FL)
It doesn’t have a proper cover.
Valentina de luca (FL)
No author name. No design. Just plain… old.
assistant
Maybe you bought it long back and forgot?
Valentina de luca (FL)
I don’t forget things like this.
Valentina 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
Valentina de luca (FL)
It doesn’t look like horror.
Valentina de luca (FL)
Just… strange.
[She runs her fingers over the cover]
Valentina de luca (FL)
There’s no dust on it.
Valentina de luca (FL)
But everything around it was covered in dust.
assistant
Okay no, that’s actually weird
Valentina de luca (FL)
Why??
assistant
Because normal books don’t just appear like that??
Valentina de luca (FL)
…It didn’t “appear.”
Valentina de luca (FL)
It was here.
assistant
You don’t sound convinced yourself 💀
[Valentina opens the book slowly]
Valentina de luca (FL)
The pages feel new.
Valentina de luca (FL)
Not aged like the cover.
Valentina de luca (FL)
That doesn’t match.
assistant
So… printing mistake?
Valentina de luca (FL)
No.
Valentina de luca (FL)
It feels intentional.
[She flips to the first page]
Valentina de luca (FL)
There’s a title inside.
assistant
Finally 😭 what is it??
Valentina de luca (FL)
"Valentino De Luca.”
assistant
That’s your surname right??
Valentina de luca (FL)
Yes
Valentina de luca (FL)
Maybe
Valentina de luca (FL)
But it’s not a common coincidence.
[She pauses, staring at the title for longer than expected]
Valentina de luca (FL)
It’s oddly specific.
Valentina de luca (FL)
Not just the surname… the name itself feels… deliberate.
Valentina 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
Valentina de luca (FL)
Maybe
assistant
So what’s it about?
[Valentina turns the page]
Valentina de luca (FL)
It starts with a child.
Valentina de luca (FL)
A boy.
assistant
Is it a good story at least?
Valentina de luca (FL)
I don’t know yet.
Valentina de luca (FL)
But something about it…
Valentina de luca (FL)
It doesn’t feel like I’m starting a book.
Valentina 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
Valentina de luca (FL)
I will
[She looks at the first line, her expression slowly changing]
Valentina de luca (FL)
This is strange.
Valentina de luca (FL)
The first sentence…
Valentina de luca (FL)
It doesn’t feel like it’s written.
Valentina de luca (FL)
It feels like it’s… happening
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