Valentina, an Italian actress, recounts her journey from a life of fame and wealth to one of financial struggles and personal growth. Her mother, also an actress, loses her fame and fortune due to bad investments and plastic surgeries gone wrong. To help her mother, Valentina travels to the US to retrieve an investment from her mother's friend, but instead meets Will, a charming and mysterious boy who offers to help her get the money in exchange for going on a fake date with him. As they spend more time together, Valentina finds herself developing feelings for Will, but their relationship is complicated by Will's past and his ex-girlfriend. Ultimately, Will helps Valentina get the money, and she returns to Italy to start a new life with her mother. However, she can't shake off her feelings for Will, and they eventually reunite, confessing their love for each other.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator, Valentina, is from Italy.
2. Her mother is a popular Italian actress.
3. Valentina was used to the paparazzi from a young age.
4. She always wanted to be an actress like her mother.
5. By the time Valentina was 15, she was already a successful actress.
6. Her mother lost some movie contracts to younger actresses and started having plastic surgeries.
7. The surgeries went terribly wrong, and her mother's appearance changed.
8. Her mother's reputation was affected, and they lost their savings.
9. Valentina's mother invested in a perfume business in the US but didn't put it in her name to avoid paying taxes.
10. The business was successful, but Valentina's mother didn't get her share of the investment.
11. Valentina went to the US to talk to her mother's friend and business partner about the investment.
12. She met a boy named Will, who offered to help her get her money back in exchange for going on a fake date with him.
13. Valentina and Will went on fake dates, and she started to enjoy his company.
14. Will was obsessed with his ex-girlfriend, who was also interested in him.
15. Valentina and Will's fake relationship was working, and his ex-girlfriend was getting jealous.
16. Will's ex-girlfriend tried to manipulate him into getting back together with her.
17. Valentina confronted Will about his ex-girlfriend and told him to have self-respect.
18. Will's ex-girlfriend broke up with her boyfriend and tried to get back together with Will, but he was no longer interested.
19. Will gave Valentina a check for 20 million dollars as promised.
20. Valentina used the money to start her own perfume business with her mother.
21. The perfume business took off, and Valentina started getting acting offers again.
22. Valentina met Will again on a film set, and he confessed his love for her.