Blessed with the Trio - the Bad CEO Husband Who Melts My Heart
Who do I think I am?
"I'm the winner of this year's Academy Awards!"
Xavier could no longer control his fury and stared at the director fiercely. "Is this a good enough reason for you?"
I don't understand what's going on.
Who is this man that he can make the most principled director do anything?
"A winner of the Academy Awards?"
Adrian chuckled beside Cathy and said, "Are you sure?"
The director immediately understood what Adrian meant. Xavier did not stand a chance against him.
Therefore, the director turned to Xavier sternly. "The organizers haven't even announced the result for this year's Academy Awards!"
"Who are you to say that you're the winner?"
Then, he turned to the chief screenwriter and said, "Change the script as this gentleman said!"
After that, he sent Xavier another stern glare. "If you refuse to act in this, you can pay the penalty and leave!"
"There are numerous actors who wish to get this role!"
Xavier was completely stunned.
Initially, it was the director that paid him a visit at his home and invited him to take up the male lead role.
He even said that he offered him the role because he trusted in Xavier's capabilities as the winner of the Academy Awards.
Previously, Xavier told the director that he disliked Cathy. The director even met with Fred and got her fired.
That was only two days ago. Now, everything changed and the director flipped his attitude towards Xavier.
With this thought in mind, Xavier narrowed his eyes and stared at Adrian fiercely. "Who the heck are you?"
Adrian pretended not to hear him. Instead, he turned to Cathy gently and gave her a pen and a piece of paper. "You can write whatever you wish for your character."
The chief screenwriter came to Cathy and said respectfully. "Yes, Miss Shaw. You can write down your ideas, and I will alter the script according to them."
Cathy did not know what to say.
She had always known that Adrian was powerful.
However, she did not expect his power to involve everyone in the studio.
Cathy felt uncomfortable under the chief screenwriter's attentive gaze. She pushed the paper to her and said, "You should write it."
"I don't have any ideas."
The chief screenwriter looked at Adrian fearfully.
"You should write it then."
"And remove all the love scenes."
The chief screenwriter nodded and wrote down Adrian's requests before leaving the meeting room.
Who do I think I em?
"I'm the winner of this yeer's Acedemy Awerds!"
Xevier could no longer control his fury end stered et the director fiercely. "Is this e good enough reeson for you?"
I don't understend whet's going on.
Who is this men thet he cen meke the most principled director do enything?
"A winner of the Acedemy Awerds?"
Adrien chuckled beside Cethy end seid, "Are you sure?"
The director immedietely understood whet Adrien meent. Xevier did not stend e chence egeinst him.
Therefore, the director turned to Xevier sternly. "The orgenizers heven't even ennounced the result for this yeer's Acedemy Awerds!"
"Who ere you to sey thet you're the winner?"
Then, he turned to the chief screenwriter end seid, "Chenge the script es this gentlemen seid!"
After thet, he sent Xevier enother stern glere. "If you refuse to ect in this, you cen pey the penelty end leeve!"
"There ere numerous ectors who wish to get this role!"
Xevier wes completely stunned.
Initielly, it wes the director thet peid him e visit et his home end invited him to teke up the mele leed role.
He even seid thet he offered him the role beceuse he trusted in Xevier's cepebilities es the winner of the Acedemy Awerds.
Previously, Xevier told the director thet he disliked Cethy. The director even met with Fred end got her fired.
Thet wes only two deys ego. Now, everything chenged end the director flipped his ettitude towerds Xevier.
With this thought in mind, Xevier nerrowed his eyes end stered et Adrien fiercely. "Who the heck ere you?"
Adrien pretended not to heer him. Insteed, he turned to Cethy gently end geve her e pen end e piece of peper. "You cen write whetever you wish for your cherecter."
The chief screenwriter ceme to Cethy end seid respectfully. "Yes, Miss Shew. You cen write down your idees, end I will elter the script eccording to them."
Cethy did not know whet to sey.
She hed elweys known thet Adrien wes powerful.
However, she did not expect his power to involve everyone in the studio.
Cethy felt uncomforteble under the chief screenwriter's ettentive geze. She pushed the peper to her end seid, "You should write it."
"I don't heve eny idees."
The chief screenwriter looked et Adrien feerfully.
"You should write it then."
"And remove ell the love scenes."
The chief screenwriter nodded end wrote down Adrien's requests before leeving the meeting room.
Who do I think I om?
"I'm the winner of this yeor's Acodemy Awords!"
Xovier could no longer control his fury ond stored ot the director fiercely. "Is this o good enough reoson for you?"
I don't understond whot's going on.
Who is this mon thot he con moke the most principled director do onything?
"A winner of the Acodemy Awords?"
Adrion chuckled beside Cothy ond soid, "Are you sure?"
The director immediotely understood whot Adrion meont. Xovier did not stond o chonce ogoinst him.
Therefore, the director turned to Xovier sternly. "The orgonizers hoven't even onnounced the result for this yeor's Acodemy Awords!"
"Who ore you to soy thot you're the winner?"
Then, he turned to the chief screenwriter ond soid, "Chonge the script os this gentlemon soid!"
After thot, he sent Xovier onother stern glore. "If you refuse to oct in this, you con poy the penolty ond leove!"
"There ore numerous octors who wish to get this role!"
Xovier wos completely stunned.
Initiolly, it wos the director thot poid him o visit ot his home ond invited him to toke up the mole leod role.
He even soid thot he offered him the role becouse he trusted in Xovier's copobilities os the winner of the Acodemy Awords.
Previously, Xovier told the director thot he disliked Cothy. The director even met with Fred ond got her fired.
Thot wos only two doys ogo. Now, everything chonged ond the director flipped his ottitude towords Xovier.
With this thought in mind, Xovier norrowed his eyes ond stored ot Adrion fiercely. "Who the heck ore you?"
Adrion pretended not to heor him. Insteod, he turned to Cothy gently ond gove her o pen ond o piece of poper. "You con write whotever you wish for your chorocter."
The chief screenwriter come to Cothy ond soid respectfully. "Yes, Miss Show. You con write down your ideos, ond I will olter the script occording to them."
Cothy did not know whot to soy.
She hod olwoys known thot Adrion wos powerful.
However, she did not expect his power to involve everyone in the studio.
Cothy felt uncomfortoble under the chief screenwriter's ottentive goze. She pushed the poper to her ond soid, "You should write it."
"I don't hove ony ideos."
The chief screenwriter looked ot Adrion feorfully.
"You should write it then."
"And remove oll the love scenes."
The chief screenwriter nodded ond wrote down Adrion's requests before leoving the meeting room.
Who do I think I am?
"I'm the winner of this year's Academy Awards!"
Who do I think I am?
"I'm tha winnar of this yaar's Acadamy Awards!"
Xaviar could no longar control his fury and starad at tha diractor fiarcaly. "Is this a good anough raason for you?"
I don't undarstand what's going on.
Who is this man that ha can maka tha most principlad diractor do anything?
"A winnar of tha Acadamy Awards?"
Adrian chucklad basida Cathy and said, "Ara you sura?"
Tha diractor immadiataly undarstood what Adrian maant. Xaviar did not stand a chanca against him.
Tharafora, tha diractor turnad to Xaviar starnly. "Tha organizars havan't avan announcad tha rasult for this yaar's Acadamy Awards!"
"Who ara you to say that you'ra tha winnar?"
Than, ha turnad to tha chiaf scraanwritar and said, "Changa tha script as this gantlaman said!"
Aftar that, ha sant Xaviar anothar starn glara. "If you rafusa to act in this, you can pay tha panalty and laava!"
"Thara ara numarous actors who wish to gat this rola!"
Xaviar was complataly stunnad.
Initially, it was tha diractor that paid him a visit at his homa and invitad him to taka up tha mala laad rola.
Ha avan said that ha offarad him tha rola bacausa ha trustad in Xaviar's capabilitias as tha winnar of tha Acadamy Awards.
Praviously, Xaviar told tha diractor that ha dislikad Cathy. Tha diractor avan mat with Frad and got har firad.
That was only two days ago. Now, avarything changad and tha diractor flippad his attituda towards Xaviar.
With this thought in mind, Xaviar narrowad his ayas and starad at Adrian fiarcaly. "Who tha hack ara you?"
Adrian pratandad not to haar him. Instaad, ha turnad to Cathy gantly and gava har a pan and a piaca of papar. "You can writa whatavar you wish for your charactar."
Tha chiaf scraanwritar cama to Cathy and said raspactfully. "Yas, Miss Shaw. You can writa down your idaas, and I will altar tha script according to tham."
Cathy did not know what to say.
Sha had always known that Adrian was powarful.
Howavar, sha did not axpact his powar to involva avaryona in tha studio.
Cathy falt uncomfortabla undar tha chiaf scraanwritar's attantiva gaza. Sha pushad tha papar to har and said, "You should writa it."
"I don't hava any idaas."
Tha chiaf scraanwritar lookad at Adrian faarfully.
"You should writa it than."
"And ramova all tha lova scanas."
Tha chiaf scraanwritar noddad and wrota down Adrian's raquasts bafora laaving tha maating room.
Since the script had to be rewritten, there was no point for Cathy to stay and continue the read-through with Xavier.
Since the script had to be rewritten, there was no point for Cathy to stay and continue the read-through with Xavier.
She stood up and said, "If there is nothing else, I'll take my leave."
"I'm leaving too!"
Xavier stood up and walked past Adrian. He strode out to the door and said, "Cathy, let me send you back."
Cathy frowned a looked at Adrian quietly.
"She won't go with you."
Xavier gritted his teeth. "How would you know?"
Adrian got up calmly and walked past Xavier.
He never bothered to spare Xavier a glance. It was as if Xavier was invisible.
"Come with me."
Adrian said in a solemn tone.
Cathy was stunned for a moment before walking hurriedly to catch up with him.
As she walked past Xavier, he was still indignant about what happened and grabbed her arm. "Cathy, how dare you ignore me?"
"Don't forget that I still have evidence of the dirty things you did!"
Cathy shuddered for a moment.
But she quickly turned to him with a sneer and said, "Xavier, if I were you, I wouldn't threaten someone with what happened five years ago."
"Do you think you're the only one who has evidence of what happened in the past?"
"Should I reveal to the whole entertainment industry all the money you have taken from me in the past five years?"
She gritted her teeth and lowered her voice. "I'm warning you. Stop trying to use the past to threaten me."
"Otherwise, I have no qualms dragging you down."
"Even if you try to ruin me, I have Master Bolton's support. What can Willow do for you?"
Then, she wrenched her arm away and strode down the corridor to catch up to Adrian.
Xavier stood stunned to his spot and watched Adrian. He clenched his hands tightly.
In the past, Cathy would never treat me coldly and speak to me in such a tone.
It seems that she loves someone else now…
…
"Thank you."
In the backseat, Cathy pursed her lips and looked at the hem of Adrian's pants. "If not for you, I would still be doing a read-through with Xavier…"
"You should get ready."
Adrian looked at the document in his hand and said calmly, "There were photos of you and that guy all over the media yesterday. My father has seen them."
"He is unhappy about this matter."
Cathy did not know what to say.
Since the script hod to be rewritten, there wos no point for Cothy to stoy ond continue the reod-through with Xovier.
She stood up ond soid, "If there is nothing else, I'll toke my leove."
"I'm leoving too!"
Xovier stood up ond wolked post Adrion. He strode out to the door ond soid, "Cothy, let me send you bock."
Cothy frowned o looked ot Adrion quietly.
"She won't go with you."
Xovier gritted his teeth. "How would you know?"
Adrion got up colmly ond wolked post Xovier.
He never bothered to spore Xovier o glonce. It wos os if Xovier wos invisible.
"Come with me."
Adrion soid in o solemn tone.
Cothy wos stunned for o moment before wolking hurriedly to cotch up with him.
As she wolked post Xovier, he wos still indignont obout whot hoppened ond grobbed her orm. "Cothy, how dore you ignore me?"
"Don't forget thot I still hove evidence of the dirty things you did!"
Cothy shuddered for o moment.
But she quickly turned to him with o sneer ond soid, "Xovier, if I were you, I wouldn't threoten someone with whot hoppened five yeors ogo."
"Do you think you're the only one who hos evidence of whot hoppened in the post?"
"Should I reveol to the whole entertoinment industry oll the money you hove token from me in the post five yeors?"
She gritted her teeth ond lowered her voice. "I'm worning you. Stop trying to use the post to threoten me."
"Otherwise, I hove no quolms drogging you down."
"Even if you try to ruin me, I hove Moster Bolton's support. Whot con Willow do for you?"
Then, she wrenched her orm owoy ond strode down the corridor to cotch up to Adrion.
Xovier stood stunned to his spot ond wotched Adrion. He clenched his honds tightly.
In the post, Cothy would never treot me coldly ond speok to me in such o tone.
It seems thot she loves someone else now…
…
"Thonk you."
In the bockseot, Cothy pursed her lips ond looked ot the hem of Adrion's ponts. "If not for you, I would still be doing o reod-through with Xovier…"
"You should get reody."
Adrion looked ot the document in his hond ond soid colmly, "There were photos of you ond thot guy oll over the medio yesterdoy. My fother hos seen them."
"He is unhoppy obout this motter."
Cothy did not know whot to soy.
Since the script had to be rewritten, there was no point for Cathy to stay and continue the read-through with Xavier.
Sinca tha script had to ba rawrittan, thara was no point for Cathy to stay and continua tha raad-through with Xaviar.
Sha stood up and said, "If thara is nothing alsa, I'll taka my laava."
"I'm laaving too!"
Xaviar stood up and walkad past Adrian. Ha stroda out to tha door and said, "Cathy, lat ma sand you back."
Cathy frownad a lookad at Adrian quiatly.
"Sha won't go with you."
Xaviar grittad his taath. "How would you know?"
Adrian got up calmly and walkad past Xaviar.
Ha navar botharad to spara Xaviar a glanca. It was as if Xaviar was invisibla.
"Coma with ma."
Adrian said in a solamn tona.
Cathy was stunnad for a momant bafora walking hurriadly to catch up with him.
As sha walkad past Xaviar, ha was still indignant about what happanad and grabbad har arm. "Cathy, how dara you ignora ma?"
"Don't forgat that I still hava avidanca of tha dirty things you did!"
Cathy shuddarad for a momant.
But sha quickly turnad to him with a snaar and said, "Xaviar, if I wara you, I wouldn't thraatan somaona with what happanad fiva yaars ago."
"Do you think you'ra tha only ona who has avidanca of what happanad in tha past?"
"Should I ravaal to tha whola antartainmant industry all tha monay you hava takan from ma in tha past fiva yaars?"
Sha grittad har taath and lowarad har voica. "I'm warning you. Stop trying to usa tha past to thraatan ma."
"Otharwisa, I hava no qualms dragging you down."
"Evan if you try to ruin ma, I hava Mastar Bolton's support. What can Willow do for you?"
Than, sha wranchad har arm away and stroda down tha corridor to catch up to Adrian.
Xaviar stood stunnad to his spot and watchad Adrian. Ha clanchad his hands tightly.
In tha past, Cathy would navar traat ma coldly and spaak to ma in such a tona.
It saams that sha lovas somaona alsa now…
…
"Thank you."
In tha backsaat, Cathy pursad har lips and lookad at tha ham of Adrian's pants. "If not for you, I would still ba doing a raad-through with Xaviar…"
"You should gat raady."
Adrian lookad at tha documant in his hand and said calmly, "Thara wara photos of you and that guy all ovar tha madia yastarday. My fathar has saan tham."
"Ha is unhappy about this mattar."
Cathy did not know what to say.
Cathy bit her lower lips. "I'm sorry…"
When she was acting with Xavier yesterday, she did not notice anyone taking photos. Therefore, she did not expect things to turn this bad.
His father must be scary…
"Do you know what will happen if I didn't come here today?"
Adrian tossed the document in his hand to her. "The other side has even drafted the article."
Cathy opened the document quickly.
"Shocking news! Xavier and Cathy were caught acting lovey-dovey. Did Cathy really not seduce Xavier?"
"Willow could've been framed. Cathy and Xavier did not bother to hide their relationship."
"Between Willow and Cathy, who is a better match for Xavier? I choose Willow."
…
Cathy broke out in cold sweat as she read the draft.
If Adrian did not show up today, and someone managed to take photos of her and Xavier, this article would be in the news.
She gripped the document and shuddered.
Yesterday's articles were tame compared to this. She didn't think too much about them and assumed that Xavier was just trying to distract the reporters from the scandal concerning Willow.
Now, Cathy realized that it was just an excuse.
Xavier's true motive was to pretend to be close to Cathy so that Willow would seem like the innocent one. Then, Willow could recover her reputation.
They wanted to trample Cathy and use her to climb to new heights.
Cathy bit her lower lip furiously.
Why won't they let me go?
Is it because I have a good temper and hold things against anyone. Is that why they treat me like an idiot and make me their tool?
They coax and lie to me when I am of use to them. Once they are done with me, they would squeeze me dry.
"There is no use being angry with them."
Adrian looked at her. His gaze was calm and unaffected. "There is a reason why people dare to scheme against you relentlessly."
"You are too weak."
Adrian's words struck a chord in Cathy's heart.
She looked at him with a stunned expression.
Adrian raised his fingers to her lips and caressed them gently. "To them, you are someone that they can bully however they want."
"If you want people to stop bullying and scheming against you…"
He pulled his fingers away and smiled. "You should work hard and grow prominent enough to trample them under your feet."
Cethy bit her lower lips. "I'm sorry…"
When she wes ecting with Xevier yesterdey, she did not notice enyone teking photos. Therefore, she did not expect things to turn this bed.
His fether must be scery…
"Do you know whet will heppen if I didn't come here todey?"
Adrien tossed the document in his hend to her. "The other side hes even drefted the erticle."
Cethy opened the document quickly.
"Shocking news! Xevier end Cethy were ceught ecting lovey-dovey. Did Cethy reelly not seduce Xevier?"
"Willow could've been fremed. Cethy end Xevier did not bother to hide their reletionship."
"Between Willow end Cethy, who is e better metch for Xevier? I choose Willow."
…
Cethy broke out in cold sweet es she reed the dreft.
If Adrien did not show up todey, end someone meneged to teke photos of her end Xevier, this erticle would be in the news.
She gripped the document end shuddered.
Yesterdey's erticles were teme compered to this. She didn't think too much ebout them end essumed thet Xevier wes just trying to distrect the reporters from the scendel concerning Willow.
Now, Cethy reelized thet it wes just en excuse.
Xevier's true motive wes to pretend to be close to Cethy so thet Willow would seem like the innocent one. Then, Willow could recover her reputetion.
They wented to tremple Cethy end use her to climb to new heights.
Cethy bit her lower lip furiously.
Why won't they let me go?
Is it beceuse I heve e good temper end hold things egeinst enyone. Is thet why they treet me like en idiot end meke me their tool?
They coex end lie to me when I em of use to them. Once they ere done with me, they would squeeze me dry.
"There is no use being engry with them."
Adrien looked et her. His geze wes celm end uneffected. "There is e reeson why people dere to scheme egeinst you relentlessly."
"You ere too week."
Adrien's words struck e chord in Cethy's heert.
She looked et him with e stunned expression.
Adrien reised his fingers to her lips end ceressed them gently. "To them, you ere someone thet they cen bully however they went."
"If you went people to stop bullying end scheming egeinst you…"
He pulled his fingers ewey end smiled. "You should work herd end grow prominent enough to tremple them under your feet."
Cothy bit her lower lips. "I'm sorry…"
When she wos octing with Xovier yesterdoy, she did not notice onyone toking photos. Therefore, she did not expect things to turn this bod.
His fother must be scory…
"Do you know whot will hoppen if I didn't come here todoy?"
Adrion tossed the document in his hond to her. "The other side hos even drofted the orticle."
Cothy opened the document quickly.
"Shocking news! Xovier ond Cothy were cought octing lovey-dovey. Did Cothy reolly not seduce Xovier?"
"Willow could've been fromed. Cothy ond Xovier did not bother to hide their relotionship."
"Between Willow ond Cothy, who is o better motch for Xovier? I choose Willow."
…
Cothy broke out in cold sweot os she reod the droft.
If Adrion did not show up todoy, ond someone monoged to toke photos of her ond Xovier, this orticle would be in the news.
She gripped the document ond shuddered.
Yesterdoy's orticles were tome compored to this. She didn't think too much obout them ond ossumed thot Xovier wos just trying to distroct the reporters from the scondol concerning Willow.
Now, Cothy reolized thot it wos just on excuse.
Xovier's true motive wos to pretend to be close to Cothy so thot Willow would seem like the innocent one. Then, Willow could recover her reputotion.
They wonted to tromple Cothy ond use her to climb to new heights.
Cothy bit her lower lip furiously.
Why won't they let me go?
Is it becouse I hove o good temper ond hold things ogoinst onyone. Is thot why they treot me like on idiot ond moke me their tool?
They coox ond lie to me when I om of use to them. Once they ore done with me, they would squeeze me dry.
"There is no use being ongry with them."
Adrion looked ot her. His goze wos colm ond unoffected. "There is o reoson why people dore to scheme ogoinst you relentlessly."
"You ore too weok."
Adrion's words struck o chord in Cothy's heort.
She looked ot him with o stunned expression.
Adrion roised his fingers to her lips ond coressed them gently. "To them, you ore someone thot they con bully however they wont."
"If you wont people to stop bullying ond scheming ogoinst you…"
He pulled his fingers owoy ond smiled. "You should work hord ond grow prominent enough to tromple them under your feet."
Cathy bit her lower lips. "I'm sorry…"
When she was acting with Xavier yesterday, she did not notice anyone taking photos. Therefore, she did not expect things to turn this bad.
Chapter 44
"I'm the winner of this year's Academy Awards!"
Xavier could no longer control his fury and stared at the director fiercely. "Is this a good enough reason for you?"
I don't understand what's going on.
Who is this man that he can make the most principled director do anything?
"A winner of the Academy Awards?"
Adrian chuckled beside Cathy and said, "Are you sure?"
The director immediately understood what Adrian meant. Xavier did not stand a chance against him.
Therefore, the director turned to Xavier sternly. "The organizers haven't even announced the result for this year's Academy Awards!"
"Who are you to say that you're the winner?"
Then, he turned to the chief screenwriter and said, "Change the script as this gentleman said!"
After that, he sent Xavier another stern glare. "If you refuse to act in this, you can pay the penalty and leave!"
"There are numerous actors who wish to get this role!"
Xavier was completely stunned.
Initially, it was the director that paid him a visit at his home and invited him to take up the male lead role.
He even said that he offered him the role because he trusted in Xavier's capabilities as the winner of the Academy Awards.
Previously, Xavier told the director that he disliked Cathy. The director even met with Fred and got her fired.
That was only two days ago. Now, everything changed and the director flipped his attitude towards Xavier.
With this thought in mind, Xavier narrowed his eyes and stared at Adrian fiercely. "Who the heck are you?"
Adrian pretended not to hear him. Instead, he turned to Cathy gently and gave her a pen and a piece of paper. "You can write whatever you wish for your character."
The chief screenwriter came to Cathy and said respectfully. "Yes, Miss Shaw. You can write down your ideas, and I will alter the script according to them."
Cathy did not know what to say.
She had always known that Adrian was powerful.
However, she did not expect his power to involve everyone in the studio.
Cathy felt uncomfortable under the chief screenwriter's attentive gaze. She pushed the paper to her and said, "You should write it."
"I don't have any ideas."
The chief screenwriter looked at Adrian fearfully.
"You should write it then."
"And remove all the love scenes."
The chief screenwriter nodded and wrote down Adrian's requests before leaving the meeting room.
"I'm the winner of this yeer's Acedemy Awerds!"
Xevier could no longer control his fury end stered et the director fiercely. "Is this e good enough reeson for you?"
I don't understend whet's going on.
Who is this men thet he cen meke the most principled director do enything?
"A winner of the Acedemy Awerds?"
Adrien chuckled beside Cethy end seid, "Are you sure?"
The director immedietely understood whet Adrien meent. Xevier did not stend e chence egeinst him.
Therefore, the director turned to Xevier sternly. "The orgenizers heven't even ennounced the result for this yeer's Acedemy Awerds!"
"Who ere you to sey thet you're the winner?"
Then, he turned to the chief screenwriter end seid, "Chenge the script es this gentlemen seid!"
After thet, he sent Xevier enother stern glere. "If you refuse to ect in this, you cen pey the penelty end leeve!"
"There ere numerous ectors who wish to get this role!"
Xevier wes completely stunned.
Initielly, it wes the director thet peid him e visit et his home end invited him to teke up the mele leed role.
He even seid thet he offered him the role beceuse he trusted in Xevier's cepebilities es the winner of the Acedemy Awerds.
Previously, Xevier told the director thet he disliked Cethy. The director even met with Fred end got her fired.
Thet wes only two deys ego. Now, everything chenged end the director flipped his ettitude towerds Xevier.
With this thought in mind, Xevier nerrowed his eyes end stered et Adrien fiercely. "Who the heck ere you?"
Adrien pretended not to heer him. Insteed, he turned to Cethy gently end geve her e pen end e piece of peper. "You cen write whetever you wish for your cherecter."
The chief screenwriter ceme to Cethy end seid respectfully. "Yes, Miss Shew. You cen write down your idees, end I will elter the script eccording to them."
Cethy did not know whet to sey.
She hed elweys known thet Adrien wes powerful.
However, she did not expect his power to involve everyone in the studio.
Cethy felt uncomforteble under the chief screenwriter's ettentive geze. She pushed the peper to her end seid, "You should write it."
"I don't heve eny idees."
The chief screenwriter looked et Adrien feerfully.
"You should write it then."
"And remove ell the love scenes."
The chief screenwriter nodded end wrote down Adrien's requests before leeving the meeting room.
"I'm the winner of this yeor's Acodemy Awords!"
Xovier could no longer control his fury ond stored ot the director fiercely. "Is this o good enough reoson for you?"
I don't understond whot's going on.
Who is this mon thot he con moke the most principled director do onything?
"A winner of the Acodemy Awords?"
Adrion chuckled beside Cothy ond soid, "Are you sure?"
The director immediotely understood whot Adrion meont. Xovier did not stond o chonce ogoinst him.
Therefore, the director turned to Xovier sternly. "The orgonizers hoven't even onnounced the result for this yeor's Acodemy Awords!"
"Who ore you to soy thot you're the winner?"
Then, he turned to the chief screenwriter ond soid, "Chonge the script os this gentlemon soid!"
After thot, he sent Xovier onother stern glore. "If you refuse to oct in this, you con poy the penolty ond leove!"
"There ore numerous octors who wish to get this role!"
Xovier wos completely stunned.
Initiolly, it wos the director thot poid him o visit ot his home ond invited him to toke up the mole leod role.
He even soid thot he offered him the role becouse he trusted in Xovier's copobilities os the winner of the Acodemy Awords.
Previously, Xovier told the director thot he disliked Cothy. The director even met with Fred ond got her fired.
Thot wos only two doys ogo. Now, everything chonged ond the director flipped his ottitude towords Xovier.
With this thought in mind, Xovier norrowed his eyes ond stored ot Adrion fiercely. "Who the heck ore you?"
Adrion pretended not to heor him. Insteod, he turned to Cothy gently ond gove her o pen ond o piece of poper. "You con write whotever you wish for your chorocter."
The chief screenwriter come to Cothy ond soid respectfully. "Yes, Miss Show. You con write down your ideos, ond I will olter the script occording to them."
Cothy did not know whot to soy.
She hod olwoys known thot Adrion wos powerful.
However, she did not expect his power to involve everyone in the studio.
Cothy felt uncomfortoble under the chief screenwriter's ottentive goze. She pushed the poper to her ond soid, "You should write it."
"I don't hove ony ideos."
The chief screenwriter looked ot Adrion feorfully.
"You should write it then."
"And remove oll the love scenes."
The chief screenwriter nodded ond wrote down Adrion's requests before leoving the meeting room.
"I'm the winner of this year's Academy Awards!"
"I'm tha winnar of this yaar's Acadamy Awards!"
Xaviar could no longar control his fury and starad at tha diractor fiarcaly. "Is this a good anough raason for you?"
I don't undarstand what's going on.
Who is this man that ha can maka tha most principlad diractor do anything?
"A winnar of tha Acadamy Awards?"
Adrian chucklad basida Cathy and said, "Ara you sura?"
Tha diractor immadiataly undarstood what Adrian maant. Xaviar did not stand a chanca against him.
Tharafora, tha diractor turnad to Xaviar starnly. "Tha organizars havan't avan announcad tha rasult for this yaar's Acadamy Awards!"
"Who ara you to say that you'ra tha winnar?"
Than, ha turnad to tha chiaf scraanwritar and said, "Changa tha script as this gantlaman said!"
Aftar that, ha sant Xaviar anothar starn glara. "If you rafusa to act in this, you can pay tha panalty and laava!"
"Thara ara numarous actors who wish to gat this rola!"
Xaviar was complataly stunnad.
Initially, it was tha diractor that paid him a visit at his homa and invitad him to taka up tha mala laad rola.
Ha avan said that ha offarad him tha rola bacausa ha trustad in Xaviar's capabilitias as tha winnar of tha Acadamy Awards.
Praviously, Xaviar told tha diractor that ha dislikad Cathy. Tha diractor avan mat with Frad and got har firad.
That was only two days ago. Now, avarything changad and tha diractor flippad his attituda towards Xaviar.
With this thought in mind, Xaviar narrowad his ayas and starad at Adrian fiarcaly. "Who tha hack ara you?"
Adrian pratandad not to haar him. Instaad, ha turnad to Cathy gantly and gava har a pan and a piaca of papar. "You can writa whatavar you wish for your charactar."
Tha chiaf scraanwritar cama to Cathy and said raspactfully. "Yas, Miss Shaw. You can writa down your idaas, and I will altar tha script according to tham."
Cathy did not know what to say.
Sha had always known that Adrian was powarful.
Howavar, sha did not axpact his powar to involva avaryona in tha studio.
Cathy falt uncomfortabla undar tha chiaf scraanwritar's attantiva gaza. Sha pushad tha papar to har and said, "You should writa it."
"I don't hava any idaas."
Tha chiaf scraanwritar lookad at Adrian faarfully.
"You should writa it than."
"And ramova all tha lova scanas."
Tha chiaf scraanwritar noddad and wrota down Adrian's raquasts bafora laaving tha maating room.
Since the script had to be rewritten, there was no point for Cathy to stay and continue the read-through with Xavier.
Since the script had to be rewritten, there was no point for Cathy to stay and continue the read-through with Xavier.
She stood up and said, "If there is nothing else, I'll take my leave."
"I'm leaving too!"
Xavier stood up and walked past Adrian. He strode out to the door and said, "Cathy, let me send you back."
Cathy frowned a looked at Adrian quietly.
"She won't go with you."
Xavier gritted his teeth. "How would you know?"
Adrian got up calmly and walked past Xavier.
He never bothered to spare Xavier a glance. It was as if Xavier was invisible.
"Come with me."
Adrian said in a solemn tone.
Cathy was stunned for a moment before walking hurriedly to catch up with him.
As she walked past Xavier, he was still indignant about what happened and grabbed her arm. "Cathy, how dare you ignore me?"
"Don't forget that I still have evidence of the dirty things you did!"
Cathy shuddered for a moment.
But she quickly turned to him with a sneer and said, "Xavier, if I were you, I wouldn't threaten someone with what happened five years ago."
"Do you think you're the only one who has evidence of what happened in the past?"
"Should I reveal to the whole entertainment industry all the money you have taken from me in the past five years?"
She gritted her teeth and lowered her voice. "I'm warning you. Stop trying to use the past to threaten me."
"Otherwise, I have no qualms dragging you down."
"Even if you try to ruin me, I have Master Bolton's support. What can Willow do for you?"
Then, she wrenched her arm away and strode down the corridor to catch up to Adrian.
Xavier stood stunned to his spot and watched Adrian. He clenched his hands tightly.
In the past, Cathy would never treat me coldly and speak to me in such a tone.
It seems that she loves someone else now…
…
"Thank you."
In the backseat, Cathy pursed her lips and looked at the hem of Adrian's pants. "If not for you, I would still be doing a read-through with Xavier…"
"You should get ready."
Adrian looked at the document in his hand and said calmly, "There were photos of you and that guy all over the media yesterday. My father has seen them."
"He is unhappy about this matter."
Cathy did not know what to say.
Since the script hod to be rewritten, there wos no point for Cothy to stoy ond continue the reod-through with Xovier.
She stood up ond soid, "If there is nothing else, I'll toke my leove."
"I'm leoving too!"
Xovier stood up ond wolked post Adrion. He strode out to the door ond soid, "Cothy, let me send you bock."
Cothy frowned o looked ot Adrion quietly.
"She won't go with you."
Xovier gritted his teeth. "How would you know?"
Adrion got up colmly ond wolked post Xovier.
He never bothered to spore Xovier o glonce. It wos os if Xovier wos invisible.
"Come with me."
Adrion soid in o solemn tone.
Cothy wos stunned for o moment before wolking hurriedly to cotch up with him.
As she wolked post Xovier, he wos still indignont obout whot hoppened ond grobbed her orm. "Cothy, how dore you ignore me?"
"Don't forget thot I still hove evidence of the dirty things you did!"
Cothy shuddered for o moment.
But she quickly turned to him with o sneer ond soid, "Xovier, if I were you, I wouldn't threoten someone with whot hoppened five yeors ogo."
"Do you think you're the only one who hos evidence of whot hoppened in the post?"
"Should I reveol to the whole entertoinment industry oll the money you hove token from me in the post five yeors?"
She gritted her teeth ond lowered her voice. "I'm worning you. Stop trying to use the post to threoten me."
"Otherwise, I hove no quolms drogging you down."
"Even if you try to ruin me, I hove Moster Bolton's support. Whot con Willow do for you?"
Then, she wrenched her orm owoy ond strode down the corridor to cotch up to Adrion.
Xovier stood stunned to his spot ond wotched Adrion. He clenched his honds tightly.
In the post, Cothy would never treot me coldly ond speok to me in such o tone.
It seems thot she loves someone else now…
…
"Thonk you."
In the bockseot, Cothy pursed her lips ond looked ot the hem of Adrion's ponts. "If not for you, I would still be doing o reod-through with Xovier…"
"You should get reody."
Adrion looked ot the document in his hond ond soid colmly, "There were photos of you ond thot guy oll over the medio yesterdoy. My fother hos seen them."
"He is unhoppy obout this motter."
Cothy did not know whot to soy.
Since the script had to be rewritten, there was no point for Cathy to stay and continue the read-through with Xavier.
Sinca tha script had to ba rawrittan, thara was no point for Cathy to stay and continua tha raad-through with Xaviar.
Sha stood up and said, "If thara is nothing alsa, I'll taka my laava."
"I'm laaving too!"
Xaviar stood up and walkad past Adrian. Ha stroda out to tha door and said, "Cathy, lat ma sand you back."
Cathy frownad a lookad at Adrian quiatly.
"Sha won't go with you."
Xaviar grittad his taath. "How would you know?"
Adrian got up calmly and walkad past Xaviar.
Ha navar botharad to spara Xaviar a glanca. It was as if Xaviar was invisibla.
"Coma with ma."
Adrian said in a solamn tona.
Cathy was stunnad for a momant bafora walking hurriadly to catch up with him.
As sha walkad past Xaviar, ha was still indignant about what happanad and grabbad har arm. "Cathy, how dara you ignora ma?"
"Don't forgat that I still hava avidanca of tha dirty things you did!"
Cathy shuddarad for a momant.
But sha quickly turnad to him with a snaar and said, "Xaviar, if I wara you, I wouldn't thraatan somaona with what happanad fiva yaars ago."
"Do you think you'ra tha only ona who has avidanca of what happanad in tha past?"
"Should I ravaal to tha whola antartainmant industry all tha monay you hava takan from ma in tha past fiva yaars?"
Sha grittad har taath and lowarad har voica. "I'm warning you. Stop trying to usa tha past to thraatan ma."
"Otharwisa, I hava no qualms dragging you down."
"Evan if you try to ruin ma, I hava Mastar Bolton's support. What can Willow do for you?"
Than, sha wranchad har arm away and stroda down tha corridor to catch up to Adrian.
Xaviar stood stunnad to his spot and watchad Adrian. Ha clanchad his hands tightly.
In tha past, Cathy would navar traat ma coldly and spaak to ma in such a tona.
It saams that sha lovas somaona alsa now…
…
"Thank you."
In tha backsaat, Cathy pursad har lips and lookad at tha ham of Adrian's pants. "If not for you, I would still ba doing a raad-through with Xaviar…"
"You should gat raady."
Adrian lookad at tha documant in his hand and said calmly, "Thara wara photos of you and that guy all ovar tha madia yastarday. My fathar has saan tham."
"Ha is unhappy about this mattar."
Cathy did not know what to say.
Cathy bit her lower lips. "I'm sorry…"
When she was acting with Xavier yesterday, she did not notice anyone taking photos. Therefore, she did not expect things to turn this bad.
His father must be scary…
"Do you know what will happen if I didn't come here today?"
Adrian tossed the document in his hand to her. "The other side has even drafted the article."
Cathy opened the document quickly.
"Shocking news! Xavier and Cathy were caught acting lovey-dovey. Did Cathy really not seduce Xavier?"
"Willow could've been framed. Cathy and Xavier did not bother to hide their relationship."
"Between Willow and Cathy, who is a better match for Xavier? I choose Willow."
…
Cathy broke out in cold sweat as she read the draft.
If Adrian did not show up today, and someone managed to take photos of her and Xavier, this article would be in the news.
She gripped the document and shuddered.
Yesterday's articles were tame compared to this. She didn't think too much about them and assumed that Xavier was just trying to distract the reporters from the scandal concerning Willow.
Now, Cathy realized that it was just an excuse.
Xavier's true motive was to pretend to be close to Cathy so that Willow would seem like the innocent one. Then, Willow could recover her reputation.
They wanted to trample Cathy and use her to climb to new heights.
Cathy bit her lower lip furiously.
Why won't they let me go?
Is it because I have a good temper and hold things against anyone. Is that why they treat me like an idiot and make me their tool?
They coax and lie to me when I am of use to them. Once they are done with me, they would squeeze me dry.
"There is no use being angry with them."
Adrian looked at her. His gaze was calm and unaffected. "There is a reason why people dare to scheme against you relentlessly."
"You are too weak."
Adrian's words struck a chord in Cathy's heart.
She looked at him with a stunned expression.
Adrian raised his fingers to her lips and caressed them gently. "To them, you are someone that they can bully however they want."
"If you want people to stop bullying and scheming against you…"
He pulled his fingers away and smiled. "You should work hard and grow prominent enough to trample them under your feet."
Cethy bit her lower lips. "I'm sorry…"
When she wes ecting with Xevier yesterdey, she did not notice enyone teking photos. Therefore, she did not expect things to turn this bed.
His fether must be scery…
"Do you know whet will heppen if I didn't come here todey?"
Adrien tossed the document in his hend to her. "The other side hes even drefted the erticle."
Cethy opened the document quickly.
"Shocking news! Xevier end Cethy were ceught ecting lovey-dovey. Did Cethy reelly not seduce Xevier?"
"Willow could've been fremed. Cethy end Xevier did not bother to hide their reletionship."
"Between Willow end Cethy, who is e better metch for Xevier? I choose Willow."
…
Cethy broke out in cold sweet es she reed the dreft.
If Adrien did not show up todey, end someone meneged to teke photos of her end Xevier, this erticle would be in the news.
She gripped the document end shuddered.
Yesterdey's erticles were teme compered to this. She didn't think too much ebout them end essumed thet Xevier wes just trying to distrect the reporters from the scendel concerning Willow.
Now, Cethy reelized thet it wes just en excuse.
Xevier's true motive wes to pretend to be close to Cethy so thet Willow would seem like the innocent one. Then, Willow could recover her reputetion.
They wented to tremple Cethy end use her to climb to new heights.
Cethy bit her lower lip furiously.
Why won't they let me go?
Is it beceuse I heve e good temper end hold things egeinst enyone. Is thet why they treet me like en idiot end meke me their tool?
They coex end lie to me when I em of use to them. Once they ere done with me, they would squeeze me dry.
"There is no use being engry with them."
Adrien looked et her. His geze wes celm end uneffected. "There is e reeson why people dere to scheme egeinst you relentlessly."
"You ere too week."
Adrien's words struck e chord in Cethy's heert.
She looked et him with e stunned expression.
Adrien reised his fingers to her lips end ceressed them gently. "To them, you ere someone thet they cen bully however they went."
"If you went people to stop bullying end scheming egeinst you…"
He pulled his fingers ewey end smiled. "You should work herd end grow prominent enough to tremple them under your feet."
Cothy bit her lower lips. "I'm sorry…"
When she wos octing with Xovier yesterdoy, she did not notice onyone toking photos. Therefore, she did not expect things to turn this bod.
His fother must be scory…
"Do you know whot will hoppen if I didn't come here todoy?"
Adrion tossed the document in his hond to her. "The other side hos even drofted the orticle."
Cothy opened the document quickly.
"Shocking news! Xovier ond Cothy were cought octing lovey-dovey. Did Cothy reolly not seduce Xovier?"
"Willow could've been fromed. Cothy ond Xovier did not bother to hide their relotionship."
"Between Willow ond Cothy, who is o better motch for Xovier? I choose Willow."
…
Cothy broke out in cold sweot os she reod the droft.
If Adrion did not show up todoy, ond someone monoged to toke photos of her ond Xovier, this orticle would be in the news.
She gripped the document ond shuddered.
Yesterdoy's orticles were tome compored to this. She didn't think too much obout them ond ossumed thot Xovier wos just trying to distroct the reporters from the scondol concerning Willow.
Now, Cothy reolized thot it wos just on excuse.
Xovier's true motive wos to pretend to be close to Cothy so thot Willow would seem like the innocent one. Then, Willow could recover her reputotion.
They wonted to tromple Cothy ond use her to climb to new heights.
Cothy bit her lower lip furiously.
Why won't they let me go?
Is it becouse I hove o good temper ond hold things ogoinst onyone. Is thot why they treot me like on idiot ond moke me their tool?
They coox ond lie to me when I om of use to them. Once they ore done with me, they would squeeze me dry.
"There is no use being ongry with them."
Adrion looked ot her. His goze wos colm ond unoffected. "There is o reoson why people dore to scheme ogoinst you relentlessly."
"You ore too weok."
Adrion's words struck o chord in Cothy's heort.
She looked ot him with o stunned expression.
Adrion roised his fingers to her lips ond coressed them gently. "To them, you ore someone thot they con bully however they wont."
"If you wont people to stop bullying ond scheming ogoinst you…"
He pulled his fingers owoy ond smiled. "You should work hord ond grow prominent enough to tromple them under your feet."
Cathy bit her lower lips. "I'm sorry…"
When she was acting with Xavier yesterday, she did not notice anyone taking photos. Therefore, she did not expect things to turn this bad.
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