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“It’s fine. If I fail to become an actress, you can join me in starting a business in the future, ” Eliza said in a light-hearted manner, “My entrepreneurial skills are better than my acting skills.”
Leanne was speechless. “Please don’t lie to me. When have you ever started a business? What’s more, it’s all too easy for the Jewell family to destroy anyone.”
” I know.” Eliza laughed with a trace of sarcasm in her voice.
No one knew it better than her because she was the one who had gotten destroyed previously.
Soon, Director Cheever held an urgent meeting. ” Since Cindy is getting married at the end of this year, she might not have enough time to shoot a movie. After discussing with her company, we’ve decided to substitute her with Eliza. She’ll now be the female lead. The first supporting actress will only join the cast the day after tomorrow, so everyone can rest in the next two days. Eliza, do familiarize yourself with the script for the female lead in the meantime.”
“Alright. ” Eliza took the script under everyone’s surprised looks.
No one believed that Cindy left so abruptly because of her wedding.
It was probably because Eliza’s acting was too superb. If Cindy continued to be the female lead, she would be beaten hands down. Hence, she had no choice but to quit. That was also why Eliza and Cindy had a row this afternoon.
However, everyone was shrewd enough to keep quiet.
Since there were no scenes to shoot this afternoon, Eliza headed back to the hotel by car.
She planned to return to Canberra for two days after taking a bath.
As it was sweltering in the bathroom, she only came out with a towel wrapped around her body.
The moment she came out, she was stunned at the sight of the figure on the couch. Chester was still dressed in the same expensive shirt and pants from this morning. Beneath his short black hair was an elegant and handsome face.
Who would have thought that such a person would barge into someone else’s room without knocking on the door?
“Chester Jewell, how did you get in?” Eliza became sulky. Under such circumstances, she could not help but lose her composure.
“Through the door.” Chester raised two long fingers that held a thin room card between them.
He gazed at the woman in front of him with interest. The pink towel was wrapped around the woman’s private parts, revealing only her shoulders and calves that were covered with water droplets. She had just washed her thick hair. She had not dried it and it was tied into a bun. Her face and collarbone were so exquisite that any man would be crazy about her.
However, what caused Chester to zone out was her dark eyes.
She looked like Charity when she was a teen.
This was also what Charity had looked like after Chester did it with her for the first time. She had come out of the bathroom with her hair tied into a bun. Her eyes had also looked the same way, carrying a hint of unease and bashfulness as she tried to calm herself down.
All of a sudden, Chester felt his body burning uncontrollably.
Many people said that he was a playboy, but only he knew that he was not a horny man. At that moment, however, he was just like a young man who had never seen the world before.
It was as though Chester had turned into his young self from back then.
How long has it been? Seven or eight years?
It had been so long that he had nearly forgotten about it.
Eliza was shaking with rage, but she regained her composure very soon. She hurriedly walked to the bedside and grabbed the clothes on the bed.
Chester fixed his eyes on her slim calves beneath the towel without looking away.
Eliza could only turn a blind eye to him and headed to the bathroom with her clothes.
As she was wrapped in a towel, she could not take large strides into the bathroom. Therefore, she walked with graceful movement.
She was so nervous that she dared not breathe hard for fear that Chester would force a passionate kiss onto her like he previously did.
She still had her clothes on back then. If he did it right now, she would not be able to fight back.
Luckily, Chester remained seated there without rising to his feet.
Only after Eliza entered the bathroom and closed the door did she heave a sigh of relief.
Chester smoked a cigarette, and the smoke obscured the flame within the depths of his eyes.
He took another deep breath. Amid his discomfort, he cursed inwardly.
He never thought that he would one day fall for a woman because of her silhouette.
It must be due to the fact that he had not been in a relationship for a long while.
That was very incompetent of him.
Soon, the door of the bathroom was opened once more. Eliza walked out wearing an ordinary pink striped T-shirt and a pair of jeans. She looked like a young woman who was still in university.
” I didn’t expect you to wear a pink shirt, ” Chester blurted it out subconsciously.
“Why can’t I wear pink?” Eliza asked. It was true that she rarely wore pink, but this shirt was sponsored by a luxurious brand. Since she had received the endorsement fees, she had to wear it.
Chester, who was holding a cigarette, was stunned. His long eyelashes cast shadows beneath his eyes.
Indeed, who said Eliza could not wear it? From the moment he met her, her gaze that closely resembled Charity’s made him feel as though Charity’s spirit was in Eliza’s body.
After all, he remembered that Charity had never worn pink. She was always cold and distant. Even the color of her clothes said it all.
“Chester Jewell, I don’t care what you do with the other female artists under Felix Media, but let me remind you that you need to knock on the door before you enter my room next time. Don’t barge in without my permission.”
Eliza could no longer put up with this human. ” Although I’ve been signed to Felix Media, I didn’t sell my whole body to the company. Please give me some privacy.”
“Aren’t you clear about my motive for barging in?”
Chester propped both his legs up on the coffee table, his eyes dark and bottomless. “Eliza, you’re quite a scheming woman. You made a bet with Director Cheever on your acting in front of the crew. You simply outdid the male lead, who’s the best actor, much less Cindy. You wanted to let Director Cheever know that you’re a perfect actress so that he won’t be able to bring himself to lose you.
However, since you’re staying, you’d steal the limelight from Cindy who’s supposed to play the lead. Hence, Director Cheever had no choice but to kick Cindy out. Cindy doesn’t want to let you steal her thunder following the release of the movie. As such, she couldn’t do anything else other than leave reluctantly.”
“Well, there’s nothing I can do about it. Initially, I just wanted to obediently play the first supporting female role, but your fiancee bribed the crew to trouble me on the first day.”
Eliza started packing her things calmly. She was going to check out and return to Canberra later.
“To be honest, your fiancee Cindy doesn’t like me because she saw me coming out of your office looking disheveled the other day. She’s been thinking of me as a thorn in her side since then. If everyone had been willing to peacefully finish shooting this movie, I’d be happy to play opposite her as the first supporting actress. But obviously, she had no intention of doing so.”
Eliza raised her head and looked at Chester coolly. ” Sorry, I can’t tolerate and shy away from her all the time. The more I shy away, the more she takes pleasure in bullying me. What’s more, why am I to blame for her poor acting?”
“How dare you badmouth my fiancee in front of me and make her seem worthless?! ” Chester grimly unfastened a button on his collar.
“I’m just telling the truth. If you wish to hear insincere remarks, you can look for someone else.”
Eliza continued impassively, “She’s not worthless. She should be… good in bed. Otherwise, why would you have chosen her out of many other beautiful women?”
“Eliza, are you saying I pick a marriage partner with the lower half of my body?” Chester stood up and walked up to her. He pinched her chin, smiling mirthlessly.
Only at that point did he realize that her skin was so soft. It felt wonderful to the touch.
With her chin being pinched, her pink lips that curled upward a little looked so sexy that he had the sudden impulse to kiss them.
Eliza held her breath. She could clearly sense the changes in the man’s gaze and his menacing scent at such a close distance. As a result, she did not dare act recklessly. “No. I just think that you’re more concerned about the lower half of your body than love.”
“You understand me really well.” Chester approached her with a sinister smile.
Eliza slowly retreated until her bottom landed on the bed.
Chester bent over and pinned both her hands on the bed. Both of them remained in a flirtatious position. “Eliza, don’t forget that at the end of the day, Cindy is my fiancee. When you forced Director Cheever to kick her out, it was a slap in the face for me. People who previously dared do this to me are no longer in Australia.”
“So?” Eliza scanned the man closely with her stony eyes.
Chester felt helpless. With his handsome face and outstanding identity, any woman who saw him back then would blush and melt. Only Eliza behaved like a cold-blooded woman. “I can destroy you.”
After some time, he continued, “Having said that, if you consider spending the night with me, I might let you go.”
Eliza looked down with a note of sarcasm flashing across the depths of her eyes.
