"How did it become like this, Annie?" Seeing that she was grabbing his leg like a sticky candy, Adriaan sighed, bent down, and reached out to pinch her chin, raising her face to his eyes.
Tears gushed out of her beautiful face. Even though she only had light makeup on, it was still a mess. Coupled with the look of regret, fear, and pleading, she looked particularly miserable. Although there was a little bit of acting involved, most of it was an expression of true feelings. Adriaan could see the indescribable fear in the depths of her heart.
Indeed, for a celebrity, especially one who was quite famous, nothing could make her more afraid than losing her reputation. After experiencing a life surrounded by countless flashing lights, all of this was suddenly taken away. Not only could she never get it back, but she was also despised by everyone. That kind of feeling was enough to make anyone with weak psychological endurance commit suicide.
Now, there was a very popular young actress with good popularity and a good reputation. Suddenly, one day, she was involved in a fraud case. The media said that she was very likely to be an accomplice of the swindler. Even if she wasn't, she might have helped. The police also questioned her because of this. Among the fans, there was an uproar. What should she do?
Under normal circumstances, regardless of whether she was really innocent or not — of course, it would be better if she was innocent — as long as she had a good team of lawyers, nothing would be a problem. A good team of lawyers would use her fame to win sympathy and all favorable situations. For example, let her perform in front of the camera, use some evidence to prove that she had a very ordinary relationship with the swindler, and return some of the gifts she accepted. Then, this matter would most likely be settled because of some private transactions.
Even if she had to go to trial in the end, if she did well in the beginning, it wouldn't be particularly difficult to get the jury to stand on her side. If the actress had public relations around her, and they were smart enough, they could also create a new image for her after the dust settled, and maybe it would even increase her fame.
But what if it was under abnormal circumstances? For example, if there was an amazing tycoon who didn't want to see her in Hollywood anymore, then what would happen? The media would report this matter, and they would describe her possible involvement clearly. The police would inadvertently reveal that there was no evidence to prove her innocence for the time being. They would also put on a posture of planning to search the house, and the prosecutor would be ready to prosecute … As long as there was a hint, the people below would arrange everything properly. The best outcome for her was to go to jail, and fall from the clouds with the crime of being a swindler, never to return in this life.
As for finding a way to find a good team of lawyers, let's not talk about whether a law firm would accept her in this situation. Even if there really was a lawyer who wanted to use this opportunity to make a name for himself, he would struggle for a few days. With the power of the tycoon, he wouldn't just fight with those lawyers in court. Moreover, from her agent to her work and life, every aspect of her life was related to the tycoon's people. When that time came, she would definitely face a heavier punishment.
So, when Annie, who was dizzy from this sudden blow, finally calmed down and thought through everything. After realizing what kind of mistake she had made, she rushed over without hesitation and used the most despicable method to beg for Adriaan's forgiveness. Although she wasn't very good at foresight, she wasn't stupid.
"Look at you now." Adriaan frowned. "You know, I really like the way you smile. You look really cute and beautiful like that, but if you grin, you look really ugly. That's why you look like this. Even though you're bawling and sounding very sorrowful, you look like you've lost your appetite. "
This teasing was said in a cold tone, and it seemed especially merciless. Annie, whose face was covered in tears, couldn't help but be stunned. She immediately came back to her senses and immediately lowered her voice. She pursed her lips and kept sobbing. Then, she looked at Adriaan with a pleading gaze. Her big eyes were glistening with tears, and she gave off a pitiful feeling.
As expected of a woman who would go all out. Adriaan chuckled in his heart. Just like that, he dragged Annie, who was lying on the ground and hugging his leg, a few steps and finally sat on the single-seater sofa that she had just sat on.
"I don't understand, am I that scary?" Adrian placed his elbows on the armrest of the sofa and looked down at Anne with a hand supporting his chin. He let out a sigh.
Annie didn't answer. She just looked at him timidly and continued to show her weak and helpless image.
Adriaan shook his head and made a pitiful expression. "Why didn't you tell me directly, Annie? If you had said that you wanted to leave, would I not allow you to leave? Would I force you to stay by my side? Why do you have to be so sneaky? You even found a … liar. "
This wasn't a lie. Although he used the incident with Penelope to scare the monkeys, he also wanted to find an opportunity to show his magnanimous side, so that no one would gossip about Natalie in the future, even though not many people knew about it. However, God obviously didn't intend to let him realize this wish. Otherwise, why would this happen?
It had to be said that fate was sometimes too incredible. Obviously, there had been too many changes, but some things still happened, just in a different way. This was one of the reasons why the unknown was both scary and attractive. For example, the Italian liar Rafaro Fleury actually hooked up with Annie a year in advance, and she foolishly took the bait.
She was really stupid. After all, she had stayed by his side for a while, but her foresight didn't improve at all. Moreover, she kept it a secret. After being exposed by the newspaper, she began to avoid him. Now that she was forced to the edge of the cliff, she put down everything and came to beg him. Don't you think it's a little too late?
"I … I …" Annie obviously didn't believe his words, but how dare he say such words now?
"I don't know … and I'm also worried …" She muttered, her eyelids drooping, and big drops of tears slid down from the corner of her eyes.
But this couldn't move Adriaan. "Worried? Don't joke, don't you even have the courage to try? Since you can fight for a role for yourself by bumping into Garry Marshall, why don't you dare to ask? "
Annie's face turned paler as she cried. She obviously didn't expect that her little moves had fallen into the other party's eyes.
"I'm scared, Eide, I'm really scared," she said hurriedly, hugging his calf tighter. She said hurriedly, hugging his calf tighter. "I … I know … I know about that Spanish woman … Someone warned me … So …"
"So you think you can get away with it like this? Someone has already warned you, and you still want to get away with it? Do you think I'm a fool? " Adriaan sneered. "Well, you'd better go back, Annie. Maybe it's better to spend your time getting rid of your relationship with your boyfriend."
Rafaro Fleury was a swindler in his previous life. How could he change that in this life? What's more, his father was also a swindler. It was no more difficult for Adriaan to deal with him than crushing an ant. Then, he also trapped Annie. Just like what he said before, he showed a little bit of his intentions, and all kinds of reports about her came out. The police and prosecutors also automatically cooperated. If they could convict a big star, it would inevitably increase their popularity. This was an era of eye-catching economy.
He had nothing to say to this short-sighted woman. He only got her because of his hobby of collecting, and there was no pity in throwing her away now. Let's go to prison for a few years first. The American prison would treat her well.
"No, no, no! Eide, no! Listen to me, listen to me! " Annie shouted in a hurry. "There's nothing between me and Rafaro. I didn't sleep with him. I swear, I didn't!"
"In the past few months, you've gone on six dates with him in Milan and New York. Two of them were for dinner, two were for the opera, one was for a party, and one was for shopping. Oh, and he even gave you a watch. And on two occasions, you went back to the same hotel. Now you're telling me that you haven't slept with him … "Adriaan sighed and looked at Annie, who was lying in front of him." Can you not look down on my IQ so much? "
"No, Eide, listen to me. Eide, listen to me." Annie continued to shout in a hurry. If she didn't say it now, it would be too late in the future. "I really didn't sleep with him. Eide, you have to believe me. There were four dates where he sent me back to my house or hotel and left. These reporters took pictures of it. There are photos to prove it! As for the two times in Milan, the first time, he stayed on the eighth floor and I stayed on the 14th floor. Although he hinted that he wanted to send me back to my room, I refused. The hotel attendant can testify! When I returned to my room, two attendants were coming out of a room. They were both in their thirties. One had the nameplate on his chest with Frank's name written on it, and the other was a head shorter than him. I remember it very clearly! "
She gasped for breath, looking quite agitated. "As for the other time, we stayed on the same floor. He also wanted to go to my room again, or to his room, but I refused again. This time, there were no attendants to testify, but there were surveillance cameras in the corridor of that hotel! I noticed them! You can ask them to pull up the surveillance footage of that day. You'll know that I'm not lying when you watch it! Eide, I'm not lying. I really didn't sleep with Rafaro! "
"Excellent voice and emotion. Not bad." Adrian still had a calm look on his face.
"You can check it. You can verify it. Eide, it's not difficult. Please, look at the photos taken by the reporters. Not to mention kissing, there's not even a picture of us holding hands," Annie said, sobbing. "I'm really not lying."
"Oh?" Adriaan raised his eyebrows, finally showing a little surprise. Okay, she was right. The reporters did not take pictures of her kissing that guy, not even holding hands.
But he still did not say anything. He just looked down at her, and the sobbing Annie became more and more sorrowful.
"I just thought … I just thought … maybe I can use this method … to tell you … After all, you have so many women … You don't lack me …" Annie choked. Although she did not cry out loud, her pitiful look made it easier for people to sympathize with her than before. It seemed that what she said before was probably true.
But Adriaan was still unmoved. Everyone would defend their actions. No matter what the situation was, the statement made would be beneficial to them. This was instinct. Just like what she said now, to a large extent, should be her true thoughts. Unless her acting was so perfect that she could even deceive him. But when she agreed to Rafaro's invitation on a date, she had the thought of looking for a man who could still take what he wanted without controlling himself. This was why liars succeeded. She did not want to please a man among a bunch of women. Anyway, she already had the foundation for development.
"Please, Eide. I know I was wrong now, and I was very wrong. Please, have mercy and give me another chance …" Annie begged again. "As long as you spare me, as long as you give me another chance, I'll do anything you want."
"Anything you want?" Adriaan narrowed his eyes.
Annie was stunned for a moment, and then she looked ecstatic. She immediately nodded desperately with tears in her eyes, "Yes, anything you want. Anything you want!"
"Anything you want?" Adriaan asked again in a serious tone.
A look of hesitation flashed across Annie's face. It was obviously not a good thing for him to ask such a serious question. However, in just a second, she gave an affirmative answer. "Yes, anything is fine."
There was only one chance. If she couldn't seize it, then her fate would definitely not be much better than that Spanish woman. Even if there were two ways to die in front of her, dying later was better than dying immediately.
Adriaan smiled happily. He just thought of a good idea. If she really had nothing to do with Fleury as she vowed just now, then he didn't mind giving her a chance, a small chance.
"I'll get someone to verify your story. Before that, although the rumors will subside for a while, they won't disappear completely. Do you understand?" Adriaan looked at Annie and said leisurely, "Then, I have a mission for you."
Do you think this is the end, dear Annie? In the future, you will know that not everything that seems to be the best choice at the moment is the best choice in the future. What is wrapped in the sugar coating may also be poison.
Speaking of which, if Penelope was so shameless in the beginning … Adriaan immediately shook his head and threw this idea away. That was impossible. If she didn't pay a huge and shocking price for it, her opponents might attack her again and again in the future, and some women who didn't have a particularly close relationship with their interests would inevitably be confused for a while.
It was a pity that it was actually not bad to keep a pair of beautiful sisters who had completely become playthings.
That was the end of the matter for the time being. With Anne's pleading at Adrian's house, the media's public opinion in this regard began to change. The police claimed that although there was no evidence to prove that Anne Hathaway was completely innocent, at the same time, there was no more evidence to prove that she was indeed involved in Fleury's fraud. For a while, it caused a lot of discussion.
However, this had nothing to do with Adriaan. He continued to busy himself with his new movie. After the initial high efficiency, the shooting of "Go Forth" slowly slowed down. Whether it was Jaquen or Natalie, the time they could maintain that state at the beginning was getting shorter and shorter. When they sang live, they had to take several NGs before they could finish.
These problems weren't actually problems. It was impossible for a person's life to be smooth sailing. Even Adrian, the beloved son of God, couldn't have everything go his way. It was normal to have ups and downs, high and low. Moreover, the previous high efficiency had allowed the film to progress very quickly. Now that it was a little slower, it wouldn't affect the overall progress.
Also, not everyone was in a bad state. Rachel, who played Vivian, performed very well. On one hand, Adriaan had used her suggestion, so she naturally had to try her best to prove that her suggestion was right. Of course, she didn't know that the more she did this, the more she portrayed the character, the less likely it would be to receive good reviews after the movie was released.
On the other hand, naturally, she was played to death by Adriaan in bed. Although they didn't actually have sex many times, Rachel McAdams was not a simple-minded woman. Since she had decided to fight for more opportunities for herself, she naturally fully cooperated with him, both in and out of bed.
Alright, let's not talk about this for now. In late October, there was good news. After half a year of hard work, Gwyneth was finally pregnant.
"Do you know, Eleanor? You're going to have a partner soon. Do you want a younger brother or sister?" In the villa in Santa Monica where Blanchett, Gwyneth, and Liv lived, Adriaan carried Eleanor, who was already two years old. He glanced at Gwyneth, who was happily chatting with Blanchett and Liv, and asked his daughter, who was in his arms.
Eleanor was already two weeks pregnant. If he was not wrong, it should be the foursome. Although Gwenis had successfully ascended to the top and hurriedly started making babies with Adrian, the three of them were basically considered as a single entity. Therefore, Blanchett and Liv only gave her a few chances to face Adrian one-on-one, and they wouldn't give in at all the other times.
It wasn't that Gwyneth didn't want to fight for more, and even threatened Liv to be careful of an accidental pregnancy. But this time, Blanchett supported Liv, so she could only compromise. All the essence of the foursome had to stay in her body. Unexpectedly, it really worked. Gwyneth was probably going to be teased by Liv for a while, but looking at her now, she was immersed in the joy of pregnancy, so she definitely wouldn't mind.
Eleanor widened her beautiful blue eyes and looked at her father with a puzzled look. To her, it was too early to understand the meaning of this question, but it didn't stop her from answering.
"Sister!" She nodded and said seriously.
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