Chapter 417

"I said a lot of good things in front of mom today …" Returning to the hotel in the evening, Kate sat in front of the dressing mirror and said while removing her makeup. She complained and sighed with a hint of coquettishness and asking for praise.

She hid it so well that even Kate herself probably didn't notice it. Only Adriaan, who was extremely sensitive to women, could hear it, which showed Kate's ambivalence.

"So, how do you want me to thank you?" Adriaan walked to her, leaned over and said with a smile in her ear, and put his hand into her silk pajamas.

Although Kate frowned slightly, she didn't stop him. She just looked back at him and said, "I don't understand, Eide, why do I tolerate you so much?"

Adriaan stopped and kissed her earlobes after a long while. "No, Kate, you are very clear. You tolerate me because you still care about me in your heart, just like I care about you."

Then, before Kite could speak, he placed his finger on her lips. "I still remember, it seems like it happened just yesterday. Your unruly and unruly manner of refuting me, and that … prank. I think I will never forget it for the rest of my life. I had some regrets, because these characteristics that belong to you are also attractive to me. I personally smoothed them out because I wanted to keep you by my side. But now it doesn't matter. As long as I can keep you by my side, I don't care what means I use. I never hide my desire. You are mine, Kate. Do you understand? You are mine! "

As he said, he kept kissing her eyelashes, forehead, nose tip and lips. Kate closed her eyes as if she wanted to struggle, but her movements looked so weak.

"You are a scoundrel …"

"Yes, I am."

"You are a scoundrel …"

"Yes, I am."

"You are a bastard …"

"Yes, I am."

While they were talking, Kate was carried to the bed. It was not until Adriaan untied her pajamas and turned her over that she realized what he wanted to do.

"No … Eide … you can't …"

"Be obedient. I haven't tried it for a long time. Don't try to refuse today."

"Lily is still here …"

"Lily is with the nanny. Don't worry."

"But … but … ah!"

In the four or five days in London, in addition to improving the relationship between his daughter and her grandmother, Adriaan also took her to visit a lot of familiar people, such as Rowling and her daughter or the Knightley family. The little fellow was very popular everywhere. Rowling and the Knightley couple praised her as very cute. Even Kyla, who was still a little awkward, especially liked to tease her.

Of course, there was also a girl whom Adrienne would meet every time he came to London. This was the first time she met her imaginary enemy.

"Lily is so strange when she of of of of Lily of of her." While Adrienne was personally feeding the little fella, Emma, who was observing her attentively at the side, suddenly said.

Yes, that's right, imaginary enemy. Because of the birth of Rowling's child, she couldn't help but have this kind of worry. Although she never said it, Adriaan could see it. But when they really met, Emma had no other thoughts at all. However, Lily, who had never been afraid of strangers, seemed to have some feelings for her. When she was teased by Emma, she didn't laugh. Instead, she looked at her with wide eyes and seemed to be very curious.

"What's so strange?" After wiping the liquid food from the corner of his daughter's mouth, Adriaan asked casually, "Didn't you eat like this when you were this big?"

"Of course not, at least not when I'm with you." Emma said righteously. "I remember it very clearly!"

"What about a little earlier?" Adriaan laughed. "I don't believe you can still remember things from that time."

"Of course I remember, I even …" Halfway through her words, Emma stopped, and her face immediately became very ugly. Adriaan, who came to his senses, immediately put down the bowl and spoon in his hand, hugged the girl into his arms, and gently patted her back. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned it. I'm really sorry."

After leaning in his arms for a while, Emma finally controlled her emotions. She still looked a little sad, but a smile had already returned to her face. "It's okay, as long as … as long as you are here."

Lily, who was sitting next to her, looked at her father and the little sister with her bright eyes. Although she didn't understand what was going on, it didn't stop her from expressing her concern, so she immediately called out "Emma".

"Wow, she actually knows how to call my name!" Emma exclaimed in surprise.

"Of course, I can make her practice it." Adriaan looked a little proud.

"Well, Lily, I've decided to like you." Emma put her hands on her hips and nodded at the little girl. Then, she hugged her and kissed her on her chubby cheek, but then she screamed again.

It turned out that after being kissed, Lily also giggled and kissed back. After all, she was eating, and needless to say, it was like a child eating, so Emma's face was stained with something mixed with saliva.

"Lily, you're a bad girl!" Luv Ma waved her fist and shouted at the little fella. The little fella's response was to continue giggling.

After this incident, the two girls got along better and better. Emma often flipped the pictures and read stories to Lily, and Lily also learned to speak along with her.

"Argh, you've matured even more," Kite exclaimed to Adrian in private when he saw all the changes.

"Yeah, some things can't be changed." Adriaan also sighed.

Emma had already started elementary school. Not only did she get along well with her classmates, but she was also often praised by the teacher for being very smart. However, the maturity that far exceeded her peers had never disappeared, even when she was as lively as her peers. It was only at certain times that her maturity would disappear, such as when she complained that Kate could not sleep with her anymore.

"It's my business who I want to sleep with, I don't care about anything else. I'm just a child, you can handle those things." At this time, she was quite a rascal.

Let's not talk about this anymore. Because he had a good time in London, Adriaan decided to extend his vacation and go back for another two or three days. As a result, he informed Los Angeles of this decision, and the next day, Charlize rushed to London.

"These are all things that must be signed by you to take effect. Do you know how many people are waiting for these things?" Charlize, who had just gotten off the plane and still looked a little tired, put the documents in front of him, and then asked with a straight face, "Do you know how many things will be wasted if you postpone the previous arrangements? Even if you are rich and don't care about these things, what about the time? "

"Ahem, okay, Charley, I just postponed it for two days." Adriaan coughed twice.

"Just? Just? "Charlize looked at him with a sneer." What did you say to me before, Eide? Wasting other people's lives for no reason is equivalent to murder for money! Do you know how many times you have murdered me?! "

"Calm down, Charley, calm down. Let's finish the things that need to be dealt with first." Adriaan quickly raised his hands and then glared at Kate, who was snorting from time to time.

Although it seemed that Charlize still wanted to say something, as an assistant secretary, she also knew the priorities of the matter, and immediately pulled out the most important documents.

"Let me see … personnel adjustment … Surprise department merger … Ha, Eisner seems to have made a big move again … Oh, this really needs to be sped up …" As Adriaan muttered to himself, he quickly read the few documents and signed his name.

"Kate, it seems that I can't accompany you today." Adriaan took the second batch of documents from Charlize. "Why don't you take Lily … Wait, these things don't need to be done now, right?"

The last question was directed at Charlize. The female secretary then took out an envelope from her briefcase and handed it to him. "This is a personal letter from Claude to you. He said that after you read it, he may not return to Los Angeles for a while."

"Really?" Adriaan raised his eyebrows in surprise. He immediately took the letter and opened it. Before he finished reading, the corners of his mouth were crooked, and he looked like he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"You guys wait." Adriaan said this to Kate and Charlize, then took out his phone and walked into the inner room to make a call.

"Hey, Krau, am I bothering you? Very well, then may I ask, what exactly did that damned letter say … Is it clear? How is it clear?! What do you mean I'm the most suitable for this?! I look like … No, no, no, that's not an excuse. You're just slacking off. I don't believe it … Damn it, there's still one last thing I need for my movie … Alright, you're really meticulous. Crowe, I'll remember this and settle the score with you later! That's it! "

Slamming the phone, Adriaan rolled his eyes and walked around the room twice, then went out the door. Immediately, he noticed something was wrong. Charlize was sitting in a chair with his eyes closed because of the jet lag, and Kate was on the sofa on the other side, holding Lily and looking out the floor-to-ceiling window, thinking about something.

"Did something happen between the two of you?" Because the two women were very special, Adrian didn't hide or be polite when he asked.

"Nothing, Kate just felt that my attitude towards you before didn't seem to be very good." Charlize opened his eyes and said with a faint smile.

"No, I just …" Kate turned her head and made a gesture, "I just think that Charley is not very good. If it is only in front of me, it is fine, but if it is seen by others, there will inevitably be rumors."

"Thank you, there are enough rumors about me. Besides, these rumors are based on the truth, aren't they?" Charlize looked at her with interest and said.

Kate frowned and seemed to want to say something, but Adriaan interrupted them in time, "Well, you two, didn't you get along very well before? Why have you become tit-for-tat now?"

"Because I don't want to give you a chance," before Kate could speak, Charlize spoke first, and said it with confidence.

"Charley!" Adriaan shouted, rolling his eyes. Kate, on the other hand, seemed to realize something and showed a look of indignation.

"I think it's time for me to go back to Los Angeles." She said so and stood up. "Lily has been out for too long, and I have to continue to prepare for the shooting of 'Killing Moment'."

After saying that, she left the room. Adriaan didn't stop her. He just looked at Charlize and said after a while, "Kate is just concerned about you."

"I know." Charlize shrugged. "I am just stating a fact — of course, if you think …"

"Charley!" Adriaan, who knew what she wanted to say, said in a serious tone.

Charlize didn't say anything. She looked at him with her gray-green eyes for a long time. Finally, she stood up and sighed, "Well, I apologize."

Adriaan shrugged and then showed a smirk, "I don't want verbal apologies, so …"

"I need to get used to the jet lag, please don't disturb me." Charlize rolled her eyes at him and then walked into the suite.

"Really … I really didn't think about that … but if it's really possible …" Adriaan, who sat back on the sofa, shook his head and continued to read the documents brought by Charlize.

Because there was a private plane, Kate packed up her things and left with Lily. She wasn't actually angry. She knew what kind of person this man who "occupied" her was. Although Adriaan sent them away calmly, he was still a little upset. So, Charlize inevitably suffered.

"This … you asked for it … Charley!" Pressing Charlize on the long table in the hotel suite, Adriaan exercised while putting the documents on her back to read.

And Charlize couldn't do anything except moan absentmindedly. But it seemed that she was enjoying it. Maybe what she did before was also deliberate.

But two days later, she boarded the plane back because she still needed to deal with the things in Los Santos and act as Adriaan's eyes and ears and representative.

"What should I do here? It will take at least five or six days before I can go back. You are my assistant secretary. "Adriaan was very unhappy with her decision.

"Almost everything that needs to be dealt with is done. I have nothing to do here. If it doesn't work, you can go to France or Italy." Charlize replied easily. She couldn't be clearer about his thoughts. "Of course, you can also hope that during this time, the documents that need to be dealt with will pile up again, but I will try my best to postpone this time."

When she said the last sentence, her slightly proud look looked quite playful. After all, she was still a young girl who was less than 22 years old. If it weren't for Adriaan trusting her and letting her handle these things, she wouldn't have grown up to this point at this age.

Of course, Adriaan could only let her leave. Speaking of which, the relationship between him and Charlize had always been very subtle and indescribable. Although every woman around him was very special, she was different after all. Sometimes, Adriaan felt it was a little unbelievable. Why did he trust her so much and let her handle most of the things, and basically didn't keep anything from her? But he also had to admit that this feeling of hiding deeply but being clear to both of them was really great.

Then, he stayed in London for three or four days. Of course, he wasn't completely idle. At least, he still had to go to Emma's place. After the girl learned that Kate had left, she immediately used all kinds of methods to make him stay in Rodelin's house and got into his bed.

"What the hell, what should I say to you, Emma?" After the girl fell asleep, Adriaan sighed.

As time entered mid-January 1997, the opportunity that Claude mentioned in the letter finally came.

"Sir, your invitation?" The waiter bowed slightly.

Adriaan, who was dressed in a formal suit, nodded reservedly. He took out the invitation from his coat pocket and handed it to the waiter.

The waiter checked it, and after confirming that there was no problem, he respectfully returned it to him. "I wish you a pleasant day."

Adriaan continued to maintain his reservedness and then walked into the hall. It wasn't until he walked into the crowd that he slightly sighed in relief. Then, he laughed at himself in his heart.

He didn't hate cocktail parties. Whether it was in Los Angeles or New York, he often attended his uncle's and godfather's cocktail parties. In addition, as the newly promoted chairman of AC Media, he had interacted with the upper class — members of parliament, mayors, prosecutors, Wall Street bigwigs, and so on. He was still on good terms with them. Now, it was just because … British cocktail parties were too reserved.

If it was a few decades later, perhaps he would still have to wear a tuxedo and a top hat. Adriaan walked around the hall with a glass of champagne in his hand. From time to time, he would greet a few people he didn't know. If he had known earlier, he would have gone directly to Germany.

Soon, he saw his target. She was about 5 feet 9 inches tall, wearing a purple short-sleeved evening gown. Her golden hair hung softly, and she was beautiful and sexy.

"Very charming, right?" A voice sounded in his ear. Adriaan nodded subconsciously and said, "Yes, very charming."

But then, he looked to the side quietly and vigilantly. He didn't know when a man who looked between 35 and 45 years old had appeared beside him. His appearance was a little mediocre, and he was the kind of person who couldn't be recognized in a crowd. He had a decent smile, and it was easy for people to have a good impression of him.

"May I ask who you are?" Adriaan asked tentatively.

"Vincent? Price, Jasmine Service Company. "The man introduced himself and took out his business card at the same time.

"Jasmine Service Company? May I know what it does specifically? " Adriaan curiously flipped the business card in his hand. It was very elegant but also very simple. Apart from the name, the company name, and the contact number, there was no other information.

Price smiled and didn't answer directly. Instead, he pointed to the girl in the distance that Adriaan had been staring at before, and repeated what he said before, "She is very charming, right?"

"Yes, very charming." Adriaan nodded.

"Every man wants to get his hands on her." Price continued with a smile, "It's just that they don't know how to get her."

"Oh?" Adriaan raised his eyebrows. Although his expression didn't change, he was really shocked in his heart. Could this guy be a pimp?

He looked at Price, and then at the girl in the distance. He was a little amused and a little confused. Is this possible? After all, that's Krau Diya. Shiv.