Chapter 678

"Leon? Leon?! " The trembling girl got up from behind the sofa while chewing on her tears. The room was already in a mess, and the slender red light unique to sniper rifles swept back and forth.

Leon huddled in the corner and held the gun with a silencer. He took a deep breath and gestured Matilda to come over. Until now, he still held the pot of evergreen in his arms and refused to throw it away. Matilda crawled over from under the window and shivered in Leon's arms. Leon patted her body comfortingly and brought her to the kitchen.

He moved the fridge with great effort and threw it out of the living room. Leon began to do things that Matilda couldn't understand.

"What do we do now?" Matilda, who was hiding in the corner, asked anxiously.

"Don't worry, I'll solve it." Leon's tone was as calm as before. He then lifted the table and shot at the exhaust fan. Finally, he swung the axe at the wall. Once, twice, thrice. He kept swinging the axe. While the gravel was flying everywhere, he finally cut a big hole in the exhaust.

"Very good!" Adriaan, who was sitting on the chair, clapped his hands lightly. It was obvious that he was very satisfied with these few scenes.

Natalie, who was originally hiding in the corner, suddenly let out a sigh of relief. She stood up and patted the dust off her body. She had almost completed 20 scenes today. For a crew that had just finished their break, this was a good number. However, Natalie was not satisfied with her performance. Compared to her best performance, there was still a big gap. Some scenes could have been done in one take, but she had to NG two or three times.

I've clearly adjusted myself! Natalie thought in her heart with some dissatisfaction. She looked at Adriaan, who began to play with the little guy in her arms after the end of the shoot. She felt a trace of irritation in her heart and then strode over.

"How was it?" she asked.

Hearing the voice, Adriaan, who raised his head, was stunned for a moment before he smiled, "Not bad, you did very well today, Nada. After so many days of rest, it's always effective."

Then he ignored Natalie's "then continue filming" expression and continued to play with Emma.

Natalie gritted her teeth and finally asked, "Can't we continue filming?"

"No, not today. Let's leave it for tomorrow." Adriaan waved his hand. As if he knew what she wanted to say, he immediately added, "Anyway, it's very easy to make the kitchen set. I don't think you're in the right state to film this scene, Nada, so you should continue to have a good rest. After the daily scenes, I'll send you back."

She reached out and rubbed her face. Seeing that Adriaan had already made a decision, Natalie and could not be changed, Natalie had to leave.

Now they were shooting the last scene where Matilda and Leon separated. Before that, they added a few scenes where the special police officers caught Matilda. Although Adriaan shot the hot action scene at the beginning, he did not continue to make the emotional scenes. The reason was that Natalie was not good enough to express that kind of feeling.

Well, she admitted that it was her first time shooting a movie. It was not easy to fully understand the inner world of the character in a short period of time. But after such a long time, her eye-catching performance had won everyone's approval, so why couldn't she try to shoot this scene?

Even if … because of what happened before … it had been adjusted now. Couldn't she even try to shoot it? The annoyed Natalie unconsciously squeezed the paper cup in her hand until the remaining water droplets splashed onto her hand. She only reacted after the water droplets splashed onto her hand.

Damn it, damn Eide, it's all your fault. Annoyed, Natalie threw the cup into the trash can, and then wiped the back of her hand. She did not feel that it was strange to blame Adriaan for this. In fact, she was a little obsessed now. Even if she saw a child fall on the street, she would think it was Adriaan's fault.

Although when she first arrived on the set, Adriaan did not tell her why the reporters were chasing him outside, and the people in the crew chose to avoid her indirect questions. Even Reynolds, who had a good relationship with her, just smiled and said nothing, Natalie still guessed something.

She had heard the name "Julia" very clearly, and the reporters were in such a hurry. Adrian was a little surprised that she hadn't been watching the entertainment news for a while, and the crew members were hesitant to speak. If she couldn't guess who it was, she would be a big fool.

But she clearly remembered that the one who had a passionate moment with Adriaan in the bathroom was Monica Bellucci, the heroine of "Delicious Love". How did it become another person? In that case … Natalie suddenly covered her face and rubbed it for a while, then quickly found a paper cup and poured a large glass of cold water into it. She raised her head and gulped it down.

I hate this! I hate thinking about those things! Don't let those damn images come out of my head again! Natalie gritted her teeth as she thought to herself. She only felt a trace of calmness after gulping down three large glasses. After calming down, she turned around and was about to touch up her makeup to continue, but she stopped after taking a step.

Natalie looked around in disbelief. She didn't know when people had left, but she, who was immersed in her own world, didn't notice it at all. It was quiet inside and outside the room. There was no sound at all. The dim light shone in from the outside and sprinkled on the dirty ground, which was indescribably strange.

"Is anyone here?" The girl tried to call out, but there was no response. She couldn't help but frown, carefully walked to the door of the room, reached out and pushed open the half-closed door, then she was shocked again.

Not only was the room outside the same as the inside, there was no one, but the equipment that should have been everywhere had all disappeared, including the shelf with the lights, recording microphones, cameras, and so on. There was only a mess on the ground.

"This … What's going on?" An inexplicable sense of fear welled up in the girl's heart. How could so many people and so many props suddenly disappear without a trace?

"Is anyone here?" Natalie tried to call out again, but there was still no answer. Unconsciously, she had already hugged her arms to her chest, and the look of panic on her face became a lot more obvious.

"If anyone is here, then come out quickly! This is not fun at all! " Natalie suddenly raised her voice, and the feeling of anxiety was obvious. No matter what, she was only a 12-year-old girl.

Suddenly, there was a continuous banging sound, and at the same time, there was a cheerful shout, "Surprise!"

Natalie, who was already a little nervous, suddenly screamed, but then she was covered in colorful ribbons and many pieces of paper.

"This … This is …" The girl's mouth was wide open, and she looked at the people who suddenly appeared around her and applauded her. Not only were there all the crew members, but Reynolds and the other actors were also among them. Even Gary Oldman, who was supposed to report back to the crew in a few days, was here.

"Happy birthday, Nada!" Adriaan also clapped his hands and walked out of the crowd with Emma in his arms. He looked at her and said with a smile, "I hope you like this surprise."

"You mean … You mean … This is …" Natalie's expression turned into shock. She finally remembered that today should be her 12th birthday! She had almost forgotten all the things that happened during this period of time.

"Yes, dear, Eide specially prepared a birthday party for you." At this time, Sheila also walked out and came to her daughter with a smile. She lovingly swept away the scattered paper and ribbons on her head.

"It took him a long time to get us to agree," Avner said as he walked over as well.

"Oh, thank you, thank you, mom, dad." Natalie was moved and hugged her parents, which immediately attracted another round of applause.

At this time, Adriaan, who was holding Emma in his arms, coughed softly. After separating from her parents, the girl glanced at him and ran to shake hands or hug other people one by one to express her gratitude. From the stage manager, assistant, assistant director, to Reynolds, Oldman, and even Charlize were not left behind. However, they ignored Adriaan who was standing in the middle of the room, and they did it very deliberately.

Faced with this situation, Adriaan could only helplessly shrug his shoulders, which then attracted the laughter of the surrounding people. At this time, Natalie slowly walked in front of Adriaan. She first revealed a smile, and then when the other showed the same smile and was about to speak, she suddenly punched him.

"Do you know how scared I was just now? Do you know how nervous I was just now? Is there anyone who creates a surprise like you? " Natalie shouted indignantly, waving her fists and continuously punching Adriaan. Her half-real, half-fake appearance once again attracted a lot of laughter, including Sheila. Although Avner frowned, he also smiled and shook his head.

It was not good for Adriaan to dodge or speak, so he could only roll his eyes and let the girl hit him. He was obviously very depressed because even Emma, who was in his arms, showed a puzzled expression at first, but then immediately clapped her hands and laughed gloatingly, exactly the same expression as Charlize nearby.

"Okay, okay, you should have vented enough!" After dozens of punches, Adriaan said with a sigh.

Slightly panting, Natalie finally stopped. After looking at him angrily, she suddenly lowered her head, and her face became a little red again.

"It seems that Nada finally realized that she was wrong." Adriaan then immediately teased.

What do you mean by realizing that she was wrong? The girl really wanted to refute him, but she didn't know what to say. She couldn't tell him that she was blushing because …

Fortunately, Adriaan took the initiative to change the topic in time. "Okay, hurry up and bring the food up!"

Immediately, an assistant walked in with a cake, and the room became a lot darker because the curtains were drawn. Then, the song "Happy Birthday" sounded.

Seeing the floating little flame getting closer and closer to her, the feeling of excitement completely occupied Natalie's heart.