"My dear, I'm sorry to tell you that I have to go back." Adriaan's voice suddenly pulled Kate out of her memories. "Charley called. She's very dissatisfied with me for the past three days."
"Who's Charley?" Kate looked at him with an unfriendly expression. "That sounds like a girl's name."
"Charley is my secretary and assistant. Her full name is Charlize Theron." Adriaan smiled and hugged her. "Do you remember the girl I told you about? The girl I met in New York a few years ago? That's Charley. "
"You met her in New York a few years ago and said a few encouraging words. A few years later, she came to Los Angeles and became your secretary and assistant. Is that what you want to say, Eide? "Kate stared at him and asked.
"It sounds unbelievable, but it really happened. Life is sometimes more dramatic than movies." Adriaan said and kissed her on the head. "Okay, that's enough. I really have to go back."
"Since when can a secretary and assistant give orders to the boss?" Kate's eyes narrowed.
"A secretary and assistant can't give orders to the boss at any time, but she can make suggestions. As long as the suggestion is correct, then the boss should do it." Adriaan shrugged. "Charley is an excellent assistant. She can always arrange things at work, so her opinions are worth considering."
After a few seconds of silence, Kate's teeth moved across her lips. "Have you slept with her?"
After a few seconds of silence, Adriaan let out a long breath and looked straight into Kate's eyes. "Are you sure you want to hear the answer?"
Although she could already get the answer from this sentence, Kate still nodded firmly. "Yes."
"Yes," Adriaan replied without hesitation.
Kate closed her eyes and clenched her fists hard. Then she opened them again with an indescribable look in her eyes.
"What am I to you, Eide?" she murmured in a trance.
"Lover, of course." Adriaan held her face and looked at her seriously. "I've never forgotten our happy days in the past, Kate. I've never forgotten the way you stood proudly in front of me to show that you could do it. I've never forgotten the way you hid in the room and cried after being teased by me. I've never forgotten the way you cursed at me, and I've never forgotten the time you shyly gave me your first time. I've remembered all of these in my heart. I can't miss any part. I want you to understand, Kate, that I love you. "
Looking into his eyes, Kate opened her mouth but didn't say anything. A trembling feeling came from her heart. Her thoughts seemed to return to the day she learned about the double scandal between Adriaan, Julia, and Monica. The strong jealousy she felt when she was still lying in the hospital. She secretly bought wine and got drunk. When she woke up the next day, not only did she have a splitting headache, but she was also warned by the hospital. At the same time, her discharge from the hospital was delayed for a few days. According to the nurse on duty, she lay in bed crying that night. When they arrived, she was almost drowned in her own tears.
"Kate? Are you okay, Kate? "Adriaan's voice rang.
"I'm fine, it's just …" Kate made a few hand gestures absentmindedly. She looked up and met Adriaan's eyes. His eyes were full of concern. She couldn't help but smile bitterly.
After "Tornado" ended filming, she tried to date other men in order to forget the figure in her heart. However, most of them were self-righteous young men who liked to show off. She felt disgusted at first glance. Although there were two or three men who were funny and considerate, she couldn't help but compare them with Adriaan and ignore them.
After that, she began a life of complete abstinence. Although her fingers could satisfy her for a short period of time, the emptiness after that without warmth could drive her crazy. Then, she stopped paying attention to any news related to him. She insisted on exercising for four hours a day and wrapped herself in sweat. She wanted to use this method to separate him from her life. For a period of time, she thought that this method had worked, but the charity banquet that followed made her go back to square one again.
When she saw him talking, laughing and dancing intimately with that girl, the scene that was more impactful than the photos in the newspaper immediately made the feelings that should have been suppressed burst out, biting her heart like a viper. At that time, she wished that he could look at her, even if it was just a glance, even if there was no expression on his face. However, she was disappointed after waiting for a long time.
However, just as she was about to leave the hotel in a daze, he caught up with her from behind and caught her. That was how the events of the past few days happened.
"Just what?" Adriaan asked gently. "If there's something on your mind, you can tell me, just like before."
"Before?" Kate smiled bitterly. She had a lot to say, but at this moment, she couldn't say a word. Finally, she sighed and said, "Why won't you lie to me, Eide?"
"Why should I lie to you?" Adriaan asked. "Or do you think that lying to you means that I love you?"
"But …" Kate subconsciously raised her hand and then covered her forehead. "You're a jerk, Eide. I hate your sweet words, but I …"
"Alright, Kate." Adrian's smile suddenly turned into a malicious one, and his hands holding her tightened. "It seems that you haven't completely vented your frustration. Maybe we should have another round of hearty sex? You know, we've been chatting for the past few days. "
Kate couldn't help but shrink her neck, but she didn't say anything and turned her face away, as if saying, "Whatever you want."
"I really have to leave, Kate." Adriaan kissed the top of her head again. "But I'll be back soon, I promise. When that time comes, we can relax for a while, like going back to London together. Emma misses you very much. "
"She won't miss me. She can't wait for me to disappear forever," Carter retorted subconsciously.
"How can that be? When I went to London to see her on New Year's Day, she even asked you about it." Adriaan shrugged. When he saw her turn around and show a little curiosity, he smiled again. "Emma asked me, 'Is Kate not with you anymore? Is she not coming back anymore? If that's the case, I'll be so happy!"
He deliberately spoke in a high-pitched voice like a little girl, so Kate couldn't help but wave her fists and look like she was going to hit him.
Adriaan laughed and dodged twice, then let go of her. "Alright, I really have to leave. Have a good rest and take care of yourself. You've just recovered from your injury, right?"
"I know." Kate nodded. Feeling Adriaan's touch under her ribs, she suddenly thought of something and looked at him. "Roger told you, right?"
"Yes." After hesitating for two seconds, Adriaan nodded. "No matter what, I'm his boss."
Kate opened her mouth and finally sneered at herself. "Even without him, you still have other ways to get information about me, right? You're the one who put me in Twister, right? You know everything about me, don't you? "
"Of course, that script was written for you." Adriaan looked at her without blinking. "I've said it before. I've already lost you once. I won't lose you again, Kate!"
As he said that, he pinched her chin and leaned down to gently suck on her rosy lips.
"You're mine," Adriaan announced.
Kate looked at him blankly. She couldn't say the words that she had already swallowed. It wasn't until she sent Adriaan away that she fell on the sofa and let out a long sigh with her eyes closed.
…
"I've only been away for a few days, and I've left a message on the message machine. Yet, you've been nagging on the phone like a panicked bunny." Adriaan paced back and forth in the office and flipped through the documents. Then, he set his eyes on Charlize. His beautiful female secretary, dressed in standard office lady attire, was bending over to look for something in the bookcase.
"What, do you think I'm a panicked bunny? Or do you think I'm being a little ruthless and want to save your dignity? " Charlize turned his head and said a little harshly, but then he frowned. "Where are you looking?"
"Of course it's your beautiful buttocks wrapped in a short skirt." Adriaan smiled and reached out to draw two semicircles in the air. "Perfectly round curves, not worse than Kate's at all."
Charlize rolled his eyes and asked, "Kate? The latest girl you've cheated? "
"First, except for necessary white lies, I never deceive women, and I know very well where the line is. Second, Kate is my girlfriend. We broke up before, and now she's back." Adriaan said calmly.
"Broke up?" Charlize showed a look of interest, but his words were still merciless. "I fully understand why she broke up. I'm glad that someone made you suffer."
"You really make me sad. You're actually taking joy in my misfortune when I suffer so much." Adrian clicked his tongue as he gestured with his hand. Then, he held his chin and looked at Charlie from head to toe. "Speaking of which, the two of you have quite a lot in common. You both have the same personality, are both very strong, and are both somewhat shrewd. However, Kate tends to be more open to the outside world. As for you, unless there's some external force, you won't release it."
Charlize's expression suddenly changed slightly. He looked down at the time, and when he raised his head again, he had already recovered.
"You should go to the editing department," she said in a calm tone.
"Oh, yes, let's go together." Adriaan nodded, picked up the clothes on the hanger, and was about to leave.
"I think you probably forgot, Mr. Adriaan. I still have to sort out the current progress of the three movies for you, as well as the information of your new movie that was delayed." Charlize said in a mocking tone.
Adriaan took a deep look at Charlize, and after seeing her a little flustered, he said, "Oh, yes, sorry to trouble you."
Then he left his office.
