It was awkward.It was not all that surprising, considering the fact that it was the first time that they were together, with no one else in the room, since their divorce.After his shower, Zayn had recovered much of his spirit. At the very least, he did not look as lost and in shambles as he was just moments ago. It took a lot to reduce a man of his fortitude into such a dolorous mess, but it was impossibly appalling news that drove him to the edge.Faye, on the other hand, had a weaker constitution. Despite the soothing, warm bath that she took, she still managed to catch a cold from the ordeal, releasing a salvo of rapid-fire sneeze until the tip of her nose was red all over. She looked pretty terrible.“A-choo!” She sneezed again. Zayn had been standing in front of her, so the snot splattered all over his face—a feat that greatly embarrassed her. “God, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to!”“It’s alright,” Zayn replied, shaking his head before heading to the bathroom to wash his face.
“Yea. You’re right.” Faye nodded before adding, “Thanks.”Zayn smiled slightly and stepped out of the door without another word.It was just her, alone in the room, standing motionlessly for a long while. She sighed dejectedly. Why was she brooding now? She could not tell.Or rather, she did not have the courage to think it through.It took her two more minutes before she remembered just how many things she had wanted to ask Zayn—his real identity, why he seemed so lost and listless, why he looked like all of his hopes had abandoned him. However, when it was time to ask, she balked in confusion. In the end, nothing came out of it.The downpour outside saw no sign of abating. Zayn ditched his plans to leave and decided to stay the night at the hotel. It was a night where sleep evaded him until midnight rolled around. All he could think of was what happened throughout the day as he slowly phased from disbelieving shock to acceptance.There was one thing he knew for certain. Neither
Zayn called out tentatively as soon as the man’s familiar silhouette entered his line of sight, “Odd Bob? Is that you?”The man immediately responded, turning around and meeting Zayn’s eyes. After a brief moment of bewilderment, he cried out in joyous surprise, “Zayn!”He was a man of darker complexion and a rather plump physique, giving him an air of homely honesty. He was wearing a dirty uniform seemingly designed for medieval footmen. Quickly, he approached Zayn with an earnest, happy smile before giving a hardy punch to Zayn’s chest, laughing, “So it was you! God, it’s been so long, squirt! And here I thought you’ve forgotten all about your bro over here!”Sean and a few other higher-ups in the company had been following Zayn, and so when they saw what the man had done, they narrowed their eyes. Anger was starting to color their faces, but before anyone could come and teach Odd Bob a “lesson”, Zayn raised his hand and stopped them with a glare.Luckily, Odd Bob was wiping away
Zayn thought for a moment before replying, “I did.”“What?”“Real estate agent.”“Whaaaa?!” Odd Bob turned his hands up in a hard, dismissive wave before leaping to his feet. “You won’t go far with that job! Business for that sector isn’t all that great right now. You know what, I think you should become an extra like me! Work a little elbow grease, and you could earn at least fifteen dollars to thirty dollars a day, so it’s not too bad at all. Besides, you’ve got the looks. If you’re lucky I bet it will take you just three to five years before you climb the ladder and secure yourself a starring role! Oh, by then, you’ll be hella famous!”Zayn froze. He was about to decline the offer, saying, “Wait, but—"Odd Bob had already sprung into action. “Ah, no buts! I’ve made a decision, and that’s final. For the record, Old Odd Bob’s pretty hot here. I can get you in with just a good word. Watch me!”Just like that, the man dashed away before Zayn even had the chance to say anything.U
Zayn’s eyes were quick to meet the director’s gaze and felt his heart skip a beat. Was his identity going to be exposed right now?As one of Violet Vision’s in-house directors, this particular director had seen Zayn before. It would not be impossible if the man managed to recognize him because of that short meeting in the past.If Zayn’s real identity had been exposed right now… well, Odd Bob would likely be so taken aback that he would be at a loss of what to say, right?Honestly, Zayn was a little hard-pressed about his identity. The two of them started out in the same hard spot—maligned sons-in-law, broke, and inhumanely mistreated by their in-laws. Odd Bob had taken up the role as his unofficial big brother simply because he was a few years older than Zayn, and from then on, Odd Bob had been taking care of him in any way he could.Things changed, though. Zayn’s life had taken a hard turn, and after several windfalls later, he was a billionaire chairman while Odd Bob remained a
”Good.” The director’s posture seemed to radiate arrogance. It was as though he was unwilling to speak with Zayn, whom he thought held a lowly status in society. Instead, he turned around and immediately said to Bobby, “He’s one of yours, so I’ll leave it to you to explain the rules of the set to him. Make sure he doesn’t cause any trouble, understand?”“Understood, I got it!” Bobby hurriedly nodded his head as his expression was pleasantly surprised and filled with excitement. In fact, he seemed to be even happier than Zayn.Next, Bobby hurriedly explained the rules of being an extra to Zayn three times because he was afraid that Zayn would not be able to remember them and end up making a mistake. “Remember now, as extras, we must remember the rules and not make any mistakes at all. Otherwise, it’s going to be hard for us to get another job once our reputation is tarnished.”Zayn shrugged slightly helplessly as he said, “I got it, Odd Bob. Don’t worry. I’ll make sure I follow the r
Naturally, Zayn noticed what Bobby was thinking about and merely revealed a calm smile without explaining anything. After all, at Zayn’s level, the less one would want to explain themselves.Adam walked towards the set rather boastfully and did not seem to even pay any attention to anyone as though everyone else was beneath him. When he stood before the director, he lazily drawled, “Director, everyone’s here now, aren’t they? I suppose we can start filming now, hmm?”Even the director, who seemed the most domineering on set, became respectful when he was talking to Adam and even humbled himself a lot as he hurriedly said, “Yes, everyone’s here, so we can start filming anytime.”“Alright.” Adam calmly nodded his head and said, “It’s good that everyone’s here. At least, I don’t have to wait.”Although his words infuriated many, none of them had the courage to refute him. Then, the director said, “Well, let’s begin filming now, Adam. We’ve got quite a difficult mission ahead of us tod
Instantly, the moment Adam saw Zayn, he said in a harsh tone, “Were you the one who spoke ill of me behind my back? The nerve you have! Who brought you here?”Zayn’s face did not have a single expression on it as he calmly looked at Adam. Just as he was about to say something, Bobby, who was beside him, immediately stood up and hurriedly apologized as he bowed, “Adam, you’ve misunderstood. He wasn’t talking about you just now. He was actually just casually commenting about someone else online. Please don’t take it to heart, Adam…”Bobby looked absolutely flattering and respectful as he continuously nodded his head and bent over. However, his self-deprecation made Zayn upset.On the other hand, Adam’s expression seemed to have evened out. Then, he said to the director, “Mr. Gibbins, what’s going on here? How could you allow such lowlifes on set? If I were to tell the chairman of Violet Vision about this, your future in this industry won’t seem as bright as it used to be anymore.”Mr