Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
She had to head to another film set. Since she wasn’t selected as the female lead for this movie, she could only settle for another historical movie she didn’t have high hopes for. Furthermore, she was paired with an actor who hadn’t made a name for himself yet. Therefore, she loathed Julian for treating Jessie so well.
Vincent had agreed to let her take part in the audition, but Julian crushed her hope. On the other hand, Jessie must have used a dirty trick to snatch that chance from her.
Hence, she hated them both.
After getting into the car, she still couldn’t help but set her eyes on the opening ceremony. That place was bustling with noises, and everyone was congratulating the director, the actors, and the actresses.
On the other hand, she was an award-winning actress, but her opening ceremony the day before had been cheerless.
“Have you seen Jessie? What does she look like?” Lisa’s assistant asked in an angry voice.
Lisa said through clenched teeth, “She has nothing but a beautiful face. Do you think she can act at all?”
“I agree with you. Everyone says she got her role by sleeping with some powerful man.”
However, Lisa knew that Jessie did not necessarily bed anyone to land the role, for Julian was protective of her. Julian was someone who hated loose women, so there was no way Jessie had slept with someone since he was fond of her.
That was what made Lisa feel crestfallen. She had fallen in love with Julian during the production of their previous movie. She had spent one and a half years wooing him, but he still wasn’t into her at all. What was more, he had hired a body double to take part in all their intimate scenes.
Is Julian going to use a body double during their intimate scenes this time? She couldn’t help but wonder. As far as she was concerned, Julian had been using body doubles since his very first movie, never taking part in intimate scenes at all.
All his movies were critically acclaimed because he was good at acting, and the plots were interesting as well. Meanwhile, intimate scenes were less important.
Jessie still felt some soreness in her eyes while Lexie helped her get into the car. Someone sent them a bottle of eye lotion, to which Julian accepted it and got into the car as well.
Seeing that, Lexie tactfully got out of the vehicle. Jessie’s eyes were covered with tears, which could easily arouse a man’s pity.
“Don’t move. I’ll help clean your eyes.” As Julian spoke, he picked up a towel and gently rubbed the corners of her eyes. Jessie blinked, then drops of tears slid down her cheeks. He dabbed her face with the towel and helped her with the eye lotion.
As soon as the eye lotion came into contact with her eyes, the cold sensation made her blink rapidly. The man felt sorry for her.
“Let’s cover your eyes with a cold towel.” Julian picked up another towel and wrung it out. Then, he lowered her seat and placed the towel over her eyes.
The light blue tower perfectly matched her delicate facial features. Her pink lips, which were pressed into a line, were especially alluring. Julian couldn’t help but be drawn to her face.
As he gaped at her, he realized that the temperature in the car was rising rapidly. He couldn’t help but gulp. Right then, Jessie’s phone, which was in her hand, slid down to the space beside the seat.
“Did I drop my phone?” Jessie asked as she was unable to open her eyes.
“Yes. Do you want me to pick it up for you?”
“Yes, please.”
Julian got up slightly and hovered above Jessie as he tried to pick her phone up. However, the inside of the car wasn’t spacious. Her phone was on the floor, so their faces almost came into contact. Jessie realized that the man was very close to her, so she instinctively wanted to get up. To her surprise, she accidentally kissed the man’s cheek.
Both the kisser and the one being kissed were stumped.
Jessie hurriedly removed the towel from her eyes, only to blush when she finally realized who it was. Julian, on the other hand, continued to fish out Jessie’s phone for her.
His face was merely inches away from her. He was so close that she could even feel his breath brushing against her face.
Finally, he successfully retrieved her phone. However, a red line formed on the back of his hand due to the force he exerted.
While taking the phone from him, Jessie looked at the slightly bruised hand with pain. “I’m sorry. Does it hurt?”
As the seats came with a massage function, there was a small gap between the seats. So, fishing out a fallen phone wasn’t so hard.
“Don’t worry about it. How are your eyes?” asked Julian as he scrutinized her eyes.
Jessie blinked tentatively and couldn’t help gushing when whatever was in her eyes was gone. “They’re fine now.”
“That’s good.” Julian was relieved. “You stay here while I take a look outside.”
“No, wait! Let’s go together.” Jessie didn’t want to miss out on the rest of the event, especially when there were refreshments and a gift-giving session. Besides, she had also prepared some goodie bags to hand out!
When the two came out of the car, the media concurrently pointed their cameras in their direction. It was Jessie’s first time facing so many media outlets. Thus, she felt intimidated by their cameras.
Vincent personally came to check on Jessie before ushering the media and guests for some refreshments. Meanwhile, the assistants also began handing out goodie bags. As usual, Julian was generous. Anyone who showed up would receive two thousand dollars’ worth of goodies from him. Hence, the media beamed with joy.
With such a handsome gift, the pictures of this booting ceremony would undoubtedly be decent at the very least, and sure enough, the pictures the media published all looked stunning.
Lexie had given all of Jessie’s goodie bags away, and she had claimed Julian and Vincent’s goodie bags for herself too. If anything, she just wanted a piece of joy and luck at the event. Julian’s assistant, too, accepted some goodie bags while Julian took Jessie’s and handed the rest to his assistant.
It was evident her goodie bag weighed differently from his.
The booting ceremony thereafter ended on a high note, and everyone returned to the hotel together.
After Julian returned to his room, a knock came at his door, and he assumed it was Jessie for he had requested her to join him in a read-through in the afternoon. With that, he answered the door only to find someone else—Lisa, who had evidently dressed up.
“I have something I want to talk to you about, Julian. Can I come in?” She beamed affectionately.
“You can tell me right here,” he answered nonchalantly.
“It has to do with your privacy. I think it’s best if we talk inside,” she suggested.
To that, Julian pondered for a moment and let her in. Just as Lisa entered, a phone that had its recorder on was tucked away behind the pillar.
They worked for Lisa, and she had deliberately made the arrangement. Her popularity had plummeted recently, and the best way to garner public attention was to have dating rumors with Julian. Hence, she wanted to use this method to pull her popularity back up.
“So, what is it?” He looked icily at Lisa as he sat on the couch.
Lisa, on the other hand, felt utterly defeated. She had starred in a production alongside him, and they even played as a couple in the show, but in reality, he treated her with nothing but impassiveness.
“Julian, I heard someone had taken pictures of you changing in the previous production. You have to watch out. Your new show has just begun to broadcast. I worry someone will use them to slander you.”
Seeing that she just wanted to tell him about such trifle issues, he checked his watch to find it was already 2.18PM, while his rendezvous time with Jessie was at 2.30PM.
At that, he stood up and said, “I’ve still got stuff to do, Miss Powers. Please don’t bother me with trifling matters again.”