Filed To Story: My Accidental Bride Is a Fashion Circle Queen Novel
“I’m fine,” Emma replied calmly. “Don’t worry about me…”
“Tell brother-in-law about it…”
…
In the end, Emma did not speak to Eric about what happened. It wasn’t because she pitied Wren, but because she didn’t want Eric to feel guilty and worried.
Today…she had been too impulsive. She hadn’t been patient enough.
But, even though she didn’t say anything to Eric, it didn’t mean that Herman wouldn’t.
As soon as Emma returned to her room, Herman immediately made a phone call to Eric.
“Brother-in-law…”
“Huh?”
“I just heard Sister Three and auntie having an argument. I never imagined that auntie’s words would be so unsuited to her identity and that her actions would be so similar to Elodie.”
“Explain what you mean,” Eric’s gaze darkened.
Herman originally called with the intention to expose Wren, so he immediately recalled the entire scene that had played out in the living room, including everything that she had said.
Eric fell silent. He then asked in a dull voice, “How’s your sister’s mood right now?”
“How good could it be?”
Eric did not respond. He simply hung up the phone. But, at this moment, Luke could clearly sense the unapproachable coldness emanating from Eric’s body.
7pm, Eric returned home. Seeing Wren sitting in the living room sipping tea, he directly headed upstairs to Emma, who was lying in bed, and gently said, “Emma…come out and eat something before you sleep.”
“OK,” Emma woke up drowsily and walked downstairs with Eric’s care.
The couple sat down opposite Wren without a word. However, the look in Emma and Wren’s eyes were slightly awkward.
“It’s honestly difficult for me to imagine that you gave birth to me.”
After quite some time, Eric finally spoke up. But, his first words were enough to send chills down Wren’s spine.
“It is also difficult for me to imagine that you are a well-educated senior researcher of biology.”
“Mom, you are wrong. For me, I can only have one wife. Whereas, mom, I can have none,” Eric said in a strong, deep voice as he wr*pped his arm around Emma’s shoulder, emphasizing every single word. “If you insist on using your identity as my mother to bully Emma, we can consider ending our relationship as mother and son.”
“Eric, how dare you speak to your mother like that!” Wren glared at Eric angrily.
“What did you learn from your time overseas? Who taught you to treat your daughter-in-law this way?”
“Or could it be…”
“…I have not truly understood you all these years?”
Wren looked away scornfully.
“Mom, I never thought you were the kind of person to bully your daughter-in-law. You’ve really opened my eyes. Of course, you must know that if you can’t control Emma, then there is no way you will be able to control me. So, from now on, it’s best if you never step foot in this household again.”
“Eric, is this the way you treat your mother?”
“Were you hoping that I’d deal with you in a more presentable and smarter way?”
But, this was the way that Eric dealt with all his enemies!
Wren froze in place, no longer opposing Eric.
She knew, at this moment, no matter what she was to say, it would only make Eric and Emma hate her even more.
So, after glaring into Eric’s eyes, Wren admitted defeat. Holding in her anger, she turned and retreated to her bedroom.
“There are a lot of questions I have about mom,” Emma said as she slightly turned to look at Eric. “Logically speaking, she is from the Bei Family, so why isn’t her surname Bei? And, why does she hate actors so much?”
“If she hates actors so much, then how does she tolerate Craig, grandfather and the entire Kaleidoscope?”
Faced with Emma’s question, Eric lowered his head and gently brushed the back of Emma’s hand, “I should have addressed these questions earlier, but there are some things that I haven’t even clarified for myself yet. So, give me some time.”
Although Emma was a little confused by the meaning behind Eric’s words, they had been married for long enough for her to understand him. So, she nodded her head, “I trust you.”
Eric reached his arm around Emma’s shoulder and gently caressed her. However, his gaze followed in the direction that Wren had left with an unfathomable darkness.
“Even if she didn’t do that and didn’t delete the message on my phone, I may not have attended the auditions anyway.”
“But, the thing that I am most curious about is, how did she know the password on my phone?”
“What would you like to eat? I’ll make it for you,” Eric changed the subject at the right time and held onto Emma’s shoulder as he sat down. “Leave this matter with me. I’ll arrange for Luke to come over tomorrow. You don’t need to worry about anything. No one will be able to insult you again.”
“By the way, I finally feel like you didn’t dote on Herman for nothing.”
…
As for the French drama, after reading the script, Emma and Eric both felt that there was no point playing a similar character for the sake of popularity. After all, she already played an introverted fighter in ‘The Lost Relative’. If she was to play a similar character again, it wouldn’t be much of a challenge. So, naturally, the role wasn’t very attractive to Emma.
Above all, the child in her stomach was almost 7 months old. It wasn’t necessary for her to take the risk.
However, while the public was still trying to guess if Emma would turn up at the auditions, Zephaniah turned up at Hyatt Regency to look for Emma.
Seeing Zephaniah, Emma let out a laugh, “You wouldn’t be here unless you needed something. Speak, what do you want from me this time?”
Zephaniah was dressed in a light grey suit, looking like a business elite. In his hands was a thick stack of papers. After smiling back at Emma, he placed a script in front of her, “Have a look and see if you are interested.”
Emma lowered her head and noticed that the name on the script was ‘Concubine Emma’…
“The lead female protagonist is a villain!”
Hearing this, Emma let out a laugh. He was indeed an ex-top-manager who understood what she liked and disliked. So, he knew that she didn’t like typical things and liked to challenge the impossible.
“Are you interested? This drama is produced by Ciwen Film and Television and directed by Ferdinand. He mentioned before that you’d be his first consideration if he comes across a good script. He has not gone back on his words.”
“But, my current situation…” Emma did not think that she could currently participate in any filming projects.
Even though she had gotten quite excited by the word, ‘villain’.
“Don’t worry, the preparation time for this drama will take a while. As it is created by a national film and television agency, they are very detailed in all aspects. Even the maids in the palace require over half a year of training. So, you don’t need to worry at all,” Zephaniah explained. “It’s not easy to come across a character that you like, especially one that is in such a big production on such a big platform. I assume you won’t be rejecting this opportunity, right?”
Emma put away the script and nodded her head, “How do you expect me to pay you back for such a big gift?”
“Just keep it in mind. I’m sure you will find a chance.”
Actually, the drama had a lot of dangerous scenes, including jumping into a deep lake and swimming through icy water. Other actresses weren’t likely to risk their lives in such a way. But, when it came to Emma, Zephaniah had no doubt that she would be willing to put in more effort than an average person for the sake of the film. This was a dazzling characteristic of hers that could not be copied.
“OK, now that we’ve finished talking about business, let’s talk about something personal. Isn’t it time to start dating? After all, so many years have already passed since Sabrina’s incident, isn’t it time for you to let go?”
“You used to be a manager and now you’re a director. Have you met any women that are a little special?”
“Nothing special. Not everyone in this industry is like you,” Zephaniah chuckled. “However, a few days ago, I did meet an interesting person.”
Having said that, Zephaniah’s mind drifted off into the memory of a few days ago. That day, he had visited the building of Ciwen Film and Television where he came across a huge group of extras in one of the studios.
Actually, the job of an extra should not be underestimated. They could simply die in a film or be a bystander and they’d be paid. For actors that weren’t too ambitious, this was already enough for food and clothing.
On that day, he spotted a delicately pretty but cool girl amongst the crowd of extras. She was waiting in line, but she was also helping some people fix their dislocated joints for some extra money.
Of course, this wasn’t all that unusual. However, the thing that amused Zephaniah was the fact that this girl was actually quite agile and started off as a stunt double, yet she went to be an extra instead. She would often hit others until their joints dislocated and then she’d make them pay her to get it fixed.