Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
After Eva was done filming the scene, she and Linda went to the RV to take a break, upon which Louie strode out of the four-wheel drive next to it. Knowing what to do in such situations, Linda cleverly excused herself and left at once.
“Are you tired?” Louie asked with concern. Eva replied, “No, I’m not.” Sitting in the air-conditioned car, she picked up a bottle of drinking water and tried to open it.
To her dismay, though, the bottle cap was so tight that she had trouble unscrewing it for a moment. At the sight of this, the man naturally took the bottle from her and helped her unscrew the cap, after which she grabbed the bottle and took a drink from it. Just when she was about to place it aside, the man snatched it from her with his large hand and abruptly started to drink from it.
Eva’s eyes rounded in astonishment. Watching him finish half the bottle, she couldn’t help feeling vexed. What the hell is he doing, coming all the way here to suffer on the set of a film instead of doing his job as the president of a company? “Why don’t you go home instead?” she said in another attempt to chase him away.
“From now on, I’ll stay with you without going anywhere else,” Louie replied firmly. Eva looked away with unknown feelings. “It’s been two years now. It’s about time you pay some attention to me, no?” Louie said in a husky voice.
“Who says that I have to pay attention to you? My contract’s ending in a month, upon which time I’ll break my contract with you and go wherever I want! That’s none of your business.”
“I won’t let you break the contract,” Louie retorted possessively. Eva’s eyes were calm and imperturbable. “I’ve studied the contract, and you’ve got no right to make me stay. If you refuse to let me break the contract, I’ll sue you.”
Louie heaved a sigh. “Where do you want to go, then?” “I don’t know. I’m just gonna stay away from some unpleasant people and stuff, anyway.” Eva gazed into the distance while yearning for her long- lost freedom.
Louie looked at her with a pained look in his eyes. “You already knew that Tucker had betrayed you long ago. Are you still gonna insist on loving him and refuse to accept me?”
Meanwhile, at a green screen studio, Jessie had completed the filming of several scenes. Then, seeing that the next scene would be between her and Julian, she couldn’t help looking forward to it.
When it was finally time to film the scene, a temporary stand-in suddenly arrived, and Vincent explained the scene to him. When Jessie came over as well, Lexie said to her, “Jessie, I hear that Young Master Julian isn’t coming for this scene today. A double will stand in for him instead.”
Jessie grew worried at once. “Why? Did something happen to him?”
“I don’t know about it either; all I hear is that he’s not coming.”
Jessie immediately went to Vincent, asking him when he was free after he finished explaining the scene, “Director Cooper, is Young Master Julian not joining us for the filming of this scene?”
Vincent explained, “Well, Jessie, the thing is, Julian’s not coming because he’s engaged in something else. It doesn’t matter, though. I’ll have someone stand in for him by shooting him from behind, so you just have to act your part in the scene.”
“Did something happen to him?” Jessie asked.
“Oh, it’s nothing. He’s just… Hehe,” Vincent said before bursting into a chuckle. “He only needs some rest, so don’t worry about him. He’s alright.”
Jessie nodded; inwardly, though, she was still worried. I’ll visit him when I’m done filming this scene, she thought.
The filming of this scene was somewhat difficult, as Jessie made a few mistakes during filming. Perhaps because she had something else on her mind, she kept having trouble finding the right emotion. When the filming was finally completed, it was already half past five in the afternoon. Since she had no filming to do that night, she returned to her dressing room and removed all her makeup. After changing into a set of casual wear of her own, she came out and walked directly toward Julian’s RV.
Julian’s assistants were sheltering from the sun under a parasol next to the RV. Upon seeing Jessie, they immediately stood up with a smile, saying, “Hi, Jessie.”
“Is Young Master Julian in the RV?”
“Yeah, he’s taking a nap in there!” answered Bethany. The next instant, she said in surprise, “Come to think of it, he’s been napping for two hours now. Perhaps he’s fallen asleep.”
“Can I get in to check on him?” Jessie asked, fearing that he might be ill.
Bethany opened the door, after which Jessie quietly crept up the steps into the RV for fear of rousing the man inside from his sleep. She then saw Julian, who was resting his head on his arm and lying on the little bed at the back of the RV. He seemed soundly asleep.
Is he that exhausted? Feeling sorry for the man, she sat down next to him before studying him. He was covered with a blanket; his skin, which was usually as white as marble, was tinged with red at this very moment, as though a layer of blush had been applied to it. When she first saw it, she thought it was beautiful, but when she looked closely, she became alarmed. Immediately, she placed her hand on his forehead, which was so hot to the touch that it burned her palm right away.
Oh, my God! Julian’s having a fever! To confirm it again, Jessie bent down and touched her forehead to his.
Just then, the man opened his eyes. When he saw the lady holding his face in her hands and pressing her forehead to his, a dazzling light instantly came to his eyes, and his lips curled into a smile. “Are you trying to take advantage of me?”
Jessie replied, “What are you talking about? Don’t you know that you’re having a fever?” She felt somewhat put out. To think this guy doesn’t even know to go to the hospital when he’s ill! How worrying!
Julian did realize that his body was somewhat feverish, but he didn’t feel unwell at all. He sat up and stroked his forehead with his hand. “Is it hot?”
“It burned my hand,” Jessie said before quickly stepping out of the RV. She said to Bethany, “Young Master Julian is having a fever. Hurry and take him to the hospital.”
“What? No way! Hurry and start the car, Charles! We’ve got to rush Young Master Julian to the hospital!”
Charles, the chauffeur, immediately started the nanny van nearby, whereas Jessie got back into the RV and got the man inside out of it to accompany him to the hospital.
Bethany was beating herself up. To think I was unaware that my boss was having a fever! At this moment, she looked like a cat on a hot tin roof. “Sorry, Young Master Julian. We’ve neglected our duty by not realizing that you’re ill. Not only that, but we’ve let you sleep in there for such a long time.”
However, Julian refused to go to the hospital. “I’m not going to the hospital. Just get some aspirin for me instead.”
Jessie wouldn’t let him treat his illness in such a way, though. Locking her arm in his, she urged, “Let’s go to the hospital. I’m going with you.”
“I’m just having a fever. It’ll go down once I take some aspirin,” Julian insisted rather stubbornly. He hadn’t been ill for years, so he disliked the idea of going to the hospital.
Bethany quickly persuaded him as well. “Young Master Julian, your condition can’t wait! Let’s go to the hospital, shall we?”
Jessie was already dragging the man into the nanny van by force. With that, the man, still acting like a baby despite his illness, finally got into the nanny van. After Bethany called Harper—a male assistant— over, they got into the nanny van and headed straight for the film studio hospital.
Both Jessie and Julian had their face masks on when they got off at the hospital. Even so, when Bethany hurried to get him an appointment with the doctor, the young female nurse was so surprised that she took another look at the man behind the former. Oh, God! Julian Gilmore is actually here at the hospital!
The moment Julian and others left, a female fan suddenly cried, “Ah! It’s Julian!”
Instantly, some young fans ran after him in the lobby. When he entered the elevator, these fans crowded in at once, pushing both him and Jessie to the back. At the sight of this, Bethany and Harper immediately urged, “Give us some space, please!”
Upon reaching the doctor’s office, Julian sat down for a checkup. Seeing that his body temperature reached as high as about 104 Fahrenheit, Jessie got so shocked that her heart nearly jumped out of her chest. To think this guy refused to come to the hospital despite having such a high fever!
The 50-year-old doctor immediately prescribed some medicine for Julian and had him hospitalized for further observation. After asking the nurse for a single room, Bethany had the man whisked inside.
Julian’s fans milled around outside the room, but they were sensible enough to let him have some privacy. At this moment, however, they also noticed that the young lady accompanying him was none other than Jessie Silverstein, the rising starlet. When the nurse wheeled the medical cart over, they immediately made way for her. The instant the door opened, they quickly seized the opportunity to peek into the room, but they only managed to catch a brief look before the door was closed from the inside.
The nurse, who was also one of Julian’s fans, was very excited as she put him on a drip. At this moment, she saw Jessie taking off her face mask next to them. Looking closely at the only actress who’d been rumored to be in a relationship with Julian, she was surprised to find that the former was gentle and kind. Furthermore, she saw a kind of long-lost natural beauty in her.
Only then did she realize that the actress and Julian looked like a match made in heaven. Before inserting the needle, she said in advance, “Mr. Gilmore, this is going to hurt a little. Please bear with it for a moment.”
Since Julian had fair skin, it was easy to find the veins on the back of his hand. Jessie was watching on from the side and shared his pain.
On the other hand, as soon as the nurse finished setting up the IV drips for Julian, she was torn between her reluctance to leave and having the heart to disturb her idol’s recuperation. Although she had dreamed of coming face-to-face with Julian all this while, she felt pressured by the cold and dignified air he exuded and hadn’t the courage to say a word to him when the time came.
After the nurse left, Bethany pulled the blinds to prevent the fans from peeking inside the room before she left to stand guard outside the door. Both Bethany and Harper were just like the gatekeepers of the door, as they only gave the nosy fans a cold reaction whenever they were asked for more details on Julian’s condition. It was a method they both had trained to ensure Julian’s safety.
Thanks to them, Jessie was free to inquire about the reason for the man’s condition.