Two days later, Nicole received a call from Julie. Ian did not plan to have a big birthday party and decided to just have a simple gathering near Julie’s set.Yvette also went.Nicole told Clayton about it and went with the driver.It was only after Nicole arrived that she found out that Ian had invested in the film that Julie was involved in, so he was there to visit the set.Ian sized Nicole up and went over to hug her.“My precious darling! I’m so glad that you’re okay!”Nicole clicked her tongue and pushed him away. “Go away. Of course, I’m fine.”Ian’s smile deepened.“I heard that you forgot all about Clayton but still remember me. I’m so touched…”“You don’t need to be touched. I even remember the death of my family’s Tibetan mastiff when I was ten years old, so of course, I can remember you.”Ian rolled his eyes in frustration. “Ugh, you’re no fun.”Julie came out to bring Nicole inside. “It just so happened that today is the film’s closing celebration, which collide
Yvette was just about to think of something when a few directors saw the three ladies standing together. They went over with a glass of wine after toasting Ian.“Ms. Stanton, Ms. Quimbey, Ms. Nixon, you three are really good friends. Thank you for supporting our film!”Nicole smiled and raised her glass.The three ladies took a shallow sip of wine. “You’re welcome.”After everyone finished exchanging pleasantries, Yvette swept a glance around and asked, “Where’s Ian?”A director who just saw Ian pondered for a moment.“He seemed to have been called away by his girlfriend…”The three ladies were wide-eyed.“He has a girlfriend?!”The director smiled in embarrassment, knowing that he had misspoken. “A female friend. Sorry, it was a slip of the tongue.”Julie frowned slightly. “Why haven’t I heard anything about it?”Nicole went close to Julie’s ear and whispered. “I heard that he has been going on blind dates recently, so she may be his blind date.”The other two people sudde
Nicole nodded. “No wonder!”Such a confrontation in public did not seem very nice, but the two actresses obviously did not care. Anyway, they just wanted the other party to look bad.Kirsi swept a glance around and turned to Lorelai. “Dumbass, does it have anything to do with you?”The venue fell silent with that remark.Afterward, someone could not help but laugh softly.Kirsi’s retort was loud and clear.Lorelai’s face turned pale as she felt embarrassed from being called a dumb*ss.“You…”Of course, Lorelai wanted to diss Kirsi too. However, if she did, she would not be able to maintain her cute persona. Lorelai was afraid that someone would film it and circulate it online.Moreover, Lorelai would not allow herself to fall from grace in front of so many bigwigs.She gritted her teeth and wanted to tear Kirsi apart.Fortunately, the director stood out in time to ease the situation. He ignored how Kirsi had insulted Lorelai.“All that matters is attendance. Kirsi told me t
Yvette frowned. She was puzzled. “Why not?”Even if Kirsi was Lumi’s sister, it should not affect Kirsi’s right to join her family’s business.Kirsi’s face darkened slightly, and her smile was not as bright as before.Julie nudged Yvette’s arm and frowned slightly.Yvette still did not understand.Kirsi smiled. “It’s okay. People only ask because they don’t know. It’s not a secret anyway.”Julie felt a little heartbroken.Kirsi’s tone was calm.“My mother now isn’t my biological mother. She’s Lumi’s biological mother. I’m an illegitimate child and only joined the Makinen family later in life.”The noise in the hall also seemed to quiet down for a moment.Kirsi so calmly spoke about her personal life as if she did not care at all.But if she really did not care, how could no one have known about it?Nicole and Yvette looked at each other. Yvette somewhat regretted blurting out the question.“I’m sorry, Kirsi. I really didn’t know about this and didn’t mean to hurt you.”Ki
Ian expressionlessly sat down, picked up a glass of wine, and took a large sip, completely ignoring Yvette’s words.The delicate girl who arrived after Ian froze when she heard those words. She looked dejected.“You have other girlfriends? Didn’t you say that you’d only be devoted to one person?”Yvette and Nicole were slightly dumbfounded and could not help but look at Ian.Ian looked listless and speechless.The delicate girl was just about to open her mouth to question Ian again when she suddenly saw Nicole’s playful gaze staring at her.The girl turned slightly pale, and her body swayed. She inexplicably felt a little guilty as she averted her gaze.At that moment, the girl did not know what to say.Ian sat there and felt a little annoyed. He turned his head slightly to the side and said in an aggressive tone, “Can you stop pestering me? Haven’t I made it clear enough? I don’t like you at all, and I didn’t do anything to you, so stop hanging around in front of me!”The del
Yvette laughed lightly and took a sip of fruit wine.“Carter is really unlucky. He can’t even get rid of a woman?”“This woman seems easy to deal with, but she’s actually very clingy. She’s so shameless that she can do anything!”Julie spoke.Nicole paused. Her phone vibrated a little as someone replied to her message.She hooked the corners of her lips and calmly withdrew her gaze.About twenty minutes passed.No one noticed that another person came into the banquet hall. No one made a point to ask about a well-dressed gentry that did not stand out.In less than two minutes, there was a sudden commotion in the banquet hall.It seemed like someone smashed something.Yvette also heard it. She immediately put down the glass she was holding and pulled Nicole’s arm.“Let’s go and watch the show!”Nicole was dragged forward. She could already guess what happened.Many people gathered around to watch.This time, they were all watching openly.Ian stood there like it had nothin
The people in the hall were all whispering.They all witnessed how enthusiastic and clingy this woman was to Ian earlier.However, no one dared to be nosy, except for Yvette.Yvette deliberately laughed and said, “Wait, weren’t you trying to cling onto Ian earlier?”The girl’s face was stiff and glum. She was frightened by Riley’s cold and stern gaze and cowered for a moment.“Get out here!”Riley yelled.The girl had no choice but to get up obediently.She had no right to refuse.Riley had just taken two steps outside when he suddenly thought of something. He then walked up to Nicole and thanked her seriously.“If it wasn’t for you, I would’ve been cheated to death by this woman. Thanks!”Nicole raised her eyebrows. “You’re welcome.”Her initial purpose was not for Riley, but for Ian.When the delicate girl saw this scene, her eyes which were filled with hot tears looked a little shocked.She suddenly ran over and yelled at Nicole.“You’re the one who told him! You betr
Kirsi coughed at the side.“Mr. Carter, you should find a professional to act. Next time, you can look for me. Although my appearance fee is expensive, I provide good after-sales service.”Everyone was amused by Kirsi’s words and laughed out loud. The tense atmosphere earlier disappeared.Ian agreed. “Great! I’ll definitely hire you next time no matter how expensive it is!”Everyone joked and laughed until the end of the party.After all, it was Ian’s birthday.The crew also arranged a final cake cutting session.Although everyone was not that interested, they could not refuse since it was out of good intentions.The lights were turned off, and the surroundings dimmed. Only the dim wall lights set the mood.Everyone began to sing the birthday song, and Ian’s eyes were tinged with delight.After they finished singing, the director shouted from the side. “Make a wish!”Ian smiled, closed his eyes to hide the faint joy in his eyes, and seriously made a wish.Nicole and Julie a