Female Novel
Chapter 2002
Gary said gently, "No, I'm already awake. Do you need anything, Mr. Morgan? You texted early."
Ian smiled. "Nothing, really. I just want to treat you to a meal. Cindy told me you've been helping herout, so I want to thank you."
"Oh." A moment later, he said, "Aren't you busy, Mr. Morgan?"
"Not at the moment." He added, "The director's an agreeable man. If I need to leave for a while, I canjust tell him."
Since Ian had said so, Gary replied, "I can adjust my time. It depends on you. I can work with yourtime."
Ian took him up on that offer. "How does tonight sound? I'm free tonight."
Gary answered readily, "Of course. Tonight it is."
Ian said, "I'll make a reservation at the restaurant. I'll send you the time and location later."
"Sure," Gary said. Then, Ian hung up.
The driver looked in the rear-view mirror, and he smiled. "Who was it? You were being really polite."
Ian leaned back and heaved a sigh. "We owe him one. I didn't want to be polite, but that would havebeen unbecoming of me."
Yes, he didn't want to be polite. He wanted to ask Gary why he was so nice to Cindy. They were alladults, and he should know where the lines were. It would make things uncomfortable for him andCindy if he kept this up. However, Cindy did owe him a lot, so she couldn't bring herself to ask him all ofthat.
The driver didn't know about the thing between Cindy and Gary, and he was surprised. "You owesomeone a favor? Well, then that person must be quite capable."
Ian agreed. He is capable, or he couldn't have helped Cindy out so much. Ian knew who Mr. Kaufmannwas. That man had single-handedly pushed Serena to fame. Serena might be a talented designer, butshe did receive help from a lot of people. A lot of the famous designers in Paramount Group got towhere they were thanks to Mr. Kaufmann, and some were even famous internationally. Knowing Mr.Kaufmann was proof that Gary was capable, and getting him to help Cindy proved that Gary was morecapable than Ian thought.
Ian felt frustrated, and it was gnawing at him. For some reason, he remembered Cindy telling him thatshe felt insecure every time she saw Yulia. Now, he knew how she felt. novelbin
The driver didn't say anything else. When Ian reached the set, the preparations were almost done, soIan quickly went to get his makeup done and got changed. He wasn't in his top form today, but luckily,the character's mood aligned with his. The protagonist was supposed to be brooding due to jealousyand Ian was in a similar mood, so it was weirdly perfect. Even though Ian was spacing out a little, thetake turned out well.
At the same time, the moment Cindy reached her seat in the office, a colleague came over and askedher to have lunch together. Huh? I don't know her. I don't even remember where she sits. She didn'tknow the woman, but she was sure that the woman was one of the employees who mocked her behind
her back. She didn't refuse her outright, but she didn't say yes either. "We'll see. I'm not sure about mylunch plans."
Her colleague smiled. "Sure. Have lunch with us if you have time. The more the merrier."