Day Forty-Three…
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Alexander stood up from his seat when he saw the presence of both Abigail and Richard. They were walking toward the balcony.
Alexander immediately picked up the bouquet of flowers and handed it over to Abigail.
"Flowers for you, Miss Abi." He said suavely while shing his smile.
Abigail paused for a moment when she recognized that voice. She gazed at him intently and recalled that she had seen him before.
''He is the guy whom I met in front of Ethan''s school… the one who protected me from being hit by a motorcycle.''
Abigail was surprised to see Alexander again. She didn''t expect that she would meet him again, especially under these circumstances.
"It''s you!" Abigail pointed her finger at him instead of epting the bouquet of flowers.
"Do you know each other?" Richard couldn''t help but ask them.
Alexander just let out a huskyugh. "You have a good memory, Miss Scarlett. I''m d you remember me." Then he turned to Richard, exining things to him.
"We didn''t know each other personally. We just met a few days ago. And I didn''t know that she is an actress," Alexander lied. He already knew Abigail''s profession and he intentionally approached her that day.
Richard just bobbed his head. "By the way, I am here to finally introduce the both of you. This is Alexander, one of our investors. He is nning to sponsor a movie with us and I rmended you to be the main lead!"
"Again, this is Miss Abigail Scarlett… our most hardworking and versatile actress. I hope we can work well with this uing project." Richard signaled Abigail to ept the flower. Alexander was still holding it since Abigail ignored the bouquet.
Abigail just smiled awkwardly before epting the flowers. Then Alexander pulled the chair for her, acting like a gentleman.
Richard sat on the opposite chair, facing Alexander. "Now, let''s discuss this project."
"How much is mymission on this?" Abigail bluntly asked them. She shut her mouth almost immediately after asking them about hermission. She was used to asking for the price of her target''s head before epting the mission.
Alexander and Richard were caught by surprise. Both men didn''t expect that Abigail would directly ask for her sry for this project. But they understood that most artists would want to know their sry first.
After a while, Abigail cleared her throat and spoke once again. "I''m just kidding. I mean… What is my role in this movie?" Abigail took her words back as she scolded herself inwardly.
''I should appear to be professional, not someone who is just after money!''
Richard let out a soft chuckle and responded, "Don''t worry. I will give you the script along with the story plot."
"When ites to your sry, I''ll give you 20 million dors as long as youplete this movie. You can''t back down once you ept the contract. Then I will also give your team twenty percent of the movie earnings." Alexander gave her a good offer. Even Richard was overwhelmed by Alexander''s offer. He was so generous toward Abigail.
"Okay. Can you give me an action film? Not a romantic movie." Abigail made another demand.
Richard blinked his eyes in amusement. Abigail had never asked for this kind of role. She always epted whatever role the management would give her.
And she always got the role of being the sweet and kindhearteddy. Sometimes, she had a supporting role as a witty friend or a nerddy.
On the other hand, Alexander gave Abigail a meaningful nce. "Don''t worry, Miss Abi. This movie is action-packed. I wrote the ploy myself. It''s about a strongdy who falls in love with a Mafia Leader."
Abigail''s eyes lit up when she heard that. ''Hmm. An interesting movie.''
"But this is not a happy ending. The story is tragic. Will you still ept it?" Alexander asked her.
Abigail nced at Alexander. She found him weird. He wrote a story plot with a tragic ending. He was not a typical movie producer.
"Why does the story have a tragic ending?" She asked him curiously. "Did the mafia leader die?"
Alexander shook his head. "No. Because the woman dies. You will die in this movie. Is it okay for you?"
Abigail was taken aback for a moment. ''What a coincidence… I am also dying in this movie project. Is this what will happen to me in real life too?''
Abigail shook her head, pushing the negative thoughts to the back of her mind. She disregarded that idea. She would never die. She had to survive. She still had so many things to do… things she had to fix, especially regarding her rtionship with Nathan.
"Okay. I am epting this movie." Abigail finally agreed to his offer.
Richard pped his hands, rejoicing. Meanwhile, Alexander immediatelyid the contract on the vacant surface of the table. He gave Richard a signal, telling him to exin the content.
"You can check the contract with your manager before signing it. But I know Ana will be happy to see this contract." Richard confidently said. Alexander had a great offer that someone couldn''t refuse. It would be a waste if Abigail would reject it.
"Yeah. I will find some time to read the contract after the party," Abigail reassured him.
"Abi… There is something I want to give you. This is my wee gift to you… for your Comeback. Congrattions. I will be looking forward to this coboration." Alexander handed a jewelry box over to Abigail.
Abigail shifted her gaze to the jewelry box in front of her. Richard and Alexander urged her to open and ept the jewelry box. But Abigail was still contemting whether to open it or ept it without opening it.
She opened the jewelry box only to see a diamond ne. If she was the real Abigail, she would surely refuse this. But Phantomke is Phantomke.
She wouldn''t refuse this offer just simply because she needed money for her mission. She needed to buy her equipment and weapons. Nathan and the Syphiruz Mafia destroyed all her hideouts and resources.
"Okay. Thank you for this," Abigail took the jewelry box while giving them a mischievous smile.
Richard: "..."
Alexander: "..."
Both men were caught off guard once again. They expected her to refuse the gift first.