Chapter 147


    “Ha!” scoffed Kathleen as her scarlet lips curled with cold derision.


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    Spencer frowned and asked, “Do you or do you not want to proceed?”


    Astrid froze in response as she took in his question.


    Spencer eximed angrily, “Get lost if you’re not continuing with the filming! I’m warning you, don’t


    bother with all these useless schemes when you’re in my film crew. I don’t buy a single one of them! I


    don’t care who you have backing you. I’ll personally shame you on the inte if you dare to create a


    situation where I can’t continue with the filming!”


    Astrid’s face stiffened and was stony as she returned Spencer’s gaze. He was clearly different from the


    other directors she had worked with and certainlymanded significant influence within the entire film


    crew.


    She bit her lip in thought as she recognized she hadn’t achieved her objective and thus had to find a way


    to prevent herself from being kicked out of the film crew. With that in mind, she didn’t dare to retaliate


    despite being reprimanded by Spencer at length. She cradled her face and grudgingly epted that she


    had taken the p for nothing.


    Later that evening, the film crew had packed up for the day and were ready to leave. Kathleen strode out


    and immediately caught sight of Samuel.


    Why is he here?


    His tone was heavy as he said, “Get in the car. I have something extremely important to tell you.”


    “I’ve promised Timothy that I would have dinner with him,” replied Kathleen as she gazed at him


    curiously.


    Samuel frowned slightly in response to her sudden announcement.


    At that point, Timothy strode over and asked, “Mr. Macari? What brings you here?”


    Samuel coolly replied, “I heard that you were nning on treating Kathleen to a meal. Is that right, Mr.


    Currah?”


    “That’s right,” replied Timothy readily with a nod. He continued, “The director told us to familiarize


    ourselves with one another, or we would only be awkward and distant in the scenes that we acted in


    together. That would then impact the overall effect that the film brings to people and its sess.”


    A stark coldness emanated from Samuel’s gaze as he asked, “You wouldn’t mind if I joined you for your


    meal tonight, would you?”


    “Of course not,” replied Timothy, dumbfounded.


    Kathleen’s brows furrowed as she frowned and looked at Samuel. He remarked coldly, “Since the goal is


    for the two of you to know each other better, I’m sure we can achieve the same oue even with a


    third party present. It’s not as if you will be doing something else together.”


    Kathleen was rendered utterly speechless by hisment. Timothy was a little taken aback as well.


    “Come on. Get in the car,” instructed Samuel as he pulled Kathleen in along with him.


    Kathleen frowned and asked, “What are you up to, Samuel?”


    He shot her an icy cold look that was more than capable of freezing anything in its tracks but didn’t


    respond to her query. Instead, he merely put on his seatbelt. She nced at him from the side and


    began, “You…”


    “Seatbelt,”manded Samuel irately.


    Kathleen was frustrated but had no choice but toply and put on her seatbelt. Samuel didn’t speak


    another word and proceeded to drive off. He followed closely behind Timothy as thetter led them


    toward the dinner venue he had previously arranged.


    Timothy had made arrangements for their dinner. Furthermore, he had arranged for a stew for sharing.


    Kathleen absolutely loved having this kind of food for her meals.


    It was clear that Timothy knew Kathleen very well. Even as she sat beside Samuel, she could feel the


    waves of displeasure cascading off him. However, she made up her mind and decided to ignore him. For


    the entire meal, she only focused her attention squarely on Timothy and engaged him in conversation.


    Timothy picked up on the fact that Kathleen was giving Samuel the cold shoulder. Instead of helping the


    latter out, he conversely began to engage with Kathleen more enthusiastically.


    Throughout the entire meal, Samuel had barely touched his fork, let alone pick it up. He was infuriated


    beyond measure at how things had developed but also knew that he didn’t have the right to be mad.


    “I still remember your neer performance during your first year of university. Your performance was


    a contemporary dance that truly astounded the audience,” recalled Timothy fondly.


    “What? You actually saw my performance?” asked Kathleen in surprise.


    “Word spread around campus the very moment you reported on the first day of school. I mean, how


    could it not? They imed that a peerless beauty had joined our faculty of performing arts, so everyone


    inevitably knew of you,” exined Timothy with a chuckle.


    Kathleen was rather embarrassed andmented shyly, “To be fair, there were quite a few gorgeous


    ladies on campus.”


    “Stop being humble already!” eximed Timothy with augh. Then, he added, “Back then, everyone


    knew for a fact that you would be famous eventually. After all, there were several directors who had


    already picked you out for parts in their productions. It’s just that no one expected you would stoping


    to school once the mid-year break for your second year ended.”


    Kathleen was momentarily dumbfounded. She thought back and realized that she had already gotten


    married to Samuel at that point in time. She sipped from her ss of water before she exined, “My


    family wanted me to maintain a low profile at the time. That’s why I ultimately didn’t pursue a career in


    acting.”


    Timothy shot her a long and meaningful look as he said, “It’s a pity. You could have gotten famous much


    earlier.”


    It was clearly being suggested that Samuel had held her back for several years and in doing so, had


    affected her career prospects. As he listened on, he reflected and realized he had never gone to visit


    Kathleen at school during her university days. He didn’t know what her university environment and


    experience were like either. He had only picked up from the asional whisper here and there that she


    had been very well received.


    Ah! Timothy’s saying all these on purpose!


    After their meal, they headed out of their private room, and Timothy made his way to the counter to foot


    the bill. However, Samuel reacted faster and beat him to it. He pulled out his credit card and said, “Bill,


    please.”


    The staff at the counter hesitated for a moment but finally epted the card from Samuel.


    “Didn’t we agree that I would be treating for this meal?” asked Timothy as he stared meaningfully at


    Samuel.


    “Thank you for letting me hear so much about Kate and her university days. This is nothing more than


    my way of showing my appreciation to you,” replied Samuel coldly.


    Kathleen nced at him and couldn’t help but wonder why he was behaving so strangely.


    Timothy smiled and said, “If that’s the case, I’ll take you up on your kind offer. Let me send you home,


    Kate.”


    “Why are you sending her home? Do you want her to appear on the headlines the next day?” asked


    Samuel aggressively. He continued, “Don’t you know just how viciously and cruelly your fanbase will


    defame her online?”


    “Mr. Macari, there’s nothing going on between Kate and me. We’re innocent,” stated Timothy simply.


    “Do you think the fans out there would believe that?” demanded Samuel as he grabbed Kathleen’s wrist.


    He continued, “She doesn’t need you to send her home. Also, I feel that both of your acting skills are


    excellent. In view of that, there’s no need to improve your rtionship off the stage any further. I’m sure


    you’ll perform well nevertheless.”


    With that, he tugged at Kathleen and dragged her away.


    Timothy’s eyes shed dangerously for a moment as he took in Samuel’s words.


    It seems like Samuel still has feelings for Kathleen.


    Kathleen was dragged away from the restaurant by Samuel and back to his car. As she was infuriated,


    the second Samuel joined her in the vehicle, she eximed, “What are you doing, Samuel!”


    He sat there sullenly before he replied in a low voice, “I won’t allow him to get close to you.”


    “My affairs arepletely none of your business! Who are you to intervene? I’m only colleagues with


    Timothy, do you understand? Samuel, even if we view each other as family, you’ve crossed the line this


    time,” fumed Kathleen.


    Samuel swallowed hard but coolly kept his silence.


    She adjusted her tone of voice and added, “Even if I have feelings for Timothy and want to be a


    couple with him, that’s also not something you can interfere with and control.”


    Samuel’s face contorted into an utterly ugly expression as her words sank in. He realized that she could


    fall in love with anyone else but himself. To be fair, this was a fact he was long aware of, but he simply


    could not ept it. Even though he also knew he had no right to step in or make a judgment, he


    ultimately still couldn’t control his emotions.


    He was afraid that someone would steal Kathleen away from him and that those men would be so gentle


    that they would win over Kathleen’s heart. Deep down, he was fully cognizant of just what kind of man


    she loved.


    She pursed her lips for a moment before she stated, “It seems like you’ve yet to internalize our


    rtionship, Samuel. I’ve said before that we won’t even have the chance of being friends if you continue


    to cross the line like this.”


    His already paper-thin lips were now pressed together so firmly that they almost formed a single line. He


    finally spoke up and said, “I’m sorry.”


    She didn’tment any further and only lowered her eyes to stare at the floor for the rest of the journey.


    It didn’t take long before Samuel had driven her right to the Johnson residence’s doorstep.


    As she released the sp of the seatbelt, she decided to leave some parting words for him. “Samuel, I


    hope you head back and take some time to think things through. If you continue to overstep the


    boundaries and intrude into my life, I promise you that I’ll hide from you and avoid you forever.”


    With that, she prepared to step out of the vehicle.


    However, Samuel grabbed hold of her wrist and dered in a low voice, “I dropped by to find you for


    something legitimate. It’s some information on Astrid.”


    He handed the packet of documents over and continued on with his coarse voice. “Take a look at what’s


    inside. If you have any questions or issues, feel free to call me.”


    He knew that he couldn’t push her too much, or it would only achieve the opposite oue. She was


    right when she had said that he needed to get used to the nature of their current rtionship. At the end


    of the day, they were really just ordinary friendsbeled as family.


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