Kathleen was stunned. She tugged on a corner of Charles’ shirt with her soft tiny fingers to urge him not to sprout nonsense.
Samuel’s eyes turned dark.
Christopher!
“So, Mr. Macari, please know your place.” With that, Charles pulled Kathleen along and left.
Samuel turned his head to look at Kathleen who left without turning to look at him once.
Samuel felt a stab of pain in his heart.
For a while, he could not tell if it was physical or psychological pain.
Regardless, he felt terrible.
Charles dragged Kathleen into the car.
Kathleen complained, “Charles, how could you speak so carelessly? They are cousins. If they really get into a fight, I will be the main culprit.”
“What are you scared of? I’ve already made an agreement with Christopher to say that you two are engaged. This will save you a lot of trouble. Specifically, Samuel will stop clinging to you.”
Kathleen pursed her lips. “That’s not a good idea.”
“What’s bad about it? Isn’t Christopher a hundred times better than Samuel? Why? Are you having feelings for Samuel again after seeing his face?” Charles spoke with disdain.
Kathleen was speechless.
Am I really that useless?
She had loved Samuel deeply before.
It had only been a year, so she had not completely let go of him.
Still, she was almost there.
She was very clear that she would never ever get back together with Samuel.
There was no turning back for Samuel and her.
Caring dearly for his sister, Charles advised, “Let me tell you. It’s fine if you make your first mistake in this kind of stuff. But if you make the same mistake again, you have it coming. Darling, listen to me. I am a man, so I know what a good man is like.”
Kathleen frowned. “But still, it can’t be Christopher! Anyway, just don’t sprout nonsense anymore.”
Charles replied casually, “Too late. Just now, Christopher accepted a live interview. I reckon that everyone now knows that his fiancée is the new winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress, Kathleen.”
Kathleen fell speechless.
Charles patted her head. “Accept your fate, young lady.”
Kathleen looked at him helplessly as he smirked.
Samuel returned to the Maybach and ordered Tyson, “Check the identity of that man who is with Kathleen.”
Awkwardly, Tyson replied, “Mr. Macari, I already checked. He’s Charles, the CEO of Astra Entertainment.”
Astra Entertainment?
That was the first time Samuel heard of it.
He was never interested in the happenings of the entertainment industry.
“Mr. Macari, there’s something else you should look at instead. This.” Tyson passed the tablet to Samuel.
Samuel received it and saw that it was playing a video.
The video was showing the live interview with Christopher by Financial Magazine.
The host asked, “Lastly, may I ask you a personal question?”
Christopher smiled. “Yes.”
The host asked, “Do you have a girlfriend? This question isn’t from me alone. I’m asking this on behalf of everyone else.”
Christopher maintained his smile. “I have a fiancée.”
The host asked, “Really? Do you mind revealing who she is?”
“She’s Kathleen.”
The host was surprised. “Kathleen, the winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress?”
“It’s her,” Christopher confirmed.
The host wanted to question further, but Christopher smirked and said, “Let’s wrap this interview up and call it a day.”
The video ended at that point.
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