Seeing Christopher, Kathleen could not help but say, “Chris, don’t fool around with Charles next time.”
Knowing what she was referring to, Christopher gave her a faint smile. “It’s okay.”
“I told Charles to make it look like we spend a lot of time apart, and we’ll announce our breakup a month later so that there’ll be a lesser impact on you,” Kathleen said with a serious expression.
Christopher felt dejected. Does she still not want to get too involved with me?
“Okay.” Christopher’s voice was hoarse. “Anything you say.”
He only wanted to dote on her and do as she wished.
Only then did Kathleen smile at ease and followed him to the banquet.
This time, Charles did not follow them to the banquet.
As Kathleen had just returned to Jadeborough, Charles needed to make a lot of arrangements for her.
Therefore, only Valerie went with her.
Valerie received training before, so she knew what she needed to do while at the banquet with Kathleen.
The banquet was hosted by Christopher’s business partner.
Coincidentally, the host was the sponsor of the variety show that Kathleen was about to join.
Christopher’s appearance with Kathleen immediately caused a sensation.
To the people in Jadeborough, Kathleen was not only the winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress but also Samuel’s ex-wife.
Everyone knew about her wedding with Samuel, for it was the talk of the town when it happened.
Hence, when they saw her with Christopher, they could not help feeling weird about it.
After all, Christopher was Samuel’s cousin.
This relation of theirs made things all the more interesting.
Fortunately, Kathleen had thought of it before coming back, so she did not care about it at all.
“Mr. Lawson,” Christopher greeted a man while taking Kathleen along.
James Lawson was a chubby man. “Mr. Morris.”
“Mr. Lawson, this is Kathleen Johnson. She’s going to join the filming of The Fantastic Restaurant,” Christopher introduced.
“Really? This show will definitely be very interesting with the participation of an Academy Award-winning actress,” James replied with a grin.
Kathleen was embarrassed. “You’re flattering me, Mr. Lawson. In fact, I’m still a rookie whom no one knows.”
“Don’t be humble, Ms. Johnson. You’re so popular now. Who doesn’t know your name?” James said with a half-smile.
Kathleen gave him a faint smile in response.
“Mr. Lawson, I’m going to show her around,” Christopher said.
“Okay.” Due to his kindness and his relationship with Christopher, James would not treat Kathleen as he did with other female celebrities.
Besides, he had heard that Kathleen had a close relationship with the CEO of Astra Entertainment, so he did not dare to do anything to her.
Taking Kathleen to the dining area, Christopher said with a gentle smile, “Don’t be nervous. They don’t dare to make things difficult for you when I’m around. Come. Eat something.”
Kathleen sighed and replied, “I really didn’t think that this movie would win an award. Although I studied acting, I was scouted by the director on the street and given the opportunity to act in this movie by accident.”
In fact, she did not intend to be a celebrity at the beginning, but after thinking about it, she really did not have any other skills.
Besides, her brother was the CEO of Astra Entertainment.
Hence, she had no choice but to make her debut.
She also knew what she would face after her debut. The fact that she was Samuel’s ex-wife was enough for others to make a fuss about her.
Thus, she was mentally prepared from the start.
“This shows that you’re capable.” Christopher took a glass of fruit juice for Kathleen.
Taking it from him, Kathleen drank it slowly.
“What do you want to eat? Actresses can’t eat much in the evening, can they?” Christopher asked with a faint smile.
“Yeah. Just give me some vegetables.” Kathleen shrugged.
“Looks like it’s very easy to provide for you,” joked Christopher.
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