Colin glanced around at the gathering who greeted him, and then he smiled like a benevolent king looking down at his kingdom. He said, "It is not a rare thing for me to come here. Since Mr. Liu and Director Billy are both here, of course, I had to come and have a look."
Others immediately rushed forward in order to fawn over him. Mr. Liu reached out his hand and said enthusiastically, "Mr. Colin, come and take a seat."
Colin turned to look at Melissa with a vague smile coloring his face as if he could see right through her whole body and into her heart!
Melissa had never been looked at like this before. The sexy glance was full of promise and enchantment. It was both a little flirtatious, a little evil, and also somewhat aggressive like he was a playboy. The way he looked at her made her feel as if she was the only one in the room, and he was flirting with her. It was odd, and it left her a little scared. She lowered her head, intending to pass by him.
But she couldn't leave the room as Colin flashed a smile on his face and just took a step to stand in front of her. Melissa raised her head and stared at him. She didn't know what this tall and handsome man was planning on doing. So she said blankly, "Could you please give me some room to let me pass?"
Colin stared at her with a smile and asked, "Are you afraid of them?"
Melissa was confused.
Colin spoke softly with an aggressive expression as he said, "You don't have to be scared of them now that I'm around." Then he looked up and turned to Mr. Liu while saying, "Mr. Liu, look what you did. You scared this girl."
Mr. Liu glanced at them and then looked at Colin. He knew instantly that Colin was interested in the woman, and he didn't dare to annoy Colin. So he nodded quickly and said, "Sorry, Miss Melissa, we were just joking around with you. Do not take it so seriously. Director Billy is a capable man and has gained so many movie awards. How could he rely on such illegal ways to choose his actresses? We were just testing you because the supporting role should be played by a very pure woman. We didn't expect that you'd pass it this easily!"
"You were just testing me?" asked Melissa with a confused expression settling on her young face.
"Of course! If you don't believe me, you can ask Director Billy. Isn't that right, Director Billy?" Mr. Liu looked at Billy.
But Billy didn't answer him. Instead, he was smoking alone.
Melissa thought the atmosphere in the room was strange, and she found that all the people in the room became different upon the arrival of Colin. But she didn't have time to ponder it because Colin put his hand on her shoulder and led her back into the room, saying, "This is a good opportunity to cooperate with Director Billy. Miss Melissa, are you willing to give it up? Can't we sit down and discuss it first?"
Seeing him suddenly touching her, Melissa struggled and shouted, "Let go of me! What are you doing! Let go of me!"
But Colin held her so tightly that she couldn't shake him off at all. No matter how hard she struggled, he simply tightened his one handed grip on her, and with the other hand in his pocket, he smiled faintly as if her refusal did not bother him at all.
As soon as he walked into the room, the young stars and models who had been lounging with Mr. Liu and the other wealthy businessmen, immediately rushed towards him. With sweet smiles on their faces, they greeted him in reverent tones, "Mr. Colin." They stretched out their hands, trying to touch him like he was their idol.
Looking at the women's fervent gestures, Colin waved them off and gave them a look to tell them to back off. Then he walked on, still with Melissa in his grip, and sat on the soft sofa, forcing Melissa to sit next to him, trapped in the corner.
All of a sudden, Melissa jumped up and wanted to leave again. However, Colin held her hand and said in a sincere and innocent tone, "What are you afraid of, Miss Melissa? Are you afraid that I will do something bad to you in front of so many people?"
"I don't want to have the supporting role anymore. I just want to leave here," said Melissa in a cold voice.
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