The director had managed to create such a good opportunity for them. She could not waste it.
So she cleared her throat and coughed. Then she called him, "Stephen."
Upon hearing the voice, Stephen subconsciously replied and took the coat off his face.
However, when he made out who that was, his face turned gloomy. He snorted and then turned his back at him, giving her the cold shoulder.
Laura felt so embarrassed.
The room was still in silence. She thought about it and felt that she had to fix this today.
Now that they were all here, it's time for them to make everything clear all at once.
She even became less worried thinking of that. She pulled a chair over and sat down. Then she said, "Stephen, I know you hate me now, but we're still colleagues in the same crew, and I didn't do anything to hurt you. Why do you have to give me that attitude?"
"Is it because I rejected you? So you're giving me the colder shoulders and ignoring me? I didn't expect you to be such a petty man!"
As soon as she said that, Stephen suddenly turned over.
He sat up from the chair, looking at Laura with a grim face.
Laura raised her eyebrows.
It looked like she wasn't afraid of him at all.
Stephen was very angry, but there was nothing he could do.
In the end, he could only admit in anger, "No, I'm not a petty man, but you have to give me a reason! I wouldn't buy the reason you told me last time."
Last time, to put an end to their entanglement, Laura told him that she had no feelings for him to stop him from having any hopes.
In the past few days, Stephen was being angry at Laura out of his frustration and ego.
Deep inside, he was still a very confident man.
He knew that even if Laura didn't like him, it was highly unlikely that she would hate him, either.
As much as he liked her, he had been keeping a distance from her, trying not to do anything that may arouse her repulsion at him.
However, Laura was so perfunctory that she hadn't even tried to make a nicer excuse.
Instead, she fed him with those empty words, trying to drive him away.
That was what made him mad.
Laura was taken aback when he heard those words. Then she laughed.
She was surprised about what Stephen was thinking.
She pondered and suddenly asked, "Then what do you think? Why am I not accepting you?"
Stephen frowned.
After a long time, he pouted, "How can I know what was in your mind?"
Laura chuckled and then sighed.
"I didn't lie to you, Stephen. You're a nice guy, and I'm taking you as a friend. That's all. I don't want to lose a friend because of that. Do you understand?"
Stephen looked at her seriously. He was sure she wasn't lying this time. Then he said, "That means I still stand a chance."
Laura was speechless.
Laura's head ached again. She stroked her forehead.
She shook her head and explained again, "Now that I've made my point that we're friends, that means we'll never have the chance. I can't start a relationship with a friend."
"Why not?"
Stephen hurriedly said asked, and he regretted as soon as he heard himself.
She had been hiding his true feelings for so many days, but at this moment, his eagerness was exposed.
He felt annoyed.
However, since he had already said that out, it was already too late to regret it.
He thought for a while and asked, "Do you have a boyfriend?"
Laura paused.
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