"Wyatt, didn’t you say yesterday you wanted to try the famous fish and tomato rice noodles from Veridia? I finally got them for you today, and I had to wait in line for half a day."
"I said I wanted two servings."
"This is Miss Thornton’s portion. I’ll deliver it to her right away."
The assistant said, ready to hurry over to deliver breakfast to Anna, but Wyatt suddenly stopped him: "Wait, you don’t need to go!"
Wyatt’s lounge was diagonally opposite Anna’s, just a dozen steps apart.
He opened the door and saw two big bald bodyguards standing at Anna’s door.
"You!" Wyatt pointed at Leo, "Yes, you! Co over and take the breakfast I’m giving to Anna."
Upon hearing this, Leo didn’t react.
"Hey, can I not command you? What kind of bodyguard company are you from with such poor manners? Believe it or not, I..."
"Don’t be angry, my brother doesn’t understand. I’ll go instead." Mason said, preparing to take the breakfast in Leo’s place.
But Wyatt wouldn’t have it: "No! I want him to co! The one who punched before, you seem to really have an opinion on , huh?"
"Go on!" Mason nudged Leo with his elbow, "President Sterling instructed us not to cause trouble for Miss Thornton."
With a sullen face, Leo lifted his foot and headed towards Wyatt’s room.
Before entering Wyatt’s lounge, Leo stood at the doorway and extended his hand to Wyatt.
"Kid, you’re pretty skillful. But you’re not yet qualified to be Anna’s bodyguard, do you know why? In our entertainnt circle, it’s not about skills; it’s about how you carry yourself and read the room!"
As Wyatt said this, he handed over the fish and tomato noodles, but just as they were about to reach Leo’s hand, he suddenly let go.
Leo quickly caught them, holding the fish noodles steadily without spilling.
Seeing his plan fail, Wyatt simply took the assistant’s other serving of fish noodles and poured it directly over Leo’s feet.
The fish soup splattered on the ground, steaming hot, and more went into Leo’s shoes. It was scorching! He didn’t utter a word, but angrily grabbed Wyatt by the collar.
Although Wyatt stood over six feet tall, he felt his feet leave the ground as he was lifted. Panicking, he shouted, "What are you doing, huh? You want to hit ? Do you know who I am? I’m a public figure! I didn’t hold it against you before for Anna’s sake, but try laying a hand on today!"
"Anna! Anna Thornton! Co out and see!"
"The bodyguard’s hitting soone, don’t you care?"
Anna was called out by Wyatt’s voice, and as soon as she opened the door, she saw the chaotic scene of Wyatt being lifted by Leo with one hand, Mason trying to intervene, and several assistants persuading them.
"What’s going on here?" Anna turned to Leo, "Put him down first."
"Miss Thornton asked you to put him down, bro, listen!" Mason also persuaded.
Upon hearing this, Leo made eye contact with Anna and released his grip.
Wyatt landed and stepped right onto a piece of tomato in the soup on the floor, lost his balance, and took a hard fall.
Anna couldn’t bear to watch as it looked like he had taken quite a hit.
With such a commotion, naturally, soone went to fetch the director.
Wyatt, supported by two assistants, refused the director’s imdiate suggestion to go to the hospital for a check-up, persistently demanding an explanation from Anna.
"Anna, I didn’t hold a grudge over that punch before. But today I kindly brought you noodles, your bodyguard knocked them over, and he attacked without reason. Don’t you think you should do sothing?"
"Wyatt, let ask him what’s really going on first."
"What’s there to ask? My assistant saw it all; it was your bodyguard who started it!"
"If that’s the case, we are indeed at fault!"
"Miss Thornton!" Mason approached Anna and softly explained, "Leo might be quiet, but he definitely wouldn’t hit soone without reason."
Despite Wyatt’s provocation, it seed unreasonable for Leo to hit first.
Even the director spoke up: "Anna, this isn’t the first ti your bodyguard has injured soone. Wyatt has a contract with us; he’s the leading male, and the crew has a duty to ensure his safety!"
"I understand, Director!"
Anna nodded and walked over to the brooding Leo: "Why are you still standing there? Go apologize!"
"..."
Leo said nothing, and Anna looked up to urge him.
He actually turned around and walked away!
Oh, quite the temper there!
President Sterling’s people seem to only pick up his bad habits!
"Miss Thornton, I’m really sorry! I’ll go get him back right away and give him a good talking-to!" Mason said as he chased after Leo’s retreating figure.
"Anna, actually, everyone in the crew has gotten familiar with each other after all these days. There’s no need to have bodyguards around all the ti, right?"
"Director, I get what you an!"
Feeling both tired and helpless, Anna turned to Wyatt: "And you? How are you doing?"
"I’m fine, I won’t miss today’s scenes."
Wyatt patted the assistants holding him, signaling them to let go.
He could stand on his own; other than his sore behind, everything was fine.
"But you should really train those two bodyguards of yours."
...
On Winter Solstice, the director booked a small restaurant for the whole crew to celebrate together.
With so many people gathered, it was mostly the alcohol creating a lively atmosphere, and Anna had built a pretty good relationship with everyone from the crew during this period.
Being a good drinker who could let loose, everyone loved having drinks with her.
"Anna, I have to admit I made a mistake! I used to hear rumors about you and thought you were particularly difficult to get along with. But after spending ti with you, I realized your real personality is nothing like I imagined! You’re so easygoing, without arrogance, and not ssing around with guys! You haven’t even given Wyatt any attention, you’re nothing like the kind of girl I thought you were!" Laura, the second female lead, seed drunk and was blurting out whatever ca to mind.
Anna found it amusing, but Wyatt’s face turned a bit dark beside her.
What does she an by not giving him any attention?
He was the biggest star in this crew! These actresses couldn’t care less about him?
It’s all Anna’s fault for bringing her character’s personality from the script to the real set. Learning so kind of seductive gestures and flirting techniques from who knows where, she kept playfully practicing on those around her, stealing all the spotlight on set.
As the king of rom-coms, this was the first ti Wyatt felt his status was threatened.
Look, Laura was even starting to have trouble standing.
Anna imdiately rose to support her by the waist, and the petite Laura instinctively leaned her head on Anna’s shoulder.
With a tipsy gaze, she admired Anna’s flawless side profile, and even knowing Anna was a girl, she was still breathtakingly beautiful, so much so that being near her made one’s heart race.
Laura’s drunken blush deepened.
Wyatt convinced himself not to care; the show was almost done filming anyway.
So, he needed to seize the chance to stand up for Marilyn.
"Anna, let toast to you!"
Wyatt proactively raised two glasses of wine and walked toward Anna.
As the male lead toasting the female lead, the rest of the crowd made way, clapping and cheering them on.
Anna cautiously helped Laura into a sitting position, who then, unable to hold on any longer, lay back and closed her eyes.
The manager quickly took over: "Anna, leave her to . I’ll take her upstairs to rest, sober up and then back to the hotel."
"Sounds good!"
After handing Laura over to the manager, Anna turned her gaze to Wyatt.
Glancing at the wine glass in his hand, she didn’t take it: "Wyatt, do you rember our first crew dinner? I toasted you, and you didn’t drink."
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