"Are you scared that I might become your uncle's wife?" Wendy asked.
Of course he was scared.He was so terrified by the thought of it that his heart pounded violently
against his chest.
"Wendy!"
Jeffrey called out, his voice sounding stiff.
"Yes! Be polite to me in the future.Or I'll marry your uncle."
The moment these words escaped Wendy's lips, Jeffrey's eyes lit up.
‘In other words, she and Uncle Ryan are not yet together"
Finally, Jeffrey exhaled a huge sigh of relief as the tension in his body dissipated.He slapped her hand
off his chin and threw a death stare at her.
"Shit! Do you want me to punch you in the face?" Wendy waved her clenched fist in the air.
Jeffrey didn't say anything.He only gritted his teeth and rumbled a low growl like a dog ready to bite.
The silence hung heavily in the air again.
Wendy looked at her phone.
She saw that her sister sent her a message, saying she had already boarded for France and would let
her know once she arrived there.She began typing her reply.
"Jeffrey..." she said, not looking up at him.
"Yes?"
"When will you leave?"
"Leave?"
"Yes! When will you go back to the US?"
Wendy placed her phone inside her bag and turned to look at him.
"They're still filming your movie, right?"
"No, I don't want to be part of that anymore!"
"Why?" Jeffrey shook his head irritably.
"No reason.I just want to quit."
Wendy grabbed him by the shoulders and forced his body to turn towards her.She looked straight into
his eyes with an icy stare.
Jeffrey's body began to tense.
"What are you doing?"
"You keep saying that you don't want to go back to the US to continue filming.Is it because of me? If
that's the case, I don't think it's necessary for you to do so.My problem has already been dealt
with.There's no more chance for Ruben and Cacia to make trouble again.I have proved my innocence
—"
"Who said it was because of you?"
Jeffrey cut him off abruptly.
"What nonsense are you talking about? When did I ever say it was because of you?"
"Then why don't you want to continue filming? Don't you want to break into Hollywood? You have a
good opportunity right now!"
"Personal reasons!"
Wendy narrowed her eyes at him and frowned.
"Is it because your father is about to die?"
"What? No! What nonsense are you talking about?" Wendy shrugged.
"Then I don't understand.Since your father is doing well, it means your reason isn’t related to your
family.You have a bad temper, and you don't have many friends.You said that it's not because of me.So
that means friendship isn't the reason as well.You also don't have a girlfriend right now, which means
love isn't the reason either.I can't figure it out!"
Jeffrey was dumbstruck by what she had just said.He gritted his teeth in annoyance.
‘I have a bad temper? What's wrong with my temper? And...Shit! Who said it couldn't be because of
love just because I don't have a girlfriend?’ But he didn't dare to say this out loud in front of Wendy.
Otherwise, she would force him to go back to the US to continue filming.Jeffrey craned his neck
upwards and stared at the roof of the car.
"I can't do it!"
"What?"
She leaned closer towards him.
"It's too hard for me! Shit! We're supposed to film in an ancient forest, and every day we shoot a scene,
we're risking our lives! There are strange plants and animals everywhere, some of which are highly
toxic.If we're not being careful, we might die! Acting is just my hobby.It's not worth risking my life over
it!"
After a short pause, Wendy crossed her arms and stared daggers at Jeffrey.
"You're just exaggerating your difficulties, aren't you?"
They were just shooting a film.
There must be a lot of people on-set, some of whom were experts in the field.
How could it be that dangerous?
"Of course I'm not! Damn it! One time, when I tried to sleep, I heard a hissing sound in the middle of the
night.As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw a snake had entered my tent! If I hadn't reacted quickly, you
would be chatting with a ghost right now!"
Wendy gasped and covered her agape mouth with her hand.
‘If it's as dangerous as Jeffrey says it is, then I can't let him go there and shoot!’ Meanwhile, Ransom
sat in the driver's seat and sighed as he listened to their conversation.
He was so dumbstruck.He turned his head back to look at Jeffrey and said nothing.
Ransom knew he was lying since during the shooting, he stayed with Jeffrey the entire time.
Not once did he encounter the incident that Jeffrey had just described.
He was amazed to see no hints of guilt etched on Jeffrey's face.
‘If you had put more effort into your shooting instead of telling lies, you might have won the best actor
award!’ he thought.
"Are you planning to terminate your contract?" Wendy asked.
"Yes! I have to.My life is worth a lot of money.I can't die so easily."
Wendy didn't know what else to say.She gave up persuading him.
At this moment, the sun was shining brightly in the sky.
Wendy took out her phone and checked the time.
It was half past seven in the morning.
She raised her phone and held it in front of Jeffrey.
A look of befuddlement crossed his face.
"Why are you showing me this?"
"Carter asked me to be there before eight o'clock."
"Well...You still have half an hour left."
Wendy stared sharply at him, which made Jeffrey cower a little bit.
"Do you have anything else to say? I should get going now."
"Yes," Jeffrey answered.
Wendy released an exasperated sigh.
"Fine.I'll give you five more minutes."
Jeffrey gnashed his teeth and began to complain, "Damn it! Don't you have any conscience? I was so
worried about you that I waited in front of your house last night and didn't sleep at all! If the sun hadn't
come up in the morning, I would've frozen to death! I waited for you the entire night, but you're only
giving me five minutes?"
"If you hadn't waited for me all night, I wouldn't have even given you a single minute!"
Jeffrey began to seethe in anger.
’Shit!’ He clutched his chest, trying to prevent his heart from exploding due to rage.
"Cut the crap! I still have work to do.If you're not planning on going back to the US, then there will still
be many chances for us to meet in the future.If you have nothing else important to say, I'll go ahead
and leave now."
Before Wendy could open the door, Jeffrey grabbed her wrist and stopped her.
Wendy's eyes widened in confusion.
"I...have something to tell you."
Wendy sighed and sat up straight.
"Then go ahead!"
With his head down, Jeffrey began to mumble.
Wendy kept quiet, listening intently to what the man had to say.
"I …I..."
Jeffrey tried to force the words out of his mouth but to no avail.
Every time he tried to speak, his mind would go blank as though he had forgotten the next word he was
about to utter.
"What? Can you go to the point already?"
"Don't rush me!"
Jeffrey glared at her.
Wendy took a deep breath and tried to hold back her anger.
"Shit! You don't have to work now.Of course you're not in a hurry"
"Wendy..."
"Yes?"
"You..."
Jeffrey stammered.
Wendy rubbed her forehead and said, "Why are you hesitating? If you have something to say, just say
it."
She looked at her phone again and added, "You have one minute left.If you don't tell me, then I'll leave
already."
"Okay, okay!"
"Hurry up!"
With his head still sunk, Jeffrey cleared his throat and, in a very low voice, asked, "Are you free
tonight?"
"What?" His voice was so low that Wendy didn't hear him at all.
"Are you free tonight?" Jeffrey repeated, now with more volume and clarity.
"What do you want?"
Jeffrey mustered all the courage he had and was about to say the last sentence.
However, when he raised his head to look into Wendy's eyes, that courage retreated and he reverted
into a coward.He had planned to ask her out for dinner, but those were not the words he blurted out.
"Shit! We haven't seen each other for a long time! Now that I'm back, shouldn't you treat me to a dinner
or something?"
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