REAS' CONVINCING HIMSELF

AND Reas was not just saying that because one was his brother and the other was a friend. It was because their acting was so effective that they were able to give justice to the role. To the point that many people thought they would make a great couple.

Of course, chemistry might have something to do with it. But he didn't want Lauren to only attribute it to that. It definitely wasn't because he didn't want the other to think that his pairing with Astrid was special.

Yes, it's not because of that.

As he was busily convincing himself, Lauren, on the other hand, was already feeling moved by Reas' words.

"Thank you," he said. "But seriously, a part of why my character in [The Sleeping God] was received that well was because of Aster. If the one who played the role of 'god' was someone else, it probably wouldn't have the same effect. That's why this nomination would not be possible without him."