42 Chapter 42: For You

Stuart was lying on the bed and looked so pale. You could tell from the look on his face how much pain he was in. He had shortness of breath, cold sweats, nausea, lightheadedness, and discomfort in the stomach. Looking at him, Edie felt even more guilty.

Right from the first time she met him, she never has seen him in so much pain. She passed him a glass of water and quietly said, "Stuart, here are some pills for you." He opened his eyes, and for some reason, his eyes were darker.

He raised his head, and Edie gave him water and the pills. After swallowing them, she started to feel a little relieved. He lowered his head and held his fist tight. He was holding his stomach again.

She remembered what Aaron had told her, gently massage his belly. She put her hands on him and started to give him a massage. He looked at her with sharp eyes and began to refuse in the beginning. He held his hands on his stomach, not allowing her to touch him. After seeing how determined she was, he finally removed his hands.

She sat on the bed and put her hands on his stomach, massaging it gently. Edie could feel his muscles through his clothing. She could feel herself getting a little warm by just touching him. She had tiny and soft hands. After a few minutes, he could feel his pain started to go away slightly. Maybe it was the medicine, or perhaps it was the massage, but gradually he recovered.

Her hands were quite sore from rubbing his belly. As she raised her head, she could see he was looking at her. His eyes had been closed the whole time, so she wasn't sure when he had opened them. She was so relieved to see his gorgeous eyes.

His dark eyes were addictive. She couldn't help but stare back at him. His eyes are so entrancing that she got lost in the emotionality of the moment. She shook her head as if being woken up and tried to avoid his eyes. Trying to find something else to keep her mind off of them, she started talking.

"So, you are allergic to beef. Why didn't you tell me? I should have never taken you there. I still don't understand why you would take a chance with your health?"

"I ate it because I knew how much you liked it," he whispered into her ears with a low and deep voice. She froze. Edie was trying so hard to hide her emotions, "I like Chinese, Western, Japanese, and Korean food. I like it all. If you couldn't eat beef, you should have said something. We had all kinds of choices."

"You look different." Twitching her mouth, she asked, "How do I look different?"

"It's the first time I have seen you are smiling so happily," he said, peacefully. "I wanted to go with, and I didn't want to let you down. You were so excited to show me where you came from."

Edie wasn't exactly sure what he meant by this, but she felt as though he might be spoiling her. He had so much respect for her that it softened her heart. Then all of a sudden, she started to get angry. Why was he treating her so well? He didn't like women.

If she didn't know about his sexual preference, she could easily allow herself to fall in love with him. She was mad, and she stood up abruptly, "You are better now. It's time for me to go to bed."

As she went to turn around, he took her hand in his. "What?" she said. There was nothing but silence. "Nothing, good night."

"Good night."

When she got back to her room, Edie laid down on her bed, staring at the ceiling. Then, she remembered something. She took her phone out and sent Aaron a message. "He has taken medicine and is feeling much better now. There's no need to worry about him. He's going to be okay."

Then, she felt anxious. What the hell was this? When the day came when it was time to leave, she will go without hesitation. All these thoughts were rushing through her mind and like a flash of lightning, coming in and out.

The White Love Song was about to start. It was a play about modern life. The film was going to be shot in a Villa in a suburban area of the city. There was an enormous amount of investment in this movie. They reserved the whole Villa, with an area of more than 100,000 acres.

Edie had her articles for the daily news sent to the shooting spot. She was getting anxious about starting the movie. If the staff were to see her car, they would look down on her. Yes, they have seen lots of people like this, but no one has ever stolen another's role before. They would think she was shameless.

If they found out, she was an orphan? It would be a catastrophe. If they were to find out about her and Stuart, they would think that was how she got the part. All these emotions were stirring up inside of her. She couldn't seem to escape them.

They would be talking behind her back, saying, "she intentionally stole the role of Zoe Anna, and I believed her when she said it was because of her acting. She only got it because she was sleeping with an investor." She was horrified at the thought of what people would say about her.

All the staff and crew members had arrangements made to live in the Villa. Edie had planned on staying in a room with Rhoda Hayes. Unexpectedly, the producer told her, "Miss Lara, I arranged a single room for you."

The producer knew Edie's relationship with the CEO of the L.N. Group. Therefore, he only wanted to use her and tried to please her in any way that he could. When he told her this, she was quite surprised, "Didn't you say that the rooms were very scarce and we had to pair up. I was supposed to stay with my assistant?"

With a smile on his face, the producer said, "That is for the other actresses. Miss Lara, you are exceptional. You have lots of work to do. I have a big responsibility to assure that you get lots of rest."

"But it's okay, really. I don't mind."

"Okay, NO, it's not. You don't have to worry about a thing. You just need to work on your performance."

She still couldn't understand why the producer was doing this for her and why she gets special treatment. She expressed her appreciation, "Thank you very much." After they left, Zoe Anna walked around the corner.

Sneering, she said, "You can't judge a book by its cover. She is such a gorgeous woman. I never expected that she got this part by sleeping with one of the directors." She forgot that she was this type of woman herself.

Throwing her eyes quickly on her assistant, she asked, "Have you taken all the photos?" The assistant nodded, "Yes." She took the assistant's phone. She looked at several of the photos. It wasn't until after when she noticed Edie's face was in the picture. She threw the phone back at her assistant.

"Zoe, should we...give these pictures to the reporters?" "Idiot!" she said while staring at her assistant. She continued, "What could we do with these pictures? If we want her to die, we need more. This is just the beginning." The assistant fell into silence.