17

The door opened and Natalia stood in front of the door with a skincare mask on her face. Her hair was tied up and a hairband kept her hair away from her face. When Oz's face came into view she made excited sounds and hugged him tightly.

"Aww!! I missed you so much." She said and then pulled away. "I just saw your live interview. YOu looked so damn handsome that I wanted to cry!! I am so lucky to have someone like you by my side." Natalia did all the talking while Oz stared at her blankly and waited for her to tell him something he wanted to get from her. After she had talked for a while hiding her face under the sheet mask on her face, Oz lifted his hand and pulled the sheet off her face that exposed her swollen eyes.

Natalia's eyes widened and she hurriedly looked away.

"Are you going to tell me or not?" HE asked to which Natalia twisted her fingers that she was holding onto nervously. "I didn't want to disturb you because you were already busy with your work and I didn't want to add my worries onto you as well." She said in a small voice. Oz gave out a heavy sigh and held her shoulders and hugged her tightly,

"It's okay if you tell me that you are not alright. We can sort things out." He said. After he had consoled her for a long time and after hearing the grumbling of her stomach he sat her up on the chair beside the dining table and started cooking a meal for her.

They talked about things that were going on in their lives and sat across the table and enjoyed each other's company. It was then Oz got a call from CAser.

"Who is it?" Asked Natalia.

"Caser, He must be wondering where I am now." He said and attended the call. "What is it?"

"Boss the files that you asked for have arrived, They need to be reviewed by you instantly so that they can be sent to the manufacturing team. I will bring them to you at once so can you tell me where you are?" HE asked to which Oz glanced at Natalia who was eating her food silently after Oz had attended the call.

"There is no need for that, I will come to the office right away." He said and ended the call. "Sorry, but I have to leave. Something urgent came up at the office."

"Okay, Drive back safely." She said and gave him a smile. Oz got up and picked up his keys and phone, and unhung his coat before leaving the apartment in a hurry.

Back at the office, Caser was arranging the files by the reception when he got a message from Oz.

'Make an appointment with William Knox, I want to meet with him as soon as possible,' Caser snickered. "Gosh, I wonder when the next chapter of the fanfiction will be uploaded." He said as desperately before heading into Oz's office to put the files on his table. And went out to do the job that Oz had just assigned to him.

Oz got to the building and some reporters were still lingering around the place with their cameras hanging down their necks. HE drove into the driveway and hurriedly parked before the building to avoid any interaction with them but they still caught up on him and ran towards him luckily the guard beside the doors caught them before they could reach Oz, yet they screamed out their question and he avoided them before entering the building with a frown.

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Caser had done the job that Oz instructed him to do and managed to make an appointment with William despite the fact that he was too busy with the upcoming project, TWo days later in a private room of a high-end restaurant, sat Oz by a dining table. And across to him sat a guy with rough grey hair. The man seemed to be in his late forties with a lot of experience up his sleeves, He was William Knox one of the most beloved directors who had been producing the best movies for the past twenty-five years.

"I wonder why Chairman Chase has requested a meeting with me?" HE acted as if he was unaware of the purpose of the meeting.

Oz picked up the glass of water and sipped from it before saying. "I think the entertainment industry has made you into a great actor as well. The way you speak makes me want to believe your words as they sound real but I prefer to think otherwise." He made it clear that William was very well aware of why he was here and that he was purposefully stalling him.

"Haha!" He chuckled. "You do seem like a quick-witted boy just like I have heard about from others."

"Both of us are busy people and time means money to us. I will not make an elaborate speech but rather I would like to question the reason for you denying my request." He made it clear that he wasn't into any kind of long talkies. William listened to him but despite the fact that Oz was stiff and awaited his answer. William slowly cut through the rare medium steak on the table and then savoured it. After his mouth was empty he decided to speak again.

"I am a man who values time, But I too once in a while sit back and let a few hours slip away from my hand only so that I can enjoy what really matters to me, In this case, a plate of savoury food." HE chuckled.

Oz's eyebrows knitted.

"As for the next part of your question, Just like you said, It was a request from your side and I hold the right to reject your request." He said calmly and sliced another bite. Oz, who was almost speechless because of him, said again.

"Okay then, I want Natalia to have the leading role in the movie, and it's an order." He sounded overbearing and selfish. But yet again William chuckled.

"I can't do that as well, Because I don't take orders from investors because they invest in the trust they have in me. When I make a movie I want an actor to breathe soul into the character and not drag it around the stage as if it is a sack of coal, and that is the reason why I didn't choose her. She might have the talent to become the leading role in any film but not in this one as she doesn't have the ability that breathes soul into characters." He sounded full of wisdom but Oz wasn't slightly impressed by it. His displeasure deepened and he got up from across the table and threw the napkin on the seat before leaving.