Chapter - 162"Welcome, welcome, Mr Lulu. I hope your journey was comfortable," it was already evening, and Alex was standing at the entrance of the resort welcoming the last batch of newcomers.Alex and most of the crew came the day before, but the director, his personal staff, and the actors were to come today. And by the evening, many of them had arrived in batches.Mr Lulu, the director of this project, was the last one in this line. With a series of hits behind him, Mr Lulu was the hot potato right now. It must have cost Theation a lot of bucks to get him on board."Thank you... Thank you..." the short, stout Mr Lulu greeted Alex back with a beaming smile. With his eyes squinting as he smiled, Mr Lulu grabbed Alex's hand and shook it vigorously and with ample excitement.Mr Lulu had a pretty clean name in the industry. There were no scandals against him, and he was said to be rather polite and hard working. The only issue with him was the discipline he forced on everyone when it
Chapter - 163"Ahemm... Hello," Alex greeted everyone with a weak and nervous smile."I don't know what to say. Rebecca here has said it all in such a sweet yet concise manner," Alex said, pointing out Rebecca, "Never knew you had such a convenient talent at your disposal. Kudos to you, little girl. Your sister will be proud of how mature at least your words are," Alex praised Rebecca. But Rebecca knew it better than anyone that his insides must be churning with every word of praise he spoke for her."Speaking of her sister, for the next few months, we all are going to stick together. From sharing rooms, food, joys, burdens and everything else that comes our way to fighting over the use of bathrooms, we will share it all with one another, like a family.""... Now a family has its problems. Every family does. Even we might be head butting each other by the end of these few months of staying together. But as long we don't lose sight of our end game, we will come out on top of every obst
Chapter - 164"Hey, did you notice something different about Alex today?" Munching on her chips from the bowl in front of her, Veronica asked Rebecca, who was busy making her bed. She has been feeling unsettled ever since Alex heaped praises upon her during dinner."Don't even get me started. If not for the crowd in front of me, I would have crushed some balls today," Rebecca got hold of the pillow and tried to squeeze it hard, "Aahh... Look, it's still red," Rebecca tried to show Veronica her hurt wrist, but Veronica was not interested."Do you think he has a thing for me?" Veronica suddenly popped the question taking even Rebecca by surprise."Wha... Why would you even think so?" Rebecca asked. She may not know much about Alex, but she knew that he had a girlfriend, and from the way she could bring a smile to his sulking face with nothing but a text, he really liked her a lot."I don't know. It's just that the way he looked at me was different," Veronica lay on the bed with the supp
Chapter – 165"So... What are we doing today?" Wearing a white off-shoulder white top with patterns in blue and a brown capri, Veronica walked up to Alex. Veronica had just arrived at the location, and the first person she came across was Alex.To be honest, Veronica was hesitant to walk up to him at first. But, following her conversation with Rebecca last night, the curiosity to dig deep into his relationship with Jessica got the better of him. So with her eyes on the task, she walked up to Alex.Meanwhile, Alex was busy going through some random checks on the set. But hearing a familiar voice, he turned to look at Veronica.He stared at her face for a good couple of seconds before he replied, "Of course, we are shooting. What else do you think all these guys are running around for? Now, not every day can be a fun day, can it?" Alex was smiling ear to ear when he joked with her, but it left a touch of sarcasm in Veronica's ears."Ha... Ha... Ha... Very funny," Veronica faked her laug
Chapter - 166"Mr Lulu?" Alex climbed onto the bus, wary and prepared for any unpredictable situation, but found Mr Lulu grumpily sitting there. And scattered in front of him were god knows how many empty cups of ice cream.There were vanity vans arranged for the lead and the supporting cast, along with one for the director Mr Lulu and his daughter. On the other hand, for the staff, tents were erected. The temperature in Thar was more than anything they had experienced, and this was the least they could have done."Alex..." Lily, who was sitting beside her father, got up when she saw Alex coming inside the vanity van, "Is Brad here?" she asked.Alex shook his head in denial to her question, but he tried to justify, "I am sure there are some unavoidable circumstances at play here.""Hmmph..." Mr Lulu scoffed, hearing Alex and throwing the empty cup in his hand, he reached out for another cup of ice cream. This was the only thing keeping him calm and his blood pressure in check."Dad...
Chapter - 167As the door opened, a tall man wearing a blood-red suit stepped out of the car.With his long hair done in a bun, as soon as the man adjusted his jacket and removed his shades, the girls who appeared on the sidelines out of nowhere to get a glimpse of their favourite star went gaga. The shrill and cheers echoed loud enough to deafen a perfectly normal man.Alex did not know when the girls appeared, but he felt that if not stopped early, some nice tops were going to be ripped apart.The man was about a couple of inches shorter than Alex, with a near-perfect jawline and a nice dense stubble. When he saw the huge support for him, a smile bloomed on his face, and the man waved towards the girls who were being pushed back by the security as well as the staff from Theation and 'AR' from breaking the human wall. And it worked like a charm. The recognition from their heartthrob rejuvenated their hopes, strengthening their resolution. Thank god that they had a few capable men to
Chapter - 168While Abir and Rebecca were trying to caution Alex about Brad. Brad was standing in front of Veronica with a wry smile on his face."... I had hoped that you would come to the party I threw last month," putting down his arms, Brad changed the topic after he was denied the hug, "You know how many of them were there only to see you? They were left disheartened in the end.""Just to please a few, I didn't want to cause a misunderstanding with your wife," Veronica said with a sly smile on her face. For everyone looking from afar, it would seem like a pleasant exchange. But in reality, Veronica was just polishing her sword."Aha... Why would my wife misunderstand anything?" Brad toned down his voice and said, looking around to make sure no one heard Veronica, "She is such a big fan of your works. In fact, she was the one who invited you. After all, you are her favourite.""Oh, that's a change," Veronica crossed her over her chest as she raised her eyebrow in surprise, "Becaus
Chapter - 169"Excuse me," Martha asked out loud. She was confused, looking at the uninvited and unfamiliar face that had barged in. Also, Martha was not alone. A lady sat in front of Martha. Maybe, she was there for consultation."Oh, sure," Audrey nodded and then turned towards the lady, "Do you mind? The doctor has just asked you to excuse us."The lady, confused by how fast things progressed, stood up, obeying Audrey on the spur of the moment."Hey, sit back," but Martha was not fazed in the slightest. She asked the lady to sit back before turning back towards Audrey, "You are interrupting us, young lady." Martha calmly and indirectly asked Audrey to leave."But I am in pain," Audrey said softly, as gently as one could, unlike her usual smug self when she conversed with Turtle or the other guy named Johnny. Her tone was that of a spoiled little girl who has been wronged after being sheltered and pampered all her life."Still, you can't just barge in like that," this time, even Mar