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A faint smile appeared in Patrick’s eyes.
“I didn’t question you about anything,” he said. “Why are you overreacting more than me?”
Juliette placed her hand over his heart and looked directly into his eyes.
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“Are you sure I’m overreacting more than you?” she asked. “Your emotions are in turmoil. You’ve been affected by Madeline’s words, even though you haven’t said it out loud.”
Patrick’s eyes darkened at her words.
“So?” Juliette asked. “Are you going to believe Madeline, doubt me, and argue with me? Are you ready to break up with me? Fine, Louis is coming with me!”
Patrick was speechless.
He cupped Juliette’s neck, kissing her forcefully. His deep eyes were filled with fierce emotion.
“I had dinner,” Patrick said, his voice husky and his eyes dark with desire. “But your lips are more delicious.”
Juliette licked her lips and smiled.
She rested her forehead against Patrick’s, their intimacy undeniable. Her pale fingertips played with the collar of Patrick’s shirt.
“Patrick, I don’t know how long we can be together and if we’ll be separated in the end. But now that we’re together, can we give each other the utmost trust?”
Patrick said, “You’ve thought about what will happen after we break up, and how to divide the child. You’ve even prepared yourself mentally for the future separation. You don’t trust me.”
“Thinking about these things… It’s mainly because I want to protect myself from getting hurt as much as possible.”
“What kind of hurt? Emotional hurt? Because Finn hurt you, you no longer trust men? In that case, why are you talking to me about trust?”
Juliette was stunned and was speechless.
She suddenly realized Patrick had a point.
She didn’t believe in love and Patrick would be faithful to her.
In her understanding, love was only a matter of time, not a lifetime.
“It must be that I haven’t done well enough to make you completely trust me,” Patrick said. His voice was profound.
“No, you’ve done enough. It’s my problem.” Juliette slowly backed away, distancing herself from Patrick.
Physical distance was easy to get close to, but the distance between hearts was always
difficult.
She would always remember how Finn had pretended to be affectionate in her past life. But she was burned to death in the end. It was too painful to forget.
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If one can’t let go of the pain one has experienced, how can one completely trust another person?
Patrick took her hand and pulled her back.
“When my injuries are healed, let’s go on a trip without Louis,” said Patrick.
“Louis’ll be sad, won’t he?” said Juliette.
“Children have their world. Don’t let Louis squeeze into the adult world.”
Patrick caressed Juliette’s fingers. There were burn marks on them, but they were already faint.
Patrick thought, ‘Beau said her hand was burned because of me, which shows she has me in her heart.
‘She must have been anxious at that time.
‘So, is she afraid to touch anything nice because of Finn?
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‘She must have been badly hurt.
‘Someday, Fill make her want to touch everything warm again without getting burned.’
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Patrick took her hand in his and kissed the place where she had been burned. His touch was both indulgent and tender.
Juliette felt a jolt run through her.
She tried to pull her hand back, but Patrick held it tighter.
“This is the injury you suffered for me,” said Patrick, looking at her intently.
Night had fallen over the city.
But the film studio was still brightly lit.
Juliette’s production team, like many others, needed to film night scenes.
Everything was ready. The lead actor and actress had finished their makeup and changed into their costumes. The crew was all set.
Enrique shouted “Action,” and the filming began.
However, just after a dozen seconds, the sound of a traditional opera came from next door. The singing was loud and amplified by loudspeakers, directly affecting everyone’s work.
Enrique immediately sent someone to see what was going on.
“Someone set up an opera stage next door and hired professional actors to perform the traditional opera,” the assistant quickly came back and reported.
Enrique immediately sent someone to discuss and resolve the issue.
After over ten minutes, the assistant returned and said, “I politely discussed with them, explaining we were filming and
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hoping they could reduce the volume. However, they were rude stating they set the stage to perform and enjoy the opera. They refused to leave no matter what I said. They even had someone kick me out.”
“Did they know it’s Mr. DeWine filming here?” Elio asked.
The drama they were filming hadn’t been released yet, but it was already popular.
Enrique was a highly acclaimed director, and people generally showed their respect to him as long as his name was mentioned.
The assistant replied, “I told them, and they are aware.”
Enrique and Elio exchanged glances.
Enrique said, “I’ll go and take a look.”
The other party knew his name but still didn’t leave, most likely they came for him. If the matter could be resolved, it was best to do it quickly and not delay the shooting schedule.
The rent for the film studio was calculated daily.
However, Enrique was invited to drink coffee, have snacks, and watch an opera after he went there.
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Enrique politely asked them to leave temporarily, but they completely ignored him.
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After an hour of struggling, the evening was almost over, and there was no progress.
They decided to bear it for tonight. Maybe the other party wouldn’t come next night.
However, as soon as night fell, the next door would start banging drums and singing opera. It was lively and lasted until the early hours of the next morning, making it impossible for them to shoot their night scenes.
The situation lasted for three days.
Enrique went to the other party again but was rudely kicked out
Madeline walked out from behind the crowd, stood before Enrique, and spoke arrogantly.
“If you want us to stop, you can. Tell your boss to come over and bow and beg us. If we are happy, we can stop singing.”
Juliette brought Louis to the set tonight because he wanted to see how the filming was going.
After she arrived, she heard the opera singing from next door and was told Enrique had gone to communicate.
She saw Enrique hadn’t returned for a long time and heard it was not the first day of the opera singing, so she went next door.
Louis insisted on following her, so she had to take his hand and come along. As soon as she approached, she heard Madeline’s words.
Madeline also saw Juliette’s arrival at the first moment.
She was feeling smug when she suddenly saw Louis next to Juliette. Her heart skipped a beat, afraid Louis would go back to Patrick and badmouth her.
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However, Madeline quickly regained her composure.
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She thought, ‘Louis is a little bastard. I often give him gifts and treat him kindly, but the little brat turned around and called Juliette Mommy. Now I don’t have to be nice to him anymore!‘
“Juliette, did you hear my request? As long as you follow my requirements, I am happy and can consider your request.”
