The Apple of My Eye

Chapter 336 A Bad Joke

Realizing his blunder, he quickly turned the tables on Autumn, using his skills as an actor. "It's you who

have been lying! You never mentioned you were married when we got together. Shame on you!" he

declared, glaring at the woman with an added effect. Turning to Charles, he added, "Married women

tend to seduce men. You'll be better off distancing yourself from women like her, or you'll end up being

cuckolded."

Shocked, Autumn burst out, "Stop talking such nonsense!"

She could feel her face heating up. Autumn was horrified that a man she hardly knew could say such

cruel things about her.

She struggled for composure, feeling uncomfortable.

"I don't know you at all, " she told Roger. "How could you say those things about me?"

Trying to defend herself, she then turned to Charles to plead for understanding.

However, she was totally unaware that Charles had witnessed the entire encounter between them

without being noticed. This gave him a pretty good idea about Autumn and Roger's real relation.

"Women are flirtatious. I was 'Honey' when we were in bed. But the moment the affair is found out,

she's quick to disassociate herself from me!" Roger said as he proceeded to further embarrass

Autumn, noting her discomfort. Turning to Charles, he tried to explain, "Bro, I really didn't know she was

married. If I did, I would never have hooked up with her!" Then he added, "Let me give you a piece of

advice if you want to avoid another scandal in the future... divorce her."

"Damn you! I'm going to kill you!" Autumn shrieked.

She wanted to get her hands on Roger just to teach the jackass a lesson. But Charles quickly kept her

from lunging at the insensitive man.

Instead, he hugged Autumn tight and gently said, "Calm down. You don't want to rise to his bait."

"I don't care, " she sputtered. "I really want to get my hands on him."

A good reputation is crucial to a woman's social life. What Roger did and said was not only cruel, but

truly disgraceful.

Charles felt slightly awkward with Autumn's outburst. "Don't worry. I'm on your side, " he said, holding

her tighter as he tried to comfort her.

Autumn might have considered herself fortunate to have married a man like Charles who was willing to

protect her. She may have even believed that he was willing to help her deal with unpleasant situations,

such as this one involving Roger.

But she chose to ignore Charles' comforting gestures and pushed him away. She looked at him with a

cold smile and said, "You? You weren't by my side when I needed you the most!"

Still fuming, she spat, "Now you're saying you're on my side? Does that make any sense?"

Last night's dream had left Autumn distraught. And since her emotional turmoil was far from being

resolved, she could not bring herself to be comforted by Charles, despite his ministrations.

"Autumn…" Charles moved to touch her.

He frowned slightly when she remained quiet. "I know you're angry with me. Let's just go home and talk

about it, okay?"

She quickly answered, "There's no need to talk about it." Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

With a sad smile, Autumn said, "I don't think we have much to say to each other anyway. Besides, I'm

busy."

Roger, who quietly stood in the sidelines, thought it was the perfect time to make his exit without being

noticed by the fighting couple. But just as he was leaving, Director Zhang passed by. When he saw

Roger, he pointed at the actor and blurted, "You!

What are you doing here? Your scene is next. Hurry up!"

Relieved at being able to escape, he answered quickly, "Okay, okay. I'm going."

Just as he thought he was free, Charles barked, "Stop! Where do you think you're going?"

Director Zhang heard Charles and turned around. He recognized Charles and the man's expression

unnerved him, so he hurriedly walked up to him. "Ah, Mr. Lu!" he said trying to mask his nerves. "It's

been a while since we saw each other. How are you?"

The director smiled slightly, adding, "How are things going with you?"

He considered Charles his God of Wealth and tried his best to please the man and avoid offending him.

Director Zhang held Charles in such high regard; he never dared say no to the man.

The scene caught Roger off-guard. He knew Director Zhang to be a man of respect and influence, but

here he was so courteous, almost timid, in front of Charles. He suddenly thought he was in big trouble.

"You're filming here, Director Zhang?"

Charles inquired with little interest.

"Yes, I am filming a new movie!" a delighted Director Zhang replied.

"And since you're here, let me express my gratitude to you, Mr. Lu. Without your assistance, we would

never have gotten access to inspecting the premises and getting approval for its use. Thank you for

your help."

The hotel was part of Eric's estate. Charles called Eric straightaway when the director sought his help

to get permission to use the premises for filming. This enabled the director to shoot his movie there

without a problem.

Again, Roger was taken aback when Director Zhang thanked Charles. His eyes started twitching as he

wondered who this celebrity was that he had offended.

The director was about to add something when Charles interrupted.

"Is that guy one of your staff?"

He nodded towards Roger, a glint of annoyance in his eye, while asking the director.

Director Zhang turned towards the direction of Charles' eyes and saw Roger. At this, the actor wished

for a hole he could crawl into or for the ground to swallow him up. He had this bad feeling his acting

career would come to an end before it even started.

Director Zhang smiled and answered, "Yes, he is one of my actors."

Clueless as to what happened between the two men, the director thought Charles simply wanted to get

acquainted with Roger. He then thought that introducing the actor would earn him additional favors in

the future so he eagerly motioned for Roger to come over. "This guy is a good actor. He's young but I

am sure he has a promising future in the entertainment industry."

His enthusiastic words were meant to compliment the actor, but it just made Roger cringe.

"Good at acting, you say?"

Charles said with a smile that did little to cover his icy look.

"Yes, he is indeed an excellent actor, " Charles nodded, smirking.

Pleased at the words but oblivious to Charles' expression, Director Zhang added, "His acting skills are

absolutely natural, almost flawless. It's as if he was born to be an actor."

He turned as he motioned Roger to come over, "Hurry up. Come and meet Mr. Lu."

The director pulled Roger. While the man may be a good actor, right now he didn't seem very smart, he

thought. He was throwing away the chance to meet an influential man, as he stood to the side quietly.

"Mr Lu, I am Roger Han. Pleased to meet you, " he finally said, offering his hand.

Sweat beaded on his forehead as he tried to figure out what to do in their current situation.

He recalled what he told Autumn earlier and regretted his behaviour. Those words likely caused him

what could have been a successful career and stardom.

"He's just a little nervous, " Director Zhang smiled apologetically.

"But you are absolutely correct. Roger is a reliable actor."

But Charles would have none of it. "Enough!"

He frowned, growing more impatient by the minute. He was sick of hearing the director praise Roger so

he decided to stop him. He was tired of hearing how good of an actor he was.

Charles dragged Autumn until she stood in front of Roger. Slowly, voice dripping with menace, he told

him, "Why don't you look at her very closely? Is she… your girlfriend?"

"I don't understand, " Director Zhang said in disbelief.

He looked at Autumn, nearly stammering as he quipped, "Are you kidding, Mr. Lu? How can she be

Roger's girlfriend?"