King of Hollywood

Chapter 325: Chapter 51: The Grand Curtain Rises Slowly Chapter 325: Chapter 51: The Grand Curtain Rises Slowly “You were quite stern just now, Ed,” the little girl emerged from somewhere and agilely climbed onto Adrian’s lap, which meant he had to put a halt to his intention of sitting next to Kate.

“Do you think I was a bit too harsh?” Adrian asked, rubbing the top of her head.

“A little, though I didn’t quite understand,” Emma pouted, her cheeks puffing out adorably, yet her eyes kept darting towards Kate with a hint of well-concealed unease in her tone.

“I see…” With that in mind, Adrian, somewhat amused, pretended to stroke his chin before he stood up and set the little girl down: “Then I’d better go and comfort Sophie.”

Kate next to him seemed like she wanted to say something, but after thinking it over, she closed her mouth.

After pinching Emma’s chubby cheeks and instructing her to stay put, Adrian made his way towards Sophie’s private trailer. The little one’s unease was simply because Kate’s rounded belly reminded her of her foster mother. Even though there were many women in Adrian’s life, they were different from the little one, and if Adrian had his own child, the attention he gave to the little one would inevitably be diluted.

Though Emma was smart, she did not quite understand this; she was just instinctively scared, especially with the attitude displayed by her foster family in plain sight. Of course, Rodlin was still quite good to her, so the little one was not overly sad, but Adrian was different—the close bond they shared made it hard for her to accept this change.

However, even though Adrian guessed the little one’s thoughts, he did not take it too seriously. Even when his own child was born in a few months, he would not change his attitude towards the little one, believing that Emma would come to understand.

“May I come in?” Adrian knocked on the trailer door, which only Sophie occupied at that time.

“The door is open, and there is no ‘do not enter’ sign posted,” Sophie said without raising her head from her book, her tone indifferent as if she couldn’t care less about anything.

Adrian raised an eyebrow, as he had been speaking like this for several days, but Sophie had always been calm, never like this. It seemed that today’s words were indeed too much.

“I’m sorry, Sophie.” He took a seat in front of her, something that had become routine after each day’s scolding was over, Adrian would come over to mollify Sophie during the breaks.

“Unfortunately, apologies can’t bring back wasted time,” Sophie continued flipping through her book.

“Then, maybe I should try another way of starting the conversation?” Adrian began to smile, “What would be good? A comedy by Molière? A sonnet by Shakespeare? Or a cappella aria?”

“You’re not sincere at all, Ed!” She finally raised her head; her brows furrowed slightly, but she quickly realized she’d been tricked and her expression turned to irritation.