Her Precious Baby

Chapter 105

The only way she could successfully marry into the Golding family was to get rid of the girl.

That way, no complications would arise.

After two busy weeks, Angeline finished her last scene, and “The Journey” officially wrapped up.

That night, Derek held a large celebration party and booked two floors in a hotel. All of the cast members and staff members gathered together for the occasion.

Alas, Jacob had something else on, so he could not join them.

The table was filled with scrumptious dishes, and there was even fondue in the middle. Everything smelled fragrant.

Derek was first to raise his glass, and as he inclined his head at the others, a rare smile crept onto his face.

“It’s been a tough few months for everyone, but the audience has noticed your hard work. “The Journey” has yet to air, but it has already trended on the internet six times, and the video that the official Twitter account uploaded has reached three hundred million view counts.”

The crowd was joyous to hear that the show was already receiving such a great response from the public, even though it had yet to be released.

“Although Jacob can’t be here today, we have to acknowledge how Angeline has pushed aside her other jobs to focus on the filming. So, let us toast to her and thank her for her hard work too!”

Just as those words were out of Derek’s mouth, the fellow actors and actresses all lifted their glasses and looked at Angeline kindly. All of them sang her praises politely.

Angeline nodded humbly and expressed her gratitude.

“Frankly, it’s all thanks to the film crew that I’ve achieved these results today. Let me give Mr. McKenna and everyone else a toast as well.”

It was only then Derek realized that he had made a mistake with his speech, and he shook his head weakly.

“Right. Let’s not talk about those anymore. What we need to do today is to enjoy ourselves.”

With that, the people raised their glasses and clinked them with each other.

After drinking, everyone began digging into the food.

In the middle of their merry celebration, someone suddenly said, “Mr. Golding is here!”

“Mr. Golding—”

The others thought that the one who spoke was only joking, but when they heard the steady footsteps behind them, they turned around.

Then, when their gazes landed on the domineering man, looks of shock appeared on their faces.

Derek was the first to respond to that, and he quickly hurried over to Evander. RêAd lat𝙚St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only

“Mr. Golding, why didn’t you tell us that you were coming? We started the party without you.”

The film’s largest investor was Evander Golding, and they had invited him to the film wrap party. However, they were sure that he would not bother showing up to a casual celebration like that.

Yet, to their surprise, he showed up.

Evander muttered, “It’s fine. I was in the area for a business talk, and I heard from my assistant that you were wrapping up the show today, so I came over.”

As he spoke, his eyes drifted toward Angeline. In a lower voice, he said, “I heard praises about your acting, Ms. Sorelle. I hope we’ll be able to continue working together in the future.”

Instantly, the others cast envious looks at Angeline. It was a dream for many to receive Evander’s approval.

Angeline froze for a second. When she thought about the bouquet of roses she received, strange feelings rose in her chest.

Did Evander really send them?

Nevertheless, she recomposed herself in mere seconds and politely responded, “Thank you, Mr. Golding. I hope I won’t let you down.”

Right then, Derek stood up and said, “Mr. Golding, since our film wrap party has just started, why don’t you take a seat and join us for a while?”

Evander did not even want to socialize most of the time, let alone attend events like this. To Angeline’s knowledge, this party was not something he would join in on.

However, he uttered, “It’s been tough for you all. Please order anything you like. I’ll foot the bill.”

Similar looks of shock crossed the people’s faces. A beat later, they cheered noisily.

Evander was definitely going to be generous if he offered to foot the bill.

Angeline was the only one with a pale face. She kept her head hung as she stabbed the fork down on her plate.

Why did he suddenly appear here? What is he trying to do?

“Well, there’s a seat beside Angeline,” Derek deliberately pointed out.

Evander made no words of protest as he walked past the crowd to sit down on the spot beside Angeline.

Promptly, Angeline felt goosebumps all over her body, and a chill even ran down her spine.

However, she had the director and the producer sitting across her, so she could not bring herself to reject him. For the rest of the party, she kept her head hanging low.

Furthermore, the food tasted like wax in her mouth throughout the meal.

On the other hand, Evander’s side was lively. Many actresses had come to him to toast with him, and they even pulled the collars of their dresses lower. They were a minute away from outright sitting on his lap.

Evander did not reject any of them as he drank one glass after another.

A wave of frustration swelled in Angeline’s chest as she breathed in the sharp scent of their perfumes, and she tossed the spoon in her hand into the soup bowl.

The resulting noise startled Evander, and he turned to look at her. “Ms. Sorelle, is the food not to your liking?”

After saying that, he lifted his glass and elegantly took a sip of his red wine.

Angeline’s fury only grew when she registered his look of enjoyment. “No!”

Despite her reply, Angeline instinctively shifted to the side.

He’s a father, but he’s still not considerate of Floretta. I can’t believe he’s still trying to flirt as if he’s an irresponsible young man.

Evander shot Angeline a look, but he did not speak and continued to drink his wine. Nevertheless, there was a flash of indiscernible look in his eyes.

After the party finally ended, and just as Angeline was about to leave, she heard an actor from the film crew suggest, “It’s still early, so why don’t we play a game?”

“Sure! I don’t mind!”

The others were quick to agree with him. What was most important was that Evander was around. Who would not want to take the opportunity to get closer to him?

Angeline stood up. “I’m sorry, everyone, but I have something to do, so I’ll have to leave first.”

With that, she picked up her bag on the table. Right then, the man who suggested the game said, “Ms. Sorelle, the slight delay won’t matter much, right? You’ll be killing the mood if you leave.”

A look of displeasure appeared on Derek’s face as well, and he gestured for the server to fill Angeline’s glass. “That’s right. What could be more important than to keep Mr. Golding company?”

Angeline was rendered speechless.

When she noticed that Evander seemed indifferent and was not planning to help her out, she took in a deep breath to tamp down her anger and sat down.

The rules of the game were simple. The participants were going to take a card, and the one with the largest number would have to receive punishment as dictated by the others.

At the start, Evander went to take a conference call that lasted half an hour, so the others went wild with their requests.

Some had to kiss a pillar for a whole minute, and some had to pole dance in front of the server.

The unruly atmosphere made Angeline furrow her brows as fear crawled into her heart.

“Sorry for my long absence.”

Evander had returned, but something seemed to have happened, for his expression was grim.

“It’s fine, Mr. Golding. We’re playing a game. Why don’t you join us?” said an actor who was sitting by his side.

“Sure, how do I play this?”

Again, the people were surprised at Evander’s agreement, and they stiffened. The one giving out the cards was first to return to his senses, and he let Evander draw the first card.

When Angeline drew her card, her face fell. It was the King of Hearts.

Furthermore, Evander had gotten the same card as her. What kind of luck is this?

No one dared to say anything too audacious when they saw Evander’s expressionless face. Finally, a bold person suggested, “Why don’t the two of you intertwine arms and drink?”

Hearing that, Angeline plastered an awkward expression on her face. Without a doubt, Evander’s going to reject that!