Hollywood Secret Garden

Chapter 765 Finally Done!

"Some people say that speaking is an art. When to say something and when not to say it is very important in interpersonal communication. This sentence is both correct and incorrect, or in other words, although this sentence has universal Sex still has limits. For example, when I chat with Ms. Melanie or Ms. Baby, I have to let them feel a more real me, otherwise how can they trust their daughters to me? Me? Same, it’s still them, some things can’t be said, because we can’t predict how they will react. Interesting, isn’t it? Only two visits have proved and disproved this point from two aspects.”

When Angela was talking so loudly, candlelight was flickering in the empty restaurant, and accompanied by the melodious and soothing sound of the piano, a pleasant atmosphere slowly flowed around.That's why Angela talked about these inexplicable things with such enthusiasm, but unfortunately the three people she spoke to were not listening at all.

"You know, the Chanel store on Madison Avenue recently came with a new summer dress, although compared with the previous one, there are only some changes in details, but you can see the difference immediately after wearing it .”

"Really? I must go and see it when I have time."

"I'm sorry to have to tell you, Manny dear, that the latest dress would probably look better on Nat."

"Me? How did you come to that conclusion, Liv? Frankly, I'm not a big fan of Chanel."

"Don't forget that I am a model by profession, I think my vision should be better than someone else's."

"Better than someone else? Then why isn't someone more suitable for wearing it?"

"Well...you'll know some clothes when you put them on. If you have time, how about going to have a look together?"

"Oh, Liv, you really break my heart. It's too bad that you ignore me."

"Of course not, Manny, I just said that Nat is the most suitable, and there are also suitable for you, let's go and see together."

Seeing these three guys chatting vigorously, Angela rolled her eyes and sighed, and tapped the glass with a spoon: "Hey, ladies, it's not a good habit to ignore other people's conversations."

Natalie and the others finally stopped talking and looked at Angela with half-smile expressions.

"I'm sorry, Angie, it's not that we want to ignore you, but that you always talk about some inexplicable topics." Natalie spread her hands wide open, as if what they did before was normal.

"Can I ask you? What is an inexplicable topic?" Angela put down the knife and fork, put her hands under her chin and stared at Natalie with dangerous eyes, as if Natalie would die if she didn't give her an explanation. deal.

"You booked the revolving restaurant in the Empire State Building and invited us to dinner with a bird's-eye view of Manhattan and spent the evening talking about the 'art of speaking' and stuff, always analyzing it from a very subjective perspective...you Do you think we came here tonight to hear what you said?" Natalie's eyes were full of habitual sarcasm.

"Yeah, when I talked with my mother, I was submissive from the beginning to the end, but I actually said that this is the most real me." Scarlett grinned and added insult to injury.

"No wonder when she was at my house, she always smirked and seldom spoke." Liv also nodded thoughtfully.

Angela's complexion couldn't help getting darker and darker. She was unhappy and a little bit wronged at the same time. She grabbed the knife and fork and scribbled on the plate resentfully, like an abandoned widow.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, what does Angie think of Liv's point of view just now?" Scarlett finally smoothed things over.

After dinner, a group of people sneaked out of the Empire State Building - no way, who made Angela attract so much attention after "The Mist" was released for almost a month, even though she didn't participate in promotion much as usual, and rarely appeared on the cover Participate in interviews.As some people say, just getting her name attached is the best kind of publicity.

"Now, should I take you back home or follow me back to the hotel?" After sending Scarlett and Liv home respectively, Angela, who was sitting in the seat, looked at Natalie with bent eyes, "Or... I'm going to Where are you going to live?"

"Take me home, thank you." Natalie replied with a smile without question.

"Why?" Angela's face collapsed immediately, "Because of Xia Xia? I've already explained it to you."

"The Mist" was released in the UK, and the crew naturally came to promote it, so Natalie also came to the UK.It just so happens that Angela is also in the UK. Even though she often does not participate in promotional work, it happens that it is her own work. It is definitely unreasonable not to attend.Xia Xia also attended. Angela participated in the filming of the "Harry Potter" crew, and her relationship with Xia Xia is basically known to everyone. Kate and Keira can both attend, why can't she?

Although Xia Xia's harassing actions avoided the eyes of ordinary people, they could not escape the eyes of Angela's lovers. Although they had known for a long time that they were unclear, everything hadn't been settled at that time, so Nata at that time Li didn't care about anything.But it is different now, Angela has given her promise, although she acquiesced to the existence of Kate and the others, it does not mean that Angela can be tolerated without limit.So when I was in England, I didn't give Angela much good looks in private.

"A little bit, but not all." To Angela's surprise, Natalie shook her head.

"Then what else is it?" Angela hurriedly grabbed her lover's arm, "Tell me, I will definitely pay attention to it in the future."

Natalie turned her head, and seeing her serious face, she couldn't help covering her forehead with a wry smile.

"Are you an idiot?" Natalie said angrily and funnyly, "Aren't you very smart? Don't you always understand? Why is your head suddenly unconscious today? You booked the restaurant but at the same time Inviting the three of us... oh my god, I can't believe you'd do something so stupid and ask me what's wrong!"

"But... everyone has dined together many times in the villa in Los Angeles." Angela asked weakly.

"It's different!" Natalie glared at her angrily, moved her lips to say something but couldn't say anything.

"Actually... I know," Angela sighed softly after being silent for a few seconds, "It's just... I just... I just wanted you to communicate, if you can get your parents to agree once , it doesn’t need to be so troublesome.”

After hearing these words, Natalie was slightly taken aback, and after a few seconds, she hugged Angela and rested her head on her shoulder: "Don't worry, no matter how bad it is, some things will never change, never will .”

Angela didn't say any more, but held Natalie's hand tightly for a long, long time.

"In this case, can I stay with you tonight? I agreed with them to stay with you during the few days in New York."

"Don't even think about it! Don't think you can get away with it like this!"

Some things will always be like that, hope and reality will always be inversely proportional, such as the cowboy president who is desperate to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq before leaving office, or the real estate developers who are struggling in the subprime mortgage crisis They can sell the houses in their hands as soon as possible.Unfortunately, Angela is facing exactly such a thing now.

"Please go back, Miss Mason." After a long silence, Evner finally spoke. He didn't look at Angela and just made a gesture of please, but from the change of address, it can be seen how bad his mood was. .

Shirley looked worriedly at her husband and then at her daughter, while Natalie softly called her father.

"That's it, I don't want to talk about this any further." Evner shook his head, although he had tried his best to suppress his emotions, his excitement could still be heard from his tone, "I won't agree to this kind of request!"

"You don't have to make a decision so quickly..." Angela tried to continue persuading, but Avner suddenly interrupted her irritably: "There is no room for negotiation, Miss Mason! If it wasn't for Chrysler For the sake of the old man, I have kicked you out! Don't you have what you deserve..."

Fortunately, he still maintained a certain calmness and closed his mouth in time, but his chest kept rising and falling, and he seemed very angry.Although Angela's complexion became a little ugly when he said the last sentence, she immediately adjusted and nodded and stood up: "In this case, I will leave temporarily, but I will not give up."

Evner, who finally recovered a bit, couldn't help jumping up. Fortunately, Shirley calmed him down in time, and Natalie quickly pushed Angela out of the living room.

"You shouldn't have said that last sentence." After coming outside, Natalie complained and said something, her brows were full of worry.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen." Angela seemed very open-minded, "It's normal, after all..."

She made a "stubborn" gesture and grinned playfully and funny at the same time. Natalie couldn't help laughing, and then said reproachfully: "Don't say that about my father."

"Okay, just don't say anything." Angela shrugged, regardless of the street a few feet away, reached out and brushed Natalie's hair, "I'll go back first, remember to give me news every day, if it doesn't work, just I can trouble Grandpa now."

"I know." Natalie nodded, and regardless of the street a few feet away and the bodyguards guarding the car, she tiptoed to imprint her lips on Angela's face.

After bidding farewell to Natalie and getting into the car, Angela crossed her arms and meditated after telling the bodyguards to pay attention to the paparazzi. Frankly speaking, although she had expected that Avner's reaction might be violent, she still didn't expect it to be so intense. At this level, almost rejected all possibilities with one bite.From this point of view, no matter how much Nat persuades him, it may not be of much use.

Sure enough, there must be ups and downs after success.Angela smiled self-deprecatingly.She rubbed her chin for a long time, and after confirming that she was not followed by paparazzi, she immediately asked the bodyguards to turn around and go to Grandpa's villa, even though they had already left Long Island at this moment.

In this case, it is also necessary to prepare in advance.Angela thought this way in her heart.

Grandparents were not surprised by her arrival, even though Angela carefully proposed to live here for a few days.Although she didn't know if they already knew something, Angela didn't take it too seriously. Grandpa would not contact grandpa until she gave her a call. Besides, they would know about it sooner or later.

A few days later, as expected, even Natalie and her father had a big fight, but Mr. Avner's opinion could not be swayed.On the contrary, Mrs. Shirley is caught in the middle and it is difficult to be a human being. On the one hand, she does not agree with her daughter's choice because of tradition, but on the other hand, she is very worried about the conflict between her daughter and her husband.

After all the calculations, I still have to ask my grandfather, which is really a failure.After finishing the latest phone call with Natalie, Angela murmured in her heart and walked to Grandpa's study, where he usually reads at this time.

"Please come in." After the knock on the door, Grandpa's voice came from inside.

"Hi, Grandpa, I hope I didn't disturb you." Angela greeted with a smile after pushing the door open.

"Of course not. In fact, I have been waiting for you for a long time." Grandpa smiled gently, but the eyes hidden behind the reading glasses did not know what kind of light was shining.

"Is that so..." Angela sat down on the desk awkwardly, only then did she remember that she forgot to ask her grandfather what she said to her grandfather.

Forget it, what to say.The moment she sat on the chair, Angela squeezed her fists.

"This is not a good habit, Chris." Grandpa said casually, with a hint of ridicule in his tone.

"Dear grandpa, please believe that if I hadn't tried everything, I wouldn't bother you." Angela slowly said in the most sincere tone after deliberating her words.

"Really tried everything?" Grandpa Yang Zi raised some gray eyebrows.

"Now Mr. Avner has refused me to go to their house." Angela spread her hands helplessly.

Grandpa pondered for a while before speaking again: "Frankly speaking, Chris, you have given me a difficult problem."

Angela didn't speak, but just looked at the old man obediently, not like a 28-year-old mature woman at all.

"I didn't expect you to find that old guy as a lobbyist. It's really..." Grandpa crossed his hands and said with emotion, then looked at Angela and said seriously: "Chris, you know our traditional etiquette and customs. How many."

"This...it's quite a few." Angela hesitated for a while but decided to tell the truth, "You know, Grandpa..."

"Yes, I know." Grandpa nodded a little dejectedly, "That guy Jedi..."

Angela lowered her head and covered her mouth. Every time she mentioned this topic, she wanted to laugh. Father and grandpa obviously... Okay, let's talk about this later, and solve the most important thing at the moment.

"If...it's really inconvenient...it doesn't matter," Angela adjusted her emotions, looked up and watched Grandpa start to use his trump card, "Nat and I will try our best to fight for it, but if it doesn't work, we will also The only way is to give up. You should know that we don't have to ask anyone's consent, but...if we really give up, it must be a very cruel thing for Nat, but there are some things...we will never compromise! "

Grandpa took a long breath and stared intently at Angela behind the desk.Angela didn't evade, she knew that Grandpa knew that she was using this method to force him, but she didn't feel guilty, because what she said was the truth!

"I have to say, you and your father are really similar in this, Chris." Grandpa made a gesture, "Actually, I was with your grandma at the beginning... This kind of thing seems to be hereditary."

The old man made a small joke, but Angela didn't laugh, and her attention went to the phrase "I was with your grandma".Think about my grandma’s half-Chinese descent, and that uncle who can’t see the end of the dragon, and the experience of staying in Jinling Women’s University in the 30s (although I was very young at that time)... this is a big deal Gossip!

However, she quickly drew her attention back, no matter what, she settled the problem in front of her first.

"Albert said that your parents don't know about this, is that true?" Grandpa asked suddenly.

Angela couldn't help but nodded, "Yes."

"Why didn't you tell them first?" Grandpa asked with interest.

"Because I don't want them to know for the time being," said Angela's sudden happiness, "and I don't think they can help me much in this regard."

"Oh?" The eyebrow on Grandpa's right raised high, "It's not wrong to say that..."

Then he gave a low laugh and muttered, "You won't get ahead of me this time, Jedi!"

Although Grandpa's voice was very soft, the room was already very quiet and Angela's ears were relatively sensitive, so she listened to every word without missing a word, and then felt like she was sweating profusely.Grandpa is so old... still so vain? !

"It's nothing. In Chinese, you are an old child. The older you get, the more you look like a child. Don't be too surprised. He is just still angry with his son and wants to save face from other places." Afterwards, Angela secretly asked her grandma , Grandma replied like this, and then Angela was sweating profusely, feeling that she was just an object of wrestling...

Of course, this is all for the future. Although Angela wanted to smile wryly after hearing this, she still had to pretend that she didn't hear anything, and then looked at Grandpa with hope and anxiety.

"Okay, I will try to communicate with Evner, but don't place too much hope." Grandpa finally said, "Everyone has something they insist on."

"I understand," Angela nodded, "Thank you, Grandpa, I will prepare for the worst."

Although grandpa has a good relationship with the Evner family, and although grandpa has enough prestige, people always have something to stick to.Therefore, if Mr. Evner still refuses to agree, Grandpa will not be able to force him to agree, so it is still necessary to prepare for the worst.However, what is surprising is that after two exchanges with Grandpa, Mr. Evner actually changed his mind!