Hollywood Secret Garden

Chapter 146 Family Dinner

The caravan was driving on the street at a constant speed, and the tall palm trees on both sides rushed back under the illumination of the street lights.

"Want a drink?" Sparrow took out two cups from the small refrigerator in the car and looked at Angela.

"Drinks? Oh, no, thank you." The girl came back to her senses, shook her head with a smile, looked at the two statuettes in her hand, and suddenly sighed slightly.

"What's the matter? Are you unhappy?" After putting back a glass, Mr. Manager took out a bottle of brandy and poured half a glass for himself, "You have won two trophies, which is enough to impress people, not counting the gold content If not, it has already tied Kevin Costner's record, and if it wasn't for some bad luck, maybe you could still win the best original screenplay, then you will break another record, and they will call you Miss Record Breaker."

"Really, if that's the case, maybe Miss Record Breaker will be sent to the National Academy of Sciences after leaving the Music Center, and then sliced ​​to study, to see what she is!" Angela said teasingly, and Sparrow shook his head with a smile, Drank the brandy in the glass.

"I'm already very satisfied to get two statuettes. It's an affirmation of me. I'm still young. Maybe one day I can win all the statuettes at once." The girl said with a smile. Jokingly said, followed by a trace of helplessness on his face: "Actually, I was just thinking about what the newspapers will say tomorrow, especially those tabloids, who got nothing on the Grammys. They said that the judges have seen my true colors , This time I won two awards in one breath. They will probably say that Dad bribed the jury again, and they talk about it. They are all talking."

"About this point, Angie, I agree with Miss Julia, no one who has worked with you would have such ridiculous thoughts, and the judges on the jury are not idiots without judgment." Sparrow Shrugged, "Besides, those are just tabloids, which use gossip to attract attention. They can't cause much trouble. Mr. Jared sent people to watch them. If they cross the line, they will naturally be dealt with."

solve them?Such a scene suddenly appeared in Angela's head. Dozens of big men in black trench coats rushed into a certain tabloid office, pulled out their Chicago typewriters with their clothes off.Smiling grinningly, he pulled the trigger on the stunned people inside, and then amidst the sound of gunfire, the woman screamed, the man crawled around, and pieces of paper flew in the air...

The girl shuddered, did she watch too many gangster movies?How could such a weird idea come up?And the Chicago typewriter?This is not the 30s!

Maybe my hatred of tabloids has reached a certain level?Angela shook her head, but don't think about it.Otherwise, she would have to see a psychiatrist. Of course, she also knew that there was another reason why she hated the tabloids so much...

Sparrow, who was sitting on the other side, saw the girl shaking his head.I couldn't help but get it wrong, and after thinking for a while, I said, "Recently, several TV stations hope to give you an exclusive interview, how about I agree?"

"Interview?"

"Yes, since you are worried about your image, then accept a few exclusive interviews and show yourself well." The manager spread his hands and said.

The girl thought for a few minutes, nodded and shook her head: "It can be considered, but let's talk about it after tonight, Mom and Dad are still waiting for me."

The RV had already driven up Beverly Hills.After the identity was exposed.The reporters were finally free to publish the girl's address, and the father decided to move out of Brenket Street.Back to live in Beverly Hills, after all, Beverly Hills has a much higher safety factor, but Angela has never liked the Beverly Hills house, it is too big.

The RV stopped at the door, and after the door opened automatically, it slowly entered. The tall modern-style house was hidden in the green ocean, and the surrounding independent small rooms were patchwork, and the middle of the courtyard was much larger than before. The fountain, the house and the garden are more than two hectares.

"Welcome home." Jennifer smiled and opened the car door for the girl.

"Thank you, Aunt Jennifer." The girl jumped out of the RV with the statuette, handed it to the maid next to her, and then hugged the housekeeper and slapped her on the face.

"Congratulations, Angie, Ma'am has been watching TV. When you won the award, she even shed tears." Jennifer said half-truthfully.

"Really? That's not like my mother." The girl said with a smile, and then said to the maid holding the trophy: "Please help me take it to my parents, Lucy?"

"Okay, miss." The maid who called Lucy nodded, turned and went into the house.Then Angela looked at Sparrow in the car again: "Do you want to go together? Jack?"

"That's unnecessary, after all, it's your family banquet." The manager said with a smile and shook his hand.

"Okay then, David will take you back. Goodbye." The girl nodded and moved out of the way. After the car door was closed, she watched it go out, and then walked into the house with Jennifer.

The living room is decorated in a typical Mediterranean style, which looks very spacious and comfortable.Behind the glass wall facing the living room is a huge aquarium with several dolphins and many ornamental fish in the ocean—Jared originally wanted to keep sharks, but his wife and daughter voted against it unanimously. Had to give up.

Yes, Angela doesn't like it here.

The house here is too big, there are 10 bedrooms alone, not to mention the bathrooms which are more than the number of bedrooms.In addition to the necessary rooms such as study and dining room, there are also gymnasium, cinema, entertainment center and so on.There are three four-car garages outside, where several famous cars collected by his father are parked, as well as the exclusive room of personal doctor Jason.Behind the cook's and maid's rooms, there's a tennis court, and an open-air swimming pool—as well as an indoor one.

The whole villa is full of modern atmosphere and is the masterpiece of the famous designer Alan Dyer.But for the girl, it was more like a hotel holiday, lacking that warmth, and the house on Brenket Street was more like home.It's only better than Front House in Bristol.

Soon, come outside the restaurant.When Jennifer opened the door for the girl, at the end of the long dining table, 8 glances came over, which shocked Angela.

"Is this to welcome me?" The girl shrugged and felt something was wrong at the same time, why are there 8 people in the room?But when she saw clearly who the extra person was, she couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

"Don't do that. Honey, I'll embarrass you." The tall man standing beside Uncle Frank and waving to her turned out to be the godfather Brian Benjamin who was far away in New York.

"God, when did you come here!" Angela jumped up to the godfather, grabbing him in surprise and asking.

"I happened to be on your way to the music center when I got off the plane, but don't worry, I watched the entire awards ceremony." Brian said with a smile.Then he put on a puzzled look: "Aren't you going to give me a hug?"

"Oh, I can't do it now." Angela put her hands behind her back and said seriously: "Mom said that I'm a big girl now, I have to be reserved and a lady!"

The serious appearance caused laughter, and Elena, who was sitting on the other side of the long table, couldn't help but increase her voice: "Chris!" But the smile in her tone couldn't be concealed no matter what.

"Okay, okay," the girl held up her hands.Then reach out to Brian, "Want a hug? My dear godfather?"

"Okay, Chris. Don't be naughty." Jared said with a smile at this moment, and then looked at the housekeeper at the door: "Jennifer, tell Walter that we can start."

After the other party nodded and left, he greeted again and said, "Okay, everyone, please take your seats."

"Mom, can I change clothes first?" Angela suddenly looked at Elena and said.

"Of course, remember to move quickly." Mother nodded.

"Hey, my dear. You're beautiful in this outfit. Why did you change it?" Frank asked jokingly, and Angela made a grimace as an answer.Then she ran out, and when she reached the door, she suddenly turned her head again: "Mom, can I drop by to see the two little guys?"

Elena sighed: "I really want to say no, Chrissy, but I know that even if I say that, you will sneak away, so-don't wake them up!"

"Okay, I got it!" Angela replied with a smile, and then ran away with her skirt in hand.

After a while of trotting upstairs, the third room on the right was originally her bedroom, but after some hesitation, she went to the baby room first.

Gently opened the door, and then turned on the wall light switch on the wall. Under the specially installed low-brightness light bulb, Angela tiptoed to the side of two cribs that were close together, and climbed on the edge to look in. The chubby little guy is sleeping soundly, his eyes and mouth are completely carved with three slits on his face, he looks very cute.

The girl couldn't help but gently touched their chubby little faces with her fingers, and then covered her mouth and smiled lightly. It's a pity that they were sleeping. Normally, she would have gnawed on their cheeks one by one. , The two little guys also pester her very much, besides mother, they are the closest to her, even father has to be ranked behind.

One boy and one girl, the consequence of mother not doing gender check is that no one knows that it will be a pair of twins before giving birth!But this is a very big surprise. Everyone is very happy, including grandpa and grandpa. The two little guys have inherited their father's pair of eyes that are as black as the bottom of a lake. They are very beautiful. The little baby is really the most lovable Of course, except when they were crying, thinking of this, the feeling of being unable to control the body a long time ago and only crying to attract attention when wanting to pee suddenly popped out of her head strangely, Angela was very angry. Shivered, and left quickly.

After coming out of the room of her younger brother and sister, the girl returned to her bedroom. When she entered the door, she first kicked out the flat shoes on her feet twice, then took off the dress and threw it on the bed, and then she was naked in her shorts. Walking to the closet, he opened it and took out the outfits he usually wears.

Because the height grows too fast, these clothes are all newly made, and the original clothes have already been donated to charity organizations at the charity sale.Angela took the clothes and compared them in front of the full-length mirror, and chose a beige T-shirt, a pair of jeans and white canvas shoes.

In the mirror she was about to put it on.Suddenly, I felt as if I had forgotten something. After thinking about it, I looked at the girl in the mirror again.Then the eyes fell on the chest, the original small steamed bun was bigger again, almost catching up with the big apple, probably covered by a B cup.Angela smiled wryly when she suddenly realized, and threw the clothes on the bed, and then found a white bra with back button straps from the closet, then sighed and put it on herself.During the whole process, she had a bitter face as if she was being tortured. In fact, as a woman, a suitable bra is still very comfortable to wear. Angela's reaction like this is completely psychological.

Looking at himself in the mirror, after putting on the bra, his chest looked firmer, so he couldn't help but smiled wryly.Then she quickly put on her clothes and walked outside. When she got to the door, she couldn't help but turn her head to look at the phone beside the bed, sighed faintly, and ran away.

When I came to the restaurant, my parents had been waiting for a long time, and my mother gave her a slightly reproachful look: "You have been delayed for a long time, dear."

"Sorry, Mom." The girl rubbed her little nose and said embarrassedly.

"Okay. We didn't wait long, did we?" Brian came out to smooth things over at this moment, looked at Angela with praise, and said, "It's still the best look. It's not as elegant as before, but it's more lively than before. It's what a girl should be!"

"Thank you, Godfather." The girl smiled and jumped to sit beside her mother.

Elena didn't say much, and clapped her hands lightly.Soon the servants started serving the food.During this time, the adults started talking again.My father is at the top, myself and my mother are sitting on the left, and my godfather and uncle are sitting on the right, so my father and godfather, mother and uncle are talking about their respective topics.

Angela couldn't help but feel a little bored, but when she looked at her uncle, there was always a worried look on her brows, her eyes rolled, and she suddenly thought of a topic, taking advantage of the gap between the two of them chatting, she suddenly interjected with a smile: "Dear Uncle, when are you going to bring my future aunt? Do you want me to call her sister all my life?"

Frank was embarrassed and couldn't speak, and Elena beside the girl couldn't help calling out: "Chris."

"It's okay, Mary, I really didn't handle this well." Frank spread his hands with a wry smile, "I wish I was half as smart as before, but now..."

"Okay, uncle, don't be so pitiful," Angela said with a chuckle, "I conceived another script for Sister Julia."

"Conceived a script?" Frank narrowed his eyes, but he still didn't fully understand.

"Yes, the name is "My Best Friend's Wedding"!" The girl raised her eyebrows proudly, and she bit the three words "best", "friend" and "wedding" very hard.

Frank's eyes lit up immediately, he grasped the contents inside, and said impatiently, "Can you tell me the content? Dear?"

"Don't worry, uncle, I just have a general idea, and it will take a while to complete it." Angela said with a smile, and finally straightened her face: "I can only help you so far, uncle, you If you want to be indecisive, then there is no way.”

"Okay, I know what to do, but..." Frank shook his head helplessly, "It really shames me to be called indecisive by you little guy!"

At this time, the appetizers had been served, and Jennifer poured Charlton 1984 from the cellar of Chateau Latour in France for them. Of course, Angela was still juice.Then Jared tapped the cup lightly: "Okay, this is just a small family dinner, it doesn't need to be so formal, we are all a family, so let's be casual."

Following him, he raised his glass to his daughter: "Here, I would like to congratulate my daughter for winning two Oscars. Before that, your uncles and aunts have already called to congratulate you , and now I convey to them that we are all so proud of you!"

Angela kept listening with a smile on her face, until she heard her father say, "Your uncles and aunts are calling", the expression on her face obviously darkened, but then returned to normal.Several people around, including mother, godfather, and uncle, all saw it, but they didn't say anything. After Jared's speech, they toasted her together to express their congratulations.

"Thank you, Mom and Dad." Angela stood up holding the juice, her emerald green eyes sparkling, "Thank you for your support, if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be able to achieve such results. I didn't thank you in my award speech , because I know that cannot be expressed in words. I just want to say, I love you guys."

Saying that, the girl left her seat, walked between her mother and father, and kissed them hard on the faces respectively, making the parents laugh out loud, and Brian and Frank couldn't help but put down their cups and laughed together clap up.Then the girl raised her glass and touched theirs generously, then raised her head and drank the juice in one gulp, looking so proud that the adults couldn't help but chuckled again.

The family dinner has officially started, because the chef has already eaten before nightfall, so chef Walter only made a few home-cooked dishes. The appetizer is smoked guinea chicken salad.Served with hazelnuts, spring radish, and green snake fruit, but because of the strong taste, there is no Angela's, but a fruit salad prepared separately for her; then the main course is Alaskan flounder and prawns, with pinky potatoes and olive oil Tomatoes for dipping; chocolate French toast for dessert.

These are very common dishes, but under the preparation of top chefs, they still look extraordinary.For example, the smoked guinea chicken salad adds some herbs when it is smoked, which immediately has a unique flavor and makes people have endless aftertaste.However, during the entire meal, the girl seemed a little absent-minded, occasionally telling a few interesting things about the awards ceremony, but most of the time she was quietly listening to the conversations between the adults.

After finishing the meal, she took a tissue and wiped the corners of her mouth. Angela stood up and said, "Mom and Dad, godfather and uncle, can I go back to my room?"

Jared and Elena looked at each other, and Mom nodded.Kissed her on the forehead: "Okay. Go, dear."

Angela smiled.Then he pretended to bow his knees to the godfather and uncle, and then ran out of the restaurant giggling happily.

It wasn't until the sound of her daughter's footsteps disappeared that Elena and her husband looked at each other again and shook their heads lightly.Brian couldn't help asking strangely: "Hey, is there anything I don't know?"

The couple spread their hands together and said nothing, so Brian had no choice but to say: "Okay, okay, I knew it, you always treat me like this."

"It's actually not a big deal, Bligh, they're just worried about Chris, you know, what happened a while ago." Frank explained.

"Do you need to worry about this?" Brian shrugged. "Aren't you underestimating Chris? Although she is only 14 years old, I believe she can mediate quickly."

"Yes, yes, I believe it too, and Mary and Jedi believe it too, but this is not the most important thing, understand?" Frank has been developing his career in Los Angeles, so he naturally knows it better, "The key It's Angela's friends, the ones she values, see, Bligh?"

Brian closed his mouth. He had already understood that the appearance of the words wealthy, royal family, and behind-the-scenes team would not have much impact on Angela and her friends, but...

"Hey, Mary, I think it's better to give it to a personal playmate." Frank said suddenly at this moment.

"Frank, I remember we discussed this topic a long time ago, and it has come to fruition..."

"Go to hell with your results. Today is different. You want to give her an ordinary life. I understand. You have done a good job. But since Chris entered the entertainment industry, ordinary people's lives have been different. It is no longer suitable for her, and she will face more challenges and difficulties, can you always be by her side to encourage her? She always has things that she doesn't want to tell you." Frank waved his hand and said.

"Wait, what's a personal playmate?" Brian interjected.

"To put it simply, it is chosen by the nobles for their children, um, Shadow, who has played together since childhood, grew up together, and studied together, is your best partner, the most loyal partner, and the closest relative besides your parents. Just as my father's housekeeper, Mr. Gerald, grew up with him; and my present housekeeper, Lawrence, grew up with me; Mary's agent, Ada, who handled her European affairs Wait, almost everyone in our family has such a partner." Frank explained for him.

"But it seems a bit late now, Chris is already 14 years old." Jared was a little moved.

"No, it's not too late, we can find a smaller one and raise the requirements, for example..." Frank was about to explain further, but was interrupted by Elena: "Well, Frank, now is not the time to talk about this! "

After a pause, she said again: "I'll go see Chris."