The director quickly walked over to Enola."Enola, is this your staff member? Introduce him to me.""Mr. Calder, you've misunderstood. He's just filling in as my bodyguard. Actually, he's my friend," Enola hurriedly explained. "Chase, this is Mr. Calder, a famous director in the industry.""Chase, my boy, would you be interested in acting?" Asher Calder politely asked upon learning that Chase was not a staff member."I'm not interested," Chase replied lightly. Hell no. After seeing how cramped the set was, he could not imagine himself acting."Mr. Calder, you shouldn't just pick anyone to act. It's not like everyone can act." At that moment, an untimely voice spoke up.It was Darius. He was accompanied by a striking woman by his side. "Yes, Mr. Calder. Let me call a friend from the industry to save the day. After all, it's the role of the male lead. We can't just pick anyone," Zara Bateman added, trying to persuade Asher."Chase, if it's a matter of compensation, you don't hav

"Mr. Calder, I understand you want to keep your dignity, and I've given in to you. But don't push it too far!" Zara lowered her voice when she saw Asher persisting."What dignity? Zara, what are you talking about? Since you unilaterally decided to reject the role yesterday, then return the advance payment and pay the breach of contract penalty. Otherwise, I'll have to resort to legal procedures!" Asher reiterated."Mr. Calder, are you serious?" Zara looked incredulous."What do you think?""Do you know that if I leave, Bateman Consortium will withdraw its investment and your production won't be able to continue?" Zara made one last effort."No need for you to worry about that, Miss Bateman. I have my way with the funds. Let me tell you, as soon as you walked out, someone else invested a hundred million," Asher said calmly."Who? Which company?" Zara was furious, demanding to know.Just then, Chase and Enola arrived."It's him!" Asher directly pointed to Chase. He left Zara behi

“Follow me. It wasn’t easy for you to make the trip. I’ll get you something to eat. There'll be a meeting here later. I’ll bring you along to gain some experience.” Enzo released his hand and led them into the suite.“Is he really your older brother?” Chase asked curiously after Enzo left the room.“Of course. I’m a Langdon, and so is he,” Enola replied matter-of-factly.“Is he your real brother?” Chase asked further.“Um… Alright, I’ll be honest with you. I was adopted by my parents, but they never lied to me about it. They treat me like their real daughter, and my brother dotes on me a lot too. He treats me like his real sister,” Enola said with a happy look on her face.“Where are your parents?” Chase asked curiously. Chase had known Enola for a while but never heard her talk about them before.“My parents died in an accident when I just started out in the entertainment industry. Enzo had to stop his studies overseas and return to Chitara to take over the family business. My b

It was clear that Enzo was treating Chase as someone who had bad intentions toward Enola.“You’ve misunderstood me. I’m just a bodyguard your sister hired!” Chase was not bothered to explain much and left after saying that.Chase headed straight toward Chitara’s stone gambling street.There were not many people on the street when he arrived. Only a few stalls were open. It was thanks to the internet era that stone gambling was no longer an activity that was as easy to scam people as before. Most people were now aware of the tricks they played, which was why fewer people visited this street.An old man with a stall by the street saw Chase standing in a daze. “How about trying out one of these stones?”The old man’s eyes lit up when he saw Chase. He swung the stone in his hand for a bit. He wanted badly to force Chase into buying it.However, enforcement had been strict in recent years. He could not physically force someone to make a purchase. He could only rely on his words.

All Chase had to do was wait for the last person to get his hands on that stone. He would convince that person to sell the stone back to him. If that person refused, Chase would just snatch the stone if he had to.Everyone present felt nervous as they stared at the owner cutting the stone. They watched it without blinking. Their eyes were glued to the stone as they held their breaths. The machine quietly slid down to cut the stone.The anxious look in everyone’s eyes turned to disappointment as the sound of the stone being halved rang in the air.That slice cut the stone in half, and the smooth cut surface looked dull. There was no sign that this stone contained anything precious. Most of the spectators were disappointed, but they insisted on continue watching it.Dominic was especially focused on this. He had a group of men behind him, and when he saw that the stone yielded nothing, he cursed out loud in anger. He had both hands behind his back and held back his anger as he did no