The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride
Chapter 1136

Chapter 1136

Chapter 1136

He squinted his eyes, staring intently at the woman with the pure smile.

Lately, he had been suppressing a rising anger within him, which seemed to be provoked every time he saw Cicely's smile. Even for a fleeting moment, he felt a dark emotion surging in his blood, darker than gloominess.

Cicely waved at him with a smile, then lifted her wine glass.

The bright light in the banquet hall reflected a soft glow in her eyes.

Her pleasing smile was blinding.

Upon seeing Claud's awkward expression, Cicely waved her hand saying “just a misunderstanding”, then raised her wine glass and clinked it against Claud's glass in a pleasing manner, “I'm sorry for the misunderstanding. Cheers to you, don't be mad.”

Her tone was full of appeasement. After all, suspecting a man of having a secret could really hurt his pride. Most importantly, her future work would largely depend on Claud.

She put the wine glass to her red lips, emptied the champagne in one go, then withdrew the glass. As her gaze shifted, she caught a glimpse of a man by the pool out of the corner of her eye.

Her movements paused for a moment, then she slightly turned her gaze and saw a woman walking towards the man. She quickly averted her gaze, put down her wine glass, and looked at Claud, her smile still as bright as ever.

Danielle gracefully took the man's arm amid the admiring glances of others.

Seth stood tall and straight, his eyes slightly lowered, and he glanced casually at the woman who was approaching him.

“Are you guys done talking?”

“Mm.

Danielle's face was full of radiant smiles, but her heart was in chaos. She didn't know when it started, but she always felt that the distance between this man and herself was getting farther and farther.

There seemed to be an insurmountable chasm between them. Although they had come a long way, they never seemed to be able to truly get close to each other.

Now, the distance between them seemed to be getting farther and farther, just like the moving earth's crust, deepening and widening the chasm between them.

This feeling was terrifying. When did this start?

She looked at the smiling woman across the room, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes. Perhaps... it started when she saw this woman released from jail.

In her gaze, she saw the mixed shadows of Chloe and Winston and another person she was not very familiar with.

Danielle lowered her head and gently tugged on the man's arm. "Seth, let's go say hi to Chloe and Winston. The movie we're working on is about to start shooting.’

Seth's eyes narrowed slightly as he jooked at the woman across the room who was talking non- stop. A sarcastic smile played at the corners of his mouth.

From the moment they met outside the hotel to now, for almost the entire evening, her gaze had never lingered on him.

Instead, she was joking with a group of seemingly unimportant people, full of smiles.

Was he the one who agreed to let her work?

He lowered his gaze, submerging the bright lights and the woman's smile in the depths of his eyes, and responded lightly.

"Crysti, this is Quinn, the director of ‘The Gilded Circle’. The role that Keira originally played and is now vacant. Mr.

Quinn thinks you're perfect for it and would like you to take over.

Crysti immediately greeted the middle-aged man next to her.

"I'm really honored, but am | really suitable for that role?”

She hadn't received the script yet and was unsure whether she was a fit.

Quinn gave a bitter smile, "Actually, you were our first choice for the role, and the character's name is also your name.

But at the time... Philip didn't want you to play it, he recommended Keira instead, and invested a lot of money...

So we...”

"Philip didn't want me to play?"

“When we first approached you, it was Philip who handled it, so...

Quinn didn't continue, but those who could understand naturally understood.

Crysti's face instantly chilled at the thought of the arguments she had with Philip over him buying a role for Keira, never suspecting that the role was originally hers.

He gave her role to Keira and invested a million dollars in it.

“Huh...”

Crysti sneered, feeling that her anger toward Philip was unstoppable.

She played in his drama, but her salary was not included in his budget. Her original endorsement fee, appearance fee, and salary, except for necessary living expenses, were all saved as funds for his new drama. And yet he interfered in this matter.

Chloe was indifferent. She just found out about this too, and other than a sneer, she didn't feel much of a ripple.

It had nothing to do with her, and besides, someone would naturally handle a man who betrayed his girlfriend.

Claud seemed indifferent on the surface, but his eyes were slightly narrowed. He didn't know about this before, but now that he did, how could he let Philip off easily?

"I've read the script, the character has a great story to tell, and thinking back, Philip really liked Keira back then. To go to such lengths, the character must be very likeable.’

And which of Keira’s roles in the entertainment industry was not well-received?

Crysti nodded.

For many years, the roles she had taken were mostly a little better than supporting roles. It had been a long time since she had played such an important role.

She entered the entertainment industry not just for fun, but she didn't plan to completely rely on it to sustain her life either. It was all out of personal interest.

After wasting so many years under Philip's delay, she decided to devote herself to doing what she loved. After a lot of twists and turns, the role returned to her. It was a strange fate.

Cicely sighed, "I just started to feel relaxed, and now | have to get busy again?"

Chloe glanced at her, "Or you could find someone to support you, then you wouldn't have to do anything.’

Crysti covered her mouth and laughed, "We were just discussing this issue, Claud said he wouldn't mind supporting her."