All Too Late

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harles fumed. “I’m way better than him. At least I will never let Astrid come near you.”

Kathleen raised her eyebrows. “Do you think he cares about such things? He only cares whether I am the female lead in this movie. He will never ask who the other actors are.”

Charles’s face darkened.

“You should look into who is behind whatever Astrid has done.” Kathleen felt that Charles was wasting his time.

He might be unhappy with Samuel, but he also had to look at the facts.

Charles frowned. “Darling, aren’t you a little too biased toward him?”

Kathleen eyed Charles coolly.

“I’m not saying that you’ve not gotten over him. It’s true that he’s a crafty guy,” Charles hurriedly explained.

“Charles, I know Samuel better than all of you. Samuel has his pride. Do you think he will cast Astrid in this movie, knowing full well that she will make things difficult for me? Don’t you think he will try and stop Astrid from plotting against me?” Kathleen tried to reason with her brother.

“Maybe he’s using Astrid to break you and Christopher up?” Charles retorted.

“But there’s nothing between me and Christopher. What’s the point of getting Astrid into the film crew?” Kathleen shrugged.

Charles paused for a while.

“I’ve already explained everything when we were at Felix’s house. You heard me loud and clear. He knows that there’s nothing between me and Christopher. What’s the point of planting Astrid here? On the contrary, Astrid seems to appear wherever I am. This goes to show that the person is using her to get back at me.” Kathleen analyzed the situation for Charles.

Charles thought Kathleen’s speculation sounded reasonable. “Are you saying that you intend to let Astrid stay with the film crew?”

“Yes. I want to cast a long line to catch the big fish. These people must have a motive for getting close to me,” Kathleen said.

“Won’t you be in danger then?” Worry puckered Charles’ brows.

“They won’t dare to act rashly. The main thing is, if Astrid is not sent by the Yoeger family, they won’t dare to be too impulsive,” Kathleen deduced.

Besides, Samuel had sent someone to protect her on the sly.

What could happen to me?

Charles asked, “What do your think is their motive?”

Kathleen took a bite of the cake. “I think their target is Samuel and Christopher. They want to see the both of them on opposing sides.”

“Opposing sides? If both of them start to fight, it could be a matter of life and death. In the end, it might be a no-win situation for both of them.”

whom Astrid is working for will stand to gain,”

Charles finally understood.

Macari Group, Tyson

update on Astrid. The owner of the entertainment company that Astrid is working for is from the Corbyn family. They are the ones

war veteran, Thedeaus Corbyn?” Samuel’s face

Tyson nodded.

became cold. “Looks like the Corbyn family

we stop them

if he wants it, we’ll give it to them. He

Morris knows about the pitfalls in this

so distracted by a woman and still wants to manage a company. It’s

and Kathleen had

behind Astrid was

target was

use Kathleen

gain if both of them were on opposing

Samuel was not dumb.

where Olivia is.

Don’t force her.”

“Okay.” Tyson nodded.

Ring!

Samuel’s

it up and read the message.

spoke up for you in front of Mr. Johnson just now.

text message:

one sentence back: Well, the gist of

Samuel knitted his brows.

the matter?”

Valerie.” Samuel cast

be a good manager?”

going to give Valerie

how to talk properly.” Samuel

Oh no,

Astrid at the film

her eyes when she saw Kathleen.

planned coincidence is not a coincidence at

Astrid was dumbfounded.

like a pushover, but she was actually a strong-willed

first scene between