Next One Is a Babe

It was normal for the man to feel stressed. The woman in their relationship was considered more powerful than him, so he already had a certain amount of stress because of that.

Coupled with the public opinion worsening instead of receding, the man probably felt anxious. Hence, his increasingly bad temper was understandable.

Ian thought for a while and commented, "What do you think? If you're not disturbed by all those opinions, you should come out and say something. It doesn't matter whether he brings it up or not; you still have to speak your mind."

Valerie nodded. "I did. I told him that I still want to be with him."

Even though she could just tell the man about her feelings, she had to make it known to the public too.

Then, Ian frowned a little and added, "In that case, you can try seeing things from his point of view. Let's say you're him, and your lover told you in private that they still want to be with you. However, they never express their standing in public. How would you feel about that?"

She was stunned for a while, and she pursed her lips in silence.

They were all adults, so he thought he shouldn't need to spell it out for her.

Valerie thought for a long while before nodding. "I see what you mean now. I'll find some time to have a proper talk with him."

Ian couldn't help much since it was their private business. No matter how friendly they were, he shouldn't interfere much in another person's relationship.

The two had only chatted so much before the director came over shortly, asking him to film another scene.

The director probably also knew that with Valerie's current condition, they couldn't get any satisfactory shots even if she continued filming. Hence, he simply told her that she could rest for the day.

Ian's role had several scenes with the supporting characters, so they worked on that for the night.

As he had read the script beforehand, the filming of those scenes went quite well.

When it was time for another break, he returned to his rest area to find that Valerie was no longer there.

She had probably gone back to the hotel.

A resigned Ian shook his head, for relationships would hurt a person the most. Valerie used to be so talented at acting and had exercised a lot of effort to improve her skills. At the very least, she had never caused such troubles before this.

It was obvious how deeply her relationship had affected her.

He hadn't followed the gossip about her too closely, so he didn't know much about her lover. However, since she had been in the entertainment industry for so long, she should have a discerning eye when it came to people.

The man she had fallen for probably wasn't too bad.

Ian had been resting for a while when the driver scooted over and said in a hushed voice, "I noticed that you've been getting along with Valerie quite well these days. I keep seeing you two chatting in private."

As he turned to look at the driver, Ian was a little surprised. "How so? Even if we talk in private, we're just talking about the filming."