When I opened the door, countless pig eyes stared back at me.
I stood there in silence for a moment.
I took a few steps back and closed the door.
I was now seriously doubting whether he had a drawer with Piggy's underpants.
As I was pondering this, I turned around and suddenly bumped into Emilio, who I didn't realize was standing behind me.
"What are you doing here?" he asked.
I held up the rag in my hand and said matter-of-factly, "Cleaning."
Emilio just stood there silently, his face tense.
A certain memorable scene suddenly popped into my mind again.
I suppressed the urge to laugh.
I said seriously, "You know, everyone has their preferences. I liked GGBond when I was little, so Mr. Warren, you don't need to worry about it too much."
Under his piercing gaze, my smile froze on my face.
I added, "Uh, I just remember I need to water the flowers, so I'll be going now."
I escaped his line of sight and heaved a sigh of relief.
After watering the flowers, I sat down in a chair and snuck in a quick rest.
I opened Twitter and saw many comments from my fans.
[Aileen, where are you?]
[Aileen, are you okay?]
[Babe, don't scare me, come out.]
There were also quite a few gloating comments.
[No news for days, does that mean she's done for?]
[Heh, she must be in hot water after pissing off Emilio.]
[Serves her right. Can't blame anyone else.]
I quickly posted an update to let my fans know I was alright.
My phone soon buzzed as a message came from my agent.
Tia said the drama I had previously signed onto suddenly needed me on set that afternoon.
She asked if I could work things out with Emilio.
...
Back in the living room, Emilio was sitting on the couch reading the script.
I brought over a plate of sliced fruit and set it on the table.
He didn't even look up from the script.
I said, "Mr. Warren, I have something I need to talk to you about."
He put down the script and looked at me.
I continued, "Well, I have a drama that's starting filming this afternoon. Can I get some time off?"
Desperate for him to agree, I quickly added, "Don't worry, my scenes aren't that many. I can finish it in a day."
Emilio tossed the script aside and raised an eyebrow at me. "If you run off again like last time, how am I supposed to find you?"
I reassured him, "Don't worry, I absolutely won't run off again, I swear.
"If you still don't trust me, how about I leave my ID card with you? Would that work?"