The next morning, Carl rushed to the company in a hurry. Today was the day of the tense MV shoot, and he arrived early at the studio.
When Carl walked into the studio, Grace had already appeared in front of him with a cup of milk tea.
Grace smiled sweetly and said, “Carl, today is our first day shooting. I treated everyone to milk tea. This one is specially made for you without sugar.”
Grace knew Carl’s taste so well that it aroused suspicion among the crew members who were discussing their relationship.
“Have you noticed that Grace seems to have a good relationship with Carl? They seem very familiar.”
“Yes, Grace came early this morning just to wait for Carl.”
Listening to all these rumors from his colleagues reminded him of Nana’s disappointed expression yesterday. So he deliberately kept his distance from Grace and said coldly, “Grace, I had breakfast at home this morning so I won’t be having any milk tea right now.” He shook his head slightly indicating rejection.
Rejected by Carl, Grace looked upset and jealous as she bit her lip. “Fine then let’s get familiar with each other about our roles and start shooting,” she said curtly.
Carl nodded indifferently before brushing past her shoulder towards the filming location.
Throughout the entire filming process, Grace consistently and intentionally approached Carl, attempting to initiate physical contact or even feigning a fall in the hope that Carl would come to her aid.
However, all these subtle intentions were seen through by Carl. He coldly watched Grace, remaining silent and pretending not to notice her actions.
“How many more scenes do we need?” asked Carl after changing out of his costume while asking an assistant beside him.
Watching how indifferent he was towards herself made Grace wonder what Nana could have possibly told him behind her back causing such behavior change in just one day.
In Grace’s heart, her hatred towards Nana increased a few notches.
She just couldn’t understand it. What was so good about Nana? She wasn’t exceptionally beautiful, and she was even older than Carl.
It must be that Nana, taking advantage of being pregnant, shamelessly got involved with Carl.
The flames of jealousy burned in Grace’s heart. In terms of looks, family background, and talent, what did Nana have that she didn’t?
She firmly believed that with a little more effort on her part, she could definitely snatch Carl away from Nana!
“Carl, how should we portray this segment of the relationship? I feel like no matter what, I can’t grasp it well,” Grace asked, feigning a studious and inquisitive expression, furrowing her brow.
Carl’s face turned slightly cold as he kept a distance from Grace and said, “You need to put more of your own feelings into this scene. Try to immerse yourself in the role so that you can perform more realistically.”
He knew Grace was deliberately getting close to him, but Carl had been intentionally keeping his distance.
Despite Carl’s obvious behavior, Grace still smiled and said, “Thank you for being here with me on set. I feel much safer with you around.”
As soon as Grace turned around with the script in her hand, anger filled her eyes.
In the evening, Carl returned from set and remembered how Grace had intentionally seduced him earlier that day. He felt uncomfortable all over.
Nana had just finished taking a shower upstairs when she softly asked him, “You’re back. Was filming smooth today?”
“Smooth,” replied Carl as he felt hot all over and immediately pulled Nana into his arms. “Let me hold you.”
He reached out his hands and tightly hugged Nana while letting out rough breaths every now and then.
Nana realized what Carl wanted to do but quickly pushed him away saying, “No way! I’m pregnant right now; it’s not stable yet.”
Although they were kissing each other passionately amidst their confusion of emotions at that moment, Nana remained extremely rational by pushing Carl away firmly.
“But I want it,” said Carl looking upset while continuing to hold onto Nana tightly under himself. “The doctor also said it’s okay occasionally.”
Since their one-night stand, Nana got pregnant, and they never had sex again after that night until today. Carl couldn’t take it anymore; he looked at his lover across from him, pinned down Nana, and kissed her deeply without control.
“Don’t reject me,” gasped Carl as he forcefully kissed Nana’s lips while holding onto her tightly.
Nana couldn’t resist any longer under the attack of his desire. She held onto the man’s neck responding passionately towards Carl. The two embraced each other closely, moving from living room to bed throughout the night.
As they lay together, the memory of their one-night stand came flooding back to both of them. Nana had been drunk and barely conscious at that time . It wasn’t until the next morning that she found out what happened. But today was different…
Nana deeply understood the feeling of being completely intertwined with someone. When she woke up in the morning, she felt sore all over her body. She rubbed her waist and hips, remembering how Carl had tossed her around yesterday. Being pregnant only made it worse.
Struggling to get up, Nana woke Carl who was sleeping next to her.
“What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?” Carl teased as he looked at Nana, remembering their craziness from the day before. Nana blushed uncontrollably.
“I… I think I’m just tired,” Nana shyly replied.
Seeing the woman he had joked with blush like that, Carl didn’t say anything else about it.
Not wanting to bring up yesterday’s topic again, Nana quickly changed the subject. “Aren’t you supposed to be filming today? It’s already nine o’clock.”
Carl listened and calmly lay back down on the bed before softly saying, “It’s a night shoot today and I don’t have any scenes during the day so I can stay home and spend more time with you.”
When he said “spend time with you”, he intentionally emphasized his words, causing Nana to become even more shy.
“If you’re not getting up, then I will,” said Nana as she pulled off the covers slowly getting out of bed.
Downstairs Mrs. Waters had already started nagging them both saying, “It’s late! Why aren’t you guys coming down for breakfast yet?”
She never liked Nana much in the first place but now seeing that they were still sleeping past mid-morning while bringing shame upon herself made Mrs. Waters furious!
Nervously pushing Carl awake, Nana urged him on by saying, “Hurry up! Your mother is waiting for us!”
She knew that Mrs. Waters would be complaining about them again soon enough if they didn’t hurry downstairs soon enough.
Knowing his mother’s temper well enough not wanting Nana to suffer any further scolding from his mother, Carl quickly got out of bed responding, “Okay mom we’ll be right there.”