Cody nodded and said, “This is a fantastic idea. Antony is an extremely skilled director. You should pay attention to what he has to say if he wants to tell you about his experience.”
Thea gave a satisfied nod and replied, “Yeah. Actually, he is pretty happy that I started to demand more from my professional life. However, it can be difficult to find casts. I am unable to travel anywhere at this time. Additionally, the infants depend on me.”
It just so happened that Mia was walking outside when she overheard them talking. Almost soon, she responded, “You want actors? Pick me! I am no longer bound.”
Cody gave a shaking head shake and said, “I will pay you if you don’t cast in Thea’s films.”
Mia was a little offended and asked, “Why? I’d say I’m pretty good. Aside from that, it’s not like Thea has another option available to her right now.”
Thea smiled, “I don’t want you to be in my films because I don’t want to let those people know the faces of my family members. It would worry me if anything like this happened again… I don’t want to get you guys involved… Anyway… I will go to the acting school and try to find a couple of new faces.”
Cody noted the whole thing down. He suggested bringing back a couple of rookies for Thea to pick. But Thea didn’t want to expose their address, so she decided to go to the company.
They arranged a time before going to Honor Entertainment.
Matt brought a couple of new actors into the room. Thea made those who caught her eyes and did a small interview.
After the interview, Thea told them to go back to school first and wait for the notice. She told them that the script was not out yet. If they had better offers, they could do those offers first. They didn’t need to wait for her. She also made it very clear that her work would only be a short film. It probably wouldn’t make too big of a splash.
The actors said yes, saying that they would wait.
Thea signed a contract with them just to make them less worried about the result. And then, she went back home and started to write her script.
Now that she finally had some work to do, Thea was finally distracted from the negative impact of Paris’s case. She spent all day in her office. Apart from that, she would go out and play with the twins. Grace and Fritzi were also around all the time. They would take care of the babies for Thea. Sometimes, they would cook for Thea, too.
Cody noticed his wife’s mood was getting better. He thus became less worried. But he knew he couldn’t let his guard down right now. The man who tried to hurt Thea was still out there. He wouldn’t feel at ease until he managed to catch him.
“I’ve investigated the whole thing. The news about Charles was leaked by someone working in the system. But we still can’t pin that person down. They probably have a bigger power than we thought.” Matt handed Cody a folder, “And this… This file contained all the artists who used to work with Charles. He also has deep connections in this circle. He has many powerful friends.”
The resources Charles could provide were always the best. That was why there were so many artists who wanted to work with him. However, after he got arrested, most of his “friends” instantly stopped seeing him.
Cody’s long fingers drummed against the table as he said, “Our enemies are still in the dark. This is quite tricky to investigate. You need to lay low, just in case they will notice our moves.”
Matt nodded and left the office.
****
Soon, it was August.
Thea had finished her first script. She wanted to direct it herself, but the third film of Heavenfall was already in preparation. She only had two weeks before going back to her crew.
It was already late.
Thea gave the scripts to the actors she picked and asked them to study the script first. The shooting will start next year. Apart from that, she also encouraged them to try other roles.
Caleb called her to prepare for entering the crew. Thea felt bad as she had to leave her baby boys at home. During the last week, she slept with the boys every night, reading them a story before they fell asleep.
Cody didn’t like it when Thea gave all her attention to the boys, but he knew Thea was feeling sad, so he didn’t say anything.
“You need to be extremely careful this time, Thea,” Mr. Weston said, “There are so many people watching.”
Thea nodded, “I know. You don’t need to worry about anything, Great Grandpa. Please take care of the boys when I’m away. The shooting is quite fast. It will only take five or six months.”
Thea didn’t have many fighting scenes in this movie anymore. The shooting thus became easier. Not to mention Cody was there with her every day to take care of her.
However, there were still too many paparazzi and creepy fans. Thea sometimes felt tired to handle them.
Those people didn’t care about the rules of the site, and they would whip out their cameras and cellphones to take pictures of Thea.
This was her first day of work, and her pictures were already everywhere on the internet. Most of them were not touched before being posted. But Thea still looked like she was glowing in those pictures.
“Look at her. She looks great. Must have spent loads of money on that face.”
“Paris passed away, and she somehow still has the energy to work? How can she sleep at night?”
“Why can’t she sleep? Paris deserved what she got. She tried to sabotage other people, and she ended up getting herself killed. Thea has nothing to do with that.”
“I don’t know. I just don’t like it when she acts so happy and peaceful as if nothing had ever happened.”
“If you don’t like her smile, then click it away, why are you still here? Are you a masochist?
“Don’t waste your time with haters, guys.”