Chapter 177
Amelia’s eyes flickered slightly, but the small smile on her lips remained.
Dorian hadn’t said it outright, but his meaning was obvious.
“If we can’t follow our hearts even when making friends, then what would be interesting in this world?”
Dorian frowned slightly. “Some people are naturally good at pretending.”
“Are you saying Lila is pretending to be kind in front of me?”
Dorian didn’t answer, but sometimes silence spoke volumes.
“Did you know that I asked Lila what kind of person you are?”
Dorian tightened his grip on the steering wheel again.
Feigning nonchalance, he asked, “What did she say?”
Amelia looked out the window, not responding immediately.
Dorian glanced at her. Seeing her expression remained calm, he tried to keep his own demeanor steady. “Hmm?”
But his hands on the steering wheel betrayed him as his veins bulged from the force he unconsciously exerted.
Lila was smart. She knew he was ambitious, and she must have guessed his intentions for approaching Amelia.
Now that she was throwing a tantrum, she was bound to say plenty of bad things about him.
The irritation simmered in Dorian’s heart, but he still worked hard to remain calm.
Amelia seemed lost in thought. After a long while, she turned back and chuckled. “She only said you two weren’t very close. That’s it.”
Dorian lowered his gaze, his Adam’s apple moving slightly as he suppressed his anger. Exhaling slowly, he forced a smile as if it didn’t bother him.
But he no longer felt like talking.
“I heard you turned down the script from Joyce Group.”
Though Amelia sounded casual, Dorian remained cautious. “I read the script, and I think the role doesn’t really suit me. You know I just won an international
award…”
He hesitated, recalling what Lila had once said when she urged him to take on that indie film.
Dorian’s gaze shifted slightly before he continued, “I need to challenge different roles and take on more demanding ones to prove my acting skills.”
Amelia simply smiled, not commenting further.
“I heard Joyce Group recently acquired a major suspense IP. Has the casting been finalized? Do I have the chance to audition?” he asked, chuckling.
“It’s already been decided a couple days ago,” Amelia replied with a smile.
Hearing this, Dorian fell silent, pretending not to care and feigning regret. “Well, maybe next time.”
Dorian’s interest in the meal had already waned, but he forced himself to maintain the gentlemanly facade. As he had dinner with Amelia, he chatted with her, smiling the whole time.
The moment Amelia closed the car door after being dropped off, Dorian’s expression turned icy.
Today, whether it was convincing Joyce Group to reject their collaboration with Lila or leveraging Amelia to secure better projects with Joyce Group, neither objective had been achieved.
How could Lila be this indestructible?
Although Amelia had said Lila only mentioned they weren’t close and nothing else, Dorian found it hard to believe.
How could Lila possibly pass up such a perfect opportunity to kick him while he was down?
Taking a deep breath, he returned to the Nexus Entertainment set.
Oliver had clearly been waiting for him for a long time.
“Mr. Blake, good news!”
Dorian merely glanced at him, already doubting that anyone on his team could deliver anything remotely good. Oliver noticed Dorian’s unchanged, gloomy expression. His excitement and enthusiasm faltered.
