Novel Squares
Chapter 43
Chapter 43
Alice wanted to pretend not to have noticed him, but the conspicuous second male lead had seen her
from afar. With one hand in his pants pocket, he strutted over to her.
“Don’t you think you owe me an explanation, Alice?”
Alice caught the resentful looks from the other women in the crew and knew she was being had by him.
She scowled. “What explanation?” Alice said icily.
“I sent you so many text messages that day. Why did you not answer?” Although he was drunk on that
occasion, he had waited for Alice’s reply.
There was no point in gossiping without Alice. It simply was not as enjoyable.
Alice recalled the series of messages he had sent and explained awkwardly, “I was too exhausted that
day and went to bed early.”
“Why didn’t you answer when you woke up then?”
“I forgot about it.”
“How heartless you are, Alice! I was your friend for so many years! How could you have forgotten? I
had such a big piece of gossip and no one to share it with. Can you imagine how I felt?”
Alice went speechless at his overdramatic performance. “That’s enough, Josh! Didn’t you see the
daggers the other women on set were throwing me?”
“Not at all!” Josh scoffed and denied it. “Not unless you change my name in your WhatsApp!”
“What do you want me to change it to?” Alice eyed him suspiciously.
She knew just how much Josh liked to create trouble and was wary of what he might be up to.
“Change my name to ‘the man I most wanted to marry’!” Josh raised a brow at her.
“”The man I most wanted to marry’? Do you think you deserve that title?” Alice felt her temper
escalating.
Josh was not intimidated at all. He folded his arms and threatened, “I heard someone want to
participate in the variety show ‘Run! Cookie, Run!”? If you don’t change it, I’ll use my family
connections to ensure no variety show will accept you.” Alice’s jaw tightened in a fury. She had to admit
that he had her.
Although the income was more than respectable from the acting gigs, it was nothing compared to being
on variety shows. This was especially true for ‘Run! Cookie, Run!’ where the payout was a hundred
thousand dollars per episode.
She had her eye on it for quite a long while.
If Josh used his family connections to bar her from the show, it would not be good for her.
She sighed. She should tolerate him so everything would be smooth sailing.
“Fine, I will change it. What about you? What are you going to change my name to?” Alice asked while
she made the change.
Josh whipped out his phone. He tapped into WhatsApp and showed it to her. “There you go. ‘My
Goddess! Is that good enough for you?”
“Absolutely!” Thank heavens he did not change her name to ‘wife’ or her agent would kill her. Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.
“Oh yes, aren’t you interested in finding out if my cousin and Freddie got the marriage license?” Josh
leaned over with a wicked grin. “It was such a scandal that our family decided to keep the news quiet.”
“They really got married?” Alice was surprised. She didn’t think the couple would work out in the end.
“They got married, of course. I saw it in the group chat. After we film the kissing scene today, I’ll bring
you to Freddie’s for a meal! We can get some first-hand gossip. How about that?”
“Sure!”
At the same time, William budged into the chairman’s office abruptly.
“Daniel, I just made a terrible discovery!”
Daniel eyed him calmly. “What is it?”
William grabbed a chair and settled in, facing Daniel. “Do you remember the show where Josh was the
second male lead?”
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Chapter 43 “Yes.”
“He had volunteered to take that on the role because of the second female lead, yes?” William
appeared very agitated. “Do you know who the second female lead in that show is?”
“It doesn’t matter who she is. It was his choice!” Daniel was unconcerned.
“It’s Alice! They have a lot of intimate scenes in the script! Kissing scenes, bed scenes. There is even
one where they would be naked in the hot spring!”
William did not think of this before today. He had just heard a report from Josh’s agent and nearly
jumped out of his skin.
Daniel froze the moment he heard what William had said. The expression on his face changed
instantly.
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