hapter 83

The silence that followed Merry’s outburst was eerie.

Cordelia looked on, completely baffled, wondering what Merry was rambling about.

Even Bland, usually so composed, seemed stunned. His expression was frozen, and the mole under his eye seemed to betray his surprise. After a five–second pause, as Merry started to regret her words, Bland smiled. “Or, you want to help me with that?”

Cordelia was speechless.

Merry’s eyes widened in shock, her mind screaming. “Oh my god! Oh my god, my idol noticed me. My idol spoke to mell” She was flustered and stuttered, “I, I, I can’t help you!”

Cordelia gave up on her, sidestepping into the restroom and leaving the two alone.

Bland eyed Merry. “Not going?”

Merry gazed at him dreamily. “I can hold it!”

She didn’t care about the bathroom! Going to the restroom was nothing compared to staring at her idol,

Bland finally couldn’t keep a straight face, and his lips twitched. “Go on. Don’t hurt yourself holding it in.”

Oblivious to the bizarreness of the conversation, Merry blurted out, “Then, honey, are you going, too?”

Bland nodded. “Yeah.”

Merry’s heart fluttered. “You can do it!”

Bland’s fine features suddenly relaxed into a smile, his charm glowing in the dim light outside the restroom, “Add my contact?”

Merry was stupefied, unable to believe that her idol had just made such a proposall

But then she saw Bland pulling out his phone, opening the app, and asking, “Okay?”

mind. After adding her idol on WhatsApp, she was still in a daze as Bland tapped on his phone, raising

that, he headed into the

clutched her phone, on the verge of shrieking with excitement.

got her idol’s contact!

“Squee, I’m dying!”

found Merry staring at her phone with a

and saw Merry was browsing through Bland’s social

yet? He couldn’t possibly be having some sort of urinary issue, could he?”

been hiding in the restroom waiting for Cordella to leave, was

wildly. “Or, maybe he’s got

restroom, Merry hesitated before following Cordelia. “Lia, do you think Bland caught a chill? He’s been in there so long. He’s not avoiding me, is he?”

sighing with resignation.

Bland’s tone was very different from in real life, soft and cute. [Boss, I must confess something! Lia is incredible. She got picked by the director for a cameo in my TV show. The character she plays

the Midnight Scent, Everard’s mood darkened as he saw the forum

his deep eyes shimmered with a

the text, Everard’s lips curved slightly, and he leisurely typed a few

the message, Bland waited anxiously for a reply. When none came, he headed toward

reached the door, his phone buzzed.

I don’t mind.]

just been granted a reprieve, but came the

got nervous again.

at the

asked, “What’s wrong, Bland?”

“The shoot’s wrapped up. Why stick around? Let’s

be numbered if he didn’t

room, her hair cascading down as she hadn’t a comb to tie it back. Instead, she casually pressed a white cap over her head, the soft locks spilling down

class lingered, curious to see what would

say something as he approached, but as Hanley did, Cordelia turned and walked away, ignoring him as if

long hair brushed against his hand as she passed, leaving a silken sensation, and he stood paralyzed. realizing for the first time

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