Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 124

"By the way, Amara, did you know Keith before?" Cedric asked. "I never noticed you guys were so close."

Amara flashed a smile. "Keith and I have been friends since we were kids. He's been super busy with the production, so we haven't had much time to catch up."

"Oh, childhood friends, huh?" Cedric nodded in understanding. "It's kind of serendipitous that we ended up choosing Keith as the lead."

They chatted idly as they made their way to the set's exit, just in time to see Liliana and Finnian heading out as well.

Liliana paused, giving Cedric a friendly wave. Cedric returned the gesture with a couple of words before Liliana turned her attention to Amara.

"Heading out too, Ms. Sullivan? I heard you've been buried in the script all afternoon. Busy day?"

demeanor, Amara didn't even glance her way, simply ignoring her. She addressed Cedric, "Mr. Zade, I'm off. See you

without so much as a

Ms. Sullivan have something against me? I was just trying to be friendly, and she

to Liliana. He replied coolly, "She doesn't

a point; there was no reason to keep trying if Amara wasn't interested. But it wasn't the response

at home, Amara called Keith, inviting him to midnight

got pulled into an event by his agent. It was past nine

and veggies here. I'll whip up something simple. It's late, so let's

"Take your time. If you need help, I'll join you in the kitchen when I

"Alright."

to cooking. She set some rice to steam, and then quickly made some dishes. Just as she turned off the stove the doorbell rang. She took off her apron and hurried to

for slippers and helped Amara bring the food

two easy dishes. You must be starving, so

over to gently pinch her cheek, captivated by