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

so much as a sideways

was just trying to be friendly, and she completely ignored

gradually fade into the night before turning back to Liliana. He replied coolly, "She doesn't want to engage, so just leave it be. It's not worth worrying

had a point; there was no reason to keep trying if Amara wasn't interested. But it wasn't the response Liliana had hoped for, and she nibbled on

Amara called Keith, inviting him to midnight snack when he

into an event by his agent. It was past nine now, and he was on his way home, wondering what

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

If you need

"Alright."

quickly made some dishes. Just as she turned off the stove the doorbell rang. She took off her apron and hurried

slippers and helped Amara bring the food to the dining

"Just two easy dishes. You must be starving, so dig

couldn't resist reaching over to gently pinch her