Demon CEO's Hidden Love: Mr Grayson Stole Me From My Abusive Husband-Chapter 167: Suspicions And Scandals

The next morning came by in a flash, and with it was the unsettling realization that something had changed. For one, Brooke woke up to an empty bed, and for the first time she felt devastated by that.

She took out her phone and stared at the calls she had placed through to Thane over the night, and checked her messages to see if he replied to any.

"Mr Grayson-" her thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door. "Could it be him?" Her eyes lit up, she wheeled over to the door and opened it without a second thought. However, she was met with Gilbert, whom she was told left with Thane last night.

"Is Mr Grayson back?" she questioned, looking behind him.

He sighed, "He sent me here to deliver your prosthetic, and to also accompany you to your business meeting later this evening."

"When will he be back-"

"Master Grayson has also tasked me to inform you that he will be busy with his business for the time being. And will most likely not be around, hence all your complaints about the prosthetic should go through me." He said sharply in response.

She swallowed the words that swelled in her throat with a nod, "Alright, and thank you." She responded in a quiet voice.

The evening breezed by and Brooke was dressed for the occasion. To prevent rousing suspicion, Gilbert and Brooke took two different taxis to the restaurant. Brooke threaded to the VIP section for the meeting, whilst Gilbert rented a table next to theirs.

When Brooke arrived, the only other person from the cast who was around was Dylan, her co-star.

Brooke stretched out her hand to him, and passed him a cheerful smile, "Hi, I’m Brooke, I play-"

"We don’t need to be friendly with each other." Dylan said, cutting her off.

Brooke forced her smile as she retracted her hand and sat down next to him.

Recalling the script, he plays the antagonist’s son, who falls in love with the female lead’s bedridden younger sister. Their love, unlike the female lead and male lead is tragic and she ends up dying in his arms.

It didn’t take too long for the director, script writer and other members of the production house to arrive. Brooke took out her phone to message Sadie, and find out why she hadn’t arrived, but she got her answer when president Lucas and Sadie came into the VIP area together.

Dylan shrugged, "Another talentless hack ready to suck dick for a role." The man who looked at least two years younger rolled his eyes and let out a quiet hiss.

Sadie’s eyes beamed with excitement when they landed on Brooke. She sat next to her, and gave Brooke a tight squeeze.

"I can’t begin to tell you how much I’ve missed you!" she spat out.

Brooke smiled, her gaze trained on president Lucas, "Likewise."

Inwardly, she couldn’t push off the concern of them both coming to this restaurant together. ’Maybe I’m just imagining it, they might’ve just arrived at the same time.’ She thought dispelling her suspicions.

"I almost thought you had bailed on this film, seeing as no one had heard from you the past few days." The director spat out, picking up the menu.

Brooke disengaged from the hug, "I was caught up in some personal matter," she turned to Lucas, then to Sadie and said, "But I’d never let my personal matter bite into my work."

Lucas looked away, making Brooke raise a brow.

But her attention was stolen when Dylan piped up, "And where is the man of the hour?" he hissed, staring at Damien’s empty seat.

The director narrowed his eyes at Dylan before responding, "Damien is busy-"

Dylan chimed. "And the rest of us aren’t?"

"Try saying that when you’ve won the actor of the Year award six times in a row." He said, silencing Dylan.

Lucas cleared his throat and spoke up, diverting everyone’s attention, "I had this dinner arranged to thank you all for your hard work thus far. And while I don’t have much to offer, I promise that I’ll do everything in my power to make this film a success-"

The dinner was short and mostly quiet with Sadie being the one to carry the entire conversation, alongside president Lucas. Everything went without a hitch until when a waitress asked Brooke what drink she would like and she insisted on getting water.

"You can drink just a glass, tomorrow’s filming will be light." The director said.

But Brooke insisted, "I’m okay, really."

Sadie frowned, "Are you not feeling well?"

"I’m a lightweight, so it’s best I stay clear off any alcohol..." she was saying, only for the director to cut her off.

"Don’t make the mistake of being pregnant and not telling us, because I won’t hesitate to replace you if you are." He levelled his gaze to her lower region.

Brooke shook her head, "I’m not that careless, I know that this film is very important to both our careers, I wouldn’t dare jeopardize it with a scandal."

The director scoffed, "Good you know that, the last thing we’d want is anymore scandals."

Lucas’s phone rang, signaling the end of the dinner, he picked his jacket off the table and said he would be leaving. "You all can stay and eat on my tab."

Brooke watched Sadie’s eyes never leave Lucas, she reached for her hand, but Sadie’s phone suddenly rang and she got up too. Without so much as looking at the screen she said, "I’m sorry but it’s a family emergency." Then left the VIP area, without so much as eating or drinking anything.

With the both of them gone, the director spared no second to leave, and so did two of the cast members. Slowly but surely, the table was emptied, save for Brooke and Dylan.

Dylan stirred the wine in his glass, his face vividly irritated. "These bastards, does no one care about this project?"

Brooke sighed and checked her phone to see if Thane had responded.

"Let me just say this while it’s just the two of us. I won’t tolerate you being a cock sucking talentless bitch of an actress. Unlike the rest of you, I actually had to audition my way to this spot, and I won’t let this chance slip away." Dylan said all of a sudden.

Brooke dropped her phone and turned to him. "That’s rude, we all auditioned and worked hard-"

Dylan scoffed, "Damien got this role without even having to audition. I heard that Sadie was sent the contract because they sent one for Cassie Crane, but she rejected the offer. And you?" he laughed mockingly. freewёbnoνel.com

"You’re Cassie’s crazy ex employee who tried to audition for a role Cassie rejected as a publicity stunt. The only reason why they gave you, a no experience talentless hack this role, is because it’d cause some stir and get people to watch the movie once it’s out." He spat out.

"Hey, kid-"

He got up, cutting her off, "I don’t care if you’re sleeping with a sponsor or not. But don’t ruin this gig for me!" He threatened right before leaving the VIP area.