Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The smooch lasted longer than the previous one as Kate expressed how much she missed Eddy through her tongue. Adrian was naturally happy to keep her company, so they hugged and kissed openly at the departure lounge. A number of passersby looked at them curiously, but they quickly looked away because there were other couples who were doing the same too.
A long time after, they separated reluctantly. Kate held Adrian’s face and stared at him for a while before she stated, “Do you know how much I missed you, Eddy?”
“I know, of course, I know. I could tell from our phone calls.” Adrian caressed her cheeks.
“I’ve never missed someone so much before, Eddy, you b*stard.” Although Kate gritted her teeth and was pinching Adrian’s arms, her eyes were bright. It seemed like she wanted to continue smooching.
Right then, a voice was heard. “Lady, is this your luggage?”
A black man in a police uniform was seen standing next to a suitcase that Kate left behind.
“Ah?! It’s mine, I’m so sorry.” Kate immediately let go of Adrian, then jogged over to claim her suitcase.
“Thank you, officer, my girlfriend was too excited.” Adrian approached the police to thank him.
“It’s alright, just be careful next time.” The police waved his hand.
After taking over Kate’s suitcase, Adrian led her outside. She leaned against his arm until they arrived at his car.
On their way to Beverly Hills, Kate looked at the scenery curiously and talked to Adrian about recent events in her life. She spoke about her family and her school’s different reactions toward her acting in ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’. Generally, Kate Beckinsale was a young lady full of curiosity at that moment.
“They kept asking me how I got involved, and why I only played a small part.”
“I repeatedly told them that I participated in it inadvertently, but they won’t believe me.”
“My mom was shocked by the cheque you gave because I was somewhat a cameo.”
Adrian listened to her with a smile on his face and occasionally replied to her.
“Don’t talk about it if they don’t believe you, or you can treat them as media reporters, you can just make up something to fool them.”
“Don’t say that you don’t know. Are you going to reply the same way if you face real media reporters in the future?”
“I can imagine the look on Madam Judy’s face, she interrogated me over the phone.”
As they conversed, Adrian drove into his villa, and Kate was quickly attracted by the mixed American-styled building as well as the beautiful plants in the front yard.
“Is this… The small villa you mentioned?” Kate asked as she was uncertain.
“Why?” Adrian stopped the car, then went out to open the door for her. “Is there a problem?”
“If… If this is a small villa, isn’t my house a miserable slum?” Kate was speechless.
“Alright, Kate, are you really going to make a fuss about this?” Adrian held her hand and looked at her seriously.
Kate pouted her lips. “No, I just… I don’t know what to say, but I just…”
She made a few hand gestures, but could not explain herself. Adrian laughed and hugged her. “Alright, alright. It’s my fault, I should’ve told you that apart from being the boss of a small film company, I’m also quite wealthy.”
Kate hugged him back tightly, then looked up at him to apologize, “I’m sorry.”
“It’s okay.” Adrian smiled, then went to take her suitcase. “Let’s go in.”
Mrs. Galen was already waiting at the door. After Adrian introduced her to Kate, he passed the suitcase to her, who then shook hands with Kate.
“You’re very pretty, Kate. Do you know that you’re the first lady Eddy brought home?” Mrs. Galen looked at Kate from head to toe.
“Really?” Kate was rather shocked.
“Of course, I’ve been working here for almost 7 years, so I somewhat watched him grow up.” Mrs. Galen nodded, then looked at Adrian.
“Kelly!” Adrian rolled his eyes and said snappily.
“Alright, I’ll stop talking.” Mrs. Galen waved his hand, then whispered to Kate in a voice that could still be heard by Adrian. “I usually address Eddy as Mr. Adrian, and he usually calls me Mrs. Galen. If he calls my name, it means that I hit a sore spot.”
Kate chuckled upon hearing that. On the other hand, Adrian rolled his eyes again, then pulled her into the house.
“I like Mrs. Galen,” Kate mentioned as they made their way to the living room.
“Me too, when she’s not so talkative.” Adrian sighed.
“Hey, Eddy. Is it true that you never brought your girlfriends home?” Kate changed the topic.
“I think I told you that I was fooling around for a long time, until…” Adrian paused. Kate then nodded. “Yes, I know.”
“I never considered having a girlfriend, at least before I produced a film in London.” Adrian stared into Kate’s eyes. “I didn’t think that I would meet a very special lady. She’s a little loud, stubborn, cheerful, and adorable.”
Sweet talks were always effective. Kate looked away shyly upon hearing him. However, Adrian suddenly said, “Of course, she’s also a little unbridled, especially in bed…”
“Eddy!” Kate instantly shouted. With a reddened face, she swung her fists at him, but he laughed and carried her up.
“I’ll bring you around, my love.” Adrian carried her out of the living room as if he did not hear her demands for him to put her down. Though Mrs. Galen heard her, she simply shrugged and continued working.
All in all, it was a happy afternoon. Even though Kate still had jet lag, the happiness from seeing her lover made her forget about the exhaustion. God knew how much she missed him, such that they talked on the phone every 2 days for a month, and she could not wait to see Adrian in America whenever she thought about him. When her sister, Samantha, teased her that she was too madly in love and that she had a lower IQ than a child, she only smiled foolishly.
The reality proved that Kate was right. After taking a tour around the villa, they walked in the garden, then played indoor tennis at the gym. Adrian also brought her to the music room, where he played Richard Clayderman’s ‘Ballade pour Adeline’ for her—though his technique was only satisfactory, she could tell that he was playing the piece with his heart—at last, he brought her to the drawing room to produce a simple sketch of her.
Kate knew that Adrian was very outstanding, but she did not expect him to be that outstanding, thus she was very touched. Clearly, she did not know that those were necessary skills for Adrian before 1990.
Nevertheless, that was not all he knew. When Mrs. Galen left after they had dinner, Adrian brought Kate to the living room, where he dimmed the lights, played a piece of relaxing classical music, then bowed at her like a gentleman.
“May I have a dance, beautiful lady?” Adrian smiled brightly, which made him look exceptionally attractive under the dim lights.
“I… I can’t really dance…” Kate muttered, but she subconsciously placed her hand on his.
“It’s okay, I’ll teach you.” Adrian immediately pulled her into his arms, then began dancing.
Kate was rather clumsy in the beginning, whereby she stepped on Adrian’s foot from time to time. Nonetheless, she began picking up the rhythm due to his patient guidance. Later, Adrian suddenly changed the music into a waltz. Since he was only average in waltz dance, and Kate was even more clueless, they eventually danced and turned in circles without following the rhythm.
Following that, pieces of clothes were thrown onto the ground one after another, and they were naked on the floor by the time the music ended. When the next waltz music played, they were already dancing an unconventional dance.
After the weekend passed, Adrian drove Kate to a town in the suburb where the crew was at. Although they had stuck together like glue for the past two days, Adrian was not as polite when they began shooting on set.
“Cut! Do I need to repeat myself, Kate?” Adrian looked up furiously, then strode toward Kate after passing the camera to Bowen.
“I told you, you’re playing a bar waitress who’s in her twenties, and her boyfriend’s a drug dealer. Her boyfriend is missing, but his clothes are now with the man in front of her, so she’s definitely not going to treat him nicely. At the same time, he knows that her boyfriend’s in trouble, so she’s also quite hesitant. Don’t tell me that you don’t understand what hesitant means!” Adrian was being quite harsh. After all, the amount of NG takes was about to exceed the highest record, so this should not be happening.
“I’m sorry.” Kate felt terrible, but she lowered her head without saying much.
Adrian sighed. He looked at Kate carefully, then waved to call for the makeup artist. “I need her eyebags to be darker to make her look like she hasn’t been sleeping well for days. Besides that, make her cheeks darker too, and use silica gels if you need to. I need her face to look squarer.”
When Adrian watched Kate leave with the makeup artist, he sighed again. Right then, Dennis approached him. “I might be able to help, Eddy. You know, I used to work at a coffee shop…”