Doctor Isabelle Harper watched from the corner as Valentina flinched when Kaiser touched Valentina. Seeing the beautiful woman push the man away, she gritted her teeth while mentally raining curses on him. Trash! Scum! Waste of space!
Once he walked away, she dashed over to Valentina and grabbed the woman’s arm.
“Are you okay? Did he hurt you?” she hurriedly asked, looking over her once more.
“No?” Valentina replied as she saw the doctor was back again.
“Miss, be honest with me! I saw you flinch! You don’t have to be afraid!”
“I promise I’m fine but since you’re here, do you mind doing me a favor? Can you print the medical reports for injuries? And make sure my name is on them rather than whatever name was used. It’s Valentina Salazar.” Valentina cautiously asked.
“Do you need that to be free? Will it help your case so you can defend and free yourself??” Dr. Isabelle Harper asked with a fervent gaze.
“Yes, I suppose?” Valentina answered in confusion.
“Stay right here, I’ll go print it out immediately!” Isabelle told her excitedly before running off. She was back in a flash with a stack of papers in her hands.
Shoving them into Valentina’s hands, she focused on the beautiful woman before her and told her.
“Take these. Let me know if you need any help when you submit it to court! I will testify about everything I’ve seen on your behalf! Call me at any time if you need help, understand?”
“Uh…okay.” Valentina hesitatingly replied, still feeling that the doctor was misunderstanding something.
Seeing as Kaiser was coming while pushing a wheelchair, the doctor glared at him once again before walking off.
“What was that about?” Kaiser asked him as he put Luca down and helped her sit in the wheelchair.
“She wanted to give me some paperwork,” Valentina replied with a sigh. She properly pulled her baseball cap down and placed a mask and glasses on her face before placing Luca on her lap and doing the same to him.
“Shall we go home?” Kaiser asked her.
“Yes please,” Valentina answered with another sigh. Even though she had woken up not too long ago, she was mentally exhausted.
As Kaiser wheeled her to the private hotel entrance, she absentmindedly scrolled through her feed.
Although Aaliyah hadn’t directly called her out by name, many people on the internet could do research and put two and two together. By filtering out the female cast members and doing some light research on the film, they would know that the person Aaliyah was referring to was here. Add in Elena Piero’s hashtag #ftbv, it meant her.
Underneath all of her posts, she had all sorts of comments from fans. From people criticizing her for assaulting their darling to people calling for her to quit the role, jump off a bridge, get arrested, and even worse things. Rolling her eyes at the comments, she supposed the system was right and she should clarify what had happened since Aaliyah was throwing shots and smearing her publicly.
Leaning back, she glanced up at Kaiser and he looked down at her curiously.
“What?”
“Can you do me a favor?”
“Only for a kiss.” He replied as he winked at her.
“Never mind. I’ll deal with it myself.” She grumbled before hugging Luca closer and looking back at her phone.
Unbeknownst to her, Kaiser glanced down at the comments while pushing her forward and his expression became serious.
“Valentina?”
“Hmm?”
“Don’t look at those comments and don’t worry about it. I’ll handle it.”
“You’re not allowed to interfere with my work.” She reminded him as she looked back up at him.
“I own the film and production. I can interfere all I want. And before you start it was acquired because of Jonathan, not you. Platinum Entertainment needs to make sure he consistently puts out good work not tarnished by interference from those at Black Rock.” He gave her a dark smile and she had to look away.
“So you say but I don’t believe you.”
“You think I would spend a couple million dollars of company money on a whim on you?”
Valentina: “……” Well, when he put it like that, maybe she was being too sensitive?
Before she could say anything, Kaiser gave her a boyish grin, very reminiscent of Luca’s, “Because I absolutely would. Don’t ever doubt that. I told you, I don’t plan on interfering with anything about the film progress. However, I can’t tolerate what I saw Aaliyah did to you.”
“Even if I instigated it?” Valentina whispered.
“Even then. I saw her behavior on the carpet and at dinner, and I don’t like that. Besides, didn’t I say, I’m on your side and your side alone? Even if you killed somebody, I would help you cover it up.”
Seeing her still covered face still facing him, he bent over until his face was right by her ear, “If you want to shove her down some stairs, beat her black and blue, or expose her for being two-faced, I will properly cover for you and help you out. The only thing I don’t agree with is you harming your body in the process like this. Don’t do it again.” His tone got serious.
“…how did you know?”
“Who do you think I am? I can get access to anything if I try hard enough. You should have just kicked her down the stairs and be done with it.” he responded with a boyish smile before dropping a kiss on top of her head, “Regardless, I will handle it and I will make sure it doesn’t affect you negatively.”
“Kaiser.” She called his name in warning.
“I’ll handle it, Valentina. All I want you to do is rest and recover. We can talk about this when we get home.”
“You promised no interference.”
“Is this considered interfering? How come I didn’t know?” Kaiser hummed noncommittally as he continued pushing her.
Holding her head while sighing, Valentina couldn’t help but grumble.
“…We’ll talk about this when we get back home. It seems you need me to lay out some rules for you. ”
“If you insist,” Kaiser replied lightly although his expression was quite happy. After all, she hadn’t refuted his words that his house was her home.
***
“That fucking bitch! I'm going to kill her when I see her.” Aaliyah grumbled through gritted teeth.
She was struggling to walk in her crutches for the camera as her manager recorded her and slowly made her way from the private hospital room her father had provided into a private sitting room on the floor. As she glanced out of the window, she finally caught sight of the man of her dreams!
Kaiser Grayson!
As she wanted to open the window and call out to him, she noticed him helping a woman and child into a car. As he gently opened the door for the woman before lifting her in and pressing a tender kiss to her hand, she felt a wave of jealousy surge up inside her.
Who the hell was that bitch getting close to him? She knew he wasn’t married despite having a son and while there were a few rumors about him and one of the top actresses from Platinum Entertainment, nothing had been confirmed and they were rarely spotted together. Was he actually dating? No way!
Now that Platinum Entertainment had bought the film, she had to use this opportunity to get close to the Grayson brothers, especially Kaiser. The only one who deserved such a renowned and accomplished man was somebody like her from a top family with great backing, not some actress who only depended on her looks and body.
As she continued peeping, she somehow felt that the black-haired woman had an aura that felt a bit familiar. Although she hadn’t been able to see the facial features, the angle and shape of it made her feel like she knew the woman. Maybe she had seen her at an award show?
Before she could get a closer look, the door was shut, and the car drove away.
Hmph! Whatever, she would deal with that later. She had a much more serious matter to deal with.
Remembering Valentina’s cocky look, Aaliyah gritted her teeth. Although Valentina had successfully tried to plot against her, after she shed a few tears and fainted, her manager had rushed her to the hospital. The director had just ended the ceremony due to Kaiser Grayson's words and delayed filming until he found out the extent of their injuries. Although the director tried to lightly question her about the incident, she just made up a plausible story. Her manager had reported that there was no security camera footage for the night so it wasn’t like the director could actually find anything out.
For now, she needed to continue swaying public opinion against Valentina so that the director would have no choice but to listen to the fans and remove Valentina from the film. After all, she was only the second female lead and had caused such an injury to her, the main female lead. And with the way Valentina had fallen, she had to have broken at least one bone so she would have to be replaced if Aaliyah said she was healed before her and ready to film.
Smiling to herself, she turned away from the window to her manager.
“Take another clip from this angle and let's get one more from the hospital room.”
***
After Valentina got back to the Grayson residence, she ate a light meal before going to take a quick nap at Kaiser’s urging. Since her body was aching and the painkillers had worn off, she easily agreed. Her plan was to post her hospital records when she woke up and host an online live with her fans to explain the situation when she woke up and then have a conversation with Kaiser.
She didn’t realize that her nap was a mistake and that she should have spoken to Kaiser first.
Authors Note: I'm on a plane all day and tomorrow so the chapter might be late. I was packing hence the delay :(
Doctor Isabelle Harper watched from the corner as Valentina flinched when Kaiser touched Valentina. Seeing the beautiful woman push the man away, she gritted her teeth while mentally raining curses on him. Trash! Scum! Waste of space!
Once he walked away, she dashed over to Valentina and grabbed the woman’s arm.
“Are you okay? Did he hurt you?” she hurriedly asked, looking over her once more.
“No?” Valentina replied as she saw the doctor was back again.
“Miss, be honest with me! I saw you flinch! You don’t have to be afraid!”
“I promise I’m fine but since you’re here, do you mind doing me a favor? Can you print the medical reports for injuries? And make sure my name is on them rather than whatever name was used. It’s Valentina Salazar.” Valentina cautiously asked.
“Do you need that to be free? Will it help your case so you can defend and free yourself??” Dr. Isabelle Harper asked with a fervent gaze.
“Yes, I suppose?” Valentina answered in confusion.
“Stay right here, I’ll go print it out immediately!” Isabelle told her excitedly before running off. She was back in a flash with a stack of papers in her hands.
Shoving them into Valentina’s hands, she focused on the beautiful woman before her and told her.
“Take these. Let me know if you need any help when you submit it to court! I will testify about everything I’ve seen on your behalf! Call me at any time if you need help, understand?”
“Uh…okay.” Valentina hesitatingly replied, still feeling that the doctor was misunderstanding something.
Seeing as Kaiser was coming while pushing a wheelchair, the doctor glared at him once again before walking off.
“What was that about?” Kaiser asked him as he put Luca down and helped her sit in the wheelchair.
“She wanted to give me some paperwork,” Valentina replied with a sigh. She properly pulled her baseball cap down and placed a mask and glasses on her face before placing Luca on her lap and doing the same to him.
“Shall we go home?” Kaiser asked her.
“Yes please,” Valentina answered with another sigh. Even though she had woken up not too long ago, she was mentally exhausted.
As Kaiser wheeled her to the private hotel entrance, she absentmindedly scrolled through her feed.
Although Aaliyah hadn’t directly called her out by name, many people on the internet could do research and put two and two together. By filtering out the female cast members and doing some light research on the film, they would know that the person Aaliyah was referring to was here. Add in Elena Piero’s hashtag #ftbv, it meant her.
Underneath all of her posts, she had all sorts of comments from fans. From people criticizing her for assaulting their darling to people calling for her to quit the role, jump off a bridge, get arrested, and even worse things. Rolling her eyes at the comments, she supposed the system was right and she should clarify what had happened since Aaliyah was throwing shots and smearing her publicly.
Leaning back, she glanced up at Kaiser and he looked down at her curiously.
“What?”
“Can you do me a favor?”
“Only for a kiss.” He replied as he winked at her.
“Never mind. I’ll deal with it myself.” She grumbled before hugging Luca closer and looking back at her phone.
Unbeknownst to her, Kaiser glanced down at the comments while pushing her forward and his expression became serious.
“Valentina?”
“Hmm?”
“Don’t look at those comments and don’t worry about it. I’ll handle it.”
“You’re not allowed to interfere with my work.” She reminded him as she looked back up at him.
“I own the film and production. I can interfere all I want. And before you start it was acquired because of Jonathan, not you. Platinum Entertainment needs to make sure he consistently puts out good work not tarnished by interference from those at Black Rock.” He gave her a dark smile and she had to look away.
“So you say but I don’t believe you.”
“You think I would spend a couple million dollars of company money on a whim on you?”
Valentina: “……” Well, when he put it like that, maybe she was being too sensitive?
Before she could say anything, Kaiser gave her a boyish grin, very reminiscent of Luca’s, “Because I absolutely would. Don’t ever doubt that. I told you, I don’t plan on interfering with anything about the film progress. However, I can’t tolerate what I saw Aaliyah did to you.”
“Even if I instigated it?” Valentina whispered.
“Even then. I saw her behavior on the carpet and at dinner, and I don’t like that. Besides, didn’t I say, I’m on your side and your side alone? Even if you killed somebody, I would help you cover it up.”
Seeing her still covered face still facing him, he bent over until his face was right by her ear, “If you want to shove her down some stairs, beat her black and blue, or expose her for being two-faced, I will properly cover for you and help you out. The only thing I don’t agree with is you harming your body in the process like this. Don’t do it again.” His tone got serious.
“…how did you know?”
“Who do you think I am? I can get access to anything if I try hard enough. You should have just kicked her down the stairs and be done with it.” he responded with a boyish smile before dropping a kiss on top of her head, “Regardless, I will handle it and I will make sure it doesn’t affect you negatively.”
“Kaiser.” She called his name in warning.
“I’ll handle it, Valentina. All I want you to do is rest and recover. We can talk about this when we get home.”
“You promised no interference.”
“Is this considered interfering? How come I didn’t know?” Kaiser hummed noncommittally as he continued pushing her.
Holding her head while sighing, Valentina couldn’t help but grumble.
“…We’ll talk about this when we get back home. It seems you need me to lay out some rules for you. ”
“If you insist,” Kaiser replied lightly although his expression was quite happy. After all, she hadn’t refuted his words that his house was her home.
***
“That fucking bitch! I'm going to kill her when I see her.” Aaliyah grumbled through gritted teeth.
She was struggling to walk in her crutches for the camera as her manager recorded her and slowly made her way from the private hospital room her father had provided into a private sitting room on the floor. As she glanced out of the window, she finally caught sight of the man of her dreams!
Kaiser Grayson!
As she wanted to open the window and call out to him, she noticed him helping a woman and child into a car. As he gently opened the door for the woman before lifting her in and pressing a tender kiss to her hand, she felt a wave of jealousy surge up inside her.
Who the hell was that bitch getting close to him? She knew he wasn’t married despite having a son and while there were a few rumors about him and one of the top actresses from Platinum Entertainment, nothing had been confirmed and they were rarely spotted together. Was he actually dating? No way!
Now that Platinum Entertainment had bought the film, she had to use this opportunity to get close to the Grayson brothers, especially Kaiser. The only one who deserved such a renowned and accomplished man was somebody like her from a top family with great backing, not some actress who only depended on her looks and body.
As she continued peeping, she somehow felt that the black-haired woman had an aura that felt a bit familiar. Although she hadn’t been able to see the facial features, the angle and shape of it made her feel like she knew the woman. Maybe she had seen her at an award show?
Before she could get a closer look, the door was shut, and the car drove away.
Hmph! Whatever, she would deal with that later. She had a much more serious matter to deal with.
Remembering Valentina’s cocky look, Aaliyah gritted her teeth. Although Valentina had successfully tried to plot against her, after she shed a few tears and fainted, her manager had rushed her to the hospital. The director had just ended the ceremony due to Kaiser Grayson's words and delayed filming until he found out the extent of their injuries. Although the director tried to lightly question her about the incident, she just made up a plausible story. Her manager had reported that there was no security camera footage for the night so it wasn’t like the director could actually find anything out.
For now, she needed to continue swaying public opinion against Valentina so that the director would have no choice but to listen to the fans and remove Valentina from the film. After all, she was only the second female lead and had caused such an injury to her, the main female lead. And with the way Valentina had fallen, she had to have broken at least one bone so she would have to be replaced if Aaliyah said she was healed before her and ready to film.
Smiling to herself, she turned away from the window to her manager.
“Take another clip from this angle and let's get one more from the hospital room.”
***
After Valentina got back to the Grayson residence, she ate a light meal before going to take a quick nap at Kaiser’s urging. Since her body was aching and the painkillers had worn off, she easily agreed. Her plan was to post her hospital records when she woke up and host an online live with her fans to explain the situation when she woke up and then have a conversation with Kaiser.
She didn’t realize that her nap was a mistake and that she should have spoken to Kaiser first.
Authors Note: I'm on a plane all day and tomorrow so the chapter might be late. I was packing hence the delay :(
