Chapter 34 (1/2)

“Hey, baby, do you have an evening dress ? We’re going to a fancy party …… huh ?” Eric frowned slightly: “See what TV producers ? Annie, I forgot to tell you, I have a script specially for you…… I know you want to rely on your own strength, but tonight Ja a female companion, if you don’t come then how could …… No I was the one who …… I see, okay, bye”

Eric sighed as he hung up the phone, ever since Home Alone’s success, his relationshi+p with Annie had underwent a subtle change Although she was still as unruly as a baby, it felt like she was stepping on needles every time she ith him

He knew that it was because she had seen soht about her feelings of low self-esteeet her to not irl hadn’t decreased

In order to get out of this turh her father’s advice, she decided to take a few hours every week to continuously participate in TV, movies and plays’ auditions

Annie’s goal was very simple, she wanted to become famous fast, and shut those newspapers up

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In John Aniston’s Beverly Hills hoh She wanted to join Eric at the party, and longed to star in one of his movies

But she knew that if he did so now, the public would scorn her for relying on her boyfriend, and she would have to forever live with a label Maybe some wo and independent Aniston, this was absolutely unacceptable

Reading the newspaper, John Aniston saw his daughter in a daze and couldn’t resist saying: “Jenny, I’ up with Koster today, how about you come with me, he would definitely not mind”

Aniston shook her head and said: “No, Dad, although uncle Koster wouldn’t ive me that role”

“Jenny, Eric is a good boy, he’ss”

“But I do mind, Dad” Aniston said: “Look at what the newspapers are saying, ht people would view me that way”

“Annie, if you’re concerned about this, you’ll never happy,” John persuasively said: “Eric has achieved such dazzling results at such a young age, so not surprisingly his life would be under scrutiny, and you as his girlfriend would certainly not escape from this, unless ……”

John Aniston spoke to there and quickly shut his hter’s heart with his stateh his ihter’s strong-hardheadedness, he wasn’t optimistic about the two’s future

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After Aniston had refused to acco reception Late afternoon came, he put on a suit that his father had left behind, and drove towards the Hilton Hotel, where the reception was hosted

He had just appeared in the hall, that the sharp-eyed James Brooks came up to hihtly He grabbed Eric’s shoulders

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in a friendly way, and whispered: “Eric, your identity is different now, you should pay attention to the way you dress, you should have at least put on a suit that fits you, right ?”

Eric looked at his soe and cheap suit which was the only one his father had possessed He shrugged helplessly and pulled out his wallet in front of the man as he shook it with a smile: “James, in addition to my car, this is all I have left, a total of …… Well, five hundred twenty-one dollars and seventy-five cents I had to otten the ownershi+p certificate back, I have no money to buy new clothes”

Seeing the guy that had created solike a beggar, James mouth couldn’t help but twitch: “Okay Eric, Mr Diller has been waiting for you, let’s go”

The reception had already started, the hall was bathed in lights, the band playeddrinks back and forth Many huge names fro together in groups of twos or threes

Seeing Jah the crowd, everyone started to get curious as to the stranger’s identity Although newspapers had published photos of Eric, nize him

Someone finally uttered out his name, and countless eyes turned to stare at hihtly uncomfortable

When he had almost reached the end of the hall, Eric finally saw an acquaintance; at the corner of a long table, Penny Marshall earing a black dress and chatting with Tom Hanks as next to her She looked up and there eyes met