Chapter 119 - The Screenwriter (Part 2) (2/2)

Hearing that, I glanced over at him and saw his face was turning grumpy. Oh no. Ashley stepped on a landmine. Not wanting to have my day ruined, I pulled Kaiden's arm to get his attention.

”Kaiden, I think we should start the meeting now so we won't fall behind schedule,” I whispered to him in a smile. Come on, smile, please work and calm Kaiden's anger.

To my luck, Kaiden's menacing aura was gone. Phew. I felt so relieved.

”You're right. I won't be taking much of your time then,” Kaiden agreed. Turning to Ms. Qian Yu, he continued, ”Please take care of her. I'll just be outside for a moment.”

”Oh, you can stay here,” Ms. Qian Yu tried to stop him. ”Feel free to sit anywhere you like. I can't possibly have you wait outside!”

”No, it's fine. I have something to deal with as well.”

”Are you sure?” I asked, worried. He'd be too bored outside.

”Yeah, I'll be fine,” he smiled to assure me, and patted my head.

After that, he left the room and we started the meeting. Ashley already introduced herself, while the shy girl who didn't get the chance to do the same earlier, greeted me again and said I could call her Rae, short for Rachel.

Ms. Qian Yu said that Rae had won many awards for being a screenwriter and she would be the one working closely with me for the script. On the other hand, Ashley was more like an apprentice. She worked on a couple of projects and her team allowed her to be with us to learn more from Rae—something she didn't expect seeing how she looked horrified after Ms. Qian Yu spilled the shocking news.

It was funny how the confident Ashley was suddenly placed under the care of the shy person, Rae. But for some reason, since I first took a look at the both of them, I had a great gut feeling that Rae was the better person. She might look shy and all that but she had these passion-filled eyes. I knew those eyes because it was the same as mine when I decided to take on writing as my future career.

A whole hour passed with just the four of us getting to know each other. Then another hour for Ms. Qian Yu's briefing on how things would go from that point onward. She also sent a draft of our schedule, and all other things we would need. It was amazing how hands-on and detailed she was. I really admired her work ethic.

After that, we were given a few minutes break before we proceeded to the next session which was an open Q&A for me. Rae was so diligent that she already read the book I wrote for Armageddon, but she had a few questions since she wanted to understand things in a more in-depth manner—something I agreed to. Of course, I wouldn't want anything misinterpreted just because I sucked at explaining them in the book. Despite all the praises I got from it, Kaiden did mention to me a couple of mistakes and flaws which I was thankful to learn about.

For the break, I just went to the cafeteria to get some iced coffee. Kaiden said he went to the President's office to check on a few things but he should be done in less than an hour. On my way back, I didn't notice that I had already finished the coffee even before I reached the 20th floor boardroom. So, I decided to stop by the restroom to freshen myself.

As I sat on the toilet bowl in one of the cubicles, I heard the person beside mine get out and went to the lavatory to wash her hands. Then, a girl with a familiar voice waltzed in from the door—it was Ashley. Her confident tone was so apparent, I couldn't miss it.

”Ms. Rae! You're there,” she suddenly sounded so polite with her. I could still remember how she took all the spotlight by introducing herself to Kaiden and me, interrupting her.

”H-Hi, Ashley,” Rae timidly greeted back.