Chapter 128: Settling Matters (E)
"What change?" Anderson asked with a frown.
"It's related to the intimate scenes in the script. Can we lighten it down? You know about me and my girlfriend so I hope for your understanding,"
Jin wanted to bring this up early on but Anderson was not in good health throughout the day so he was unable to bring it up early.
Hearing this Anderson nodded in understanding, "Alright, I'll tone it down a bit for you so you won't have a guilty conscience,"
"Thank you," Jin was glad that he understood his concerns.
"Oho, what is it? Do you really have a girlfriend? I thought you just said it for the sake of saying in that interview," Max chimed in after seeing the interaction.
"No, I said that because that was the truth," Jin replied.
"So is she pretty?..." Max started asking Jin a bunch of questions but Jin evaded quite a few of them and answered only what he felt like answering leaving Max frustrated.
Fana who had been eating her food paused for a moment when she heard Jin's words and turned to look towards him.
She noticed his firm gaze when he talked about his girlfriend. Seeing this she couldn't help but grit her teeth.
'In the flight, it was that Anna bitch and now another one popped out! Why do they all ruin my plan?!' Fana's left hand which was below the table clenched.
When it was time for sweet dish everyone savoured it except for Fana.
The sweetness of the desert couldn't balance the bitterness her heart carried.
Her plan to seduce Jin and make him head over heels for her was in ruins thanks to some bitch she had never seen.
'No! I can't give up now. I'm already in my mid-thirties. If I don't grab someone with as much potential as him now then my acting career is as good as over…think Fana think…you have to make this work out no matter what,'
Soon the dinner was finished and everyone went back to their rooms.
They all exited the elevator and went towards their rooms.
Fana glanced at Jin's back as frustration flooded her mind. She returned to her room soon after.
Next day.
"I'm sorry I was late!" Fana was the last one to enter the bus.
"It's already 8:15 AM. I told you all to sleep early!" Anderson scolded her.
"I'm really sorry, it won't happen again Sir," Fana apologized and went towards an empty seat.
"You didn't sleep well?" Katy asked Fana.
"Yes, I was just too excited and couldn't sleep…" Fana sighed.
"It happens, catch some sleep here, we'll take half an hour to reach the destination," Katy suggested.
"I'll do just that then, thanks," Fana thanked and closed her eyes to relax.
She had been going over several plans to fulfil her intentions last night.
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Finally, at around three o'clock her mind finally listened to her and gave her the idea which she wanted.
If not for that she would be unable to catch even a wick last night.
'It's going to cost me an arm and a leg but I'm willing to do it…hehe,' Fana thought of her plan once again on the bus as she closed her eyes to rest.
When they arrived at the scene the shooting finally began.
Jin, being the lead actor, was the most busy.
In the scene they were shooting Jin was looking for an individual in a new city who was his target. While doing so he met a few canon fodders and dealt with them before finally securing the intel related to his target's location.
While it could be summarised in just four lines, the shooting took five days to complete thanks to all the intricacies that were involved.
Every day after work he explored different places in the city with Anna who enjoyed his company.
"So where are we going today?" Jin asked.
"There's a park nearby, let's just walk and talk today. I got my fill from visiting all the places in these last four days," Anna suggested.
"Sure," Jin agreed.
He bought a snack outside the park and while munching on it they circled the park while chatting.
They both shared their childhood memories with each other while walking side by side. It was enjoyable.
While walking Anna's hand slightly grazed Jin's. It was the tenth time this had happened in this short evening walk.
Finally, Anna was unable to control her frustration.
"You know I like you right?" Anna glared at Jin.
"I do," Jin nodded not affected by her gaze.
"Why do you still reject my advances then? I know I'm good looking so my appearance shouldn't be a factor.
Is it because you got a girlfriend? Girlfriends change all the time. Isn't it normal to give more women a chance? Isn't it normal to have multiple girlfriends before deciding on one you should focus on…that's what most men of your calibre generally do,"
Anna voiced out her unfiltered thoughts feeling provoked by Jin's neutral expression.
"I'm going to marry her after LIFA," Jin said.
He believed that much was enough to counter Anna.
He was right.
The moment Anna heard those words all the counterarguments she had prepared in her mind against Jin's probable response vanished.
In short, she was at a loss for words.
A few moments later she sighed.
"If you say it like that how could I even argue…" Anna softly muttered before taking a deep breath.
When she exhaled it seemed her whole mood had brightened all of a sudden, "Anyways! You better introduce me to her and don't forget to invite me to your wedding!"
Seeing Anna like this Jin felt a bit guilty.
If he had not met Diana, there might be a possibility of something happening between him and Anna but now that was impossible, there was only one woman in his heart.
"Isn't that a definite? You'll be the first one I'll invite," Jin replied with the same attitude.
"Haha then I'll gladly accept this honour," Anna joked at Jin's response.
Their chat lasted for a few minutes as they soon returned to the hotel.
Throughout the way, while Anna's words felt pleasant to the ears they hid immense pain within them.
Although Jin was aware of it he couldn't comfort her.
It was the first time he was caught in such a situation but his gut told him that he shouldn't comfort Anna.
Since he had rejected her he had no right to do that.
The next day when Jin woke up he received a message on his phone.
It was sent at 3 AM.
'Some work came so I'll be leaving early. Good luck with your shooting! Peace~' It was a message from Anna.
Jin sighed when he saw this as he pushed himself off the bed to get ready.
Today they were leaving for the border city, Rakhi.