Chapter 45
Selene groaned in annoyance when she heard the ringtone of her phone. She searched for it and placed it on her ear without looking at the caller.
“Selene Jones, I’m sorry for calling you so early in the morning, but have you seen the tweet?” She heard the caller ask.
Selene immediately recognized that voice. She looked at the caller and gasped.
Director Jeunes!
“No sir, is there a problem?” She asked him. From the tone of his voice, it was obvious something was wrong.
“A rumor has spread about you sleeping with director Jeunes paused, unable to complete his sentence. It was an inappropriate topic so he said, “We will be going on a one-week hiatus until we find who released those tweets. Take care Selene,” and he hung up on the call without letting her reply.
Selene stared at her phone for a little while, her thoughts wandering about with confusion etched on her face. “What rumor?” She mumbled.
Her thumb hovered over the screen of her phone, contemplating if she should search for the rumor or not since she was having a bad feeling about it. Sighing, she started searching for any kind of rumor until she saw a pic of her eating an ice cream. She frowned slightly, recognizing the outfit. It was the clothes she wore the previous day.
She read the caption that was placed above the picture.
Noob Actress Warms The Bed Of Both The Wallace Brothers And The Director ’s So That She Can Get A Movie Role.
Selene read the caption a few more times before she laughed uncontrollably.
When she was finally able to control her laughter, Selene rushed down towards the comment section before she laughed out again.
“Why are some people so stupid?” She wondered out loud.
“She slept with the two Wallace brothers? So shameless p>
“I was shocked that a noob like her got the lead role while Michelle didn’t when she also auditioned for it. Now I know why she got it, she slept with the director p>
“She looks so pretty and modest but seeking benefits from men by warming their beds is just disgusting p>
Selene read the comments and continued to snicker. “People are really funny,” she said to herself before sighing. “So this is how Michelle plans on ruining my career, by spreading fake rumors about me p>
When Selene was done scrolling through her phone, she kept it aside and lay flat on the bed as she stared at the ceiling of the room.
“Now the movie is put on hold because of this. That’s good, it gives me time to focus on Robert Harrison p>
Selene got ready and headed downstairs for breakfast. She had to peek to be sure Xavier wasn’t around. When she saw the dining table empty, she sighed in relief.
She didn’t find the maid around and the dining table was squeaky clean with no plate of food in sight. She frowned and headed inside the kitchen where she found Xavier, with an apron tied around his narrow waist.
He was wearing a normal shirt that exposed his tattoos entirely. Selene had always known he had tattoos since the ink on his hand peeked out from his long suits and sweaters.
The second time she saw it was when she was helping him with the injury on his shoulder but she didn’t focus on it much so that she wouldn’t be too distracted from what she was doing.
Seeing the tattoos so up close, she drooled without realizing it. When she finally realized what she was doing, she turned around quietly to escape.
“Good morning,” Xavier greeted, making her halt.
Selene gulped down her saliva before she replied, “Good morning p>
She stared into the bowl Xavier was mixing something in then the pans.
’He’s making pancakes p>
“Where are the maids?” She asked, curious why Xavier was all alone in the huge kitchen making pancakes when he could just have the maids do it for him.
“I gave them a holiday,” he replied, flipping the pancakes.
Selene didn’t know how to respond so she hummed before trying to leave again.
“Because I want to spend some time with you,” he blurted out.
He stopped mixing the ingredients of the pancakes so that he could focus more on her reaction.
On the other hand, Selene was speechless.
Silence reigned in the kitchen, none of them making a sound. Selene turned to look at him before a smile graced her lips.
“You are not going to work today?” She asked him.
Xavier stared at her for a few seconds, understanding what she did there.
’She changed the subject,’ he thought.
“I’m not going to work today,” he replied.
“I see… a rumor was released and the director has put the movie on one week of hiatus,” she informed and Xavier nodded.
“I know, I was the one who told him to do so,” he responded. Selene was baffled but Xavier continued. “I’ve already contacted orders for the tweet to be taken down. I’m sure you already have an idea who was the one that tweeted that p>
“Ahh… thank you and I’m sorry you got involved in this. It was all Michelle’s doing I’m sure of it p>
Xavier flipped another pancake and settled it aside. The aroma in the kitchen was salivating and Selene was trying her best not to jump on those fluffy-looking banana pancakes that Xavier was making.
“I’ve sent her father a warning about what she has done,” Xavier replied.
Selene hummed again.
Standing in the kitchen while Xavier made breakfast all by himself made her feel awkward, so she decided to help.
“Let me assist you,” she offered.
Xavier’s mouth twitched, knowing she couldn’t cook but he nodded nevertheless.
“Has Michelle contacted you today?” Xavier asked.
Selene shook her head.
As if on cue, Selene felt her phone vibrate from inside her pocket. She wiped her hands clean and picked it up.
“Speak of the devil,” she mumbled when she saw Michelle’s name written as the caller.