Chapter 812
Arielle Moore and Vinson Nightshire
Obsessed CEO Throws Himself at Me Chapter 812 âOf course, Iâm not!â blurted Arielle. âIâve never idolized anyone.â
âThen why does he insist that you are?â
âBeats me,â she replied, looking quite perplexed. âI donât even know him.â
Sasha hooked her arm around Blakeâs. âAll right. Crisis averted. Time for us to disappear.â
âYeah, okay,â said Blake as he waved toward Arielle. âBoss said that we are to stay close for your protection, but also to stay out of sight. So, on that note, we shall make ourselves scarce.â
With that, he and Sasha bolted off.
Arielle was rendered speechless while she watched the duo disappear from view. She did not even have time to say anything else.
Those two had a lot in common with the strange man who preceded themâpopping out of nowhere before vanishing. She had been quite baffled by the entire encounter, to say the least.
Arielle shook her head and paid no more heed to them.
She casually tossed the name card that Jason gave her into the bin before striding toward the library ahead where the archive was.
On the other side, Jason made a mad dash and dove inside the MPV parked in front of the gates to Jadeborough University.
The removal of his mask caused Gracie to exclaim aloud, âYour face!â
âDonât worry about it. Itâs just a scratch.â Jason waved her off nonchalantly.
Seeing Arielle in broad daylight that day left him even more astonished than he was previously as she possessed a bare face that was unparalleled across the entire entertainment industry.
Even though Jason did not mind the ding to his appearance, Gracie next to him was practically going bonkers.
âWhoâs the one who did this to you? Youâve still got another interview to do tomorrow! This wonât do. Iâm going to have to get the police right away!â
âNo. Donât!â said Jason as he snatched the phone from his managerâs hand. âNo one hit me. I fell, thatâs all.â
âIs that right?â Gracieâs eyes narrowed in skepticism as the wound did not look selfâinflicted to her, and definitely not from a fall.
âWell, yeah! I did it to myself. Why would I want to lie about something like that?â
There was no way he would confess to getting trounced by two lasses and a kid.
Gracie was only half-convinced, but the Jason she knew was not the sort to suffer humiliation quietly. If Jason really got beaten up, she was sure that he would have gone to the police himself way before she did.
That seemed to have settled things for her. âDidnât you say that youâve gone to look for the female lead? Have you found her?â
âI did.â
The managerâs eyes lit up. âSo, what did Ms. Moore say?â
Jason leaned back into the seat. âShe said that sheâll get back to me in three days. But knowing that sheâs a fan of mine coupled with the fact that Iâll be starring in this film, Iâm sure sheâll be totally up for it.â
That made Gracie raise an eyebrow. âIf thatâs the case, why didnât she just agree to it there and then?â
âThatâs becauseâ¦â Jason leaned forward with a lifted chin. âSheâs playing hard to get.â
He would never believe that a girl of Arielleâs age did not know of a popular idol like him.
He reckoned that feigning ignorance and getting violent must be all part of a stunt to leave a lasting impression on him.
Beside him, Gracie regarded Jason quizzically. She had a gut feeling that the truth may be further from what Jason described.
âIf thatâs really the caseâ¦â Gracie went on to remind him grimly, âBeing just an idol and not yet a recognized thespian right now, youâre still very much dependent on your fan base. As such, you are not to get into a relationship with her. Even if you do, you are not to allow yourself to get caught on film.â
âGot it.â Jason waved her off. âLetâs get a move on. Iâve got to ice my face and then study the script.â
Seeing how diligent Jason was, which a rare sight in itself, Gracie probed no further and instructed the chauffeur to drive.
As this was happening, Wendy and Aaronâs tour had brought them to the schoolâs library.