Hollywood: Behind The SpotLight Chapter 240

Behind The Spotlight Chapter 240

"I'm happy for you. You made the right choice." Her voice was filled with sincerity.

" too, I finally feel at ease."

Collin was now free from the past. There was no point in dwelling on his past relationship, because he didn't make a mistake. He had given his all, and that was enough.

"... So when are you going to stop patting ? You do know that I'm taller than you, so your arm will get tired." He looked at Lila, who was comforting him, with an amused expression.

He didn't truly know her. Their interactions had always been about business. Most of the ti, Lila wore a serious expression, so Collin was not used to her affection... He was actually nervous and unsure how to react.

"Well," Lila stopped patting him. "Since you told one of your stories, I guess I should share mine too to make it fair. I don't want you to feel like you're the only one opening up." She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

"You don't have to."

"But I insist."

"..." What could Collin say? It seed that he had to listen.

"My mom raised throughout my entire childhood. She was everything to . She's a wonderful mother, and I love her very much. However, she worked too hard and got sick when I was in middle school... She died because of . Then, out of nowhere, my father showed up after my mom died, a person who was a stranger to . He said that he would provide with the best education and resources to live a good life." Her voice trembled despite her attempt to sound casual.

"..." Collin didn't know what to say, so he chose to remain silent and listen.

"Honestly, I hate my father because he only showed up when it was too late, after my mom died. It didn't help that my father never really loved or any of my siblings. He's probably a psychopath." She laughed.

Today, she learned that Elijah Edward actually knew about Lila and her mother's situation all along. He had known since Lila was young. He also knew that Lila was his child, yet he remained indifferent.

He was already rich at that ti, but he never showed up to help her mother. If he had just appeared earlier and fulfilled his role as a father, her mother might not have had to push herself to death.

Lila was shocked when Elijah casually said that during their conversation earlier today. He said, "I can save you and your mother, but I didn't do it. Simply because I don't feel like it."

Elijah spoke without emotion, as if it were a simple fact. He didn't say it to anger Lila, he was just that heartless.

Lila didn't even rember how she left the mansion after that eting... Even when she returned ho, her mind was in turmoil from their conversation.

She needed sothing to distract herself, to escape the suffocating thoughts. She recalled her promise with Collin. She knew his address and decided to visit him, hoping he could bring her so peace.

And now... it seed that Collin truly could.

"I'm sorry to hear that. That must have been hard for you."

"Hm, I'm hungry. How about we cook? You have ingredients in your fridge, right?" Lila stood up. She didn't know if she could control herself today. She was vulnerable, and so was Collin. They were both emotionally exposed. She wanted sothing genuine, not a fleeting one-night stand that they might regret later.

"You know how to cook?" Collin asked.

"Don't underestimate ."

Collin wasn't sure if Lila could cook, so he helped her prepare the al just in case. The two cooked a simple dinner, two steaks each and servings of macaroni.

After that, they returned to assembling the gunpla. They talked about many topics, growing more comfortable with each other. Ti passed quickly, and they were both surprised when they realized it was already 7 p.m. They couldn't believe they had lost track of ti.

"Are you sure you don't want to drive you?" Collin asked.

"I'm going to be fine." She waved her hand as she stood up to leave.

"Are you really sure? I don't mind helping."

"Maybe next ti you can drive back." She giggled.

"That would be great. I'd like that."

Lila smiled when she realized that Collin wasn't against the idea of seeing each other again.

"Next ti, I'll contact you before showing up so you can prepare and surprise ." She teased.

"I'll make sure you'll be satisfied. I'll prepare sothing better." Collin teased back.

"That's the spirit."

"Let at least walk you to your car."

"Alright, I won't stop you."

The two went to the elevator, and Collin pressed the button for the underground parking lot.

There was a brief silence before Collin spoke.

"Thank you, Lila. Today, I had so much fun."

What happened with Belle earlier had long been forgotten. In fact, he felt relieved now that he finally knew the reason for their failed relationship.

The bitch wanted excitent and found it in a drug dealer. She got pregnant and had to suffer the consequences of her actions. Belle was now a single mother of two with no one to rely on. Her future seed bleak.

Lila smiled. " too, I had fun."

She realized that she had been becoming a workaholic like her mother, mirroring her in that aspect.

But today was different. Even though they had just assembled a gunpla and talked about random things, Lila genuinely enjoyed it.

And yes, they completed the assembly of Gundam 00.

"If you ever need soone to help you assemble a gunpla, you can call ."

"I'll rember it." Collin nodded.

"Also, your gunpla collection is amazing. I can see that you really love gunpla."

"I'm happy to hear that. That ans a lot." That complint made him happy. Soone who appreciated his hobby was a good person in his eyes.

The two reached the parking lot. Lila got into her car, and Collin watched as she drove away, the car gradually disappearing from view.

[Author's Note: Thank you guys for reading this novel. First, I just want to address sothing. I'd like to apologize if my grammar or even my way of writing is off. I'm a Filipino so I usually write with Tagalog in my mind before I write it in English. On top of that, I'm not really good at tenses so I just decided to use the past tense in my writing even though so of it sounded awkward. Another thing, there were tis when I forgot stuff, sorry about that. Last but not least, fuck math, complicated math was my worst enemy.]

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