Stella stayed alongside Nio, Cerim, Tracy and Florence for most of the premiere. It was blatantly obvious to the people attending that all 5 of them must be connected in some way.
So all of them came to the same conclusion. Stella and Florence must be joining Guillard Entertainment! But then another question came along... Why were 5 people who weren't part of the film at all here?
While it made sense for Cerim to attend due to being a large investor in the film. It didn't make sense for the others to be along with him...
"Nio, is everything ready?" Cerim asked as he smiled at some women looking at him from a distance.
Nio flipped his hair. Showing his bright and eye-catching smile. "Whenever." He responded as he sipped his drink.
Stella picked up a wine glass and went to drink. She hesitated for a split second, before smiling inwardly. 'How interesting...'
Stella's eyes gleamed as she drank the wine in one gulp. She looked at the waiter who was walking around with a drink with a smile.
He seemed to be a bit nervous, as he tried to stumble away he heard a voice from behind. "Excuse me, could I have another?" Stella asked politely.
Stella seemed so pretty and dainty, her smile was kind and oblivious to the evils of the world. While she didn't show any signs of being drunk just yet...
The waiter gulped before he remembered the phone call he got earlier. His eyes filled with greed before smiling to the woman in front of him. "Of course Miss." He responded before offering another drink.
Stella took the drink furthest toward the waiter. She then tipped a glass and walked away from him. Behind her within the crowd, Zou's eyes darkly shone.
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"Track that waiter." Mou ordered as he gritted his teeth.
Eun took no time and zoomed the security footage on to the man which gave Stella the drinks.
While it seemed very normal, it was easy to realize that the waiter didn't serve any more drinks to another guest. Until he reached an infamous individual of the entertainment industry...
Blair Myle, the man was known to be an A-list actor and was well-loved by fans. Yet within the dark corners of the entertainment industry. He was known by actors and actresses as a person to stay well away from.
He would charm young actresses with his dashing blonde hair, bleached teeth. Fame, money, promises. Then he would do it to another unexpecting woman on the same night... Then another.
He was a man not to be trusted when it came to any attempts of being close to another woman.
But Mou wasn't worried about that, he was more worried about the secrets of the Myle family. They are a family with strong backing from the government due to housing multiple military generals in Country R throughout the years. Blair was the youngest child and he was the most spoiled, instead of following their ancestors he decided to move to Country T to become an actor.
With the recent descent into chaos within Country R the Myle family had been getting more public recognition. Their efforts to stopping the ongoing violence and corruption made them the national heroes of the country.
Mou knew very well what Blair could do if he wanted, the entire of Country R was on his side due to his family and his popularity. He couldn't be messed with...
"Get into contact with Cerim immediately, don't let Blair anywhere near Stella." Mou ordered, his hands were sweating as he watched the footage.
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Stella's cheeks become slightly flushed, as her movements become slightly sloppy... She looked at Tracy with an apologetic smile. "Sorry, excuse me." Stella started to walk to the bathroom.
Cerim watched this with a glancing eye and also excused himself from the group of directors he was talking with. He was inwardly worried for Stella's health...
Stella walked to the bathrooms but kept going, she pulled on her dress. Her body was getting warmer...
As Stella followed the cold air. She ended up walking to the rooms that the hotel had available...
"Oh? It seems my eyes didn't deceive me, you really are quite the beauty." She heard a voice from the hallway.
Stella turned around and saw Blair lean against one of the rooms. He had a sloppy smile on his face...
"I'll take that as a compliment." Stella smiled, as she struggled to stand perfectly still.
Blair watched as Stella struggled to stand. He chuckled as he opened the door. "How about a rest? You don't look too well." His eyes gleamed with lust.
Stella put her hand to her forehead. Indeed she did feel tired... "Mmm, thanks." She started to walk towards Blair...
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"Excuse me, have you seen Miss Stella?"
"No... Is there something wrong?"
"Oh no, nothing really. Miss Stella asked me to hold to her drink for a bit... But I haven't seen her."
Florence frowned when she heard the conversation. 'Why would Stella asked the waiter to hold her drink?'
"Oh... Didn't she go to the toilet?" One of the female stars blindly answered.
The waiter's eyes smiled. "She has been gone a while... I hope she's okay." Zou's voice then made Florence feel disgusted.
The various stars and staff nodded. They didn't think Zou would have a hatred against someone she hadn't even met before, so she must have been generally worried for her.
Then a small group of five started to walk towards the bathroom to find Stella. When they couldn't find her... They got worried.
"She didn't leave, I was waiting at the front door for her to return." The waiter shook his head, he seemed concerned for the person he was catering for...
Now the group was up to 10 people. As more and more people started to wonder what was going on, they all looked for Stella.
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Inside the car, Mou's face was pitch black. He watched the cameras flash for a split second. But that second was enough for Eun to totally lose Stella!
"I think it is my turn." Mou was now antsy. He exited the car and put the backup plan into action.
Eun made a quick phone call and Chris moved inside the hotel to talk to the receptionist.
Mou walked through the doors without talking to the receptionist, she didn't recognize him as the CEO of the Guillard Corporation. But she could tell his suit and aura were classes above others who had already entered.
Mou walked through the hallway to the main area of the premiere. One individual spotted and recognized him immediately...
"Mou, Cerim lost contact." Nio immediately gave a drink to Mou.
Mou downed the drink and bit his lip. "Make sure Tracy and Florence are kept aside. Expose yourself if necessary." Mou then moved straight to the area where they lost Stella on cameras.
Mou stormed through the halls, he cursed the designer of the hotel until he finally reached a massive crowd of people...
His eyes immediately darkened. These types of scenes only happen to people when they are caught in the act right? He walked toward the group.
"Are you sure that Miss Stella entered this room?" Zou asked speculatively to the member of staff.
He nodded his head. "Yes ma'am. She was being escorted by a man to rest." The member of staff's words left plenty of room for imagination.
'Rest?' All of the crowd were part of the entertainment industry. Some were also reporters who snuck in as staff... So they wanted to know what kind of 'rest' a man and a woman would be having in a hotel room...
Mou's fierce aura immediately exploded. Was he too late? Would he need to see a scene that would haunt him? But he couldn't reject the plan since he wasn't close enough to Stella yet...
The crowd all felt a burst of wind come from the hallway. Some people turned around to see the CEO of the Guillard Corporation with a dark look...
"C-CEO Guillard." One of the reporters disguised as staff muttered. Loud enough for most of the crowd to look in his direction.
The director's eyes glowed. That was the CEO of the Guillard Corporation! Was he interested in the premiere of his film?
"CEO Guillard. Our apologies for how rude we are being." The director immediately apologized. He didn't want to be on Mou's bad side for anything...
Within the crowd, Zou shuddered. 'That man again!' He was a force she couldn't beat... But with the crowd on her side...
"Rude? How?" Mou asked as he scanned the crowd.
A reporter disguised as a staff member could barely keep in his excitement anymore. Imagine a new female star getting caught having sex by not only a group of artists and a director, but also the mighty CEO Guillard!
"Did you hear that? I'm sure I heard a scream." The reporter said.
This moved their attention, as Zou's smile appeared on her face.
This made Mou even more angry. Basing on the conversation it was certain Stella was in this room... "Don't you think patreons deserve peace and quiet?" He made a few of the people gulp from fear.
The reporter was surprised. 'Why would CEO Guillard say that?' He couldn't work out a reason so he based it on the fact it was rude...
"But the artist in this room isn't a Patreon. She is a guest from your brother CEO Guillard." The reporter gained a lot of guts to say that.
The director was stunned by this member of staff. He made a check on people... Was it not enough?
Mou couldn't respond to that. The link between Stella and Guillard Entertainment was an issue right now... Since any boss would immediately want to clear their company of signing an artist like this he couldn't just send people away because that would be suspicious...
Mou couldn't believe he was put into such a difficult position, he couldn't do anything to protect Stella right now because it would implement her and the company worse than it would if he didn't protect her.
But if he didn't protect her... "Wait, wait. Don't push." Someone in the crowd made the people in front of them go towards the door...
The door opened with little force. Surprising Mou in the process. Why would Blair not even lock the door?
"Mmm, AH! Who are you!?" They heard a woman's voice from inside the room.
As the crowd and reporters tried to fight their way in. Mou stood stunned. He knew Stella's voice... It wasn't like that in any way...