Gradually, Eiryss's eyes widened, pupils dilated as she had come to mind that the big frame of the top investor of the KCA company in front of them was as size as the man Sumire with in the captured photo. She even took out her phone and started scanning to make sure it was really him. But she had already searched the phone's entire gallery Eiryss couldn't find the certain photo that she surely had saved on the phone.
She quickly turned to Sumire who had a blinking contest with the giant lad in the distance. Eiryss knew something is going up to them and the man was no ordinary businessman or gay at all. Eiryss senses the danger lurks at the male guest who unexpectedly visited their set today. 'He wears the scent of blood and death like his perfume ...' Eiryss utters inside her mind.
"Is he the gay friend you are talking about?" Eiryss asked in a sonorous tone as Sumire almost fell into her seat.
Sumire quickly stood up and covered her manager's mouth but she was too late. Everyone in the studio had already heard what Eiryss said. They all turned to their place and disregard the word “gay” in Eiryss' question. Their attention focused on the word “friend”. They have completely forgotten about Victoria's humiliation earlier.
The production staffs approached Sumire quickly and were about to bombard her with questions when the Head Director suddenly spoke.
"That's enough. The taping will resume now. Mr. Aslanov will be here to observe."
The Head director said that the staffs have no choice but to return to their respective positions especially Victoria who is now careful with her action not to catch everyone's attention again.
"Oh! The kissing scene!" A staff member shouted who was setting the camera up.
Sumire and Trevor returned to their position. The gentleman led the maiden into the darkened room near the bed. Both are preparing for the intimate scene to be played. The two of them are comfortable with each other and have no reluctance that mediates between them.
Her sweet smile towards Trevor never escapes from Mort's hawk-eyed gaze. He looked at them coldly before turning to the next Head Director.
"Hand me the script to be acted out today," Mort ordered the Head Director who immediately obeys and hand over the script to him.
While Mort was reading the script, the Head Director was feeling understandably antsy in his place when the BOSS frowned at what he had read. He wince when Mort asked him.
"Is it really necessary?" The giant hunk asked without throwing a glance at the director.
"Which part, Sir?" The Head Director wondered. Mort puts the script on the table once points to the kissing scene.
"This one," Mort said in an ominous tone. Eyes darted down in the written script, the Head Director immediately felt anxious as he heard the hint of danger in his tone.
The Head director would have answered when he felt Mort's intense gaze on him even though he didn't look at the gentleman. Statued in his place, the Head Director holds his breath, afraid to make a move. The green-eyed hunk seemed to be indirectly telling him that one wrong answer was the end of his career.
"It is pivotal, Sir." The Assistant Director answered that the Head Director's eyeball moved slowly and unbelievably looked at the naive guy.
The Head director almost had a heart attack at the Assitant Director's answer. He knew this bearded man was very dense and he could not read the room. But his dull nature truly got him!
The Head director was about to reprimand the Assistant Director when Mort suddenly spoke.
"I am certain that there is a software application that can be used to edit the scene without actually doing it by the actors." he firmly said and glanced again at the maiden who was already laughing cheerfully at her co-actor. Mort frowned. But his attention was caught again when the Assistant Director replied.
"Sir, there are many editing apps that can be used but the intimate scene will be noticeable by the viewers if we use one."
The Assistant director's answer made the Head Director speechless and in a daze. The guy didn't even sense the air of menace surrounding the gorgeous hottie.
"I have someone who can create editing software to make things look more realistic," Mort said and he took his phone out of his pocket and dialed Narco's number. After five seconds of ringing, Narco's yawn greeted him.
"I want you to make an editing software for a realistic kissing scene. Pronto."
Wasted no seconds, Mort commands him and cast a long glance at Sumire to the fore. Narco, who had just woken up, frowned and later flashed a mischievous grin.
"It's 10 billion." Narco quickly makes a price. 'Well, my father is a goddamn God of Wealth. Money is a piece of cake to him.'
"I never ask. But you can name the price after you completed what I ask you to do." Mort said. The two directors next to him were just quietly waiting for him. The look of the women who were enamored by his beauty always peek a glance at him, grooming themselves just to impress him, especially Victoria, but they got ignored all at once miserably.
Mort's eyes were just locked on the same target that was now laughing at her on-screen lover.
"Whatever, old man."
Narco rudely dropped the call without letting Mort speak anymore.
"Goodbye," Mort farewelled even though the line beep, ended. The Head Director behind him politely spoke and Mort looked down at him.
"Don't worry Sir, we're going to remove the kissing scene as you wished," the Head Director assured him while glancing at Sumire who plastered a beautiful smile on her lips right now. She had a come-hither vibe that naturally oozes out of her, more glamorous than any woman in the room. 'Lady, you are in big trouble.' The director utters to his mind.
The taping resumed and there was no kissing scene taking place between Sumire and Trevor which surprised everyone on the set but they didn’t ask anymore and just continued what they were doing.
While the progress of the shooting went smoothly, Sumire and Trevor have another intimate scene where the two of them should kiss again romantically under a wisteria tree, which was changed again by Mort. Even though the actor's and other production staff's eyes sparked with confusion, they couldn't disobey as it was their director's order and it didn't ruin the course of the story. Two more followed steamy intimate scenes that Mort elided for the third time.
The maiden instinctively knew who was behind the deletion of those scenes, started to get annoyed. Sumire closed her eyes in displease, nose flared, and red lips firmly pursed.
"This big-ass giant!" She hissed under her breath while glaring directly at Mort which astonished Trevor slightly. She was really pissed off.
Even though they were in the middle of the shoot, Sumire stopped and left Trevor wondering in the middle of the act. Blazing eyes pierced at the certain giant man in the room, Sumire annoyingly approach Mort with big strides.
The next thing that happened surprised everyone in the studio. Without a word, the maiden angrily took Mort's right wrist and she pulled him. Together, they entered the nearby dressing room and Sumire slammed the door shut which leave everyone outside flabbergasted, jaw-dropped.
The directors were shocked in their place, stunned as they all looked at the closed door of the dressing room where Sumire and Mort barge in. They all exchange glances. "What just happened?"
Inside the room ...
After she locks the door, Sumire confronted Mort who was standing cool and unbothered by her dagger look pierced through him.
"What exactly is your problem ?! Why do you always interfere with what we do? Let me do my job properly." Nostrils flared, Sumire furiously said as her face had already flustered with anger.
"Job? Those are inappropriate scenes. Millions of kids out there are watching since it will be shown on national tv." Mort plainly said that their voice can be heard from outside.
"Wow. Like I've done this many times before. Besides, it's on the contract. I was expecting this scene since I read the script before the shooting started," Sumire's eyes squint as she approached Mort and stopped in front of him, tip-toed, and look up at him suspiciously. "Are you jealous?" She seriously asked and raise an eyebrow.
Staring right at each other's eyes, silence prevailed between the two of them reigned a few seconds. Mort was about to answer her when a series of knocks bombed on the door. The gorgeous man knew right away who it was.
"Klauss, come back later," Mort commanded his secretary and keep his eyes entangled on her.
"No, Klauss. Take this man with you." Sumire said as she declared no sign of defeat against his predator's gaze on her.
"Damn it!" Klauss hissed from outside and strike the door. The stylish wooden door was smashed in a single blow. Klauss' kick was a weak one yet it brought a strong impact and destroyed the door that the people on the set flinched in fear.
Sumire and Mort were greeted by Klauss's face twitched in annoyance. He just arrived at the studio to find his Boss. If Narco hadn't tracked down Mort's whereabouts, God knows he wouldn't have known where it was.
Sumire could still hear the sound of the bone-cracking in Klauss' hand that had formed into fists as if he was ready to exterminate Sumire's existence from the surface of the world.
"I would have left quietly but when I heard the voice of a Grylloidea, my annoyance with this creatures rose again." Klauss's jaw clenched and his eyes twitched, doing the thing looking directly at Sumire.
"Wow. Why does it seem like my fault? You two are the rude ones who barged in here uninvited to mess up my work. I must be the one here to get furious right now." Sumire's sarcastically retorted made Klauss suddenly calm down. He had a second thought. She was right, they are really at fault for the sudden intrusion on the set.
Klauss turned to his Boss. "Boss, you need to go back to the MDA building. A turmoil stirred inside the company caused by your SON."
Klauss emphasizes the latter word. He turn to face the maiden and flashed a smirk. Sumire stand frozen cold and dazed at her place at what she heard. A series of unimaginable thoughts started flooding inside her mind. 'It's my turn to make you mentally suffer,' Klauss grinned evilly on his mind.
"You've gotta be kidding me." Sumire unconsciously uttered.