[Shout out to Rodolfo Xavier, Mustafa, Dany B, Jack M, and Ethan F!]
Hollywood What If Chapter 229
The couple was silent for a few minutes. When they stopped at the traffic light, Angelina took a deep breath and turned to Kazir.
"You're not lying about what you said earlier, are you?"
"Are you talking about our relationship? Yes, I'm serious." Kazir nodded.
As time went by, he realized that he was not getting any younger. He wanted to be sincere. He knew he was still afraid of a serious romance, but he had to take a step and move on.
He was afraid, he saw how his father almost lost his life after the divorce. Kazir suffered the same when he divorced Cassandra in his past life.
Even though Kazir was more mature now, some things were deeply engraved in his heart.
Cassandra and his mother affected his life in a very bad way.
He reached for Angelina's hand, muttering as he looked ahead... He didn't know how to look into Angelina's eyes because he was afraid of his feelings.
'At least... At least I'm trying to change.' He thought so.
"I want to know you better. I hope you feel the same."
"Yes."
Angelina nodded weakly and looked away. But deep inside she was squealing.
'Oh God! He admitted it! He said I'm his girlfriend! Man, I thought our relationship was just at the friends-with-benefits level.'
She bit her lip, quite happy.
They had been dating for almost a month now. Sometimes Angelina thought about their relationship. She had no idea what to call their relationship.
Kazir didn't talk about it while Angelina was afraid to talk about it. She might be hurt if she heard Kazir's answer. So she decided to keep quiet and wait until Kazir was man enough to say it.
She hadn't expected Kazir to admit it today. Not only that, he said it in front of the paparazzi!
Knowing the work of the paparazzi, their relationship would definitely be printed in the tabloids and newspapers!
Which was a good thing! A lot of people would know that Angelina Jolie and Kazir Grey were a thing. They were dating.
This label was an insurance policy, something she was happy to have. Now she knew where she stood in this relationship.
She squeezed Kazir's hand, happy that they were officially dating.
"Kazir, I also want to get to know you better. I'm attracted to your serious expression, your chiseled jawline, hot body... Ahem, and your personality, too. I want you as a person."
She replied, smiling at him. Kazir nodded and the light turned green.
She giggled for obvious reasons and held up his hand, then weakly bit his finger in happiness.
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Unlike January, which didn't have any movies that surpassed $100 million this year, February had one movie that surpassed $100 million.
The movie was none other than Scream 3. This movie was quite famous. The Scream franchise was directed by Wes Craven until Scream 4. The director passed away in 2015, so Scream 5 hired another director to fill the spot.
Wes Craven was a great director and expert in horror movies, especially the slasher genre. His most famous franchises were Scream and Nightmare Of Elm Street.
This movie would be the last time that Reese Witherspoon would participate in it. Her salary was getting bigger and bigger and the studio could not afford her salary anymore. Obviously, Reese's character would die in this movie as a closure.
Since February came, some people were excited to celebrate Valentine's Day. Kazir and Angelina spent that day close to each other, almost no distance at all.
News of their relationship spread after the media took an interest in their story. They even have some pictures together. In the pictures, Kazir was shielding Angelina and trying his best to protect the woman. This earned him affection and positive opinions from people.
While the couple was busy, another ex-couple decided to meet on Valentine's Day.
"How long has it been since we last saw each other?"
Elizabeth Cohen smiled and licked her lips as she stared at the man in front of her. She hated to admit it, but her ex-husband was doing well. He seemed to be doing well even in his forties... She hated that the man was living a happy life while she was not.
"Fifteen years, I think."
Kazir's father, Victor Grey, answered her question.
The two stared at each other before Elizabeth chuckled and drank a glass of wine, straight. Perhaps she was influenced by the man across the table.
"Today is Valentine's Day and I can't believe I'm spending it with my hateful ex-husband. I should be in someone's arms right now." She scoffed.
"Today is the only day I'm free."
"Yeah, I thought so. You are always busy. You are always away, leaving your pregnant wife alone in the house, suffering from depression."
"I hired a helper--"
"I don't need a helper, you are the one I needed at that time."
"..."
It seemed that their relationship was impossible to repair, even though more than a decade had passed.
"Then I have only one thing to say. Elizabeth, I'm begging you, as Kazir's mother, please don't get close to Kazir. He's already living a happy life, don't hurt him again."
"I am his mother, I have the right to talk to him. I don't think you should say that."
"You haven't been in his life for fifteen years, and now you say you want to get closer to him? You're the one who didn't fight for custody because you hated our kids."
"So what? They are quite useful now. Especially Kazir, I didn't expect him to get this far. I'm really impressed."
She grinned playfully and crossed her legs under the table.
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[Author's Note: Does this count as character development? Kazir's mentality is slowly changing, and it seems that he is trying to overcome his fear of love. Now, I'm still not sure who the endgame (Kazir's wife) of this novel is. I hope that Kazir Grey will be a happy person by the end of this novel].
[I hate the next chapter so I'm going to post it later just to finish this bullshit.]