Chapter 9 He Only Recognizes Keira Keiras voice was soft and cold , like a bucket of cold water splashing over Andress heart . His eyes grew cold again . He knew about the praying for romance thing . Even if he didnt know , he was still thinking that as long as he waited for two days , Keira would come around . Keira would stay right by his side just like before and pretend the breakup thing never even happened . Seeing the grievance on her face , he also felt sorry for Keira . He knew about the sandalwood bracelet thing and held back from telling Everett . He planned to talk things out with Keira , but her cold , unreasonable attitude made all his feelings for her just fall apart right away . His voice was cold . Did you go to Mr. Watkins today to tattle on me , trying to get him to pick on me , right ? Keira felt puzzled . No ! Andres sneered , Is that so ? Keira , have you become so hypocritical now ? You do things but wont own up ? * Holding the phone , Keiras hand trembled for a moment . She put down the phone and glanced at the note again . Andress tone was so unfamiliar that she thought she had answered the wrong phone call She also began to doubt , After being together with Andres for five years , do I really know him ? Andres didnt hear her answer and thought she was guilty , followed by a sneer . Why arent you speaking ? What did you say to Mr. Watkins ? You told him that we had a fight , asked him to punish me , and even threatened me to please you ? I didnt say it , and I dont need you to soothe me , Keira said , lowering her gaze and staring lightly at her toes . Keira , since you still want to be with me , you should behave yourself . We have been together for so many years . You should know how I feel about you . I still love you , but it doesnt mean I can always indulge your bad temper . If you still want that movie project , come to the company and find me now . Keira frowned , I cant go now . He then remembered that Keira was not at home , and she didnt have many friends . The person he had seen the most was the playboy of the Vaughan family , Derick Vaughan . Derick was her second elder brother , and he was a bit of a loser . He used to pick Keira up and drop her off at home when she was in school . Andres had met Derick a few times . Keira didnt want people to think she had the Vaughan family backing her up , so she just said they were friends . 7.3 % 4 Chapter 9 He Only Recognizes Keira Menu Andres didnt like her spending too much time with guys , so she rarely had her family come over . Later on , Derick went abroad , and they seldom saw each other . Yet , Andres occasionally saw them together , Keira soothed him many times because of this matter . which made him jealous . Andress face turned pale . He thought , Does she find a new boyfriend so quickly ? * Andres asked , Where are you ? Ill come find you . Keiras eyes shifted away from the jade plaque and gazed at the layered distant mountains . She chuckled , Im at Mount Foraker . Are you coming ? Andres paused for a moment and thought to himself , Mount Foraker ? Is it the place that Alondra just mentioned , praying for romance and getting the bracelet ? She went to pray for our romance again . Andres inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief , and his tone softened . Come to my office tomorrow morning . We still need to talk more about the project . Keira frowned , Is that all ? I gotta go . As she spoke , she didnt give Andres a chance to speak and hung up on him . Her gaze fell again on the broken jade token token and the tattered tattered red scarf . There was no need to waste any more effort on something that was already broken . When Keira turned around and left , she prayed again and then descended from the mountain Andres was once again filled with anger and kicked the door in frustration . He knew Keiras lifelong dream was to be a great director like Everett . She had won this film project bit by bit . When the contract was signed , Keira happily jumped around him , just like a kid who He couldnt help but catch her happiness . got candy . They had such a good relationship over the years . He really couldnt get how a worthless broken bracelet could be worth her making such a fuss . Andres still wanted to send her another message to probe her , but the theres a problem with that movie project . agent called . Andres , Andress heart tightened at the words . He became popular within five years of his debut . Apart from luck , his success also relied on his hard work . However , there were many limitations and restrictions in filming , such as age , script , energy , and so on . To have a long lasting career in showbiz , it was far from enough to only stand in front of the stage . Andres had been intentionally developing behind the scenes work in the past two years . Yet , it was never smooth . The movie project Keira took on was a huge turning point . So when the project was finalized , he was not only happy for Keira , but also for the opportunity 73 % Chapter 9 He Only Recognizes Keira- to further advance his career . Menu Andres wondered , What could possibly go wrong when the contract has already been signed ? He asked , What happened ? The agent hesitated . The guy in charge over there found out Keira was not handling this project for now and flipped right away . He said that if she wasnt going to be in charge later , there was no point in talking with us . Andres gritted his teeth . The contract has already been signed in black and white . Does he want to break it ? The agent paused again . He said … Andres asked , What did you say ? The agent was all sweaty . He said the contract was signed by Keira , and the name on it is Keira too . He only recognizes Keira . Words failed Andres . He directly cursed , This bastard ! Andres , how should we respond ? asked the agent . Andres took a deep breath . You try to calm them down . Ill talk to Keira . Andres knew that Keira definitely wouldnt give up on this project , and she would definitely come tomorrow . He would talk with her tomorrow when they met . He wanted to see how long Keira could remain tough . Keira didnt want to have anything to do with Andres at first . But after thinking it over , she realized she had been involved in this project from start to finish . More importantly , she wanted to give an account to the investors . If she lost her credibility because of this , it would not be a good thing for her future development . The next day , she drove to the company early in the morning . But she didnt expect to encounter another person she didnt want to see in Andress office . It was Andress cousin , Alondra . Alondra still had the same exaggerated makeup as usual . Her eyeliner was all swooped up She had on the longest fake eyelashes . And her eyeshadow was super heavy , all sparkly and glittery . Her nose , painted with shadows , looked very upturned , as if it could poke a hole in someone . Keira couldnt help but frown slightly . Andres was not present at the moment , and his assistant was servilely attending to Alondra . Andres , youre back … Upon hearing the door sound , Alondra immediately turned her head . When she saw Keira , the smile on her face immediately faded away . Why is it you ? Today , Keira wore a light blue knitted cardigan and a soft white long skirt . She looked very gentle . Alondra pouted and thought , Check out what shes wearing . Shes totally copying Marlees style . Boes she seriously think she can keep flirting with Andres ? What a shameless move ! 7.3 % Chapter 9 He Only Recognizes Keira Meny Keira looked at Alondra calmly and raised her gaze , saying , If you can come , why cant I come ! Alondra said , I can come because Andres is my cousin . Whats your excuse for showing up ? Do you really think I dont know you and Andres broke up ? You dont know your own place , do you ? Did you even have the right to be the one to break up with him ? But on the other hand , it shows youre pretty smart . You know youre not good enough for Andres . Taking the initiative to leave can also be seen as saving face for yourself . Andres and Marlee are childhood sweethearts , and shes already back . Yet , you still have the nerve to stick by Andress side for two years . I feel embarrassed for you . Keira looked at Alondras face . Her voice was loud and urgent . Her expression was twisted . It seemed that the powder on her face would shake off . Her gaze fell on Alondra again . Alondra was wearing a Chanel summer dress today , which Keira had bought for her just a while ago . Keira thought , Is she wearing the clothes I bought to teach me a lesson ? She chuckled , Take off your clothes first . Then come and show off your power to me . 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