The California Coastal Highway during off-duty hours is naturally congested, and Eric's car drove into the Pointe Manor before six o'clock.
Looking at the Shell Villa approaching a little bit, Eric suddenly regretted agreeing to the meeting so easily at the beginning, and only felt how embarrassing and weird it was when it happened. Although he inherited the memory of this body and even some emotions, it was impossible for him to recognize a mother he had never met.
The car stopped slowly in the small square in front of the villa, and Carter Moen, who was driving himself, glanced at Eric through the rearview mirror without urging him. Over the past few years, he has become Eric's confidant, so he naturally knows what's going on today.
After waiting quietly for a while, the door of the villa opened, and several women came out together, so Eric had to get out of the car and greet her.
Olivia Wilson, who walked between Caroline and Melanie, was the woman in the black shirt that Eric had seen at the London premiere of "Casino Royale". Today the other party is still wearing a well-tailored black shirt, but changed into a pair of light gray trousers. Remembering that he took the initiative to sign a banknote for the other party back then, Eric felt even more strange
When he came close, Eric didn't know how to speak for a while, and the woman's eyes were still the same as when she saw him for the first time, looking at Eric slightly in a daze.
Melanie stood a little behind the woman, trying to pretend she didn't exist. Caroline held her aunt's arm, and seeing that she and Eric were silent, the girl took the initiative to say this time: "Eric, this, this is my aunt."
Eric hesitated for a moment, and stretched out his hand to the other party: "Hello,... ma'am."
The woman looked at Eric's hand, and her uneasy mood fell. She is a strong woman, but she is still afraid that her child will ask herself a series of reasons when they meet. The current situation is much better than she imagined. She didn't expect Eric to call her a certain name when she saw her for the first time, so she forced a smile, reached out to shake hands with Eric, and said, "Eric, you can call me Jane."
Jane (Jane) is the middle name of the woman in front of him, so Eric knows it.
Nodding vaguely, Eric said, "Then let's go in."
Everyone walked towards the villa together, Eric walked side by side with the woman, and asked without words: "Well, what are you going to have for dinner?"
"Eric, my aunt has prepared the dinner herself, and it will be ready soon." Caroline originally wanted to walk between her aunt and Eric, but after thinking about it, she gave up, but on the other side she still hugged her. Looking at his aunt, he poked his head and said as if asking for credit.
"Oh, thank you."
Olivia Wilson listened to the conversation between the two, but felt a faint feminine scent coming from Eric, and she suddenly felt that it should come from a, um, mature woman.
Olivia Wilson had recognized Eric as her son since his rise to prominence in Hollywood. Over the years, she has been silently following Eric's affairs, so she can naturally read some gossip about Eric from some magazines.
Thinking of this, Olivia Wilson felt a surge of sadness and guilt.
The twins opened the glass door of the villa from left to right and walked into the lobby of the villa. Olivia Wilson stopped and said softly: "Eric, you must be tired after working all day, why don't you go take a shower first?" Take a bath."
"Well, okay," Eric nodded subconsciously, and he also wanted to escape this awkward relationship, even for a while: "Then, see you later."
After speaking, Eric nodded to several women, turned and walked upstairs.
Looking at the big boy who seemed to be fleeing from behind, Olivia Wilson smiled, and said to the twins: "Natasha, Eve, go help Eric prepare a suit, kitchen We can do it ourselves over there."
"Yes, ma'am," the twins agreed, walking obediently toward the stairs.
After Eric and the twins went upstairs, Olivia Wilson pulled Caroline, who was watching the twins, "Come on, Carly, you should give your cousin more trust."
Caroline shook her aunt's arm with some reluctance, and said coquettishly: "Auntie, you are starting to favor Eric now, he is actually very bad."
"Oh, he must have been very good to you all these years, right? Otherwise, you girl wouldn't stay by his side so wholeheartedly."
After Olivia Wilson finished saying this, Melanie, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but nodded, secretly complaining with some grievances in her heart: That's great, I just feel sorry for this girl.
"He." Caroline wrinkled her little nose and said, "He actually knew that I was his cousin a long time ago."
Olivia Wilson was stunned, touched Caroline's little face lovingly, and said, "Silly girl, if this kind of thing happens to someone else, it might be very bad to you, how can you be so serious?" take care of you like a younger sister."
Although Caroline is innocent, she is definitely not an idiot. On the contrary, she is actually much smarter than most people. It's just that, because of her kind personality, she never thinks of a person or a thing as bad. However, this doesn't mean that she doesn't understand anything. If her aunt said so, she would naturally be able to figure it out very quickly.
Walking towards the kitchen with her aunt, after a moment of hesitation, Caroline asked cautiously, "Aunt, why did you leave back then?"
Olivia Wilson paused, and immediately returned to normal. She didn't answer Caroline's question, but said softly: "Auntie is a cowardly woman, Carly, don't learn from me in the future, boy you like, Just hold on to it firmly and don’t pay attention to what other people think.”
"Well," Caroline nodded slightly, leaning her head on Olivia's shoulder, and said, "Auntie, I like Eric."
After soaking comfortably in the bathtub for a while, knowing that it was impossible to hide like this forever, Eric was about to get up when he heard a soft knock on the door.
With a heartbeat, Eric asked, "Who is it?"
"Master, it's us."
After relaxing, Eric retracted his body into the bathtub full of foam and said, "Come in."
The twins came in one after the other, Natasha was holding a whole set of clothes in her hands, and Eve was holding a small box to put away the clothes that Eric had changed.
Eric looked at the movements of the two women, and asked doubtfully, "I didn't say I wanted to change clothes, did I?"
Natasha said softly: "Madam ordered."
Eric still didn't understand for a while, but just smiled and said: "You two are quite in the mood, by the way, what is the girl's reaction when she hears the news?"
"Boss," Natasha paused, and said, "The boss is very angry."
Natasha said it lightly, but Eric was able to imagine the appearance of a crazy girl, smiled, and said nothing. When the twins went out, he got up and rushed to the body, then got dressed and went downstairs.
The time in the bath was estimated to be a bit long. When I went downstairs, the lights in the villa were already turned on and dinner was ready.
Olivia Wilson was also relieved to feel that Eric was only somewhat repelled and disapproved of him, but he didn't have the resentment when mother and child wanted to see each other for many years. During the dinner, several people just chatted nonchalantly, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
After dinner, Eric asked the twins to entertain a few women for the night, and hid in the study on the grounds of work.
Maybe it was a good night's sleep on the set of "Desperate Housewives" in the afternoon. Eric didn't feel sleepy until the early morning, and woke up early the next morning, and it was only past six o'clock.
The filming of "Iron Man" is still going on, but Eric will only have a role this afternoon, so there is no need to hurry.
After getting up and washing up, I changed into a sports suit and walked into the gym, only to find that there was already someone there.
It was the first time for Melanie to stay overnight at Sharp Point Manor. She woke up early and went to the gym. She picked up a treadmill and started jogging carelessly. Seeing Eric appear, Melanie Ni stopped quickly.
"Morning, go on," Eric smiled at Melanie, stepped on the treadmill next to her, and said, "How did you rest last night?"
"Very good," Melanie nodded, looked at Eric beside her, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Eric, I think I should leave."
Eric wondered: "Huh?"
"I mean," Melanie tidied up her words, and said, "Carly is your cousin. I used to worry about her being bullied. Now, I don't have to worry about it. Anyway, even if she is bullied by you, it's okay. Nizi is also willing. So, I want to change jobs."
Eric thought for a while, then nodded, and said, "No problem, then where do you want to go, I can help you arrange it?"
Melanie said: "My boyfriend went to San Francisco at the beginning of this year, and I want to go there too."
"Okay, let's go to Firefly Electronics, I will chat with Victor and the others today to see what positions are suitable for you," Eric said, and then smiled: "So you also have a boyfriend. "
Melanie gave Eric a white look, and said, "Of course, if it wasn't for taking care of Carly, he and I would almost get married. I'm a few years older than Carly."
"Well, I've worked hard for you these years," Eric said, "I'll prepare a special gift for you when you get married."
Melanie smiled and said, "What?"
Eric thought for a while and said, "How about the house? In San Francisco, you can pick whatever you want."
"I don't want it, otherwise, I guess we won't be able to get married, and he will break up with me." Melanie shook her head and said.
The two chatted for a while, and Melanie left the gym first, saying that she was going to wake Caroline up.
Olivia Wilson didn't say when to leave, and Eric didn't ask either. After breakfast, he took Melanie to work together, leaving Caroline at home with his aunt.
Elizabeth, who was buried in the pile of documents in the morning and dealt with official business, suddenly appeared after running to New York for a long time, with a haggard look on her face, which seemed to be confused by torment.
Seeing the girl leaning crookedly on the sofa in the reception area, Eric smiled and made coffee himself, handed it to her, and said, "How's the thing over there?"
"What else can I do?" Elizabeth still had strong resentment in her tone, she took a sip from her coffee cup, then glanced at Eric resentfully, and said, "I can't persuade you, anyway, that's it. "
Eric joked gloatingly: "Oh, when are you going to get married so I can send a gift?"
Elizabeth put the coffee cup on the coffee table, jumped over and scratched Eric, and soon leaned softly on him again, without any movement.
Eric put his arms around her slender waist, stroked her gently, and said with a smile: "Okay, don't be angry, I will live in Los Angeles from now on, just don't go back."
"Hmph, I didn't want to go back at first," Elizabeth snorted twice, pinched Eric again, and said, "You hateful men."
Eric immediately shouted: "It's none of my business, is it?"
"It's all the same," Elizabeth turned over gently, and found a more comfortable position to lean against Eric.
Eric hugged the girl, found a more relaxed topic, and said: "You know about "Ace Powers 2", it is estimated that the box office in North America can exceed 180 million, 180 million, now you want to If you make a lot of money, do you want us to change it back?"
"Hmph," Elizabeth groaned twice, and said, "How can I be happy? If there is no divorce over there, even if "Ace Powers 2" doesn't make a penny at the box office, I don't care."
"This kind of thing can't be stopped," Eric smiled, and said, "What about you, what benefits have you gotten during this time, tell me quickly, I'm still thinking about your dowry."
"You want to make me angry today, don't you?" Elizabeth pinched Eric dissatisfiedly, paused, and said: "Mom, let Dad make a will in advance, anyway, things here, in the future Probably, I have the final say, Australia and the United Kingdom, Dad will deliver it to Lachlan and James, are you satisfied now?"
Eric smiled and said, "I just think that whether your two younger brothers will fight with you at that time, anyone can see now that the paper media may decline."
"It's not that serious, you just say that all day long," Elizabeth didn't care much, and said, "Besides the paper media, there is also Sky Media, which are hundreds of TV stations in Europe, Asia and Australia. Dad actually I still hope that James and the others will take over, which is an obvious partiality."
"If you are eccentric, you can be eccentric, even if you don't have anything, it doesn't matter," Eric said again. If it was before, News Corporation was still a giant in front of Eric, but now, News Corporation is no longer considered in front of the Firefly system. What, the size of the entire Firefly system is already ten times that of News Corporation.