Chapter 34: You Can’t Say That
Hearing Stella's questions, Cathryn found herself tongue-tied and shaking with tension. She took a look at grandma first and then at Stella. Her heart was itchy and uncomfortable, like having been crawled over by ants.
Embarrassment filled her heart, but she had to give an answer. Then Cathryn smiled with a bitter smile and said awkwardly, "I've been playing small roles lately, not very conspicuous, so..."
"You have graduated from a regular film school for two years, and you are still playing small roles?" Stella asked. She was covering her mouth with her hand and acting like she was surprised, but in her heart, she was secretly delighted.
In fact, she had already looked for information about Cathryn before she came over to her grandma's house. She found that in addition to a sexy dance on PGTV, which was not suitable for children to watch, Cathryn had no significant roles at all this year.
Being made fun of by Stella so directly. Cathryn felt very embarrassed. Smiling awkwardly, Cathryn shrugged her shoulders and graciously admitted it generously.
"My friends asked me to get your autograph." Stella pretended to be helpless, glancing at Cathryn, and said, "How could I give them the autograph of an unknown actress?"
"You can't say that, Stella." Their grandmother had been listening to the whole conversation between her granddaughters. She said after hearing Stella's words, "Gold will glitter sooner or later! You were constantly outdone by Cathryn before, but now you aren't any worse than her anyway, are you?"
Their grandma really had great wisdom. Her words not only satisfied Stella's vanity and made her shut up but also saved Cathryn from the dilemma that Stella created. Cathryn said thank you to her grandma secretly. Her grandma just patted her hands and smiled kindly.
At the same time, Mrs. Riley was about to push open the door and come in and heard that the war inside was over, so she withdrew her hand back and went back to the kitchen again.
"Come to the table. Lunch is ready, ladies." Mr. Riley knocked at the door and said.
"Ok, we will be there soon," Cathryn replied. Then she held her grandma's arm and said, "Let's go, grandma."
Cathryn's hands were slipping, and because of this action, the jade bracelet was revealed. It had been hidden in her sleeve. It fell on her wrist in a draught and was caught by her hand.
Then Cathryn casually pulled up her sleeve, slid the jade bracelet onto her forearm, and covered it up with the sleeve again. Cathryn did this action inadvertently, and her movement range was quick. She tried to do it as fast as she could, however, Stella, who was bending down, still happened to see her actions.
In addition to studying famous brand jewels, Stella had also reviewed some Jades. So from the color and sparkle of the bracelet that was on Cathryn's arm, she knew it was indeed not an ordinary bracelet.
Stella's arrogance was like being smashed to pieces by a shower of ice cubes. Frowning tightly, she was very curious and also full of doubt at the same time. Sitting at the table, Cathryn looked at the wide variety of food.
She couldn't help swallowing her saliva with joy. After licking her lips, she suddenly remembered what Keith had told her. Then, afraid of affecting the signal, Cathryn rolled up her right sleeve, exposing the white wristband. Stella had seen all of this.
The Jade bracelet was worn on her left hand, and Cathryn obviously didn't want it to be seen by others, so she covered it with her sleeve. Realizing that Stella was looking at her, Cathryn looked at her and smiled and then stretched out the fork to get one of the Crab Cakes.
However, as soon as she picked up a Crab Cake with the fork, the wristband on her wrist suddenly vibrated. Cathryn's finger shook, and the Crab Cake fell onto the plate again.
Cathryn was immediately startled. She put down the fork and hurried to grab the wristband.
"What's wrong?" asked Mr. Riley. Then he took the initiative to help his daughter put the Crab Cake onto her plate.
The wristband on Cathryn's wrist vibrated again. Then Cathryn hastily pinched it, and at the same time, her finger seemed to press something accidentally.
Cathryn wanted to see whether the wristband worked, but she didn't expect the results to be so remarkable. Loosening the wristband, Cathryn handed the crab cake to her father. "Sorry, daddy, I'm on a diet," Cathryn said.
"Are you kidding me, my dear? You look amazing." Mr. Riley smiled. He apparently did not believe her. Seafood was Cathryn's favorite, but today she didn't have any appetite.
"Please don't give Cathryn a hard time Uncle Clement. As an actress, she has to watch what she eats," Stella said to Mr. Riley with a grin on her face. She paused for a second and then added, "Otherwise, she'll have to play unknown small roles in movies and TV series for the rest of her life."
Hearing the taunting words from Stella, the others at the table were very embarrassed. Mrs. Lee took a look at everyone apologetically, then blamed her daughter and asked her to keep her mouth shut.
Shrugging her shoulders, Stella didn't mind her mother's strong criticism at all. It was as though this was something that happened on a daily basis. She lowered her head and started eating. Cathryn grinned, and it seemed to ease the embarrassing atmosphere.
After all, they were a family. No one wanted there to be any estrangement between them just because of some bitter words. The tension between them seemed to ease, so everyone started their lunch in great delight. The house was full of happiness again.
Keith had just gotten back to Douglas City and was sitting in his office alone thinking. He had a lot of work to deal with as he was in Germany over the holidays. In the large office, the lights were all on, but there was only Keith there, who was burying himself deep into his work. Dealing with one document after another, he looked extremely lonely.