The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 340 Inducement

"I saw her again when I was shooting today. Then I approached her and said hello. I first thought that she came looking for me. Sure enough, when she saw me, she came over and asked whether I wanted to have dinner with her and maybe have a chat over coffee after." Roger was quite good at turning black into white.

"And then? What happened after that?"

Rachel became excited. Finally she had found the best way to get even with Autumn.

"She's beautiful, so I talked with her for quite some time. But I didn't agree to go out for dinner with her. I had another scene to shoot later that day." Roger pretended to sigh, then said to Rachel, "Later on, when I was about to continue shooting, Charles Lu showed up. When I saw his face, I remembered that some recent online reports and I realized that Autumn was his wife.

I was curious at that time. Why would a married woman want chat with me?" Roger frowned.

"No matter how hard I tried to explain, Charles Lu did not believe anything that I said. He just believed what his wife told him. Unlucky for me, she was pretending to have been wronged and kept crying. He even convinced Director Zhang to fire me. As for everybody else, they all sided with Autumn and only believed her. So here I am, really desperate." Roger sighed again as he looked at Rachel with pitiful eyes, "Is it because I'm not a woman?

Or is it because I can't cry and show my vulnerability?

Director Zhang did not dare offend Charles Lu. That's why he fired me." Roger stared at Rachel firmly, "Rachel, you know that it is because of Autumn, that bitch, that I am now jobless. You have me at your disposal. Say the word and I will give her a hard time!"

"Roger, let's make a deal, "Rachel said with delight. Rachel believed every bit of his tale.

Roger smiled, pretending to be sincere, then said, "Rachel, we are friends, you should know. If you need my help, just say it out. Don't use the word 'deal', please."

"That's two different things. I think we should make it clear. If you can help me, I will also do you a favor. As they say, 'You scratch my back and I scratch yours."" Rachel thought it was better to have everything clear. She didn't want to owe other people anything.

"Okay, then say it to me." Roger paused for a while, and then said, "I will do everything I can to help you, as long as the opportunity presents itself."

Rachel sneered coldly, then said, "Well, according to your story, Autumn definitely likes you. Is this really true?"

"It might be true."

Roger said that hesitantly, "But I cannot assure you that 100%."

"Okay, it could be enough." Rachel was convinced that this was a rare opportunity. She then motioned Roger to come closer. "I need you to seduce Autumn, in any manner. Do whatever you have to do. And if you can get her naked and take photo of it, that would be perfect. If you succeed, you'll get a special reward from me."

Rachel became extremely excited, just thinking of that scene - a naked photo of Autumn. She then would lose both, fortune and honor, and end up with nothing.

"Ummm... I think that would be pretty difficult."

Roger winked, waiting for Rachel to give him a reasonable price for such a task.

Rachel knew what Roger was thinking. What a weasel! This relationship was built solely on personal and selfish interests. But as long as Roger was useful to her, she wouldn't be stingy to him.

"So you have just been fired by Director Zhang, is that right? I have a friend who is also a director. Though he is not yet very famous, he is gaining popularity now, highly recommended and applauded for his genius work. He is now planning a new series and he is looking for the right actor for the main character. If you can help me with what I'm asking, I'll introduce you to him. How do you think of this deal? It's a good deal. Consider it well. Besides, I don't have much time and I can't stay here too long." Rachel was a an expert when it came to manipulating people. It was no different with Roger.

She then stopped talking and waited for him to open his mouth. She knew that he wouldn't want to miss this opportunity.

Sure enough, Roger asked excitedly, "Is it true? Are you serious?"

"Sure." Rachel nodded firmly, "Does it look like I'm joking right now?"

"Ummm..." There were two characters for his consideration. One was the leading character and the other not. Roger chose the former one and said to her, "Deal."

Rachel flashed a smile on her face. "Good boy. Then I will call him right now."

Rachel called her director friend and told him about Roger. After a few minutes of chit chat, it had been decided and Roger got the leading role. The rising actor couldn't help but get excited and almost jump up. Rachel softly patted on his shoulder and said, "Okay, my part of the deal is done. Your turn. Remember to complete your task. If you do it well, I'll have better things for you in the future."

"Oh..." Rachel thought of something and continued, "If you have something for me to do to achieve this faster, just let me know."

"Okay." Rachel was about to leave but Roger instantly hugged her and whispered in her ear, "Don't leave too soon, stay with me for a while..."

Rachel pretended to refuse for a second, but what the heck. Roger was still very attractive. They ended up sleeping together.

After that, Rachel got up and put on her clothes like nothing happened. She reminded Roger, "You'd better complete the task I gave you as soon as possible. Director Li has another movie to shoot within this year. If I like your work, I'll recommend you to him as well. As an actor I think you already know that anyone who stars in his movies is sure to become an A-list celebrity."

"Do you mean..." Roger became excited even more.

"Yeah, so try to perform well," Rachel replied, clipping the last button of her blouse. Now fully clothed, Rachel went straight home. She was a little anxious as to what awaited her but was immediately relieved when she noticed that Edward was having a sound asleep.

When Autumn woke up in the morning, she got herself ready and headed downstairs. She was surprised so see a group of people sit in the living room. When they saw Autumn they hurriedly went to her. "Autumn! Are you okay? How do you feel? Are you feeling better?"

"I'm fine." Autumn immediately reassured to them. She didn't want them to worry about her. "Grandpa and grandma! What a pleasant surprise! What's going on? What brought you here?"

"You haven't been home for several days. Your grandma missed you so much." Arthur smiled, "Today I have some spare time so I brought them here to visit you. Gary said that you were sick. Why didn't you le us know? Call us the next time, or your grandma will be upset, not knowing what's going on with you."

Arthur said, waving a finger at her. Autumn was happy to know that there were people who cared a lot about her.

"I'm fine now. Grandma, don't worry about me." Autumn hugged her grandma and asked softly, "How about Emily?"

"She's okay. Nothing new." Amy sighed and changed the subject back to Autumn. "You are really fine now?"

"Yes grandma, I'm fine now. Stop worrying about me." Autumn then realized that she hadn't been to their home for a long time and felt sorry. However, she quickly said to them, "I'm so sorry. I know you made all this effort to come see me. But I have to go to work now. I will be back and spend some time with you after work. How does that sound?"

"Sounds great!" replied the elderly visitors. Amy was happy as a child. She asked Autumn with a grin, "What do you want to eat, dear? I'll buy some on the way back home."