The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 824 Roger’s Inducement

Roger developed no liking toward Helin, despite the fact that she had brought him many pleasant opportunities in his career.

He was thoroughly upset with Heron threatening him to walk out of his daughter's life because of his underprivileged social status. It hurt his feelings and his dignity, indeed.

'What justifies Heron's superiority over me? How could he talk to me like that!'

Roger thought defiantly.

Although Heron threatened to ruin his career, he decided to turn the table around.

Roger's face had turned grim and he was unusually silent, which scared Helin. She stood by his side for quite some time waiting for him to say something. Then she broke the silence and said, "Roger, what are you thinking of? Do not fall into silence!" Still Roger remained motionless. Helin became impatient. She touched Roger's hand and asked eagerly, "What happened to you? Is it due to my Dad's inappropriate remarks?"

"Helin...." Roger frowned and shrugged off Helin's hand. Then he pretended to talk to Helin in a very grave voice without making eye contact with her, "I think... we had better keep a distance among each other."

"Why?" Helin was initially taken aback by his words. Then she lowered her eyes feeling embarrassed and guilty of her father's behavior and added, "I had planned to introduce you into starring the hot series as a birthday gift to you, least expecting..."

What Helin least expected was Heron's denial of her proposal. She could not figure out why her father had dismissed Roger who was a leading actor of Auspice Film Company.

"Roger, I am fully aware of your eagerness to distinguish yourself and cherish our time spent together, but..." Helin forced a smile and continued apologetically, "I am absolutely confused about my Dad's rough dismissal of you. I am sure there must be some misunderstanding. But you relax. I will try my best to facilitate your starring career!"

Helin touched Roger's hands once again, seized with a deep fear that Roger would break off with her. She could feel her hands turning cold and trembling as she touched Roger's hands.

Roger forced a wry smile and broke free of Helin's hands. Her heart skipped a beat. She tried to pull herself together and added, "Roger, please do not get annoyed with me. I promise to give you whatever you want as a compensation."

"Helin, I am not at all angry or annoyed with you. But... it would benefit us both if we maintain a distance," Roger replied in a very calm and gentle voice.

Helin was a little surprised and stared at Roger with disbelief. How could he even speak about getting distanced from her so easily? She added in a stubborn tone, "I do not see any point of distancing myself from you."

Suddenly, Helin's thought turned to Sheryl. She turned towards Roger and asked eagerly, "Are you infatuated with that model?"

Roger was rendered speechless and was seemingly stealing his eyes from Helin. Seeing this, Helin's suspicion got confirmed. She gave a cold smile to Roger and said, "I could sense your fondness of her to be the reason behind your impatience to break off with me!"

Helin could feel Roger slipping out of her hands. She could sense the indifference in his behavior. The more she tried to confront him, the more distant he appeared. Roger took a deep sigh and spoke, "You may break up with me for that so-called reason."

"What do you mean by saying so?" Helin shrieked at such a point blank reply from Roger. She felt partly wronged and partly uncertain about what Roger tried to say. "Roger, you must give me an explanation to justify our long-term relationship or else... I will not let you walk away so easily. I will plague you to the extent of scandalization and humiliation which will not be in favor of you!"

"Is it a good way to end our romantic relationship?" Roger forced a smile and turned gleeful as he marked his scheme to be unrolling gradually.

He was fully aware of Helin's position in the company that he had very skillfully leveraged to serve his end.

"Helin, there is one point you must understand that I am willing to do whatever I can in your favor." He looked at Helin with a false affection and continued, "You are the daughter of the President of Auspice Film Company, deserving of everything going that come your way, but my case is diametrically different."

Roger paused and continued, "I have such a humble origin that I have to strive and achieve so long as I want to distinguish myself. Such a feeling of being underprivileged is beyond your comprehension!" He looked at her with a grave expression.

"What on earth do you want to say?" Helin became totally confused. She tried yo figure out Roger's real intention.

Roger responded with a gentle smile and continued in a diplomatic way, "Helin, I prize my starring career over anything else. My life would be meaningless without that. Please have the mercy on me. If I continue with our romantic relationship, I will be removed from this show circle."

He looked at Helin endearingly and continued, "You are such a good-looking and young girl. Moreover, given your social status, any man would consider himself to be too lucky to have you as a wife."

"What the hell do you mean?" Helin frowned and then suddenly there was spark in her face. She asked, "Is it due to my Dad's personal attacks on you?"

Roger glanced at Helin pretending to be embarrassed and replied with all his modesty, "Whatever your Dad decides for you is for your own good. You should learn to understand him..."

"Sheer nonsense!" Helin interrupted Roger and continued defiantly, "I am old enough to decide what is good for me and what is not. I don't need to just follow his verdict about my life. After all it is my life!" "Helin, my dear." Roger glanced at Helin and said in a very polite voice, "Being capricious and willful is your nature as your Dad is always tolerant of you. But by no means would I contradict your Dad, because he can give me a fatal blow anytime."

Roger forced a smile and continued, "Please try to understand, Helin. I have been struggling very hard to reach where I am today. The pains of the journey are simply unexplainable through words. And our continued romance would be met with your Dad's cruelty against me! Can you make sense of it?"

Roger, seeing Helin somewhat moved by his words, continued, "As far as you are concerned, you are very well aware that it is difficult to sustain popularity in this profession. I have to make efforts to be in the right place, at the right time if I want to be with the right people. Without that I will fall into a helpless oblivion!"