Chapter 1488 - 1478: Her Small Foot Held in His Warm Palm

Constantine Stewart’s internal clock is very precise, waking naturally every early morning. Today, he originally planned to laze in bed, worrying that Chloe Winston would wake up and find him in her bed, but the loud voices of the two clowns downstairs had already disturbed him, so he got up with a less than pleased expression.

The man had a dark expression, yet it didn’t detract from his handsome and elegant demeanor. He glanced at the fussing little assistant and said calmly, "Where is the film set?"

"At the film city, the opening ceremony is scheduled for 10 o’clock." Little Qiu swallowed, feeling a bit intimidated, standing before Constantine Stewart unconsciously sensing his own inferiority—that intense feeling was beyond words.

"Hmm, I’ll go wake Ah-Chu." Constantine Stewart looked at his watch; it was only 8 o’clock, they had time.

"I need to help Miss Winston with her outfit and jewelry." Little Qiu weakly mentioned, but the man, as if not hearing, went straight upstairs.

The little assistant paused for a moment, then bravely went upstairs. Miss Winston was entirely carefree when it came to dressing; if she didn’t do the matching, she might end up looking like a college student.

Upon reaching upstairs, he saw that the bedroom door was half-open, and the elegantly dressed man in comfortable home wear was leaning over kissing the girl on the bed, coaxing her in a low, husky voice: "Ah-Chu, wake up, I’ll take you to the set."

The little assistant took one look and then lowered his gaze, not daring to look anymore, feeling his cheeks burning.

The man called a few times, seeing her shrink back, continuing to nestle under the covers with eyes partly closed. He somewhat ruthlessly picked her up and called the little assistant standing like a post outside, saying in a deep voice, "That little assistant, come in and help Ah-Chu wash up."

"Oh." Little Qiu quickly came in, then saw the man carrying the girl into the bathroom before going to the closet to find clothes for Chloe Winston.

"Sister, what’s wrong?" Little Qiu had been Chloe Winston’s assistant for nearly a year, yet it was the first time he had seen her with eyes open, but looking so dull and listless.

Chloe Winston had been awake long since, she was a light sleeper; the moment Constantine Stewart woke up, she was awake too, but her whole body felt sluggish. Seeing Little Qiu bustling in front of her, she fixed her gaze on him for a moment, then showed no reaction.

Little Qiu paused, quickly went to squeeze toothpaste for her, and shoved the electric toothbrush into her hand.

Chloe Winston took the toothbrush and started brushing her teeth, then washed her face, just not speaking a word.

Little Qiu watched, feeling apprehensive, fearing that Mr. Stewart had done something again.

"Sister, did Mr. Stewart bully you? I’ll call Kyla Zamora, I’ll take you out." The little assistant said, his face turning pale.

Returning with the clothes, Mr. Stewart chuckled lightly upon hearing this and said coldly, "Calling Kyla Zamora will help? Ah-Chu just doesn’t want to talk, that’s all. Stop being noisy. Help her get dressed, you only have 45 minutes to get dressed and eat breakfast."

Little Qiu trembled slightly, took the clothes, and helped Chloe Winston change.

Chloe Winston took the clothes, glanced at him, and said nothing. Little Qiu somehow understood she wanted to change herself.

The outfit Constantine Stewart picked was an elegant misty blue long dress, somewhat regal and cool. Considering she probably wouldn’t speak a word today, this color seemed fitting.

After changing, Chloe Winston came out, Little Qiu helped her apply lotion and cream, did a bit of contouring, and seeing time was running short, quickly led Chloe Winston downstairs.

"Come over to eat." Constantine Stewart placed her favorite millet porridge and pickled kimchi for her, poured a glass of soy milk, and said flatly, "Finish all of this, then you can leave."

Chloe Winston pouted her little cherry lips, somewhat reluctantly, and sat down, forcing herself to eat.

Today, she had a full day of shooting ahead, and without eating, she wouldn’t hold up. Subconsciously, she made the right choice.

Little Qiu watched in a bit of a daze, suddenly feeling he wasn’t making a fool of himself in front of Mr. Stewart, considering even Chloe Winston didn’t dare to oppose this great devil.

Finishing breakfast was just about 9 o’clock. Constantine Stewart personally took the two to the film city. Zheng Gu drove, with Constantine Stewart and Chloe Winston sitting in the back seat, while Little Qiu twisted his body sitting in the front passenger seat.

Chloe Winston continued to stare into a daze. Constantine Stewart was holding her script, looking down with a furrowed brow.

"The Birds and Leaves" was a short story that had been famous for a long time, but growing up overseas, Mr. Stewart had never read it. The man read through the script quite seriously, only just finishing it as they arrived at the film city. Closing the script, a trace of emotion crossed his handsome and refined face.

Strictly speaking, this project is defined as a nostalgic youth film, rather than a money-grabbing commercial film. Set in the early ’90s, with all sorts of nostalgic elements and traits of the era, an overseas person like Constantine Stewart couldn’t grasp them, valuing instead the protagonists’ fate.

Unlike typical youth films, this one tells the story of the bond between two sisters, with the male lead having few parts, one could say very little, focusing instead on the divergent lives of two girls, stability and wandering, reality and dreams, and their thoughts on life.

What does it take to live a good life?

This is probably the confusion in many people’s hearts. Having traversed over thirty years of life, Mr. Stewart remained unsure of what counts as living a good life.

Orphaned in childhood, estranged from his mother, relying on his clever mind and inherited wealth, he amassed unfathomable riches and a status beyond others’ reach. But was this life of his a life well lived?

Constantine Stewart looked at the girl shrinking into the seat, listless with her head drooping, not speaking, reached out to tousle her hair, and said deeply, "This script is excellent, our Ah-Chu playing one of the female leads will surely be brimming with spirit."

Chloe Winston’s ears twitched slightly, reacting just a bit.

"Mr. Stewart, Miss Winston, we’ve arrived at the film city." Little Qiu waited for the car to stop, got out, took a look at the situation at the film city, then hurried back to report, "There are quite a few people, sister let’s get off."

Chloe Winston nodded and was about to move when her wrist was pressed by the man. The refined man leaned over to retrieve her small high-heeled shoes set aside, then bowed his head to help her put them on.

Chloe Winston was a bit dumbfounded, the warmth in his touch was real. She could only see Constantine Stewart’s black head and the contours of his deep face, she wanted to pull back her foot, but it was gripped firmly by the man’s warm, large hand.

Constantine Stewart finished putting on her shoes, then released her, opened the car door, and helped her out.

The film city was crowded here; despite being a new director’s first project, a well-known veteran Hong Kong director was guiding on the side, plus Chloe Winston’s own high popularity and her co-star being a renowned star girl ensured a big draw.

Since Constantine Stewart accompanied her, Chloe Winston’s nanny van followed empty and came in close; thankfully, once the car entered the inner area, fans were kept outside. Otherwise, seeing Constantine Stewart and Chloe Winston arrive together would have caused quite a commotion.