Overprotected By My Tsundere CEO

Chapter 331 - 212: Nora Scott: Pedro Langley, My Boyfriend [Second Update]

Luna Durant hung up the phone.

Filled with anger, she found everything annoying at this moment, her mind a mess of lawsuits.

Just then, the phone rang again.

It was the agent calling.

"What’s up? Didn’t I tell you not to contact me today?"

Luna Durant answered the call, her voice full of irritation.

The agent on the other end was shocked into silence by her tone.

This young lady was arrogant and neglectful of others, and with a certain background, she completely disregarded the agency, the agent, and the assistant.

After a long pause, the agent stammered, "Luna, you said to contact you as soon as there was news on ’Escape Room’..."

Hearing "Escape Room," a bit of Luna Durant’s anger dissipated, "How are things going?"

"We’ve tried our best to negotiate with the production team, even voluntarily reduced the fee, but they still aren’t willing. They said the regular guests have been confirmed and can’t be changed."

"How could this be?!"

Luna Durant was anxious, her eyebrows tightly knit.

In recent years, reality shows had been extremely popular. Luna Durant performed excellently in many programs and was undoubtedly a reality TV star, with numerous production teams wanting her to participate.

She had trending topics, popularity, and considerable performance ability. Now, with reduced fees and a proactive request to join "Escape Room," logically, the production team should consider her.

She was determined to get this.

This was a self-produced show invested in by Cool Ridge, whose owner was Pedro Langley. As long as she joined "Escape Room" and brought in buzz and revenue, it would be difficult for Pedro Langley to ignore her.

"According to them, it seems to be the decision of the investors."

"Pedro Langley?"

"...It seems so."

The agent responded vaguely.

However, these words in Luna Durant’s ears were a confirmation.

"Got it."

Annoyed, Luna Durant hung up the phone and threw it aside in a bad mood.

Pedro Langley’s decision...

It meant that her confession behind the scenes at the Spring Festival Gala not only failed to catch Pedro Langley’s attention but also had the opposite effect.

But—

It shouldn’t be like this!

She had inquired thoroughly, and Pedro Langley was definitely single, not promiscuous, and kept himself clean. Once, Fernwood had a female star who hyped a scandal with him, and she ended up disappearing from the entertainment circle.

His "relationship object" mentioned in the announcement was certainly bogus.

But, Pedro Langley was unwilling to sign her or cooperate with her...

Why was he avoiding her like the plague?

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In the surveillance footage, after Luna Durant entered the store, she skimmed through quickly. After walking most of the round, she stopped in front of a mechanism object placed in the center, paused for a few seconds, and after casually playing with it, suddenly became interested and started talking to the staff.

At first glance, nothing seemed unusual.

But—

After the price was raised to a million, Luna Durant should have realized that competing with Nora Scott would mean a loss for herself, and even a small concession could make Nora Scott spend a million to swallow this useless mechanism object.

Luna Durant didn’t seem like a fool.

However, she wasn’t aware of the expert on this mechanism object, yet was determined to have it, willing to continue raising the price without giving in.

Why?

Just because she took a liking at first sight, knowing that spending three million to buy it was foolish, yet she had to get it?

With one hand resting on the table, gently tapping, Nora Scott thought for a while and asked the staff member beside her, "Has anyone come to inquire about it in recent days?"

The staff member nodded and said, "Yes, there have been, but the manager set a high price, and no one was willing to buy."

Nora Scott raised an eyebrow.

That was a normal response...

There were some questionable points, but thinking it over, it was hard to derive a logical sequence.

After pondering for a few minutes without a definite result, Nora Scott simply stopped overthinking and called Benjamin Durant, told him about this issue, and asked him to keep an eye on it.

"No problem."

Benjamin Durant agreed immediately after listening.

After a slight pause, Benjamin Durant quickly asked just as Nora Scott was about to hang up, "Senior, do you have any plans for tonight?"

"Why?"

"Oh, Humphrey and I have developed a new dish, and I wanted to see if you would like to try it," Benjamin Durant explained.

"No time."

"Where are you going?"

"Electric Music Festival."

"Huh?"

Benjamin Durant was baffled, unable to associate such a trendy and explosive term as the Electric Music Festival with his senior.

"I’m hanging up."

Without detailed explanation, Nora Scott ended the call.

"Hey—"

Benjamin Durant wanted to say something more, but before he could, the call was terminated.

Nora Scott put away her phone, then left the surveillance room to find Pedro Langley in the store.

She hadn’t been watching long and thought Pedro Langley was still selecting, but unexpectedly, when she glanced around, she found Pedro Langley at the front desk paying the bill.