Demon CEO's Hidden Love: Mr Grayson Stole Me From My Abusive Husband-Chapter 318: Meeting Her Leading Man

Since he would be out of the country for a week, Thane took it upon himself to chauffer Brooke tho and fro from her filming location. She was initially against it, but decided it was good to spend more time with him.

’At least, he won’t have the time to speak to Mallory anymore.’ she thought, stealing glaces at Thane.

"Do you still keep in touch with your old cast?" he asked, breaking the ice.

She nodded, "I’m visiting Dylan at the hospital later today, I chat with some of the ladies from costume design..." she trailed off, filling him on the mundane things they discussed. Nothing serious, just casual small talk and online mentions.

After listening for a while he asked, "And Damien?"

Brooke paused, she recalled their conversation in the car, the one about getting Cassie out of his family’s business. The one where he blackmailed her, threatening to expose her marriage to Thane.

"Are you two still in contact?" Thane’s voice pulled her out of her thoughts.

She shook her head, "No, not really, he isn’t the type to waste his time with small talk. He is a big name actor after all."

Ever since the premiere he had not contacted her, and it made her anxious. He had a film he was shooting abroad, but there was no news to confirm he had flown out.

"That’s good." Said Thane, as he pulled over near the filming location.

He helped her gather her things, "And what about Sadie?"

Brooke froze, just like Damien, she had not heard from Sadie either. "I’m sure she’s fine, last I heard, she was approached by a famous luxury brand for a collaboration." she had sent countless messages, but Sadie did not respond to any.

"And film offers?"

She frowned, and sunk into her seat. Since they arrived early, they had the luxury to talk a bit longer.

"That’s the thing, she hasn’t taken any, I had Hannah ask around, and she reported that Sadie had actually rejected two movie offers." Brooke’s face was laced with worry, she knew how chaotic Sadie’s life was, especially with her brother.

Thane parted his lips, as though he had something important to reveal to her, but he pressed his lips together and held her hand. "Cal me when you’re done filming."

She nodded, "Sure."

In her trailer, Brooke kept staring at her phone, contemplating whether or not to call Thane and ask him about what he wanted to tell her earlier.

"Miss Larson, the set is ready for you." a voice called out from her trailer’s door.

She dropped her phone to charge, "Coming."

She followed the assistant director, Mona to the filming location, where majority of the set had been arranged. Director Lee signaled her over, where a tall, blonde man stood towering next to him, a script in his left, and a bottle of liquor in his right.

Brooke’s chest tightened as she approached him.

Sighting her first, the director called out to her, "Come over here for a second, I don’t think you two have been introduced yet."

The tall man looked over his shoulder at Brooke, his brown orbs sized her up from head to toe, his lips curved into a half smile.

Lee made the introduction, "Brooke, meet A-"

"Aaron Myers." she sharply interjected, stretching her hand out to greet him.

Mona awkwardly reached for her hand to pull it back, but Aaron returned the shake with a question, "You know me?"

She smiled, "It would be strange if I didn’t. I’ve followed your work since your child actor days."

"Is that so?" he still kept his grip on her hand, despite Brooke trying to pull away.

She retained her smile, trying to make the situation less strange.

Meanwhile, both director and assistant were paralyzed in stun to see Aaron of all people willingly hold a woman’s hand for so long.

"Well, I’m very interested in you." he announced, earning second glances and gasps from passerby.

Had Aaron Myers just declared interest in Brooke Larson?

Brooke managed to pull her hand away, "I hope I can learn from you." she said, then turned to leave, her smile cracking at his outright advance.

Not only did he have a strange look in his eye, but he reeked of alcohol and bad decisions.

’Best to keep my distance.’ she said.

But keeping her distance proved difficult, as all through filming, Aaron stuck to Brooke like a persistent fly. She had worked in her step father’s agency long enough to recognize what was happening.

It wasn’t unusual for popular actors to want to prey on greenhorn actors, fool around for a while and then have them garner acting jobs from their agency.

Aaron Myers must’ve heard of her massive sponsorship for the last movie and wanted a slice of the cake, but Brooke was not foolish enough to get carried away by his obvious advances.

After filming was finished, she went ahead to her trailer, only to find Aaron was already inside, and looking through her things.

"What the hell do you think you’re doing?"!" she snapped, yanking her phone out of his hands.

Aaron grinned, "Your boyfriend texted, asked what time you were getting off work." he said.

Brooke stood by the open door, "Out, or I’ll scream."

"Go ahead, but it’ll be your word against mine." he said, then helped himself to a seat.

Brooke was exasperated, "What is it you want from me? Is it money? Is that why you accepted this trashy drama?" she blurted out, wanting to get to the bottom of things.

Someone like Aaron Myers would not be caught dead starring in a series like this. He must’ve had an ulterior motive.

Aaron rolled his eyes, "You really are something, I wonder how you’re able to sleep at night, especially after ruining other people’s lives. How many people did you step on to reach this point?"

Brooke pinched her temples, "I really don’t have it in me to deal with whatever rumors you heard about me. But entering my trailer and looking through my things is a crime-" she was saying, but he got up and suddenly charged at her.

In one swift move, he slammed the door shut, and pinned her against it, a hand draped over her mouth.

He leaned in close, his eyes filled with rage, "And having my brother killed wasn’t a crime?" he demanded, throwing Brooke into greater confusion.