Overprotected By My Tsundere CEO-Chapter 655 - 399: Master Pedro: Raising a Daughter Was a Waste, She’s Totally Unreliable [Second Update]

Chapter 655: Chapter 399: Master Pedro: Raising a Daughter Was a Waste, She’s Totally Unreliable [Second Update]

Nora Scott lightly hummed and didn’t look at him again.

Pedro Langley: "..." Raising a daughter was in vain, she’s totally unreliable.

*

Nora Scott didn’t really argue with Pedro Langley.

After ignoring Pedro Langley over breakfast, she pushed him to the bedroom to catch up on sleep.

When she came out of the bedroom, she saw Katherine Collins standing by the study door, a bit surprised, and asked her, "Has Master Pedro gone back to his old ways?"

"Just playing around."

Knowing Katherine Collins was referring to those bits and pieces, Nora Scott casually replied.

At this moment, Adrian Ford came out of the kitchen, glanced at the two, and called out, "Have some fruit."

"Coming."

Katherine Collins immediately responded, telling Nora Scott, "Nora, have some fruit," before jogging over to Adrian Ford.

Nora Scott chuckled lightly.

It’s quite odd; Katherine Collins and Adrian Ford feel as comfortable and at home at Pedro Langley’s place as at their own, yet they don’t come across as presumptuous at all. Considering Flora Loughton and Marsh Langley stayed at Katherine Collins’s place when they visited Cloudwater Haven, one can imagine how close they are.

Nora Scott was quite grateful to them.

At the very least—

With such a group of people around, Pedro Langley must have had a good time even when he wasn’t with her.

Marcus Shaw and Oliver Scott weren’t around; they had gone out after breakfast, saying they were meeting Glenn Flynn to discuss improvements for the Golden Lightning.

"Nora, come here."

Taking out her phone, Katherine Collins waved at Nora Scott.

Nora Scott walked over.

Adrian Ford fed Katherine Collins a piece of watermelon, and as she ate, she skewered another piece to feed Nora Scott as she approached.

Noticing the fleeting look of grievance in Adrian Ford’s eyes, Nora Scott couldn’t help but laugh as she ate it.

"Take a look."

Katherine Collins opened a video and handed her phone to Nora Scott.

Nora Scott initially thought it was a homemade documentary by Katherine Collins, but the first thing she heard was the sound of a bamboo flute. Looking closely, she realized the performer was actually Flora Loughton.

——Katherine Collins is clever; after chatting a bit with Nora Scott, she realized Flora Loughton had slipped up, so she came clean with Nora Scott without any cover-up.

For now, only Flora Loughton didn’t know her identity had been discovered by Nora Scott.

"Mrs. Loughton wanted to promote the flute, xiao, and orchestral music. That’s partly why she played in the community before," Katherine Collins explained. "Recently, she hasn’t had much free time, so I advised her to occasionally record a piece to post online. The response has been quite enthusiastic. She now has 300,000 followers on short video platforms."

Listening to the heavenly bamboo flute sound, Nora Scott touched her ear once more, wistfully appreciating how rare an audience like Julian Linfield is.

——I should treat Julian Linfield better in the future.

Before long, the performance ended.

Katherine Collins leaned over, tapped open the comments, and slid down.

"Mrs. Loughton probably doesn’t read the comments, but I thought I should let you know," Katherine Collins said softly, glancing at Nora Scott.

Some netizens commented—

[The emblem on the end of this bamboo flute, could it be the work of Master Linfield?]

[Reply: That’s gotta be fake. In this industry, it’s known that Master Linfield’s bamboo flutes are worth a fortune and he doesn’t give them away easily.]

[Reply: I looked it up, this Professor Loughton used to be colleagues with Master Linfield, what’s the big deal about getting a bamboo flute?]

[Reply: As a student of the Royal Conservatory, I’d like to say, there’s credible info saying this bamboo flute is fake. I dare not say anything more.]

...

Nora Scott squinted her eyes.

Then, she said indifferently, "Let them say whatever."

Whether it’s true or not, as long as she’s clear in her own heart, that’s enough.

Having been in the spotlight for many years, Nora Scott has faced her share of gossip. Such minor matters no longer bother her.

"Alright then."

Katherine Collins sighed in relief.

Then she pulled up another video, this time it was the first episode of her homemade documentary "Skill·Memory," featuring a performance by Nora Scott and Henry Chapman, focusing on it for Nora Scott to watch.

"I’ve shown it to quite a few friends. Your performance this time is genuinely excellent; no one should have anything negative to say about your acting," Katherine Collins said. "I’ve already discussed with Master Pedro, ’Skill·Memory’ will air on Cool Ridge Media in July. By then, ’Twelve’ should have its press conference announcing your involvement. We all agree that airing the documentary after the conference works best, giving us a wave of free promotion."

That’s what she said.

But in reality, the timing was to support Nora Scott.

Once it’s announced that Nora Scott is in ’Twelve,’ there will definitely be criticisms of her acting skills—fans and passersby alike don’t want Nora Scott acting. The haters, however, are eager for her to do so because it gives them ammunition to criticize her.

And, by presenting evidence of "Nora Scott can act" during the doubts, it inadvertently serves as a solid rebuttal.

"Thanks."

Noticing the considerate arrangements made by Katherine Collins, Nora Scott smiled slightly and expressed her gratitude candidly.

"No problem." Katherine Collins smiled softly, gently shifting the conversation, "By the way, I heard you’re meeting Mr. Lucas Langley and Thomas Langley tomorrow?"

"Yeah."

Nora Scott nodded. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Pedro Langley’s two brothers were not easy to schedule with, and they hadn’t been able to sync up their times. Pedro wanted to arrange a meeting before his business trip, so after some negotiation, it’s set for tomorrow evening at Virtue Retreat.

With a curl of her lips, Nora Scott sought advice, "Any suggestions?"

Thinking carefully, Katherine Collins said, "The eldest brother is easygoing, has a good temper, and is attentive, a very caring big brother who definitely won’t make things difficult for you. The second brother’s personality is a bit prickly, but he has two weaknesses—"

"What are they?"

"One is antiques. The other is..." Katherine Collins paused, unable to recall, and turned to her husband for help, "What’s the wooden toy technique he loves researching called?"

Adrian Ford answered offhandedly, "Mechanical Techniques."

"..."

Nora Scott raised an eyebrow.