Chapter 501\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finley spent a small fortune tracking down the director\u2019s whereabouts, finding him recuperating at a serene resort in the south. He immediately booked a flight for the next day, planning a personal visit with a gift in hand to see the reclusive director.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before he left, he sent a text message to his sister, Larissa.\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Larissa, I heard a lot of people jumped ship and Director Benedict signed with Gale Entertainment. Don\u2019t worry, I\u2019ll find an even better director for you!]\u00a0<\/p>\n
After sending the message, Finley turned off his phone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When the plane landed, he anxiously checked his phone. As expected, there was no reply from his\u00a0<\/p>\n
sister.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He felt a pang of disappointment but quickly brushed it aside. Maybe she just thought he was all talk. Once he actually secured the legendary director, she\u2019d have to be grateful for him saving the day.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But when Finley finally arrived at the resort, the manager had some bad news.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGustave\u2019s already gone,\u201d the manager told him. \u201cHe took a flight this morning. If you\u2019d come yesterday, you would have caught him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
How could this be\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you know where he went?\u201d Finley asked desperately.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTo Regal City,\u201d the manager replied. \u201cI think he got a call a few days ago, someone persuading him to come out of retirement for a new project. He seemed happy to accept.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Regal City?!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Someone had beaten him to it!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Could this be Lucius Lincoln\u2019s doing again?\u00a0<\/p>\n
No! Benedict was already poached by Gale Entertainment. He couldn\u2019t let them snatch Gustave too!\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCan you please give me Gustave\u2019s phone number?\u201d Finley asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The resort manager shook his head. \u201cI can\u2019t do that. Gustave specifically instructed us not to leak any of his information while he was recovering. The only reason I\u2019m even telling you this much is because he\u2019s already checked out. If he were still here, we\u2019d probably be in trouble just for talking to\u00a0<\/p>\n
you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI understand. Thank you for telling me what you could.\u201d Finley shoved the gift he\u2019d brought into the manager\u2019s hands, turned on his heel, and rushed back down the mountain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He pulled out his phone, found the earliest flight back to Regal City, and booked it on the spot before hailing a cab to the airport.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the Starlight Media reception area.\u00a0<\/p>\n
00-12\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 501\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLarissa, it\u2019s been too long!\u201d Gustave said, sitting on the sofa and looking at her. She had changed so much, and yet, somehow, not at all. Her features had matured, but her aura was the same.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re fairer than before, and taller too,\u201d Gustave added with a smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa was brewing coffee, and she laughed as she rinsed the cups. \u201cGustave, it\u2019s been three years. since we last saw each other.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t you start,\u201d Gustave said with a hint of playful reproach. \u201cYou little rascal, you never came to visit. Just had someone drop off the medicine at the resort. You\u2019re quite the busy bee, aren\u2019t you!\u201d \u201cOh, stop teasing me, Gustave,\u201d Larissa said, not a hint of guilt in her voice. \u201cIf I wasn\u2019t busy studying herbal medicine, how could I have kept you supplied with treatments for your recovery?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She placed a clean coffee cup in front of him and filled it to the brim.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gustave chuckled, lifting his cup for a sip before sighing contentedly. \u201cTrue enough. If it weren\u2019t for your medicine, we wouldn\u2019t be seeing each other after three years\u2013we might never have seen each other again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t talk like that, Gustave. After three years of rest, you look healthier than ever,\u201d Larissa teased. \u201cThat\u2019s all thanks to your effective remedies,\u201d Gustave said gratefully.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Years ago, he had made a name for himself in the industry by directing a sweeping period drama. But when three years passed without a second film, the whispers began. Critics called him a one\u2013hit wonder, suggesting he\u2019d had a secret mentor guiding his first project.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the fourth year, he silenced them by directing another period piece set in the same era but with a completely different style. Its quality and popularity were just as immense.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 502\u00a0<\/p>\n
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