King of Hollywood

"That I want that Ed, vote for that one." Excited Emma tugged at the corner of Adrian's clothes and kept shaking, looking eagerly at the huge Winnie the Pooh hanging on the wall, regardless of what she was already holding A teddy bear is gone.

"Okay, okay, don't worry." Adrian said a few words of reassurance, glanced at the shopkeeper beside him who was grinning from ear to ear, and sighed helplessly, a burst of laughter suddenly came from behind, But when Adrian turned his head away, Kate had already looked away for the first time, as if she didn't know anything.

Shrugging his shoulders, he simply took out a £5 note and exchanged it for 50 tenpence coins at the shopkeeper, and then began to aim at the square grid in the distance. With a sound of ding, the coin hit the white square in the upper right corner, and it was a thousand miles away from the set target. Adrian shook his head and took a long breath, aimed at the yellow square in the center and threw it again .

Ting still missed; voted again, still missed; continued to vote, missed; continued to vote, missed... In the blink of an eye, 50 coins have been thrown, and Winnie the Pooh is still hanging on the wall, grinning open. The mouth seems to be mocking his poor technique.

"The technology is terrible." Emma pouted and said unhappily.

"Don't complain to me." Depressed Adrian immediately pinched her cheek.

The little girl counterattacked and punched him, but she probably knew that it was harmless, so she made another grimace immediately. But after looking at the hanging Winnie the Pooh, he waved his hand like a little adult: "Forget it, I really can't bear to watch it anymore, let's play other games."

Having said that, Adrian couldn't hide her nostalgia when she looked at the doll, so he immediately took out another £5 and put it in the hands of the smiling shopkeeper: "How about we try again, Emma?"

"Try again?" Emma blinked her eyes like this, "I don't think it will work if I try ten more times."

It's really... shocking. Adrian looked annoyed at the kid in front of him, but he was only four years old, but he was already much smarter than his peers. This probably had something to do with her own experience.

"I'm afraid that's the case," Adrian sighed, and glanced at Kate, who had chuckled just now because of the little girl's words, "So, I think, we have to find foreign aid."

Emma immediately looked at Kate, her mouth pouting involuntarily. Although she has understood a lot of things as she grew up, she still instinctively rejects Kate, and she doesn't know why.

Gently pinching the little guy's face again, Adrian straightened up and bowed slightly to Kate: "Can you do me a favor, beautiful lady? Help a child realize her little wish."

Kate snorted softly, took the coin and started tossing it without saying a word. Once, twice, three times, four times, the owner's smile froze on his face, but he recovered quickly and shrugged. Afterwards, he took the Winnie the Pooh and handed it to Adrian, and said something like "Congratulations" by the way. The coins that Adrian spent here just now were enough for him to buy two more of these Winnie the Pooh dolls.

"Thank you." Seeing Emma happily waving the Winnie the Pooh, Adrian said this to Kate beside him, and then sighed softly. He only missed four times and hit it. It's really shocking, but this also confirms one thing, he really doesn't have any talent in this.

"I did this for Emma." Kate said lightly, her eyes on the little girl.

Adrian smiled and didn't speak again, why is he not like this. The Rodlins gave birth to a daughter, and although they still treated Emma very well, unlike many families who have their own children, they treat the adopted children differently, but partiality is still inevitable. It's just that for the sensitive Emma, ​​she can detect even a little difference. The little girl is very smart, so she will choose to bury these in her heart. It's nothing if it's just once or twice. Not very good anymore.

Adrian still still remembers what he saw when he stopped Rodlin from calling her because he wanted to give her a surprise, and then walked lightly to the door of the little girl's bedroom. Emma sits at the desk and draws seriously, with a hint of loneliness between her brows. There is a special wall with her paintings in the bedroom. Some of the paintings are a man and a woman leading a girl to walk in the bright sunshine On the grass, but more of a guy with a round brain and a round body. Of course, it goes without saying who the painting is, although Adrian would not admit that this inexplicable image was himself.

Because of this, he took Emma to the amusement park to have fun, and he worked tirelessly to win that Winnie the Pooh. There were a lot of Winnie the Pooh dolls on the street, and each one was prettier than this one. If he wanted to, it would not be difficult to fill the little girl's bedroom with dolls, but that was not what Emma really wanted.

Kate understands this too, so even though Emma has always been unkind to her, she helps win the pooh back. Therefore, when Adrian reached out and put his arms around her waist, she only struggled subtly.

The little girl who had been happily running ahead realized something at this moment, turned her head to look at the two of them, then turned back, squeezed unceremoniously between them, and then puffed out her chest tightly. Grabbing Adrian's arm with an "I'm a kid who I'm afraid of" expression.

Adrian couldn't help laughing, Kate rolled her eyes, and then Adrian picked up the little girl: "Okay, little guy, after playing for so long, how about we find a place to rest? For example, restaurant?"

Emma took a spoon and poked the ice cream in the cup. The silver hill was covered with a layer of liquid chocolate and decorated with a few cherries, which was particularly appetizing. After she dug a piece into her mouth, she stuck out her small tongue and dipped it into the ice cream to lick it. She accidentally got a white mark on the tip of her nose, and then giggled.

It's just that she seemed to be having a good time, but she was actually listening to the conversation between Adrian and Kate in front of her.

"Why do you want me to follow? It's enough to have a secretary by your side, isn't it?" Kate said in a bad tone.

"Because you're in London," Adrian replied with a grin. "If you weren't here, I wouldn't go back to Los Angeles to pick you up, but the problem is that you're here, so why can't we go and have a look together?" ? Besides, this is not entirely a business activity, and it is more about taking Charlize because of going to Prague."

"Even if I'm in Los Angeles, even if you go back to Los Angeles, you may not come to me on purpose." Kate said in a low voice, and then gave the answer before Adrian spoke: "Give me time to think about it." .”

"That's not okay, Kate. We're going to visit the first family in two or three days, so you don't have much time to think about it. I need the answer now." Adrian said rascally,

"Don't you plan to stay with Emma for a few more days?" Kate asked in surprise.

"I'll stay with her for a while after I'm done with these things." Adrian blinked as he said, Kate woke up immediately, glanced at the little guy pretending to be dealing with ice cream, got up and went to the bathroom.

"Have you heard enough?" Adrian asked Emma with a smile.

"I..." The little girl pursed her mouth, only then did she realize that her every move had fallen into their eyes.

"Where are you going? Can I follow?" She looked at him with a pitiful expression.

"Don't worry, dear, I'm just going around the whole British Isle to help those in need." Adrian explained, "I'll be back soon."

"But... I want to go." Emma said in a low voice, she bit her lip, her big eyes were full of grievances, "Kate can go with you, why can't I go with you?"

"Well," Adrian scratched his head, not knowing what to say to her for a while.

"That's because... Kate is my woman." He simply tried to fool the past with such a sentence.

"What does that mean?" The little guy blinked in confusion.

"Hmm..." Adrian immediately found himself trapped by his own words, so he simply changed the subject, "By the way, why are you always a little unfriendly to Kate, Emma? Where does she let you Are you troubled?"

"I don't know, anyway..." The little girl shrugged like an adult, and then looked at Adrian thoughtfully. Just when she was about to say something more, Kate who was going to the bathroom came back.

"Okay, I agree, are you satisfied?" She said after sitting back beside him.

"It makes me so happy, Kate, I knew you wouldn't let me down." Adrian immediately hugged Kate and kissed her on the cheek. Kate turned her body but did not avoid it.

Turning his head again, he found that Emma was staring at him intently, and he didn't notice that there was a large piece of cream on the corner of her mouth. Adrian couldn't help chuckling, took out a tissue to wipe off the marks on the little girl's face, touched her head again, and said, "Have you eaten? How about we continue to play?"

As he spoke, he waved to the nearby waiter, and then put his credit card on the table.

"I've decided." The little girl suddenly slapped her hands on the table, and then jumped off the chair, but in this way, only half of her head was above the table, without any momentum. Emma also discovered this immediately, and after tiptoeing a few times, she had no choice but to return to her seat honestly. Adrian and Kate couldn't help laughing at this funny look, and even the waiter who came to get the credit card couldn't help but smile.

"I've decided." Even so, Emma continued to pat the table and looked at Adrian with a serious face.

"I want to be your woman" she declared righteously, with her small chest puffed out and her chin raised high, completely ignorant of how shocking her words were.

Pfft, Adrian, who was drinking the last sip of coffee, sprayed it out directly. Fortunately, he covered his face with the cup in time. Looking at Kate casually, her elbow slipped and her jaw almost fell on the table; the waiter who was about to leave dropped her credit card on the ground.

"I want to be your woman, Ed." The little guy seemed to be afraid that the shock would not be big enough, so he said it loudly again

"You...do you know what you're talking about, Emma?" Adrian wiped his face and stammered.

"Damn it, Ed, you taught her something." Kate looked at him angrily.

"I swear, it's none of my business." Adrian smiled wryly and raised his hands, then stared blankly at the waiter standing beside him, "Can I go to pay the bill, Mr. Waiter?"

"Ah? Oh yes" the waiter finally came to his senses, looked at Adrian with a strange look and hurried away.

"How did you think of this, Emma?" After dismissing the waiter, Adrian stared at the little guy in front of him angrily and amusedly, but he didn't care about the gazes from around him.

Probably aware that she had caused a big trouble, Emma shrank her neck, lowered her head and muttered, "Didn't you... Didn't you say that Kate can follow you around... because she is you woman..."

Adrian suddenly showed a choked expression, not knowing what to say at all, and Kate, who was still very angry just now, suddenly became weird, a little annoyed in embarrassment and... secretly happy, and finally she turned her head To not know where to look.

In this way, the two adults and one child did not speak, and the atmosphere between each other became inexplicable.

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Edinburgh is located at the estuary of the east coast of Scotland. It is dominated by stretches of volcanic ash and rocky cliffs. It was the capital of Scotland hundreds of years ago. Although not as big as London, it has its own culture and history. In the history of the United Kingdom, as one of the cities closest to England in Scotland, Edinburgh has seen many wars.

"I've been here, when I was very young, and frankly speaking, I really don't think St. Giles Cathedral is very attractive." Kate said, looking at the passing cathedral outside the car window, "It's not as good as Westminster Temple Cathedral, at most about the same as the Temple Church."

"Really?" Charlize's voice came from the front co-pilot, she turned her head and looked at Kate with a smile, "Tell me the truth, Kate, are you making this evaluation out of sincerity, or is it because you are from England?"

"Of course it's the former, or do you think I'll take a biased look at this kind of thing?" Kate raised her eyebrows and sneered back, "What about you, Charlie?"

"Me? Both." Charlize shrugged, and turned around without giving her a chance to speak, making Kate, who had missed a punch, gnash her teeth. Although it is just a few words of "what about you", it contains too many meanings. Of course, Kate will not ask "are you doing it on purpose, or is it based on ignorance", so what she wants to ask is " Do you really think it's unfair to target me like this, or it's because of Adrian."

After the two women met, the tit-for-tat in such a small area never stopped. Of course, they all played it well, and most of the time Charlize had a slight advantage, as she had just done.

Although he saw all these in his eyes, Adrian always ignored him and talked to Emma in his arms. It would be dangerous to get involved in a dispute of this level. Whether it is to lean to one side or maintain a balance, there is no good fruit to eat, so ignoring is the best choice.

If you want to have both sides, you must at least have the level of Julia and Monica. Thinking of the way the two women hugged each other or climbed side by side to let him pick that night, Adrian couldn't help feeling excited, and it would be even more wonderful if Charlize and Kate could do the same.

"What's that?" Emma's voice suddenly rang in his ears and pulled him back from his imagination. He settled down, looked at the little guy in his arms with some shame, and then looked in the direction she pointed .

"Ha, that's the Children's Museum I told you about. There are all kinds of toys in it. Do you want to go and see it?"

Emma was still with him in the end. After paying the bill that day, Adrian pulled Kate and Emma and left in a hurry. He didn't even stay in the amusement park, and went straight to the street until he walked to the Thames River. .

After that, neither Emma, ​​who felt that she had gotten into trouble, nor Adrian, who was depressed, nor Kate, who was embarrassed, said anything about it. They walked the streets of London for a while before returning home.

Of course, in private, Adrian took an opportunity to warn the little girl not to talk about it again, and he said it very seriously. Fortunately, all the people who heard it were strangers except Kate. If the Rodlins heard it, God knows what kind of reaction it would cause.

Emma also agreed very seriously and solemnly, but the condition was that he must take her with him when he was running around the British Isle this time. Adrian can only agree, but it turns out that this is a good decision, at least when Charlize and Kate are fighting each other, he has a good reason to ignore it.

However, there must be a formal reason to bring the little guy, and this is easy to handle. The fund was originally completed with the help of her parents, and the accident happened on the day it was completed, so I just need to take her to see her parents' work. Effort will do.

In addition to visiting the little guy when Adrian came to London this time, the other thing was to choose a few families who received assistance from the charitable foundation he set up a few years ago to help single mothers. Yes, single mothers, Edinburgh, visit, needless to say it's time to know what it is.

Some things have changed because of his appearance, such as Miramax being weakened and eventually bought by him because of his appearance, such as the popularity of sex comedy a few years earlier because of the hit of "American Pie"; but some things remain the same. For example, the future magical mother JK? Rowling returned to Edinburgh with her nearly one-year-old daughter because of her divorce from her husband, living in a small apartment on a meager relief fund.