Divorce Anxiety
Chapter 93

The corner of Calvin's mouth twitched slightly as he turned around.”I never thought you'd bebegging me for help one day,” he said.Samuel’s tone remained icy-cold. “Are you going to spit itout or not? Otherwise, let's talk about how Mr. Heathrow sent his secretary to—"Before he couldfinish his sentence, Calvin shot him a glare and cut him off, chastising, “Do you wish to cause chaoswithin the family?"Samuel merely looked at him indifferently.”Let me tell you this. Kate has beenrequesting us, time after time, not to treat you differently for her sake. Do you know what thatmeans?” Calvin cast a glance at his son.The calm and composed Samuel probed, “What does itmean?"“You idiot!” Calvin slammed the table passionately. “It indicates that she still cares about youdeep down inside! Hence, she couldn't bear to see us give you the cold shoulder. If she genuinelyhates you, why would she try to reconcile with you?"Hearing that, Samuel furrowed his brows." Thefact that she pitied you means that she’s not as cold as ice toward you. However, it doesn'tnecessarily mean there's still space for you in her heart. If you're smart enough, you'd know how tomake use of this situation,” explained Calvin before adding in a stern tone, “If I have to be honest, Ididn't want to tell you this. If you won over Kathleen for real, I'd feel like I may have laid out a trapfor her. Nevertheless, you are my son, and I have to help my son. Do not tell your mom or grandmaabout this. Otherwise, I'd be in hot water!”Samuel was rendered speechless.If I were to tell someonemy dad's behaving in this manner, I doubt they'd believe me. Then again, what he said does makesense. Kathleen does still harbor some feelings toward me.Alas, his delusions would soon beshattered by Kathleen herself. A few days later, Kathleen went to the studio for the recording of TheFantastic Restaurant.There were a total of five participating celebrities in the show, includingKatherine.The other participants, apart from Katherine, were two male and two female celebrities, allof whom were extremely popular figures in the entertainment industry.After all, the show was to bebroadcasted on Young TV, and the main purpose was to spread positivity. The other four celebritieswere Steve, Kylie, Nancy, and John.Steve Xander was a trending star in the entertainment industry.He had starred in several romance dramas, all of which gained significant popularity, thus solidifyinghis position in the entertainment industry Kylie Jakeson, on the other hand, was a beautiful andskillful actress. She recently collaborated with Steve on a drama that was well-received by theaudience. Many fans of the drama began shipping the two together, and that was why theproduction team decided to invite them both onto the show.Nancy Walker was the eldest amongthe five celebrities, but she was only thirty-two years old. She was both elegant and sophisticated.Her recent show, The Ambitious Stars, had pushed her popularity to the peak.The last participatingcelebrity was John Davidson, who debuted on a talent show. Apparently, he was recommended tothe production team by an investor.At first, Kathleen was not on the guest list of the show.However,the celebrity who was in discussion with the production team to confirm their participation did notseem too enthusiastic and never gave a direct answer.Much to everyone's surprise, Kathleen wonthe Academy Award for Best Actress. Thus, the production team immediately contacted her andinvited her onto the show.Because of that, the celebrity who was replaced by Kathleen had beenholding a grudge against her.Kathleen was the first to arrive on set, followed by Steve.When he firstsaw Kathleen, his eyes sparkled with excitement and admiration.She’s so beautiful'Her beauty wasso eye-catching that Steve found himself unable to look away from her. “Hello,” he greeted.Kathleenfelt slightly awkward and merely gave a short response. “Hi."Just then, Kylie had arrived as well.Shewas extremely enthusiastic and friendly toward Steve as she patted the latter's shoulder andgreeted, “Hey, man. We meet again!"Although many people loved Kylie and Steve as a couple, theformer was afraid of negative press and dared not be too close to the male celebrity. Instead, shetreated him as if he was a brother of hers.Nevertheless, there was still a tinge of intimacy in theirinteractions.Steve nodded. “You're here."Kylie's gaze shifted toward Kathleen.As soon as she laideyes on Kathleen, Kylie's eyes were filled with hostility. The reason was none other than Kathleen'sgorgeous appearance and the fact that she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.Moreover, shealso had Christopher backing her up.Kylie greeted nonchalantly, “Hey. Nice to meet you."Kathleenhummed in response before saying, “Nice to meet you too.”Neither of them held out their hands fora handshake. After that, Kylie let out a faint snort.Just then, Nancy and John arrived on settogether.The latter helped Nancy carry her suitcase as if he was her subordinate.Though Nancygreeted everyone, she paid extra attention to Kathleen.Even if these celebrities were powerfulfigures in the entertainment industry, their statuses were still incomparable to Kathleen's asKathleen was about to marry into a wealthy family.Similar to Steve, John also could not take his eyesoff of Kathleen. His eyes were almost popping out of his sockets as he stared at her.How can therebe someone so beautiful?Nancy and John greeted Kathleen, who responded with courtesy.CainDodson, the director of the show, asserted, “Since everyone's here now, I have an announcement tomake. This season of The Fantastic Restaurant is unlike the previous seasons as we'll be shootinglocally this time. Hence, we'll be under stringent conditions, which means the start-up capital islimited." The participating celebrities were well aware of that, so Cain was merely explaining to theaudience.Then, he turned toward the group of celebrities, asking, “Who do you think should be therestaurant manager?”“I recommend my good friend, Steve,” Kylie suggested while patting Steve'sshoulder. “I'll be more than happy to assist him."Cain went on, “What about the accountant?”As amatter of fact, an accountant needed to be responsible for the money, and there would be a lot ofissues to deal with when money was involved.One could say it was a thankless role, so no onedesired the position.Kylie swiveled her eyes around as an idea came to her. “How about we let Katebe in charge of that?” she proposed with a smile.In actuality, Kylie was two years older than Kate,but she acted as if she was younger than the latter."Kate, since no one expressed any objections,why don’t you become the accountant?” said Kylie with a wide grin plastered on her face.Everyoneremained silent because they didn’t have an opinion on the matter.However, Kylie's words made itsound as if they all agreed with her suggestion.Kathleen was calm as a millpond as she said frankly,“I don't think I can manage it very well by myself. Why don't we take turns?“Her response renderedKylie speechless.“Seeing as no one’s objecting, we'll decide on that arrangement then.” Kathleen'slips curled into a smile as she continued, “To be honest, I have no experience with managingfinances. Why don't Kylie have the first go? I'll be able to watch and learn from her that way."Onceagain, Kylie could not replace the right words to refute Kathleen.Nancy was secretly laughing inside.How true! As the saying goes, there's no best, only better.”Me?” Kylie bit her lip. “I can't do it."A faintsmile appeared on Kathleen's face as she queried, “Don’t you know how to do basicmathematics?"Kylie dared not respond to Kathleen's question.If I say no, that's basically admitting Idon't know basic mathematics! Geez, Kathleen sure is one tough nut to crack."Fine, then why don'tyou be in charge of doing the dishes, Kate?” suggested Kylie.”I'm fine with it as long as the manageragrees.” There was a composed smile on Kathleen's face.Feeling awkward, Steve piped up, “Thereare so many dishes. I'm not sure one person will be able to handle it all.”Kylie wore an innocentexpression on her face as she said, "How many dishes can we possibly use? I doubt we'd use thatmany, right?"No one responded to her question.Just then, John volunteered himself, “I'll do thedishes with Kate."Steve nodded in agreement before shifting his gaze toward Nancy and asking, “Inthat case, are you okay with being the waitress, Nancy?”"Nancy’s lips curved upward. “Sure.”Just asSteve was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Nancy added, “Anyway, whenever we need help, anyonewho's free can give a helping hand. After all, we can't just stand there and watch the others get busywith work, can we? I'm sure we're not such inconsiderate people, don't you all agree?"Steve noddedin response. “That's right. We're a team.”Hearing that, Kylie bit her lip in annoyance, thinking Nancywas deliberately targeting her.”All right, then! Let's get ready. We have a couple of reservationstonight,” said Steve.At that moment, the director reminded him, “Mr. Xander, you haven't decidedwho's going to be the head chef yet.”