302 Chapter 302: Quit Exaggerating (1/2)

Once Stephen was back on solid ground, he showed the fish to Kylie.

Kylie tried not to make an ugly face and said, ”If you clean it, I would still be willing to make that cream soup that I was talking about?”

”You?” Stephen looked at her with doubts.

”Yes!” Kylie exclaimed. She was quite exacerbated. ”I am a very good cook. I can make watermelon stew, fried mango with eggs, pepper cake, and yes, even cream fish soup!”

Stephen frowned. ”Thanks, but no thanks,” He replied. ”I've heard that your cooking has made too many people sick. Why don't we change out of our wet clothes, and then I will cook something for you.”

Hearing this made Kylie feel sad, but she said nothing, and when Stephen offered her his hand, she took it and allowed him to lead her up to the cabin.

Lucas had rejected all of the recent jobs that had landed on his desk for Kylie. Some people were suspicious about this, but he was doing everything that was possible to keep her disappearance a secret. Not only was he returning her emails for her, but he was also pretending to be her on social media. One thing that she couldn't explain away or ignore though, was the fact that Dangerous Word had not finished shooting, and they could not wrap up until Kylie showed up and played her parts.

Lucas had asked Ethan for advice. The film had been scheduled to be released in a month's time, but without Kylie, the studio was wondering if it would ever be completed. If she didn't show up and honor her contractual duties, they were threatening to sue her, not just for the cost of making the film, but for all projected profits.

Ethan had read through all the documents and contracts, and he had suggested that the studio use a body double for the remaining scenes. ”If you do that,” he'd said, ”then Kylie with surrender any money owed to her.”

The studio had ignored his proposition. They hadn't even called him back.

After Kylie had been gone for a while, Nate suggested that he take a break from looking for Kylie and see if he could find Nico, but Ethan just looked at him and said, ”Just leave the hot potato for him.”

Nate looked at him curiously and said, ”I have no idea what you're talking about. Are you okay…? I think you need a break. Catch up on your sleep. Even if you don't look for Nico, it is clear that you need to take a break from looking for Kylie. It clearly hasn't gotten you anywhere. For once in your life, can't you just let the police do their job?”

”Fuck off,” Ethan sighed casually. ”I am fine. I don't need to slow down. If anything, I need to step up my efforts, at least until Kylie is found!”

”You're a human,” Nate argued. ”You're not a robot. Like everyone else, you need to rest occasionally!”