Hollywood (我就是好莱坞) Part I

CHAPTER 49 - THERE'S SUCH A THING AS FATE

"Come with me." Eric plainly said to Ildiko Jaid as he shut the door and walked straight inside the mansion.

Jaid hastily followed behind Eric, her eyes darting all over the place. When she saw the high-end modern-styled mansion, she couldn't help but gasp in envy.

Although Drew was quite popular, she was still young and didn't have that many roles offer. After starring in E.T, she had only played in four or five movies and the pay she got wasn't high, it honestly wasn't enough for Ildiko Jaid to splurge contentedly, let alone for her to buy such a luxurious estate.

To top it all, Drew's self-awareness had grown a lot this year, and their mutual relationship was also getting worse. Jaid knew that at this rate, it would become difficult for her to scrounge off of her daughter in the future, so when she was tempted into prosecuting Eric, she had only considered it for a moment before agreeing.

Someone promised her that just by signing the prosecution file as Drew's guardian she could get a lot of money, and she didn't even need to appear in person as everything would be handled by the attorneys. To someone as greedy as Jaid, this was equivalent to a pie falling from the sky, how could she possibly refuse ?

In the living room, Drew was sitting on the sofa, and when she heard the sound of someone coming in, she turned around. The moment she saw her mother, the blossoming smile on her face melted like snow under the sun. The girl's expression underwent various changes, and she finally couldn't suppress her rage as she stood up, grabbed a pillow and readily threw it at Jaid while screaming: "What are you doing here ?"

Noticing the pillow flying over, Eric deftly intercepted it. He stared at the girl and said: "Drew, behave."

Although Ildiko Jaid didn't dare be arrogant in front of Eric, she didn't have any scruples when it came to her daughter. She shouted: "You little wench, you even dare to throw things at me now ! What do you mean what am I doing here, I'm your mother, of course I came to take you home."

"Well that's ironic." Drew snickered, she pointed at Jaid, "I had so many nights out, one time I was so drunk I was picked up by the cops on the roadside and sent home, where were you then ? Now you're actually claiming to be my mother ? Ha, what a joke."

Ildiko Jaid retorted: "That's because you never listen, if you obediently stayed home, would these kind of things happen ?! Also, what's up with all those bed sheets you ruined, do you think money grows on trees ?! That won't do, come with me, we're going home, we'll talk then."

Ildiko Jaid stepped forward, she was going to fetch Drew back.

When Eric heard her, his forehead couldn't help but crease. Drew's knee was bandaged, it was obvious that she was injured, yet this woman was actually more preoccupied about a few sheets. He couldn't help but feel disgusted.

Drew who was still near the sofa, dodged her mother's reaching hand and shouted: "Don't even think about it, I'm not going back with you, I already know what you're up to and I've told everything to Eric ! For money you would actually go so far as to falsely accuse him, I'll never forgive you, I want to sever our relationship."

"You..... What nonsense !" At the girl's sudden outburst, Ildiko Jaid froze. She guiltily looked at Eric, at a loss of what to do for a moment.

Seeing her mother so shocked, Drew sneered: "What's wrong, bull's eye, huh ? Leaving aside the fact that Eric and I have never had this kind of relationship, even if we did, as long as I don't acknowledge it, so what ? I dare you to try and falsely accuse Eric, then I'll gladly testify against you and see you off to jail."