Agnes was woken up by Jared, who had just finished taking a shower and put on some clean clothes.
As he was buttoning his shirt cuffs, he strolled over to Agnes and gave her a light smack on her butt, seemingly in a good mood. "Lazybones, time to get up."
Agnes was already awake, but she was hiding under the blanket, deep in thought over a serious matter.
Did Jared really get drunk last night? The more she thought about it, the more annoyed she got.
Jared lifted the blanket and said, "If you don't get up now, you'll be late. It's your first day at work."
Agnes suddenly remembered that she was supposed to start shooting today and she sat up.
All her clothes from yesterday were no good. Was she supposed to go out in those?
Jared read Agnes' mind. As he was looking in the mirror, he said, "Your clothes are on your bedside."
Agnes turned her head and sure enough, there was a set of brand-new clothes. They must have been delivered by Jared's assistant, but Agnes had no idea when they came.
Agnes quickly got dressed and Jared was ready to go.
"I'll drive you to Lakeside College," Jared said.
"No need," Agnes immediately waved her hand. "I'll take a cab. It'll be a hassle if we're seen together."
Jared had suddenly become an investor in a TV series. They had dinner together last night, and if people found out she was going to work in the investor's car this morning, she would be in real trouble.
"What's there to be afraid of? If we're found out, let's just make our relationship public," Jared said.
If Jared had said this before, Agnes would have been happy. But now, after finding out about Mamie, she still had a knot in her heart.
She hadn't decided what to do in the future.
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