The CEO's Unplanned Heir novel Chapter 871

"Hey, why did your dad jet back home all of a sudden? He was just texting my dad about grabbing beers with his college buddies from Elysium. My dad and another uncle texted him, but he ghosted them," William said with a feigned nonchalance.

Ramona pursed her lips, "He's probably swamped, you know? He's got back-to-back surgeries every day."

"Have you called home lately? Chatted with your folks?" William inquired.

"Daddy says he'll ring me every weekend. Told me not to miss them too much. Said now that I'm in school, I need to learn to stand on myself."

"Next time you talk, remind him to shoot a message to my dad, will ya?"

"Sure."

After wrapping up a day's shoot at the film studio, Avery took Leah to visit the set next door during his downtime. The show was a joint production with Serenity Films featuring Sammie, one of Avery's talents with a bright and handsome look.

They arrived just in time to catch the catfight scene between the second and third lead actresses.

To Avery's surprise, the role of the third lead was being played by Bonnie. He remembered that Bonnie wasn't originally cast, or he would've never come to visit, risking a paparazzo frenzy.

He adjusted the face mask sitting on the bridge of his nose and glanced at Leah, "Did you know Bonnie was in this show?"

Leah whispered back, "The actress who was supposed to play the third lead twisted her ankle on a reality show, so they brought in Bonnie at the last minute. You didn't know?"

Avery frowned, "If I had known, would I have come? The paparazzo will have a field day, saying I'm checking up on an ex."

Leah had assumed he was there for Bonnie.

Even with his baseball cap and mask, the paparazzi with their eagle eyes soon spotted him.

"You've got a pap snapping pictures already. Maybe we should bounce?"

Avery nodded, ready to leave, when a loud slap echoed across the set.

Sybil, playing the second lead, had just delivered a powerful slap to Bonnie's face.