Chapter 93

As soon as they stepped into the private room, everyone found their seats.

Henry plopped down next to Zoey. The producer, named Peter Dixon, ordered a few bottles of fancy red wine and personally poured glasses for Henry and Zoey.

"Mr. Windsor, if it weren't for your investment, our crew wouldn't have such a great setup. Rest assured, we won't let you down, and this film is bound to win major awards."

With that, Peter clinked glasses with Henry and downed his wine in one go.

Henry just took a sip and said, "If it weren't for Zoey, I wouldn't have known about this film. So, you should be thanking her the most."

Peter looked a bit sheepish, tapped his forehead, and quickly clinked glasses with Zoey.

"Ms. Cavendish, thank you so much for coming back from abroad to do the soundtrack for our crew. If it weren't for you, this film wouldn't have caught Mr. Windsor's attention. This one's for you."

He downed his glass again.

Zoey could handle her liquor, so she was about to finish her glass too. But before she could, Henry took it away.

"Don't drink too much."

Henry's words were few, but the look he gave Zoey was loaded with meaning, making her cheeks blush.

She knew he was reminding her that if she drank too much, they wouldn't be able to do anything when they got back tonight.

Beckett, watching from the side, chuckled and said, "Ms. Cavendish, you better not drink too much, or Mr. Windsor will be worried."

Zoey smiled and didn't push to drink more.

Peter noticed this, his eyes flickering slightly, but he didn't say anything and quickly sat down.

Ten minutes later, the door to the private room suddenly swung open.

"Mr. Dixon, I just heard someone mention you were here. I thought they must have been mistaken, but here you are."

The newcomer was a young actress named Juniper Brooks, who had been gaining a lot of attention lately. She was stunning, had a great figure, and was only twenty-three, leading to her popularity.

Peter was planning to cast Juniper as the lead in his next film.

So, Peter had contacted Juniper in the afternoon, hoping she could make a good impression and catch Henry's eye.

"Juniper, come on in. This is Mr. Windsor, this is Ms. Cavendish, and this is Beckett..."

Peter looked thrilled and, without asking anyone's opinion, let Juniper into the private room and introduced her to everyone.

When Juniper saw Henry, her eyes lit up.

Before coming here, she had mentally prepared herself. No matter what Peter said Mr. Windsor looked like or how old he was, she was determined to seize this opportunity.

Only by gaining his support could she continue to be the lead actress in the future.

When Juniper saw Henry in person, she realized Peter had really done her a favor.

Even though Henry was in his early thirties, he could easily pass for someone in his twenties. And he was handsome—way more than any of the top male stars right now.

But Zoey, sitting next to Henry, was a problem.

Zoey was stunning; no wonder she had caught Henry's eye.

Still, Juniper wasn't about to let this chance slip away.

When she greeted Henry, Juniper was super enthusiastic and even extended her hand. "Mr. Windsor, hello, I'm Juniper."

Henry just gave a slight nod and didn't shake her hand.

Juniper's smile faltered for a second, but she quickly recovered and shook hands with Zoey instead.

"Ms. Cavendish, it's an honor to meet you. I hope we can work together in the future."

Zoey wasn't as cold as Henry and shook her hand, but that didn't mean she liked Juniper.

Women's intuition was usually spot on. Zoey noticed Juniper kept glancing at Henry.

The meaning was pretty clear.

Zoey's eyes flicked to Peter, speculating if her arrival was truly a coincidence.

"Juniper, sit here."

Zoey was still thinking when she saw Peter arrange for Juniper to sit next to Henry.

She didn't buy for a second that Peter's seating plan was random.

Her face darkened a bit.

But as soon as Juniper sat down, Henry turned to Zoey.

"Want to switch seats?"

Zoey blinked, wondering if Henry had sensed her discomfort and was trying to avoid any awkwardness.

"Why?"

Even though she thought she knew, she had to ask.

"Her perfume is too strong; it's making me uncomfortable."

Henry frowned, not caring how embarrassed Juniper looked, and just told Zoey how he felt.

Juniper was wearing ylang-ylang perfume, which can have an arousing effect on men.

She had used a lot, hoping to end up at a hotel with Henry after dinner.

But instead, it made Henry feel nauseous.

Zoey realized she had misunderstood. She and Henry hadn't reached that level of mutual understanding yet.

Since they had just started dating, that would come with time.

Zoey glanced at Juniper's forced smile, held back her laughter, nodded to Henry, and they switched seats.

Even so, Henry's frown stayed.

Just because Zoey was between them didn't mean he couldn't smell the perfume.

At the table, there was a supporting actress named Molly Diaz, who had been deliberately overshadowed by Juniper at an event.

Seeing Juniper clearly disliked by Henry, she lifted her hand to her nose and fanned it. "Juniper, did you use an entire bottle of perfume? It's so strong; I can smell it from here."