"Eddie, stop opposing Monica Baldwin from now on, she's not as easy to provoke as we thought." In the hospital, Lucas Nicholson, sitting in front of Eddie's sickbed, earnestly advised him, "I've thought it through. From the moment she announced her comeback, she climbed from being a model to an actress now, flawlessly and impressively. It's not just Victor Chadwick supporting her from behind."
Eddie remained silent, or perhaps he hadn't yet recovered from the shock.
Only at this moment did he truly experience what we call... retrospective fear.
"Let's just focus on shooting our movie and stop opposing her, deal?"
Eddie blinked, and finally, he nodded slightly.
Hearing Eddie promise, Lucas finally exhaled in relief. She was genuinely afraid of Monica's scrupulous thinking. She didn't even know how Monica found out, or if she knew more than she was showing. Monica... was truly terrifying.
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