My Hollywood System

Chapter 187:

Chapter 187:

Ashton had an almost unrecognizable expression on his face, but he looked like he was relieved to see Will in one piece, healthy and especially, awake.

Will could not say anything because he was expecting Ashton to meet him sooner or later. It was mainly because of how many executives had already made visits to meet Will after he had woken up. Even CEOs and Chairmen from other studios like Colt Miller and Steven Wolf had come to visit Will as soon as they heard the piece of information about Will waking up.

And in the end, even Ashton was here.

“Good to see you, Will. How are you now? Oh, and Amanda, I did not expect to see you here, how are you?” Ashton said while walking in.

He placed the little gift he had brought for Will on the little desk that had so many other gifts and walked around to stand next to Will.

“Just came for some office work. It’s already finished, so I’m leaving. Take your time.” Amanda said, standing up and collecting her files from her lap.

She didn’t really like Ashton, as in the few interactions she had, the old man came across as someone who seemed condescending towards everyone else. Though, it was hard to notice it.

“Thanks, Amanda,” Will said when Amanda slightly nodded at him.

“No problem, see you later... Mr. Banasiewicz.” Amanda said and walked out of the room, leaving them to talk alone.

Now that the two of them were alone, Ashton looked at Will.

“Will,” Ashton said and took the seat that was previously occupied by Amanda. “It’s really good to see you fine, I’m really sorry that something like this happened while you were at my party. Whatever happened was absolutely horrific, and I take responsibility for the negligence..” Ashton said with a worried expression covering his face.

Seeing that Will was listening, he continued.

“I have been feeling guilty for weeks, Will. You don’t know how much it bothered me, but I swear I will do anything in my power to get Matthew the punishment he deserves.”

Ashton continued talking with guilt laced in his voice.

“It doesn’t matter now, does it?” Will said with a small smile.

A moment of silence passed through them while Will kept staring at his face. Will looked as if he was examining something. Noticing Will staring at him, Ashton looked at him and raised an eyebrow.

Finally, after a while, Will broke the silence.

“You know what,” Will questioned, gaining Ashton’s attention more. “I actually find the incident very weird if I really think about it... It’s strange.”

Will said in almost a whisper.

There was no change in Ashton’s expression. .

“Oh really? Do tell,” He questioned, raising an eyebrow.

“Hm... Well, I’m aware of how Matthew was getting the information since his entire family is based in Hollywood. He has a lot of connections. My story is something that’s on every tabloid in LA. But, if I really think about it, something just doesn’t seem to add up.” Will said with a meaningful look.

Will smiled, hearing the words coming out of Ashton.

“Is that so? Then I really hope that both of our movies will do great.” He smiled.

After that, they started to talk a bit more about work. Ashton talked to Will about the current situation in Hollywood and the rumours going on about him. He also congratulated Will on how good [Friends] had been doing after its release.

The conversation ended after half an hour, and Ashton stood up after a while.

“There are not many creators like you in Hollywood. You should take care of yourself a bit more, Will.” Ashton said with a smile.

“Sure will do,” Will said and saw him walk away from the room, closing the door behind him.

After a while, Will wasn’t able to stop himself from frowning.

“Bastard.”

Will said finally.

Until now, he had been experimenting with Ashton to see if he had any involvement with the assassination attempt. Although he had his doubts, a confirmation was still necessary.

And the result was in front of him.

[Envy, Sees you as an equal, Manipulative]

These vague emotions said it all to Will. After all, it didn’t take a genius to figure out what was happening.

As soon as Will had woken up, he received multiple notifications from the system, which was usually quiet until his movies were banging the Hollywood.

[The system’s neglect of the host’s self-defense is deeply regretted.]

[As compensation, the host is given the ‘Eyes of Discernment’.]

[A new part has been added to the System shop. You can now buy various types of Martial arts and self-defense skills from the system.]

[Eyes of Discernment

Passive skill

The host can see the target’s emotions, putting their inner feelings on display. This can be used to save you from people with malicious intentions.]

He had already checked the system store, and there were quite a lot of new things added there with martial arts like Kung Fu, Wing Chun, Muay Thai and even kickboxing available for purchase.

But he could only buy them when he was in good condition, as according to the system, his current body wouldn’t be able to handle the amount of muscle memory.

‘I just want to get back to work.’

Will sighed inwardly but felt a sense of security.

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