The My Hollywood System
Chapter 184

Ashton had an almost unrecognizable expression on his face, but he seemed relieved to see Will in his full, healthy and above all, awake state.

Will is speechless because he expects Ashton to meet him sooner or later. It was mainly because of how many executives had paid a visit to meet Will after he woke up. Even CEOs and Chairman of other studios like Colt Miller and Steven Wolf came to visit Will as soon as they heard the information about Will waking up.

And in the end, even Ashton was here.

"It's nice to meet you, Will. How are you doing now? Oh, and Amanda, I didn't expect to see you here, how are you?" Ashton said as he walked in.

He put the small gift he had brought for Will at the small table that had so many other gifts and walked around to stand next to Will.

"Just came in for some office work. It's over, so I'm gone. Take your time." Amanda said, stand up and collect her files from her lap.

He didn't like Ashton very much, because in some of the interactions he had, the old man came across as someone who looked demeaning to others. In fact, it's hard to realize.

"Thank you, Amanda," Will said as Amanda slightly nodded at him.

"No problem, see you... Mr. Banasiewicz." Amanda said and walked out of the room, leaving them to speak for themselves.

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

"Will," Ashton said and took the seat previously occupied by Amanda. "It's good to see you're okay, I'm really sorry that something like this happened while you were at my party. Whatever happens is really terrible, and I'm responsible for his negligence." Ashton said with a worried expression covering his face.

Seeing Will listening, he continued.

"I've been feeling guilty for weeks, Will. You don't know how much that bothers me, but I swear I'll do anything to get Matthew the punishment he deserves."

Ashton continued to speak with guilt mixed 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 continued to stare at his face. Will looked like he was checking something. Realizing Will was looking at him, Ashton looked at him and raised an eyebrow.

Finally, after a while, Will broke the silence.

"You know," asked Will, attracting Ashton's attention more. "I really find it very strange if I really think about it ... It's weird."

Will almost whispered.

No change in Ashton's expression. .

"Oh really? Say," he asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Hm... Well, I know how Matthew got that information because his whole family lives in Hollywood. He has a lot of connections. My story is something that exists in every tabloid in LA. But, if I really think about it. That, something doesn't seem to fit." Will said with a meaningful look.

"What do you mean?"

"What I'm saying is, it won't be hard for Matthew to get information about the party and about me. But, the weird part is how she was at your party, that too, as a waitress."

"What"

"I know how your corporate micro set everything up for the party, personally, including the staff. It's weird to think that he could fool your staff and infiltrate, don't you think, Ashton?" Will asked, grinning and looking at her.

"Eh... Not particularly. Things like this happen. I have done an investigation, and it turns out my staff made a mistake somewhere and didn't notice it all the time until that incident. You know Matthew's pretty sneaky." Ashton said, the calm expression on his face was like he himself was curious about how Matthew got into the party.

"He's so cunning that he's the one who came to kill himself rather than hire a hit man?"

Hearing the words that came out of Will, Ashton froze.

The two stared at each other. The latter said nothing but continued to stare at Will's face. The surroundings felt as if they had suddenly dropped by several degrees. A few seconds passed, and still, Will continued to look at her.

Will suddenly broke that glare and smiled. "I'm kidding. I have tried to joke because everyone has been too serious since I woke up. I think I found my inner sense of humor after the coma." Will chuckled, however, Ashton did not smile.

"Your jokes aren't funny, Mr. Evans." He replied in a monotone.

"Hm, you suddenly look weird. Is everything okay? Or did I say something to trigger you?"

Will said, unperturbed by Ashton's actions. He had not even brought any bodyguards, and it was mainly because he had not wanted to warn this man just yet.

"Not really, I'd rather not be accused of something heinous that I didn't do" Ashton replied.

Soon the two of them calmed down, and the conversation turned to their jobs.

"What about work?" will ask.

"Everything's fine, actually. Our movie went well. Same with other businesses. But lately, the only thing I've heard at work is news about you."

"About me comas?"

"Everything. Oh yeah, are you really going to continue with [Spiderman] for the next one? You haven't announced it yet, but it's been talked about everywhere in Hollywood. From what I know, the comics have been going pretty well lately. Even the animated show is coming."

The two began to talk as if they were good old friends who had met for lunch.

And as Ashton mentioned, Will's next film, which will be [Spiderman] is still something that hasn't been announced to the public.

While nothing has been officially announced, there have been many rumors about Will's next project. Among the various rumors that barely mask the truth, such as him making a movie about space cats or about time travel, Will's next movie is [Spiderman] is true.

It's only a matter of time until that information is confirmed.

"Yes, that must be [Spiderman]. The rumors are true. I plan to do it soon because it would be better if it was released at the beginning of the year. That's the reason why I feel like I should get back to work soon."

will answer. He did not hide the fact that what the next movie was from Ashton because he would find out sooner or later..

Thinking of Will's words, something came to Ashton's mind. Although she was aware of the possibilities of what the next film would be like, she never knew when it would be released. In fact, his words seemed to make him realize something all of a sudden.

"Then there are many possibilities that our film could clash next year at the box office. Allen Studio is filming a movie we plan to release next year as well. It's pretty big, and we're investing a lot in it." Ashton muttered his mind.

Will smiled, hearing the words coming out of Ashton.

"Is that so? Then I really hope both of our films will be good." She smiles.

After that, they started talking more about work. Ashton talks to Will about the current situation in Hollywood and rumors about him. He also congratulated Will on [Friends] good performance after its release.

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

"There aren't many creators like you in Hollywood. You need to take care of yourself, Will" Ashton said with a smile.

"Of course," Will said and watched her walk away from the room, closing the door behind him.

After a while, Will could not help but frown.

"Fuck."

will said at last.

As of now, he has been experimenting with Ashton to see if he was involved in the assassination attempt. Although he had doubts, confirmation was still needed.

And the result is in front of him.

[Unclearance, seeing you as an equal, manipulative]

This faint emotion told Will everything. After all, it didn't take a genius to know what was going on.

As soon as Will wakes up, he receives a lot of notifications from the system, which is usually silent until his films break through Hollywood.

[The system's abandonment of the host's self-defense is regrettable.]

[As compensation, the host is given the 'Wisdom Eye'.]

[New parts have been added to the System store. You can now buy different types of martial arts and martial skills from the system.]

[The Eye of Wisdom

Passive skills

The host can see the target's emotions, showing their inner feelings. It can be used to save you from people with malicious intent.]

He had already checked out the system shop, 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 to buy.

But he could only buy it when he was in good shape, because according to the system, his current body would not 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.