The My Hollywood System
Chapter 25

Looking at June's leaning posture, Will couldn't help but think of how beautiful she was.

She was nothing like that supermodel and such, but she carried a natural aura about her that would attract anyone as they spent more time with her.

*association***togethers*

Will's heart rate increased in intensity without him noticing.

"What do you see?"

June asked mischievously after realizing that Will was looking at her intently. This time, not on his body, but on his face

"Not much. You look beautiful in that color.”

He said, looking into his eyes deeply. This was something he learned from his girlfriend in his previous life. Commenting on something interesting will be more of a compliment than saying something obscene and cringe-sounding.

June is happy with herself. He practically cried out for attention, but the young director was too busy directing even to notice his progress.

His efforts to make himself stand out seemed to have worked when he finally praised him.

They did not speak at all afterwards, as both of them enjoyed the peace of the balcony with a loud voice coming from inside the apartment.

Will chewed on a slice of pizza while looking up at the sky. A blanket of darkness had enveloped him as night approached, and the stars lit up the sky like Christmas decorations.

***

“Thank you for the get-together, but don't forget your promise. It's not enough to make up for it.”

As everyone starts to leave one by one, Jeffrey meets Will and reminds him of the promise again.

“Don't worry, Jef. I will make sure to throw a big party after the movie reaches a hundred million. ”

Will said with a smile.

"As long as you remember your promise."

Jeffrey patted his shoulder as he laughed and left as well.

One by one, everyone has left the house except June.

Will looked at him and raised an eyebrow as if asking what he still did here.

“Your apartment looks messy; it will take quite a while for one person to clean it up. I might as well help. ”

Will did not complain as they began to collect the scattered boxes.

After everything was cleaned up, the two of them bumped into each other as they tried to throw the trash in their hands at once.

"Oh."

June rubbed her forehead as Will uttered 'sorry' in a barely audible voice.

Will puts his trash bag outside and waits for June to take out hers. As he threw it outside while making a 'Huup' sound, he turned to say something only to bump into Will once more as he waited for him right behind him.

This time, none of them made a sound as they stuck their foreheads to each other, not backing off.

June closed her eyes and bit her lips in anticipation. But what he expected did not happen as Will sighed and retreated again.

"Why..?"

Will could hear the trembling sound of June. He lowered his head, looking almost crying.

“Do not misunderstand here. Not that I'm trying to push you away. ”

Will said in a sympathetic voice, bringing disgust to a peak inside June. He expected Will to be too dense to notice his progress, but it seemed like he was the one who was stupid here. He felt disgusted with himself that someone who kept rejecting him now pitied him.

He could not hold back his tears as droplets of salty liquid flowed out from his burning eyes. Her face was hot with emotion as she could not help but scream while crying.

“You always know, you always know, but you keep rejecting my invitation. Wh why? What is not wanted from me? Why don't you like me when all I can do is think of you every moment of my damned day?”

Will looked at her with a bitter expression. He placed his right hand on his trembling shoulder as he held his chin with his left hand and looked at his flooded eyes.

"It's not like that. It's not like I don't like you. L like you. I like you a lot. But I care about you too. I'm sure after this movie; you'll get the popularity you've always wanted. I'm not going to want to implicate you in any scandal, make it seem like the director made you popular just like everyone else. ”

“I'm giving you that role because I really think that you deserve it, but I don't want you to mess up the gratitude for something more. I, for example, did not expect anything in return other than looks worth seeing. Are you really sure you like me?"

“Hiccup, hiccup.. i..”.

June finally seemed calm when she heard Will's explanation. All this time, he thought about it, and he thought that he kept pushing her away because he didn't like her.

“I... hiks.. I love you, Will. I love you so much. I have only one goal in my entire life, which is to get what I deserve. You're watching me. You noticed my talent. You gave me a chance to prove myself. You made me reaffirm my confidence. And I'm grateful for all that.”

“But I don't love you for superficial reasons. I've seen you, your personality. I like the people you. I love your company; I love myself when I'm with you. I only love you for reasons I can't explain, but trust me….I...really-right..”

Much of his grief has subsided now, replaced with shame.

Will, who heard June's words, experienced a mental uproar. She knows she likes him, but she is not sure if the love came about because of the gratitude she feels for him or something else.

After listening to his confession, his heart skipped a beat as he felt a sudden urge within him. He had never felt this way before, even in his previous life. Right now, she felt so attracted to the embarrassed June that she couldn't help but think about how 'cute' and 'beautiful' she was.