Spoiled By The CEO: Why The Wife Is Kinda Sweet? novel Chapter 269

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.

“Strategies for Cannon Fodder” had met with exceptional reception as it aired. It was a web series, but it had started a wave of discussion online, and seemed set to break through genre circles.

As the lead actors, Natalia and Mac were busy running around doing advertisements and activities. Their feet didn’t even have time to touch the ground.

Seeing she was so busy, Archie was afraid she’d get too tired, so he passed all the PR work for Annie International to another assistant manager under her.

Natalia didn’t have an opinion on that. She wasn’t superhuman, after all. She only had one brain and one pair of hands, so it was impossible for her to take care of so many things at once.

Besides, she hadn’t liked performing or stagecraft before, only feeling uncomfortable at being stared at like a rare animal in a cage.

But after getting settled in after a while, she’d grown used to it. Not just that, there were times where she was starting to enjoy it.

Not just Annie International, but she was also leaving almost all the work for Star Entertainment to Elsa.

Archie didn’t stop her full advance into the entertainment industry.

But sometimes, deep in the night when they were lying in bed, he’d give her some jealous orders.

No kiss scenes, no bed scenes, no intimacy, no emotional scenes with male actors at all!

Natalia didn’t know whether to get mad and laugh at his actions.

She couldn’t argue with him, though. If she wanted to talk about respecting her occupation, he could show her some respect right there that night.

An unspoken rule began to appear in the business soon afterwards.

A certain up-and-coming actress’ husband had set rules for her to take nothing romantic, no kisses, no intimacy. If she took the role, the whole show would get cancelled.

Naturally, everyone knew who that person was, but then again, Archie had long since gone public with his relationship to Natalia.

So aside from teasing them a little bit, people didn’t take it seriously.

Natalia’s head hurt at how possessive the man was, but she didn’t really need shows with those elements in them anyway. After all, it depended on the script. If it was needed, it would be there; if it wasn’t needed or required, that was fine.

Besides, with the internet cleanup movement that was affecting the whole country right now, even dramas were shot in a purer manner. Except for certain artistic pieces, normal kiss scenes could be accomplished just by staging.

The days passed in a busied peace.

In the middle of the year, Archie took Natalia with him back to Eqitin, planning to formally introduce her.

Annie International was based in Eqitin. As a sister company, Star Entertainment had moved here too after some discussion.

Natalia didn’t pine for Julio. She could live well no matter which city she was in.

Not to mention that the head of McCarthy Properties was also in Eqitin. No matter how things went, Archie was a shot-caller of the company and it was easier to work from this end. So Natalia had stayed in Eqitin with him.

No one was happier with that decision than Anne herself.

Archie had a house in Eqitin called Pinewood Manor. He’d bought it specifically for Natalia.

Anne was yelling every day that she wanted to move over from the McCarthy family home, but Archie had stopped her every time.

She didn’t understand, and every time the driver took her back, she’d been inconsolable.

Until one time, Archie gave it to her straight.

“Do you want a little brother? If you want one, be a good girl and go back. After a while, Daddy and Mommy will give you a little brother to play with.”

Hearing that, Anne was overjoyed.

“Really? I can have a little brother to play with?”

“Yes, really.”

So fro that day forth, for a whole week, Anne didn’t come over to disturb them.

Finally getting to have their own little world to themselves, big boss McCarthy was quite satisfied.

Afterwards, he just had to convince his wife to start making a little person.

Unfortunately, Natalia was really busy.

Anne wasn’t here, but neither was Natalia. She was so busy she was spending every day with the cast.

Big boss McCarthy was mad about it, but looking at the way Natalia was fighting hard for her dreams, he couldn’t stay mad.

One afternoon, Natalia received an invitation to attend an event in the evening, at the largest sports center in the Eqitin city center.

It was a charity night for celebrities. There was charity, was, but it was also to attract attention and views and generate positive comments. So it was an all-star night, and the largest star there was undoubtedly Tim Crusoe.

Tim Crusoe was thirty this year and had been in the business for ten years. He’d acted in countless roles, a handsome rogue who also acted well.

He’d also been a small-time actor in his early years, but he’d gotten in a car accident before, causing slight disfigurement on his face and causing him to disappear for a while.

Later, though, with surgery, he hadn’t just gotten his looks back but also improved his acting skills a great deal. His whole personhood emanated maturity and reliable charm.

Years ago, he shot his way to blockbuster stardom after a particularly successful movie. His fanboys and fangirls were uncountable, and he was currently the most popular actor by a long shot.

Natalia appreciated him as well. She’d seen his movies before, and his acting was insanely good.

So knowing that she’d be meeting him tonight, she was actually looking forward to it a little.

Superstars were everywhere on the scene, and many fans of many different stars were outside. Most, though, were fans of Tim.

Natalia arrived and planned to walk quietly down the red carpet. If she had the chance, she wanted to get close to some of her idols and have them give her a signature or something.

However, the moment she stepped out, she heard screams.

She turned and saw her own name being waved around desperately by a group of fans. Even though it was just a small group in a sea of people, she was still overjoyed.

She waved it them, which made them even more excited.

Ah! What a cute bunch of angels. She’d never thought such a day would come for her.

She didn’t know that, ever since “Strategies for Cannon Fodder” went online, it had swept across most major video hosting websites in just a few short months.

Videos of her were all over the internet, on Twitter, on Discord spaces, on friend groups, everywhere.

She’d been reposted and viewed over a hundred million times!

Natalia didn’t go online often, so she didn’t know her show had already reached that kind of popularity. It was just moving to her seeing so many people support her.

After walking the red carpet, it was time for the dinner party.

It wasn’t just movie stars on the scene but also a lot of upper class socialites. Natalia didn’t have too much interest in a dinner party like this, so she’d stayed in a corner and ate snacks.

At that moment, a familiar voice rang out.

“Natalia.”

She turned to look. It was Laura.

“You’re here too?” She stood up hurriedly.

Her dress was a little messed up from her sitting stance, and she patted it down embarrassedly. “I was a bit hungry. Sorry for looking like this.”

Laura smiled faintly. “You haven’t had dinner?”

“Er…” She’d rushed here and really hadn’t eaten yet!