Hollywood Zenith

It was somewhat fortunate that most of them were from his family, mainly from his mother. It was good that he had good people working under him who could handle things independently.

Steve would send regular updates, so it was surprising for his family to call him this much; something might have happened that was the only expression.

" Hello, mother-" He quickly called her.

" SAMUEL ROTHSCHILD!"

" YES!"

" Why are you not picking up your phone, young man? Do you know how worried I was? Two days and there is not a single word from you. Arthur also doesn't know where you went....." She began lecturing him on the phone while Samuel could only utter a few words regularly to let her know he was listening.

" Mother, wait! What about Steve? Didn't you hear from him that I was working?" After a few minutes, he interrupted her monologue; if he didn't do that, he knew she would go on for hours!

" If he was telling me anything do you think I will be this mad about it? All I hear that you have locked yourself inside some Manor in the countryside for two days! When I asked about it, he kept about what you were doing. Humph, I was just about to take a plane to see it myself what he was hiding!"

" Shit! It's good that I contacted her or else she would really have come here without a second thought." Samuel sighed.

" I am fine mother. I am sorry that I made you worry."

" And? What were you doing?"

" That-, I will tell you about it later."

" Forget it, the jet is already fueled. I will be there in few hours!"

" Stop! Mother, Please, I will tell you about it. Can't you trust me this one time?" There was a few seconds of silence before Laura replied.

" Ok. But if you ever failed to pick up my call again, I will be coming there see who is making my boy so busy."

" Who? Does she know it already? It is not farfetch when I consider my mother's personality."

" I promise."

They talked for a few more minutes before Samuel hung up the phone. He took a mental note to not let it happen again. After that, he looked at other calls; some were from Iblis and others, but nothing from Adele yet. Well, he could only wait.

A few hours after Lilly left, the main culprit, Darren, walked in with a huge smile plastered on his face. He never expected the 'warm' welcome Samuel prepared for him. He was lucky to find a perfect test 'subject' just in time to try his new chokehold.

" Heya~ Sami, Are you good?" Samuel tackled him to the ground despite his warm greeting while grabbing both legs. Flipping him over on his stomach, he started to bend his spine while his feet were firmly held between his arms.

" What? Wait! Why? Stop! Fuck!" Darren began flailing his arms to escape.

" Do you know why I am doing this?"

" No! Please explain first before attacking! I will pay you double of what you are getting to kill me~!"

" It seems you have not suffered enough. You are still making jokes!" Samuel increased the angle. Darren's big burly body was about to snap.

" I am sorrrryyyy!"

After punishing him to his heart's content, Samuel explained his 'sins.' Getting Rosaline and Liliana involved in his silly pranks was too much; what if it was not Samuel? It could turn into something much uglier.

Darren also understood the gravity of the situation. He never intended to hurt those girls from the beginning, but he had to admit it went a little far this time. He was grateful that the girls forgave him after he pleaded for it.

He knew Samuel was not the type of person to show mercy. Nonetheless, the outcome went better than he expected; at least Samuel had someone now! His little brother had finally grown up!

" Hey! Why are you looking at me like that?" Samuel asked.

" It's because I am happy. Little Sami is a man-" A final dropkick to finish the job. The funeral was a small price to shut up this bastard!

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A few days later.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, a team of ARMANI knocked on the door of the presidential suite right on time. It was customary for the company to arrange their accommodation near the venue.

The elites were tasked with getting Samuel, Rosaline, and Liliana ready for the party.

Compared to the girls, Samuel's styling is much more convenient for them. They chose a retro one-sided clean for the hair styling with big bangs on top of it. They wanted to keep it the same as he already looked good in his current appearance.

But Lilly felt to change some things to better show Samuel's aristocratic temperament and gentlemanly appearance. A tailor-made black suit, red bow tie, red dress handkerchief, and black matt pointed-toe shoes. Plus, skin care only took one and a half hours.

Samuel, who had finished early, just needed to sit down and behave like some handsome, wealthy man, which was his forte.

In comparison, Rosaline was in a lot of trouble. She was surrounded by people rushing to finish, but by the time Samuel spent his preparation, She had just done her makeup, and now they were moving on to her hairstyle.

Liliana, who was more familiar with such an environment, sat like a porcelain statue, entirely still while others plastered her with cosmetics.

Lilly had chosen a Red dress for Rosaline and Black for Liliana; they complimented their hair color while simultaneously highlighting Samuel's attire which was also black with some shades of red.

Although these one-piece evening dresses were beautiful and eye-catching, it was inconvenient to go to the bathroom. This was the hidden pain from the point of women. They often needed to give up a lot for beauty and dignity.

Rosaline experienced it firsthand when Lily put her on a strict diet for a few days; Samuel was the one who regretted it the most; their curvy figure was one of the things he liked a lot.

By seven o'clock, the girl's styling and makeup were finally completed; now they had to get into their evening dresses with others' help.

When Rosaline and Liliana came out, Samuel almost lost his breath.

Rosaline is in a flaming red dress with half-exposed shoulders and collarbone, while the other half is shaped like a blood rose, extending from the shoulder to the chest.

Liliana was in a sleek black dress with an open back, tight around her wide hips while a little loose around her chest; the embroidery at the bottom of the dress was eye-catching,

One highlighted the height of femininity, while the other was too sexy to take your eyes off. But as Samuel wanted, nothing too exposed, just enough to please the eye.

Samuel especially ordered a set of white pearl earrings, like elves in the moonlight, setting up the bar to a new level.

"How is it?" Rosline asked nervously.

" Keke, Close your mouth! You might end up drooling." Liliana showed a smug look seeing the dumb look on his face.

" Uhmm, very beautiful, you are destined to surprise the audience tonight." Samuel was surprisingly stingy with his praise.

" That's it? Don't get shy on me now 'big' boy!" Liliana grazed her fingers along his chest.

" Liliana!" It was Rosaline who shouted; what if other's heard it? This girl really has no shame!

" Che, well, you look handsome so I will ask more of you."

"Thank you. Hmm, it's a bit cold tonight, should we add a shawl?" Samuel suggested.

"Young master, There is no need to add a shawl. It is totally unnecessary. What's more important is that it's not cold tonight at all!"

The lady stylist who was listening in ultimately rejected their idea.

"It's alright." The girls already came over and locked their arms with his giving him understanding looks. Her puppy eyes were enough to move him.

At 7:30, the courtesy car stopped at the hotel lobby entrance. Samuel and the two girls got into the vehicle smoothly under the watchful eyes of company personnel.