Hollywood Zenith



" Mr. Samuel..this.." Siwon looked embarrassed being treated like a child. That's when a sudden click was heard by everyone; it was Emma who had already pulled out her phone and taken a picture.

" You what are you doing?" Samuel exclaimed.

" Nothing, it was too good of an opportunity to let go off! I must share it on the group." Emma looked happy.

" Delete it!"

" I won't!"

Samuel began chasing her, but she sneaked behind Darren, who stood tall, protecting her. Wasn't it his duty to protect his girlfriend? So what if the opponent was his best friend? He wouldn't let him bully her!

" I don't even know what to say. They are acting so childish.." Leeteuk said with a smile.

" Well, it's not surprising since they had been together since they were kids. Don't mind them; you should rest before the final performance." Rupert answered with some maturity. He would have joked about it if it was some other time, but he was too shocked to say anything.

Since the first time he met Samuel, he knew he was something special. But seeing his exceptional performance, his common sense was shattered. Samuel was like a monster that could achieve anything if he put his mind to it!

Their silly fight ended when the girl group entered after changing their clothes. It was fine for Juniors, but they had to match their clothes for a collaborative performance.

" You were so cool! I didn't think you can pull it off!"

" Right! It's a shame you didn't show your face! I am sure the crowd will go crazy looking at that face!" Soo-jin and Bo-mi were the first to shower him with compliments. Samuel expected such a reaction, but why were they piling on his body?

" You were hiding your skills, very cunning." Ningning looked like she understood his intentions. She was forming her own opinions inside her head while looking smart.

Samuel didn't even want to know what it was. Besides, if he had indeed shown his face, he was sure someone would recognize him, and that would lead to unnecessary attention. He had to lay low on the company's orders!

" It was shocking; you did well, junior!" Red came and patted his back, too. Junior was something the members called themself officially; she had recognized him as a member of the group, which was a surprise knowing how against she was about this whole thing.

With Soo-jin and Bo-mi securing his arms and Mi Sun complimenting him with a genuine smile, which she seldomly showed in public, he was entirely surrounded by Grace Generation members. Yoona seemed lost in thought, so she kept some distance, but it was not the problem.

Samuel was feeling murderous intent from his side. He looked in the direction to see Darren clutching his fists, looking at him with absolute disgust. Why? The answer was clear as day because he was monopolizing girls again!

" Hateful! Die! Die!" He was glaring with such apparent intentions. Samuel tried to laugh awkwardly, but in Darren's mind, he was acting smug!

" T-thank you." He wanted to get away, but that only instigated the girls to hold him tightly while giggling and having fun. He looked like a lecherous bastard trying to take advantage of the situation!

" I might really die at this rate!" Samuel thought as Darren's rage kept on increasing.

" Excuse me? Can I ask you something?" Yoona interjected, taking advantage of that window; Samuel slipped away and stood on the side.

" Are you talking to me?" She was pointing in his direction.

" How did you do it?" She said innocently, but her question immediately silenced the whole room. Those not paying attention were also looking at Samuel; even Manager Kim and Jean were interested.

" Do what?"

" You know what I mean." Yoona pressed further. Sensing everyone's gaze at him, he was lost for words. Even if he said something, it was hard for them to believe him; he was bound!

" Kekeke, that's easy!" Suddenly, Emma exclaimed from the side, crossing her arms while walking toward them with her head held high. 

" What's up with that smug look? She will definitely mess-" Samuel thought, but before he could act, she began proclaiming nonsense as he expected.

" It's because he is not human!"

""" Eh?""" Everyone's reaction was the same.

" Do you know, when I met him for the first time, I also thought how can such a person exist in this world?" She waved her arms around, making things more dramatic.

" He was an exceptional child actor and what's shocking was he only learned it for few months. He started a business from the scratch making god knows how much money and you have already seen him sing and dance do you think it's possible to have this much talent?"

" Hey! Stop it..." Samuel tried, but she was far gone; it was something that he didn't know until it was too late. The person who became a fanatic after joining his fan club, Emma never let go of an opportunity to boast, especially when she was with Samuel.

" That's right, it's not possible for mortals, but Samuel is different!" She proclaimed proudly, but her rant sounded more like she worshiped him than compliments.

" That's surprising; no wonder you two are close." Yoona didn't take her seriously. She did gain a few insights into his character, but still, it didn't explain how he managed to prepare for the performance within two hours.

" Humph, we are not that close. I can't possibly stand beside him that the job of sisters. I will say it right now, but don't meddle because you can't possibly mmu."

" That's enough. She is rambling nonsense don't take it seriously." Samuel shut her up before she did any more damage.

" Sisters?" Everyone looked in his direction because it made them more curious. It might be ramblings, but there seemed to be some truth mixed in by how fast Samuel reacted!

" Darren! Take her, don't let her out of your site!" He ordered Darren to take responsibility. Darren could only sigh; he knew Samuel had his secrets and never questioned him, but it was not like he was not curious himself.

But as a friend, he wanted to wait for him to tell him voluntarily, not because he wanted to but because he must feel a lot of pressure with so many secrets. Such things could eat one alive if one bottled it for too long.

But his worries were unfounded; Samuel did have one confidant, Apollo, who had been with him through thick and thin. He also didn't worry about it too much; he did change a lot of future events due to his meddling, so for now, it was best to live in the present.

" Now then, where were we?"

" You were telling me how you did it."

" It's nothing special, since I was a child I can imitate better than other people. I have seen some of your music videos before and tried few things in the past. After getting access to the CCTV I watched it a few times. These things came naturally to me since I have been learning since childhood." Samuel chuckled.

He didn't outright lie, but this should be enough to convince them, right? He thought as he gauzed their reactions. A few people were nodding, but others didn't believe him. But asking him to elaborate was rude since he was helping them so much.

" Wait a minute... Does that mean you can't perform well in our next performance? Since it's a collaboration work that we are going to release after this event." Manager Kim was first to catch up.

" Since it is not public yet, he should have seen our performance before right?" Eunhyuk added.

" You should have told us before! We could have cancelled it but now we have already announced it..." Yesung panicked.

" Calm down everyone. Don't worry to much."

" Can you do it?" Leeteuk asked seriously.

" I can so just trust me, okay?" Samuel gave them a heart pose; it worked wonders as they laughed, looking at his silly pose. Soon, someone told them the set was ready, and they confidently walked out.

It didn't matter to them who Samuel was right now; they trusted him as long as he said he could do it. It was like a contagion; his aura was something that one blindly put their trust in for some reason.

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" Have you really located the little girl?" the man asked solemnly. He was nearing his limit of patience since his life was at risk. He was ready to snap their neck, but they came to him unexpectedly with good news!

" Yes my lord, we have tracked that the little girl is in France more precisely in Paris. She was in an orphanage till but few days ago someone took adopted her."

" Someone?" He didn't like that word; it meant they still didn't locate her valid location.

" Don't worry, my lord, we have checked every channel out of the country. She is likely still in the city; I am sure we will find her today!" His subordinate bowed lower, almost touching the ground.

" You better, it's you last chance. One more mistake and you know what happens right?"

" Yes, my lord!"

Unbeknownst to Samuel, trouble was brewing on the horizon!