Hollywood Zenith

Half an hour ago, Kate woke up feeling groggery due to the intense drinking session last night. Normally she was known the handle her alcohol but she really let it loose last night because of her new 'friends'.

Upon barely opening her eye, she felt someone on top of her. Looking through her tired eyes, she immediately recognized the offender, Adele who was drooling all over her chest using it as a pillow! Chapter Read:

"..." She wanted to get angry but looking at her peaceful face, she didn't have the heart to yell at her so early in the morning. All she could do was flip her to the side. She also noticed that Samuel wasn't with them. She only remembered fragments of what happened last night and immediately regretted forcing herself on Samuel.

" I really needed to cut back on drinking." The fight was intense because she still felt numb down there, it was a struggle to even walk on her weak legs. By the time she cleaned and soak in hot water, Adele woke up too.

She was grabbing her head while leaning against the bed groaning.

" I warned you not to drink so much." Kate remarked.

" What can I do? I was just happy to about-"

""Nicole!"" They both exclaimed at the same time. The important memories started flooding in their mind as they remembered how the little maid professed her love for her young master without shame!

It's not like it was a secret but they were surprised to see her so open for the first time. If not for Samuel's arrival, they would have easily convinced her to directly talk to the man in question while they sit back to enjoy the show!

" Hurry up! Get dressed, we have to find her!" Kate shook the bed so that Adele could get moving. She could see the remnant of intense battle all of her body, it honestly looked more worse than her. Kate couldn't blame her remembering how aggressive Adele was last night.

But for some reason she didn't mind it. It was baffling to think they only met few days ago, through the last night bonding it felt like they were long lost sisters. It might be because they were similar in many aspects, personalities, a vision to chase their dreams and most importantly loving the same man.

Even their appearance matched, they both had similar body type with different hair and Kate being slightly fairer than her. Adele outperformed her in her upper body while Kate assets were more congregated around her hips!

But it wasn't time to think about these things, Adele rushed to take a shower and accompanied Kate to look for Nicole. They fully expected the naive maid to hole herself in her room refusing to even talk to them. Anyone who would have seen her last night knew it was the booze talking so it came as a surprise to see her humming inside the kitchen.

" I think she doesn't remember what happened last night?" Adele questioned looking at the scene from afar.

" That's not possible. She was the least drunk among us. Wine is not such a magical drink that could wipe people's memories." Kate still had some wits about her last night which was why she remember clearly what happened.

" Forget it, let's go ask her. There is no point in beating around the bush. We only have a week for our plan!" Adele said excitedly.

" You still remember that? I thought it was incoherent babble." Kate knew it was a bad idea, especially now that she was sober!

" Oh, Miss Kate, Adele, you are up early? I was just cleaning the kitchen. What do you want to eat?" Nicole saw them whispering at the door and turned and asked with a smile on her face. The blushing face of a maiden that Adele wanted to see was nowhere to be seen!

" Hold on! Are you talking about food? Don't we have better things to discuss?" Adele prelude to last night but Nicole just acted oblivious.

" Are you not hungry? Don't worry, I will fix you a hangover soup. You don't look so good." She went back to working.

Adele was so shocked to see her acting like nothing happened. She pulled her outside and dragged her ass to the living room. Kate could only shake her head seeing her behave so irrationally.

" What about the things we discussed last night? Don't you want to go ahead with the plan?"

" Plan? What plan?" Nicole asked innocently.

" Don't play dumb! You were the most sober out of everyone! We all heard it!" Kate too ganged up on her. She could clearly see her trying to act normal!

" Oh that, hahaha, I was just joking with you! Did you think I was serious?" Nicole gave a hearty laugh and dismissed it right on spot.

" You-" Adele could say anything back.

" You looked very serious even cried a little. Was it all a part of the joke?" Kate asked.

" I was a little tipsy. It's not like Miss Kate didn't know about the adverse effect of alcohol? I just had too much to drink and blabbered some nonsense." She waved her hand before walking back to kitchen.

Her co-conspirator were left in the dust busy gathering their thought. Adele asked," What do you think?"

" I think she is acting."

They didn't had time to discuss before hearing the back door open. Fearing that it was an intruder, three of them gathered whatever they could to apprehend the suspect. Since Samuel's identity had already been exposed it wasn't farfetched to think others also knew about him residing here. They were ready to jump on the stranger only to find that it was Samuel who came back after his walk.

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Samuel was shocked at first thinking Nicole was aware of what went last night but after some time, he saw her acting normal serving the fish and chips that he brought back with him. With how cold it was and the time it took for him to get through the back door, it was given that they went cold.

Regardless, they gathered back in the living room to have breakfast. He talked about his walk and how he almost got swarmed by his fans because of his carelessness.

" How could you be so careless? Soon, paparazzi would be squatting outside this place hoping to catch a glimpse." Adele commented. They were on a retreat not to become the cover of next entertainment issue!

" It's alright, I covered my tracks pretty well. There are also some people around this place who will stop them from discovering where I live. Beside, we will be out of here in few more days." He dismissed her concerns. He was well aware of the family's security detail, they were meticulous without any room for error when it came to his protection.

" Can we pick some produce from farm in our backyard? I have been meaning to ask you about it." Nicole asked. There were plenty of supplies but she happened to come across the small well maintained farm inside their boundary.

" It's fine no one will bother you."

" I know a thing or two about it so I will help you. It's my job to purchase these sort of supplies for my bar." Kate offered to help. It would be an excellent chance to ask Nicole more about it.

Since it was decided what they were going to do today, Adele was ready to move when Samuel asked," Wait! Before that, I wanted to know if you thought of a name for your album? Since everyone is here, let's hear it."

" Eh? It's still in works. Since it's my debut album, I thought I would leave it to Uncle Russell and others at the marketing department."

" You must have few ideas right?" He pressed on.

" I have thought a little, what about 'Travelling Selfie?'. The album is a rollercoaster of emotion signifying travel through one's mind and selfies are a trendy name these days because of smartphones. It's also like a snapshot in present feelings." She seemed extra enthusiastic about it. It's not something that she could have come up on the fly.

" it sound cool! I approve." Kate immediately supported her.

" I think something shorter would be more appropriate. I think it's easier to remember and is more impactful. There is also something about one word album more successful!" Nicole added. Adele gave a hateful look still mad about her aloof nature but there was definitely something to be said about her point.

She turned to Samuel for answers because he was someone she trusted the most. If he said it was bad, she would let go of it. He pretended to think about it for a while, he didn't want them to feel that the name he suggested came out of nowhere.

" What about '19'? It will be like you conceptualize the album right before entering your twenties, still holding hope in heartbreak, cherishing your teenage years." He went on to say more but it wasn't needed. Adele was already nodding profusely immediately taking a liking to the title.

Samuel didn't know how much her singing career would deviate from the source or how the name came to be. There was a point to be made that it changed a lot, she was signed to a different agency and with all the support in the world behind her, her rise would be more explosive. Still he wanted her to keep the name of her maiden album '19' alive!