Hollywood What If Chapter 396
Kazir had a complicated opinion regarding marriage, but it didn't mean he didn't want to marry her. He experienced marriage once, and it was a painful experience. He lost his house, his wife, his hope, his child... In his past life, he thought killing himself was the best option to overcome the pain. Thankfully he had movies to lean on.
However, this time, he loved Angelina, and he was ready to overcome that fear.
Angelina had also married once. She thought she was in love and had found her fairytale, but the fairytale didn't end with "happily ever after." She got divorced, and she didn't want to experience it again. She was also afraid to marry. However, she knew that Kazir was the person she wanted to spend her life with. She wanted to marry him.
Kazir wanted a child. A biological child that he wanted to cherish. Was it selfish to have his own child? No, not when Kazir had experienced losing one. He regretted that he didn't have the chance to fight and protect his child. Because of this, he had a strong will to have his own child.
However, Angelina was against it for the time being. Her career was just getting better, and it would affect her career if she had a child. Also, she was afraid that her figure would change badly if she became pregnant. The stretch marks, the stress, the daily vomiting. Angelina couldn't imagine experiencing all of that.
Couples would always have disagreements, no matter how small or big they were. That was normal. They were just people, after all. Couples usually find a way to overcome these disagreements to strengthen their relationship. If they failed, then the relationship would crumble. Harmony is an important aspect of a healthy relationship.
Angelina said that instead of having their own children, they should adopt instead. There were many unfortunate kids who didn't have parents, and Angelina wanted to help them.
The idea was amazing and noble, but Kazir felt disappointed when he heard it. He felt that Angelina robbed him of the chance to become a father, just like what Cassandra did to him. He felt like Angelina didn't want to have a child with him, which hurt him a bit.
When they first talked about these topics, the two had an argument... They couldn't fix it, so they decided to just keep quiet and never talk about it again.
They couldn't find equal grounds, and naturally, their relationship couldn't reach the next level. As long as none of them compromised, they would stay as boyfriend and girlfriend at best.
And now, the topic of marriage and having children resurfaced again. Kazir suddenly wanted to return to the party to sucker punch Johnny and slam Amber Heard's face into the concrete wall.
He couldn't help but blame them for opening the topic. Their relationship was getting better, but now it was getting worse again.
"..."
Kazir stared at Angelina, who was biting her lip in frustration.
He sighed and opened the door of the car.
"Angelina, let's go to our home and talk about it peacefully," he gently said. He didn't want to worsen the situation.
Angelina glared at him and clicked her tongue. Her eyes were red and teary.
"No, you go to your house alone. I'll call my assistant instead."
"Angelina."
"Go. I don't want to talk to you tonight."
The woman walked away, clearly mad at him.
"..."
Kazir looked down at the ground and sighed. He stared at the woman's silhouette, which was gradually getting smaller.
"Fine! So be it!"
He yelled and saw Angelina flinching. Kazir also had emotions. He was getting tired of this atmosphere. Whenever their conversation turned bad, he was always the one who tried to fix it.
Tonight, he didn't have the patience to pursue and pamper her.
He went into the car and started the engine. He didn't glance at Angelina, because he didn't know what to do if he looked at her.
The car left the party.
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Raizo jumped off the first building and rolled onto the next one with ease. He started running to lose his pursuers.
Then, John Smith and Jane Smith, the husband and wife, also jumped onto the rooftop of the building to follow Raizo. The couple found that some of the missing military weapons were acquired by the High Table, and Raizo was one of the people who knew about its exact location. Also, they got a clue that another organization acquired some of the military weapons, the dangerous ones, but they couldn't get more information about it.
However, Raizo was fast and slippery, and even the two veterans could not get close to him.
Raizo entered the elevator that was going to the lower floor. The couple failed to reach the elevator.
Jane and John nodded at each other and used the stairs to follow the ninja.
They checked the lower floor and waited for the elevator to open. Their guns were ready.
When the elevator opened—
"Don't move!" Jane said and pointed her gun at the guy.
"Eh? W-What's going on here?"
The guy in the elevator was not Raizo. The ninja had successfully escaped.
"Here's my wallet and phone. Just don't touch my storyboard, it's full of my drawings!" The man was Kazir Grey. He was just resting in this hotel, and he didn't expect that a gun would be pointed at him.
"... He's gone."
John Smith lowered his gun in frustration.
"Wait. Let me check if this guy is not wearing a synthetic mask to change his face."
Jane gave the gun to her husband and pinned the poor director. She pulled his face, and Kazir groaned in pain.
"He's clear. Let's leave this place."
The couple hid their guns and walked away, leaving Kazir in shock. The director's face was red for being pinched.
"Cut!"
Doug Liman ended the shooting, and everyone clapped. Jennifer Connelly giggled while Brad Pitt was trying to hold his laugh. They returned to the elevator and apologized to Kazir.
"Honestly, my cameo this time is quite painful." Kazir sighed, pinching his red cheeks.
"Sorry, director." Jennifer apologized.
The filming for Mr. and Mrs. Smith Part 2 was happening, and Kazir showed up as a cameo, as always.
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[Author's Note: Angelina had her first biological child in 2006 which was still two years from now in the novel. The current year in the novel is around 2004 - 2005, I believe. Because of that, it's a reasonable development that she's hesitant to have a baby considering that she had to prioritize her career. Also, this is fanfiction so don't take it seriously. I respect everyone's opinion but please remember that everything written in this novel is fake.]