Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 139 Zero Toleration for Assault on the Set

At this moment. Simon was very angry, so the words he said were naturally unfiltered and not pleasing

to hear. Erin couldn’t find the words

to counter what he said.

Seeing her bowing her head and not saying a word, Simon forcefully let go of her hand. Deep within his

heart, he looked down on the way Erin chose to keep quiet and not stand up for herself. If he hadn’t

arrived in time. Erin might have been sexually assaulted by the masked man. He despised Erin’s

attitude of wanting to cover things up and not cause trouble. It made him furious!

One minute later, Simon forcefully kicked open the door to Roman’s dressing room.

Roman and his makeup artist, Donny, were about to leave the dressing room. They looked at Simon,

who had intruded suddenly and quite rudely, with disapproving expressions.

“Haven’t you heard of knocking? Why on earth did you barge in like a bull?” Roman looked at this

unexpected guest impassively.

Simon didn’t have a good impression of Roman to start with. Not only were their rumors about him and

Erin, but he had also heard about his ex–girlfriend, Megan, repeatedly buttering up to Roman. Coupled

with how Roman had previously mocked him over the phone on Erin’s behalf when he broke up with

Megan, Simon naturally held a grudge against him. He could now use Erin’s incident as a valid reason

to confront Roman, so he wasn’t going to miss out on this opportunity.

His eyes narrowed as he glared at Roman. “Answer me this, Roman. If a female actress on the set is

kidnapped and almost violated, how should this be handled?”

Outside the door, Erin’s cheeks burned bright red. This kind of incident would make any woman feel

deeply embarrassed. Although the attempt was unsuccessful it was still a criminal case nonetheless.

Simon had asked the question quite loudly in the dressing room. As the door was still open, it attracted

shocked glances from the crew members who were nearby. Roman’s heart sank, and his gaze

instinctively shifted to Erin, who was standing outside the door.

He observed that her complexion was somewhat pale, and she had a conflicted expression. Based on

Erin’s state of discomfort, Roman immediately deduced that the victimized actress was likely Erin!

A sudden wave of fear washed over his heart. Roman calmly walked over, took hold of Erin’s hand, and

pulled her into the dressing room. On the other hand, Simon looked on coldly, waiting for Roman to

speak.

Roman calmly instructed, “Donny, go and inform the director that we have something important to

discuss here. Tell him that we’ll temporarily pause the filming.”

Donny’s expression also became serious. He glanced at Erin with some confusion then quickly left.

Once he left, Simon intuitively closed.

the door to the dressing room.

Now there were only the three of them in the room.

“Erin, was what Simon said true?” Roman’s tone was serious, and his eyes showed nervousness and

unease. Upon being asked, Erin remembered the incident in the artificial cave earlier and felt a sense

of fear. Faced with Roman’s question, she suddenly chose to remain.

silent.

“Can you say something, please?” Roman was getting anxious and unsure of what to do for the first

time.

Simon glanced at Erin and spoke up, “Just now, Erin was kidnapped by a stranger and almost

assaulted in the artificial cave. Fortunately, I happened to pass by and stopped him from going any

further! The person was wearing a plastic mask and dressed in an ancient costume. He had some

combat skills as well. Hence, he’s likely one of the male actors from the crew. If we don’t catch this

scum, then you

might as well stop filming altogether.”

“That’s enough, Simon. Please, no more- Erin was clearly very distressed.

Seeing her response, Roman didn’t doubt what Simon said. His gaze instantly turned deep and

terrifying, and he remained silent for a full

two minutes.

After two minutes, he raised his eyes to look at Erin while saying. “Erin, we must investigate this matter

thoroughly. We absolutely cannot tolerate such scum! I know that if we report this to the police, you

might become the subject of gossip again. But If we don’t catch that

person, no one can guarantee that he won’t strike again!”

Roman’s words made sense, and even Simon’s firm attitude was perfectly appropriate. However, Erin

instantly became shackled by the

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fear of being the target of gossip when such a thing happened to her. She was hesitant to come

forward because she was afraid.

She’d seen the news about women facing misfortune. There were always some malicious people who

enjoyed kicking others when they were down. Some would even shamelessly comment that the victim

had it coming by dressing so scantily. Just the thought of such malicious words made her feel

unsettled. She didn’t have a heart made of steel; she was just an ordinary woman.

Erin’s constant silence made the two men standing beside her feel stifled. They both wished they could

find that scumbag and cripple him!

“What are you hesitating about, Erin? Are you going to let that person go unpunished? I guarantee you

that if I don’t send him to prison as a lawyer, I might as well rescind my law practice license!” Simon

wanted to encourage and empower Erin, but he didn’t want to do it in a powerless and inconsequential

way.

Roman also spoke with great seriousness. “Erin, I stand with Simon on this, and I agree with his

approach. The scumbag didn’t succeed this time, but maybe he will continue to target you again. Even

if you leave the crew and stop acting, you can’t hide from people forever. Besides, while he slinks in the

dark, you’re in the light-”

After they took turns persuading her and pointing out what would likely happen in the future if she let

this go, Erin finally made up her mind. With a cold and resolute look in her eyes, she said, “Fine! I’ll

report this to the police. To prevent such incidents from happening to another actress, I’ll cooperate

with the officers in handling the case.”