Chapter 248 248 Your Explanation

"What's wrong?" Hugo turned his head and looked at Uma softly.

This gentle look Uma was all too familiar. She tried hard to find her answer from Hugo's expression, but she failed, which reminded Uma of Hugo's trust in her, and the celebration of the Golden Globes. At the banquet, Anthony poured dirty water on her, and Hugo defended her without any hesitation, and never questioned her after that.

Uma picked up the newspaper in a panic, and directly wrapped the wet seafood, "No, no."

Uma didn't dare to face Hugo, staggered her gaze, locked her eyes on the seafood in her hands, and tried to wrap the seafood completely with newspaper, but she missed the disappointment in Hugo's eyes. That deep disappointment pierced Hugo's heart, and this was the first chance he gave Uma.

Hugo closed his eyes, tried to calm himself down, and then seemed to mention it casually, "By the way, didn't Michelle say that you were auditioning for a work last time at the Golden Globe Awards? How? Are there any results?"

Uma's heart trembled slightly, she raised her head and looked at Hugo. There was a faint smile on the corner of Hugo's mouth in front of him. Those eyes were no longer as gentle as before. Some of them were just calm, like a calm lake. Those amber eyes were so deep, as if they fell into them, they were gone. Never come out again. This reminded Uma of her first intimate contact with Hugo. It was because of Hugo's eyes that she chose to take the initiative and took the step towards Hugo, who had no interest at all before.

"Oh, that work, I missed it." Uma staggered her gaze again. She didn't dare to face Hugo's gaze. The gaze that was no different from usual was burning her heart at all times. She couldn't face it. Hugo's clear eyes, "You know, I'm just a newcomer, they may want to find an actress with more box office appeal."

"That's how anyone comes here," Hugo whispered, closing his eyes deeply, a second chance. He wanted to continue to trust Uma, he didn't want to be cranky, he didn't want his guesswork to ruin everything, so Hugo told himself that he should give Uma a chance to be honest and not guess each other's riddles. So, Hugo did just that.

"By the way, I'm reading the newspaper today," Hugo's words made Uma raise her head sharply, but Hugo, as if unaware of the panic in Uma's eyes, said calmly, "It's the one you're holding. , 'San Francisco Chronicle', it says you're going to be the heroine of 'Sugar-Coated Trap', is that true?"

Hugo looked at Uma quietly like this, Uma's eyes were full of storms, she looked at Hugo in disbelief, as if she was the one who was betrayed. Uma couldn't believe that all the calm just now was actually pretended by Hugo, which made Uma feel completely cold, but at the same time, she was overwhelmed by panic.

The entire hall fell into silence, and Joseph and Karl, Charlize and Alex in the room also stopped their movements, and did not even dare to breathe more, lest they would break the peace in the room, Then it was overwhelmed by a gust of wind and rain.

"You're testing me!" Uma asked Hugo with a trembling voice, as if she were the victim.

Hugo narrowed his pupils in astonishment, but then he closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then opened them again, "Yes." Hugo admitted so frankly, he could even see the stormy waves in Uma's eyes , but Hugo finds it all so ridiculous, Uma acts as if she were the victim of a betrayal. "I saw the news, but I didn't hear it from you. I want to hear you tell me."

"You've already seen the news, so is there any doubt? You pretended to know nothing and came to test me, do you think I'm a clown? Are you watching my jokes? Is it so ridiculous in your eyes?" Uma smashed the seafood in her hand against the table, and the bag full of octopuses was smashed, and the fresh octopuses flowed out and spread out sporadically on the entire table.

Hugo took his eyes away from the octopus and looked at Uma calmly. At this time, he had passed the initial anger and regained his composure. All he wanted was an answer. Sadness is no greater than death of the heart, which is about how it feels now. Originally, there was trust between Hugo himself and Uma, but now it seems that his so-called trust is a joke.

"No, I just want to hear your explanation." Hugo said flatly, "After going through the past week, we all know that news can't be done correctly, so I don't think journalists can be trusted. I want to hear your answer."

Hugo's words severely humiliated Uma, which made Uma completely stunned. She looked at Hugo in disbelief, "What do you believe in what I say?"

Hugo nodded, showing a tragic smile, "I originally planned this."

Uma suddenly realized that Hugo really trusted her, and she tore this trust to shreds, "What about now?" Uma did not miss the past tense used in Hugo's words.

Hugo still had that smile on the corner of his mouth, but he didn't answer Uma's question, but said, "What about your explanation?"

Uma suddenly laughed, she knew that trust was no longer complete. And trust is not the system. Restoring the factory settings can turn everything into the original. When the trust is cracked, everything is irreversible. Thinking of this, Uma just smiled, because she knew that since it was irreversible, there was no need for her to hesitate and hesitate, and everything could go according to plan. She has always been a ruthless woman. After making a decision, she will not look back. This was the case when she took the initiative to attack Hugo, and it will be the same today.

"Are you sure you want to listen to my explanation? Or just want to verify your guess." Uma turned and walked to the sink, washing her hands slowly, and then meticulously drying the water droplets with a hand towel, because there are Charlize's existence, the family has always been well-organized, not like a man's apartment at all.

"It's up to you." Hugo's voice trembled slightly, but he controlled it well and still looked at Uma with a smile. Then Uma turned around and met Hugo's gaze calmly, and Hugo was not timid.

"On New Year's Eve, Martin and Tracy offered me the opportunity to audition. Although I know they are dealing with you behind the scenes, I still intend to seize the opportunity." Uma simply stated, not for the She made her own defense, because she knew that the defense was no longer needed at this time, "It's just that I didn't know what the opportunity was at the time. After you and I went on vacation to Malibu, the first time I went out was to audition, I didn't tell you, You should know why."

Hugo didn't answer, just looked at Uma quietly.

"I learned after the audition that it turned out to be a 'sugar-coated trap,' and I had a great time talking with Sidney, but he didn't promise anything, he just told me to go back and wait for news." Uma simply stated, "Then I Another audition and one more meeting with Tracy and Michelle."

No wonder Uma tried every means to keep Hugo in Malibu. Apparently at that time, Uma vaguely understood that the role selection of "Sugar Coated Trap" was to suppress Hugo, and that was the reason why she won the opportunity, so she It is bound to not let Hugo know, let alone let Hugo ruin this opportunity. Now that I think about it, Hugo only thinks that he is really a fool, a complete fool.

"After that, Sidney called me the day before yesterday, saying that he wanted to talk to my agent in detail. Other than that, I have not received any news for the time being." Uma pointed to the man who was embarrassed by the octopus." San Francisco Chronicle", "As for the information on this, I have not yet received a letter of approval."

"Do you have any other questions?" After speaking, Uma looked at Hugo calmly, "Oh, by the way, about Anthony, Tracy wants me to find a way for you to interview him, specifically I don't know the details; there's a recent newspaper rumor that I accidentally told Tracy about the Eternal Street thing in Chicago. Well, that's all there is to it, do you have any questions?"

Hugo looked at the calm woman in front of him, and his memory went back to the time when he just fell in love with Uma. Uma, like today, is full of confidence and courage, boldly pursued her goals, and never concealed her ambitions. Hugo knew that Uma wanted to seize this opportunity and make a breakthrough in her career, and Uma did not defend herself, but Uma did not expect things to reach this point.

Hugo wanted to speak, but found that his throat seemed to be blocked. Until now, the tearing feeling of heartache made Hugo realize that in this relationship, he gave more affection than he imagined. Much more, "Why don't you justify yourself?"

"I've already explained, haven't I?" Uma looked at Hugo quietly, with a mocking smile on the corner of her mouth, but she didn't know whether it was for herself or Hugo.

Hugo shook his head, "You know what I mean." Uma didn't answer, Hugo just looked at her like this, looking at the face that he was familiar with but unfamiliar with, "If according to what you said, you didn't What did you do wrong, just audition for a movie and then keep working hard for your career, that's all. My personal feud with the 'Sugar Trap' crew has nothing to do with you. Why don't you justify yourself?"

Uma looked at Hugo's clear eyes, "Do you believe my explanation?"

"Why not? You have no reason to hate me." Hugo took a deep breath and continued, the surging heart made it more and more difficult for him to control his emotions, and he had to constantly adjust his breathing.

Hugo's words made Uma laugh, and after the smile gradually dissipated, the sadness and madness on her face broke through the unbreakable mask, and on that delicate face, like a poppy, it slowly bloomed. Indeed, from Uma's point of view, she did nothing to hurt Hugo, she did not join the conspiracy of Tracy and others to frame Hugo, she just chose a work that was beneficial to her career That's it. But Uma knew it wasn't that simple.

Uma looked at Hugo with crazy and nostalgic eyes, "I think you know why, since you started to test me, isn't the result already doomed? I can't give you the answer you want. So, Justifying myself will only make me look more embarrassed, so why should I?"

On New Year's Eve, Uma made her own choice, and now there is no room for turning back.