American winner takes all

Chapter 237 Reunion (22)

"Hey Ethan, long time no see, how are you?"

Seeing Rice again at Lisa's home, Ethan found that his good son had changed a lot.

First of all, the iconic acne on his face has completely disappeared, but his face is a bit haggard. The whole person has become thinner, the cheeks are somewhat sunken, and the cheekbones are correspondingly protruding. The eyes do not show the vigor of a young man of this age, but rather a bit... Cloudy, eyeballs are bloodshot...

Seeing him in this condition, Ethan understood to some extent that the problem he was facing might be more serious than not being able to play as the main player on the rugby team.

"UCLA seems to be a good place, it has changed you so completely. Let's not talk about drinking and sex, let's talk about drug abuse!" Ethan was still holding the child, but after talking, he handed the child to Lisa's house The expression on the servant's face became very serious.

"What?" Lisa, who was sitting aside, was originally staying out of the incident and was preparing to watch a typical drama of "a father teaching his son".

When Ethan said this, he immediately felt the seriousness of the matter.

"God, Rice, look what you have done!" Lisa stood up directly and walked up to Rice, wanting to slap her useless son.

But he was persuaded by Ethan.

"You go upstairs first." Ethan asked Lisa to avoid him first.

Looking at Lisa's attitude, one can tell that she usually beats and scolds Rice.

She wouldn't tell the truth at Rice.

After Lisa left, under the guidance of Ethan, Rice finally told the truth.

"I'm sorry...Ethan, I...let you down." Rice's voice was trembling.

The common drama of being friends with friends.

"They said these can make me react quickly and make me more excited. I used it, and it did have an effect, but now I can't live without it and have to take it every day... This gave me serious symptoms. Side effects. I can clearly feel that my body is decaying day by day, but I just can't resist." Rice shook his head, tears streaming from the corners of his eyes.

The bad news is that Rice has become dependent.

The good news is that what he touched was light and he could still be saved.Otherwise, Ethan would just ask Lisa to cut off all contact with him and give up on Rice completely.He wouldn't show any mercy to the hopeless guy.

Now it seems that he really needs to change his environment.

The premise is...

"Do you really want to change? If you give up on yourself, no one can save you." Ethan asked.

"I..." Rice raised his head with tears in his eyes.

"I've never dreamed of getting away from this and forgetting what happened this year, I swear."

"You will transfer to the University of Alabama next semester. I will help you with the school." Ethan nodded and made his decision.

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"It's all my fault. I don't care about him very much."

In the room, Lisa sobbed and said that this strong woman in everyone's eyes showed her most vulnerable side in front of Ethan.

Faced with her son's depravity, she seemed extremely remorseful.

"Rice will bounce back." Ethan patted her shoulder.

"Luckily you are here Ethan, otherwise I really don't know what to do." Lisa wiped the corners of her eyes with a tissue.

After dealing with Rice's matter, it was time for Ethan to go home, and Mia returned to Los Angeles.During the more than half a year she lived in New Haven, she would come back every two months to tidy up her house in the Sacred Valley.

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"I didn't expect you to live in a place like this."

Grace smiled and said to Ethan in the living room at home. As soon as Ethan sat next to her, she hugged Ethan and rubbed her cheek against Ethan's shoulder, looking clingy.

"Perhaps your love of flirting with women is something you learned from those people outside." Grace tried to speculate.

Little did they know that before Ethan moved here, he had already made "ambitions".

After Grace returned to Los Angeles with Ethan, she did not go directly to her home in Burbank, but went to Ethan's home first.

In response to Ethan's question, Grace had no choice but to explain:
"You know, I don't like lying. After I go back, my dad will definitely ask. I really don't know how to answer." Grace looked distressed.

Apparently he was planning to stay at Ethan's house and be an ostrich.

"It's not like I won't go back for the rest of my life. After I finish handling some things, I'll go home with you." Ethan decided to share the responsibility with Grace.

After hearing this, Grace nodded heavily: "I'll just listen to you."

"Stop teasing me and come here to eat." Mia walked out of the kitchen carrying the prepared food and called to the two of them.

Grace stood up immediately and took the tableware from Mia's hand.

"Let me help you, Mia." Grace said cheerfully.

Although they have not known each other for a long time, Grace respects Mia very much.

"Thank you." Mia nodded in agreement out of politeness.

Not much more than that.

At night, when Grace was taking a bath, Mia quietly called Ethan over.

"I knew this day would come." Mia shook her head and laughed.

"Ethan, your efficiency is too high."

"In order to let you have a happy old age, I am racing against time." Ethan smiled.

"Then you are really filial. By the way, what about the girl who lived in our house before? The tall one with blond hair. Where did she go after filming The Devil's Advocate?" Mia was still thinking about the previous one. That one is none other than Charlize Theron.

Charlize also lived in Ethan's house for a while, but eventually changed agents and moved away.

"...She may have a better destination." Ethan responded.

He and Charlize Theron also had no contact for half a year. Considering that Hollywood is a big dyeing vat, it is not surprising that anything happened in the meantime.

"Oh. She's not as well-behaved as she is, and she's not as good-looking as Grace." Mia immediately criticized Charlize's shortcomings, which was another way to comfort Ethan.

Ethan shrugged, not thinking it was anything, it was normal to be separated.

"By the way, do you two still have contact with Leonardo DiCaprio's mother?" Ethan asked.

This can be traced back to high school. Lisa and Mia were very close before, and they also attracted Li Zi’s mother who came to watch the game to form the BIGMOM support group.

It is said to be a support group, but in fact it has nothing to do with the team. It is purely a small group of three women who keep in touch to maintain friendship.

Now that Li Zi's mother is not answering Lisa's calls, Ethan can only place his hope on his mother.

"The last time I went out with her was... the last time, about two months ago. Did you have anything to do with her?"

"I want you to help me ask her out." Ethan said.

"What?" Mia immediately took two steps back and looked at Ethan suspiciously.

"Couldn't you..." She looked scrutinizing.

"What are you thinking about? It's just about work." Ethan explained the problems Lisa was currently encountering.

Mia suddenly realized: "What are you going to say when you ask her out?"

"It's nothing, I just want to test her tone and want to hear how she plans to plan her son's future." Ethan said.

Mia thought about it and said that helping Lisa is helping her son. Besides, she and Lisa have always had a good relationship, so she decided to help her: "I will ask her out under the pretext of getting a beauty treatment. Then you two will discuss it in detail." .”

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In a corner of the bustling Century City, Irmelin Indenbirken came out of the parking lot and went to the agreed place to meet her old friend. However, she did not wait for Mia to show up, and she also heard a special voice. .

"Ms. Indenboken, long time no see." Someone said from behind.

Ellelin turned her head and found that it was Ethan, and then showed a polite smile.

"Why are you here too?" she asked in surprise.

"I'll just come over and hang out, what about you?"

"Your mother and I made an appointment to go out for a beauty treatment. Didn't she come?"

"She probably hasn't arrived yet, why don't we go to the cafe next door to wait for her?" Ethan tried to suggest.Ellelin did not refuse.

As soon as she sat down, before Ethan could speak, Ellelin asked about Ethan's current situation with great concern.

To be honest...she did have some admiration for Ethan, but unlike Lisa who took the initiative to act, she was more motivated by emotion than courtesy.

Ethan answered very patiently at first, but when he saw that the other party had no intention of stopping, he calmly changed the topic.

"By the way, how about Leonardo? The closed filming of Titanic should have ended by now." Ethan asked.

James Cameron has very strict requirements for filming. During the main photography session, the actors must stay in the studio and are not allowed to contact the outside world unless necessary, especially the two leading actors.

Speaking of which, Leonardo actually didn't go home for more than half a year.

"Well, he...everything is fine." Elleline laughed dumbly.
"Leonardo's career is really going smoothly. Maybe after Titanic is released, he will become a world-class superstar with the popularity of the movie." Ethan deliberately mentioned.

"Ethan, you...don't want me to care about you?" Ellelin said suddenly.

"Why are you talking about this all of a sudden?"

"It's nothing, I just found out about you and Lisa...forget it, let's not talk about it." She looked a little sad.

"It doesn't matter. There are only two of us here. I won't say anything you say. You can open your heart completely." Ethan said immediately.

"It's nothing...it's just a woman's jealousy of her outstanding peers. She has a successful career, started from scratch, made a name for herself in Hollywood, has a high income, and...met you and gave birth to you. A child, I think he will be very happy in the future." Ellelin laughed.

"But you still have DiCaprio, and his future achievements cannot be underestimated." Ethan said immediately.

"No, it's incomparable. She had someone to accompany her when she was depressed, but I didn't. How is she better than me?" She pointed to her chin.

"This..." Ethan looked a little embarrassed, only feeling that this woman's jealousy was really extraordinary.

In fact, Lisa also made certain sacrifices. After meeting herself, she completely drew a clear line with her original circle. In a sense, it was this kind of line that caused her career to fall. It was precisely because of this, She will seek change.

It's just that Lisa didn't tell Ethan all about it, but Ethan had already guessed the general cause and effect.

"I admit, I am jealous of her. She is the woman I want to be but can never be, so I asked Leo to refuse to answer her calls. I can't let Leo continue to cooperate with her. I want to destroy it with my own hands. Killed her. Do you want to know the reason? Ethan. Because of you!" Her expression was slightly ferocious.

"Sorry, I've said enough today. It's time for me to leave. Go back and tell Mia that if you want to ask about the contract, you can tell me directly without making other excuses." Ellelin said coldly.

Only then did Ethan realize that all of this was actually because of him.

"You showed up today just to convince me to change my mind, right? I know your purpose. You are helping her! I know."

"No, I'm not here to help Lisa, but for myself. I need Leonardo, and he needs me. This has nothing to do with Lisa. For my sake, let Leo stay." Ethan said.

Ellein was silent for a long time, and finally took a deep breath: "I will help you one last time. From now on, never appear in front of me!"

"As you wish." Ethan nodded immediately.

Ellein angrily picked up her bag and left.

Apparently she thought about Ethan more than her son's friends, so much so that she showed strong jealousy towards Lisa because of love and hatred.

In any case, Li Zi's contract renewal issue was successfully settled.

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"You're right Ethan, my mother did ask me not to continue to have contact with Lisa."

In a local bar in Los Angeles, Leo and Ethan were sitting on the second floor, still in the same position as when they met Kate Moss.

It's just that both of them have experienced many things respectively.

"I watched the Independence Bowl not long ago, and your performance on the court was so amazing. I have full confidence that you will become the second Joe Montana." DiCaprio clapped his hands.

After being cooped up on the set for more than half a year and finishing the main filming, DiCaprio was like a wild horse running wild, and he was having a lot of fun during this time.

"The same goes for you. Titanic will probably be a hit, and you will become the dream girl of girls all over the world. Besides, I asked your mother not to interfere with your contract renewal, which annoyed her, and she asked me never to Don't appear in front of her." Ethan shook his head.

"You did a great job, brother." Xiao Lizi took a deep breath.

The ambiguous atmosphere between Ethan and his mother has always been a worry for him.Now that he was fine, he no longer had the possibility of becoming Ethan's stepson, which made him feel particularly relaxed. It was simply better news than hearing that the movie he starred in was a box office hit.

"I hope you can fuck the most beautiful woman in the world and make the most money." Xiao Lizi raised his wine glass.

"Same for you." Ethan clinked glasses with him.

At this moment, a girl passed by the two of them and glanced back subconsciously. When she recognized Leonardo, she immediately smiled.

"Hey, are you...DiCaprio?"

Ethan looked back and saw that this woman was very fast, almost 1.8 meters tall, with dazzling blond hair, her facial features were like works of art, and her nose was particularly high, which stood out even among the Hollywood stars with so many beauties.

At this time, Xiao Lizi looked confused.

"Have we met before?"

"No, but we will get to know each other soon." She came over and sat down opposite to Xiao Lizi, that is, next to Ethan very consciously.

"Nice to meet you, my name is Natasha Henstridge." She held out her slender palm.

"I remember, the female lead in "Alien", I like your PP." Xiao Lizi chuckled lightly, raising his eyebrows, and he seemed to be having fun with other people's large-scale dramas.

Faced with the teasing, the woman named Natasha was not angry.

"Thank you for the compliment," she responded.

"You ignored my brother, and I won't agree to that." Xiao Lizi gestured to Ethan, who was sitting next to her, with her eyes.

At this time, Natasha turned her head and immediately joked:

"Is this big guy your bodyguard? Leo."

Obviously she didn't like Ethan much, she was obviously more concerned about Leonardo.

"No, no, no, this is not..." Xiao Lizi still wanted to explain.

"I am his bodyguard." Ethan answered first.

Natasha Henstridge nodded. During the chat, Ethan saw her body facing Little Plum and her legs slightly opened. She was wearing a skirt, obviously knowing what this meant.

Rather than coming here to strike up a conversation, it's more of a pure hookup.

The reason is very simple. As an actress who has just debuted, she continues to expand her fame. Nothing is faster than gossip.

For these young actors, if they can be selected by Leonardo, there is no doubt that their popularity will skyrocket.

However, her unabashed thoughts were a bit immature. Leonardo did not take the bait and could not even arouse the slightest interest.

"It's time for you to leave, ma'am." Xiao Lizi raised his hand and pointed, signaling for her to leave.

"You know, if you need it, you can call me at any time." She casually took the round piece of paper placed under the cup and wrote a phone number on it with lipstick.

"Compared to me, my brother prefers blonde beauties like you." In response, Little Plum stuffed the piece of paper into Ethan's breast pocket in front of the other person.

The woman shrugged and left.

"They all dream about getting into your bed. They want to take some photos themselves and send them to the major media. Lisa has specially warned me about this matter. If you don't want to be taken advantage of, you have to control yourself. This may This is the price of fame." Xiao Lizi lit up a cigarette, his face a little heavy with smoke.

"You don't have such worries. As long as you perform as you should on the court, no one will care about your private life, and they will even think that you have shown your masculinity." Xiao Lizi laughed.

"I'm not that casual." Ethan shook his head.

I am no better than before, I should cherish my feathers.

"Ohh, Kate Moss has a lot of say in this matter." Leonardo chuckled and turned to look at the dance floor on the first floor.

"Ethan. Look who that is?" Xiao Lizi's eyes lit up and he immediately pointed in a certain direction.

Ethan followed his guidance and saw a few women sitting in a booth in a remote corner of the first floor. The surroundings were dark and they were so far apart that it was impossible to tell who they were.

"I think this one is more suitable for you than the alien lady just now. The famous actress, Demi Moore." Leonardo introduced.

(End of this chapter)