The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Chapter 253 Cruise is the love of my life

Ater Hill Shooting Range, West Los Angeles.

On the outdoor mountain training ground, Hawke, wearing camouflage, squatted on the ground, looked at the broken dead branches, stood up and walked forward slowly.

He stared at the changes on the ground with sharp eyes and suddenly stopped.

There was some dead grass growing between the two trees, and a thin line was formed between the grass.

Hawke didn't take a step, but slowly retreated along the same path.

I heard a faint noise coming from the side and behind.

He pretended not to know, took a few steps back and leaned against a tree.

In the grass on the other side, Erica suddenly pushed the ground with her feet, and her muscular long legs burst out at the fastest speed. She pounced towards Hawk like an agile cheetah.

Hawke grabbed her hand holding the oil-painted resin saber, and using the force of her lunging forward, he lowered his body and threw her forward.

Erica used her free hand to support Hawke's waist for a moment.

They both fell to the ground at the same time.

But Hawke held Erica down, pressing her hands above her head with both hands.

Erica lay on the ground, looking at the knee that had fallen on her neck, and said, "I lost again."

Hawke stood up and pulled her up again, praising her: "You've improved compared to before. Your ambush is more covert and your attack is faster."

Erica put away the fake dagger: "I am much worse than you in close combat."

Hawke said directly: "This is caused by gender. A woman's full-strength attack, unless it hits a man's vitals, often has little effect. A man's slight attack is often unbearable for a woman."

Erica practiced close combat with Hawke more than once: "There is a huge gap in innate ability in this area."

The two of them cleaned the mud and fallen leaves off each other's bodies and walked out of the training ground together.

Erica asked as they walked, "Have you been keeping up the training of those Mexicans you recruited, Campos and his subordinates?"

Hawke said: "We train every week, and the leaders like Campos all want to go back for revenge."

Erica asked, "Do they have family?"

"Yes." Hawke learned about it carefully: "Not only Guti, but also Campos, Carlos and Garcia. Almost all of their families were killed by drug gangs."

He was very direct: "I'm also trying to contact the mercenaries."

Erica said openly, "If you need anything, you can come to me." She smiled and said, "The Ferguson family also has investments in Latin America. The social order there is relatively chaotic and the government's control is average. In order to ensure the benefits of the investment, some armed organizations are also needed."

Hawke expected this, so he said without hesitation: "I'll tell you if I need anything."

The two went to the locker room to change clothes, and came out with their bags on their backs. Erica said, "I got my salary today, so I'll treat you to a nice dinner."

Of course Hawke wouldn't refuse: "Okay."

Before leaving the shooting range, Hawke picked up a newspaper.

After getting into Erica's Mercedes-Benz G, he fastened his seat belt, looked through today's news, and found that the front-page headlines were grabbed by a Hollywood star.

Last year's Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry was caught cheating on her husband, who denounced her as shameless in the media.

The two sides openly tore each other apart, exposing each other's dirt and shortcomings.

"Hollywood stars are stealing the headlines when they need to be," Hawke said.

Erica read the gossip and said, "Celebrity scandals are great for diverting attention."

"When you are in doubt, just drag a Hollywood star to the front, and the pressure will naturally be greatly reduced." Hawke put the newspaper aside: "It's a very old routine, but it works very well."

There is never a shortage of hot news in Los Angeles. When needed, Halle Berry was dragged out and stole the attention of public opinion and the media.

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Sherman Oaks, a mid-level luxury residential area.

Standing on the second floor of the villa and looking at the empty door, Nicole Kidman finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Since yesterday, the reporters and paparazzi who had been following her for days have disappeared.

No one is chasing after me all day asking if I’m ashamed, and no one is urging me to turn myself in. I can finally have some peace and quiet.

Nicole Kidman picked up the newspaper next to her. The picture on the front page, which took up nearly one-third of the page, showed Halle Berry holding up the golden Oscar.

This Oscar-winning actress was embroiled in a shocking scandal.

Nicole Kidman should have been happy that someone had diverted the media's attention, but for some reason, she felt increasingly uneasy and had a feeling that something bad was going to happen.

Nicole thought for a while and finally remembered something: "Has the Oscar-winning actress curse appeared again?"

The last Oscar winner was Halle Berry, and this year's Oscar winner is her.

According to this order, the next object of the curse is herself!

Nicole was inexplicably frightened and looked out the window again. The door was deserted and there was not even a reporter.

This made her feel out of breath.

Nicole called out, "Andrea, are you there?"

The door was pushed open from the outside, and the manager Andrea came in and asked, "What's the matter?"

Nicole said: "Let's... go out for a walk."

Andrea was worried and didn't understand Nicole's awkward mentality at all: "Those reporters and paparazzi just changed their targets. If we go out now..."

"Go drive the car." The more Nicole looked at the deserted crowd at the door, the more she felt the presence of a curse, so she urged, "Drive the Rolls-Royce I ride in for public events."

Andrea drove a Rolls-Royce Phantom to the door of the villa, waited until Nicole got in the car, drove out, and asked, "Where are we going?"

Nicole thought for a moment and said, "Go to Warner Studios."

The Rolls-Royce Phantom sped along the road. Compared to the past few days, there were no paparazzi on motorcycles shooting through the windshield in front, and no entertainment reporters following behind. There was only one car driving alone on the road.

The car passed by a villa, and Nicole found that there were more than a dozen paparazzi and reporters gathered in front of the villa. Sarah Parker was surrounded by them and was in high spirits...

This Rolls-Royce Phantom passed right in front of the paparazzi.

But they didn't even look at it.

Yesterday, Nicole was annoyed to death by these guys, but now she suddenly felt that no one was paying attention to her, which was even more terrifying.

Nicole couldn't help but look up at the roof of the car, as if she saw the Oscar-winning actress curse about to fall.

“I need to do something.” She bit her lip. “I need to keep the media attention.”

With this in mind, the Rolls-Royce Phantom drove to Burbank.

Attack Tom Cruise again? Nicole thought about her recent experiences, her ex-husband hired West Coast Studios, and Pat Kingsley was sentenced to ten years in prison. Could these be related to Hawke Osment?
What did Kingsley do? Attack Tom Cruise.

Nicole immediately changed her mind and could no longer attack Tom Cruise.

I can't bear the pressure exerted by Hawk Osmond.

But the ex-husband is the best tool to attract public opinion.

Nicole had a great idea.

The Rolls-Royce Phantom arrived at Warner Studios and turned into the parking lot. Nicole looked through the car window and saw a large number of reporters and paparazzi gathered in front of the studio.

Nearby, there is a huge billboard with a poster of Warner and DC's big production "Catwoman" spray-painted on it.

Nicole remembered that "Catwoman", starring Halle Berry, was currently filming interior scenes in the studio of Warner Studios.

These reporters and paparazzi must be waiting to surround Halle Berry.

Nicole got out of the car and walked towards the studio entrance.

It was as if she was out of date. Except for a few reporters and paparazzi who turned their cameras or video cameras around and took a simple photo, no one paid any attention to her.

From extreme turmoil, it suddenly dropped to no one cared.

This gap made Nicole feel a little uncomfortable.

As she approached the studio entrance, her body suddenly tilted, she let out a scream, and fell to the ground.

Andrea followed behind, a little far away, and there was no time to help her.

Nicole fell to the ground with a scream.

The noise alarmed the paparazzi nearby. When they saw Nicole fall, they immediately turned their cameras and video cameras to shoot in this direction.

Many people gathered around.

The fastest female reporter, together with Andrea, helped Nicole up from the ground.

Nicole thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you, thank you for your help."

Twenty or thirty reporters gathered here at this time.

A reporter couldn't help but ask: "Why did you fall?"

Nicole said, "I was distracted by something and tripped." She smiled shyly, "When I walked here just now, I remembered when Tom and I first met and filmed Days of Thunder. At that time, I walked into the studio with him from here."

This is not right, isn’t it? Almost all the reporters thought so.

One of them asked first: "Have you reconciled with Tom Cruise? Do you no longer hate him?"

Someone else asked: "Aren't you two enemies? There are also rumors..."

"No, that's not the case." Nicole said loudly: "After going through all this, I realized that I love Tom deeply. Although we can't be together anymore, my love for Tom has not changed!"

She loudly declared, "Tom Cruise is the love of my life!"

There was an uproar at the scene, which was completely opposite to what Nicole Kidman had said about her ex-husband two years after their divorce.

One reporter was incredulous and asked tentatively: "Nicole, are you stimulated?"

Nicole was indeed stimulated, but she was stimulated by Kingsley's fate. She felt that if she continued to discredit Tom Cruise, she would not have a good ending.

This woman still has some brains after all.

Nicole didn't get angry or anxious. Instead, she said calmly, "In the past few years, I was greatly stimulated by the breakdown of my marriage and family. I said some things I shouldn't have said and did a lot of stupid things, but I have sobered up during this period of time."

She looked at the reporter who asked the question: "I am very calm now. I can tell you clearly that even though we are divorced now and can never go back to the past, Tom Cruise is still the love of my life."

After saying this, Nicole rubbed her injured arm and walked into the gate of Warner Studios.

The reporters who had gathered around dispersed, returning to their cars or newspaper offices and websites, rushing to produce news.

Halle Berry cheating on her husband is nothing compared to this.

New entertainment headlines are born.

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At Twitter headquarters, Hawke has been busy working.

During the break, Edward came in from outside and took out an invitation letter: "Steve Nutt and the Dodgers Club jointly sent it. They will hold a Dodgers charity game this weekend."

Hawke took it and looked at it: "Similar to last year's."

"It should be." Edward emphasized, "Steve called me and said he had something important to ask you. From what he said, it seemed that he had a conflict with the NAACP and was a little dissatisfied with them."

Hawke had anticipated this: "Some members of the NAACP only use Steve as a human tool to fight for rights, and Steve is the leader of an organization that wants equal rights."

Having said this, he suddenly fell into deep thought.

Can Steve Nutter be the carrier of magic fighting?
(End of this chapter)