America achieves both fame and fortune

Chapter 606 Another Cult Leader

In a spacious apartment in Manhattan, the tall Taylor Swift is on the phone when Karlie Kloss, who is even taller than her, leans in and puts her ear to the other side of the phone.

Selena Gomez, being short, squeezed into the middle of them.

Cara Delevingne, whom the three had recently met, also curiously joined in.

Taylor, exasperated with her friends, continued to Martin, "I saw in the newspaper that you're in New York for a shoot? I'm on vacation here, Carly and Selena are here too, and I have a new friend, Kara, who wants to meet you. How about we throw a party tomorrow night?"

Martin, on the other end, said, "No problem. I have an apartment on the Upper East Side. It's quite large, very soundproof, and faces Central Park."

Karlie Kloss nudged Taylor, signaling her to quickly agree.

Taylor replied, "Sure, we'll throw a wild party at your apartment tomorrow night."

Martin said, "I'll send a car to pick you up at six o'clock tomorrow afternoon." He then asked, "Do you have any special plans for tonight?"

Taylor said, "Tonight is girls' night, and we're going to Central Park where there's a show to enjoy."

Martin paused for a moment and said, "It seems to be not far from the Ritz-Carlton Hotel where I'm staying."

"We're not coming to see you. Tonight belongs to the girls," Taylor repeated, deciding to end the call. "Martin, see you tomorrow night."

See you tomorrow night.

Taylor hung up the phone and looked at his three friends.

Karlie Kloss replied without hesitation, "I'll be there tomorrow night."

Selena Gomez chimed in, "You said last time that it could improve your voice, and I'm also releasing an album, so I'd like to give it a try."

These girls, who started in the entertainment industry in their early teens, have seen too much of the mess and are used to it, so they don't take it seriously at all.

Taylor looked at Cara Delevingne.

The latter said, "Martin Davis is my idol. I know Martin's ex-girlfriend, Blake Lively, and she once told me that the greatest achievement for a fan is to sleep with their idol."

Taylor laughed and said, "Alright, it's decided then!"

Karlie Kloss put her hand on Taylor's shoulder and said, "I also prepared a special gift for Martin."

Selena asked curiously, "What gift?"

Carly dragged her suitcase over, opened it, took out a 30-centimeter-long cardboard box, and placed it between the four of them: "A whole box of Durex condoms."

Taylor said, "Okay, remember to bring it tomorrow." She picked up her bag. "Now let's head to Central Park."

The four people went downstairs, got into the same car, and headed to Central Park.

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The Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

After dinner, Lily was the first to arrive at the bar. She ordered a penicillin, sat down at a table, and waited for Martin and his group to come over.

She took a sip of the golden liquid and looked up at the backdrop behind the bar. After the name of the creator of Penicillin, it read—Louise Mayer.

But Lily knew that the drink was originally made by Martin.

Suddenly, a woman came over and greeted them: "Hi, we meet again! Do you remember me?"

Lily looked up and saw a blonde woman who seemed familiar.

The blonde woman sat down directly opposite her and said, "My name is Allison Mike. We met at Warner Bros. Studios, in front of the soundstage for 'Smallville'."

Lily remembered: "You were that salesman who tried to sell me some management course?"

Allison Mack laughed and said, "I didn't recognize you last time. You're Lily Carter, that young sculptor."

She reiterated her earlier point: "It's not a management course, but a way to purify your soul, make you purer, and help you achieve greater things in art."

Lily asked, "Purify my soul? I'm a very pure girl, I don't need purification."

Before Alison could speak again, she urged her to leave: "Madam, my friend is coming soon, let's stop here."

Allison said, "Then I won't bother you any longer."

Lily waved her hand casually.

Allison Mike left the bar lobby, but instead of leaving, she went upstairs to a private room.

Sitting in the private room was a middle-aged man wearing black-rimmed glasses. He looked gentle and refined, much like a learned professor.

Right at his feet, two women were kneeling, one holding a wine bottle and glass in both hands, and the other holding a fruit platter.

They acted like servants in front of the middle-aged man.

Allison bowed respectfully: "Master."

Keith Lanier glanced at her and said, "You're late."

Allison raised her hand and slapped herself hard across the face. She used so much force that her cheek swelled up visibly.

Ranier simply watched her quietly.

Allison then explained, "I met a girl down there who would be perfect to be your servant, Master, to brand your private parts with your unique mark."

As she finished speaking, she and the two men kneeling on the ground simultaneously pulled down their pants, revealing a clear branding mark on their private parts—the initials of Lanier's name.

Lanier stood up: "Where is he?"

Allison led the way to the railing on the second floor, where the lobby on the first floor was visible. Pointing to Lily, who was alone, she said, "That's her."

Lily, who is below, is going to the bar to get something.

From Lanier's perspective, Lily not only has a delicate and beautiful face and a tall and sexy figure, but also a very special temperament.

"Who is she?" Lanier asked.

"Lily Carter." Allison, this female slave, was eager to receive her master's reward and kept finding new female slaves for Lanier.

She knew that the girl below would definitely pique her master's interest: "A young sculptor."

Lanier looked at it for a while, confirming that this was his favorite one, then turned back to the private room, saying as he walked, "No matter what method you use, bring her into the church headquarters, and I will personally preside over her baptism to purify her soul."

Allison followed up, saying, "Master, this girl is rather difficult to deal with. I plan to buy her works, use the opportunity of contact to build a good relationship with her, and then guide her into our sacred organization."

Lanier, a well-known cult leader in Los Angeles, said, "Okay, I'll grant you $50 to handle this matter. Don't let me down."

Alison was overjoyed: "Master, I will definitely satisfy you."

Back in the private room, after a short wait, Katherine Oxenberg, whom we had arranged to meet, arrived.

She is also a Hollywood actress and a well-known female producer.

Katherine Oxenberg brought a gift for the host, her daughter India Oxenberg.

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Downstairs, Martin, Bruce, and Mene went into the bar together and immediately spotted the unusually conspicuous Lily.

The three of them went over, pulled out chairs and sat down. Lily pushed the penicillin she had only taken a sip of to Martin: "This cocktail tastes awful, you can have it."

Martin picked up the glass and took a sip, remembering that it was Louise's favorite.

Menne asked Lily, "You're all alone here, and nobody's bothered you?" He made a fighting stance, "When I came in, I was ready to be the hero and save the damsel in distress."

Between Lily's fingers, a carving knife twirled like a butterfly: "I taught myself some medicine in order to practice human figure sculpting."

Menez understood what he meant and nodded repeatedly: "It renders a person incapable of resistance in an instant."

Lily suddenly remembered what had just happened and casually mentioned, "A strange woman came up to me and asked me to take some kind of course, saying she would help me cleanse my soul."

She scoffed and asked, "Have you ever seen a girl more innocent than me?"

Menez was the first to speak: "No!"

Bruce knew about Lily's other side and didn't say a word.

Martin instead cautioned, "You're all grown up now, so be more careful in the future. If you hear anything about cleansing or purifying your mind or thoughts, stay away from it; it's probably a cult."

Lily listened to Martin and said, "I understand."

Chad, Chen Hu, Marcus, and others arrived at this time.

Martin waved to them: "Over here."

After they came over and sat down, Martin called the waiter to bring drinks.

Tomorrow is the weekend and the crew is off, so we can have a little drink without worrying about it interfering with our work.

They each poured themselves a glass of wine, and Martin raised his glass, saying, "May our movie continue to be a huge success."

"Great sales!" Several people raised their glasses and drank together.

Menez is great at creating a lively atmosphere, and while drinking, he talked about the fun things that happened while filming in France last year.

He was especially envious when he mentioned Isabelle Huppert and her protégé Sophie Marceau.

Although these European goddesses of art and culture were all open-minded and exceptionally bold, taking off their clothes was no different from eating or drinking, they were not people that just anyone could woo.

Bruce put his arm around Mene's shoulder and said, "Mene is Mene, the most invincible one among us."

Martin acknowledged this: "I'm not as good as Menez."

Chad agreed: "Indeed."

Marcus said, "You accomplished something I could only dream of."

Chen Huchong gave Mei Nei a thumbs up: "If I had half of your skills, I wouldn't need to work so hard on every film crew. I could be living a life of financial freedom by now."

Menez waved his hand: "I've also been practicing hard for over ten years."

The group of people were laughing and joking, telling jokes and drinking.

Lily had an exhibition to attend tomorrow, so she left the bar first.

As soon as she left, Martin's phone rang; it was Taylor Swift calling.

The bar was crowded and rather chaotic at this point. Martin took out his phone to signal someone, and then went outside the bar to answer the call.

Just as I put the phone to my ear, I heard Taylor's urgent voice: "Martin, come quick, come save us! We've been targeted by a group of delinquents at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, hurry!"

"What's going on?" Martin quickly warned, "Call the police!"

Taylor added, "It's not that serious yet. We're in a standoff with them. Come over quickly and bring more men."

Martin, who had already been drinking, immediately returned to the bar upon hearing this and quickly explained that everyone wanted to go with him.

Bruce even discreetly checked the gun.

(End of this chapter)