Mr. CEO's Substitute Bride-Chapter 1045 - 1041: Director Croft, Who Is This?

Director Croft’s gaze darkened slightly, and as he put down the napkin, he said, "I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to."

"Nicholas, what are you saying?" Hannah Hargrave lifted her head from below the table, thinking Director Croft was apologizing to her, and her face, coated in thick foundation, showed a delighted expression.

Seeing the girl opposite roll her eyes helplessly, Director Croft picked up the napkin again and covered his nose, apologetically saying, "Sorry, I didn’t mean to make a fool of myself in front of you."

Hannah Hargrave slowly sat back, the disappointment on her face was obvious.

Although she hadn’t succeeded last night, fortunately Director Croft didn’t bring it up, otherwise, she wouldn’t know how to handle it.

After breakfast, the two sisters returned to their rooms for makeup by professional makeup artists. Since Beatrice Hargrave was present, Director Croft patiently waited in his room. On their way to the film festival, the three of them shared a car. The luxury car stopped at the entrance, and Director Croft stepped out first in a dark velvet suit, its tailored fit showcasing his magnificent and slender figure and his straight long legs.

A gray-blue shirt with a bow tie at the collar, holding a white handkerchief lightly against his nose and extending his hand gentlemanly towards the car door.

Hannah Hargrave placed her hand in Director Croft’s palm, lifted her eyes to give him a small smile, and stepped out.

Silver high heels encrusted with tiny diamonds stepped onto the cobblestone ground, revealing her entire body slowly with Director Croft’s support. A sea-blue evening dress suited her complexion well, her long hair styled into large waves naturally falling by the side of her face.

After getting out of the car and moving to Director Croft’s other side, she naturally took his arm. Amid the astonished gazes of reporters and fans, Director Croft continued to slightly bend and extend his hand towards the car.

Beatrice Hargrave took his palm and stepped out in a white knee-length dress, her long hair tied in a ponytail with light makeup on her face. After coming out and seeing numerous cameras pointed at her, she instinctively hid slightly behind Director Croft.

Amid the gazes of countless fans and media reporters, Hannah Hargrave held onto Director Croft’s arm as they walked toward the red carpet, waving to the media reporters and fans outside the barricades, her lips curving into a proper smile.

Beatrice Hargrave walked on Director Croft’s right, feeling somewhat uneasy about walking such a formal red carpet for the first time.

When the reporters’ cameras focused on the group taking pictures, Hannah Hargrave held onto Director Croft and paused, cutely tilting her head, creating an appearance as if resting her head on Director Croft’s shoulder.

While Director Croft, as the reporters took pictures, extended his long arm to directly support Beatrice Hargrave’s waist, pulling her a bit closer to his side.

At this moment, the host on stage was enthusiastically narrating, "...Now approaching us is the President of Infi Group, Mr. Nicholas Croft, along with Phoenix Entertainment Group’s award-winning producer, Ms. Hannah Hargrave, accompanying them is..."

The host paused, furrowing their brow while looking at Beatrice Hargrave in the white princess dress, searching their mind for which artist she was, yet even as the three reached the center of the red carpet, they couldn’t figure out who Beatrice Hargrave was.

"Hello to both of you!" The host cordially greeted them and handed over a microphone, conducting a routine interview about their thoughts on the film festival, then curiously asked, "Director Croft, who is this?" 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

During the interview, Director Croft’s long arm remained lightly around Beatrice Hargrave’s waist. This protective gesture seemed even more intimate than with Hannah Hargrave.