American Peanuts

Chapter 191 Divorce lawsuit, unexpected visitor

Looking at Liv Tyler standing in front of him, Charlie could vaguely recall her appearance as the elf princess in The Lord of the Rings, with her long and narrow face, melancholy blue eyes, smooth dark brown waterfall-like long hair, and Those pointed ears completely interpret the elf charm of the ascetic style.

At this moment, Liv Tyler in reality does not have those pointed ears, her skin is not as tight as before, and her eyes are not as clear as before. Even taking into account the makeup technology and post-production reasons, one can still imagine Liv Tyler in the past few years. Life was not a good one.

Since Lord of the Rings, she has only appeared in two low-budget comedy films released on DVD.With no film appointments and no attention, in the fiercely competitive Hollywood, she has experienced what it means to be ups and downs.

"You came to me? How can I help you, madam?" Charlie asked her immediately.

"It's a long story, Mr. Charlie, you have many girlfriends, right?" Liv Tyler was wearing a pair of loose jeans with a thick coat on top. She looked around and then walked to the chair next to her. sit down.

Faced with her sudden question, Charlie was a little surprised. He didn't understand why she asked such a question, but he simply rejected it: "I refuse to answer this question."

"Whatever, I just want to ask you, do you love them? Or do you understand their feelings?"

"What the hell do you want to do?"

"I once had a happy family. In 03, I married my boyfriend of five years. A year later, I gave birth to my daughter. At that time, The Lord of the Rings was still filming the second part. At that time, I thought the relationship between us was The marriage would last forever, but since then he has become a different person. He has continued working on his band, playing shows, and touring the country. We have seen less and less time in person, and even less time on the phone. Well, guess what happened in the end?"

"He has a new love?"

"Bingo, that woman was his fan, and when I found out, she was pregnant. These two people ruined my life and my faith. Since then, except for my daughter ,I have nothing."

"During that period, I cried every day. No one knew how I came out. My agent called me and told me that there were many scripts inviting me to star, but I refused because I could no longer act as a role in the movie. She's someone else's wife." She said with a trembling voice.

This is really a sad story. A popular actress encountered a major family tragedy and has been unable to recover since then.

"You should see a psychiatrist."

"Of course I did. The doctor told me that I was suffering from depression. It took me two full years of treatment to eradicate those damn thoughts from my mind. I don't want to go on like this anymore. I decided to divorce this man. I You have to start over.”

"Yes, your choice is correct."

"But I acted too late. That guy transferred all the property, including the house we lived in, the vehicle under his name, all the deposits, and everything. He couldn't treat me like this just because I had suffered from depression. !”

"I found a legal expert in this area and hired him as my lawyer, but that guy messed it all up. Not only did he not win the custody of the child, he didn't even help me get back my share. Now I have to pay alimony to those fucking bastards every month. It's so unfair!" Liv Tyler was really annoyed. Look at her posture. If her ex-husband were here, I'm afraid she would have rushed to him. Went up.

Although divorce laws vary slightly from state to state, they generally favor the woman.

There are some male homeless men in New York who once had an enviable life and family, but because of a divorce case, they lost their garage, their children, and they still need to pay a large amount of monthly alimony, and they end up on the street. This is terrible. Not an exaggeration either.

But in the case of Liv Tyler, the result was just the other way around.

Thinking about it, this is related to her history of depression and the late divorce.

"I came here today to ask for legal assistance. You must know some well-known lawyers. Since you also have a family and children, I think you understand my situation at this time and can help me, who is desperate. Mother?" she asked Charlie.

"I am deeply in debt and have borrowed money from relatives and friends, so I can only ask you for help."

"This is not impossible, but you also know that the price of barristers is certainly not cheap. They charge by the hour, and each hour charges hundreds or even thousands of dollars."

At most, Charlie will only help her make connections. As for the money issue, Liv Tyler must have to figure it out on her own. He is not a philanthropist.

"I am willing to bear the cost. I want to get back what belongs to me. I want to ruin that guy's reputation. The most important thing is to get back the custody of the child!" Liv Tyler's eyes sparkled, and she was using practical methods. The action proves how a woman and a mother react to being forced into a desperate situation.

"As for the money, can you advance it from my remuneration?" At the end, she whispered.

Charlie looked at Kevin Fitch on the side, Kevin Fitch thought for a while, and then answered: "I have never heard of this precedent, but in view of Mr. Charlie's concern and understanding, you need to sign a supplementary agreement, If there is a problem during the filming, you need to pay our advance payment separately and be given a certain amount of interest.”

Charlie is the one who does the good things, and of course it is his subordinates who do the bad things.

"I can take that offer," Liv Tyler said without hesitation.

"Do you need me to take you back?" Charlie looked at the time, and it was almost time to get off work. Although there were still some supporting roles that had not been finalized, they did not affect the overall situation and could be completed by Kevin Fitch independently.

"Thank you so much, sir, I came here by bus before." Liv Tyler expressed her gratitude.

In the car, she talked about her current situation, living in a friend's house, relying on friends for financial support, and attending several actor interviews every day.

"I had thought before that if I didn't find a suitable performance opportunity within two months, I would go to a club." She shook her head.

"Where is your father?" Charlie couldn't help asking.

You must know that Liv Tyler's father is the lead singer of Aerosmith, so naturally he should help his daughter after such a big thing happened.

"My parents divorced a long time ago. When I was 14 years old, I followed my mother from Portland to Los Angeles. At that time, I started my modeling career and relied on the money I earned to pay for my tuition."

After Liv Tyler got out of the car, Keira, who was sitting in the passenger seat, couldn't help but sigh: "The former elf princess never expected to have such a rough life experience."

Gal Gadot, who was driving, couldn't help but said: "The misfortune at a young age stemmed from the broken marriage of her parents. It is conceivable that when she gets married, she will encounter the same thing. This may be a trick of fate. If It’s me, I’m afraid I’ll suffer from depression too.”

As both women, the two of them somewhat resonated with Liv Tyler's experiences.

"Boss, we must find a better lawyer for her this time. How about Mr. Saul?" Kayla couldn't help but say.

Charlie rejected the offer: "Saul has a lot of things going on right now."

Besides, he is better at commercial disputes and some gray methods. It is not appropriate to come to him for this kind of civil lawsuit.

Charlie thought of another person.

"What's going on, cousin, are you calling your sister so soon? Do you miss me?" A slightly hoarse voice came from the other end of the phone.

Naturally, it was Victoria Rossi, who had just separated from Charlie.

"When will you come back? My sister wants to discuss the PFD with you." There was a hint of temptation in her voice.

Mark had arrived at the temple the day before yesterday, so she should naturally talk to him about anything.

Rather than saying that Charlie missed her, it was better to say that she missed Charlie.

"I will go back if I have the chance." Charlie said.

"It doesn't matter. If you don't come to me, I can come to you. The family has settled down and I will free up a lot of time." She pressed forward step by step, making her seem a little clingy.

"So free? Then I have to find something for you to do."

Charlie told her about Liv Tyler.

"I thought it was something big, but it turns out it's just a divorce case involving a female celebrity. Tell me honestly, are you attracted to her and think her husband is in the way?"

"You should understand that her husband cannot be an obstacle between us." Charlie said helplessly.

"Look at what you said, you are indeed a master at finding women." There was a hint of jealousy in her voice.

"I leave this kind of trivial matter to some lawyer friends I know. However, your sister, I am possessed by God today and decided to help this troubled woman. I will book a ticket to Los Angeles now."

A barrister who once worked in a well-known law firm is now the head of the Rossi family fighting a divorce lawsuit. This can no longer be described as swatting flies with a cannon.

Obviously, she wanted to take this opportunity to have a tryst with Charlie.

"Okay, I'll wait for you." Charlie hung up the phone.

"Boss, are you talking to a lady?" Kayla couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, I am a cousin who is not related by blood."

Keira, who was sitting in the front row, couldn't help but stick out her tongue and exchanged glances with Gal Gadot, who was driving.

I really don’t even let my cousin off!

"Kaila and I made an appointment to go shopping tonight, so we won't go in."

Parking the car in the garage, Gal Gadot talked about the arrangements for tonight.

"In addition, Sister Shannon is coming over tonight. They just returned to Los Angeles in the afternoon." Kayla also said.

Entering the courtyard, you can see several Labradors placed in the previously abandoned zoo. They are obviously pets kept by three Latin American women.

The zoo has been deserted since Charlie took it over.

Speaking of raising animals... Charlie has the idea of ​​raising some tigers and lions, flying them directly from Kenya. Of course, from a legal perspective, this is called wildlife protection and research, but the research location is at his home.

Entering the mansion, apart from the servants, there are no three Latin beauties. They also have to work, and it takes a few days to play some small roles with only a few lines in the movie.

Charlie also found peace, called Eden, and chatted with a few people in Chicago.

"Mr. Rossi, you have a visitor, would you like to let her in?" The servant came over quickly to deliver the message.

"Only one?" Charlie asked doubtfully.

"Yes, there is only one, and he is a Hollywood star."

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"Didn't I disturb you?" He looked at Charlie Rossi who came to greet him at the door in person.

Scarlett Johansson said with a bright smile, first handed two bottles of high-end red wine to the servant, and then gave Charlie a cordial hug.

When hugging, Charlie felt a special solid touch on his chest.

"That's not true, but there will be two visitors coming later." Charlie responded with a smile.

"female?"

"Of course, except for my men, I don't welcome other men here." Charlie said bluntly.

"Why don't you go and take me around? I want to see what's different about your mansion worth hundreds of millions." Scarlett Johansson said with great expectation.

Stepping into it, looking at the medieval-like brick walls and various modern decorations, the combination of classical and modern, Scarlett Johansson couldn't help but sigh: the money is definitely spent.

"I made a European film with Natalie in the second half of last year, called "The Other Boleyn Girl", and I went to many castles in Kent and Oxfordshire, Blenheim Palace, We visited Wilton Castle and Quainton Hills, and also went to Notre-Dame Cathedral in Luxembourg. If you ask me, those places can only be regarded as tourist attractions, and you can really live in the castle. The lord among them.”

Scarlett Johansson couldn't help but say, then remembered something, and then asked: "Are you really not going to use Natalie?"

"You came here tonight, isn't it just for this matter?" Charlie, who was walking in front, asked back.

"That's not the case. I came here today... because I was curious about what your daily life is like." As she said that, Scarlett Johansson suddenly opened the door on the right.

It looks a bit messy to the eye, and there are piles of cosmetics on the quaint table. Due to the limitation of construction time, there is no independent dressing room in the castle.

"This should be Faith Hill's room, right?" Scarlett Johansson picked up the cosmetics on the table without hesitation and sighed.

"I can't even afford La Prairie." She put down the foundation bottle.

"Where have they all gone?" she couldn't help but ask.

Faced with such unbounded behavior from visiting guests, other people might be angry, but Charlie didn't feel that way.

He replied: "This is not Megan Fox's room."

"In fact, they both live in Chicago."

Scarlett Johansson seemed to have discovered some secret and said in surprise: "So, this is the room of your other female companions that you have never disclosed?"

"There's nothing wrong with your understanding."

"Tell me the answer, how many canaries have you, the entertainment tycoon, hidden?" Scarlett asked eagerly.

"Sorry, this question involves privacy."

Seeing that Charlie was not ready to answer, Scarlett made a sound and started searching by herself. She went in and out of other rooms and finally confirmed it through a Spanish book and wheat-colored liquid foundation in the room.

Three Latin women lived in this castle.

"If this news is sold to the media, I'm afraid I'm going to make a fortune." Scarlett Johansson said with a smile.

"Of course, for the sake of Black Widow, I will keep this secret. In fact, you can trust me. I am not a hypocritical woman like Natalie. I don't mind this kind of thing."

"If you weren't going to star in my movie, I'd probably treat you as a special correspondent for a gossip website."

Charlie turned around and walked into the elevator, followed by Scarlett Johansson.

The elevator stopped on the first floor, and as the elevator door opened, Scarlett Johansson saw two identical blond girls gesturing around the medieval armor standing in the living room.

"Is this your new visitor tonight?" Scarlett's expression was a little stiff.

(End of this chapter)