Overprotected By My Tsundere CEO-Chapter 364 - 225: Watching the Puppet Show, Blocked at the Entrance

Chapter 364: Chapter 225: Watching the Puppet Show, Blocked at the Entrance
To prove her words were true, Nora Scott even used her finger to dab some water and drew a topographic map and route diagram on the table for Katherine Collins, speaking as if it were all real.
Katherine Collins was part of that unconventional bunch, acting mostly on a whim, but no matter how "rebellious" she was, she still fell within the normal range.
Right now, seeing Nora Scott trying to test the edges of the law with utter seriousness, Katherine couldn’t help but feel a rush of excitement...
Katherine Collins had mixed feelings about it.
"Following this route, there’s an eighty percent chance you won’t end up in jail."
Nora Scott seriously concluded.
"..."
Katherine Collins looked at her with admiration.
So she knew there was a chance of going to jail?
"Your noodles are getting cold."
Henry Chapman reminded Nora Scott untimely.
"Oh."
Nora Scott wiped the water marks off the table with a tissue and picked up her chopsticks to continue eating.
Opposite, Katherine Collins absentmindedly ate her food, pondering whether she should give her husband a heads-up to avoid him being taken aback if he had to come and get her out of jail.
After all, she was quite intrigued by the route Nora Scott proposed.
After the meal, Nora Scott made a phone call.
Taking advantage of the gap, Katherine Collins sidled up to Henry Chapman and secretly inquired.
"Actor Chapman, is what Nora said true?"
"What?" Henry Chapman asked, puzzled.
"That route."
"The route is real," Henry Chapman slightly frowned, doubting Nora Scott’s claim, "how she gets in, I don’t know."
"Did she also tell you about this route?" Katherine Collins asked with a smirk, feeling a little excited, "Or did you guys scout it out in advance?"
"No." Henry Chapman calmly opened a new world door for Katherine Collins, "But she’s done this kind of thing more than a few times."
Henry Chapman had long been unruffled by Nora Scott’s rebellious antics.
In recent years, Nora Scott had toned it down a bit.
Previously, if she wanted to go somewhere, no matter how heavily guarded, no one could stop her.
Henry Chapman had done this sort of thing with her a few times.
So the infiltration route given by Nora Scott couldn’t possibly be fake. Her long-honed observation skills allowed her to find unnoticed routes after visiting a place a couple of times.
"... I see."
Though her rational mind was against it, yet Katherine Collins found herself looking forward to it.
—What kind of wife did Master Pedro choose!
*
After the phone call, Nora Scott rejoined the two and the three of them got in the car.
Since Nora Scott knew the route well, this time she took over driving.
It wasn’t far, within half an hour’s drive, they saw the sign for "Trump Puppet Museum."
However, as soon as they parked the car, they bumped into the crew of "Searching for the City’s Secret," the guests arrived by car themselves, and then the camera crew and guests got out of the car, causing the fans who had been waiting outside to cheer.
Recording a show, unless indoors, makes the likelihood of being spotted in an outdoor reality show quite high.
Fortunately, Greenhill Town was just a small town, and the number of fans was like a drizzle compared to those in Anchel.
"Hold on."
Sitting in the car, Nora Scott leaned back, folded her arms, and spoke to Katherine Collins and Henry Chapman.
"Mm."
Katherine Collins didn’t express an opinion.
Henry Chapman chose to remain silent.
All three of them were in the entertainment circle, surrounded by fans of industry people. The constant clicking and photographing might not immediately reveal anything, but scrutinizing the pictures later could.
Katherine Collins and Nora Scott weren’t that famous, hard to cause much of a stir, but Henry Chapman...
After thinking for a moment, Nora Scott wasn’t too confident, so she rummaged through her bag and handed a black mask to the person sitting in the back.
"Wear it."
Henry Chapman, who didn’t like wearing masks, frowned slightly, but seeing those fans taking photos wildly, he took the mask after all.
After hesitating a bit, Katherine Collins voluntarily asked Nora Scott, "Can you give me one too?"
With only Henry Chapman wearing a mask, it indeed seemed a bit odd.
"Mm."
Nora Scott handed a mask to Katherine Collins, then took one for herself as well.
The last time at the "Searching for the City’s Secret" recording scene, Pedro Langley worried she’d be accused of riding the wave of popularity. Now, running into them yet again, she figured a bit of disguise was appropriate.
*
With fans cheering, the guests got out of the car one after another, walking into the museum in groups of two or three.
Isabella Hart, Luna Durant, and the female stars still stuck together.
At the museum entrance, two staff with badges stood, looking around, frowning occasionally at the program guests, staff, and zealous fans.
The two of them moved a bit closer, whispering.
"With so many people, which one is Miss Scott, what if we get mixed up?"
"The old curator said, the prettiest one."
"These celebrities..."
"Definitely not the ones filming. We’ll have to take another look at the others. Just not sure if the old curator’s taste is different from ours."
"Sigh."
After their discussion, the two were left with worried faces.
At this moment, they saw some guests walking over, so they intuitively moved aside to give the guests space to film the show.
"This is nice, someone’s here to greet us."
Isabella Hart, catching a glimpse of the two staff members, remarked instinctively.
Following photographer: ??? Never heard of this.
According to the schedule, we’re supposed to go straight in, and then be greeted inside the lobby.
The actress and Luna Durant had also seen the schedule. After exchanging a glance, the actress asked in Luna’s ear, "Is it on your account?"
Luna felt a little moved.
It would make sense then...
So she stepped forward, approached the two staff members trying hard to avoid them, and asked with a smile, "Are you here to meet us?"
The two staff members heard her and exchanged a glance, then answered reluctantly.
"No."
"We’re waiting for someone."
They answered one after the other, providing an accurate response.
The actress + Luna Durant + Isabella Hart: "..."
Their accompanying photographer: "..."
Luna found it awkward and exchanged a glance with the actress and Isabella. Luckily, the actress quickly stepped in to smooth things over by saying, "Let’s just head in," navigating through this suffocatingly awkward moment.
With the three of them hitting a wall first, the other celebrities naturally dared not overthink it and smoothly entered the museum.
...
Nora Scott and the others waited for about ten minutes.
All the show guests had entered the museum; the fans’ enthusiasm had waned, and most of the show crew had gone in, leaving only a few security guards outside.
"Let’s go."
The performance was about to start. Nora glanced at the time and opened the car door.
The three of them got out of the car, wearing masks, avoiding the fan crowd, and walked straight to the puppet museum’s entrance.
However, as soon as they got close, they were stopped by the show’s security.
"Fans are not allowed inside."
A burly, stern black-faced security guard frowned and told them bluntly.
Katherine Collins pulled up her mask higher and explained in a muffled voice, "We’re not fans; we’re here to see the puppet show."
"Tickets?"
The black-faced security guard scrutinized them doubtfully and asked coldly.
Meddling in matters that don’t concern them.
Nora was almost amused with anger, "Are you in charge of checking tickets?"
Seeing the three of them unwilling to cooperate obediently by showing tickets, the black-faced guard became more confirmed in his assumption and mocked, "We’ve seen plenty like you, willing to do anything to chase stars, you’d better not attempt any funny tricks—"
"What’s happening?"
As a member of the show staff, Lucy Windsor, just exiting the puppet museum, saw the three being blocked by security and curiously walked over.
Before they could speak, the black-faced guard turned to ’,’ "They’re fans, no tickets, trying to pretend to be audience members to get inside."
It’s a common thing for fans to try and sneak into various venues to see their idols.
Lucy was used to it and, without taking a close look, just sarcastically pointed out, "Which audience member is sneaky like you, wearing masks?"
Stalled by trivial people and possibly missing the puppet show, Henry Chapman grew annoyed and reached to remove his mask.
Nora extended a hand to stop him, intending to make a call.
Two minutes earlier—
Outside the puppet museum, two staff members were bored and waiting, finally spotting the three approaching.
"Could those three possibly be Miss Scott and her group? I heard there are three of them."
"They’re wearing masks, can’t see their faces."
"Those two women, surely they’re pretty; just their eyes are beautiful enough."
"That really might be them, then."
"Should we go ask?"
After some murmuring and discussion, the two staff waiting for guests finally made up their minds and ran over.
"I’m telling you, tonight’s puppet show is completely booked by our show crew. The audience is fixed, and everyone’s already seated. No matter what you do, you won’t get puppet show tickets—"
Lucy was still talking.
The two staff members had already arrived, and upon hearing Lucy’s words, their expressions changed drastically.
"Excuse me, are you Miss Scott?"
One of the managers of the puppet museum, Mr. Carter, rushed forward to look at Katherine Collins and Nora Scott, inquiring cautiously.
His attitude was nothing but respectful and careful.