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Chapter 265 — A Mismatched Circle · Oct 11, 2026

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251 Chapter 251 — The FBI’s Invitation 2026-10-11
252 Chapter 252 — A Place Where No One Comes. (Bonus) 2026-10-11
253 Chapter 253 — The Delivery 2026-10-11
254 Chapter 254 — A Distant Relative 2026-10-11
255 Chapter 255 — Barbara Morse ( Bonus) 2026-10-11
256 Chapter 256 — Hollywood Tour 2026-10-11
257 Chapter 257 — Griffith Observatory 2026-10-11
258 Chapter 258 — Beautiful From Afar, Unforgiving Up Close (Bonus) 2026-10-11
259 Chapter 259 — The Intern Agent 2026-10-11
260 Chapter 260 — Shifting the Focus 2026-10-11
261 Chapter 261 — A Failed Break-In 2026-10-11
262 Chapter 262 — The Banquet Invitation 2026-10-11
263 Chapter 263 — A Party of Old Legends 2026-10-11
264 Chapter 264 — An Unreliable Project 2026-10-11
265 Chapter 265 — A Mismatched Circle 2026-10-11
266 Chapter 266 — Tony, Long Time No See 2026-10-11
267 Chapter 267 — The Metamorphosis of Stark Industries 2026-10-11
268 Chapter 268 — Troubles Beneath the Surface (Bonus) 2026-10-11
269 Chapter 269 — Stark Pictures 2026-10-11
270 Chapter 270 — The Higher You Stand, the More Blind Spots You Have 2026-10-11
271 Chapter 271 — Daily Life in Los Angeles 2026-10-11
272 Chapter 272 — The Thief 2026-10-11
273 Chapter 273 — The Dream Chaser 2026-10-11
274 Chapter 274 — Charlize Theron 2026-10-11
275 Chapter 275 — The Narrow Road to Success 2026-10-11
276 Chapter 276 — Progress on the Tiger Translator 2026-10-11
277 Chapter 277 — Meeting Again 2026-10-11
278 Chapter 278: A Request 2026-10-11
279 Chapter 279: The Talent Scout 2026-10-11
280 Chapter 280: Another Favor 2026-10-11
281 Chapter 281: Another Ordinary Day in Los Angeles 2026-10-11
282 Chapter 282: The Future Best Actress Goes House-Hunting 2026-10-11
283 Chapter 283: The New Neighbor 2026-10-11
284 Chapter 284: Camping Day 2026-10-11
285 Chapter 285: College Students on Summer Break 2026-10-11
286 Chapter 286 — Driving 2026-10-11
287 Chapter 287 — The Walk 2026-10-11
288 Chapter 288 — Hunting 2026-10-11
289 Chapter 289 — Camp Dinner 2026-10-11
290 Chapter 290 — Cards on the Table 2026-10-11
291 Chapter 291 — A Failure That Isn’t One ( Bonus ) 2026-10-11
292 Chapter 292 — Reflections on the Beach 2026-10-11
293 Chapter 293 — Construction and a Call for Help 2026-10-11
294 Chapter 294 — The Photoshoot Scene 2026-10-11
295 Chapter 295 — Smooth Termination 2026-10-11
296 Chapter 296 — Passion and Confession 2026-10-11
297 Chapter 297 — A Rather Unconventional Dinner 2026-10-11
298 Chapter 298 — Planning for the Future 2026-10-11
299 Chapter 299 — The Henry-Brand Teaching Program 2026-10-11
300 Chapter 300 — A Trip to the Continental 2026-10-11

Chapter 265: Chapter 265 — A Mismatched Circle

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Feeling that he had just prevented a catastrophic tragedy—

saving several future AFI ”Greatest Actresses of the Century” from ruining their twilight years—

Henry couldn’t help thinking:

This completely violates my salted-fish life philosophy... I’m basically doing good deeds now.

But eighty-seven-year-old Katharine Hepburn, unlike those energetic young starlets who could glide through crowds all night like mermaids, couldn’t stand around forever.

Her legs were getting wobbly.

So Henry escorted her into a lounge for a break, and to finally eat something proper.

The banquet was buffet-style, but when you’re busy chatting, just holding a drink already takes effort.

Nobody is going to balance a heaping plate of food while networking.

Henry naturally wasn’t going to leave the old lady alone and then run off to network.

Not only did he barely know anyone here—

his interest in the Hollywood circus had long dwindled—

but the atmosphere was saturated with wariness.

Even though the younger actors soon learned Henry had no competing Oscar project this year, their guard still didn’t drop.

Competition in Hollywood isn’t limited to awards.

Even a nobody who wins the favor of an elderly Academy voter might get priority access to insider casting news, referrals, or roles.

Opportunities lurk everywhere, and everyone knows it.

Which is why Henry’s presence—

someone who had effortlessly charmed a cluster of old legends—

made the other young actors extremely uncomfortable.

To them, undermining a potential competitor was practically instinct.

Henry wasn’t a mind reader, but with Kryptonian hearing?

Every whisper, every snide remark, every calculating thought was as clear as day.

One of the many reasons he didn’t want to stay in this circle.

Not that he expected to find close friends in Hollywood, but being surrounded by hostility wasn’t pleasant either.

So the moment Katharine suggested retreating, Henry practically launched himself after her.

Besides, the old lady clearly had some intention behind bringing him here.

Sooner or later, that would come out.

And while talking movies with these old giants was fun, tonight’s event was ultimately a campaign party for Oscar hopefuls.

Someone like Henry earnestly discussing cinema here would look out of place.

Furthermore—

this year’s Oscars were basically predetermined.

”Schindler’s List.”

Directed by Steven Spielberg.

Plus the same director’s Jurassic Park, the 1993 domestic box-office champion.

Best Picture and Best Director were already locked.

And in this Jewish-run circle...

who dared say anything negative about Schindler’s List?

One offhand remark and you might get ”humanely disappeared” the next day.

In a world with superheroes, aliens, and mad science...

the history of that group still played out almost identically.

Was it fate’s joke?

Or something inevitable in the nature of that people...

Anyway—escaping with Katharine was a relief.

Henry was really here just to mooch dinner.

And Hollywood banquets did have good food.

Even if most attendees only nibbled, everything was made with real ingredients.

Though some dishes were... landmines.

Henry returned carrying two small plates—

stacked high like edible architecture.

Not messy—arranged with layered aesthetics, practically artistic.

It was as if he had condensed all the buffet’s essence into two plates.

And he avoided the dangerous dishes—the ones that didn’t make you sick, but would assault your soul.

Even Katharine, who had seen nearly everything in life, was stunned.

Henry set down the plates.

”Take whatever you like. I’ll handle the rest.”

”You child...”

Katharine looked at him with a strange mixture of amusement and heartache.

She had grown up in a large family—

her only older brother had died by suicide when she was thirteen,

so she had helped raise the five younger siblings.

Her nieces and nephews and even grand-nieces and nephews were countless.

Young people didn’t bewilder her.

But Henry felt... different.

Like an artist had used layers of sculpting tape to reassemble a shattered glass bottle—

preserving its shape, even adding some aesthetic appeal—

but the underlying breakage, the hidden sharp edges, remained.

Such a bottle could no longer hold water.

Katharine had swum through the strangest depths of Hollywood.

She knew well the dangers of the highest circles.

Survival required intuition and judgment—

one wrong step could mean disgrace, destruction, or an early grave like Marilyn Monroe.

Her instincts told her that the fracture inside Henry was real.

And that made her want to watch over him.

Perhaps that was the same thing Audrey Hepburn had sensed.

After all, Audrey had lived through Europe’s worst wars.

Developing such intuition was natural.

Katharine didn’t know what would happen if all that metaphorical tape were peeled away and Henry shattered again—

and she had no intention of ever finding out.

But every meeting with him left a vivid impression.

His behavior constantly left her torn between laughter and exasperation.

Thankfully, his food plates weren’t stacked like a Jenga tower—

otherwise she wouldn’t know where to start.

”Go on, eat.”

With Henry’s ”ladies first” expression urging her, Katharine picked up a cracker topped with caviar and took a bite.

As expected, Hollywood’s banquet ingredients were excellent—

as long as you avoided the signature boiled chicken breast, the notorious safe-but-soulless staple of Oscar season.

It wasn’t poisonous—just culinary punishment.

To avoid food poisoning, most award contenders stuck to that single dish.

Henry’s Kryptonian nose made him a perfect food filter.

Katharine trusted his judgment—and the caviar did not disappoint.

”Knock knock knock.”

A sudden knock interrupted them.

Happy Hogan—the man who had delivered the invitation earlier—stood at the door.

And behind him walked in a very unexpected guest:

Tony Stark.

CEO of Stark Industries.

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