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Homelander's proposal truly caught Kevin off guard.
Perhaps his recent overly harmless demeanor had led Homelander to misunderstand.
So, he was prepared to cede a portion of Translucent's original interests to Kevin, hoping to win him over.
Thinking this way, Kevin no longer found it strange, as this was precisely something Homelander would do.
As long as his own interests weren't threatened, Homelander was everyone's good captain, the good boss of the team.
But once someone threatened his position, Homelander would instantly transform into a devil.
Gazing at Homelander's smile, Kevin didn't hesitate, responding with an equally brilliant smile:
"Thank you, Captain, I'll do my best."
No one dislikes having more money; taking over Translucent's work also meant acquiring greater wealth, and it meant possessing higher influence within Vought.
Wasn't this exactly what Kevin had been dreaming of?
Homelander seemed very pleased with Kevin's answer; he gave Kevin a kind smile, then waved his hand, signaling Kevin to leave.
Afterward, he turned his head, staring at The Seven's portrait painting not far away, lost in thought.
Kevin glanced briefly, confirmed that direction was Madelyn's office, then didn't disturb him further, turned, and walked out of the conference room, heading straight for The Seven's lounge.
The script for "The Deep" had already been given to him by the company, and now that he had time, he might as well carefully study the script and ponder the characters within.
That was the superficial reason, but in reality, The Deep had another purpose for going to the lounge.
Because he was going to meet someone.
Someone in The Seven who also wasn't very popular.
Queen Maeve.
At this moment, Queen Maeve was resting in the lounge.
Click.
Arriving at the lounge door, Kevin hesitated briefly before pushing open the door, and as soon as he entered, he smelled the strong scent of smoke in the room.
Following the smoke to the sofa in the lounge, amidst the swirling smoke, Queen Maeve, who had just finished patrol, was sitting on the edge of the sofa with her legs crossed.
She held a cigarette in her hand, leaning back on the sofa, exhaling smoke, her gaze fixed out the window, lost in unknown thoughts.
It wasn't until she heard the sound of the door opening that Maeve turned her head to look at the doorway.
However, seeing that it was The Deep, Maeve turned her head back again, seemingly having no intention of greeting Kevin.
Kevin didn't mind; he walked over seemingly casually and sat opposite Maeve, and after a moment, he looked at the wine bottle on the coffee table and said, as if making small talk:
"Drinking right after work?"
"Does it concern you?"
Maeve's lips curved into a smile, but her eyes were cold as she retorted.
A smile was Maeve's camouflage; years of 'acting' had long accustomed her to pretense, and no matter the situation, she would always wear a smile.
Only her eyes might show some change.
Kevin ignored Maeve's cold gaze; he leaned back slightly, reclining comfortably, casually pulled out his phone, opened the script, and while flipping through it, said seemingly casually:
"We're colleagues, after all. Is a little concern a problem?"
Kevin's words seemed normal, but Maeve's gaze towards Kevin was extremely peculiar:
"Deep, is there something wrong with your head?"
As she spoke, she even glanced towards the conference room.
Even though there were walls and several rooms separating them, she seemed to be able to see what was happening in the conference room, as if she could see Homelander sitting there.
Kevin knew what she was worried about, and he also understood that coming to talk to Maeve now was actually a bit risky.
But besides meeting and talking with Maeve at work, he had no suitable reason to seek her out privately.
So, even though Homelander was in the conference room, Kevin still had to come and talk to Maeve.
His relationship with Maeve concerned Kevin's preparations for 'that matter' in a few days.
Although he knew Homelander might not look or listen in this direction, Kevin still tried his best to control his breathing and heartbeat, making himself appear normal.
At least appearing normal, he then slowly opened his mouth and said with a smile:
"Don't say that. I was just thinking, since a movie is coming out recently, I wondered if you could make a cameo in my movie or something, that's why I came to talk to you."
"Cameo? Are you serious?"
"Of course, otherwise would I have come to find you?"
Kevin answered easily.
Maeve looked deeply at Kevin, staring at him for a moment, then tossed the cigarette butt into the ashtray and extinguished it, also retorting with a smile:
"You've really changed a lot recently, Deep. Is it because there's a new person, so you want to show off in front of the newcomer?"
"If that's what you think, that's fine too."
"Alright then, go play with the new girl you're so chummy with now, and don't… bother… me."
Maeve spoke the last part word by word.
After speaking, she leaned back and lit another lady's cigarette.
Kevin remained still, watching her quietly for a moment, then stood up, feeling unamused:
"Alright then, although I know you don't like me, and you don't like anyone else, I still hope you can appear in my movie. If you have any thoughts, you can call me anytime. You know my number, right?"
"…"
Maeve ignored him, just smoking quietly.
Kevin shrugged, walked towards the lounge door, preparing to leave, then paused before leaving and said again:
"Also, although I think it's unlikely, if you ever encounter any unmanageable situations at sea in the future, you can call me. The sea is my domain, right?"
After saying this, Kevin left the lounge and headed straight for the elevator.
Entering the elevator, watching the elevator doors close and slowly descend, Kevin's tense mood finally relaxed a little.
He had indeed been a bit risky just now, and luckily Homelander hadn't paid attention to this side.
Kevin thought to himself, recalling Queen Maeve's past.
Queen Maeve, real name Maggie Shaw, Homelander's ex-girlfriend, who once had a public relationship with Homelander, later broke up with him for certain reasons.
However, even though he broke up with her, Homelander had no intention of letting her go.
Because Homelander still loved her, still regarded Maeve as his beloved, even if Homelander was now obsessed with Madelyn.
And when it came to people he loved, Homelander's attitude was extremely possessive.
He would not allow anyone to fall in love with Maeve emotionally, nor would he allow any man to have intimate contact with Maeve.
Kevin remembered vividly, or rather, Deep's memories vividly recalled, that Queen Maeve once attended an Oscar awards ceremony, where a producer was pestering her.
Everyone could see what that producer was thinking; it was nothing more than wanting to sleep with Maeve.
Perhaps that producer treated Maeve as an ordinary actress, or perhaps he truly liked Maeve and wanted to pursue her.
But in any case, that producer did something he shouldn't have done.
So, two days later, the producer was found dismembered; his head was in a burning office, and his body was in a toilet stall.
And that was the consequence of getting close to Maeve.
Kevin knew this, or rather, everyone in The Seven except Starlight knew this.
Therefore, no one in the team dared to approach Maeve proactively, nor did anyone dare to act overly intimate with her.
From beginning to end, Maeve's partner had only ever been one person: Homelander.
And that's why Maeve had always been alone.
This was also why Maeve thought he had lost his mind after Kevin went to talk to her.
Honestly, Kevin didn't want to get close to Maeve and incur Homelander's wrath.
But if he wanted to accomplish what Kevin had always intended, to save the 123 people who should have died at sea, Kevin had to establish a good relationship with Maeve now.
As long as Maeve called Kevin on the day the incident happened, giving Kevin a reason and qualification to be involved, Kevin could try to change that tragedy that should not have happened, thereby gaining a large number of plot points in one fell swoop, and pushing towards [Job Change].
This was Kevin's true purpose in meeting Maeve.
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