“Someone will explain the situation to you when you arrive. Just come to New Astrid City. It’s late now. Get some rest.” Thaddeus then hung up the phone. His hand was shaking when he hung up. His condition was acting up again. He grasped his chest and went to his luggage. He took a bottle of medicine out and swallowed several pills at once. His condition had been getting worse lately. His second personality was getting restless and had been trying to take over control of the body. He had to consume medicine to suppress the second personality for now. After Mona finished her shoot, he would bring her home. After that, he would have to prepare for the election of the family heir, but before that, he had one more hurdle to overcome. As for whether he could overcome it, it was up to fate. Fortunately, he had everything planned out. The man lifted his head up to swallow the pills without any water. His mouth was assaulted by the bitterness. He sat down on the chair, and the dark
As for what really happened, Linda had no idea. Thaddeus informed her of the trip on such short notice, so it must be something big. Sophie looked at the travel-weary Linda. She did not expect Thaddeus to take the matter so seriously. Mona was just going for a movie shoot, yet he almost moved his entire family to the city. “Thaddeus called you?” Mona was confused. “Why? Why would he call you to come here?” “Let’s leave the questions for later. We must be on set soon, Mona.” Sophie dragged Mona into the elevator after looking at the time. Everything happened because of a single word from Mona. Sophie knew that Thaddeus loved Mona, but he chose to protect her from the dark and did not want her to know too much. While Mona was being dragged into the elevator, she waved at Linda to signal her to follow. Linda yawned after she got into the elevator. She could barely keep her eyes open. “I think your man cares a lot about you. He brought me here just to become your personal bod
“Linda, you didn’t get enough sleep last night, did you? Go have a rest in the lounge. I’ll call you when I’m done.” Linda yawned and headed out. “Alright. I really need to rest. I am seeing two of you already. Remember to call me when you are done.” “Okay. Go rest.” Through the mirror, Mona saw Linda head out to the lounge. While waiting for the makeup artist to come in, Stella came over. The red shawl on her shoulder entered Mona’s sight through the mirror. Mona sat facing away from Stella and froze when she spotted her presence. Stella took off the red shawl and gave it to Mona. “You will be wearing a black dress later. Be sure to put this on. You will have to stand in front of the well of the old house and jump down.” Mona took the shawl. For some reason, when she heard Stella saying ‘jump into the well’, she shuddered. “But the script says the first scene is when the police get to Harmony and tell her that her parents left her an old house in Santorini…” “No. No.
Linda did not hold back on her kick at Stella’s hand. The hairpin fell, and the jade embedded in it shattered. Shocked, Mona turned around to Stella. Before she could find out what happened, Linda dragged Mona behind her. The kick might have broke a few bones on Stella’s hand. The pain made her frown, and she fell on the chair in front of the makeup table. “Stella, are you alright?” Mona went over to check on her. Stella’s palm was swollen, and it looked serious. Mona told Linda to call the crew doctor over. “I-I’ll go get the doctor right away!” Linda ran outside, but then when she recalled Stella’s movement and gaze, she stopped. When Stella approached Mona with the hairpin earlier, she had sensed danger. Was it a mistake or was Stella trying to hurt Mona? Linda turned around and returned to the makeup room. She was here to protect Mona, and whenever she suspected anything, she had to step up to fulfill her duty. She had to side with Mona no matter what. Mona saw Li
“I saw you aiming the hairpin at Suzy’s back…” “Linda, stop it.” Mona pulled Linda away. There were times when a straightforward personality would cause more problems than it solved. Even if Stella wanted to hurt Mona, it was unwise to expose her without solid evidence, or else they would lose the initiative and control of the situation. Mona stepped forward and confronted Stella. “Stella, I know it’s Linda’s fault for hurting you. How about I pay for your medical fees and compensate you for whatever losses you experience today? Or if there are any other requests, just name them, and I’ll do my best to fulfill them.” Stella scoffed. She waved her injured hand in front of Mona and said, “My hands are used to write novels. They are my livelihood. Now that she has suddenly injured me, if I lodge a report, this will be wounding with intent.” “Ms. Stella.” Mona switched to a colder tone and looked into Stella’s creepy eyes. “If you want to make a fuss out of this, I’m all in. But
Linda listened to Mona’s meaningful words and pondered. The more she thought, the more sense it made, and she got scared. She was scared of Stella getting revenge on her behind her back. “Okay, let’s put it aside first. This is a modern society that is governed by law, and we are on a movie set, not her horror fantasy world where she can do whatever she wants. Don’t make it so creepy.” "Come to think of it, I acted rashly, too." “But you did it because you wanted to protect me, so it’s fine. Just keep an eye out and be careful. You have to protect yourself first before you can protect others, agree?” Mona dragged Linda out of the room and went to the set. The crew and cameras were ready, and they were all waiting for Mona. When the assistant director saw Mona, he informed the crew to get ready while he returned to his director’s seat. Sophie and Stella were not around, and Mona knew no one on set. Fortunately, she was an experienced actress, and shooting a movie and a d
“Ms. Stella, if that’s the case, I’ll discuss it with Mona and see what’s her opinion on this.” “Okay. I’m not trying to give anyone a hard time, but this is on the contract and it must be followed. Am I right?” Sophie clenched her sweaty hands and nodded in agreement. “Of course.” Stella's hand bones were broken, but fortunately, it was not too severe. She would be fully recovered and back to her normal routine in a few weeks. Being the professional that she was, Stella returned to the set after she got her hand treated instead of staying in the hospital. Sophie followed her back to the set. Then, she went into the lounge and reported everything that happened to Thaddeus. “Where are you?” Thaddeus asked. If the man was asking where she was, it must mean that he was on set. Sophie said, “I’m in the first lounge on the left.” A while later, Thaddeus brought the kids in. If he had not considered the kids’ condition after having traveled last night and wanting them to ge
“Daddy is bringing you to a zoo in the mountains where you can see squirrels and monkeys.” Bobby and Millie were excited when they heard about it. As children living in a modern city, visiting a zoo in the mountains was exciting and tempting. “Daddy! Daddy! Monkey! Squirrels!” Thaddeus was surrounded by the kids. He looked at Mona, the one who started it. “There are no monkeys and squirrels in the mountains.” “Yes, there are.” Mona pointed at the mountains further away. “There's a zoo there. You can bring them there.” “Mona, I am not joking.” Thaddeus’ expression turned grim. “Come with me, now.” “No. I still have work to do later!” Thaddeus was being sandwiched by his kids who were clamoring to go to a zoo and Mona who refused to listen to him. He found himself in an irritating situation. Neither his wife nor his kids could give him peace of mind. Sophie quickly came over to save Thaddeus. “Bobby, Millie, the zoo is fun. There are a lot of animals there, but the mo