Without notice, Chloe scooted to Adeline and sat down next to her. Curious, she asked, "What were you talking about just now? Something about an elephant?" Adeline stared at the pot of boiling soup placed in front of them. Her stomach growled as she watched the chili flakes float atop the surface, sniffing in the fragrant aroma of the spicy chili oil. "Zane Koch—Adrian's manager—called me earlier. He wanted to talk about what happened with me and Adrian yesterday," Adeline explained as he put some mutton into the boiling pot. Chloe's eyes widened when she heard Adeline, "He didn't have your name put on a blacklist, did he?" Adeline put down the utensil in her hands. She thought about the question and carefully articulated her answer, "I don't think so. He offered me a role as an extra and asked me to go to his company tomorrow." "I don't think it's that simple, Adeline. Most artist's managers hate it when the artists they manage were to get involved in any
"Hi, this is the script that Mr. White asked me to give you. Take a look at it and memorize your lines," Neil, Malcom's assistant, told Adeline. Adeline took the script and smiled at him, "Thank you!" "Read it over. Feel free to ask me if you come across anything you need clarification on." Neil was a gentlemanly young man, and the pair of glasses he wore further emphasized it so. Soon later, Adeline found somewhere to sit down and began reading. According to the script, she would be playing as the female lead's servant. She was going to be slapped across the face by the female lead because the female lead found out that her servant had fallen in love with the man she loved. Adeline was rather satisfied with the plot. Although there weren't many lines for her role, it was good enough for someone who was still in acting school. Not a moment later, Chloe carried her bag and ran over to Adeline. Panting, she whispered, "Sorry, I'm a little late. Someth
"Miss, I'm so sorry. But I'm begging you... Please let us leave together. We're truly in love—" "Slap—" Lydia was supposed to say some lines after that. But she only stared at Adeline for a long time before turning to Malcom and said, "Mr. White, I'm sorry. I was too nervous, and I forgot all my lines..." Adeline touched her cheek. Lydia had hit her a little harder than she expected, and a pinkish palm print showed up on her fair face almost instantly. Lydia looked at Adeline apologetically and said, "I'm sorry. I might've been a little too heavy-handed... Mr. White told me to make it look real, so I really have no choice. I'll try to be as gentle as I can later." Looking at Lydia's guiltless expression, Adeline smiled, "It's fine, I understand. Scenes like this are inevitable, anyway." Chloe hastily ran up to Adeline with an ice pack in her hand. Then, she put it on Adeline's cheek and asked worriedly, "Does it hurt a lot? Goodness, that looked like
Lydia started to throw things around and yelled at Malcom in a fit of rage, "Are you hearing yourself? How can I act as the servant?" Malcom had had enough of Lydia's stubbornness and arrogant behavior. With equal rage, he roared at her, "I don't care! But think before you say you can't. Because if you don't want this role right now, you can say goodbye to acting forever." Malcom's words startled not only Lydia but everyone else on the set too. People started staring at Adeline curiously, contemplating whether her identity to make Malcom came to such a conclusion. Adeline was distressed at being stared and pried upon like that. She didn't know what exactly was going on, and she wondered if it was Adrian helping her in secret. On the other hand, Lydia was stumped after she heard Malcom. She slumped in the chair in silence. No one knew what she was thinking. When she finally came to a decision, she let out a long sigh and said, "Fine, I'll do it." Adeline wa
The masked man had already walked a distance away from them when Adeline came to her senses. She turned and looked at Culver questioningly. Culver shrugged and looked at Adeline, "Well, since he's fine with it, come and join us!" "Right, okay then. I'll be with you both in a moment. Let me make a call to my friend first." "Alright. I'll wait for you by the elevator." Adeline's heart was pounding hard in her chest. Somehow, her guts told her that it wasn't a wise choice to have a meal with them. However, the masked man didn't even give her a chance to refuse them. With that, Adeline reluctantly called Chloe to let her know that they were going to dine in a different restaurant. Chloe replied and said that she would join them momentarily as she had just met an old friend. She also said that she would cancel their order with the steakhouse. Ending the call, Adeline remained standing at the same spot and looked towards where the elevator was. Culver and
In the meantime, Adeline had managed to soothe her coughing. So, when Alan handed her the glass, she didn't hesitate to pick it up and drank a few mouthfuls to ease her strained throat. Then, she glared at Culver, and pursed her lips, "I wouldn't give you guys a second glance. You're both too distant and uptight. I prefer a man who is bright and laid-back." Because Alan was sitting right beside Adeline, she couldn't help but notice Alan's eyes darkened when he heard her answer. She couldn't figure out what he was thinking. Culver grinned impishly at Adeline and pressed, "But why?" "Well, didn't you notice that I'm sitting so straight up like I'm being punished?" With that said, Adeline glanced at Alan next to her. "Well then, maybe you should relax. We don't bite!" Culver pressed his lips together and teased. Adeline rolled her eyes at him, ignoring his comment. ...... Culver didn't seem to mind her cold shoulder. "So... Are you s
Adeline was shocked to hear Chloe broke her words so soon. Her face darkened as she glared at Chloe, "Fine. Then we won't be friends anymore." Chloe huffed out a breath at that. Then, she said in feigned sadness, "But you said they're aloof and distant. If even you can't handle their coldness, do you think I can be of any use? I'd be like a deer in headlights! Don't tell me that you're so stony-hearted that you're willing to see me suffer?" Adeline pouted, "You're right... I wouldn't be able to do so. But come on, are you going to just let me suffer? You know, at some point today, I actually thought I was going to turn into a statue!" "Relax, Adeline. If you really turned into a statue tomorrow, rest assured that I'll be by your side no matter what..." Chloe said while giving Adeline a comforting look. Adeline then pursed her lips in reply, "What do you think you can do after I turned into a statue, then?" Chloe smiled sheepishly at Adeline.
Ethan lifted her head and saw Adeline standing by the door. He smiled at her and greeted, "Hey, Adeline. Are you here to see Christiano?" "Yeah. Is he doing better?" Adeline smiled and asked. She was about to walk in when Ethan coughed softly to bring her attention to him. He said, "Yes, I think you can say so... Look, Adeline, I'm afraid you can't see Christiano today. I just did some tests on him, and his condition right now isn't conducive to receive any visitors." "Oh, okay. Then I'll come over tomorrow," Adeline said. Her eyes darted across the room to try to look inside the isolated room where Christiano was. Then, she turned back to Ethan and asked, "Ethan, will he really get better?" Ethan sighed softly, "Judging by how it looks, he will wake up when he wants to. But you don't have to be too worried about him, because I'm pretty sure that day isn't far off." Adeline couldn't really understand what Ethan was saying. So, she just assumed that