Chapter 1721Joanne refused again. "It's not Edwin. It's me. I can't accept such an expensive gift." "If you think the necklace is too expensive, I can give you something else. Don't feel pressured." How could Joanne not feel pressured? If it was before, Joanne might hesitate and not know how to tell Jack. But after all these days with Edwin, she was sure that she loved Edwin, so she was straight forward with Jack and told him how she felt. She took a deep breath and then said, "I'm not going to be with you no matter what you do for me. Jack, don't waste your time on me." "All I'm asking is are we still friends?" Jack asked firmly. He hid his frustration. "We are friends." But just friends. "We're friends, but you refused to accept my gift. Are you forcing me to stay away from you? I was just messing with you. Seeing you with Edwin, I'm happy for you. The necklace is my birthday present to you..." Over the phone, Joanne couldn't hear the bitterness in Jack’s he
Chapter 1722Tail was about to shoot the first scene of her life. She wanted to play a pretty girl, but after dressing up, she found her costume was sloppy. When Shirly was a little girl, her father had great expectations for her. He wanted her to take his place and take the responsibility of guarding Ice Land when she grew up. She couldn't enjoy her parents' love like the other kids did. Her father threw her into slavery when she was three years old, so she had to find a way to survive. Shirly's childhood was pathetic. Although being dressed raggedly, Tail was excited. She listened intently as Director Freddie explained the scene. Today's scene was simple. Tail had three scenes. In the first scene, little Shirly was brutally separated from her mother by her father and thrown into a slavery group. Tail had to act out the pain that little Shirly felt when she was separated from her mother. In the second scene, little Shirly was fighting for food with a group of child
Chapter 1723Right after Director Freddie called 'cut', Tail immediately jumped up from the actress' arms. A second ago, she was crying pathetically. There were still tears on her face, but now she now asked with an expectant look on her face, "Uncle Freddie, how was it? Is it okay? Should we reshoot it?" Director Freddie was happy with the scene. He didn't even need to see the clip again. He was very glad. "Very good. Tail, you're a talented actress!" "Thank you, Uncle Freddie. Make sure I look pretty on camera." Tail blushed a little at the compliments from the director. Just as she covered her face with her hands, she suddenly realized that her makeup was ruined by her tears. She rushed to the makeup artist. Even though her character was a poor child, she wanted to look pretty for the camera. Seeing this scene, Joanne abruptly paused her step. She had mixed feelings inside. She thought Tail was really sad. However, the girl was just acting. ... The first scene
Chapter 1724Joanne said with a faint smile, "Charlie, it‘s not necessary to be the lead role. What matters is the role suits you. You're so handsome and your character has a rich personality! You can use this opportunity to portray a wonderful character. Let's give it a try. What do you think?" Charlie was kind of persuaded, but he grunted, "You are just trying to persuade me to be her supporting character! You said that because you can't be the lead actress!" "Have you checked Twitter? Jaden's the leading actor, while I'm the supporting actor, but there are more topics about me on Twitter. Which would you rather have between an unimpressive lead and an impressive supporting role?" Joanne asked Charlie. She was bending towards the little boy. 'The boy is spoiled by his family! He is oblivious to all the staff. Everyone is suffering in the sun because of him.' Charlie rolled his eyes and didn't say anything. Joanne guessed that Charlie had taken her advice. She then gav
Chapter 1725Meanwhile, Edwin got off his private jet and arrived at a private island. He took out his cell phone and saw Joanne's message. He felt humiliated when he learned that on Joanne's birthday, the other guys sent her gifts before him. Edwin was not angry with Joanne. He regretted that he wasn't the first guy to give her a present, so he spent the whole morning preparing a romantic and grand birthday party for Joanne. Finally, everything was almost ready. He took a break and was content with his work. Just then, he saw Joanne's message and immediately, his eyes burned with anger. 'Who transferred the money to Joanne and it was such a number?'... Not receiving a reply from Edwin, Joanne felt it was weird. If Edwin had transferred the money to her, surely, he would have replied to her. 'Did I make a mistake again?' Joanne then remembered that she could use the bank app to check who transferred the money to her. She clicked on the app. Just as she was abou
Chapter 1726When Joanne chatted with Edwin in the past, Edwin always had a lot of things to talk about with her.Edwin resignedly replied with more words!Edwin: [I’m not available now.]Joanne felt annoyed and bit her lower lip. She was sure that he was angry with her.He even gave her the silent treatment!She apologized to him and pleased him, but he didn’t buy it at all!She had been curious about what Edwin was doing but hadn’t asked him yet. Finally, she typed to ask him anxiously.Joanne: [Didn’t you come to the studio backlot to see me? It seems that you’re even busier than me. What are you busy with?]Distrust and suspicion were the enemies of couples.‘We have just remarried, but he gives me the silent treatment for such a trivial matter.’After a few seconds, Edwin replied to her but still didn’t answer her question explicitly.Edwin: [Don’t think too much. As soon as I’m available, I will be right back to accompany you.]Joanne put her hands on the keyboard an
Chapter 1727Shelby came up to Joanne, handed a delicately packed box to Joanne, and said with a smile, “Thank you for helping me last time. Happy birthday.”Hearing Shelby’s sincere wish, Joanne smiled at Shelby and felt surprised.‘Why does Shelby know when my birthday is? She even has prepared the gift for me.’Shelby saw through Joanne’s thoughts and said, “In showbiz, there are no secrets.”‘Shelby is right. I even posted it online.’Joanne opened the box. A beautiful bangle was inside. It was shining under the sunset glow. Joanne was stunned by it and thanked Shelby sincerely, “I like it very much.”“Joanna, I also have prepared a gift for you.” A male worker of the shooting team walked towards Joanne and handed her a gift.Joanne looked at him appreciatively. “Thank you.”As soon as Joanne finished speaking, more people gave gifts to her. Finally, she was even unable to hold the gifts. Sabrina and Sonia helped her. Joanne didn’t expect so many people to prepare gifts fo
Chapter 1728After Tail swallowed the fruit wine down, she tasted a delicate fragrance. Her eyes lit up. She fixed her eyes on Sonia. “It’s yummy. I would like to drink more.”Sonia was in a dilemma and frowned. She seized the chance and bargained with Tail, “Then you can’t speak ill of me in front of Mr. Atherton anymore.”“I didn’t speak ill of you in front of dad.” Tail blinked innocently.Tail looked adorable with watery eyes.Sonia clearly felt that her heart beat faster.‘No! I can’t look at Tail anymore. She’s so adorable!’Sonia pinched her thigh and almost burst into tears. “Indeed, you didn’t speak ill of me in front of your dad, but you didn’t put in a good word for me either. A few days ago, you said that Mr. Atherton’s face was wrinkly and that he was not worthy of Ms. Winters. Of course, Mr. Atherton was angry with me.”Tail pouted and said seriously, “I see. I will put in a good word for you in front of dad next time.”“You’re so smart.”When no one paid attent