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Chapter 22_ The Meeting

Author: Latifat
last update Last Updated: 2023-12-14 22:13:39

When Vanessa reached the studio room, she realized that it was almost time for her to rehearse her role. The original scene was to be filmed in the next few days. She couldn't bear to miss the rehearsal.

She tried to look composed as she went inside to meet her colleagues preparing for the scene. When Vanessa picked her script, she immediately went through it before taking her place on set.

She made sure to confirm that she was being videoed by her colleagues; she still didn't forget her plans of keeping a copy of the video for herself. When the scene commenced, The male lead said out his words. Vanessa was supposed to cut him short and kiss him.

He was done with his line and it was time for Vanessa to act, however, she hesitated. "Cut!" The acting director said. "Miss Sanchez, are you okay?" He asked her calmly. She looked distracted so he was worried. "I'm fine. Sorry I hesitated. I'll just take the scene all over again" Vanessa begged. Even though it was just a rehearsal, getting
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