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Chapter 668 Not Worth Pitying

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Aria pressed on her amethyst pendant. She wondered if something like this had also happened to Elijah's crew.

"Cut!" The director looked at Belle. She checked the footage and made sure that nothing was wrong with it before asking for the water to be changed into warm water. She entered the pool with her makeup flawlessly intact, paying no attention to the state of her body double.

She found Fanny to be poor and filthy, and she pinched her nose when they passed by each other—how incredibly humiliating.

Fanny had a blanket around her shoulders, but she was still cold. The crew had no time to provide her with any care, and they merely told her to head to the dressing rooms which had heating.

Fanny headed to the dressing room. Alone in front of the mirror, Fanny clutched her phone tightly, her expression unreadable, her gaze dark.

She tossed her cup of tea into the trash, the gesture brimming with resentment for Belle, who was good at nothing but putting up appearances. Yet, Fann
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