Filed To Story: My Accidental Bride Is a Fashion Circle Queen Novel
She then did what she had read online and tried her best to stand calmly in the water. Slowly, she managed to do it. In the end, she spent the entire night, jumping into the water and walking back to shore until her hands were white and shriveled.
The next morning, as soon as Yadanar saw the director, she ran over and stopped him, “Director, I’m not afraid of water anymore. We can continue filming.”
But, the director scanned his eyes across her and said, “Just because you were afraid of water, was I supposed to allocate extra time for you to practice. Next time, if you’re afraid of the mountain, should I flatten it for you? Either way, this is the least of our matters. What about acting? Can you even act?”
Yadanar didn’t know how to respond but she endured it as usual. At least, she had already overcome her worst obstacle.
Although the director was yelling at her, he had already made a lot of exceptions. Normally, when filming, the set would always be cleared. Yet, he allowed her to appear on set.
As usual, Laszlo liked playing some of the other roles. After a couple times, Yadanar slowly understood his motive. So, she began to take notes.
Seeing her take notes whenever she had time, the director sneered.
The assistant director glanced at Yadanar and chuckled, “She’s quite persistent. After the way that you yelled at her, she still hasn’t left.”
“If she left just like that, Zephaniah would really need to hang himself,” the director replied disdainfully. “Even though she appears serious, her acting may not necessarily improve. We still need to wait and see.”
As a result, Yadanar was extremely busy on set. On one side, she needed to improve her relationship with the crew, on the other, she needed to study Laszlo’s acting. At night, she would practice, and during the day, she did all kinds of manual labor. However, this type of training seemed to be quite effective.
Even though the director still refused to let her act.
Soon, a new female lead appeared on set. Yadanar felt like she had failed. She had put in so much work, yet the director was not moved by her efforts.
“Yadanar, the new female lead has arrived. You should go home now,” the staff were afraid that she’d get hurt, so they kindly tried to persuade her. “It’s already been finalized. You can’t change anything.”
Yadanar was upset, but…
…she continued to persist, “It’s fine. Didn’t you say that the lamp was too heavy? Let me move it for you.”
“But, this is really cruel for you.”
No matter how cruel things were, it was because she did not try hard enough!
She couldn’t blame anyone.
Yadanar wanted to call Emma to vent and to ask for her advice. But, Emma was about to give birth. She didn’t want to cause trouble for others.
They found a new female lead, huh?
Then, she would need to first see how strong her competition was.
Over at Kaleidoscope, the most successful person in recent days was none other than Song Xin.
Her songs were the number one bestsellers, her adapted scripts were a hit, and she was extremely likable on variety shows. It didn’t take long before Song Xin’s name was all over New York. In fact, the music industry named her as a rare genius!
Kaleidoscope was already in the process of preparing her first EP. They believed, in the near future, her popularity was going to rise to an inestimable level. However, her only flaw was the fact that she wasn’t a very interesting topic of discussion.
Sure, she was popular. But, she still did not compare to the deep imp**ssion left by Emma.
So, if she wanted to surpass Emma, she still had a long way to go.
After the incident with Wren, Emma remained at home even more than before. Even when there were important events, she completely avoided them to protect the child in her stomach.
She continued to investigate the person who had provoked Wren. But, faced with a person that even Wren couldn’t recognize, how was Emma to find any clues or information?
Meanwhile, over the past couple of days, Eric left the house early and returned late. The couple barely got a chance to see each other; even getting a few words with each other was impossible. Every time Emma awoke, she wanted to chat with Eric, but every time she saw his tired face, she couldn’t bear to disturb him.
Seeing this, Lithika couldn’t help but ask, “I haven’t seen you complain that Eric works too hard. Don’t you feel that he doesn’t spend enough time with you?”
Because of her encounter with Quinidine, Emma had been occupying her time with basic books on medicine. As soon as she heard Lithika’s question, she shook her head, “What is there to complain about? I know him better than anyone.”
“What if he is doing something else behind your back? I’ve noticed that he’s been going next door quite often lately. Haven’t you noticed?” Lithika asked with deep meaning. “I spotted him this morning. After he left the house, he did not go to Kaleidoscope, but went next door instead.”
Emma put down the book in her hands and stretched her neck to look outside, “How’s that possible?”
“Why don’t I go with you to see? Perhaps we might run into him.”
Although Emma did not believe Lithika, she still wanted to know what Eric had been getting up to. So, she stood up from the sofa and walked out of the villa with Lithika to the building next door.
Next door, a bunch of workers were busy at work. As soon as they spotted Emma, they quickly said, “Madam, your presence will hinder our construction.”
“Isn’t there anyone living here?” Emma asked curiously.
“Originally there was, but the place has been sold to someone else now. Perhaps some big boss wants a place for his mistress,” a worker sighed before he turned back to his work. However, Lithika’s exp**ssion was displeased, even though no one could see it.
“Emma, why don’t you call Eric and ask him about it?”
Emma shook her head indifferently, “No need. He will naturally tell me when he wants to tell me.”
Emma then turned and returned to her home. After she left, the workers finally recalled Emma’s name, “Wasn’t that Eric’s wife, Emma? Does this mean she has lost his adoration already? Otherwise, why would he buy a property next door when he already has a home? He must be doing something sneaky. This must be a convenient way to keep a mistress while his wife is pregnant.”
“Shut your mouth. Stop talking nonsense and focus on your work,” the supervisor knocked the worker on the head as a warning.
“Seeing Emma pregnant makes me feel sympathy for her.”
“You can’t say words like this out in the open.”
Lithika had only been around Emma and Eric for a short time. All she knew was that they had a flash marriage and never had any arguments. So, she had no idea how they interacted with each other, nor did she know the level of trust that Emma had towards Eric.
Especially during this sensitive period right before giving birth.
“Emma, I trust that Eric has his reasons for doing this.”
Emma simply responded with a gentle smile.
…
That afternoon, the new female lead arrived on Yadanar’s set.
As it was a last minute change, the director could not find any big name actresses to take the role because of problems with their schedule. However, Laszlo was all they needed. As long as the new female lead was nothing like Yadanar, that’s all that mattered.
As soon as the woman arrived on set, she treated everyone to a big meal. Her generous gesture easily overshadowed the small favors that Yadanar had done.
More importantly, the director had decided on using her after seeing her act one scene and confirmed that she would be replacing all the scenes that Yadanar had previously done.
Yadanar continued to help out on set even though everyone looked at her with pity. Someone even asked her why she persisted on not leaving.
Yadanar didn’t know how to respond. All she knew was, she did not want to be defeated.
However, that night was going to be a difficult night for her…
“Lighting designer, hurry and adjust the lights. Actors, you can get some rest,” hearing the calls of the director, Yadanar followed the rest of the crew onto the set. As soon as the new actress saw Yadanar, she asked, “Were you the previous female lead? I heard about what happened to you. I’m sorry for taking your role.”
The woman was covered in a blanket with a casual exp**ssion; she did not look apologetic at all. Of course, she was slightly taunting Yadanar.
“I understand you. You had always been a stunt double. To suddenly be the focus of the cameras is a bit hard to get used to,” the woman paused halfway and looked at some clothes on a nearby chair, “Could you please hand me those clothes. Now that you are just a member of staff, I’m sure it’s no issue for you to do that, right?”
If this was in the past, it would have been impossible for Yadanar to withstand this treatment. But now, she was merely a hedgehog that had its spikes removed. No matter how much it hurt, she had to control her anger and hand the clothes to the woman.
“After an arduous journey, my assistant is unwell and is having some rest. Why don’t you assist me tonight? Give me a price…I won’t treat you badly.”
“I…”
“Director…”