Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
“Okay,” replied Valda Theller.
Then, Valda Theller followed the makeup artist to the dressing room to put on the same costume as Queenie Mack and get the same hairstyle done.
She was only a double, so there was no need for makeup since the camera would not be filming her face.
Due to the scene that they were filming later, the makeup artist made her wear safety pants, lest she accidentally suffered a wardrobe malfunction.
Valda Theller and several extras acting as debt-collecting thugs rehearsed before the shoot started to determine the flow. Queenie Mack was not far away watching maliciously.
‘Valda Theller is naive to think I’ll let her off so easily.
‘Since Valda Theller dared to humiliate me, she should be prepared to suffer. It’s ridiculous that the fool is rehearsing with those extras. She has no idea that I’ve bribed them.
‘Though this is just a shoot, they’ll hold nothing back when filming starts!
‘Besides that, I ordered the extras to take off Valda Theller’s clothes. The person I arranged will then film it and post it online.
‘Valda Theller’s reputation will be ruined by then!’
Queenie Mack was all the smugger as she thought about it.
Just then, a figure hurried toward Valda Theller.
Queenie Mack frowned. It was… Raymond Bowman. It was said that they went to university together. Besides that, Raymond Bowman was also one of the film’s investors.
Raymond Bowman rushed to Valda Theller’s side and said, “Forget about this scene. I’ll talk to the director.” He rushed over after hearing she was forced to be a stand-in for a scene with beatings and abuse at the office.
“It’s pointless even if you do that,” said Valda Theller.
“How do you know it’s pointless if I don’t try?” Raymond Bowman asked.
Valda Theller said, “Because tMason Swansonrcumstances won’t allow it. Queenie Mack is the one who forced me to do it. The director and producer dare not offend Queenie Mack.”
‘Or rather, they dare not offend Queenie Mack’s backer.’
However, she had no idea who Queenie Mack’s backer was. She only saw from online gossip that Queenie Mack had good resources because she had a powerful backer.
The film was also a stepping stone for Queenie Mack. It was said that there was a drama where she could be the female lead waiting for her.
After thinking for a moment, Raymond Bowman said, “Wait for me!” Then, he left in a hurry.
However, someone stopped Raymond Bowman when he was about to reach the director.
“Barbara Schuman, get out of the way!” Raymond Bowman snapped.
Barbara Schuman said, “I’m trying to help you. Are you going to the director and ask him to call off Valda Theller’s stand-in scene?”
“So what if I am?” Raymond Bowman asked.
“Then your efforts will only be in vain. Not only that, but you’ll also offend Queenie Mack,” said Barbara Schuman.
Raymond Bowman ignored her and went straight to the director. “Queenie Mack’s backer is the Weiss family!” Barbara Schuman said meaningfully.
“The Weiss family? Which one?” Raymond Bowman stopped and looked at Barbara Schuman.
“The Weiss family of Emerald City. The Weiss family is considered one of the top families in Emerald City. Do you think it’s worth it to offend the Weiss family for Valda Theller? Besides, even if you’re an investor, you’re only ‘one’ of them. The director and producer won’t risk offending the Weiss family for you!”
Barbara Schuman approached Raymond Bowman and said in a voice only audible to each other, “Valda Theller is just acting as a double. It’s just a scene that’ll be over soon. But your future will be greatly affected if you offend the Weiss family, won’t it?”
Just then, they heard a crew member shouting at Valda Theller and those extras to take their positions. The camera crew was ready and about to start filming.
Valda Theller looked at the camera and smiled bitterly. ‘What am Vexpecting? Did I really think something would happen because Raymond Bowman asked me to wait for him?’ Nothing would happen.
She stood in a dark corner and took a deep breath to clear her mind. ‘Don’t overthink it. It’s just acting!
It’s all just acting!’
At the sound of ‘action’, her body was suddenly pulled into the bushes. She struggled according to the script.
However, Valda Theller soon sensed that something was wrong.
It was fake when they were rehearsing, but now… those extras… were not faking it!
The punches came down on her body.
“Stop it… Stop…” she shouted, but the camera continued filing and no one approached. Everyone thought it was just an act.
Without thinking much, Valda Theller knew she was being set up. ‘Who did it? Queenie Mack?’
Queenie Mack not only wanted her to be a stand-in for her, but she also wanted to make her more miserable!
Then, she felt the extras pulling off her costume. ‘No, this can’t go on!’
Valda Theller kicked one of the extras in the crotch as hard as she could.
The man screamed, and Valda Theller took the opportunity to escape. However, she had only gotten up and taken about two steps forward when someone grabbed her hair and yanked her backward.
‘Ouch! It hurts!’
It was almost like her scalp was being ripped off!
Valda Theller’s face was full of pain, but out of the corners of her eyes, she caught sight of Raymond Bowman. He was only a few steps away from the director! ‘There he is!
‘He asked me to wait for him while he went to tell the director to get me out of the scene, yet he’s just standing there watching!’
Valda Theller fell to the floor as the extras tugged on her. They kicked her as if they were going to break all her bones.
“Enough, enough! Stop them. They’re really kicking Valda! They’re not faking it!” Camille Strickland, who was standing on the other side not far away, noticed something was wrong and rushed to help her best friend.
However, she was stopped by the other crew members.
“What are you doing? The director didn’t even say cut! Besides, what does it matter? Sometimes, it’s better if you don’t fake it!
We’ll just tend to her wounds once it’s over,” they said.
“F*ck you! Let go of me. We’re not shooting a martial arts film! Who said they can do that?” Camille Strickland struggled to get away from them. However, another staff member came and held her down. She could only watch her best friend get repeatedly beaten. Even when her best friend tried to shout, they covered her mouth!
These people did not even give Valda a chance to ask for help!
Camille Strickland hated herself for helping her best friend get her comic adapted into a TV show. Why did she become her best friend’s burden? Valda would not have agreed to become a stand-in if it had not been for her! All this would not have happened.
Camille Strickland’s pupils shrank suddenly!
‘What are those people doing? They’re trying to rip Valda’s clothes off!
‘The script says they’ll only pull up to the collarbone, but these guys are…’
Camille Strickland was frantic. She hated herself for being so useless. She could not even get to her best friend!
Valda Theller was aching all over. She wanted to call for help and tell the people around her that they were not acting, but her mouth was covered so tightly that she could not spit out a word. She could feel them tugging on her clothes, and she tried her best to hold on to her dignity.
She had been beaten up on campus before, but not like this.
She thought that was the worst time in her life, but this was even worse!
‘Who? Who can save me?
‘Or… do I have to wait for the director to yell out cut before anyone will see how hurt I am?’
Valda Theller thought in a trance, feeling as though her consciousness was slightly all over the place.
In a daze, she thought she heard someone shouting, “Hey, who… Who are you? We’re filming now.