Chapter 18


    Chapter 18 Looking Out for Us


    ire didn’t have to turn around to feel Elena’s scornful stare.


    She had just eaten many snacks and was no longer hungry. She was craving the sweet and sour spare


    ribs. At that moment, she set the serving tongs down and turned to leave.


    However, Elena grabbed her hand and said, “Ms. Lawrence, you bought so ma snacks. Why do you


    have topete with us for these? Put your dish down and go have your snacks.”


    ire frowned. Elena had been quite friendly before, so why was she targeting her this way?


    Julia rushed over and pushed Elena aside. Then, she pulled ire close behind her.


    “Elena, what’s the matter? Don’t go after ire!”


    Julia wasn’t strong. But Elena fell to the ground after she pushed her. Those who were close by could


    see she was acting.


    “Ahh …” Everyone eating looked up when they heard a loud noise.


    They hadn’t spotted them before, but now they saw Elena seated on the ground, with Julia in an


    aggressive stance. Elena had been a victim of bullying.


    Elena’s assistant was the first to arrive. She helped Elena from the ground as they walked over with


    their tes.


    “Julia, don’t you think you can be so rude to Elena just because you work for


    Ms. Lawrence? Speak away, but why did you hit her?”


    The assistant was quick to confront. Moreover, since everyone had just seen Elena on the ground, they


    would likely believe the assistant’s words. Mr.


    Smith shouted, “Julia, the crew is like a big family. We’re all in this


    together. Don’t ruin the mood.”


    Elena supported her bottom with her assistance. Her expression was one of great pain as if she could


    burst into tears at the slightest movement.


    “Mr. Smith, Ms. Lawrence and her assistant are still young and inexperienced in the world’s ways. Don’t


    me them.”


    The assistant stomped her foot in frustration. “Elena, they physically attacked you, and you’re still


    defending them? Kindness is often met with bullying, and those who are easygoing are taken


    advantage of. They will lose respect for you if you continue to side with them.”


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    Julia was a simpledy with a quick temper. She couldn’t take being wrong any longer.


    Her rage erupted when she saw those two acting like helpless victims, and Mr. Smith joined in to


    lecture her. “Elena, you were the one who attacked ire first! Could I have pushed you if you hadn’t


    pulled ire? Besides, I didn’t apply a lot of force! You fell by yourself!”


    “You said you didn’t use much force. So, how did Elena end up on the ground?” The assistant raised


    her chin and retorted against Julia, “You put your hands on her and still think you’re in the right!”


    “It was her fault she fell to the ground!”


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    “That’s enough!”


    Mr. Smith’s face darkened. He looked at ire and said, “Ms. Lawrence, you two are young, and the


    crew always takes good care of you. This drama will continue to be shot for another month. I hope you


    won’t create too much. trouble even if you can’t fully integrate into the crew as a family!”


    Julia was going toin when ire intervened. Her eyes became steely as she stepped forward


    from behind Julia. “Elena, you used me of being selfish, bút I only took a few pieces of sweet and


    sour spare ribs.”


    Everyone took a look at her te when she raised it. There were only five pieces of sweet and sour


    spare ribs left.


    “I waited until everyone had finished beforeing over. There were only a few left by the time I


    arrived. I want to ask, where exactly was I being selfish?”


    Elena pursed her lips and clutched her assistant’s arm. Then, she sobbed softly. “Ms. Lawrence, what


    are you saying? Why can’t I understand? I pulled you back and ordered you to take more dishes just


    now. Julia came up behind me and pushed me for no apparent reason. When did I ever tell you that


    you were selfish?”


    ire was left speechless.


    The actors were, indeed, unique. They brought their acting skills with them everywhere, which she


    admired.


    “Huh…” She chuckled and was amused by the situation. “Is that so? It seems I misunderstood what


    Queen Elena meant.””


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    The moniker “Queen Elena” caused Elena’s face to turn red.


    She has been in the entertainment industry for five years. But she hadn’t even won the Best Rookie


    Award. She had merely been nominated.


    She quickly controlled herself and attempted to be excellent. “Oh, it’s nothing. Mr. Vanderbilt kindly


    prepared this feast for us. The most important thing is that everyone enjoys the meal. Ms. Lawrence,


    you’re young and still growing, so you can eat more.”


    “That’s right, Mr. Vanderbilt arranged this feast in honor of Elena. Ms. Lawrence, it’s only natural for


    Elena to encourage you to eat more. It’s simply human nature.”


    “Alright, alright. Elena is kind and generous. We should all be grateful to her. Mr. Vanderbilt has been


    looking out for us in this way since she joined


    our group.”


    Elena waved her hand timidly and said, “Don’t say it that way. Nothing has happened between Mr.


    Vanderbilt and me yet.”


    “Hahaha. At this rate, Elena might be Mrs. Vanderbilt before the end of the drama.”


    Elena felt happy as she heard those words, but her face blushed with embarrassment. She fixed her


    gaze on them and said, “Oh, please don’t say that. If you keep going, I’ll get angry.””


    The group suddenly burst outughing.


    ire had previously thought Elena was rtively friendly or at least


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    pleasant. On the other hand, Elena felt like a full-blown white lotus flower, being all fake in front of


    everyone.


    Elena’s impacted behavior no longer piqued her interest. Elena pretended to appear aloof despite her


    inner pride. At his moment, ire set her dish down, grabbed Julia, and walked toward their resting


    area.


    Julia’s cheeks flushed with rage, and tears welled up in her eyes. “ire


    … ire …”


    “I know.”


    ire pushed Julia back into her seat and lightly pinched the puffed-up cheeks on her face due to her


    displeasure. “Elena is simply excellent at acting. But we don’t have any evidence. Besides, the entire


    staff already regards her as the boss’s girlfriend. Who can me her if she’s wrong?”


    Julia grasped the logic, yet she couldn’t stop being enraged!


    She stomped her feet a few times against the ground and hummed in frustration. “Hmph! Didn’t she


    attempt and fail to order me this morning? Then she immediately began pursuing you. Please don’t


    give me an opportunity! Otherwise, I’ll expose her in front of everyone …”


    “Wait a minute.” ire interrupted Julia’s words and turned to face her. “Wait, what did you just say?


    Did something happen this morning? What happened after I left?”


    Julia’s rage erupted when the morning incident was brought up!


    Her brows furrowed deeply, and her eyes widened as she said, “You went to Mr. Vanderbilt’s ce this


    morning, right?”


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    ire gave a nod. “After I had left?”


    “Yes.” Julia clenched her little fists tightly. “You had just left when the producer received a call from


    there saying the film could resume productic Then, they got to work.”


    “During our break, Elena’s assistant approached me and asked me to get E some coffee. I wasn’t


    particrly eager. But she said you weren’t here, I had nothing else to do, so she asked me to assist


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