Chapter 20
Chapter 20 The Old Fuddy-Duddy
Although they hadn’t seen Sean in person, they had heard that he loathed social gatherings and dining
with strangers.
He was the lone wolf, always standing at the top of the pyramid. Hemanded
everyone’s attention, and no one dared to approach him.
Elena grinned as she raised her hand to stroke a strand of hair near her ear.
I just extended the invitation. Whether hees or not is still uncertain.”
She was curious to know if Sean was interested in her. She was only interested in using this as a test.
On the other hand, Julia was joyously whirling around before ire. “ire, ire, the big boss hand-
picked coffee for you! As I said earlier, he treats you differently!”
ire finished her coffee and threw the cup into a nearby garbage can.
She wasn’t overjoyed and didn’t think a cup of coffee indicated Sean treated her differently than others.
“Julia, don’t get too excited. I don’t have any special feelings for him. He is simply Xander’s great-
grandfather.””
“What?” Julia stopped in her tracks and stared at ire in disbelief. “ire, did you just say what I
think you said?”
ire shook her head and frowned her brow. “Julia, he regards me as a junior in his eyes. Isn’t it
natural for seniors to look after their juniors? Don’t
be like Elena and her assistant, who always overthinks things. If you mistake
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someone’s intentions, it will be embarrassing.”
Julia was left speechless. ire had told her about what happenedst night regarding Xander’s great-
grandfather. He must be so old!
He obviously wouldn’t have any bad intentions against ire for a man his age. Even if he did, she
shouldn’t be thrilled. She should be furious!
After all, ire was beautiful, talented, and wealthy. She could find any attractive man she desired.
There was no need for her to feel ttered by some old fuddy-duddy.
On set, the night scenessted until the early morning hours. Mr. Smith finally let everyone go around 2
o’clock in the morning.
ire was so sleepy when she returned to the motel that she fell asleep as soon as her head was on
the pillow. Julia knocked on her door as though she had only closed her eyes for a few seconds.
“ire, wake up! It’s time to get to work.”
ire thought it entertaining to stand in front of the mirror and see the dark circles under her eyes as if
she’d been punched.
She yawned, applied makeup to the dark circles under her eyes, and headed out
the door.
ire came to her resting area feeling weary and sat down. She was unable to move after finishing
analyzing the scenes with Xander, Mason, and Elena.
Julia gave her a concerned nce and said, “ire, how about you take a quick nap? I’ll wake you up
when Mr. Smith needs your assistance.”
ire was exhausted. She nodded and was ready to close her eyes when the producer entered. He
sped his hands to draw everyone’s attention and said, have some good news for you all
Everyone stopped their work and turned to look at him.
The producer looked around the room before settling on Elena’s face. He smiled and said, “We
received a call from the Mr.Vanderbilt. He has agreed to have dinner with us. The date and time have
been scheduled for today at 6 p.m. Nobody from the crew may be absent.”
ire hadn’t fallen asleep yet. She stood up and walked over after hearing the producer’s words. “Mr.
Smith, I’m too tired. I won’t be able to make it this afternoon.”
“How can that be?” The producer frowned in displeasure. “It was specifically stated that no one from
the crew may be absent. You can’t create an exception, Ms. Lawrence!”
ire swallowed after feeling difort in her throat. Her brow felt feverish. She might have caught a
cold.
Then, she patiently exined, “I was outst night and caught a chill from the night breeze. I also didn’t
sleep enoughst night, so I might
“Ms. Lawrence, you’re being too particr!”
Elena’s assistant looked at ire with disdain. “We all workedtest
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night. It’s not only you who has a cold or a bad night’s sleep. Even my
precious Elena woke up coughing this morning. She is still working hard. It’s all about professionalism!”
Mr. Smith conveyed his concern for Elena right away. “Ah? Elena, are you coughing?”
The producer was also concerned. “Elena, you’re the female lead. You cannot afford to be ill. If
you’re not feeling well, the entire crew cannot shoot properly.”
Elena covered her mouth with her hand and pretended to cough a few times. She furrowed her
eyebrows in difort and said, “Ahem … ahem. It’s not
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something serious. I’ll take a few cold medicine tabletster, and
everything will be fine.”
“Elena, why don’t you take better care of your health? Work is important, but your well-being is even
more crucial. Here’s what we’ll do. I’ll fetch you some warm herbal remedies right now. You can take
the medicine and rest during the following scene, then lie down briefly.”
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After the assistant director finished speaking, she happily went to get Elena some cold relief remedy.
ire observed everyone’s concern and care for Elena, but no one appeared to care whether or not
she was sick. She furrowed her brows, turned around, and headed toward her resting area. As long as
she wasn’t on her deathbed, she seemed obligated to attend the dinner this afternoon. Otherwise, the
entire crew would believe she was overreacting.
ire took a sip of water but didn’t eat anything. Shey on her reclining chair and covered herself with
a jacket. She was so exhausted and fell into a deep and hazy sleep.
Júlia had bought some porridge. She intended to wake her up and have her eat it. But even after
calling her several times, ire didn’t respond.
Julia raised her palm to ire’s forehead as she looked at her hot cheeks.
But she quickly pulled it back owing to the zing heat.
“ire, ire, ire!”
Even in her sleep, ire was startled awake by Julia’s voice.
“Julia, don’t call me. I’m still alive.”
“What are you saying!” Julia was almost on the verge of tears. “You have a fever! I’m taking you to the
hospital right now!”
“It’s fine.” ire brushed her hand away and tightened her clothes around her. “Just go out and buy
some medicine for me.”
“Taking medicine is fine, but I’ll talk to Mr. Smith and let him know we won’t be attending the dinner this
afternoon
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“No.” ire stopped her. “We still have to go to the restaurant for dinner. I need to get some rest. Go
get the medication for me.”
Julia knew she couldn’t persuade ire once she had decided. ire was always like this. Once she
made a decision, it was hard to change it.
Julia had no choice but to buy ire’s medicine.
ire woke up from her nap around four o’clock in the afternoon. She felt slightly better. Then, Julia
reminded her.
“ire, we’re not sure what time we’ll eat tonight. Let’s put on warm clothes. You don’t want to catch a
cold while sick.”
ire nodded and allowed Julia to cover her with a pink furry sweater.
She didn’t think much of it when Julia put it on. But after they got outside, she realized it was overly
thick and made her break out in a sweat.
As dozens of people stood at the hotel entrance, someone pointed to Elena going out from inside and
shouted, “Elena, you look so gorgeous! Oh, you’re my goddess!”
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