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Millytookadeepbreath.“Justlistentome.You’reolderthan<b>me</b><b>,</b>soyoucanjustcallmeMilly”
Joypressedher lipstogetherand,afteralong pause,finallysaid,“Alright,I’llcallyouMillythen.”
“Good.”Millyreplied,“Aslongasyou<b>don’t</b>callmeMs.But.”
Astheyreachedthefilminglocation,theycouldhearn’sangryvoiceboomingfromadistance,shakingthewalls.
“What?We’reabouttostart<b>filming</b>,andnowyousuddenlysayhewon’tdoit?Whatwashedoingbefore.this
Nexttohimstood<b>a</b>slendermanwith<b>sses</b>,bentoverandapologisingprofusely,cautiouslyexining.“Mr.Hawkins,pleasedon’tbeangry.Wereallylikedthescript.Ifwedidn’t,wewouldn’thavesignedthecontract.But…well,Oliversuddenlyfellill.He’sbeenvomitingandhavingseverediarrhea.Wedidn’twantonepersontodytheentirecrew,sowehadtomakeatoughdecision.Don’tworry,we’llpayallthepenalties.”
n’seyebrowsknittedinto atightfrown,clearly notbuyingtheexcuse.“Vomitinganddiarrhea?Isawhimhalfanhourago,andhewasfullofenergy.I’dlovetoknowwhatillnesscancausesuchadrasthangeinsuchashorttime.”
Robinwasatalossforwords.Butsincehe’dalreadmittedtothelie,hecouldn’tbackoutnow.
Robin’smindraced.Whatillnesscouldcausevomitinganddiarrhea?
Foodpoisoning?Watercontamination?<i>It</i>couldn’tbeamentalillness,right?
Beinganagentwassoexhausting.Hewishedhecouldjustgoscavengeforjunkinstead.
SeeingRobinhesitating,trembling,andunabletospeak,<b>n</b>hadagoodguessofwhatwasgoingon.Hesnortedcoldly.“Justsayit.What’sreallyhappeningwithhim?”
Robinbithislipandsighedlightly.“Mr.Hawkins,thetruth<b>is</b>…Abouttheactress<b>you</b>chosetopartnerwithOliver,hethinksshe’snotsuitable.”
n’svoice<b>was</b>icy.“<b>Reason</b><b>?</b>”
“You know,Oliverisstillridingonhispoprity.It’seasyforpeopletofindfaultsandgossip.Ifheactswithsomeonewhohas<b>no</b>skills,itcouldharmhiscareer.He’s<b>thinking</b>abouthisprofessionalfuture.”
Hearingthis,nalmostdoubtedhimself.HisgazetowardsRobinwasfullofmockery.
Hereallydaredtosaythat.Oliver’sactingduringtheauditionwassoterriblethatifnhadn’ttakenheartmedicinebeforehand,hemightnothavesurvivedtoseetheendofit.
Ifitweren’tforthefactthattheauthoroftheoriginalnovel“SilentSea”specificallyrequestedOliverfortheroleandevenpubliclystatedonTwitterthatOliverwastheinspirationforthecharacter,nwouldn’thavechosenhimatall.
Nowthatthecastlistforthemoviehadbeenreleased,andallthe<b>costumes</b>andcharacterdesignshadbeenfinalised,hesuddenlydecidednottoact?Alltheirpriorpreparationwouldbewasted.
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Ifthishadhappenedearlier, theymighthavehadtimetomakechanges,buttheywereabouttostart.Themedia<b>had</b>arrivedfortheopeningceremonytoday,andpullingoutnowwouldcausenothingbuttroubleforthecrew.
“Idon’tcareifhe’svomiting,hasdiarrhea,orevenaterminalillness<b>.</b>Heneedstodraghimselfhereandfinishthismovie.Go,bringhimtomeimmediately!”n’shandlswereshakingwithanger.
Robin<b>was</b><b>at</b><b>a</b><b>loss</b>.“But…”
Itwasn’tthathedidn’twanttogo,hewasjustafraidthatOliverwouleand<b>start</b>afightwithn.
Witnessingthescene,Millytookadeepbreathandsteppedforward.“Mr.Hawkins.”
n,whowasabouttocontinuehistirade,sawherandinstantlyswallowedhisharshwords.However,hisexpressiondidn’timprovemuch.“Oh,you’rehere.”
Millynodded.
Sheknewhowdifficultitwastoreceanactoratthstminuteafterallthepreparationshadbeenmade,especiallywhenthesituationwaspartlybecauseofher.Shefeltshehadtodosomething.
Oliver…
Thenamesoundedfamiliar.It<b>seemed</b>likeshehadhearditsomewherebefore..
Lookingatn,whosebrowwastightlyfurrowed,<b>she</b>pressedherlipstogetherandgotstraighttothepoint.“Mr.Hawkins,Iheardyourconversationjustnow.I’manewactress,soit’snormalfortheretobesomeconcernsaboutme.Howaboutthis–I’llgotalktoMr.Olivermyself.Afterall,theonewhotiestheknotshoulduntieit.”
RobinthoughtMillywasquitetactfndhadhighemotionalintelligence.Hisimpressionofherimprovedsignificantly.“Mr.Hawkins,Ithinkthisisagoodidea.”
HealsowantedOlivertotakeonthisrole,asitcouldgreatlyhelpwithhistransition.IfMillycouldpersuadeOlivertocontinue,itwouldbeagoodthing.
However,nfrownedanddidn’timmediatelyagree.
Thisideamightwork,butMillywasundertheprotectionofboththeButsandtheTates.Shehadtwobilliondorsofinvestmentridingonher.IfshegotbulliedandtheButs<b>and</b>theTatesfoundout,hisinvestmentswouldgoupinsmoke!
Hisbrowsknittedintoatightknot,andhistonerevealedhisirritation.“No,Idon’twantyoutogethurt.”
Milly<b>was</b>puzzled.
Beforeshecouldaskwhathemeant,acoquettishvoicesuddenlyinterrupted,breakingthetension
betweenthem.
“Mr.Hawkins,areyouworriedaboutOliver?Icanhelp.Afterall,I’veworkedwithOliverbefore,andwehaveaprettygood<b>rtionship</b>.”
Theneerwas<b>a</b>petitegirlwithpigtailsandfair<b>skin</b>,lookinglikeadoll.Behindherstoodtwoassistants,oneholdingaparasolfor herandtheothercarryingnumerousbagsandpersonalitems,includingacupwithalipstickmarkonit.
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NoticingMilly’snceattheassistants,Joyquicklywhisperedinherear,“Milly,I’lltakecareofyoulikethatstartingtomorrow.Property ? 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org.
Millyhurriedlywavedherhands.“No,no,that’stoomuch!”
ButJoywasinsistent.“Mr.Butsaidweshouldn’tbeoutdone.Wecan’tappearinferiortothem!”
Millywasspeechless.
WheredidJoygetthipetitivestreakfrom?
nncedatthegirlwhohadarrived.“Oh,it’sMichelle.Alright,sinceyou’veworkedwithOliverbefore,youmightbeabletotalktohim.Goahead.”
Michellebeamed.“Okay<b>,</b>Mr.Hawkins.”
AsshepassedbyMilly,shesquintedhereyes,radiatinganunfriendlyvibethatMillycouldn’tignore.
Millyfrowned.Shedidn’tseemtoknowthisgirl.
Wheredidthishostilitefrom?
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