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Millycouldn’t<b>understand</b>whyOliverwassoexcitedabouthowsheneededtoremovethebracelet.
Didhewanthertormendhimtosomeoneelse?CoulditbeGeorge?
Thatmadesense.Afterall,theTates‘entertainmenpanywasquitrge.HeprobablywantedhertoconnecthimwithGeorgeandintroducehimtomoreresources.
IfitmeantdistancingherselffromtheTates,<b>she</b>couldcertainlyhelp.
Millynodded.“Sure.”
Oliver’sfacelitupwithjoy.Hestartedjumpingaroundexcitedlyandeximingsharply,“Ms.Milly,you’re thebest!Don’tworry!Iwon’ttenyoneaboutyourmission.Mylipsaresealed!”
Oliver’sfacewasflushed<b>with</b>happiness.
Woohoo!Thesectleaderpromisedtopromoteme!ItmeansIcanstrutaroundintheGhostSectwithoutworryingaboutfailingtasks!Otherswon’tmake<b>fun</b>ofmewhenIfailthemission!
MillyfurrowedherbrowinconfusionasshelookedattheoverjoyedOliver.
Whyishesohappy?Withhis currentfanbaseandstatusintheentertainmentindustry,hedoesn’tneedtheTates togetgoodresources,right?
MaybetheresourcesfromtheTatesareexceptionallygood?
Idon’tunderstand.
ThefirstsceneinvolvedMilly,Stephanie,andNeal.
Itwasasimplescene.MillyyedGiselle,whoadmiredandhadacrushonNeal’scharacter,Hubert.Shewaswillingtogiveupherballerinadreamforhim.However,Hubertfallsforanothergirl,Judy,yedby<b>Stephanie</b>.
CisellecaughtNendJudybeingintimateandconfrontedthem,onlytoleavethemheartbroken.
nheldthescriptandexinedthescothetrio.Hesaid,“Thisscene,thoughsimple,isalsochallenging.Yourcharacter,Milly,hasthemost<b>emotional</b>fluctuationsinthescene.Youmustbewewareofemotionalchanges.
“AsforStephanieandNeal,justspeaknaturallyasyounormallywould.Youdon’tneedtohaveany
emotionalburden<b>.</b><b>”</b>
Hecheckedthelightingandthesetbeforewavinghishand.ninstructed,“Alright,everyoneneedstogetinposition.We’restartingsoon.”
StephaniefollowedbehindNendsaidsweetly,“Neal,thisismyfirsttimeacting.Canyouguideme?”
Nealbeamedandagreed,“Ofcourse.”
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Millyhadbeepletelyignored.
They’reaskingforguidancenow!Rightbeforeshooting?
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Afterbeingaffectionateforawhile,StephaniefinallyrememberedMilly’sexistence.SheturnedoverhershouldertolookatMillyandasked,“DoyouneedNeal’s help?He’sreallygoodatthis”
Neaicouldn’tresistsuchttery.Hisfaceflushedred atthepraise,andheinstinctivelyheldhisheadabithigher.
“Milly,doyouwantmetohelpyougetintocharacter?”
Milly?DidIknowhimwell?
Millyrespondedsoftly,“No,<b>thank</b>you.”
JustasStephaniewasabouttocontinuebeingagoody–two–shoesasshealwaysdid,thepperboardguysteppedforwardanddered.“SilentSealSceneonelTakeone,action!”
Millyexhaledasighofrelief,quicklygettingintocharacter.Theestrangedlookinhereyeshasvanishedandwasnowrecedbythejoyofseeingherlover,Hubert.Butthenextmoment,shenoticedthegirlstandingcloselybesidehim.
Immediately,asenseofdevastationwashedoverher.
Herlegstrembled,andsherantowardstheminpanic.
nsawherperformancethroughthelensandnoddedapprovingly.Thisgirlwasimpressive.Forherfirstactingexperience,shemanagedto<b>handle</b>theemotionswellbutalsoknewhowtopositionherselffortheN?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.
camera.
Ifhehadn’tpersonallyrecruitedherfromhighschool,hewould’ve thoughtshewasaseasonedchildstar.
GisellerantotheaffectionateHubertandJudy!Hereyeshad turnedred,<b>and</b>shequestioned,“Hubert.whoisshe?
Hubert<b>was</b>momentarilystunnedwhensheshowedupallofasudden.Heaskedinadaze,“Giselle,whyareyouhere?”
Giselle’sbreath cameinheavygasps,asifshecouldn’tbelievewhatshewasseeing.Herfacewasfullofheartbreak,andhertear–streakedfacemadeNealfepangofgenuinedistress.
“Cutl
nsuddenlyaskedthemto stop.
HeredfuriouslyatStephanie,whostoodtheremotionless.nasked,“Stephanie,<b>what</b>areyoudoing?Atthismoment,youshouldlookat<b>Giselle</b>,whoisconfusedandataloss,ratherthanreather.Youstoleherman<b>,</b>nottheotherwayaround!”
MillyandNealhadperformedwell,butStephanie’semotionalexpression<b>was</bpletelywrong.
Thedirector’sshouttookStephaniebysurprise.Shequicklybowedin,apologised,andsaid,“I’msorry.Igotdistracted.
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Sinceshehadasincereattitudeandknewitwasherfirsttimeacting,nletitslide.Hesaid,“Alright,let’sdoanothertake.”
Thepperboardguysteppedupagainandannounced.“SilentSealSceneone!Taketwo!Action!”
Millyclosedhereyes,gettingbackintocharacter,andtearswelledupeffortlessly.Instantly,shebecamethepictuneofsorrowasshequestioned,“Hubert,whoisshe?”
Huberthurriedlyexined,“Giselle,it’snotwhatyouthink.We’rejustfriends.”
“Cut”
<b>n</b>wassomadthathethrewhisscriptontothetableandbarked,“Stephanie,what’sgoingon?Whyaren’tyousayingyourlines?”
Stephanieendureditinsilence.
“Cut!Stephanie,youremotionsareoff?”
“Cut!Stephanie,didyouevenwatchyourpositioning?You’reblockingthecamera.Whoareweshooting?”
“Cutl
Sixorseventakesinarow,allstoppedbecauseofStephanie.Leftalonebythedirector,eventhecrewsstartedtogetimpatient.
Although Nealwasannoyed,hesuppressedhistemperbecauseheremembered StepanieastheButsprincess.Nomatter howirritatedhewas,hehadtokeephistemperincheck.“Stephanie,<b>just</b>focusondeliveringyourlineswithurgency,”hesaidgently.
Stephanielookeddownindesperationandreplied,“Iunderstand,Neal.”
Aftersomanytakes,shefeltherfaceburningwithembarrassment.
WhenshelookedatMilly,shesawatraceofmockeryonherface.
<i>Why</i>?Whatgivethisb*tchthe<i>right</i><i>to</i>lookatmelikethat?
Clenchingherteeth,ahintofmaliceshedinStephanie’seyes.
Suddenly,Stephanie’speripheralvisioncaughtsightofafigure.Immediately,herexpressionshifted tooneofpitifulvulnerability.
ShegrabbedMilly’shand<b>as</b>shewasabouttoturnawayandsaid,“Milly,pleasedon’tbemadatme!”
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