Chapter 823
Sophia and Cooper were both stunned when they saw the woman. The actress resembled Sophia very
much in appearance. Though it was extravagant to say that they looked exactly the same, all her
features, face shape and even her cheekbone were very simr to Sophia’s in the past.
Sophia felt a chill down her spine. Even Cooper thought it was unbelievable. Nevertheless, he could
notice the difference as soon as he walked closer—they might look alike when they were immobile, but
there were still dissimrities between them once they started moving around, and they were two totally
distinct individuals.
Moreover, the actress had a stiff face and heavy makeup on. Her skin was bad withrge pores, and she
had to touch up her makeup every half an hour to conceal the ckheads on her nose. Besides, the scar
left from stic surgery could be obviously seen on her face. There was no doubt his daughter was the
prettier one!
The woman seemed to be a big shot as she had eight assistants following her around, all as busy as a
beaver. Some served her drinks, while the others took care of her makeup and gave her massages.
“It’s Miss Faye!”
Carmen saw the woman and recognized her the moment she arrived at the shooting scene. Excitedly,
Carmen tugged at Sophia’s arm and eximed, “Mommy, I’m going to ask for Miss Faye’s autograph!”
Feeling resigned, Sophia was led away by Carmen to ask for an autograph from the celebrity. Suddenly,
she thought of something. Isn’t this Faye Edwards?
Lately, parent-child variety shows such as ‘Where Are We Going, Dad?’ were bing popr in
Cethos, and these shows had sessfully helped some obsolete actors regain their poprity along
with their children. Following that, many television programs that were simr like ‘Where Are We Going,
Mom?’, ‘Where Are We Going, Sis? and ‘Where Are We Going, Bro?’ emerged, all of which had high
ratings.
Meanwhile, Faye Edwards was exactly the famous sister starred in ‘Where Are We Going, Sis?’. She
was also one of the most popr A-list celebrities in Cethos currently. Carmen saw her on the television
everyday, and she admired her extremely. Now that she had met Faye Edwards in person, she
immediately got down to ask for an autograph and pictures with her. On the other hand, Sophia had no
choice but to go along with her.
Sophia knew Faye and could barely remember her as Joe’s daughter. If nothing unexpected happened,
Joe would have been gotten rid by Cooper already. Nevertheless, Cooper held on to his principle that
women and kids should not be implicated by a man’s wrongdoing, so he did not go after Faye even when
he sought revenge against Joe for Annabel.
Thus, Faye was still a popr A-list superstar, especially after starring in ‘Where Are We Going, Sis?’,
which further boosted her fame. She was no longer the insignificant actress who had to ride on other
people’s coattails.
Without Joe, Faye merely lost a father who was a loser that constantly caused her trouble. She was
indifferent to losing her father, and in fact, she was even kind of d about it. Nevertheless, she was
unaware of Joe’s whereabouts, and she thought he had fled overseas to escape from the creditors, as
he always had.
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She would rather him die and disappear forever. She had been castigated for having a father who was a
troublemaker, and anti-fans would constantly dig out Joe’s unattractive pictures andpare them with
Faye’s features whenever they criticized the fact that she had stic surgery.
Carmen skipped buoyantly toward Faye and said in a syrupy tone, “Miss Faye, may I ask for your
autograph?” Holding a pen and notebook in her hands, Carmen lifted her head hopefully with excitement
in her eyes.
Though she had already shot one scene, Carmen’s identity remained a secret as Michael was extremely
protective toward her. The staff were not allowed to reveal her identity either, hence Faye assumed she
was just a random kid who came from nowhere.
Surely, Faye heard the request, but she quickly shifted her gaze away after ncing at Carmen,
pretending as if she did not notice her. She hated children the most! They were nasty and dirty… She
would have loved to shoved them away if it was not for the shoot.
Nevertheless, Carmen was not discouraged and she called out to her again. “Miss Faye…”
Faye was touching up her makeup with apact powder in her hand. Suddenly, she snapped it shut
and asked her assistant with her brows furrowed, “Go and check what time Taylor Murray is arriving.”
Putting on an awkward look, the assistant answered inferiorly, “Wait a minute, Ma’am. I’ll go and check
right away.”
As much as the assistant was fawning over Faye, he immediately changed his attitude when he
approached the director. Rudely, he barked, “Hey you, what time is Taylor Murray arriving?”
In the past, this director had produced a few popr films, but his production had been going downhill in
recent years and he became infamous for producing box-office bombs. The current film was his only
hope to repair his reputation. He was well aware that the obsolete actor starring in this film might not be
able to guarantee the film’s poprity, and hence, he could only go around begging famous celebrities to
y a cameo role in the film, and Faye was one of them.
Cursing in silence, the director unctuously approached Faye and asked respectfully, “How can I help you,
Miss Faye?”
Faye was sitting down like an honorable queen with eight assistants attending to her. Arrogantly, she
red at the subservient, middle-aged director. Indeed, every dog had its day. Several years ago, she
had to send these directors money and even sleep with them in order to get a good role. Now that she
had built up her career and established her ownpany and resources, these directors became the
ones who needed to beg for her appearance in their films.
Faye had on fabulous makeup, and an assistant was half-kneeling beside her holding a mirror which she
was looking into at her gloriously made-up face. Sneering, she said, “Director Wall, you should be well
aware of the grade of your film. There’s neither A-list celebrities in it nor does it have a conventional
theme. You merely have a few obsolete actors who retired from acting a few years back, so I suppose it
is indeed challenging to record a decent box-office performance…”
Director Wall looked humiliated but he agreed with her. “You’re right, of course. The poprity of this film
will be boosted the moment we announce your cameo appearance, and it will guarantee a box office
smash.”
Sniggering, Faye red up all of a sudden and smashed the mirror into pieces. “Since you’re the one
seeking my help, what about the conditions that you’ve promised me? Where’s Taylor Murray?! You’ve
promised that you would get Taylor Murray to y second fiddle!”
Tears welled up in the director’s eyes as he pressed on and mumbled, “Uhmm… Something came up, so
Taylor won’t be here today.” In fact, he did not even dare to ask Taylor about it.
Knowing that Taylor was not showing up anymore, Faye kept silent and stared fiercely at the director.
Meanwhile, her assistants sensibly put themselves to good use. One of them hissed in a surly voice,
“Director Wall, you should know that given Miss Faye’s poprity, she is paid millions for showing up in a
commercial shoot and tens of millions for starring in one season of reality shows. She declined other
work opportunities to participate in your filming, so how could you not keep your promise?!”
Another assistant was even arrogant. “The lead is merely an obsolete actor. Miss Faye wouldn’t even
show up if it wasn’t because they had worked together before. Call him right away! Miss Faye will not act
in this film if he doesn’t show up!”
Director Wall tried to persuade Faye. “We can shoot your scene first. He is merely held back by some
issues and can’t show up for now. It’s just a small hup and he’ll be here soon.”
Nevertheless, Faye was not appeased. “Director Wall, times have changed, and you should know who’s
the big shot here. I’m saying this upfront—I want Taylor Murray to y the supporting role and
apany me to dinner, or else I won’t shoot any scenes. Make sure he shows up within half an hour!”