Filed to story: My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Novel by Anastasia Marie
Grace was stunned. She did not expect Brian to turn up today.
Jason raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise at Brian’s appearance.
When Brian saw Jason and Grace, he looked calm. It was as if he already knew that they were here.
Now that Evelyn saw Brian, she immediately looked like she had found something to rely on. She rushed to Brian’s side, put one arm around his arm, and said in an aggrieved tone, “Brian, why don’t you talk to Mr. Reed for me? Mr. Reed’s asking me to kneel and grovel as a demonstration for those extras. I followed his wishes and demonstrated it once, but he’s still not satisfied. I’m not an extra. I can’t keep doing that.”
Evelyn tried to complain as stealthily as possible as she faked being aggrieved.
Brian did not respond to Evelyn but slowly walked over to Jason. He looked at him with those dark eyes. “What are you doing here?”
“I came to visit someone. Grace is here as an extra today. I heard that your girlfriend complained that the extras were not performing properly previously. She asked Grace to kneel and grovel as a demonstration last time. I just want your girlfriend to show me what the standard movements should look like,”
Jason said with a half-smile.
Evelyn, looking rather aggrieved, slightly bit her red lip. Her eyes seemed to be covered with a mist. “Brian, Mr. Reed asked me to perform and I did, but Mr. Reed isn’t satisfied and keeps asking me to do it all over again. Isn’t he just picking on me? If Mr. Reed really dislikes me, then what does it matter if I’m in this film?”
She was trying to retreat for the sake of advancing. The more she showed her weakness at times like this, the more embarra**ed people were to suppress her. It could even trigger a man’s protective behavior.
However, to her surprise, Jason simply said, “Alright, then your quit this film.”
Evelyn was dumbfounded. She had no idea that Jason would say that.
Suddenly, she turned her eyes to Brian, hoping that her prince could help her. She was just saying she would not do the film. She did not actually mean it.
A drama with a production team like this had the potential to become a sensation. Once she acted in it, it meant that she would get a free ride to stardom.
If she did quit, would it not be a waste of her time?
She did not want to be a starlet. She wanted to be famous.
She wanted to be the best actress!
Brian glanced at Evelyn before asking Jason, “Does she bother you?”
“She’s rather bothersome,” Jason said lightly.
He said this carelessly without lowering his voice too much, so the people around him could all hear what he said. At once, many of them, even those who did not like Evelyn, looked at her with pity.
After all, there were only a few people who could make the boss of Emerald City admit that they were bothersome.
“In that case, quit,” Brian said casually as if it was just a casual matter.
However, the words sounded like thunder in Evelyn’s ears.
Quit? Was she really quitting the show?! Just because of these two statements? How was that possible?!
Evelyn’s eyes widened with disbelief. “Brian… You… are you telling me to quit the show?”
“It’s what you said. If Jason dislikes you, you’ll quit. Since he dislikes you, what’s wrong with you quitting?” Brian asked.
Evelyn wanted to slap herself. If she had known this, she would not have said that to retreat for the sake of advancing!
Great. He was letting her retreat to the end!
Evelyn was so choked that she could not speak. The glances around her made her feel even more embarra**ed.
She bit her lip hard. “Well… In that case, I’ll leave before Mr.
Reed dislikes me more.”
At that moment, all she wanted was to find a place where she could calm down, avoid the eyes of those around her, and think of what to do next.
However, before she could even turn around, Jason once again said, “You haven’t gone on your knees yet. Why are you in such a hurry to leave?”
Evelyn’s eyes widened. “What?”
“As a matter of fact, how many times did you get her to kneel for you last time? Let’s kneel the same amount this time. Let me take a good look at how up to standard your kneeling and groveling is. You’re an actress. You should do better than an extra. If you can’t do it, then I don’t think there’s any need for you to stay in this industry,” Jason said lightly.
However, this sentence seemed to decide Evelyn’s future.
If Evelyn did not kneel today, then she probably would not be able to make it in show business in the future.
Evelyn was biting her lower lip till they bled. She looked at Brian as if asking him for help. Embarra**ed and anxious, she shouted, “Brian…”
Unexpectedly, Brian’s eyes fell on Grace’s face. It was not until Jason’s body got in front of Grace that Brian withdrew his gaze. He said coldly, “In that case, just kneel. How many times did you make her kneel last time? Just kneel the same amount of times this time.”
The two men were facing each other in silent agreement.
Evelyn could not afford to offend either of them.
“Oh right, and don’t forget to kneel in front of her.” Jason added.
Right now, Evelyn could only focus all her hate on Grace. If it had not been for Grace, she would not have suffered such humiliation today!
It was all Grace’s fault! Sooner or later, she would get even with Grace!
Evelyn bitterly said in her heart, but in reality, she could only kneel. After all, she could not afford to offend Jason. Plus, Brian was her backer now, so she could not fight with Brian.
She even wanted to be Brian’s last girlfriend.
It was only when she knelt in front of Grace that Grace slightly frowned. She stepped back a couple of paces and turned to the director who looked rather frightened. She said, “Sorry, Director. I’m afraid I can’t take part in today’s scene. You don’t need to pay me. I’m leaving.”
“Alright…” the director responded with a shudder.
Grace headed straight for the dressing room, ready to change out of her costume. Jason followed her.
As Brian looked back at Jason and Grace, a sharp glint flashed across his phoenix eyes.
When Evelyn saw them leave, she wanted to get up and put an end to the kneeling and groveling.
However, Brian lightly said, “Go on, I didn’t let you finish.
What’s the hurry?”
Stunned, Evelyn looked at Brian and saw that his expression was serious. He wanted her to get down on her knees to continued and grovel.
If Jason asked her to do this to stand up for Grace, what about
Brian? Was he standing up for Grace, too?
At the thought of this possibility, Evelyn felt an unstoppable panic. The feeling was far greater than the fear she had felt in the face of Jason.
Countless eyes were fixed on her. Evelyn looked at Brian, but he showed no signs of changing his mind, so she continued kneeling.
The only thing that made her feel better was that at least she no longer had to kneel in front of Grace.
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