Listening to the discussions around her and the director’s furious reprimand, Veronica remained surprisingly calm. “Let’s do it again.”
Having encountered so many retakes, it was a lie to say that Veronica didn’t feel any pressure. However, she believed that since she had already joined the crew and made up her mind to act well, she had to persevere to the end..
She never easily admitted defeat. “Are you sure you can do it, Veronica?” Eviette walked up to her and expressed her concern. Veronica shook her head and calmly replied, “I’m sorry for dragging you down.”
“Don’t worry about it. After all, you are a rookie, so it’s understandable.” Eviette smiled gently and shared a few acting techniques with Veronica.
Then, they re-shot the scene. This time, Veronica finally portrayed the crying scene well, achieving the effect the director wanted. After that, it was Eviette’s scene with the male lead, Camden. Veronica headed to a tree on the side and leaned against it while shutting her eyes to get some rest.
Just then, someone patted her shoulder. When Veronica opened her eyes, she saw Melvin handing her a bottle of mineral water. “Have some water.” After being cold-shouldered by the crew, she felt unexpectedly touched by Melvin’s insignificant gesture.
“Thank you.” She took it without hesitation, unscrewed the lid, and took a sip. She was already thirsty from reciting her lines after shooting for so long. Melvin sat next to her and comforted her, “Don’t take their words to heart. As a rookie, it’s normal for you to take the time to learn.”
“You’re right.” Veronica let out a sigh of relief and watched Eviette and Camden shooting their scene not far away. Similar to Veronica, Camden couldn’t keep up with Eviette and ended up with several retakes.
“Stay here. I’ll go check on Camden.” Melvin knew that if Camden encountered retakes, he would come to him, so he immediately got up and ran over.
Veronica rarely had free time, so she got up and walked to a nearby corridor, sitting on a bench and focusing on studying the script. In the evening, Veronica shot scenes with Eviette and Camden. Somehow, she passed every scene except for the scene with Mia.
At first, she just thought her acting was bad, but she gradually realized that it wasn’t the case. Mia was deliberately picking on her!
After consecutive retakes, Veronica was reprimanded by the director, but she gritted her teeth and persisted.
“Tsk tsk, how do you manage to endure the director’s scolding, Veronica Murphy? I underestimated you.” Mia walked up to Veronica and mocked her in a laid-back tone.
Veronica looked up at her without uttering a word. Just then, there was a commotion among the quiet set. “Wow, he’s so handsome.”
“Why is he here? Isn’t he Veronica Murphy’s ex- husband?”
“Yeah, why is he here? Is he looking for Veronica?”
“Who knows?”
“Wow! My idol is so d*mn fine! He’s way more good-looking than Camden Sullivan!” “Veronica is seriously not worthy of President Kings at all.”
Listening to the discussions among the crew, Veronica suddenly realized that Matthew had arrived. Mia was stunned on the spot, feeling inexplicably nervous. Why is he here? Is he trying to win Veronica’s heart back?
But I whipped her so hard today! He wouldn’t seek revenge on me, would he? Mia’s heart was in turmoil as the feeling of unease washed over her.
Veronica sat on the bench, watching Matthew standing not far away. Their gazes unexpectedly met, and in that instant, she felt a pool of warmth in her heart. It seemed that all the scolding she received after the consecutive retakes in the afternoon had vanished.
She even realized how wise his decision was back then. If they hadn’t faked their divorce, she was afraid that everyone would be mocking her for entering the crew with connections and criticizing her poor acting skills, which would have led to Matthew being scolded as well.
