Chapter 1533 A Price
Jessie smiled and shook her head. “You’re overthinking things!” “No way! Jessie, how can you miss such an opportunity when no one else can have it? Why didn’t you make good use of it?”
Who said I didn’t make good use of it? However, Jessie did not want anyone else to know. “You should have slept with him! Why are you being reserved? You’re wasting such a good opportunity!” Lexie showed a sorry look for Jessie, to which the latter laughed.
“That’s enough. Don’t tell anyone about this!” When she returned to the room, her happiness was something she couldn’t share with anyone, not even with her sister, as she was too embarrassed to say so.
After a day of rest, Jessie was back to intense filming. Director Cooper’s directing was great, so Jessie could fully understand his meaning and do it to his satisfaction.
Eva was also filming her scenes, and her scenes were not that many. Initially, when she joined the crew, she only wanted to look for a movie to shoot. Presently, she was about to be released from her contract, and she was determined to finish the filming peacefully. Once her contract entered, all she wanted was to live freely.
She didn’t want to get weighed down by the pressures of the press and the company. Eva knew she had a rich and leisurely life waiting for her. However, to gain her freedom, she had to give up one thing—herself.
Eva was conflicted. No one knew that secret about her. Many thought that since she was in showbiz, she had lost her virginity long ago. Moreover, she had a boyfriend whom she had been dating for three years. No one would think that a twenty-six-year-old Eva had managed to retain her purity.
However, she was the only one who knew the secret. When she was dating Tucker, although he asked to sleep with her, she still could not accept the premarital act as she grew up in a traditional family.
She then realized that although Tucker had said he loved her and did not want her to cheat on him, he went around to have pleasure. As such, Eva knew his true colors.
If even childhood friends couldn’t see through each other, how many men could genuinely love a woman?
Moreover, Eva had been in the biz for too long, so she didn’t believe such a thing as true love existed. It was just a matter of getting what one wanted.
Hence, she wanted to stay away from the biz. For filming, she would shoot when she was free, rest when she was tired, and be alone to enjoy what she wanted to do.
The third day arrived when Eva received a message from Louie. He had returned to the company to deal with his work, but he would come over on the afternoon flight with her termination contract.
Eva knew she couldn’t escape the cost this time, but she didn’t plan to run because she was open-minded enough to give everything a try. Louie taught her that, and she openly accepted it.
Eva initially rehearsed a play in the afternoon, but it was canceled halfway through. She got the news in the lounge.
As for who had canceled the play for her, she knew very well but didn’t say anything. Thereafter, she let her assistant remove her makeup. In the end, she wore a casual dress and got into the nanny van with her phone.
“Eva, where are you going?” the driver curiously asked as it was a strange time to leave. He had no idea where Eva was going.
“Back to the hotel,” Eva instructed, her heart in turmoil.
The driver immediately drove back to the hotel. On the way, she could only think about what she would face tonight. She was so nervous that her palms started sweating.
Finally, the car arrived at the hotel. Eva then stepped into the hotel lobby and said to Linda, “You guys can have the night off.”
Linda had been with Eva for a few years, so she knew that Eva had personal matters to deal with. Before getting on the elevator, Linda stated, “Eva, I won’t come back here tonight. I’ll have a gathering with my classmates. If there’s an emergency, call me.”
Eva nodded in response. “Okay. Go ahead, then.”
And so, Linda happily turned around and left. Meanwhile, Eva got on the elevator alone. The mirror reflected her scarlet face, and the hotel seemed quieter and less crowded in the afternoon.
