Everyone was shooting at the same film studio. Whenever Ste-who imed to be good friends with Melody-was free, she and her assistant would bring a bunch of things over and ask everyone to take good care of Melody.
The same routine was happening on that particr day.
"Oh my, isn''t Mintz a cafe only found in Chamery? Miss Ste actually brought us coffee from so far away?"
"It''s just Mintz. I''m sure the manager will deliver the food and drinks to Miss Ste if she wants it," joked someone from the crowd.
Ste walked up to Melody. She then leaned against her shoulder affectionately and smiled.
"Well... I''ve known the manager since our early years abroad. He sent it to me as an exception because he''s my friend. If you have time, please go support Mintz. Consider it as supporting my friend!" Ste portrayed herself as approachable.Belonging to N?velDrama.Org.
"Don''t worry, Miss Ste. I''ll definitely visit Mintz the next time I''m in Chamery!"
"Pfft, even the A-list celebrities have to wait in line to get into Mintz. What makes you think you can get in? Miss Ste is just being polite to us! Her friends don''t need us, mere working folks, to support them!" At this point, Ste gave a subtle signal with her eyes, instructing her assistant to take the people downstairs to have coffee and desserts.
This made Melody feel awkward. It was as if there was some unspoken social rule she was not aware of. While Ste had never shown the kind of look that seemed to want to devour her, her feigned friendliness only made Melody more ufortable.
Ste pretended to be very close to her-leaning on Melody''s shoulder-and joined in looking back at the shots they had just taken.
"Shaun, no one bullied Melody today, right?"
Shaun, being astute, had long realized that the friendship between the two was not as genuine as Ste made it out to be. Thus, he simply asked Melody to sit on the other side so as not to feel ufortable being leaned on by Ste.
"Melody is in the zone now, acing every scene. Who would dare to bully her?"
The corners of Ste''s lips immediately turned down when she heard that. "Is that so? You didn''t go easy on Melody just because she''s a neer, did you? Melody doesn''t need any special treatment from you, you know..."
Melody could not help but nce at Ste, wondering what she meant. Was she implying that Melody''s ability was so low that Shaun had to lower his standards?
Ste shrugged, still wearing that annoyingly fake smile on her face.
Shaun''s expression suddenly turned serious. Regardless of any grievances between them, they should not be brought into his work.
"Ste, maybe you''ve been in too many mediocre productions? Most directors wouldn''t casually treat their own work as you implied."
Ste''s face stiffened, and her smile almost slipped off.
''Who does he think he is? How dare he mock my work to protect Melody? Does he think he can disrespect me just because he has some skills? Hmph!'' thought Ste.
At that moment, Ste''s assistant stepped in to ease the awkwardness and promptly led her to the other side where the crew members were.
"Miss Ste, the desserts from Mintz are really delicious. Thank you for thinking of us!"
Ste immediately replied with a smile, "I''m d you like them. To cater to more people''s tastes, I had my friend prepare the ssic ones. Actually, there are a few special ones too, but since this is all of your first time trying them, I thought it''s safer to let everyone try the fail-safe vors!"
She spread her hands, and the slightly regretful expression made the crew members feel that she was a kind-hearted person.
"Ah! You''re so beautiful and kind-hearted, Miss Ste. We''re so d we get to work with you in the same film studio!"
The crew members kept praising Ste.
Ste nodded happily. "I''m also very happy to work with everyone. But please take good care of Melody. I apologize in advance if she makes any mistakes. Please forgive her and be more understanding of her for my sake."