A Film Queen

Chapter 133 The Birthday Gift

“It’s fine; we really don’t need it.”

Jonathan, who had just been rushing around urgently, was now slumped hack onto the sofa, his voice tinged with resignation.

Seeing his sudden change of mood, Ace paused before suggesting. “Jonathan, should I ask the driver to take us back to that secret room we were just in? Maybe it’s still there.”

Jonathan’s face remained impassive as he responded, “No, let’s just head back. It’s not that valuable. I don’t even want it anymore.”

Ace was confused.

Hadn’t Jonathan just been insisting on its importance? Why this sudden shift in attitude?

Do celebrities really change their minds so quickly?

Jonathan leaned back, closing his eyes and radiating a chilly aura that seemed to ward others off. Even Stephanie, who had been playfully trying to get his attention, hesitated to come closer now.

Maybe Jonathan alone understood the truth behind what he said just now.

That item, while crucial, was ultimately inconsequential.

As the fifth in the Burnett lineage, two years junior to his brother Xavier, Jonathan had always felt somewhat overshadowed. From his earliest years, his older siblings had carved out significant paths: the eldest as a prominent CEO and the second as a celebrated designer.

Meanwhile, his third and fourth brothers were stars in their fields, too.

Yet, he remained unremarkable.

In a family orbiting around successful figures, he often felt neglected. Even in times of crisis, a call to the family doctor was about as involved as anyone got with him.

With Anthony and his sister now in the picture, he felt even more like a ghost in the grand Burnett household.

for him, these were just the traf his birthright, not a source

what life might be like in an ordinary family where even

his reality, such recognition was

a desire to carve out his own identity, he plunged into the entertainment industry, aspiring to dominate the spotlight and become a familiar face

that made him a supportive figure to Stephanie, even though they did not share blood. Her calling him her brother gave him a semblance of the familial warmth he

133 The Birthday

soft and sweet voice like Stephanie,

him, the same unsightly, childish one that he had

was undeniably closer to Jordan and Anthony, leaving him feeling sidelined once

car was still

wearing an unhappy expression. He scoffed softly, leaned towards Milly, and whispered conspiratorially, “Ms. Milly, I think he might be going through an early

arched an eyebrow but chose to

nagging feeling that Jonathan’s glances carried a trace of

of them noticed Stephanie sitting quietly in the corner, her face etched with a somber

her assistant during

wouldn’t it be a shame to give

she glanced at Michelle beside her, her intentions were clear in her calculated

to ignore Stephanie’s intense scrutiny, met her eyes and gave a

noticed the gesture and allowed a small

you’ll get out of this one,

film set, Ace completed his duties and departed after a

Mr. Hawkins to return before

scenes.

who had been sulky all day, carried a noticeable

rest in the van

He paused and turned.

was supposed to have already left, was rushing towards him, battling against the wind.

was he

Stephanie: he should have felt