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.

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

like in an ordinary family where even small achievements were recognised

his reality, such recognition

his own identity, he plunged into the entertainment industry, aspiring to

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

The Birthday

voice like Stephanie, However, she would silently tend to

also choose a band–aid for him, the

him feeling sidelined once again, stuck

car was still

at Jonathan, who was sitting in the back with his eyebrows furrowed and eyes closed, wearing an unhappy expression. He scoffed softly, leaned towards Milly, and whispered conspiratorially, “Ms. Milly, I think he might

arched an eyebrow but chose

nagging feeling that Jonathan’s glances carried a trace

them noticed Stephanie sitting quietly in the

tried to create a rift between Milly and her assistant during

preparations in place, wouldn’t it be a shame to give up

at Michelle beside her, her intentions

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

allowed a small

you’ll get out

the film set, Ace completed his duties and departed after a brief exchange

team received instructions from Mr. Hawkins

scenes.

who had been sulky all day, carried

van with his

He paused and turned.

against the wind. Her approach,

was

unkind to Stephanie: he should