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.

wealth and status, but for him, these were

be like in an ordinary family where even small achievements were

his reality, such recognition was

identity, he plunged into the entertainment industry, aspiring to dominate the spotlight and become a

even though they did not share blood. Her calling him

133 The Birthday

a soft and sweet voice like Stephanie, However, she would silently tend to

him, the same unsightly, childish one that he had

Jordan and Anthony, leaving him feeling sidelined once again, stuck in a familiar feeling

was still

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

but

Jonathan’s glances carried a trace of resentment, though she could not

quietly in the corner, her face etched with

Milly and her assistant during a

the preparations in place, wouldn’t

she glanced at Michelle beside her, her intentions were

intense scrutiny, met her eyes

allowed a small smile to

see how you’ll

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

instructions from Mr.

scenes.

who had been sulky all

the van with his eyes closed,

He paused and turned.

him, battling against the wind. Her approach, with flushed checks and hair billowing, seemed like

why was

Stephanie: he should have felt resentment