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

like in an ordinary family where even small

his reality, such recognition was

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

even though they did not share

133 The

voice like Stephanie, However, she would

would also choose a band–aid for him, the same unsightly,

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

car was still

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

eyebrow but chose

ignore the nagging feeling that Jonathan’s glances carried a

quietly in

between Milly and her assistant during a

all the preparations in place, wouldn’t

at Michelle beside her, her intentions were clear in

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

the gesture and allowed a

to see how you’ll get out of

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

received instructions from Mr. Hawkins

scenes.

sulky all day, carried a noticeable

in the van with his eyes closed, a gentle voice stopped him. “Jonathan, please

He paused and turned.

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

was he admiring

had been unkind to Stephanie: he should have felt