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 just the traf his

might be like in an ordinary family

his reality, such

plunged into the entertainment industry, aspiring to

figure to Stephanie, even though they did not share blood. Her calling

The Birthday

sweet voice like Stephanie, However, she would

him, the same unsightly, childish

Jordan and Anthony, leaving him feeling sidelined once again, stuck

car was still

glanced 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 be going through an early midlife crisis.

arched an eyebrow but chose to

that Jonathan’s glances carried a

quietly in

Milly and her assistant during

preparations in place, wouldn’t

her intentions were clear in

ignore Stephanie’s intense scrutiny, met her

allowed a small smile

to see how you’ll get out of this one,

duties and departed

team received instructions from Mr. Hawkins to return before evening

scenes.

been sulky all day, carried a noticeable air

the van with his eyes closed, a

He paused and turned.

the wind. Her approach, with flushed checks and hair billowing, seemed like something out of a

was

to Stephanie: he