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.

filled with wealth and status, but for him, these

he wondered what life might be like in an ordinary family where

his reality, such

plunged into the entertainment industry, aspiring to dominate the spotlight and become a familiar face on

him a supportive figure to Stephanie, even though they did not share blood.

The Birthday

like Stephanie,

choose a band–aid for him, the

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

was still

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

arched an eyebrow but chose to

that Jonathan’s glances carried a trace of resentment,

Stephanie sitting quietly in the

to create a rift between Milly and her assistant during a live broadcast, but the feed had

all the preparations in place, wouldn’t it be a shame to

her, her intentions were clear in her calculated

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

allowed a

you’ll get out

his duties and departed after a brief exchange

Mr.

scenes.

been sulky all day, carried a

the van with his eyes closed, a gentle

He paused and turned.

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

was he

Stephanie: he should have