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 birthright, not a source of genuine

like in an ordinary family where even small achievements were recognised and

his reality, such

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

not share blood. Her calling him her brother gave him a semblance of

The Birthday

like Stephanie, However, she

the same unsightly, childish

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

car was still

was sitting in the back with his eyebrows furrowed and eyes closed, wearing an unhappy expression. He scoffed softly, leaned

but chose to

that Jonathan’s glances carried a

thoughts, none of them noticed Stephanie sitting quietly in the

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

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

Michelle beside her, her intentions

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

noticed the gesture and allowed

see how you’ll get out of this one,

his duties and

team received instructions from Mr. Hawkins to return before

scenes.

been sulky all day, carried

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

He paused and turned.

was rushing towards him, battling against the wind.

why was

to Stephanie: he should have felt