“I don’t quite understand what you mean, Mr. Golding. What has displeased you?” he asked, bewildered, after fumbling for his voice.

Evander scoffed with a stony glare. “You’re the director. What good are you to me if you have to ask my opinion on such a trivial matter?”

“Yes, I should not have done that.”

Gordon shuddered. What rotten luck for me to have to deal with this loose cannon that is Evander.

“Please enlighten me, Mr. Golding.”

“The actor is not a right fit. Any additional effort to prove otherwise is futile,” Evander said casually as he pointed at Angeline.

An assistant wrapped a towel around her shoulders as soon as she came ashore, but she still shivered.

When she overheard Evander, her gaze stiffened, and her lips pursed.

Sure enough, there’s an ulterior motive to his visit.

Stunned, Gordon wondered if he had misheard. “Are you sure, Mr. Golding?”

As soon as he raised the question, Evander shot him a glare so severe that Gordon’s back grew damp with cold sweat.

Then, he gazed at Angeline with a conflicted look and wondered how he should begin.

“I will reshoot the scene if you’re unhappy with it, Mr. Golding.” Angeline spoke up bravely at that moment. Her voice was hoarse from the time spent underwater. “I don’t have a problem with that, as it’s part of the job.”

When she stood up, the towel slipped off her fair and smooth skin. She stalked back toward the pool with a scowl.

If Evander is being difficult on purpose, I’m not going to let him take it out on the others.

sigh of relief and quickly ordered one of the crew members to

he said with an

sat at the frontmost spot of the pool like an

impassive face and felt an invisible force compelling her to obey, against which her heart

against Evander. Silently enduring her fate, she listened for Gordon’s cry of “Action!” before diving into the pool

step and gesture of hers underwater was executed to perfection. Even the smile she flashed upon turning back was her most

“Cut!”

time, Gordon asked Evander gingerly, “Is

you satisfied?” Evander answered with a question. His

doubt began to manifest within him. Despite his experience directing many television shows, he simply could not see what was wrong

pleased? It must be a personal grudge for him to be this picky, and it’s obvious that they’re unhappy from the way he made Angeline get underwater again

a scowl, he ordered, “We’ll do another take, Angeline. Take it seriously this time. Mr. Golding is not happy with

got it,” Angeline answered dully,

even though she instinctively knew it was near impossible to satisfy

swallowed so much water that her smile was

numb from the cold, she did not complain

Evander’s anger, she thought herself spared any feelings of indebtedness if he could be

repeatedly without raising any objections did

the water. She tucked her hair behind her ears and ran her tongue around

it and felt himself grow

figure seems to have gotten nicer of late. I have

the

already, by that point, knew what he needed

the assistant had grown to a small pile. Despite that, she felt

What happens if she catches a

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