Her Precious Baby

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.

ordered one of the

seat, Mr. Golding,” he said with an unctuous

Evander accepted the offer with a grunt and sat at the frontmost spot of the pool like an invigilator during an

gazed at his 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!”

and gesture of hers underwater was executed to perfection. Even the smile

“Cut!”

asked Evander gingerly, “Is this take better, Mr.

Evander answered with a question. His displeasure

manifest within him. Despite his experience directing many television shows, he simply could

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

no longer cared about Angeline’s comfort, Gordon did not hold back. With a scowl, he ordered, “We’ll do another take, Angeline. Take it seriously this time. Mr. Golding is not happy with your performance at

answered dully, her sunken

she redid the scene even though she instinctively knew it was near

a row. Angeline had swallowed so much water that her smile was frozen

from the cold,

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

sight of Angeline submerging herself repeatedly without raising any objections did

once more from the water. She tucked her hair behind her ears and ran her tongue around her wet

it

nicer of late. I have to admit;

doing the take again,

silence, Gordon already, by that point, knew what he

a small pile. Despite that, she felt Angeline’s

Fuller. What happens if she catches a cold from being underwater for so