“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 bring a

he said

and sat at the frontmost

gazed at his impassive face and felt an invisible force compelling her

could not go against Evander. Silently enduring her fate, she listened for Gordon’s cry of “Action!” before diving into the pool without

of hers underwater was executed to perfection. Even

“Cut!”

asked Evander gingerly,

satisfied?” Evander answered with

him. Despite his experience directing

pleased? It must be a personal grudge for him to be this picky, and it’s obvious

did not hold back. With a scowl, he ordered, “We’ll do another take, Angeline. Take it

got it,” Angeline answered dully, her

redid the scene even though she instinctively knew it

enough, Evander dismissed five retakes in a row. Angeline had swallowed so much water that

the cold,

spared any feelings

herself repeatedly without raising any objections did not

hair behind her ears and ran her tongue around her wet

sight of it

have gotten nicer of late. I have to

the

that point, knew what he needed

Despite that, she felt

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

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