Mr. Ford is Jealous

Chapter 169

Stella was reminded of Weston again. 

The thought made her palms a little sweaty. She needed to get some fresh air, but she couldn’t possibly leave Ruby here alone. 

About half an hour later, it was finally Ruby’s turn. The assistant hurried over to get Ruby and brought her to the stage. 

Stella stood under the stage, watching Ruby nervously stepping under the spotlight. There were quite a number of people around her. It must have really been a large set. No one was paying any attention to them since they arrived. This only changed when Ruby got up on stage. 

Stella had presumed that with Mr. Smith’s wealth, Ruby would be treated like a princess in this place. But apparently she was mistaken. Though he might be rich, Mr. Smith was nearly a nobody in the entertainment industry, since there were many more who were a thousand times richer and more powerful than him here. 

Weston Ford’s stature could enjoy special treatment wherever he

certain character’s daughter. She didn’t have many lines, but apart from the lines needing to showcase the liveliness of the character, it was also a period drama, so the lines were quite difficult to learn. For such a young girl, Ruby would have to memorize her lines really well for her to be able to perform naturally.

her lines, which gravely affected her whole performance. “Stop! Stop! Stop!” yelled the director, frowning with frustration. “Where did this child come from? She doesn’t suit the character of a noble girl at all! A noble girl should be flamboyant and haughty! Not a shy stuttering girl like that!” Ruby stood there like a doll after getting yelled at by

now that the director had lost his temper. Stella was stunned too. She’d never been in such a

were welling up in

whispered in Stella’s ear. “Ruby’s performance wasn’t that bad. With

hear something which

heard the director complain when he returned after taking a short break. “At this point I’m not

in a whisper, “The investors insisted on having her, so there’s nothing we can do!” Besides, Guinevere Cohen was a bona fide superstar, so she