Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 486

Cedric Clarke's brow furrowed, his expression darkening. "Stella, come here a second. I've got something important to discuss with you."

"Not going!"

"Star," Briony coaxed gently.

Irritated, Stella reluctantly stood up and stomped over to Cedric. "What is it?"

Without warning, Cedric cupped her chubby cheeks and planted a noisy kiss right on her lips-earning himself a sharp, resounding slap across the face.

"Cedric Clarke, are you out of your mind?!"

Cedric just grinned, dodged away, and called over his shoulder, “I'll bring you your favorite cream puffs tonight!"

"You're such a jerk, Cedric! Don't you dare come back! If you do, I'll beat you to a pulp!"

Briony and James exchanged a look and couldn't help but smile helplessly.

Honestly, only Cedric could handle Stella's fiery temper.

...

After lunch, Briony grabbed her keys and headed out.

She wasn't worried about leaving Stella at home-Marlene was there to help out.

Last week, Briony had officially taken over Starlight Entertainment. Her first order of business was to build up the company's reputation by promoting a new batch of talent.

the

national sensation, Briony had noticed a growing fascination among locals for traditional heritage and culture. She saw

series into a live-action drama. If the show succeeded, she'd push forward with a

translating animation to live action was no simple feat. Casting the right actors

every performer on the company roster,

today, so Briony decided

was a good excuse to check out the rest of the cast—she might just

she arrived, it

the set, easily navigating the maze of trailers until they

change and looked

looping her

that Mary had learned Briony was the mysterious owner behind the scenes.

beginnings, Mary was neither arrogant nor servile. She had a quiet strength that shone through in everything she did-the kind of inner resilience that made her perfect for the

on you. Focus on your scenes I'll wander around and have a

her seat to

as she was about to leave, raised voices caught her attention from

member was berating someone, his

"I don't care if your kid's missing! You're holding up the entire set! If you can't handle the job,

and walked

out one of the stuntwomen had shown up late, delaying

asked around

learned the story:

stuntwoman had recently divorced.

been awarded to her, but

her ex-husband had stormed