Angel had yet to see Spencer today, and she had no idea how he was feeling. It felt like there was a heavy rock weighing down her heart. She had no mood to look at the script, to prepare emotionally. She just didn't want to fall into the water again, it was too cold! And too embarrassing!
As she was lost in her thoughts, the director approached. She heard his footsteps and raised her gaze, only to notice that the director's expression was not quite right.
"Before we start filming, go talk to Spencer, apologize if you need to, and ask him to let it go," the director got straight to the point, with little patience. "We're behind schedule, the producer has issued a warning, too many NGs in important scenes are unacceptable."
"Why not warn him then? It's clearly intentional!" Angel exploded. "He's wasting everyone's time!"
The director's eyes hardened, he was almost sharp, "What about your performance yesterday morning? How many times did you need retakes with Summer? That seemed intentional too!"
"I..." Angel was speechless, feeling a heavy weight in her chest.
"Alright, alright, get going!" the director urged. "If you don't calm him down, you'll be the one at a loss in the end. I watched the footage, he didn't even raise a hand yesterday."
Yes, Spencer was deliberate about it! Angel knew he not only didn't raise a hand, but he probably wanted to kick her too.
As Angel watched the director walk away, she felt an overwhelming sense of frustration. She thought about finding a big tree, but at the crucial moment, she couldn't help at all.
After a while, the makeup artist applied blush for her, "There, Angel, your makeup for today is done."
She didn't say anything, just stood in front of the mirror, feeling truly miserable.
At that moment, Adelaide, who had been standing nearby, took a step towards her. "Go on, Spencer is in the rest room number 3," he thought apologizing would defuse the situation.
Angel's gaze shifted suddenly.
But Adelaide calmly said, "Angel, I think the director is right. If you don't apologize, you'll be the one to suffer in the end. After all, he can retake a thousand times, and Mr. Marsh won't blame him for delaying the progress."
Angel felt invisible.
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