After a while, she forced a smile and said, "I'm just joking. A clean hand needs no washing. Why are you so excited? Are you afraid that others will slander you?"
Natalia sneered, "The rumor is terrible. Even a hundred mouths cannot explain it away. I don't care about others' thoughts. I just hope that you don't take me as such kind of person."
Jessica was a bit confused.
What did Natalia mean?
When did Natalia care about her opinion?
Jessica mocked Natalia in her mind, but still she looked calm.
The quarrel was over.
Natalia sat down to let the make-up artist do her job. Jessica had got her hair done and gone out with the support of Rosa because her part had to be filmed early.
Natalia signaled Nancy who stood at the corner.
Nancy got it, turned around and followed Jessica.
On the set, the props and setting had been prepared. Though Vicente was set up last night and felt very angry, he sat behind the camera to finish the shooting dutifully.
Jessica was standing in the middle and listening to the action director's instructions for what she should do. A few masked men in black stood beside. They would play the role of assassins.
After that, Vicente shouted "Action", launched the camera and started shooting.
Rosa looked around and sneaked off when no one noticed her.
The set was crowded. Rosa went through the crowd, all the way to the outside. She didn't stop but went straight to the hotel.
Nancy followed Rosa at a distance.
It took Rosa seven or so minutes to the hotel. When she got there, Nancy saw Rosa go to the second floor and talk to a waiter at a corner.
"Where is the stuff?"
"What stuff?" The waiter was in a daze.
"The food and drink? Didn't you take them out when you cleaned up the room this morning?"
The waiter was confused.
"I didn't see any leftovers!"
Rosa's expression changed a bit.
"You cleaned up the room, didn't you?"
"Yes, but I didn't see any leftovers. Perhaps they finished them."
"How is that possible? Even if they ate everything, the box should be left there. Did you see the box?"
The waiter shook his head.
Rosa's expression completely changed.
The waiter thought for a moment and seemed to understand something. His expression also changed. He whispered, "Did they discover something wrong?"
"Nonsense!"
Rosa was a bit anxious and stamped her feet, "What should I do? I didn't take them back. If Jessica knew that, she wouldn't let me go!"
"Just tell her that you've thrown the things away! She won't know it anyway. "
"No. You didn't see the leftovers when you came in, so Vicente must hide them somewhere. If I lied to Jessica and Vicente took them out, Jessica would kill me!"
The waiter looked terrible when he heard that.
He groaned in dissatisfaction, "You shouldn't have agreed to help her. You'll feel guilty of doing such an evil thing!"
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