The Year I Was the Other Woman To Myself novel Chapter 639

It took Yvonne three tries before Marico finally answered.

“Whatever it is, make it quick. I'm busy!”

Yvonne frowned. She absolutely despised the way Marico spoke to her, as if she were trash.

“Where are you? It's so loud.”

“None of your business.”

“Marico, it's my birthday. You're my fiancé. How could you not come to my party!”

“Is that all?”

“Marico!”

“I'm hanging up.”

“Marico, don't forget we're partners! I helped you, so you have to help me!”

“I said I'm busy!”

“What are you even doing?”

“Working as an extra.”

“What?”

“Someone recently told me that with a face this handsome, it'd be a crime against nature not to be an actor.”

Yvonne was so furious she saw black spots. “I... I need you at my house within the hour, or else—”

Before she could finish, he hung up.

“Marico!” Yvonne screamed into the phone, utterly exasperated.

Just as she was about to call him again, she saw Penelope striding toward her with a strange expression.

A few minutes later, everyone at the party was in shock.

“Who hired him?”

The director also looked conflicted. “He signed up himself. The crew manager saw he had a good look and cast him, even gave him a line. I didn't expect... he's actually pretty good, but something about it feels... off.”

Natalie paused. “He's playing himself too much.”

“Playing himself?”

“Ahem, just a guess.”

“No, it's not that. It's... seeing such a handsome face say such sleazy lines feels jarring. And look at the actress—she's not resisting, she's practically melting into his arms, as if she's afraid he won't rob her.”

In any case, the feeling was wrong, so the director yelled, “Cut!”

Natalie had already finished her scenes for the day. She had originally come to the director to ask for time off, but the female lead's scenes had been going poorly, and the director was already frustrated, so she hesitated.

Benson was still putting his team together, so it would be a while before filming for his movie began. She was using the downtime to appear in other projects, reminding the industry and her fans that she was back.