NovelEnglishSkylar scoffed. She would have gladly knocked some manners into Avery. However, she couldn’t
because they were on set; and because Largo was standing right across the room. So Skylar turned
and left Avery to her own devices.
At this, Avery flashed a vicious gleam at the female lead’s costume that Skylar wore. Then she asked
her manager, Jane, “Have you contacted everyone? There cannot be any slip-ups when executing this
plan.”
Jane nodded. “I’ve discussed everything with Daniel from props. He named his price—a hundred
thousand.”
Avery’s brows drew closer. “That much to remove a couple of screws? That’s basically a rip-off.”
Eyes darting around, Jane cautiously leaned in and murmured, “Daniel said that removing those
screws might cost someone’s life, so a hundred thousand is only the deposit. It will cost us two hundred
thousand if she ends up crippled, and half a million if she dies.”
Delight smeared across Avery’s face as she listened to these possible outcomes. Her vicious grin
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtdeepened as she pictured a stone slab crushing onto Skylar’s body.
Meanwhile, Skylar and Largo were going through their scripts together. They knew that fans would go
crazy over the tiniest romantic details between a female and male lead. Hence, they wanted to
incorporate this into their scripts.
Skylar couldn’t help but feel drawn to Largo’s amorous voice as they bounced ideas off of each other.
Largo always kept a friendly smile each time he spoke. He was the kind of man that lit up an entire
room. Because of this, Skylar found him to be such a gem.
Skylar realized that she wasn’t entirely a masochist. While she found gratification from Tobias’ torture,
she was also receptive to gentler men like Largo.
She and Largo had to film their current scene with a massive green screen in the studio, then special
effects would be added later on.
Skylar caught sight of Avery lingering around the set. She felt that Avery’s eyes were glued onto her the
whole time.
So Skylar motioned Hannah over during makeup touchups. She asked, “Are we filming Avery’s scenes
today? Why has she been in the studio this whole time?”
Hannah then flipped through the day’s filming schedule. “Nope. Filming for her scenes will be done at a
much later date.”
At this, Skylar felt unnerved. Avery hates being around me. So why would she show up on set to watch
me film my scenes? That’s very unlike her.
Skylar’s eyelid kept twitching like a bad omen.
Before they started shooting the scene, Skylar had to put on her safety harness. She tugged at the
harness rope to test its durability, just in case.
Daniel from props noticed this and grumbled, “Do you not trust the work of our props crew, Ms. Jones?
Quit worrying. It’s a sturdy harness. There’s no chance of you falling.”
Despite his attempt to calm her nerves, his voice sounded indifferent. Even his gaze was devoid of
warmth.
Skylar chuckled tensely. “I tend to worry when my safety is involved. You see, I’m a very unlucky
person. So please bear with me while I check things thoroughly. After all, it’s better to be safe than
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmsorry.”
Nevertheless, Daniel flashed an urged look. “It’s almost time to shoot. You should put on your harness
now.”
As he spoke, his sleeve lifted and revealed a well-crafted watch with an unmistakable logo—a Rolex.
Skylar noticed and casually pointed it out. “Your watch is superb. I had no idea that members of the
props crew earned so much. My friend has the same model, by the way.”
Daniel covered his watch at once. He averted her gaze and muttered, “It’s a parallel import.”
For some reason, Skylar felt that the man seemed familiar. Yet, she couldn’t quite recall where she had
seen his face before.
Regardless, Skylar and Largo were about to film a battle scene.
Largo had already gotten his makeup done and was ready to start. Seeing this, Skylar reluctantly
fastened the harness and took a deep inhale. Her eyelid twitched more furiously.
Then Josiah’s voice blared through the walkie-talkie, “What the hell are you doing, Skylar? Focus! I
don’t have time for you to daydream on set.”
Skylar quickly motioned an okay gesture, indicating that she was ready to begin.
At that moment, Avery and Daniel locked gazes. He nodded slightly to inform her that things were
going as planned. Avery instinctively looked up to the harness’ ceiling track. It appeared at least five
meters off the ground; if Skylar fell from that height, she was sure to be disabled, if not dead.
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