Chapter 100
Stanley made a phone call and summoned his two executive directors, Maureen, and her agent. Meanwhile, Eloise and Quincey were made to wait in the hallway. If the situation called for it, they would have to confront Maureen
Bullying on set wasn’t exactly a big deal, but it would be wrong to dismiss it as well. Stanley, for one, would n With that said, the power dynamic and negotiations between the higher–ups also played a key factor in this. Before Maureen entered the hotel room, she scoffed at Eloise and Quinney.
never tolerate such a thing on his film set.
“What are you two thinking? Do you honestly think I’m going to be replaced?” Maureen sneered. “They’ve already shot half of my scenes. Do you two have any idea how much the film set will lose it I’m replaced?
“Also, what made you two think I don’t have someone backing,
sup for me to snag a role in this film set?”
Quincey said angrily, “You’re the one who picked on the. How are you still this arrogant?“
“Why not? Here’s something for you to think about. I am going to pick on you two. What can you do about it? Maureen narrowed her eyes before she continued, “I’m going to go in there, and I’m going to step downs from my role il Mr. Hawking so much as raises his voice against me.
“When that happens, Mr. Hawking will be the one who begs me to stay. I will name my terms, and he’s going to meet them if he wants me to keep playing my role. By then, all of your scenes will be removed from the final cut!”
“W–What gives you the right to do something like this?”
est friend can help you just because
“Well. You’re the moron who told on me. Oh, I see what you’re thinking. You’re sorely mistaken if you think your best she married into the Huntington family.
“How absurd. The Huntington family might be powerful, but Eloise means nothing to them!”
Then, Maureen cast a scomful glance at Eloise before she entered the hotel room with a grin.
“Are my scenes going to be removed, Ellie? Oh, dear. I’m counting on this television drama to have some screen time. I need to pay off my debt, and L…”
Eloise held Quincey’s hands and told the latter not to panic. “Let’s just wait for them to finish talking.”
In the end, Eloise and Quincey spent the entire afternoon waiting. The sky had turned dark by the time Stanley’s hotel room door swung open.
At the next moment, Maureen stormed out and glared at Eloise. “You abused your position as William’s wife and maliciously targeted me. You’re on my list now, Eloise!”
Maureen swayed her handbag and left in a huff. Her agent also walled away with a sulley expression.
Quincey blinked twice and said, “That’s different from what she told us earlier today.”
When the two executive directors came out, they told Eloise and Quincey about what happened.
Maure
admitted to picking on Quincey during the shooting, but she refused to correct her ways. She even threatened to walk out on the television drama. At first, the investors took her side, but Stanley made a phone call to Mavis.
“The entertainment company owned by Robinson Group injected more funding into the television drama, weeding out several investors and becoming the main investor. When Mr. Hawldang had absolute authority, he fired Maurren”
Quincey was utterly stunned. When she walked out of the hotel, she finally came to her senses. She turned around and hugged Eloise. “You’re officially my lifesaver now!”
Eloise giggled and gently nudged Quincey. “You still have some scenes to shoot tomorrow. So, you can’t leave the film set for now. Let’s have dinner nearby.”
“Alright. I want you to stay
y the night and keep me company, though.”
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Quincey’s eyes widened. “I just took the wife of the heir to the Robinson family away from him. That is a cardinal sin!”
Eloise patted Quincey’s head and said, “He went out of town.”
Mavis gave Eloise a video call when the latter and Quincey were having their dinner at a restaurant. “Charles said that he wanted to have fried chicken for dinner. He even said that he would go on a hunger strike if he couldn’t have it tonight.”
Hole asked Mavis to pass the phone to Charles. She noticed him giving Mavis a look before he adopted a grim expression and projected authority as he always ind.
“What was your blood pressure level today?” Eloise asked
Charles immediately saw the hospital ward in his mind when he heard her, Images of white walls, hospital beds, and doctors in lab coats flashed before
“I–It’s just a little on the high side
”
Mavis chimed in. “He understated his condition. He felt dizzy earlier,”
“Measure it now. I’ll take a look at it.” Eloise sald.
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“I’m not doing it. We’re just talking about dinner. Why’s there a need to measure my blood pressure levels?” Charles rejected the idea.
What do you want for dinner, then?”
“Chicken”
“It’s a little noisy over here. Can you repeat that?” Eloise cut him off and asked.
“He said he wants to eat fried chicken!” Mavis responded loudly.
“I never said that I wanted fried chicken. That’s going to put me right into the hospital. Stop making things up, Mavis!” Charles grumbled.
Eloise stifled her laughter and said, “I’ll send you a menu in a while, and you’re going to eat according to it tonight. We will make an appointment on Monday for a check–up. William will have returned by then, which means your schedule will become wide open.”
