Chapter 359
“I’m coming!” Vanessa called out, quickly sending Aria a voice message before handing her phone to Myla. “Take tomorrow off with p
Myla, standing nearby, overheard their conversation and nodded obediently. “Got it.”
Not far away. Russell stared intently at the filming site with a stern expression, Olivia stood beside him, holding an umbrella to shield him from the var “Russell, I think the director can handle it on his own. Why don’t you take a break?”
Russell shook his head. “I’m good. Go rest, and I’ll keep an eye on things.”
The Wolfshade Syndicate was planning to relocate part of its operations to mainland this country. While Russell appeared to be working for Nebula Corp on the surface, he was secretly overseeing the syndicate’s critical business relocation behind the scenes.
Whoever married Olivia would become the successor to the Wolfshade Syndicate.
Olivia’s father, the head of the Wolfshade Syndicate, had always looked down on Russell because of his humble background and never approved of him. But Olivia only had eyes for Russell.
If Russell could pull off this business relocation, his status in the Wolfshade Syndicate would skyrocket, earning him the boss’s full recognition.
Relocating their operations was no easy feat. It would take at least three to five years to complete.
The more Russell put his heart into this matter, the happier Olivia became.
She pursed her lips with a slight smile and handed the umbrella to the bodyguard. “Don’t let Russell get a tan. If he does, you’ll be the one held accountable,”
Olivia was a sucker for good looks. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have fallen for Russell the moment she laid eyes on him.
She would never allow even the slightest blemish on Russell’s face.
The bodyguard answered, “Yes, Miss Remar.”
Olivia walked gracefully toward the lounge.
Vanessa looked away, a faint smirk of disdain playing on her lips.
The next day.
Aria arrived at the set with her books. Vanessa managed to slip away to greet her, contract in hand. With a playful wink, she said, “Sign this contract, and you’ll officially be my person now.”
Aria didn’t even glance at the contract before signing, raising an eyebrow. “At your service, Boss Vanessa.”
“Haha! Let’s go. Time to hit the set.”
Just then, Russell was intently adjusting the camera positions on the monitor, his chilling aura making others too intimidated to approach.
The director wiped his clammy forehead and could only stand aside, awaiting instructions.
Russell had never been this meddlesome before, but ever since Olivia arrived, he’d been acting more like the director than the actual director.
It always gave the director the illusion that Russell was trying to distance himself from Olivia.
From a distance, Russell caught sight of Aria. An enigmatic smile played at his lips as he simply watched her approach.
“Ms. Saxon, what perfect timing,” Russell said.
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He didn’t seem surprised by her arrival as if he’d been expecting her.
Aria lowered her eyes to adjust her work badge, her lashes casting faint shadows beneath them. She remarked coolly, “Well, 14r. Bachelor, production crew is so bad that it can’t even ensure the actors‘ safety, what else can you expect?”
The director recognized Aria and once again mopped his brow with a tissue.
‘Oh no, even she’s here?‘ The director groaned inwardly, Jesus Christ, is this shoot ever going to get back on track?”
The director kept giving Vanessa meaningful looks and asked in a hushed tone, “Why on earth did you bring her here?”
Vanessa shrugged helplessly. “She wanted to come. How was I supposed to stop her?”
The director whispered, half–joking, “Aren’t you two close? Why couldn’t you stop her?”
“Don’t they all say she’s the big shot behind me? When a real boss wants something, who am I, a small fry, to stand in her way?”
The director was speechless.
Olivia spotted Aria’s figure in the distance. Her expression hardened as she immediately quickened her pace toward her. “Aria? What are you doing here?”
She looked Aria up and down, her expression darkening with displeasure. Turning to the director, she snapped, “This set is supposed to be strictly confidential. How could you just let an outsider walk in?”
The director wanted to wipe his brow again, but he’d run out of tissues.
Vanessa smiled and pointed at the badge hanging from Aria’s neck. “Ms. Remar, she’s my assistant.”
Being an assistant was just Aria’s cover for staying here.
She definitely had ulterior motives.
Olivia instinctively glanced at Russell, only to find him staring intently at Aria, his eyes dark and inscrutable.
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