Chapter 372
Olivia arrived at the set just in time to overhear two people whispering about something
The girl whispered, “Did you see? Mr. Nicholson actually had logistics set up a super comfy chair for Aria this morning. How thoughtful of him!”
The makeup assistant was applying setting powder to the extras and quipped, “That’s the classic carrot and stick. What kind of decent person dumps a heavy bag on someone just to get close? He probably realized it afterward, so he sent over a chair as an apology”
“Mr. Nicholson is so careless. If he ends up hurting the one he likes, he’ll never win her over.”
Olivia’s high heels crushed a dry twig underfoot. The two of them turned around and stood up in shock.
Olivia frowned sharply. “What exactly are you two talking about?”
With bodyguards flanking her, Olivia looked intimidating. Terrified, the two had no choice but to spill everything that had happened recently
Olivia’s face darkened as she listened. “Where is Russell?”
The makeup assistant pointed nervously in a direction.
Olivia stormed off in fury, her pace quickening with each angry step until a dull ache flared up in her foot. Forced to slow down, she thought bitterly. This is all Aria’s fault. Her hatred for Aria only deepened.
Spotting Russell talking with the director, Olivia stormed up behind him, her nails digging deep into her patin as she fought to keep her anger in check. She snapped, “Russell, since when has it become trendy for bosses to butter up their assistants on set?”
The director thought, ‘Uh–oh, this is bad.’ He quickly said, “Mr. Nicholson, I’ll go check on the props team’s inspection. You carry on.”
With that, he quickly slipped away.
Russell rose leisurely to his feet. “How’s your foot?”
Seeing that his first words were concern for her, Olivia’s anger softened slightly. She said, “I can walk normally now. It’s nothing serious.”
Then her tone turned sharp as she demanded, “Russell, is it true what the crew’s been saying? Did you really have Aria hold your bag and even get her a special chair?”
Russell said coolly, “Just some baseless gossip. Nothing worth mentioning.”
Olivia wasn’t buying it for a second.
‘Russell’s always been so distant with people. Since when does he care this much about any woman? This is definitely not some minor thing!‘ Olivia thought.
‘Could it be that Russell actually fell for Aria while I was away?‘
A sudden chill ran down Olivia’s spine as an unprecedented sense of crisis gripped her. “Russell, are you falling for Aria?”
Russell was silent for a second, then shook his head. “No.”
‘He hesitated!‘ Olivia thought, her heart clenching. That split–second pause spoke volumes. He never hesitated before.
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“Russell, you must never fall for Arial” Olivia blurted urgently. “All these years I’ve been searching for Sara, and now I know the truth. She’s dead… murdered by Aria.”
Out of Olivia’s sight, Russell’s eyes darkened as his face instantly twisted into a mocking sneer.
Chapter 372
– He clenched his fists. His eyes blaring with barely conceated murderous intent.
Just as Olivia was about to continue, Vanessa abruptly appeared.
Mr. Nicholson, no scenes for the today. Mind ill take the day off?”
Russell drew a deep breath, gradually schooled his features, and turned to Vanessa. “What for?”
Vanessa blatantly ignored Olivia’s displeasure at being interrupted and replied, “Meeting a friend. It’s important.”
Olivia snapped, “Can’t you see we’re in the middle of a conversation? Get lost!”
Vanessa rolled her eyes. “I came to ask for a day off, but only saw Mr. Nicholson, so I had to ask him instead. Relax, Miss Pemar, trust me, I’ve seen plenty of handsome men, and my standards are sky–high. Mr. Nicholson’s not my type, so I won’t be stealing him from you.”
Olivia blurted out, “You won’t? Aria sure will!”
“Wow!” Vanessa exclaimed mockingly. “That makes it even more impossible. If even I don’t find him attractive, there’s no way my bestie would.”
“Honestly, Mr. Nicholson isn’t exactly a god–tier hottie. He’s miles away from my bestie’s standards. Why would she even bother competing with you for
him.”
Sensing Russell’s icy gaze, Vanessa choked up and flashed him a forced smile. “Mr. Nicholson, that’s not what I meant. Please don’t take it the wrong way.”
