Chapter 482
Though Finn was grumbling inwardly, he still maintained a gentle smile.
As soon as the filming stopped, Vanessa pulled Aria aside to whisper in her ear. “Wow, I never realized Luther was Owen’s cousin. Could it be he joined this show because of you?”
Luther had always decked out in designer brands. It was impossible to miss that he was loaded. Everyone knew he was a rich kid, though just how wealthy remained a mystery.
Aria asked, “Shouldn’t he be here for Owen?”
Vanessa shrugged, “Maybe Owen’s been giving his family the cold shoulder.”
Aria agreed. “Makes sense.”
With filming paused, Aria glanced at the table, then turned to Finn and asked, “Can I bring some over to my two little sisters?”
“Yeah, sure.” Finn mentally kicked himself for having forgotten about Aria’s two sisters. ‘I should have offered it first, not made her bring it up herself, Finn thought.
Tina suddenly cut in, “Two sisters? Since when do you have sisters? How come I’ve never heard about that?”
“Why would you know if I had a sister?” Aria shot back.
After a pause, Aria added, “Filming’s stopped now.”
In other words, they didn’t need to pretend they were close.
Aria forced a smile. “Honestly, I’m not that close with you, Ms. Fletcher, the superstar.”
‘Damn it,‘ Tina cursed inwardly but held back. Out loud, she said coldly, “You’re right. We are not that close.”
Aria picked up a plate of fruit and some snacks. Before turning away, she shot Calista a cold look and said, “Ms. Archer, don’t sit on my couch, don’t touch my water, and just get out of here.”
Calista’s expression instantly darkened with humiliation. She choked back her anger for a good while, utterly unable to muster a single word to retort.
She would only apologize to Luther. As for Aria, she didn’t even cross Calista’s mind.
“Once filming’s over, I’m never coming back,” Calista muttered sullenly.
Vanessa turned to Finn and asked, “So, Finn, if Calista quits filming, are you guys going to sue her for breach of contract?”
Finn replied with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes, “No, we won’t.”
Vanessa beamed at Calista and said sweetly, “Calista, you’re free to leave if you want.”
Seeing no one standing up for her, Calista swallowed her rage and said through clenched teeth, “I’ll finish filming no matter what. I won’t give anyone ammunition to trash me.”
Aria shrugged, “Let her stay if she wants. Now that she’s so shameless, what can we do?”
Vanessa nodded in agreement.
Calista was seething with rage but had to bite her tongue.
Seeing someone worse off than herself, Tina felt better. ‘Compared to Calista, Aria had been pretty polite to me,‘ she thought.
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Chapter 482
Meanwhile, Lily and Pearl were eavesdropping with their ears pressed to the door. Hearing Aria approaching, they scrambled back to their chales quicki pretending to be completely innocent.
As soon as Aria opened the door, Lily deliberately raised her voice before it closed and called out, “Aria, did we get a new baby sister?”
Aria looked genuinely puzzled. “No, it’s just older sisters here.”
Lily deliberately raised her voice and said, “But we heard this cutesy, babyish
we thought there was a new little sister here.”
Pearl chimed in, “That’s called acting cute.”
voice saying, ‘I’m closest to Luther, so we’ll be on the same team! Honestly,
The door remained open, and their conversation carried crystal clear in
living
groom.
Under the scrutiny of everyone watching, Calista’s expression instantly darkened like a thundercloud.
While playing games with Jonathan, she suddenly became a different person. Laughing unusually sweetly, she frequently found excuses to chat with Aria, and occasionally put on this pitiful, puppy–eyed look.
Tina seized an opportunity, pulled Aria aside, and whispered a warning, “Calista is setting you up. At least play along.”
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