"Bring it on. I won't give in." Julia smirked, a gleam of determination dancing in her eyes.

Consuela arrived just in time to see Jean leave the room, briefly exchanging glances with one another. When Consuela closed the door behind her, she widened her eyes at Julia. "What happened? Did she give you a hard time?"

"No, she didn't." Julia breathed in and gave Consuela a bitter smile. "I think you should take a look at the script."

As Consuela skimmed through it, her frown deepened, mirroring Julia's reaction from earlier.

What does she mean? Is she mocking you?" There was anger laced in Consuela's voice when she spoke. "Jean has done so many bad things, and she even wrote such a novel to defame you. This is ridiculous!"

"Jean's novel is so popular now, and we can do nothing about it," Julia said with a bitter smile.

"It's all my fault. If only I read the script earlier," Consuela distressingly said. She felt sorry for her friend.

Jul

and Julia.

She heard that in the beginning, Lisa had recommended her cousin for the supporting role. When she found out that her cousin was replaced by Julia, Lisa began to hate her.

In her mind, Jean knew that Lisa would be someone useful to her.

"Let's not talk about this." Jean chortled a bitter laugh. "I came here to ask you for help."

"What is it?" Lisa asked. "We're friends now. If you need help, just let me know."

"Then I'll say it." Jean cleared her throat and gave Lisa a warm glance. "Here's the thing, I know that you just finished shooting your scene. But after discussing with the director, we both agreed that there's a part that we need to modify. So I just want to ask, can we shoot again later?"

"Just that?" Lisa laughed and waved her hand. "No problem."

"Thank you very much," Jean replied with a cheerful expression. "I'll ask the director to prepare for it."

"Okay." Lisa readily agreed without a trace of hesitation.