Chapter 103 A Prank
A few seconds later, someone opened the studio door. Everyone saw Edgar hugging Jean while Jean leaned into his embrace. They looked intimate. Is that why Edgar asked us to leave?
Jean smiled in secret and put her phone away. She did not make a voice recording but had sent Zoe a message to say that she and Edgar had resolved their problems.
That way, when everyone returned to the studio for the photo session, they would see Jean and Edgar standing close together.
Jean smiled and watched Edgar let go of her coldly. “Edgar?” Gigi would have collapsed to the floor if Linda had not supported her.
Gigi was unable to process the scene before her. Why would Edgar suddenly hug Jean?
The people behind Gigi were stunned too.
Who are we supposed to side with?
Which woman did Edgar love?
He held Jean so closely before everyone. It’s clear that he doesn’t care much about Gigi.
“You have truly gone crazy.” Edgar glared at Jean viciously.
Jean smiled nonchalantly. “Even if everyone is going to hate me, I will drag you down with me. Huh? She ran away.”
Gigi felt thoroughly humiliated. She was furious and confused that she ran away in tears.
Edgar pursed his lips furiously and left.
Jean felt calm as she watched him leave. She ignored the staff staring at her as she walked towards Zoe. “Everything has been moved in. We can begin the photoshoot now.”
Zoe was stunned. She did not expect Jean to have the immense mental fortitude to be able to focus on work immediately.
The director’s staff gathered together to gossip. Seeing them, Director Quince shouted, “Are we continuing the photoshoot or not?”
“Yes, we’ll begin now!”
Everyone returned to their position. However, the incident delayed their progress, so everyone had no choice but to work overtime.
Still, they could only grumble about Jean in secret. No one dared to say anything to her face due to fear of angering the Royden Group.
Meanwhile, Jean finished tidying the props and stood quietly at the side to watch the models doing the photo session.
Director Quince frowned at the monitor and seemed displeased. However, he suddenly saw a beautiful face, prompting him to pull off his headphone and shout at Jean, “You! Do a screen test now.”
Jean was stunned.
“Me?”
Fred rushed to her and explained, “Director Quince is looking for a suitable model. It doesn’t matter whether you have any experience. You only have to stand there and look at the other models.”
Jean shook her head. “I am a designer for MON & Co. I’m not a model.”
Fred scratched his head and wanted to continue persuading her.
However, Sally, who came to deliver meals to the studio staff, whispered to Jean, “You will be paid.”
They will pay me?
Thus, Jean agreed immediately, “I’ll do it.”
Fred was stunned. Mr. Royden’s taste is unusual. The women he likes are vastly different from each other.
Jean is very different from the coquettish Gigi. Once Jean changed her clothes, she looked much better than most famous influencers and models. She has an exquisite face that looks charming yet cool on camera.
“Is it okay for me to stand like this?” Jean asked. Her eyes were mesmerizing.
“Good, let’s begin.”
Director Quince was satisfied with Jean’s performance. After all, what he required for a model was not how beautiful she was but her ability to grab attention.
Sally and Kellan carried takeaway boxes and watched Jean posing before the camera. They felt a strong urge to clap for her.
When the studio staff told them what had happened before, Sally was so furious that she nearly argued with them.
How can they say Jean seduced Edgar?
How can they accuse her of ruining Gigi’s reputation?
No way!
Sally mumbled, “It’s probably a misunderstanding.”
She stood firmly on Jean’s side and felt Edgar had poor taste. She could not understand why he would give up Jean to be with that talentless actress.
“If Jean decides to switch careers, I’m sure she can be a supermodel!”
Kellan nodded slowly. “I agree.”
However, Jean did not tell anyone about her injury. She bore the pain throughout the photo session and did not reveal any emotions on her face.
As the photoshoot was ongoing, Zoe went outside to give Sky a call and told him the present situation.
“Mr. Wilton, Jean has a powerful backer. Her relationship with Edgar is not as estranged as the rumors say.” Zoe considered that Edgar had let Jean into MON & Co.
“You don’t have to bother about this. Remember what I told you.” Sky’s voice remained calm.
“Understood.”
Then, Zoe put away her phone, glanced behind at the photo session, and sighed.
Jean, don’t blame me. It is your fault for angering a crazy man.
The photo session proceeded for nearly five hours.
By the time Director Quince shouted ‘cut’, Jean was so tired that her legs were numb. She rubbed her sore neck and asked, “Is it over?”
“Yes, that’s all for today. We shall start at six tomorrow morning. Everyone, please arrive earlier.”
Jean went to the changing room indolently and changed her clothes.
Sally and Kelly had already left. Jean carried a backpack, held the takeout Sally delivered, and walked toward the bus stop.
Cars sped past her one by one.
They were all cars belonging to the photoshoot staff. None of them bothered to stop and ask whether she needed a ride.
Jean had no intention on begging them for a ride either.
The night deepened, and the light from the moon and street lamps elongated her silhouette. Jean had not felt this tired for a long time. Suddenly Edgar’s face appeared in her mind.
She frowned, and her eyes welled up with tears.
Dad, I won’t let you or the Eyer family down.
…
That night, Gigi locked herself in her room as soon as she returned to the Reece Residence. She cried for a long time.
Sam looked annoyed. “What’s going on? Why is she throwing a tantrum?”
Winnie quickly went to persuade Gigi.
However, Winnie immediately kicked her out of her room.
“I don’t want to see anyone with connections to Jean. Scram!”
Sam heard Gigi from the living room and scolded, “How can you speak to your mother this way?”
“She is not my mother, and she doesn’t deserve to be one.”
Gigi burst with fury and shouted at Sam, “See it for yourself!”
She tossed her phone to Sam. The screen showed an anonymous message and photos of Winnie and Gary being lovey-dovey.
Sam threw the phone furiously and glared at Winnie. “You have better explain properly.”
“I, I…”
Winnie panicked and rushed to Sam to beg for his forgiveness. “That was all in the past. You never asked, so I didn’t tell you.”
She put on a pitiful expression and said, “He forced me into a relationship with him.”
“When the Eyer family got into trouble, he tried to push the debt to me. Luckily I managed to escape and avoid being dragged down. Furthermore, his daughter, Jean, keeps pestering me. Gigi knows all about this.”
Winnie looked pitiful as tears and snot flowed down her face.
Initially, she thought she could muddle through, but the phone beeped with another message.
It was Winnie’s receipt for pawning jewelry at a pawn shop.
Sam’s expression blanched. He immediately left the house.
“Gigi, please help me to plead for forgiveness from your father. I sincerely care for him.”
Gigi was still furious from witnessing Jean behaving intimately with Edgar. She looked at Winnie with disdain and said, “You have better move out of my house first. The sight of you disgusts me.”
