“Stay calm. You…” the assistant warned, frightened, taking a step back.
Evelyn stepped forward, standing coolly in front of Yara, her tone was icy, “Let’s get acquainted again. I am Evelyn, the investor for ‘Serena.'”
“You… It’s you, the bitch!” Yara couldn’t believe it.
Furious, Yara called her man, only to have his wife answer. She was bombarded with a series of insults, leaving her speechless.
Yara hung up the phone, gritted her teeth, glared at Evelyn, and sneered, “So what if you’re the investor? If I don’t dance the role of Serena, what can you do?”
Evelyn adjusted her hair, spoke slowly, “Well then… it’s up to you.”
“Or, are you ready to pay back those two million four hundred thousand right now?”
“You!” Yara was instantly at a loss for words, struggling for a while. In the end, her face turned pale, and she bit her lip as she sat back down.
She had already spent the money she earned, and she couldn’t afford to pay it back.
The people who were just mocking Evelyn exchanged glances, attempting to salvage the image they held in the eyes of this newly-emerged investor.
“After all this fuss, Yara’s man behind the scenes didn’t give a single penny? How embarrassing.”
“Didn’t you hear? His wife answered the call. Despite being insulted as a wretch and a homewrecker for so long, she didn’t even dare to utter a word. That man clearly doesn’t take her seriously.”
“In the end, she’s just a mistress. She usually acts high and mighty, pretending to be refined.”
As they spoke, they watched Evelyn’s reactions.
When the fourth person was about to speak, Evelyn suddenly turned her head, and her icy gaze swept across the crowd. Then, she pointed at each of them one by one.
“Flattery, baseless accusations, malicious insults-hmm! The professionalism of the crew is truly ‘remarkable’.”
Listening to Evelyn’s sharp condemnation without any mercy, the crew members looked at each other.
“We might have gone too far, but in such a complex environment, we just want to protect ourselves.”
“Yeah, everyone is just trying to make a living. Even if I don’t say it, someone else will probably say something even more unpleasant.”
“We’re all colleagues, why fuss over so much? What do you think, Quetzal?”
Quetzal, with a dark expression, was trembling with anger.
Evelyn glanced at the speakers and sneered, “What great colleagues. Since you’re colleagues, why don’t you come forward now and let Quetzal take turns insulting each of you? No getting angry, no talking back, and you must accept it with grace. It would be best if you could express gratitude, that would truly highlight your noble character.”
The ones who had been speaking confidently just now were instantly rendered speechless by Evelyn’s retort.
Evelyn continued, “What’s the matter? Can’t do it? You said something right just now: we’re all just trying to make a living. So, since you’re also just trying to make a living, who do you think you are, daring to ask others to accommodate you?”
Evelyn’s tone was harsh. The faces of those people turned pale in an instant, and tiny beads of sweat began to fall from their foreheads.
The director was staring at Evelyn from the beginning to the end. Her openness, recklessness, and even arrogance made him admire her. At the same time, he was glad that he hadn’t done anything excessive to Quetzal just now.
“Director,” Evelyn turned her head.
The director, suddenly named, instantly became alert, “Miss Taylor.”
Evelyn spoke softly, “People with this kind of attitude, if they stay on the set, will undoubtedly disturb the peace. Why not be kind and send them home?”
“Sure, sure,” The director nodded eagerly. He had been dissatisfied with those four for a long time.
The four initially thought Evelyn was just bluffing. It wasn’t until the director told them to pack up that they realized the severity of the situation. Their faces changed instantly.
“What’s so great about having a few bucks?”
“Who thinks I can’t live without this crappy production? The next one will be even better.”
“So arrogant! Be careful not to fall and break your neck on the way back!”
“Evelyn, they…” Quetzal couldn’t tolerate people insulting Evelyn and was about to argue angrily.
Evelyn waved her hand to stop her, “If a dog bites you, do you need to fight with the dog?”
Quetzal drooped her head, “Oh, I understand.”
“Good girl.” Then Evelyn silently took out her phone, found Jonathan’s chat box, and sent the photos she had just secretly taken of those people.
She followed it up with a single word, ‘Beat.’
Jonathan replied, ‘To what extent?’
Evelyn: ‘Parents shouldn’t be able to recognize them.’
Looking at Jonathan’s ‘OK’ response, a faint smile appeared on Evelyn’s face.
“We can continue the rehearsal now,” Evelyn said, leaning casually on Yara’s recliner, tilting her head slightly and directing Yara, who still wore an unyielding expression, “You, go up.”
Yara bit her lip unwillingly.
However, thinking about the other terms in the contract, she could only grit her teeth and go on stage, reluctantly demonstrating her dance routine.
Evelyn’s gaze lingered on Yara the entire time, full of contempt, mockery, and disdain. Especially when she shook her head from time to time, it was like she was disgusted with an unruly little dog.
Feeling the humiliation under Evelyn’s scrutiny, Yara hurriedly stepped down once her dance routine concluded.
In the silent theater, at the moment Yara touched the steps, a cold voice echoed, “Not qualified.”
The director furrowed his brows for a moment. Upon hearing Evelyn’s words, he immediately chimed in, “Yara, try it again.”
Yara’s steps could only obediently retreat, and she reluctantly performed her routine once more.
Evelyn’s verdict remained the same – ‘not qualified.’ Consequently, Yara had to dance for the third time.
After ten consecutive attempts, just as everyone thought Evelyn was deliberately making things difficult for Yara, they saw Evelyn nodding, signaling that Yara had passed…
The performance was a hundred times smoother than the first. Finally, everyone understood that when Evelyn asked Yara to repeat the movements over and over, she was giving her a chance.
“The new investor is indeed beautiful and kind-hearted. Despite what people said about her, she calmly pushed Yara to new heights.”
“Someone who can casually invest fifty million, how can they be compared to those noisy but powerless individuals?”
“If it weren’t for Miss Taylor, our production might have been ruined by some people.”
As the group slowly left the theater, the focus of discussions and insults shifted instantly to Yara.
The second performance of ‘Serena’ was posted and went viral on hot searches within half an hour.
Reporters rushed over upon hearing the news, crowding at the theater entrance.
As soon as people came out, the flashes started working frantically.
Both Evelyn and Quetzal frowned upon seeing this.
Yara, on the other hand, enjoyed the attention, immediately lifting her head and smiling.
Voices discussing Evelyn emerged again behind them. Yara gritted her teeth, shifted her gaze to the steps, and suddenly came up with a plan.
Then, as if someone had given her a push, Yara staggered a few steps on the steps. Her body leaned forward, and she directly rolled down five or six steps.
Reporters were initially surprised, then they picked up their cameras, capturing the most sensational headlines.
Yara struggled on the ground for a while, sitting up with a grievance, accusing Evelyn, “Miss Taylor, why did you push me?”
Evelyn sneered.
These people always seemed to enjoy putting the blame on her.
With her back to the reporters, seeing Evelyn’s expression, Yara instantly became triumphant, her gaze becoming more and more provocative.
“Miss Taylor, I really didn’t bump into you during the rehearsal just now. These legs are the only cornerstone for me to fulfill my dream. Please, don’t ruin them. I know I was wrong.”
Her voice was loud but still carried a touch of pitifulness. The first reaction of those present was that Evelyn was truly malicious.
“Yara is the newly crowned dance queen in the entertainment industry, and her most precious asset is her ability to dance. That woman dared to be so ruthless, it’s simply extremely malicious.”
“The kind of person who can’t stand others being better or prettier than her.”
“It’s because of this kind of atmosphere that society has become more and more chaotic. Tomorrow’s front-page headline will use her, I want everyone to see how disgusting she really is.”
The discussions made Evelyn continuously sneer. She descended the steps step by step, ready to do something, when Henry’s exclusive ringtone sounded.
His voice was extremely magnetic, “Evelyn, I’m across from you.”
“Hmm.” Evelyn subconsciously looked up across the street.
It wasn’t the familiar Maybach, but with a single glance through the half-open car window, she saw Henry’s handsome face. His profound gaze seemed to have been entwined around her.
Yara had been hoping that Evelyn, in her anger, would do something to her, so there would be plenty of material for the media to report.