James knew that once his friend holds a vendetta, he makes sure to ruthlessly pursue revenge. “Which of the Ivys, Hale or Anderson….”
“Ivy Anderson,” Jake responded, clenching his fist tightly beside him. Not only did Ivy expose he was gay, but she also dug up his dirt.
“Someone offered to help…” James told him, starting the car. “He knows the best way to take her out.”
“I can take her down myself,” Jake spat, inwardly his mind was picturing Ivy in a miserable state. He had just the best way to get back at her for the troubles she had caused.
James patted his shoulder. “Don’t forget she is married to Zack Anderson; that man is trouble.”
Jake slapped his hands away, displeased. “There is no trouble I can’t handle.”
“Okay,” James shrugged. “Whatever plan you have will go more smoothly with an alliance. Let’s meet her; she knows the ins.”
“Who is she?” Jake asked.
“An acquaintance,” he replied.
“Do I know her?” Jake frowned; he was sure he knew who he was talking about.
“No, I think you should meet her since both of you have the same goal. It would be easier to take Ivy down with her help,” James persuaded. Jake thought for a while before agreeing to meet the so-called acquaintance.
“Alright then, hope she is useful, not some piece of trash who can’t cover my ass.”
James smirked. “She is as sly as a fox; she can cover the trails, don’t worry.”
Jake chose to trust his friend. If his acquaintance was who he really said he was, it would be a productive alliance.
James playfully punched his arm. “I thought you might need a drink, so I booked an entire club.”
*****
“Cut! Ivy, put in more energy,” director Tim got up from his chair and walked over to her. “Are you hungry or something? Your performance today is not as impressive as before.”
The scene was more intense, and Ivy, trying to keep up with fight shots, they had been filming for hours without a break, so her muscles were overexerted.
“Isn’t it lunch break yet?” Her breath was heavy as she sluggishly strolled out of the set perimeters.
“Are you tired or Hungry?” Director Tim asked with concern. For the past few days, her filming schedule had been tight, leading to long working hours with little time for rest.
“Both,” Ivy replied, and a chair was brought out for her to sit.
“Lunch break, everyone; let’s take a break for an hour.” Director Tim decided to announce the lunch break earlier for her sake.
Ivy took a chug out of the bottle and sat down to eat.
“Can I join you?” Anna took a seat beside her. “The sudden tight schedule is freaking me out. I hardly have time for pedicures.”
Ivy burst out in laughter. “Seriously, Anna, when was the last time you pedicured?”
Anna came closer and whispered, “It’s too embarrassing to tell.”
Ivy shook her head; ever since Jake had stopped threatening her, she had changed from a hot-headed person to a hilarious one.
“How are you and George doing?”
As Ivy brought up this conversation, Anna sulked. “Do you expect me to still go out with that womanizer?”
Ivy didn’t know about their abrupt breakup, so she was surprised Anna’s perception of him had changed. “What happened?”
“I saw how he held your wrist before Zack Anderson…… only the mention of that man’s name gives me shivers.” She thrilled her body jokingly.
Ivy smiled. “So you were there?”
“Hm um…” She hummed her response before gulping her drink. “I regret not believing you. You did say he was a pervert…” she paused, then added. “Lucky you, you have someone who loves you dearly.”
The smile on Ivy’s face fluttered. ‘Love me dearly.’ It was a marriage of convenience; maybe in a year or two, they might part ways. ‘Zack does have feelings for me’. He said he wouldn’t touch a woman like her, and she, on the other hand, wasn’t ready to deepen their relationship, but there were still contradicting thoughts lingering in her head. She shook it off; on the outside, others would think he was in love, but on the inside, they were just married on paper.
“Oh my God, you’re blushing,” Anna’s voice jolted her from her stream of thoughts. She subconsciously touched her cheek. “I’m not blushing; stop teasing me.”
“Look at your cheek; it’s red like fresh tomatoes,” she raised her voice slightly, causing the others to look in their direction.
“Anna,” she slapped her shoulder. “Stop.” Yet Anna refused to let her off. “The whole country has been wondering how you pull it off. No one expected Zack Anderson to love a woman; like he had been single for years to the extent people thought he was… you know.” She was surprised Zack was so protective of her, leading to her assumption of them being in love.
“I didn’t even know how I pulled it off,” she muttered. The boldness she displayed that day still surprises her.
Some minutes later, director Tim announced, “Lunch break is over; the next shoot will begin in five minutes.”
The cast and crew got ready for the next shoot.
“Act 3, scene 5, Action!”
In this scene, Donna began to suspect her best friend Meg; they had a heated conversation, with Meg trying to divert Donna from her suspicion. Then there was a small explosion around the school premises. The scene was less intense than the first scene earlier in the day.
Edmond arrived on set at 9 am and stood among the other crew, watching Ivy’s performance from the sideline.
“Cut!”
Ivy was given a bottle of water, and she gulped it all in less than ten seconds.
“Okay, let’s try again,” Director Tim resumed the scene.
While the shoot was going on, Edmond noticed something strange; a guy dressed entirely in black clothing that was standing beside him went off in the direction of one of the trailers. A few seconds later, he returned with a phone in his hand. Edmond took a closer look. He quickly dipped his hands into his pockets to confirm if it was his.
He tapped his thigh in search of his phone, but it wasn’t there.
“Hey…” He chased after him immediately. As soon as the guy saw him approaching, he ran away.
“Come back here!” He chased him out of the set till they got to a quiet area. He scanned the whole place in search of him, but it was like the guy disappeared.
What made him so adamant on retrieving his phone was because it had a GPS tracking device in it.