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Vanessa sat in the row in front of them , instantly pulling out her phone to type : [ Ugh , he’s so unreasonable and shameless ! )
Aria : [ Agreed . ]
Vanessa : [ Did you see the trending topics this morning ? ]
Aria : [ No , but I can guess . The trending topic disappeared fast , so whatever . ]
As soon as Aria arrived on set and saw everyone with dark circles under their eyes , she knew they’d all stayed up late gossiping .
And it was all based on completely fake gossip .
Russell deliberately sat next to her , obviously trying to drive Olivia crazy and stir up trouble for her .
Meanwhile , Olivia rushed to the set in a panic , only to find it completely deserted .
Fuming , she anxiously dialed Russell’s number , but no one picked up .
“ What’s going on ? ” Olivia’s eyes blazed with anger as she snapped at her bodyguard , “ Go find out where the crew went , right now ! ”
The bodyguard hurried off , while Olivia kept calling Russell .
Russell’s phone kept ringing . He glanced at the screen and ignored it .
After four or five minutes of nonstop buzzing , Aria finally frowned . “ That’s really loud . Can you turn it off ? ”
Russell shot her a look , his tone cool . “ My bus , my rules . If you don’t like it , suck it up . ”
Aria just muted his phone .
Up front , Vanessa was getting annoyed too . She texted : [ What’s his problem ? ]
Aria : [ Probably mentally ill . ]
Vanessa : [ Fair point . ]
Their back – and – forth made the phones vibrate nonstop .
Russell , who had been resting with his eyes closed , suddenly opened them . “ It’s noisy . Turn it off ! ”
Aria , expressionless , replied, “ Feel free to move seats , Mr. Nicholson . Otherwise , just suck it up . ”
Russell was lost for words .
In the afternoon , the bus finally arrived at Kanit City Film Studios .
Aria got off to collect her luggage . Out of the corner of her eye , she caught sight of a familiar figure , and her eyes darkened abruptly .
Vanessa sidled up to Aria , noticing her sudden change . “ What’s wrong ? ”
Aria lowered her gaze and murmured , “ I just saw someone I know . ”
She set her suitcase aside . “ Give me a few minutes . ”
“ Okay , ” Vanessa replied .
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Arla quickly strode off in that direction .
Russell watched her retreating figure , his pare darkened with unreadable emotions ,
His phone was still ringing . This time , he didn’t ignore it and answered .
On the other end , Olivia’s voice quivered , close to tears . “ Russell ! Where did you guys go ?
Russe !! explained calmly , “ We’re at Kanit City Film Studies . We need to shoot some other scenes . What’s wrong ? ”
Hearing his normal tone , Olivia let out a sigh of relief and ventured , “ I thought … you were mad at me and ignoring mHE ”
A mocking smile curled Russell’s lips even as his voice softened . “ I just fell asleep on the bus . Why would ignore you ? ”
Olivia’s throat tightened with emotion as she whispered , “ I’m just glad you wouldn’t ignore me , Russell . ”
Meanwhile , Aria caught up to the figure , grabbed his shoulder , and said , “ Hold it right there ! ”
The man jolted and bolted , trying to escape .
Without hesitation , Aria chased after him and kicked a pebble straight at the back of his knee .
The pebble hit dead – on .
He stumbled and dropped to his knees .
Aria strode over and pressed him down as he tried to get up . “ White Fox , why are you running ? ”
‘ Crap , I’m so busted , ‘ White Fox thought , quickly yanking off the messy wig and forcing a wry smile . “ Boss , I went through all this trouble to disguise myself . How did you still recognize me ? ”
He wore a tangled wig , his face smeared dark , looking at least ten years older than he really was . He’d snuck in as a crew member .
Aria demanded , “ What are you doing here ? ”
A glint of unease flashed in White Fox’s eyes , but he kept his tone light . “ Just wanted to see what a Huthailian film set is like . ”
Aria frowned . “ You’re lying . You have a mission , don’t you ? What is it ? ”
White Fox shook his head . “ No. ”
Aria pressed , “ Who did Curtis send you to kill ? ”
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