Chapter 640
In this project, she was just a supporting character with a small role that would wrap up in about two weeks.
Asking for time off during such a short shoot didn’t feel right.
Back in her dressing room, her new assistant was helping Kristin with her studies.
Theodore had found a school for Hubert, and Penelope had him enroll Kristin as well so they could continue to attend school together. However, with foundations this weak, Hubert and Kristin need intensive tutoring — and time is tight.
Kristin was a quick learner, which made Natalie very happy.
After removing her makeup, Kristin wanted to play nearby. Natalie sent her assistant back to the hotel and took Kristin outside.
They had been shooting on location for the past few days in the mountains near Orenth. Despite it being summer, the tree-lined path was cool and refreshing.
Kristin loved it there; it reminded her of the small town where they had lived for six years.
She ran ahead happily, occasionally stopping to pick wildflowers from the side of the path. Natalie cherished these moments, just the two of them.
Since she had started this project, Hamilton had actually kept his promise and left her alone.
But she knew things between her, Hamilton, and Maria were far from over. She had to work hard and establish herself so she could stand a chance against them.
“Mom, I think there are bad guys in the woods!” Kristin called out from a short distance away.
Hearing this, Natalie rushed over and looked in the direction her daughter was pointing. She did indeed see a man and a woman, both dressed in period costumes.
The woman was feigning resistance. “I am a respectable woman! I’d rather die than submit!”
The man, laughing sleazily as he tore at her clothes, said, “I love respectable women like you! It makes it more fun! Come on, let me have a kiss!”
“No! Help!”
“We’re in the middle of nowhere. No one will hear you scream. You might as well give in!”
With that, the man ripped her clothes open.
At the same instant, Natalie quickly covered her daughter’s eyes.
“Mom, the bad guy is hurting her! Call the police!” Kristin cried.
Natalie wasn’t sure how to explain to her daughter that the woman wasn’t a respectable lady and the man wasn’t a bandit. They were just a couple having a bit of risque fan in the woods.
Worse, she recognized both of them. The woman was the second female lead in her movie, and the man was the ‘bandit’ from the earlier scene-Marico.
Apparently, they hadn’t gotten their fill on set and decided to continue their role-play in the forest.
Natalie felt her worldview being forcibly reset. She soothed her daughter telling her the woman didnt need rescuing and the man wasn’t a real bandit, and trie@ to lead her away.
“You villain! You can’t hurt her!”
But Kristin was a brave little girl. After two years of training with. Penelope and a steady diet of
martial arts dramas she
saw herself
as a righteous heroine.
She pushed Natalie’s hand away and darted into the woods.
“I’m going to capture you and take you to the police station!”
Seeing her daughter run off, Natalie had no choice but to follow, steeling herself for what was to come.
The couple, moments ago in the heat of passion, were startled. They turned to see a little girl and were utterly bewildered.
Natalie ran over, saw Marico’s state of undress, and quickly shielded him from her daughter’s view.
Then she shot him a glare. “Get your clothes on! Now!”