A Night with Her Cruel Mate novel Chapter 56

"Bring it on. I won't give in." Julia smirked, a gleam of determination dancing in her eyes.

Consuela arrived just in time to see Jean leave the room, briefly exchanging glances with one another. When Consuela closed the door behind her, she widened her eyes at Julia. "What happened? Did she give you a hard time?"

"No, she didn't." Julia breathed in and gave Consuela a bitter smile. "I think you should take a look at the script."

As Consuela skimmed through it, her frown deepened, mirroring Julia's reaction from earlier.

What does she mean? Is she mocking you?" There was anger laced in Consuela's voice when she spoke. "Jean has done so many bad things, and she even wrote such a novel to defame you. This is ridiculous!"

"Jean's novel is so popular now, and we can do nothing about it," Julia said with a bitter smile.

"It's all my fault. If only I read the script earlier," Consuela distressingly said. She felt sorry for her friend.

Julia casually glanced at her with a puzzled expression. "What the hell are you talking about? What does it have to do with you?"

Julia calmly patted Consuela on her shoulder and reassured her, "I'm fine. Don't worry, I know how to play well."

"But..." Consuela looked at the script, still annoyed at the storyline.

"Julia, the director is calling you." A voice suddenly interrupted their conversation.

"Coming," Julia replied in a hurry. "Well, I have to go now. It's my first day of filming and I want to do my best."

Without another word, she walked out the room. When she approached the set, she found Jean laughing with the director. She headed towards their direction and mustered up all the courage she had. "Director Guo, you were looking for me?"

"Yeah. The next scene is yours. You better be well prepared," he said to her.

Julia obediently stood aside, waiting for the heroine to finish her part. When it was finally her turn, Jean suddenly suggested, "Director Guo, I think there is something wrong with the previous scene. If the heroine is really disheartened, then I don't think we have to explain anything. We should make some adjustments."

"But..." Director Guo frowned. He understood what Jean meant, but he couldn't change it because of time constraints.

"Director Guo, I am doing this so that our show becomes successful. As you know, this is my first TV series and I really want it to be perfect. Please forgive me." Seeing that Jean sounded sincere about it, Director Guo felt too embarrassed to refuse her request. His face brightened into a smile. "Well, we can do as you said and change it. But for the heroine... you have to convince her to redo the scene."

The leading actress Director Guo invited to star as the heroine was a famous celebrity named Lisa Zheng. Although her acting wasn't bad, she was well-known for being difficult to cooperate with.

It was already hard enough to finish her scene. He got worried that she wouldn't react well if she found out they had to shoot again.

"Don't worry. I will handle it," Jean replied lightly.

She left her seat and headed towards Lisa's resting area. With a grin plastered on her face she commented, "Miss Zheng, your performance was really great today."

Lisa wore her sunglasses and obnoxiously raised her head to look at the person who had spoken. She gave her assistant a confused expression.

The assistant bowed her head and whispered something in her ear. After finding out who Jean was, she beamed. "Thank you, Miss Gu. Your script is well-written."

"Miss Zheng, you have great humor. No matter how good my script is, if you don't act well, then everything will be futile." Jean maintained a warm expression. "To be honest, you and I are sort of connected. Your boyfriend and my fiance are actually business partners."

Lisa's boyfriend collaborated with Terence. Once again, the assistant lowered her head and whispered another name in Lisa's ear. Surprised, she immediately took off her glasses.

"Oh, Miss Gu, you are Mr. Chen's fiancee. I'm apologize for not recognizing you," Lisa said in a flattering manner. "My boyfriend, Richard, is always talking about Mr. Chen. We should have dinner together, if we have a chance in the future."

"You are very kind, Miss Zheng. It will be my treat. Think of it as a way of saying thank you for thinking highly of me and for willing to take part in this TV series." Jean laughed a melodic sound.

"Please don't call me Miss Zheng. It sounds so strange. I insist that you call me Lisa," the actress kindly offered.

"Lisa." Jean nodded her head and cleared her throat. "Then I insist you call me Jean. There are two ladies here called Miss Gu, you might get confused."

"You mean Julia?" Lisa's her voice was filled with contempt as she scornfully stared in Julia's direction. "Is it true that she's your sister?"

"Yes." Jean nodded in response.

"What a pity!" Lisa sneered. "You are so kind-hearted. How is it that you are related to a vicious woman?"

"These are all just rumors. You can't believe them," Jean exclaimed, grinning at her new friend.

"Jean, since we're now friends, I'd like to confide in you." Lisa's face darkened into a scowl. "I have disliked Julia for a long time. I advise you to stay away from her and save yourself."

Jean's smile didn't waver. "She will always be my sister no matter what."

Although she tried to sound sincere, deep inside, she was well aware of the conflict between Lisa and Julia.

She heard that in the beginning, Lisa had recommended her cousin for the supporting role. When she found out that her cousin was replaced by Julia, Lisa began to hate her.

In her mind, Jean knew that Lisa would be someone useful to her.

"Let's not talk about this." Jean chortled a bitter laugh. "I came here to ask you for help."

"What is it?" Lisa asked. "We're friends now. If you need help, just let me know."

"Then I'll say it." Jean cleared her throat and gave Lisa a warm glance. "Here's the thing, I know that you just finished shooting your scene. But after discussing with the director, we both agreed that there's a part that we need to modify. So I just want to ask, can we shoot again later?"

"Just that?" Lisa laughed and waved her hand. "No problem."

"Thank you very much," Jean replied with a cheerful expression. "I'll ask the director to prepare for it."

"Okay." Lisa readily agreed without a trace of hesitation.