Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
“Didn’t Max ask you out?”
Elspeth asked.
Yelena felt rage building in her upon the mention of Max’s name.
“Stop bringing him up. I’m sick of staring at his face all the time. Furthermore, he has been too busy for me, and he keeps claiming that he’s occupied whenever I text him. I’ve no idea what he’s up to.”
Elspeth was certain that Max would never do anything to hurt Yelena, but Elspeth couldn’t help but tease Yelena.
“Maybe he found another woman outside.”
“Yeah, that was what I was thinking about!”
Yelena pressed her palms against her cheeks as she pouted.
“We were supposed to celebrate our 100th day a few days ago, but he was too busy, so he only bought me a gift. He didn’t even spend time with me! While I had requested a day off work just for that!”
she cried.
“That’s bad…”
Elspeth was confused. Are all men from the Winthrop Family equally unreliable?
“Alright, alright. Let’s stop talking about him.”
Yelena glanced at the clock.
“I have another two scenes after this. Could you wait for me here? I’ll be back really soon.”
Someone called out for Yelena right after she finished her sentence, so she shouted back and hurried over.
Elspeth got bored after sitting around for a while, so she decided that she would go over to watch Yelena’s filming. They were filming a scene between the lead and supporting female characters right then. The show was set in the olden days, and the plot was about rivalry within a family. The lead female character was depicted as a sweet and thoughtful girl who was perceived as a helpless and weak figure in the household.
The lead female’s gentle personality placed her in a situation where she was vulnerable to being bullied by the supporting female character, who was a mistress in the same family. The scene they were filming involved the supporting female character slapping the lead on her face before the lead was pushed into the river.
It was autumn then, so the weather was rather chilly. Elspeth had a bad feeling about the scene as she watched it unfold. Jasmine spread her lips into a gentle smile as she looked at Yelena.
“I apologize if I go too hard on you-I’m not that good at controlling my strength. You should tell me if I’m hurting you,”
Jasmine uttered.
“It’s fine,”
Yelena replied with a straight face. Despite appearing calm on the outside, Yelena felt rather anxious deep down. She had noticed the malice in Jasmine’s gaze, and she wasn’t sure what was running through Jasmine’s mind.
“Action!”
The actresses got into their roles once the director shouted for the filming to start. They went along with the script at first, where they were supposed to have an argument.
Jasmine spread her lips into an evil smirk.
“I’m warning you now-you should stay away from Goliath.”
“I’m his first wife, and it seems like you’ve overstepped some boundaries.”
Yelena held her head up, but she seemed rather comical as she wore a meek expression on her face.
‘You? You’re just some poor girl from a village. Do you really think you can win Goliath over?”
Yelena’s gaze turned cold.
“Who are you calling a poor villager?”
She had a rather intimidating aura surrounding her figure then.
Jasmine hadn’t expected Yelena to act in such a calm manner, so she decided that she would teach Yelena a lesson there and then.
“Well, I’m about to show you who’s the one who really belongs here.”
Jasmine then held her hand up to give Yelena a fierce slap. Smack! The loud, crisp sound filled the air.
Elspeth could immediately tell that Jasmine hadn’t held back during the slap. Is that woman doing this to get revenge on me?! Elspeth curled her fists. She’s bullying Yelena because she can’t do anything to me.
Even Yelena widened her eyes in surprise. Why did she use so much strength?
“Hold on, director.”
Jasmine smiled as she signaled for the director to halt the filming.
“Yelena was supposed to give me a firm and determined glare in this scene, but she looked a little too shocked and flustered just now. She’s out of character.”
In other words, they would have to retake the scene.
The director nodded thoughtfully.
“You’re right. Retake.”
“I’m afraid the slap wasn’t done right as well. I might have used a little too much strength, and I don’t think it’d look good for me if others saw this. Should we redo the slap?”
Jasmine added. She seemed gentle and soft, but her words were sharp like a knife. Her suggestion put the director in a tough position.
The director took a glance at Yelena, and he could tell that Yelena’s face was starting to swell up.
“Yelena’s face is already swollen. If you do it again, I’m afraid-“
“A good actress should learn how to tolerate such hardships, right?”
Jasmine’s words were hard to argue against, and the director hesitated for a while before he decided to ask Yelena’s opinion.
“Are you okay to do it again, Yelena?”
Yelena shot Jasmine an icy glare.
“Let’s do it.”
Jasmine’s slap was just as harsh the second time. This time, blood formed around the corner of Yelena’s mouth, but she maintained a firm glare in her eyes. The scene went on for a while more before Jasmine asked to stop the filming again.
“Hold on, director.”
The director could tell that something was wrong at that point.
“What is it this time?”
he asked in an agitated tone.
“I think that angle didn’t look good. Can we do it with a different angle?”
It was obvious to everyone that Jasmine was just trying to torture Yelena.
“But Yelena’s face…”
the director muttered.
Jasmine chuckled with her hand over her lips.
“I’ve already invested 100 million into the production of this show, you know. If you’re going to act this way, then…”
Both parties were standing firm on their opinions when another voice sounded from behind them.
“Guys, there’s something that I’d like to say.”