Chapter 60

What happened after that was, of course, only logical.

Albert Arthur promised that if Katie Adams agreed to marry him, he would help her pay off all her debts.

In fact, he even allocated twenty million to Katie Adams as relocation expenses.

Even the villa where Katie Adams currently lives will be transferred to her name.

It can be said that Alberta Arthur has done everything that was right and proper.

Katie Adams signed the contract with a smile on her face.

It seemed as though she had completely let go of everything, and freely revealed her true self in front of Alberta Arthur.

“Take care of yourself!”

Albert Arthur looked at Katie Adams, who made no effort to hide the sharpness in her heart, with some surprise, but mostly in silence.

After all, from now on, the two of them would go their separate ways. Whatever happened to Katie Adams from then on had nothing to do with him anymore.

After obtaining the divorce certificate, Alberta Arthur quickly posted updates online, informing his followers that he and Katie Adams had divorced.

Regarding this news, most netizens welcomed it, with Alberta Arthur’s fans being especially happy.

Although Alberta Arthur is now labeled as a playboy, after all, she’s still part of the Arthur family. Just being part of the Arthur family is enough to attract more fans.

It’s actually Katie Adams. Although she’s now completely free from any debts, she also owns twenty million in assets.

But her reputation in the entertainment industry is extremely poor. No one wants to hire her for movies or shows.

Actually, it’s not that no one wants to hire her for movies. It’s just that Katie Adams believes she’s still someone who’s won an award as a movie actress.

What’s the point of making those mediocre scripts these days?

So she simply ignored those shoddy scripts that were deliberately sent to her when she was in trouble.

After all, even if it’s only twenty million, she’s still considered a wealthy woman.

But then again, seeing how Simone Milton had switched to Sail Shadow Entertainment and became even more successful with Nick Arthur’s help, she felt extremely jealous.

Although Simone Milton has only a few notable roles to her name nowadays, those few roles are truly memorable and enjoyable to watch.

In this regard, Katie Adams actually lost.

It’s just that she’s unwilling to admit it.

Yes, Simone Milton is truly incredibly popular these days.

Under the professional guidance of Marian and Georgia, who have been retrained, her reputation now is completely different from what it was before.

If we’re being honest, what netizens used to know about Simone Milton was that she was an actress with decent acting skills, but also someone who often got into arguments with Katie Adams.

So now, the Simone Milton that netizens know is a kind and loving wife and mother who truly enjoys life and adores her daughter deeply.

Of course, this virtuous wife and mother has excellent acting skills. She’s bold and decisive in her actions, which is truly reassuring.

Especially Simone Milton, the brands she endorses these days are all top-tier ones. She never endorses low-quality brands. She also has a great reputation among netizens.

In this way, thanks to several endorsements, Simone Milton managed to maintain her popularity. Now that she’s fully prepared, the time has come for her to join the cast of “Double Beauty”.

When joining the cast of “Double Beauty,” Simone Milton didn’t make a big deal out of it. Instead, she secretly took Georgia and Marian with her to the filming location.

After meeting Director Fang, who directed this film, Simone Milton even tried again, thanks to Tang Fan’s recommendation.

At first, Simone Milton thought that perhaps Director Fang simply didn’t trust Tang Fan’s judgment, which was why he had her try out for the role.

But when she saw Oliver Arthur among the assistant directors, Simone Milton suddenly understood, in a strange way, why Director Fang had done that.

Perhaps Oliver Arthur also said something that piqued Director Fang’s curiosity.

So Director Fang wants to give it a try and see if she’s really as amazing as Tang Fan and the others say she is.

Simone Milton didn’t feel offended at all by this. In fact, she really enjoyed the audition.

Of course, it’s also because she has confidence in her acting skills that she isn’t afraid of Director Fang’s challenges at all.

And Simone Milton really cherished this opportunity as she joined the cast for this project.

The director of “Shuang Shu”, Fang Hai, is truly an impressive figure. The films he’s directed are all highly regarded and talked about in the industry.

Every film he directed was a major production broadcast on CCTV-1, and many of them received awards as well.

It can be said that within the entire directing community, there are very few people with more experience than Director Hai.

So, it’s incredibly fortunate that a director like Oliver Arthur was able to collaborate with Director Fang Hai.

This audition can be considered semi-public.

The investors and producers of this film initially didn’t want Simone Milton to play the lead role in the movie.

First, it’s argued that Simone Milton lacks the necessary experience to take on such an important role.

Secondly, of course, both the investors and producers have their own ideas of who should play the lead role.

They generally agreed that Simone Milton simply didn’t fit the role of the heroine in this movie.

It was for this very reason that, upon learning that Simone Milton still had to go through another audition, all those investors and producers rushed to the audition room.

The goal, of course, is to find fault with everything, so as to knock Simone Milton off her position as the protagonist.

However, when the first scene of the audition was presented to them, these producers couldn’t bring themselves to say that the woman auditioning—who seemed like the real heroine stepping out of the script—was not suitable for the role.

These investors and producers ultimately gave in. At the same time, they had to admire Director Fang for this bold choice. It was truly a groundbreaking decision.

A good lead actor is also very beneficial for them.

At least on the bright side, Simone Milton has a decent following and is also a good actress.

Even if this movie doesn’t become a huge hit, it can still help them make money.

Not long after the lead actress officially joined the cast, the other actors playing various roles in the show also began to join the crew one after another.

After the formal opening ceremony, it signifies that the production team is now officially established. Next comes the actual filming phase.

Life on the set is busy yet fulfilling. Although sometimes, repeating the same shots over and over can be tedious.

But when each scene is filmed perfectly, everyone feels very happy.

In the first one or two days, Simone Milton’s scenes were mostly filmed during the day, and they involved her acting opposite the male lead.

But it’s not easy, because in these two days, the personality she needs to portray in each scene is different.

This means that sometimes, she’s unable to get into character. Or rather, the state she’s in when she tries to get into character is completely different from what the script requires.

This was the first challenge she faced when joining the cast of “Shuang Shu” – having to quickly switch between different personalities.

To overcome the situation she’s currently facing, Simone Milton is truly risking everything she has.

But the final result wasn’t as satisfactory as hoped.

Director Fang wasn’t angry at all when he saw that Simone Milton wasn’t in great form, but she was still working hard to improve her skills.

In fact, getting angry alone won’t achieve anything at all. Director Fang is fully aware of this.

The fate of the female protagonist in “Two Beauties” is predetermined. She won’t be easily revealed by others.

But then again, although Simone Milton NG appeared in more scenes, she never showed any signs of frustration. Instead, she was eager to seek advice from the more experienced members of the crew.

Even over time, Simone Milton seemed to develop a deeper understanding of this character.

This has improved Simone Milton’s condition significantly compared to the beginning.

To be honest, Simone Milton is extremely grateful to Director Fang.

Without Director Fang’s detailed explanations, she might not have understood the character as quickly.

When the scenes involving the male and female protagonists were finally filmed these days, the next step was to shoot the scenes with the female protagonist and the other characters.

“Alright, the next scene is the heroine’s first meeting with the third female character. The third female character must act arrogant and domineering!” Director Fang, who was seated in the audience, shouted instructions, telling the assistant director to call the third female character over.

Simona Milton, who had been waiting in readiness all along, had her makeup redone by the makeup artist. Now, she looked like a mentally deranged madwoman.

This play tells the story of the heroine whose conscious mind is toyed with by her cruel “alter ego”. She begins to doubt the reality of this world and behaves in a somewhat erratic manner.

As the female character who secretly admires the male protagonist, she noticed something was wrong with the female protagonist right away and went ahead to provoke her.

As a result, the heroine’s kind-hearted personality couldn’t withstand the third female character’s mockery at all, making her feel even more worthless.

The challenge with this scene is that the heroine’s personality and emotions gradually collapse, and this collapse happens in a structured manner, with distinct levels of intensity.

You can’t just collapse and start crying right away. It looks too fake that way.

Similarly, one shouldn’t come forward either. Without any action at all, it’ll give the impression of being slow to react.

Simone Milton practiced this state of mind many times backstage, ensuring that she would be fully immersed in the role later on.

Just then, the third female character finally arrived, albeit late.

Interestingly, this female character turns out to be someone Simone Milton knows—a.k.a. Katie Adams, who should have disappeared from the entertainment world long ago.

At this moment, Katie Adams looked extremely downcast. During her meeting with the film director, she completely lacked the confidence she once had.

She seemed even more cautious. When the film director criticized her for being late, she even slapped her own face in a somewhat obsequious manner.

With her delicate face and flattering expression, she wasn’t exactly annoying to look at.

Even because of her once-highly-regarded status, her humble statements actually won the unanimous approval of others.

Of course, none of these are things that Simone Milton cares about the most.

What puzzled her was why Katie Adams suddenly became the third female character in the story.

If she remembers correctly, the female third lead in this drama should have been another hardworking actress named Xia Hua.

Katie Adams probably isn’t among them.

Simone Milton thought to herself and secretly asked Marian, who was taking care of her, what was going on.

Marian, who already knew everything about the entire crew, thought for a moment after hearing Katie Adams ask her that question, then told Simone Milton the truth.

“…Sister Simone, indeed, the role of the third female lead in this production wasn’t supposed to go to Katie Adams at all.”

“It seems that the original third female role got injured in an accident. She was brought in as a replacement. I heard there’s some powerful backing behind her appointment.”

This is the information she managed to gather. As for more detailed details, Marian really doesn’t know anything about them.

After hearing what Marianne said, Simone Milton became thoughtful. She felt that there was much to ponder in what had been said.

For example, who could be the person who helped Katie Adams?

After pondering the question without coming to any conclusion, Simone Milton heard Director Fang calling her to go on set and start filming.

Simone Milton stepped onto the stage without hesitation, standing in front of her chance, gathering her emotions.

“3, 2, 1! Action!” Director Fang, who was watching from below, saw that both actors were ready, so he immediately started filming.

The heroine ran towards them from a distance, her expression growing increasingly panicked. Finally, she stopped under a large tree. She stared at her own hands, feeling as though everything wasn’t real.

“Am I… really real? What I touch and what I see—is any of it real at all?” The heroine murmured to herself, lost in doubt.

She nervously bit her nails, constantly reliving everything from the past. Then, she realized that her memories were significantly distorted.

Yes, over the years, she often had fragmented memories.

But she never really paid much attention to those fragmented memories.

She cleverly ignored it, not realizing anything was wrong until this moment.

“What on earth is going on? Who can tell me the answer?” The heroine collapsed helplessly to the ground, covering her face and crying softly.

At this moment, the female character number three, who had already noticed that something was wrong with the female lead, approached her.

The third female character looked down at the heroine with a smug expression and said:

“Look at yourself now—how pathetic you look! If people saw your ridiculous behavior posted online, would anyone still admire you?”

“What did you say?” The heroine wasn’t sure why the third female character said that. But instinctively, she wanted to cover her face.

She just wants to be quiet right now and doesn’t want to pay too much attention to anything else.

But Female Character No. 3 wouldn’t give up. She even stepped forward and grabbed the heroine’s hair tightly.

At that moment, Simone Milton felt a sharp pain in her scalp. Katie Adams wasn’t acting at all. She deliberately grabbed Simone Milton’s hair tightly and pulled hard.

This is clearly personal vendetta, yet the director didn’t say “cut”.

That’s why, even though Simone Milton fully understood that Katie Adams had no good intentions at all, she didn’t dare to take any reckless actions.

The show went on. Katie Adams seemed to be having a great time. She laughed wildly, “Look at yourself now! You’re so ridiculous. Beg me, and I’ll definitely…”

Perhaps at this moment, she truly embodied the emotions of the female third role, which is why she smiled in such a sinister and arrogant way.

But if Katie Adams could change the script on her own, wouldn’t Simone Milton be able to do the same?

The female protagonist, with her hair grabbed, seemed to be in a state of autism.

But the next second, her eyes sharpened, and she pushed Female Character No. 3 away with force.