Chapter 74
Simone Milton’s blunt statement that she didn’t want to be deceived made Joanne Caroline feel very uncomfortable.
She felt that she was old enough to take care of herself, and certainly didn’t need Simone Milton’s condescending help.
Yes, she’s truly grateful to Simone Milton for giving her this opportunity to become a script editor on this show.
But this doesn’t mean she could tolerate the slander from Simone Milton.
“Oh, I know better than you what kind of person she was in the past. You’re just saying those things because there were conflicts between the two of you in the past!” Joanne Caroline spoke firmly, expressing her opinion.
“Of course not…” Simone Milton wanted to say that she had been screwed over by Katie Adams.
She admired Joanne Caroline, which is why she didn’t want her to fall into Katie Adams’s trap and be unable to get out.
Joanne Caroline shook her head and retorted to Simone Milton with even more determination: “No, you’re wrong. It’s precisely because of people like you who deny it outright, claiming that they didn’t act out of personal grudges against Katie Adams, that such conclusions are reached.”
“But in reality, we all know that you hold these views out of personal grudges. You have prejudice against Katie Adams, and that’s why you say such things.”
Out of goodwill toward Simone Milton, she didn’t want to say anything rude to her. But that certainly wasn’t a reason for her to sit by and let Simone Milton slander Katie Adams.
“Even if you’re trying to warn me out of being deceived out of good intentions, I think you’re overthinking things. Katie Adams always helps me and shares little things about her life with me. I can tell she’s a good person.”
Joanne Caroline stood by her own opinions.
Seeing how persistent Joanne Caroline was, and how firmly she refuted her arguments, Simone Milton could only sigh helplessly.
She thought to herself: Since Joanne Caroline already considered Katie Adams to be a good person and there was no misunderstanding, continuing to persuade her would only annoy Joanne Caroline.
Never mind… Maybe once Joanne Caroline is framed by Katie Adams and falls into a trap, people will realize just how terrifying and vicious this woman really is.
Simone Milton shook her head helplessly and decided not to pursue the topic any further.
Even if the two of them part ways on bad terms, that’s still fine.
Joanne Caroline and Katie Adams never would have thought that their conversations would be overheard by Katie Adams’s assistant.
It must be said that Katie Adams’ new assistant is also a tough person. Not only is she extremely loyal to Katie Adams, but she also generously supports her financially.
Of course, the most important thing is that Katie Adams’s assistant is actually just one of her die-hard fans.
As was only appropriate, Katie Adams, upon returning to her lounge, overheard such a conversation from her assistant.
“…Sister Katie Adams, you really didn’t see how outrageous the conversation between Simone Milton and Joanne Caroline was! Simone Milton was simply making baseless accusations. It’s absolutely infuriating!”
Katie Adams’s assistant grew more and more angry as she spoke, convinced that Simone Milton was simply detestable.
Although Katie Adams’ assistant also felt that Joanne Caroline wasn’t qualified to be Katie Adams’ friend at all.
But just because Joanne Caroline chose to stand by Katie Adams despite Simone Milton’s attempts to slander her, it’s still possible to consider Joanne Caroline as someone on one’s own side, albeit reluctantly.
Hearing her newly assigned assistant get so angry, Katie Adams couldn’t help but feel disdain for her in her heart.
If there really wasn’t anyone else she could boss around, she wouldn’t have hired such an impulsive assistant in the first place.
On the bright side, since this assistant is so loyal to her, Katie Adams doesn’t have to worry at all that her assistant might turn against her when dealing with various matters.
But how should I put it? Sometimes, she still hopes that I’d be a little smarter and not so easily startled.
“Come on, what’s there to get upset about? Getting angry at someone who’s destined to be trampled under our feet… It’s pointless, don’t you think?” Katie Adams tried to calm her assistant, pretending to be concerned.
But at the same time, she was also calculating things in her mind.
Simone Milton is so brazenly trying to slander herself in front of others. If she really does nothing about it, it’ll just seem like she’s all too easy to manipulate.
Of course, the most important thing is…
Earlier, during her conversation with Truda Lambert, Truda Lambert didn’t show any interest in Joanne Caroline at all.
Soon after, Truda Lambert naturally shifted the topic to Simone Milton.
It’s as though, whenever Simone Milton is mentioned, along with her seemingly incredible acting skills, Truda Lambert can think of nothing else but her.
Even she, who was like a “moonlight” in his heart, might not have been as important to Truda Lambert as Simone Milton was in her heart.
Katie Adams, who had lost her initiative from the very beginning with Alberta Arthur, was extremely allergic to Simone Milton.
Now, seeing the spare tire she’d barely managed to get back in place, it seemed like it was about to fall back into Simone Milton’s bowl. Of course, Katie Adams wasn’t feeling happy at all.
“Maybe we should take action against Simone Milton and teach her a lesson! That way, she won’t dare to spout nonsense anymore!” Katie Adams’s assistant spoke without thinking.
She didn’t actually intend to put any of this into action. It was probably just empty talk. Yet, it gave Katie Adams a great idea.
Perhaps this time, she can kill two birds with one stone?
Katie Adams narrowed her eyes, hiding the spark in them.
Soon, her expression returned to its usual calmness. She sighed and said to her assistant:
“That’s not acceptable. How can you have such vicious thoughts? If this gets out, there’ll be no way you can explain yourself.”
At this point, Katie Adams even pretended to look worried, as if she truly feared that her assistant would actually do such a thing.
The assistant was deeply moved by these words. She immediately said that she had merely spoken casually and that she would never do anything that went against morality or justice.
Katie Adams simply smiled and said nothing when she heard that.
After the filming for that day was completed, Katie Adams went over to the props team as if nothing had happened, greeting each member of the team.
It was at this moment that she noticed that one of the prop handlers in the crew was complaining angrily about something related to the rigging.
Katie Adams narrowed her eyes, fixing her gaze on the wires, before slowly walking away from the props team.
After seeing those wires, she suddenly realized that it seemed like Simone Milton would have a scene involving hanging from wires tomorrow. If she remembered correctly, it would definitely be the second scene.
As long as she remembers the time and event details, then it won’t be such a big problem for her going forward.
Early the next morning, Katie Adams arrived at the set as usual, observing the crew members as they set up the scenes around her.
Since Katie Adams did this frequently, no one suspected anything. In fact, the staff even generously invited her to have breakfast with them. But, as expected, Katie Adams declined each time.
