Chapter 85

Simone Milton was at a loss: If Joanne Caroline herself didn’t even know whether she had done such a thing or not, how could Simone help her?

But looking at Joanne Caroline’s genuinely innocent expression, what could Simone Milton say? All she could do was sigh helplessly.

“So what do you want me to do for you? You’ve come to me, so surely there’s something you need me to help you with, right?” Simone Milton directly asked Joanne Caroline what she wanted.

Upon hearing these words, Joanne Caroline stiffened for a moment, then became even more depressed. Tears fell to the ground one by one.

Although there’s no obvious trace of crying in her voice, it still makes people feel heartbroken.

“Simone, I need your help. I don’t want him to misunderstand me. I want to explain everything to Teacher Lambert.”

“But when I’m in his presence, I can’t say anything. I want to tell him that I didn’t do it, that I’m not a bad person! I really am not a bad person!” Joanne Caroline said urgently.

She doesn’t care what other people think of her. The only person who matters to her is Truda Lambert.

Truda Lambert’s previous words meant a great deal to her.

She thought that since she couldn’t say those words herself, then perhaps asking Simone Milton to do so would help clear her name.

“Then what evidence do you have to prove that you really didn’t do it? You need to understand that if you have no evidence at all, then even if I wanted to help you, I wouldn’t be in the right whatsoever.” Simone Milton said earnestly to Joanne Caroline.

Even if she and Truda Lambert were friends, there’s no reason to force Truda Lambert to reconcile with Joanne Caroline without any evidence at all.

Even after hearing about Joanne Caroline’s story, she was 80% sure that it had all been orchestrated by Katie Adams herself.

But still, without any evidence, there’s nothing she can actually do.

And most importantly, Simone Milton believes that even if Joanne Caroline wants to clarify things, she should do it on her own, rather than relying on others.

“You should explain the situation to him yourself, so as to avoid being influenced by external factors.”

“Even if I could speak on your behalf, it wouldn’t be as persuasive as if you said it yourself.” Simone Milton stared intently at Joanne Caroline, hoping her words would give her some strength.

Joanne Caroline, however, avoided Simone Milton’s hopeful gaze. She didn’t want to confront Simone Milton’s hopes.

Joanne Caroline, whose emotions had somewhat stabilized, still kept her head lowered. However, she no longer wanted to stay in Simone Milton’s presence.

“I… I’ve said everything I needed to say. Please take care of this matter for me!” After saying these words, Joanne Caroline left the lounge, like a little mouse hiding in the darkness, looking dejected.

Looking at Joanne Caroline, who seemed completely lacking in confidence, Simone Milton could only sigh in frustration.

How did things turn out like this?

Before long after Simone Milton expressed her thoughts, she received a reminder from the director that the next scene was about to begin. The director asked her to get ready.

Upon receiving the message, Simone Milton immediately got to work on filming.

This scene involves a duel between Simone Milton and Truda Lambert, and it’s also a rather challenging stunting scene involving riding a horse.

After applying their makeup, the lead actors, Truda Lambert and Simone Milton, put on their costumes and, with the help of the crew, mounted the rented horses.

For scenes like this where people ride horses, special props are usually used for filming. Real horses are only brought in when shots of the entire body are being taken.

In Simone Milton’s scene, since it’s a full-body shot, she really has to ride the horse in person.

Truda Lambert is fine. After all, she’s acted in so many movies before, so the director isn’t really worried about her.

On the other hand, regarding Simone Milton, as far as he knew, Simone Milton had never acted in such scenes before. Or rather, if she had, she would have used a double.

With this actual production in full swing, both the director and the crew were quite nervous.

But when they saw Simone Milton mount the horse with ease and even control the horse’s movements, they breathed a sigh of relief.

After both lead actors got familiar with the horses, filming officially began.

Simone Milton mounted her horse with ease. Combined with her stylish outfit today, she looked absolutely stunning and impressive.

It was at this moment that Katie Adams arrived at the set in her wheelchair. As an injured person, she watched the two people filming on the set with a calm expression.

Originally, she didn’t want to come. After all, staying in the hospital room and “recovering” was far more comfortable.

Unfortunately, whenever she thought about how all her previous attempts had ended in failure, she felt unhappy.

Plus, she had just managed to scheme against Joanne Caroline. Although the news of Joanne Caroline harming her hadn’t spread widely yet, it was only a matter of time before it did.

After all, before she came, she pretended by chance to reveal a little bit of information to one of the young actors who usually visited her.

Truda Lambert and Katie Adams seemed to be a great match on stage. But off stage, Katie Adams became more and more unpleasant to look at.

Especially when the two of them dismounted from their horses, holding hands and talking about love, Simone Milton became even more unpleasant to look at.

Although she knew it was just part of the script requirements, after all, which couple isn’t close to each other? So it’s normal for the script to say that way.

Katie Adams is just that willful. She thinks that if it weren’t for Simone Milton, the lead role would have been hers.

Someone else took her leading role, and además, they were flirting with Truda Lambert. There’s no way Katie Adams could tolerate that.

Having completely forgotten how much harm Simone Milton had done to her, she turned her gaze to the horses behind her. A bold and somewhat malicious plan began to take shape in her mind.

Katie Adams called over her assistant and made some ambiguous hints. Seeing that the assistant was distracted, she smiled and returned to the infirmary.

She knew that from now on, her little assistant would definitely do as she intended and help her complete this task.

And all she needs to do is wait for Simone Milton to get into trouble, so that Monica can rejoice in the background.

After Katie Adams left, her assistant, who had received hints from her, remembered that Katie Adams had shared her concerns with her just moments earlier.

“What if this horse looks so big? What if it gets startled and accidentally hurts Simone Milton and the others?” Katie Adams’ words were deeply engraved in her mind.

It was as if she were possessed. Katie Adams, who already disliked Simone Milton, went back to the makeup room, grabbed some rubber bands, and quickly made slingshots. Then she rushed back to the set.

Catelyn Adams, who was hiding in a concealed position, carefully aimed at one of the horses. With a smile on her face, she fired the slingshot in her hand.

Then, he heard the horses on the field screaming in terror. He saw that the horses, which had once been gentle, were now running wild and completely out of control.

The workers present noticed that the horses were startled. They tried to go forward and bring them under control, but it was completely ineffective.

Simone Milton, who was engaged in a dramatic confrontation with Truda Lambert, quickly heard some noise behind her. Instinctively, she turned around and saw the horse charging straight toward her.