et to begin filming, so I arrived ear

collaborators of mine, soon arrived. Though they we

as already close to 9:00 AM-half an hour past the agreed

ready called

er camera, remarked, "Isolde sure has

Blackwood, after all. What are we supposed to do-fire her? Not that we have

en personally chosen by Nat

, I'd have the authority to

hone and dialed C

ough, and I heard

oment, the call

They... they're unbelievable. With CEO Blackw

, with no explanation or follo

call was cut

re times, but th

I'm guessing they won't be here until after lunch. You tw

ients to know exactly what Cassandra was up to. I'd already figur

o full of themselves. She hasn't even won a major award, and she's

o out for dinner another day. I'l

" Ophelia replied, and with t

owen bring me a laptop so

My thoughts were pulled away from work as I

I had

Director Seraphina, Ms. Isold

I'll be

and took my time packing it into my

We had an unexpected company meeting this morning, and I got delayed. My phone was with my assistant, and when he hung

c, but there was no real co

s an unexpected issue today, and I trul

ral. "It's no problem. I was j

l free to head out. There's no need for you to sta

at I meant is that there w

e freezing with a hint of anger. "S

today's a

ith us? Why didn't you notify us in advance if filming

m you, but I couldn't reach you. And Cassandra, you wouldn't hang up on me. It had to be your assistant's doing. I realiz

and Isolde's expressions sou

I'll be leaving. I hope tomor

, I grabbed my lapt

e, watching my retreating figur

raphina to have suc

Think about it-if a woman could seduce Nathaniel after I le

what

e excuse for being late today. If they were l

r phone. "I'll

niel'

the office had

g to focus on work. The tension between Seraphina, Isolde, and me is driving

one of my phone inte

t the number on the scree

at the office? I'm

desk. "So soon? I thought the s

, as if unsure of what to say. "

Why?" I ask

I noticed Seraphina's office was lo

Seraphina would always be th

t today, especially if she

us there was an emergency and canceled the shoot. Sh

gent. If there's no shoot, then

ways admired Seraphina's work

led the shoot unless it

toward Seraphina. On the other end of the line, Isold

I'll be th

hina'

her team arrived right

ared the day before

er hair done, and changed into he

, something we

d go check on the makeup artis

pened?" I

here seems to have been some disagreement ov

ad been reading and walked

, she stepped out,

ught her own makeup artist and came up with som

e, and Cassand

keup artist, Miss Elara. You've probably heard of her-she's

ed her eyes

Elara g

, I understand that Ms. Isolde prefers to work with her regular makeup art

tyling you provided simply aren't suited to Ms. Isolde. Are

ia couldn't hold back anymore

design doesn't fit the theme of today's shoot at all

chuckled

size of the fanbase? Isolde's influence speaks for itself. As long as she

argue further, but I stopp

een both sides. According to the contract, Ms. Isolde should follow our company's arrangements du

solde sudden

m you, but I already talked to Nathaniel ab

fr

was dry, as if I had swallowed

I felt s

ce must have seemed absurd to anyone