He walked to thending of the stairs, then seemed to remember something and stopped, turning back to look at Ynda. "The wedding at the end of the month- prepare for it properly. Don''t you dare embarrass the Thompson family."


    ...


    Director Ward''s series, dyed by a month, had finally started filming.


    Yvonne arrived on set on time with her assistant.


    Director Ward''s project was a low-budget web series without any A-list stars, so the opening ceremony was quite low-key, with only a few reporters invited.


    Knowing Yvonne had Mr. Thompson as her powerful backer, Director Ward didn''t dare to be neglectful. He had arranged a private dressing room for her and even booked her into the best business suite at the hotel.


    Yvonne had just finished her makeup and changed into her costume to attend the opening ceremony.


    Surprisingly, at the ceremony, Yvonne saw Cynthia and Mignon again.


    Cynthia was with Mignon, talking to Director Ward.


    As the eldest daughter of the Scott family and a well-known editor in the industry, Cynthiamanded respect, and Director Ward was very polite to her, extending the same courtesy to the person she brought along.


    Although most directors disliked actors who were pushed on them through connections, Mignon was only appearing in a few scenes just to get some screen time. Director Ward was willing to grant Ms. Scott this small favor.


    Yvonne saw Director Ward speaking with Cynthia and Mignon and didn''t want to interrupt, but Director Ward noticed her and gestured for her toe over.


    Yvonne walked up to them and greeted them with a smile, "Director Ward, Ms. Scott."


    After speaking, her gaze swept past Mignon, and out of politeness, she gave a slight nod.


    Mignon, however, just tilted her chin up, looking down her nose with an arrogant air. Yvonne couldn''t be bothered with her and instead spoke to Cynthia. "Ms. Scott, we meet again. Are you also a screenwriter for this series?"


    "Not at all. Director Ward''s script is already perfect; there''s no need for me to add anything unnecessary. I''m the producer for this series," Cynthia replied then smiled at Mignon and introduced her. "Mignon, youcand Ms. Jones seem to be fated to work together. Since you''re on the same set again, you should look out for each other."


    Mignon scoffed disdainfully and walked away with her assistant.


    Yvonne ignored her.


    Cynthia shook her head helplessly and exined to Director Ward, "Mignon is


    young and immature, spoiled by her family. I hope you''ll be patient with her, Director Ward."


    "Mm," Director Ward nodded nomittally.


    Just then, the assistant director came over to inform them that the opening


    ceremony was about to begin.


    Yvonne joined Director Ward for the ceremony and took a group photo with the cast and crew.


    Since it was a low-budget web


    series with no major stars, Yvonne''s status was high enough to take the center spot, but she remained humble and low-key giving the prime position to two veteran actors.


    After the ceremony, she had no scenes scheduled for the morning.


    Yvonne sat bored in the lounge area, sipping the herbal tea her assistant had prepared watching the shoot. Mignon''s affected performance was so bad it made Director Ward look utterly exasperated.


    Cynthia came over and sat down beside her, joining Yvonne in watching Mignon act.


    Honestly, Mignon''s acting was painful to watch. And it wasn''t just that she was bad; her attitude was terrible too.


    "Director, I''ve done this scene ten times already. Can we move on?" Mignon whined.


    "If you think it''s good enough, then it''s good enough," Director Ward replied, having run out of patience.


    Yvonne slowly sipped her herbal tea and turned to Cynthia. "What do you think of Ms. Powell''s acting, Ms. Scott?"