The Billionaire's Maid Bride novel Chapter 651

Valerie knew Wade was a no-nonsense director. He didn't care about appeasing production companies or stroking egos. But when Lucy said it, it still felt like a jab. Valerie wanted to defend herself, to set the record straight, but before she could get a word out, Lucy grabbed her designer purse and strutted off.

Minutes later, her agent Sandy walked in, looking frazzled. Sandy hadn't expected the PR disaster to blow up like this. After a frenzy of damage control, she’d managed to quiet the storm on Twitter, even shutting off the comments under the studio's tweets.

"Look, Valerie, I've got a handle on the Twitter mess, but it cost us a pretty penny. Let's just focus on the shoot, okay? You've got two months left on this film. Riding on the coattails of the supporting role, the scripts coming your way have improved a ton. Let's keep it low-key and avoid any more run-ins with Allison, alright?"

Valerie understood the stakes, clenched her teeth, and nodded. "Got it." Still, she couldn't swallow her pride! Only a week into shooting and she'd already been humiliated. She was used to being the darling of the spotlight, but on the set of "Fragments of Truth," she felt like just another extra.

There was a saying about not being able to bend steel with your bare hands, and Valerie knew it. As much as it galled her, she wouldn't dare cause more trouble; Lucy was right. If Valerie walked, a line of actresses were ready to claw each other's eyes out for her part.

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"Cut!" Wade's voice boomed, his eyes glued to the monitor. "Good work, very good. Your expression in that last take was spot on."