Revenge Of The Cannon Fodder Villainess

Chapter 158 - Filming (2)

As people slowly trickled in, Valentina politely greeted the rest of the cast as they took their seats. She calmly deflected any questions about her altercation with Aaliyah when people asked and turned the questions subtly back on them or just smiled innocently if they pressed her. Now was the time to make allies and friends, so she wasn't trying to rock the boat.

This time around, she got to meet more cast mates who would be playing the various parents and older people, as well as a couple of extras filling in the background with a few lines here and there.

Soon almost everyone had arrived except for Aaliyah and Elena. For some reason, she had ended up sitting between Jonathan and Christian Gale, and made small talk with the blond man. As she looked around at the arriving cast, Valentina became a bit nervous as she thought she was quite underdressed.

The older people playing the roles of parents and authority figures in the drama were sharply dressed in suits, while the people around her age, along with their managers and assistants, seemed to be dressed in business casual.

She had worn something simple since the plan for the day was a table read and then a photoshoot. Unfortunately, everyone except her, Jonathan, the crew, and the director were dressed up, making her feel out of place.

As she looked around, she sighed to herself. It seemed as if she would have to dress up slightly starting tomorrow so that she could fit in.

Sigh. There went her extra hour of sleep. Hopefully, the director wouldn't say anything about her keeping it casual today.

The moment it was 9 o'clock when they were supposed to start the reading, Aaliyah finally showed up. She was fully made up while wearing a navy blue mini-skirt suit set. Her blonde hair was lightly curled and fell down her back. On one foot was a simple white sneaker, while the other one had a grey boot the doctors usually gave out when people were injured.

Walking beside her was Elena Piero dressed in a tight black body con dress with high-heeled thigh-high boots. She was boldly made up as well and rocked a bold red lip while her jet black hair was pulled in a tight slicked back high ponytail with two long bangs framing her face. Behind the two were two women and a man holding their bags and iced coffees. Those were probably their managers or assistants.

As the two approached the director, Valentina caught both Aaliyah and Elena's eyes. As the two shot a subtle glare at her, Valentina gave them a relaxed smile before looking away. As long as they didn't mess with her, she had no plans of messing with them either. But if they did, well, she still had a task to complete to completely frame Aaliyah, and she would relish the opportunity.

It would be a bonus if Aaliyah did something big enough that she could blackmail her with. After all, she still needed to break her contract and wanted to do it without outside help.

"Ahhh, my female lead and her maid, you're right on time. Sit. Sit. Aaliyah, what's wrong with your foot?" Director Loewe greeted the two women with a curious look.

"Good morning, director. I apologize for our being late. Elena here helped me, so please don't blame her. As for my foot, the doctors recommended wearing the boot when I'm not doing activities to help it heal faster, but I can assure you, it won't interfere with filming. As an apology for being late, I've ordered a smoothie truck to be here for lunch to treat everyone, so please let it go just this once." Aaliyah greeted the director with a sweet smile.

"Good. Good, good. How thoughtful of you." Director Loewe answered with a doting smile, "Please have a seat so that we can get started with the reading."

"Of course!"

With no hesitation in her steps, Aaliyah came to sit at the table closest to Jonathan.

"Good morning, Jonathan, Chris, and Valentina. I'm looking forward to working with you all."