Ch. 711..715: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 711-715
Chapter 711
“No… it’s not like that.”
Seeing that Snow wanted to step forward to touch him, Harvey took a step back and causing her to miss. Everyone was shocked. ‘Did Harvey just distance himself from Snow before everyone? ‘What’s going on?’
Harvey, however, straight up ignored the crowd as he stared at Snow and said, “Snow, your recent foolishness is beyond my ability to tolerate. Stop using my name to do anything from now on. There’s nothing between us any longer.” “What?!” Snow was shocked. She did not at all expect that Harvey would say something like that just because she was teaching that b*tch, Norah, a lesson!
‘Nothing between us any longer…
‘That is to say, I can’t even stay beside him as a female companion?’
“No! Harvey! Please, don’t! Whatever weakness I have, I can change!” Snow pleaded to him.
Yet, Harvey’s expression was icy cold. “You can’t change foolishness.” For the usually affable Harvey to say something like this, everyone was stunned. Harvey had never been so indifferent to someone before.
As he said that, Harvey did not wait for Snow to react and led his classmates into the rehearsal hall.
Snow was just left there in a daze, and she almost fell. It was only with the support of her classmates behind her that she could barely regain her footing. When Stanley saw the scene, he could only sigh. Everything was Snow’s own doing, and it was outside his control.
Soon, everyone returned to the rehearsal hall and used the hall for rehearsal based on the timetable arranged by Stanley.
On the way back, Lulu could not help but say to Nicole, “I never thought that we’d get such dramas to watch just by coming to the rehearsal.”
“Yeah, and I guess that Snow and Raine were just boasting, and both Gary and Harvey had nothing to do with them.”
Nicole looked at Gary and the other two guys following behind her and reminded them in a whisper. “Don’t gossip until when we get back. Don’t let them hear it.” “Yeah, Nicole is right!” Lulu immediately covered her mouth. San Joto, film site–
As Chloe was unable to finalize her role in Lukewarm, so she could only take on some small drama roles in the country as she asked her manager to help her secure the ambassadorship for the Johnston Group.
If she could get the ambassadorship for Johnston Group, then she would have a chance to approach Jared
As she thought of that, she spaced out again. Upon hearing the director calling for a cut, a look of impatience and irritation appeared in her eyes,
This was already the eleventh time, and the reason was that the feeling was not right.
She was already doing her best in the shooting, yet somehow the feel was not right, and she felt that the director was deliberating trying to embarrass her. The director gave Chloe a resigned look. The dissatisfaction in his eyes was almost palpable.” Chloe, what’s the matter with you? Why are you spacing out like a log?” Together on the set today with Chloe was Lloyd, and he had seen Chloe’s acting skills when he was overseas.
Looking at the director’s dissatisfied look and the aggrieved look in Chloe’s eyes, a glint appeared in his eyes. “How about we stop here for today and allow Ms. Riddle to find her feel back.”
Chloe looked at Lloyd when she heard that and felt glum. ‘When I was overseas, Lloyd Holder played a cameo role on the set, yet he did not give me any face at all. Now that I’m back in the country, he’s the male lead, and I’m just a supporting character. With that, he is even more arrogant.’
Chapter 712
Chloe had shot that scene eleven times this morning, yet she was completely overwhelmed by Lloyd Holder’s acting skill and could do nothing at all.
It was because of that did the director think that she was stiff as a log today. Yet, Lloyd did not think that it was his problem and instead asked her to take a break. The director could see the bitterness in Chloe’s eyes, but he also knew very well that Chloe was being outperformed by Lloyd. If there was just too much difference in the performance between the two actors, then the scene looking stilted was inevitable. The weaker party would be carried along and lose their rhythm and ability to perform, not unlike a string puppet, as they fall under their opposing party’s control.
This was also why so many were trapped in their role after acting with Lloyd, with no way to further advance their career.
They could not walk out of that trance they had been led into, as their performance was hinged upon the details Lloyd had set for the scene. Even if they were to act in another show, their movements and thoughts were forever locked onto that character they had played against Lloyd. That was why Lloyd Holder was called the Showbiz Assassin! He would silently murder those actors’ performance levels and acting talents, leaving the actors at a loss when they moved out of his play. Thinking of this, the director sighed deeply.
There were really very few people that were unaffected after performing with Lloyd. When he starred in Breaking Blue at sixteen, the star actress Miley Rogers, who performed opposite him, had said that the boy’s ability was terrifying, and even she found it difficult to move out of the spot he had created for her.
Sure enough, Miley no longer performed well in any other role in the past six years, even when she got a blockbuster script. Gradually, she too disappeared and no longer appeared in showbiz. ‘And Chloe here was Miley’s daughter. What a cycle. Is this mother-daughter pair going to have their careers ruined by
Lloyd?’ After pondering for a bit, no matter how dissatisfied he was, the director could only say,” We’ll call it a day today. Chloe, go and study the script.”
Chloe’s appearance in this show was arranged by Miley, and if he allowed her to perish in Lloyd’s hands, Miley would not let him off easy.
After getting Nachelle’s approval, he nodded respectfully at Chloe. “You can go and rest. I’ll need to go get ready for the next scene.” He did not wait for Chloe to react before smiling at the set crew and thanking them as he left.
Chloe was stunned for a good while before complaining to her manager, “Damn that guy. He keeps wanting to find trouble every time he sees me. He’s just a pretty face, so what is he showing off for?”.
As she said that, she irritably walked out of the set, got in the car, and left. Without anyone realizing, inside a low-key Cayenne on the opposite side of the road, Lloyd was staring at the photo in his hand in a daze.
Seated opposite facing him, a woman looked at him with interest. She had a cigarette in her mouth, the puffs of smoke from it covering her face.
After letting out a dramatic sigh, she said, “Lloyd, you’ve pissed off an actress again? You’re not in form lately. Who can make you so out of sorts?”
The person speaking was his manager, Anna. Lloyd’s hands that were rubbing the photo paused. “She’s a very important person to me.” As she had a cigarette in her mouth, Anna’s words were a bit mumbled. “Who’s that person? Is she the young lady you met at the banquet the other day?”
She had gone to the banquet that day, but she only saw the side of Nicole’s face. Lloyd’s hand paused suddenly as his brilliant eyes gradually trembled. The light in his eyes was beamed straight onto the photo before him.
Chapter 713
“Who is she to you?”
Anna keenly perceived something was not right with his emotions. Lloyd had always been calm and collected, and he would not be trembling a little like this.
A doubtful look soon appeared in her eyes. “Could she be the person you’ve been looking for all this while?”
Anna had only briefly heard of her and knew that Lloyd had been looking for her, but she had no idea who she was.
Lloyd did not speak at first, and after a long while, he finally said, “Whether she is or not is no longer important.” Anna closed in to have a look and could not help to quip, “She’s really pretty, like an elf out from an ice cavern. Her looks are also top-notch in showbiz. Where did you find her?”
There was no shortage of beautiful women in showbiz who were materialist and ambitious like Chloe, but what they lacked was beauty that was immaculate, sharp, and dynamic, so she rated Nicole very highly. Lloyd’s hands suddenly clenched as he quickly put the photo away. He closed his eyes, and his voice no longer had the gaffed tone from earlier. “Help me go through the script.” Seeing so, Anna did not say much. “Oh, alright…”
She was still, however, curious. ‘If I run into Nicole again in the future, I need to take a closer look at her. Who knows if I can even scout her over!
Chloe went back home sullenly and immediately realized that something was off with the atmosphere at home.
She heard the sound of her mother crying in her room upstairs.
Chloe’s mood was foul, but when she heard her mother crying, she felt something was weird, so she went into the room.
“Mom, what’s wrong?”
Miley had not left her room for two days now. When she recalled how she was slapped the other day, she would burst into tears from time to time. She originally thought that Damien would have mellowed down to look at her. However, it was her baby daughter who came looking for her instead.
Seeing Chloe return home, Miley was even more riled. “My baby daughter, why are you back today?”
“I’ve nothing to do at the set today, so I came back to have a look. What’s the matter, Mom? Who made you so sad? ” Sensing something was not right, Chloe immediately asked.
Having someone concerned about her, Miley’s eyes reddened. “It was your father…”
“Dad? Why?” Due to Miley’s relationship with the Rogers family, Damien had always treated her well. So why did he make her feel so aggrieved?’
“It’s all because of Daniel’s family. Nicole has managed to hog all of the limelight before your grandpa, so your dad is like a different person now… Plus, the Rogers family now…” Before she could finish, Miley started crying again.
However, now Chloe understood what was going on as she hissed. “Mom, don’t you worry. I won’t just leave you and dad like that.” Chloe thought, “The whole reason Nicole is hogging the limelight now is that Jared is the one behind supporting her.
‘If I can snatch Jared for myself, who will dare to look down on me then?’ “You have a way?” Miley looked up with anticipation. Chloe said with certainty, “Of course, isn’t grandpa favoring Nicole because
she has Jared Johnston behind her? I’ll be going over to the Johnston Group to film the ambassadorship stuff in a few days’ time. And once I get my hands on Jared… there’ll be nothing left for Nicole.
She was one of the four beauties of showbiz and was one of the hottest female stars this year, She refused to believe she was any lesser than Nicole! ‘When Jared learns of my charms, he will definitely toss Nicole aside!’
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“You’re right! If you are the in-law of the Johnston family, no one will dare to look down on your dad and me any longer…” As Miley thought about it, her eyes lit up. “My girl, mom can only depend on you now.” Chloe let out a gleeful smile. “Don’t worry, mom, I won’t disappoint you.” As she thought of it, the sound of the door opening suddenly rang out. Miley frowned and wanted to admonish the person for being so rude to interrupt her conversation with her daughter.
However, when she saw the person, the flames of anger in her eyes disappeared, leaving only an aggrieved look in them. Damien did not even look at Miley but instead turned to Chloe and said, “Chloe, has work been tiring? Why do you suddenly have time to return home?”
Chloe looked at Damien. A faint sullen look flashed across her eyes as she complained to Damien, “Dad, how could you hit mom?”
As she said that, she glanced at Miley. After hearing that, Damien’s expression changed. He did not expect Miley to tell his baby daughter about their troubles.
When Chloe saw his expression, she knew he was in a bad mood. Knowing that she could not speak against him anymore, she instead acted spoiled at him. “Dad, even if you are in a bad mood, you cannot be taking it out on mom, right? Also, that Nicole is really too much, and we cannot just take it lying down! We should be doing something about it!”
She was confident that her father would believe her, yet the moment she mentioned Nicole, Damien’s expression turned into hesitation. He turned to look at his daughter and said softly,” I know what you are thinking, but now is not the time. Wait until we get another good business contract, then we don’t have to be gauging other people’s mood before your grandpa any longer.”
How could Chloe not tell that Damien was just trying to blow smoke before her eyes? This was the umpteenth time already. Chloe looked angrily at Damien. “Bear with it? What’s wrong with you, dad? This is not how you usually act! Why are you so fearful of Uncle Daniel and his family?” She doubted, ‘Is this man still my previously decisive and ruthless father?’
Heavens know how much Damien wanted to give up enduring it. Yet, at this moment, the old man was favoring Daniel’s family, and Nicole could very well be the next pillar of the family.
So how can he go after her and look for trouble for himself?
Although her daughter had that bit of relationship with the Johnston Group, it was just a project, and no one could guarantee how long she could be on it.
He knew his daughter very well, but Nicole was a true proven talent with a positive disposition, but his daughter…
No matter how much he doted on his daughter, he could not just listen to her and ruin that last bit of love his own father had for him.
Rationality and clarity of mind aside, as he looked at his daughter’s angry face, Damien felt distressed. He pondered a little before saying, “One more time. I’ll try one more time again. I won’t just sit here and wait for my doom.” Damien thought, ‘The old man trusts Daniel too much now, and I cannot do anything.”
As Chloe heard Damien’s words, even though she felt a little dissatisfied, she knew that this was the limit of Damien’s compromise. So she did not push him any further and just sat there sullenly.
As he looked at his daughter’s expression. Damien felt distressed.
He had just this one daughter and had been doting on her every day, and she had never had to suffer such a massive grievance before. Damien then persuaded Chloe for a bit more before the latter’s mood
improved somewhat. For the next few days, Nicole went through a much more peaceful period of time. Aside from the daily rehearsals, she had nothing else to do.
After the rehearsal, Nicole and June went to the teacher’s office together to report the progress of the rehearsal in the past few days.
They did not expect that Mr. Kennedy was seated before the desk of Mr. Louis as if he was a criminal awaiting interrogation. Mr. Louis glanced at Mr. Kennedy and asked, “Mr. Kennedy, are you sure about resigning?”
Chapter 715
Nicole and June heard that sentence as they stood outside the office and looked at each other.
At this moment, Mr. Kennedy no longer had the usual gleeful smile on his face as he looked at Mr. Louis, his tone sounding rather helpless. “I’m made up my mind. Please sign it off, Mr. Louis.”
He had a pained look on his face, but he also knew that he had humiliated himself so much that he could no longer stay in this school.
Yet Mr. Louis could not help but curl his lips. “Mr. Kennedy, you’re resigning right after your leave. Why? What if you regret it later?
Mr. Kennedy had a relative on the school board of directors, and Mr. Louis could be said to be trying to save his face.
Yet, Mr. Kennedy said sullenly, “Don’t you worry, I will not regret it.”
With him humiliating himself like that, no relative would even talk to him any longer, no matter how close they previously were. He knew very well that he could still do decently being a teacher in the Royal Creek Institute with his ability, but he had just humiliated himself beyond redemption. Moreover, Mr. Louis and Ms. Emerson, who he had deliberately bullied all this while, were now flourishing. Since he thought his days there would be insufferable, he could only leave.
Seeing that he had made up his mind, Mr. Louis got up and smiled. “Then I’ll approve it.”
As he said that, he stamped the document without giving Mr. Kennedy any time to react. Mr. Kennedy was taken aback. He did not know that Mr. Louis would stamp the document so quickly. He actually regretted it a little in his heart, but it was too late now.
Mr. Kennedy sighed as he took the approved resignation letter and left.
However, the moment he turned around, he saw Nicole and June by the door.
Upon seeing Nicole, Mr. Kennedy’s pupils contracted as if he was afraid to see her. Nicole glanced at him and smiled. “Mr. Kennedy, leaving again after you’ve just come back?” Mr. Kennedy looked awkwardly at Nicole. “I’m here to resign. Why? Do you have an opinion about that?”
Nicole looked at him with an icy gaze. “I have no opinions, but it seems like you’ve not yet settled the bet we made.”
Speaking of the bet, Mr. Kennedy’s expression changed.
Inside the office, the other teachers looked at one another.
Ms. Emerson looked a little unsettled as she sat on her seat. In fact, she had forgotten about the bet after she got the excellent teacher award and did not expect Nicole to still remember it.
Sensing the depressing atmosphere, Ms. Emerson got up and came to Nicole’s side. “Nicole, let’s forget about it…”
Nicole, however, shook her head. “The bet back then was brought up by him, and I did not force him to make that bet. Mr. Kennedy, I’m sure you don’t want to be known as a person who isn’t a man of his words, right?” “You!” Mr. Kennedy did not expect Nicole to corner him even at this stage! “L… I’m not a teacher at this school already. You have no right to demand that I apologize publicly!”
“Is that so?” Nicole’s eyes turned icy. “Since you’re no longer a teacher of this school, then I’ve no need to hold back against you any longer.” As she said that, Nicole’s hand stretched out and grabbed Mr. Kennedy by the collar! Mr. Kennedy sweated profusely. As he struggled, he asked, “You! What are you trying to do?!”