Chapter 316: Chapter 316
"Miss Thornton, President Sterling has fired both of us!" Mason King asked with a thick skin, "Can you consider hiring us as your bodyguards since we helped you yesterday and you even praised our skills?"
"You were fired by Conrad Sterling? When did this happen?"
"Well... because we revealed our identity in front of you."
Last night, when Anna Thornton encountered trouble, Mason King and Leo King were sent to protect her, so they had to show up.
As soon as they showed up, Anna Thornton would definitely recognize that they were sent by Conrad Sterling.
Does this really warrant being fired?
Being under Conrad Sterling is really strict!
"You want me to hire you as bodyguards?"
"Yeah! Miss Thornton, you’re becoming more and more popular. You’ll definitely need two bodyguards with you at events in the future to fend off those fans who might become crazy. Don’t worry, we’ll only charge the standard bodyguard rate, but we’ll do a better job, ensuring not even a fly enters your protection circle."
This Mason King sure knows how to talk.
"But I saw your skills last night, it seems like you know martial arts and quite skillful at that. Wouldn’t it be too much of a waste for you to be just a bodyguard for a small artist?"
"Not at all! Miss Thornton, you’re so beautiful, among all the female artists in the industry, being your bodyguard would offer the most opportunities to showcase skills. How could it be a waste?"
Anyway, the reduced salary for becoming an ordinary bodyguard will be supplemented by President Sterling.
Mason King still believes that the reason President Sterling suddenly fired their brothers is to assign them as undercover agents beside Miss Thornton.
"If that’s the case, leave your phone numbers with my manager."
"Miss Thornton, are you agreeing?"
Mason King was overjoyed, successfully infiltrating as an undercover.
"Yes, start work today."
Anna Thornton nodded, her gaze landing on the other bodyguard.
Since Leo King entered the room, he hadn’t spoken, looked at Anna, or shown any expression, standing there like a piece of wood.
"Miss Thornton, please don’t mind! My brother is feeling depressed about being fired by President Sterling, I’ll have a good talk with him."
"I must emphasize beforehand, now that you accept my employment, you belong to me from this moment on. I don’t care who your previous boss was, and I don’t want to hear his name or see you in contact with him. Otherwise, I will not only fire you, but also use the contract to sue you for being commercial undercover."
Anna Thornton might not actually win the lawsuit, but causing a scene , Mason King and Leo King wouldn’t be able to work for President Sterling again.
By doing this, Anna Thornton is cutting off their retreat, making sure that even if they leave, they can’t return to their original boss, which indeed puts Mason King in a difficult spot.
Miss Thornton is the woman President Sterling likes, offending her is equivalent to offending President Sterling.
And now, even if they stay by Anna Thornton’s side but their hearts are with President Sterling, it’s still considered offending Miss Thornton.
This complex multiple-choice question is really hard to solve!
Having agreed on starting immediately, Anna Thornton took Mason King and Leo King with her to the set.
Wyatt Jagger had seen these two brothers’ skills last night, and with them standing guard like two gatekeepers, Wyatt Jagger was really in no position to settle scores with Anna Thornton for last night.
Even during the boring moments on set, he didn’t dare to openly pick on Anna Thornton.
However, without him, Anna Thornton faced new troubles.
Angela Thornton found online news about Anna Thornton’s film crew starting production and had their fourth uncle call in a favor, hoping Angela could play a role in the show.
Angela Thornton isn’t majoring in acting; she has never been involved in acting before.
This inclination arose after discovering Anna Thornton became a star, sparking her sudden interest.
However, having completed two years of university, it’s not convenient for her to drop out and retake the film academy entrance exam.
Besides, she might not even pass.
If she fails twice, she’s even going to exceed the eligible age for enrollment.
Angela Thornton didn’t want to waste time, so she thought about asking her dad to call in a favor, taking a shortcut through Anna Thornton.
Unfortunately, when it comes to acting, Anna Thornton has always been serious and doesn’t tolerate any negligence.
Besides, she doesn’t really have any favors to call in with the fourth uncle.
"Cousin, I’m begging you! Just let me have a role! I really love acting. I know I don’t have experience, but with you there, I can learn well! Rest assured, I’m not afraid of hard work, I definitely won’t disappoint you." Angela Thornton had been asking for two days on set, yet Anna Thornton still had not agreed to her.
Not afraid of hard work?
Angela Thornton has aimed to imitate Anna Thornton from childhood to adulthood, but the only thing she has in common with Anna Thornton is developing a ’princess temperament’ at home.
Does Anna Thornton not know her? No matter what she does, it lasts for about three minutes.
She might be saying these nice words now, but if it truly gets tough, Angela won’t last three days before fleeing. What would Anna tell the crew then?
"Angela, the crew isn’t something decided by just me. Besides, the actor selection is already over, I can’t just force someone in." Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs novel⸺fire.net
"Why not? I see that usually the leads have quite a say, don’t they? Plus, I’m not asking for much; you can get me a second or even just a third female lead. These minor parts aren’t fully shot yet, so it should be fine to replace someone, right?"
That’s not asking much?
The second and third roles were selected through auditions. Even as the main actress, Anna Thornton is often silently resented by Wyatt Jagger, who thinks it’s sheer luck to partner with the idol drama king.
No wonder Wyatt Jagger feels he was the one pulling the strings, considering that it’s Anna Thornton’s first drama; it’s still uncertain how she’ll fare in the domestic TV drama market, she doesn’t have the qualifications to make demands in her main role position.
Anna Thornton repeatedly rejected Angela many times, but Angela still wouldn’t let her have peace.
Finally, the director spoke: "There happens to be a role with a missing actress, Anna, let your cousin have a try."
"Director, I suggest you don’t decide too hastily, let her do a test first."
"It’s fine, acting can be coached. This role doesn’t have much dialogue or scenes, it’s not difficult."
The director gave Angela Thornton a role, which was a background follower supporting the third female antagonist, a typical sidekick to the villainous supporting actress.
Indeed, not much dialogue.
As for Angela’s performance, considering she is Anna Thornton’s cousin, the director didn’t give much comment.
Anyway, Angela herself enjoyed shooting it. After a scene, not seeing Anna around, Angela went to find her.
Upon reaching the door of Anna Thornton’s dressing room, she saw two bodyguards standing like gatekeepers, blocking her entry.
Later, Anna came out from the dressing room and went to the restroom.
The bodyguards couldn’t follow her in, so Angela quietly followed, discovering that after Anna went in, Wyatt Jagger also sneaked in after glancing around, into the restroom clearly marked with a huge ’Women’ sign.
Angela hurriedly captured this scene on her phone, wanting to report it to Conrad Sterling.
But the trouble was, she didn’t have that man’s contact information, as President Sterling had already returned to Aethelgard.
When Conrad Sterling was in Veridia, Angela couldn’t get within three steps close.
Now, there was even less of a chance!
However, Angela came up with a good idea, she sent the pictures she took to a gossip magazine, writing captions like [Crew members discovered Anna Thornton and male lead Wyatt Jagger sneaking around, secretly meeting in the toilet].
If the gossip magazines spill the story, maybe President Sterling will get to see it.