Chapter 627
Chapter 627:
“Everyone is in place. Crew, prepare the blankets and ginger soup. In this scene, the empress gets Lydia drunk, causing her to fall into the water. The emperor goes in to rescue her, and the two share a passionate kiss while soaked in the lake, while the others look on p>
After laying out the scene, Cyrus instructed everyone to take their places.
Following his direction, Annabel stumbled toward the pavilion in the lake, acting as though she were intoxicated. A servant approached her and pushed her into the water.
Rory didn’t hesitate. He leapt in to save her, and the two shared a kiss in the still, tranquil lake.
As the empress, Shelly stood at the front of the crowd. She knew the camera angles and blocking created the illusion of intimacy—that the two people in the water weren’t truly kissing. Still, her jealousy intensified as she watched the tenderness in Rory’s gaze when he looked at Annabel.
Shelly clenched her fists, forcing herself to maintain the dignified posture of an empress.
Her fists remained clenched until the director finally declared the scene complete.
Rory and Annabel climbed out of the water together, shivering from the cold. “Here, take this blanket,” Rory said thoughtfully as he draped it over Annabel’s shoulders. His eyes held an indescribable tenderness.
“Thank you,” Annabel replied, visibly easing.
Holding a cup of hot ginger soup, she then walked off to change into dry clothes.
Shelly stayed where she was, teeth grinding. Rory’s obvious concern for Annabel kept replaying in her mind.
Not long ago, Annabel had kissed Rupert in front of everyone, and now she was doing the same with Rory. Why couldn’t Rory spare Shelly even a single glance?
“Miss Martel p>
A crew member approached, noticing her distracted expression. “You have a dance scene coming up. It’s a complicated one that requires wirework. You mentioned you wanted to inspect the props personally. They’re ready now—let me take you over to have a look p>
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Shelly snapped back to herself and composed a smile. “Sure. Lead the way p>
After what had happened with the swing during Annabel’s scene, Shelly still couldn’t shake the lingering fear of what could have gone wrong. If Annabel hadn’t been lucky enough to escape, she might have been disfigured.
That was why Shelly was extremely cautious about her props. To an actress, her appearance was everything. If it was ruined, it would be no different from losing her life.
When Shelly arrived at the setup area, several staff members were still carefully adjusting the equipment. They paused and greeted her warmly.
“Miss Martel, don’t worry. We’ve tested this more than ten times. There shouldn’t be any problems. When you go up later, you can rest assured,” one of them said confidently.
Even so, Shelly remained uneasy and asked Allie to double-check the equipment.
Just then, another staff member approached with a bottle of drink and said, “Miss Martel, I’m your loyal fan. You were fantastic earlier, and I’m really looking forward to your dance performance later p>