Chapter 255
Maria glanced at one of the actresses who had been trying to butter up to her, Alexis Brown.
Alexis immediately walked over to Vicky, and as though she had tripped on something, she fell toward
Vicky and tore off the scarf around Vickyâs neck. âAh! Iâm so sorry⦠Oh, my!â she apologized before
gasping dramatically. âOh my god, what happened to you. Miss Shaw?! Were you⦠beaten or
something?â
Alexis raised her voice as she looked at Vicky in confusion.
âItâs not surprising that you havenât answered your phone for the entire morning. You mustâve been in
an accident!â Alexis said righteously. âMiss Shaw is a part of this crew, and we have to call the police!â
Alexis then took out her phone and was about to call the police before Vicky had the time to react.
Since Alexis was speaking very loudly, the attention of the rest of the crew was instantly drawn.
âWhatâs going on? Why is someone shouting?â
âSomeone was beaten? Is it a member of the crew?â
âWhatâs happening? Can someone tell me?â
âItâs nothing. Itâs just a misunderstanding.â
âOh. About what?â
âJust look at Vicky Shawâs neck and youâll know.â
Before Alexis could make the call, Vicky grabbed onto her hand and said,â Iâm fine. You donât have to
call the police.â
Alexis looked at her with disapproval. âNo way! You have to call the police if someone hurts you. Thatâs
the only way the person who did this can be punished and prevented from doing the same thing to
others!â
She tried to pull her hand away, but Vicky grabbed onto Alexisâs phone and said, âMiss Alexis, I told
you that Iâm fine. You donât need to call the police.â
âBut you donât look fine. Oh, I know. Youâre scared of retaliation, arenât you? Donât worry. Weâll all
protect you. Thisâ¦wont happen ever again!â
Vicky remained silent at her pretentious tone but kept her hand on Alexisâs phone.
Alexis looked around and shot Vicky a confused look. âMiss Shaw, you keep saying that you are fine,
so whatâs going on with your neck? Were you not beaten?â
Vicky stared at Alexis for a few moments and said, âHave you never had a boyfriend?â
Alexis remained confused. âWhat does this have to do with having a boyfriend?â
Seeing that the time was right, Maria explained, âAlexis, youâre being silly. Miss Shaw wasnât beaten.
This isâ¦her having fun with her boyfriend.â
The others who knew what had happened giggled.
Alexis came to a realization and turned to Vicky sheepishly. âSo you werenât late because you were
beaten, but because you were with your boyfriend⦠I was being silly. Iâm so sorry.â
âIt wouldâve been better if she really was beaten, though,â Maria said sarcastically. âAt least thatâs an
accident and we werenât waiting on her for hours over nothing. Spending time with your boyfriend and
keeping the entire crew waiting, on the other hand⦠Donât you think itâs inappropriate?â
Maria scowled as though she was reminded of something. âVicky, when did you get a boyfriend? I
remember thatâ¦you were pretty close with
Charlie, right? You two were even on the headlines for some time.â
Mariaâs words seemed normal but were filled with evil intentions.
Just then, Mindy walked over and interrupted Maria by tapping on Vickyâs shoulder. âVicky, Director
Fallon and Director Lumber want to see you.â
Vicky nodded. âOkay.â
Once Vicky left, the others started gossiping.
âVicky looks innocent, so who knew sheâd be such a player? She spent the whole night having fun with
her boyfriend and ended up late for work!â