Guinevere walked toward her, looking stunning and exquisite as usual, no different from how she usually was.
But Stella had an inexplicable feeling that something was off.
Guinevere stood before her and said, âWeâre almost done filming the movie, and thereâs something Iâve been wanting to say to you. If Iâve offended you in any way previously, Iâm very sorry.â
With that, everyone on set fell silent.
No one expected the reason for Guinevere to call out for Stella to apologize.
Almost everyone broke out in cold sweat for Ella, thinking that Guinevere was creating trouble for her.
Even her manager was ready to step forward to stop her. None of them expected Guinevere to apologize to Ella.
⦠Is she all right?
Since when did the arrogant and bossy Guinevere bow down to anyone?
What in the world was going on?
A glint flashed past Stellaâs eyes as she nodded calmly. âI didnât take it to heart, whatâs more, you didnât really offend me anyway. I donât know what you are apologizing for.â
Guinevereâs eyes turned dark, but she covered it up with a chuckle. âItâs good that you werenât offended. I was still worried that there might be a misunderstanding between the both of us. After all, the conflict between our characters in the movie is rather significant . Iâm afraid we get so immersed in our roles that we might bring that relationship from reel to real life.â
She nuanced her words very carefully by shifting the blame onto their professionalism. âWhatever it is, I should still apologize to you,â Guinevere leaned closer to her ear and whispered, âAfter all, Iâve been rather busy during this period, and need to bother you to serve Weston on my behalf. Itâs saved me quite some time and energy. In fact, I might have to spend some money hiring a nanny from elsewhere.â
Stella knew that her apology was but an act put on for others to see. She smiled back at Guinevere and said, â Thereâs no need for that. Heâs very generous in compensating me, too. I didnât want to do such tedious work to begin with, but heâs the one who refused to let me go.â
Guinevere gritted her teeth, but her smile remained plastered on her face. âAs long as you donât mind.â
Guinevere had just stepped away when Angelina walked toward Stella and exclaimed in disbelief, âElla, what just happened? Was I hallucinating or did she actually apologize to you?â
Stella remained composed, guessing that Guinevereâs apology was probably Westonâs doing.
However, she really didnât care for such an unwilling, insincere apology.
She didnât want to dwell on this topic any further, and instead asked Angelina, âYouâre done filming your scenes?â
âAlmost done,â she was not done with talking about Guinevere. âDonât you find it strange? Thatâs Guinevere weâre talking about, and she actually apologized to you! The sunâs rising from the west!â
Everyone else on set was discussing what Guinevere had just done.
âHas Guinevere really changed in character recently?â
âSeems so. She treats the crew members much better nowadays, and she even took the initiative to apologize to Ella just nowâ¦â
âFor all you know, itâs really because she just gave birth and has post partum depression, thatâs why.â
âWe should sympathize more with someone who just gave birthâ¦â
âYeah, itâs not easy going through labor and taking care of a babyâ¦â
In the washroom.
Stella removed her make-up and overheard everyone talking about Guinevere.
Just a simple apology was enough to turn the tables on public opinion about her.
For people like them who were used to being in high positions, bowing down once was like a huge compromise for them.
She shut her eyes, her face paling.
Everyone seemed to have forgotten how Guinevere treated her previously.
Indeed, such things had a time limit; no one would remember the injustice you faced except for yourself.