Her Precious Baby

Chapter 180

Listening to Angeline’s confident tone, Nancy was astonished to no end.

“Are you sure about it? Because if you really cut the endorsement deal with Starlight Jewelry, you’d most likely bump into Evander.”

“Who’d say no to money?” was Angeline’s only response.

She sounded as frosty as the winter, seeming to have even allowed her personal emotions to get in the way.

Prior to that day, she had been thinking about avoiding Evander as much as possible. She had even wished to have nothing to do with him and let their relationship remain a history.

Yet, that man had sealed off all her other options in the entertainment industry, effectively pushing her to the brink of helplessness. All she had left was the current and only way out.

In that case, she figured that she might as well play it cool and face the music head-on. Besides, it would be impossible for her to keep her distance from Floretta for eternity, and that further underlined that shunning the man was never a wise call to make.

As soon as Angeline agreed to star in the commercial, Nancy proceeded to communicate with Starlight Jewelry’s organizer. Soon enough, both parties reached a consensus on the filming date and time.

Previously, Angeline had already been in their advertisement, acting as their brand ambassador and receiving nothing less than good reviews from netizens around the globe. Not only that, but their products had since been selling fast owing to her appearance.

Therefore, the organizing team was so glad to once again secure a collaboration with Angeline. They even wired the remittance into the latter account without deliberation, fearing that they might give the impression of taking her too lightly.

The early stages of the filming were pretty smooth sailing. On the final day, however, trouble cropped up—Angeline suddenly became the center of public opinion on the internet.

That fateful day, Angeline arrived at the studio and alighted from the car. Her assistant stood by her side, sheltering her with a parasol as always. The second she set foot in the entrance of the studio, she noticed that the workers’ expressions took a turn when she came into sight, and everyone was murmuring among themselves.

“It’s her, isn’t it? She’s that woman who severed all ties with her own family five years ago and didn’t even bother to attend her parents’ funeral. Worse still, Old Mr. Sorelle is still alive and kicking, but she’s already coveting his inheritance!”

“That’s her, all right. Didn’t you notice the name ‘Angeline Sorelle’ appearing on the news?”

“But that’s too vicious, don’t you think? Ms. Joseline has been working diligently in taking care of Old Mr. Sorelle over the years. And now, she has to put up with Angeline, too?”

Upon hearing the gossip, Angeline asked her assistant for the phone and went online to check it out for herself, only to clap her eyes on scandals about herself brewing everywhere all of a sudden. Immediately, her countenance did a one-eighty.

The assistant, in turn, became a nervous wreck and was already on the verge of tears. “What should we do now, Angie? To think that a scandal like this would surface at a time like this, it really bodes ill for us.”

“Relax. It’s all good.”

Angeline, on the flip side, appeared as calm as a millpond. She could not help but let out a snort before instructing in a deep voice, “Call Nancy and tell her to publish an announcement on our company’s

Twitter account that we’ll provide a thorough explanation for the rumors online very soon. Plus, we’ll be taking legal action against all public accounts who had a hand in fanning the flames.”

Who else would circulate this kind of thing if not Joseline? Hah! I haven’t even settled the score with her yet. She sure is quick, though, to be one step ahead of me, making allegations like that. She’s obviously being forced into a corner. And now, she’s trying to craft a filial, kind public persona, huh? Not a chance!

“On it!”

After saying that, the assistant bolted off as fast as she could.

As for Angeline, she continued her way into the studio with her head held high. Perhaps because she was so used to being under the media spotlight, she could not care less about criticisms coming from the people around her.

The theme of the scene for that day pivoted around sexiness, and the venue was set at a swimming pool situated at the back of the studio. Around the pool, rows of machines and equipment could be found.

Angeline changed into a sky-blue swimsuit with her smooth, long hair laying behind her shoulders. She looked so lovable at that point in time.

Right when she stepped out of the studio and into the workers’ sights, they all unwittingly gaped at her, gasping in awe.

That would be logical, for Angeline had a body ratio so perfect that she could easily beat any model, for that matter. Even her abdominal muscles were firm and well-toned. Furthermore, there was no trace of flab on those slender, long legs of hers.

Her presence alone was but a feast for the eyes.

“I’m sorry for running late. I hope I didn’t hold you guys up for too long.” A smile played about Angeline’s lips as she made her way to the set. During the interim, she lifted her fingers to brush the stray strands of her hair toward the back of her ears.

Seeing her nonchalant demeanor, the crowd was wholly impressed. After all, had the same hurdle happened to some other people, they would have called it quits.

Angeline was the only exception. As if nothing had ever happened to her, she showed no signs of fear as she braced herself against a myriad of accusations.

Among the group, Gordon was the first to react, wearing an amicable grin while approaching the woman.

“You’re just in time. We’re only about to start. Are you sure you don’t need to get some rest first?”

“No, it’s fine. The sooner I finish this take, the earlier we can all get off work,” refuted Angeline.

As she dropped that statement, she walked to the side of the pool and dipped her long legs into the water as she waited for the cameraman to video the scene.

Gordon, for one, admired her professionalism. He signaled the crew with an okay gesture to mark the commencement of the filming.

As the camera was trained on Angeline, she took a deep breath to compose herself before leaping into the water altogether.

Considering that it was already the autumn season, Angeline could already feel the chilly breeze when she was on the platform a minute ago, clad in nothing but a piece of swimwear. What made matters

worse was that the water in the pool was also ice-cold. The moment she laid a foot in the pool, she involuntarily shivered from the coldness.

Even so, in her endeavor to maintain the best front, she mustered up all her will to stay in the water and kept her lips buttoned the entire time while continuing to swim forward.

Following that, she scooped up a pearl enclosed in a shell from underwater, revealing the latest promotional item of the pearl collection from Starlight Jewelry. Flashing a smirk right at the camera, she uttered her lines and completed the take.

“Cut!” voiced Gordon out of the blue.

He stared at Angeline through the camera and beamed with satisfaction. “Mm. Not too shabby. It’s a wrap.”

“Thank you, Mr. Fuller.”

A look of delight manifested on Angeline’s face. Deep down, she felt a sense of relief because she could finally rid herself of submerging in that pool of freezing water.

Trudging along the edge of the pool, she eventually reached the pool ladder. Before she could ascend the steps, a deep, somewhat upset male voice rang abruptly in everyone’s ears.

“You call that a wrap?”

The entire filming site fell into a pin-drop silence. Not a single soul dared to make a sound.

Gordon wheeled around, only to be floored upon catching sight of the coming person.

“Mr. Golding?”ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

There the man was, dressed in one of the finest, tailor-made suits as he paced steadily inside. Although he was blessed with exquisite facial features, his gaze was bitterly cold.

As Angeline’s gaze landed on Evander, she was startled right away, balling her fists simultaneously.

Indeed, Nancy’s intuition was spot on. As chance would have it, Angeline did run into Evander while being on set at Starlight Jewelry.

Isn’t he always occupied with work? Why did he even squeeze this trip in? Don’t tell me he’s here just to make things difficult for me!

Gordon had no idea what to do at that juncture. To his surprise, one of his assistants sidled up to him and leaned toward his ear, whispering the gist of the relationship between Evander and Angeline.

Alas, Gordon’s face fell at once when he learned the truth. Had he known earlier that Angeline was Evander’s special someone, he would never have required Angeline to shoot the scene in a swimming pool.

What have I done? I must be courting death…

Gordon lifted his gaze to observe Evander before realizing that something was off. He reckoned that the latter must be ticked off by his inept conduct, hence hurriedly ordering his members, “Why are you all spacing out like that? Hurry up and help Ms. Sorelle up!”

Immediately afterward, he turned to ingratiate himself with Evander. “I’m truly sorry about this, Mr. Golding. Ms. Sorelle did it solely for work. I didn’t mean to put her in a tough spot—”

“Since it’s for work, why didn’t you execute it with perfection?” interrupted Evander, shooting Gordon an icy glare.

The former’s tone reeked of naught but aggression.

Then and there, a shudder wrecked Gordon’s body.