Sighing, Gordon sounded sorry when he spoke, “But didn’t you just say that you refuse to act in the music video?”
“I—” Tongue tied, she cried after a beat, “Director, don’t forget that the biggest investor in this music video is the President of Nottom Entertainment, who also happens to be my father!”
“Of course I know that, Jessie,” he began patiently. “But I’ve already discussed this with your father. You can ask him about it when you return home!” Before this, he was worried about her snitching on him but Ewan was a businessman, and he had chosen to give in and place his interests in greater importance. Hence, the director was confident of saying this to Jessie.
Trembling in anger, Jessie almost blew a gasket and she mumbled under her breath, “Fine, I’ll get my father to teach all of you a lesson when I return.”
“Come on, Jessie. Don’t be mad anymore!” the director coaxed. “Everything will be over after we finish shooting the second half of the music video.”
It was apparent to everyone that she was still hopping mad when she gave Janet a ruthless glare just as she was entering her private makeup room. “Just you wait!”
Looking at Jessie’s back, Walter shook his head helplessly before turning to Janet and, recalling what happened that night, he asked out of a sudden, “Was it your boyfriend who came to pick you up that night?”
Janet hesitated before answering, “Not really.” Then, she returned with the makeup artist to continue with her makeup.
In the latter half of the shooting, everybody’s attention was on Janet. The stylist had chosen a deep red dress for her and her long, wavy hair cascaded down her fair and smooth arms, making her look like a character out of a fairytale. She was absolutely stunning and mystical.
The onlookers all took a deep breath and said, “Goodness, Sweet Tune Guru is totally overshadowing Jessie today!”
“My god, she’s so beautiful!”
“But why is she dressed up so prettily?”
“Are you dumb? While she plays the piano, Sweet Tune Guru’s back will be filmed so she has to look good!”
Walter stared at her dumbly and couldn’t find any words to describe her because it was as though she was an adjective herself.
As Jessie saw the looks in everyone’s eyes, jealousy crept into her heart and she thought to herself, No, I have to be the most beautiful girl in the music video. I should do my best today.
…
After the shooting, Jessie stomped into Nottom Entertainment in her heels to look for her father. She waited for him in his office while he was in a meeting and wailed the moment she saw him. “Daddy, didn’t you promise me that you’ll get rid of that bullsh*t composer?”
Ewan looked uneasy and he said, “Jessie, don’t blame Daddy anymore because it wasn’t easy to get Sweet Tune Guru at all. If the music video becomes a big hit this time, the company will rake in a huge profit!”
Snorting softly, she sounded hurt when she replied, “So I deserve to be humiliated?”
Standing up, Ewan walked over to her and stroked her head. “Don’t be angry anymore, Jess.” Then, he went to his desk, picked up his black card and pressed it into her palm. “Enjoy yourself all you want today and buy anything you like.”
Jessie’s eyes lit up at the sight of the black card but the grievances she felt were still stuck in her chest. Sensing her hesitation, he consoled, “Don’t worry, Jess. After this shoot, I’ll make sure that she can’t stay in the entertainment industry anymore.”
Overjoyed at his assurance, she chirped, “Daddy, you must teach her a proper lesson.” This sort of person shouldn’t be in the entertainment industry.
“Don’t worry, I’ll take care of everything,” he assured, patting her shoulder. After all, she was the favorite in their family.
The shooting for the music video of ‘Heaven on Earth’ finished very quickly but because of editing, it could only be released a week later. The director and investors were holding this song in high regard and thought that it would definitely be a hit.
