Briony was deep in conversation with Ferdinand when she suddenly caught Rosita's gaze. She hesitated, turning her head.

Their eyes met. Rosita curled her lips in a faint, almost dismissive smile, then turned back to respond gently to the guest beside her, as if nothing had happened.

Briony watched her, her eyes cool and unreadable.

Ferdinand leaned in, lowering his voice. "What's wrong?"

Briony pulled her gaze away. "It's nothing," she replied softly.

Ferdinand glanced briefly at Rosita, then looked back to Briony.

Briony slouched against the back of her camping chair, expression blank as Rosita chatted easily with the other guests.

But behind Rosita's serene eyes, Briony saw something darker-a simmering resentment.

Ferdinand's attention drifted to Mary, who caught his eye. She raised an elegant brow, a silent question passing between them before he looked away.

The other guests were clustered around Rosita, eager for her attention.

had been basking in the limelight. Although she claimed she'd

high-end laser treatment; now, her skin was in the best shape it had ever been. Even without makeup,

on, quietly envious; the men, visibly

recent comeback, Rosita's renewed popularity made everyone

second, her earlier worries about being

set out cocktails for everyone-not

over to Briony. "Do

at the peach cocktail in his hand. "I can," she

great, but she could

opened a peach-flavored one for her, poured it into a glass, and

took it with a

make a big deal of it—just offered her a gentle smile and poured himself a

through the evening air. With a little alcohol in their systems, everyone loosened up,

warm water. "Ms. Lockwood, you're not feeling

Rosita replied with a gentle smile. "It's probably just all the late-night filming lately. I've got a bit of a headache, but it's an old problem. I'm

this is a big production-lots of scenes that

this project. Compared to my previous roles, this one involves much more traditional culture, which definitely makes filming harder. But the upside is, working with the director and all these veterans, I

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