The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Melody's gaze turned cold as she saw Stella approaching.

After Stella removed her sunglasses, she moved in to try and hold Melody's hands. However, Melody anticipated her move and subtly sidestepped. Stella missed her target, lunging forward and nearly twisting her ankle, especially with her high heels making her balance precarious.

"Ah!" Stella exclaimed in surprise and pain.

Suddenly, all the crew members gathered around, looking at Stella with concern. Their gaze toward Melody, however, carried a hint of reproach.

"Miss Stella, are you okay? Did you twist your ankle? Seems like our crew is cursed with foot injuries. First, Miss Tracy got her foot pricked by a thumbtack, and now Miss Stella almost twisted her ankle!" "Hmph. I've said it before that someone here has it in for the other actresses! It's best to quickly replace the female lead, or it'll be one mishap after another. Did you not see how ungrateful she is? Miss Stella was genuinely concerned for her, but she moved aside. Otherwise, why would Miss Stella almost fall?"

woman speaking adjusted her glasses, eager

expression, making

heard the crew members framing Melody, Stella pretended to intervene, "Don't say that about Melody. She's not like that! We've known each other for a long time, and she's never treated me like this before. There must be some reason behind it this

Melody and forcibly held her hands. She looked at her

done it. You've never harmed anyone before, so how could you possibly hurt Miss Tracy? Melody, please explain to everyone that you didn't mean

more Stella spoke up for Melody, the more everyone felt that Stella

guilty at all? Miss Stella has been speaking up

scoffed inwardly. She had only been in the industry for a month, yet she had already witnessed so many manipulative tactics, all aimed at her. It was truly an eye-opener. Thanks to these crew members, she realized that they were just ordinary colleagues at best collaborators for a single project and not likely