The Billionaire's Partner
By Pearl Mulberry
Date: September 1, 2024
Ch. 2A little bad luck


In her room, Kristin saw her assistant return and ask, "Did Scarlett eat that food?"
The assistant nodded, "She ate it."

"That is good." Kristin's face revealed a satisfied smile. At this rate of eating, Scarlett would get fat. Once the drama is broadcast and the audience pays attention, they will not see a beautiful face but a fat one. Who would be a fan of such a celebrity?

"Sister Kristin, Scarlett's company, has no resources, and there is no one behind her as a backer. She cannot threaten your position. Why did you spend so much money dealing with her?" The assistant needed help understanding. If Kristin's Sister was so afraid of Scarlett, why would she give Scarlett the first female lead role?

"What do you know?" Kristin lowered her eyelids to hide her guilt.

A few months ago, she dreamed of being the female lead in a drama with a youth theme. The crew is poor and troubled.

After receiving the script, she had no intention of acting. Who knew that after the show aired, there was an explosion on the Internet, and it boosted the careers of many actresses and actors?

In particular, the role of the second female lead was prevalent all over the Internet. Only she is different. She played the first female lead, who became a poor woman. Not only was she poor, but she was also stubborn. This caused hatred among many viewers; some even took to the crew's official Twitter to scold the male lead for being blind to liking the first female lead. They also scolded the screenwriter for writing such a plot.

Kristin did not take this matter seriously after waking up. Unexpectedly, someone gave her the script three days later, and the contents of the script were precisely the same as her dream. She suddenly understood that maybe this was an opportunity God gave her. Therefore, she had to trample on Scarlett and eliminate this threat.

Scarlett was eating in his room when she received a video call from her manager, Frank Ball.
"Scarlett, why are you eating again?" Frank saw Scarlett sitting cross-legged on the bed and eating roast beef, and the veins on Frank's forehead began to swell with anger.

"Today, I filmed for hours and didn't have time to eat. Luckily, Kristin's sister provided good food." Scarlett wiped the oil from the corner of her mouth and smiled.

"You know my physique. I don't have to worry about getting fat no matter how much I eat," added Scarlett.

"I am not worried you are gaining weight. I am afraid you will get used to eating late at night, and no one will treat you to a meal later." Seeing Scarlett grab another roast, Frank gulped and spoke severely, "Scarlett, Big Brother has to tell you something bad."

"What is the problem?" Scarlett stared at the phone screen.
"Our company went bankrupt, and the boss ran away. We lost our jobs." After finishing this sentence, Frank saw that Scarlett was holding a fork filled with roast beef, did not answer, and could not help but ask, "Do you not want to comment?"

"Hah?" Scarlett blinked.

The two people looked at each other through the borrowed cell phone and did not say anything.

Tens of seconds it was passed. Scarlett saw Frank's expression, which was too stressed, and comforted the other party. "Brother Frank, do not be so sad. Why don't you come over to our crew to eat? Sister Kristin also provides extra food, and it will save a lot of money."

Even though eating free is embarrassing, who dares to maintain self-respect in the face of good food and drink? Fortunately, in their poor crew, there was the generous Kristin Sister. It was like a miracle.

The following day, the crew started working again, and Kristin was late as usual. She looked up and saw Scarlett smiling brightly, causing her mood to deteriorate.
'Smile? What's so funny?' Kristin thought.
The assistant behind her was surprised by this bright smile and whispered to Kristin, "Sister Kristin, does she want to borrow money from us?"

'Or because Sister Kristin feeds this fellow every night, making her stupid?' the assistant added inwardly.

"Sister Kristin, good morning." Scarlett warmly greeted Kristin and politely handed her a bottle of mineral water provided by the crew. She also remembered helping Kristin open the bottle cap.

Kristin saw the mineral water handed to her and lifted her chin, speaking coldly, "No, I only drink water imported from Europe."

Scarlett hastily put away the bottle of water that sold for less than a dollar, then replied, "Sister Kristin has good taste."

'So rich!' added Scarlett inwardly.

Kristin wanted to embarrass the other party for being poor. As a result, this person not only did not feel humiliated but also showed admiration. Kristin felt the frustration of hitting the empty air and almost rolled her eyes toward the sky.

'You have to calm down. Soon, you will become a popular female artist, and there is no need to know such a poor woman.' Kristin thought, trying to be patient.

Thinking of this, she turned to leave. She only took a few steps when she heard Scarlett's voice, "Sister Kristin, walk carefully."

Hearing Scarlett's cheerful tone, Kristin's assistant could not help but look back. A pair of clear eyes with a distinct smile touched her conscience. Smiling so happily, didn't she know that Big Sister Kristin was acting to bully her?

'She's too stupid,' thought the assistant.

Director Anderson looked at the monitor in the corner of the crew and was satisfied with Scarlett's performance, "Scarlett may not be a professional, but the role she plays is full of high spiritual sense."

Scarlett was chosen as the second female lead mainly because she seemed to have good visuals, and the acting pay was cheap. Among the actresses on the crew list, she looks the best.

Because the drama for young people always wants to see the face.

Director Anderson felt that this casting would have been more appropriate were it not for Kristin not wanting to play the first female lead and wanting to play the second female instead.

"All the teams are ready. Let's start for the next shoot." Director Anderson stood up and persuaded Kristin and the male protagonist to shoot in the Sun. They were the ones who had good popularity in the crew, and he was a petty director who could not afford to offend them.

After filming in the afternoon, Scarlett took the opportunity to speak to the crew. She said her manager saw her without an assistant and would be on the crew for the next half month to care for her.

The staff did not think much of it and immediately agreed. After all, who would have thought that the female star of a crew would bring her manager here for free food and drinks?

She thought about how her manager would get good food for free, and Scarlett's face involuntarily brightened. Unfortunately, Kristin was on leave from filming that afternoon, and no one could provide food in the evening.

Scarlett finds she cannot sleep in the hotel and opens the takeaway app on her phone. She discovered that nighttime delivery costs two or three times that of the day and suddenly closed the application.
The takeaway delivery fee is high. Scarlett was hungry but worried for a while before finally deciding to change her clothes and go out looking for food.

A snack stall near the street near the hotel is bustling on hot summer evenings. It was two or three in the morning, but still, many young people came here for a beer. Scarlett went to a store full of people and bought fried noodles and roast beef. She hummed while carrying the lunch box and came back.

The night breeze gave a slight coolness to her face. She found a bench beside the pedestrian walkway, sat down, opened a plastic lunch box, and prepared to eat.

The aroma of the oil from the fried noodles increased her appetite. Before she could use a disposable spoon to put the fried noodles into her mouth, she saw an older man with a dirty body and an ugly plastic bowl nearby. The older man's eyes focused on the fried noodles in Scarlett's hands.



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