Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick)
Chapter 3203

Chapter 3203 An Eye For An Eye

"That..." Stephen snuck a wary glance at Osmond. "Mia is signed under Starling Media, while the commercial was commissioned by one of your subsidiaries, Mr. Wilson. I think you should have the last say on this issue."

It was a smart way of not pushing the blame onto either side. Stephen, with the gut feeling that a storm was coming his way, wanted nothing more than to be a passerby rather than in the eye of the storm. Jake had expected that the director would say as such. He lifted his head to fix his piercing stare on Osmond, seeing right through his mask.

This was the kind of fear that power and money brought about.

"Then, I'll do as Mr. Floyd said and be the last word on this. I want Megan and Mia to switch their roles and resume filming."

He briefly glanced in Megan's direction and met her astonished stare.

At that very moment, Megan felt her heart skip a beat. She frantically tore away from his gaze, hiding her face from him as she took deep breaths to calm her overheating body down. What's wrong with me?

Megan was starting to grow scared. She'd only provoked the man because of what had happened in her past life and because she merely didn't want to let Mia do as she pleased. But right now, her feelings for him seemed to be developing in a completely different direction than she'd prepared for.

She'd underestimated Jake's charm.

"..."

Mia's face fell. She was about to open her mouth to complain when Osmond immediately pushed her to stand behind him. "Yes, sir. We'll do as you wish."

His answer was very brief and without an ounce of apprehension, causing everyone else to start whispering excitedly to one another. The distant yet insistent voices irritated Mia greatly and made her feel as if bugs were crawling all over her skin. She felt the bitter taste of bile in the back of her mouth but found that she couldn't even lift a single finger, let alone run away.

"Good. Get prepared and resume filming." Jake waved them all off, scanning his surroundings as he tried to seek Megan out.

"Mr. Wilson."

Jonas, who'd been indecisive on whether or not to greet Jake, eventually walked up and greeted him. After all, he was signed to Sky Entertainment, and there was no reason for him to ignore his boss. Jake turned around at the sound of his name. Upon realizing that it was Jonas, he briefly nodded in his direction before stalking away.

His cold, off-putting attitude confused Jonas, but he didn't think much of it.

Elsewhere, Megan knew that Jake was trying to look for her and had found a hiding spot where she thought he wouldn't be able to replace her. She'd also called for a make-up artist to help touch up her make-up in her hiding spot instead of the dressing room.

However, Jake still easily found Megan, displeasure written all over his face.

"Are you avoiding me?"

The make-up artist took one glance at him and speedily applied the finishing touches before slipping away before Megan could stop her. It was at that moment that Megan truly regretted leaving Donna to wait outside of the filming location.

"I... I was getting my make-up done." She turned away from him to stare at some random bushes in the distance.

Knowing that there was something on her mind, he leaned against a tree and crossed his arms over his chest.

"I didn't hear about you accepting this job. Why didn't you come to me straight away if you'd known that you were only cast to be humiliated?"

Megan glanced up at him, raising an eyebrow. The warm sunlight that filtered through the trees above them cast gentle, dancing shadows across her delicate features. "We're not that close. If we were friends, maybe I would have gone to you for help. But the reality is that we're not, and doing so would have cost me my dignity."

Jake just stared at her, his hands slowly closing into fists.

This Megan was different from all the other women who had tried to impersonate Megan in an attempt to get close to him in the past. This Megan was more stubborn, more proud, but nothing else.

Perhaps it was that very stubbornness and bravery that helped her to grow up from a neglected little girl in an old, rural village into the mature woman that stood here today.

This was the first time Jake had ever poured so much energy into figuring out what someone else might be thinking. He concluded that it was a strange feeling that was unnecessary.