No Remarriage: You Don't Deserve Me (Lenora and Zachary)
Chapter 288 Incredibly Foolish

Chapter 288 Incredibly Foolish

Observing Lenora's pained expression, Susanna felt an unparalleled sense of satisfaction.

Why is it that I have to sacrifice myself to please those old men, just so I can remain in this industry, while Lenora does nothing and yet, under Zachary's protection, can do as she pleases? Why does he, knowing that Lenora has a child abroad, still accept her without any reservations? Since he's so magnanimous, let's see how forgiving he can be! If Lenora thinks I'll go and testify just because she does as I say, that's incredibly foolish of her!

After several close-up shots had been taken and the director yelled "cut," Lenora immediately turned around, swiftly picked up her down jacket, and threw it on. Susanna said, "You can head home now. Remember to come to my place early tomorrow. Wake me up half an hour before call time and prepare breakfast." "So, you don't need me here anymore?" Lenora asked, looking at her uncertainly.

"Mm-hmm."

Lenora then headed to the dressing room to change her clothes, remove her wig cap, and make herself presentable before leaving the film set. Meanwhile, Zachary finally had a moment to rest after a full day of work. His eyes were tired and sore, his shoulders ached, and he felt utterly exhausted.

He leaned back in his chair, pinching the bridge of his nose as he rested with his eyes closed.

Suddenly, his phone chimed with a new message notification.

He picked up his phone in a nonchalant manner and glanced at it. Then, his eyes hardened as he fixed them on the image displayed on the screen. His hand slowly clenched tighter, and he gritted his teeth.

On the screen, Lenora was dressed in revealing attire and held closely by a man clad in a robe, behaving intimately.

Anger surged through Zachary in an instant, and he stared darkly at the man in the photo, wishing he could tear him apart.

More messages continued to come in as the sender informed him that it was from a scene on a film set and that Lenora was currently serving as both an assistant and a stunt double for Susanna.

He instantly understood why Lenora had chosen to become Susanna's assistant. However, that realization only fueled his anger, making it burn even more fiercely. He was so livid that his eyes turned red.

She hates Susanna so much yet would rather work as her assistant than seek my help! How much does she despise me? How much does she detest me? Lenora, you really are something! There was a brooding look in his eyes as he stood up abruptly and swept his hands to the side.

With a cacophony of clattering sounds, everything on the table including the computer, keyboard, and folders were all sent crashing onto the floor.

The monitor immediately went black.

Miles, who was standing a few steps away with his gaze lowered in a display of deference, held his breath. He dipped his even lower, doing his utmost to make himself less noticeable.

"Go and keep an eye on her. Let's see how long she can hold out," Zachary instructed through clenched teeth while tugging at his collar.

"Understood," Miles responded before promptly slipping away.

Susanna only had one scene the following day. However, it was an action scene with some stunts that had to be executed with the help of wirework.

Susanna had communicated with the director and the stage supervisor in advance, arranging for Lenora to do the action scenes as her stunt double.

Having known nothing about it, Lenora arrived on set early to learn from the stunt coordinator so as not to delay the filming schedule.

The stunt coordinator observed that she was diligent and undeterred by the strenuous effort of hanging from the steel wires. He felt gratified yet could not help sighing. He was gratified that someone was taking the training seriously and not just immediately opting for a stunt double but sighed because, ironically, the one who was learning was a stunt double herself.

Once she was pretty much done with learning the stunts, Lenora glanced at the time and drove to Susanna's house.

Susanna lived alone in a two-story mansion.

Upon arriving, Lenora keyed in the password to gain entry.

She stood at the foyer and surveyed the living room before heading upstairs and knocking on the door to Susanna's bedroom. "Susanna? Time to get up! Can you hear me?"

"Got it!" Susanna yelled from inside the room.

Lenora proceeded to go downstairs to prepare breakfast for Susanna, then carried it to the coffee table in the living room.

Suddenly, a flash of white caught her eye. She leaned down and peered under the table, only to replace a men's watch at the edge of the table's underside.

A guy spent the night here.

Without making a noise, she kicked the watch under the couch and pretended not to have noticed it.

Her thoughts were whirling. There was no doubt that the person who could make Susanna offer up her body had to be someone who held some influence in the entertainment industry or a particular production.

She quietly sent a message to Gordon.

Lenora was no fool. If I put up with Susanna for a whole month only for her to turn around and renege on her word, who can I turn to? As long as I can get some leverage over Susanna, even if it may not necessarily be enough to force her to testify, it'll at least make her think twice about trying to back out.

After Susanna finished getting ready, she went downstairs for breakfast. Lenora helped her organize her makeup bag and the items she carried with her, such as her mirror, power bank, perfume, contact lenses, hand cream, and so on.

They arrived at the film set just in time for the call time. Once they had changed their clothes, gotten their makeup done, and listened to the director's briefing, they started filming.

Susanna was filming the dialogue scenes preceding the official start of the battle. Opposite her were the female lead and other characters representing the forces of good. After a brief standoff, a disagreement set off the fight. "Cut!" the director called out.

The actors relaxed immediately, taking drinks of water, doing some stretching, or going to touch up their makeup.

Susanna's scenes were over, and she was replaced by Lenora.

Worried that she would not be used to it, the director had her rehearse several times with the actress playing the female lead before officially starting to film.

Perhaps because Lenora practiced yoga regularly, her movements were precise and strong, and her lithe figure added a touch of grace. Tyler could not help nodding in approval, then exchanged a few words with the stunt coordinator next to him.

After filming the ground fight scenes, there was a brief break. The crew members then went to put on wire harnesses and protective gear on Lenora and the other actors.

When filming continued, Melody skillfully evaded the female lead's sword, and with a swift leap, she launched herself into the air.

Several crew members were working hard to hoist the wires together when a burst of commotion rang out in the distance. Nonetheless, Lenora paid no attention to it. Suspended in mid-air, she moved into position and began her intense fight scene with the female lead. On the ground, the sudden commotion was caused by the neighboring film crew who swung by for a visit during their break.

The production team next door was working on a contemporary drama, tentatively titled Summer Love. Rumor had it that might be renamed when officially released.

The filming of the drama had started before New Year's Day, so the actors did not get any holiday break. Now, they were almost at the end of filming.

The director of Summer Love, accompanied by a few others, arrived on the set where Lenora was filming. He greeted Tyler with a jovial smile. "Busy day, Director Stone?"

"Hey, isn't it Director Zabel? How did you replace the time to come over?" Half of Tyler's attention was on his old friend, but he did not forget to keep an eye on the monitor.

"Just dropping by for a quick visit. Jonas, this is Director Tyler Stone. Jonas needs no introduction from me. He's quite the hardworking young man. If you ever come across a good script, do keep him in mind," Kyle Zabel responded, introducing the people around him with a smile.

Every director who had worked with Jonas ended up admiring him a lot. Couple that with his popularity, they were also willing to collaborate with him and help him connect with others.

Jonas greeted politely, "Hello, Director Stone. I'm Jonas Zirk."

"Nice to meet you. Since you've said as much, Kyle, I certainly must consider it," Tyler replied before turning his attention back to the monitor.

On the screen, Lenora was engaged in a mid-air fight scene with the female lead.

Jonas' eyes widened when he saw Lenora, and he quietly slipped away from the director's side.

Meanwhile, Kyle pointed at her curiously and asked, "Who is she? Why haven't I seen her before?"