Chapter 89 They were a pair of happy enemies (1)
As the designated official media of Miss Mystery, the Flourish Media trio was very busy at the opening ceremony.
Many materials may not be useful now, but when promoting in the future, information may need to be extracted from them.
When Judson arrived at the scene, he saw Rose and Sofia huddled together, with Rose holding a pen and whispering something to Sofia while circling on her notebook.
At that moment, Judson felt a strange melancholy in his heart.
Rose’s expression was focused and gentle, but there was a determined and clear light in her eyes. She would nod, raise an eyebrow, or gaze at the other person, every movement seemed to be filled with invisible brilliance.
He had never seen her like this before.
The scene was hot, but Rose’s green shirt, like a breeze, seemed to bring its own coolness. She gently tucked a strand of loose hair behind her ear, even her fingertips were delicate and beautiful.
Judson stared at her for a while.
He couldn’t even remember the last time he had stared at her like this, without blinking…
Rose, this woman, at some point, left an indelible stain in his heart, and since then, he felt dirty even just by looking at her for a moment.
She couldn’t get rid of the burden no matter how hard she tried.
He never thought about abandoning her, but he also never wanted to spend too much time thinking about her…
He never expected that one day she would actually leave on her own.
Soon, Judson’s gaze turned serious.
He unexpectedly saw many people taking photos on the scene, and quietly turned the camera towards Rose…..
Occupational surrogate photography is a physically demanding job, so it is mostly done by men.
Now they probably had enough of shooting the live stars and unexpectedly started “hunting for beauty” inside the venue.
After several men took pictures of Rose, they gathered their cameras together and whispered to each other, pointing and gesturing towards Rose.
“Keenan,” Judson’s face grew darker as he spoke, “Investigate the identities of those on-site proxies. Before they leave, make sure they delete all the photos and videos.”
Rose, this woman, still attracts bees and butterflies as always!
In middle school, the drawer was filled with love letters.
In college, someone once set up heart-shaped candles for her confession downstairs in the girls’ dormitory building.
One time, Judson went to pick her up at Rayvale Communication University. The car was parked outside the school gate, and they passed by a few boys discussing failing their final exams. Surprisingly, they were all talking about Rose.
“I’m definitely going to fail this exam!”
“Go and ask the professor! Let him go easy on you.”
“Do you think I look like Rose? Can I pass facial recognition?”
“I went, Rose…”
When they talked about Rose, Judson, being a man himself, knew exactly what they meant by that look and tone.
This was not the only time.
Not only did Judson hear boys discussing Rose, but girls did too.
There were also some exaggerated rumors that sounded fake.
There was not a single one that was good.
What Judson couldn’t bear the most was hearing about Darrin and Rose’s “romance”.
If, he thought, if Rose was really a well-behaved girl, how could there be so many people gossiping about her love life behind her back.
How could there be so many rumors with no basis in truth?
Rose was very good at disguising herself…
She was born into such a family, and from a young age, she was influenced by it. She was born with a guarded nature and was good at hiding her emotions.
Judson did not deny that if the Edwards family were still here, she would be an excellent successor.
But she had already joined the Roach family, so she should have learned to readjust herself!
Nowadays she has gone astray, but he doesn’t mind helping her get
back on track.
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After the opening ceremony ended, Lillian removed her makeup in the single-person rest room and did not leave immediately.
Judson has left.
As soon as Rose left the stage, he didn’t even pause for a second.
Chapter 89 They were a pair of happy enemies (2)
Lillian was afraid of being seen walking alone and losing face, so she hid in the lounge, planning to leave later.
At that moment, faint murmurs of discussion could be heard from outside.
“Was Lillian really Judson’s fiancée? It just doesn’t seem like it to me.”
“Not surprising at all. She usually only lives in the world of filters and edited photos, in reality she’s just average, relying on the marketing hype to sound impressive. The fact that she managed to push Ellie out is all thanks to her connections.”
“Yeah, I thought she wasn’t as attractive as the reporter.”
“Yeah, I’m telling you, we both thought the reporter was more attractive than her!”
“I am Judson, and I also chose to be a journalist. The journalist lady is so beautiful, her face is stunning.”
“From what I heard from you guys, why do I feel like Judson has taken a liking to the journalist?”
“Don’t think that, for sure, Lillian was boasting about Judson coming to visit, considering everything, it seems like she was trying to attract reporters, right?”
“Yes! As soon as Judson heard that the Miss Reporter was not around, he immediately started complaining. And when the Miss Reporter came back, she even drank the sour lemonade.”
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“Please, don’t mention lemonade anymore!”
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In the lounge, Lillian’s manager and assistant were both too scared to breathe.
Lillian’s face had become so ugly that it was on the verge of exploding.
She heard that the people discussing outside were the supporting actresses in the drama, and they had already reached the seventh, eighth, and ninth positions according to their roles.
“Now, anyone dares to step on me?” Lillian’s face twisted. “Go tell the producer that I will add an additional investment and replace all those women for me!”
Speaking of film production, she was also angry.
At the end of the previous boot ceremony, several producers and directors praised her with flattering words, but who knows if their inner thoughts were the same as those of the other women outside?
“Rose!” Lillian swept the cosmetics off the dressing table with one hand.
She gritted her teeth and whispered to her agent, “Immediately inform Orange Media and send out the news about Rose colluding with the rival company to sell resources.”
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The so-called opening banquet of the crew is actually just a dinner for the entire crew.
I booked a restaurant near the photography studio, which was a five-
star hotel.
Flourish Media, as a partner in the field of promotion, was naturally invited.
Rose took a short rest at the hotel and changed into a yellow floral sundress. Her hair was still tied up at the back of her head, just like in the afternoon. Without applying any makeup, she joined her colleagues to attend the banquet.
They sat together with the crew members, neither appearing
particularly outstanding nor excessively low-key, striking a perfect balance.
But Rose was obviously still too dazzling.
There were many people in the room who kept looking back at her. There were also those who were busy with other tasks earlier and didn’t see her, inquiring about who she was and why she was sitting at the desk of a staff member in the back.
When three rounds of drinks had passed, the producer unexpectedly came over holding a glass of wine.
“Ms. Edwards, today we want to express our special gratitude to you for resolving the difficulties for our film crew.”
Although Rose had ulterior motives when she called the person back, she resolved the matter without shedding blood. The crew should take note of this.
The producer was an old hand in the industry.
Rose and Judson were clearly not enemies.
They were more like happy enemies…
He was curious before why the Roawards Group’s former owner insisted on holding onto a small reporter, but now it seems… this is not
about the wine!
As for what exactly happened between Lillian and Judson…
The producer also didn’t want to delve into it.
Lillian joined the team with funding, and her scandal with Judson
could bring more attention to this play. Why wouldn’t he take advantage of it?
When Rose wanted to substitute drinks for alcohol, the producer insisted on her drinking alcohol. Both of them were unwilling to compromise, leading to a slightly awkward situation.
The atmosphere suddenly became inexplicably stagnant.
“Judson?” Lillian exclaimed, her voice crisp and filled with
excitement, as she ran towards the man who had suddenly appeared.
