The Trending Topic Herself: The Villainess is the Superstar!-Chapter 228: Set Visit

The accident happened all of a sudden.

An assistant on Alisa Shelby’s side bumped into Ivy, causing the clothes in the assistant’s hands to fall to the ground, and the drink in Ivy’s hands to spill onto the clothes.

It was said that those clothes were a custom-made costume Alisa Shelby had commissioned for the performance effect, costing a lot of money.

Alisa Shelby herself rushed over, accompanied by quite a few bodyguards, making Ivy appear not just outnumbered but significantly disadvantaged.

Getting shoved unexpectedly, Ivy found it hard to hold her temper, but ultimately it was her fault initially, so she tightly bit her lip, saying nothing.

On the other hand, Alisa Shelby’s assistant nagged incessantly: "Do you know how much effort we put into getting an appointment with that master for these clothes? Just the cost itself is not a small amount. Now we’re about to shoot the next scene, and the clothes have been dirtied by you! Tell me, what do you propose to do about this?! Are we supposed to just endure this loss?!!"

Alisa Shelby herself stood silently by, observing without speaking, holding an indulgent attitude towards her assistant’s arrogant demeanor.

Where dealing with Maya Monroe didn’t work, she would use her assistant to give her a hard time—why did she always oppose her?

The pure white costume was already stained with cola, and Alisa Shelby felt an unspeakable heartache since she had pleaded with quite a few people for the sake of that costume.

But if it could make Maya Monroe unhappy because of it, then the costume seemed worth it.

Ivy hung her head low, her cheeks a little red, feeling extremely embarrassed.

She was just a small assistant; she couldn’t afford to compensate for Alisa Shelby’s expensive clothes! Yet it was clearly Alisa Shelby’s assistant who bumped into her first...

"What happened?"

When Maya Monroe walked over, Ivy felt as if she had found a savior, and she clutched the hem of Maya’s clothes, repeating incessantly, "Maya, I really didn’t do it on purpose, I really didn’t... What should I do? Apologizing... Apologies don’t help."

Maya’s gaze fell on her arm, where blood beads were continuously oozing out: "Go get it bandaged."

Ivy lowered her head: "No need, Maya."

Maya instructed Scott to go get the first aid kit.

On the way over, Maya had already pieced together a rough idea of the incident.

"This was our recklessness; I can compensate you with another piece of clothing. As for the filming scenes, you can discuss with Director Huang to rearrange the order."

Ivy was taken aback, then clung closely to Maya, tears streaming uncontrollably.

Alisa Shelby slowly approached, her gaze resting on Maya Monroe.

To be honest, she really couldn’t believe the scene before her.

Someone as arrogant and conceited as Maya would actually apologize? And her words were surprisingly humble.

If Maya had stubbornly refused to admit her fault, she would have had room to maneuver, like having someone secretly record the filming, then letting marketing accounts promote it well.

But now... With Maya’s attitude, it was hard to criticize her.

"What’s the use of apologizing? Can apologies recover our losses? With such a frustrating incident, Alisa’s interest in acting is long gone! Do you know how important an actor’s interest is?!"

"And you speak so lightly, do you really think such costumes are easy to custom-make?"

Alisa Shelby’s assistant was aggressive, having just received a glance from Alisa Shelby, it was clear this matter would not end so quickly.

Maya believed her suggestion was the best solution, yet Alisa Shelby still clung to this issue.

It seemed, as she expected, Alisa was targeting her, and this matter would not be easily resolved.

Many onlookers surrounded them, everyone could see it was a showdown between Alisa Shelby and Maya Monroe. It was long rumored their relationship wasn’t good, opposing each other even in variety shows, now they were about to clash.

"Then what do you want to do?"

Hearing Maya’s voice, Alisa Shelby’s assistant straightened her back: "We prepared these clothes for a long time! Do you know how much effort went into getting them?"

She didn’t propose any solutions, merely emphasized the rarity and value of the clothes.

Maya’s gaze gradually turned cold.

A crowd surrounded them, this feeling of being watched made Maya incredibly uncomfortable; she felt her patience being exhausted bit by bit by the other party.

Indeed, dealing with someone greedy didn’t require courtesy.

"You—"

A sudden sound of footsteps came from ahead, and Maya stopped short after just a glance upwards.

Why... has he come over here?

Yvonne Hall’s voice, filled with intimidation, rang out: "What’s going on?! Why is everyone gathered here? Isn’t the equipment supposed to be set up?"

It belatedly occurred to Yvonne Hall that this was the dispute the stagehand had just reported. But having heard the news of Ian Rowe coming, she had no intention to mediate any quarrel.

And now this almost scandalous scene was witnessed by Ian Rowe...

Upon pushing through the crowd, Yvonne froze instantly.

The two confronting parties were Alisa Shelby and Maya Monroe.

Maya Monroe... why did it have to involve Maya?

Yvonne Hall’s mouth hung slightly open, momentarily unable to speak.

And the prominent figure who had shown no interest in anything around him all along also pushed through the crowd to walk inside.

Seeing Maya Monroe couldn’t find words, Alisa Shelby’s assistant felt she had the upper hand, otherwise, why couldn’t Maya say a thing?

"Maya Monroe, you know you were in the wrong, right? You’ve often tripped Alisa up in the past, all out of jealousy! Maybe your assistant deliberately caused trouble..."

Her words cut off abruptly as she felt an icy gaze cast over her, a chilling coldness that was simply unbearable to stare at directly.

Then she heard the voice from the other party, low but still carrying a hint of cold:

"She was in the wrong?"

The assistant coughed lightly to steel her nerves: "That’s... that’s for sure! Maya Monroe incited her assistant to damage Alisa’s clothes, this is between us and Maya, what do you..."

Suddenly, her arm was gripped tightly, and the assistant stared in shock at the Alisa Shelby behind her.

Alisa Shelby’s expression was unpleasant: "Enough, stop talking..."

The assistant was stunned, unable to comprehend why Alisa Shelby, who usually enjoyed watching a good show, would want her to stop. But whatever Alisa Shelby said was like an imperial decree, so the assistant immediately shut her mouth.

"Director Huang."

A steady, powerful voice brought Yvonne Hall to her senses, she hastily responded, then sought clarification from those beside her.

No wonder the stagehand said he couldn’t handle it; Alisa Shelby versus Maya Monroe, these two were truly difficult to deal with.

Under Ian Rowe’s imposing gaze, Yvonne could feel her temples throbbing.

Who else could Alisa Shelby provoke, except Maya Monroe!

Maya Monroe’s attention had already shifted to Ian Rowe.

She looked at the broad back in front of her, standing protectively in front of her. She squinted slightly, her expression somewhat complex.

She opened her mouth to speak, but found herself at a loss for words.

Was it true she stood him up just the day before, and today he was already here to "hunt" her down? Wasn’t he supposed to be busy, so how did he find time to come over?

"This was just an accident. Alisa..." Yvonne looked at Alisa Shelby: "Since Maya’s assistant has already apologized, I believe there’s no need for this matter to remain unresolved, is there?"

Alisa Shelby smiled slightly: "This matter was due to my assistant’s emotional overreaction, actually we were also at fault..."

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