Chapter 295

With neither inspiring the other, the acting came out hackneyed. Caspian and Stella just stood there like robots once they'd said all their lines. They were both at a loss of what to do. Bradley kept the camera rolling while he stared coldly at the monitor. Stella kept pinching herself out of nervousness. Her face was gradually turning red. She knew that her performance was nothing less than terrible, yet Bradley just wouldn’t stop filming, inexplicably prolonging this scene. Each passing second felt like fresh torture to her. After what felt like forever to Stella, Bradley massaged his temples and finally yelled, “Cut!” Stella’s shoulders relaxed instantly, as if a weight had been lifted off of her. She looked at the camera and saw Bradley sternly gesturing for them to go to him. “Get over here!” he shouted. It was obvious at a glance that they were about to be upbraided. Stella and Caspian slowly walked toward the director. Just as expected, the moment they both stopped i