Chapter: 441
The duo looked more like they were going to the grocery store than to the film festival.
After finding the entrance and signing their names, Ariana and Jayson were about to enter the lobby when they saw Jasper. The
latter was all glamorous tonight in his pink suit. In fact, he looked like a peacock.
Next to Jasper was a similarly flashy dressed man. The man was wearing a leather jacket and leather pants. His half-rolled-up
sleeves revealed arms with flowery tattoos. He additionally wore a large gold chain and a piercing on his lower lip, nose, and
eyebrows.
This man looked like the big boss of the underworld.
Ariana didn’t pay much attention to the man, but she recognized at a glance that he was Edgar Benton, the new director who had
risen to fame quite quickly for his excellent romance movies.
It was when she was trying to find the information about Jayson that she learned about him. Edgar and Jayson were about the
same age and the themes they had covered before in their films were similar. They had even often been compared by the media.
Edgar was someone who knew how to analyze situations and had no trouble following the trend. He was able to find the backer
shortly after entering the showbiz industry. As a result, his director’s journey was much smoother than Jayson’s.
Coincidentally, he also directed a short film this year, which was a strong favorite to win the short film award at this year’s film
festival.
Jasper hadn’t seen Ariana in a long time. He didn’t get to see her often, so he rushed over and stood in her way. “Why did you
end up with Mr. Nobody recently? You could do better,” Jasper said casually.
Ariana had initially wanted to ignore him, but Jasper had always been a handful.
Seeing that Ariana didn’t say anything, he got excited and asked, “What’s wrong?
Are you admitting defeat? You don’t have the nerve to speak, do you?”
Jayson couldn’t stand it and chimed in, “The reason we came to this film festival is to win an award, not to make things difficult
for a lady.”
Hearing this, Jasper snapped at Jayson, “You’re so useless and yet you want to protect her? You’re actually hoping for Ariana to
be your backer, right? I think you better run away from here ASAP, lest you make a fool of yourself. You refused to cooperate
with me, but know that many people are ready to do so. The director I’m cooperating with now is Edgar. The lead actress in his
next film is none other than the popular Brielle Edwards.”
“Brielle has nothing exceptional apart from her filthy scandals. You better choose your actresses more carefully instead of being
the stupid playboy the Anderson family had the misfortune to raise. Your taste is as bad as your breath!” Ariana was no longer
the same person she used to be. After staying with Theodore for a long time, she had learned how to be mean and sarcastic.
Jasper was so angry he almost cursed her. Luckily for him, Edgar was ruder. He immediately cut in, “You’re Ariana Edwards,
aren’t you? You are a new agent, yet you are so arrogant?”
Edgar gave Ariana a ferocious smile as if he was trying to scare her.
Then he looked at Jayson and said defiantly, “Jayson Spears, you’re nothing now.
You can’t even afford your wife’s medical bills. You should change careers ASAP.”
Ariana was so pissed that she immediately retorted. “Mr. Benton, you are no better.
For the sole purpose of getting the funds for your movie and winning the award, you promised to cast a terrible actress like
Brielle as the lead in your movie. That woman only gets her popularity because of all kinds of publicity stunts, but her acting
sucks. Not to mention the tons of dirty laundry she has to deal with! I addressed you as ‘Mr. Benton’ just because I’ve got good
manners, not because I respect you. You are just a puppet.”
Edgar was so angry that his eyes were bloodshot.