Chapter 36

Chapter 36

She kept trying and trying to see if she would hold it in her head but couldn’t.

“Maybe I should take a rest now. The movie is still in a week’s time.”

She dropped her he document and returned back to the bed.

The next morning when she woke up, she started her day with her rehearsal.

And when Lia came to wake her up, she was surprised to see that Vivienne was already awake.

“Good morning Ms. Vivienne, you are already awake.” Lia put down the cup of coffee and some cookies she brought on a table.

Vivienne finished the last dialogue and turned to her.

“Yeah, I woke up early.” She picked the cup of coffee and sip a little.

“How’s it now? Have you memorized everything?” Lia asked her.

She knew Vivienne spent half of the night memorizing her lines when she saw the lights turned on.

She didn’t know they had to work hard for each movie they produce for them.

She thought it was an easy task for you to just memorize one line then act it then memorize another line again.

“Yes, Lia.” Vivienne took a bite of a cookie too.

“Wow! That’s so fast. But I didn’t know it’s a lot of work acting.”

Vivienne chuckled. It was a stressful work but because she was already used to it, there’s no stress about it.

Just that you won’t sleep well and you’ll have to sacrifice your time to bring out the best in the character.

“You can say that again, Lia. But I’m already used to it,” Lia nodded her head.

If she could remember, Vivienne has been acting for more than Six to Seven years.

“Ms. Vivienne, can we proceed with your skin care now? I see you are busy,” Lia asked.

“Yes. I’ll leave this for now. My skin care is better than everything now,” she giggled.

( Jealousy)

“Isabella, have you heard?”

Isabella lifted up her head from the phone to look at her friend who just spoke.

There were three of them there, she, a guy and a girl who were both her friends.

“What is that?” she asked her.

The guy chuckled and chipped in.

“Why wouldn’t Isabella heard it already? Don’t forget she lives in the same house with him.” He leaned on the chair.

Isabella was confused and wondered what they were talking about.

Heard what? And live in the same house with who? We’re they talking about Sterling? She wondered what Sterling has done again.

“What are you guys talking about? I want to know.” She dropped her phone and folded her arms.

All her friends knew how serious Isabella take things. And when she folded her arms, then she must know what that thing is.

“Don’t tell me you have no idea what we are talking about, Isabella.” Both the guy and the lady exchanged glances.

Isabella hated that. To be asked a question when she got her hope high on hearing whatever they want to say.

“You guys better start speaking now because I have no idea what you are talking about. Did something happened to Sterling?” she asked them.

“Don’t tell me you still don’t know about this, Isabella.” The lady gasped.

Isabella inhaled deeply. She was going to lose it if they don’t say a word to her.

They saw the angry look on Isabella’s face and the guy quickly started talking.

“Nothing’s wrong with Sterling your cousin but something is going on.”

Isabella raised a brow. Something is going on with Sterling? What could that be?

Sterling wasn’t the type that gets in to trouble. He put others in trouble instead. And even if he managed to get in to one, he would bring himself out of it.

“What are you talking about?” she glanced at them one after the other waiting for an answer from any of them.

“Haven’t you heard that Vivienne Montague is now living under the care of your cousin?”

Isabella’s heart skipped a beat. A word about Vivienne again? She hated that.

But what does that Vivienne wants from her that she want to ruin her life?

“What do you mean?” she released her hands.

“It’s all over the place that she’s now living under your cousin and he was seen with her in a restaurant not long ago.” the lady explained.

All that, Isabella didn’t know. She thought Sterling was no longer interested in Vivienne Montague anymore because she’s stopped hearing anything about them from Assistant Li ever since he left.

“Are you serious right now?” she gasped.

“You think we will lie to you?” the lady scoffed.

“I can’t believe you don’t know about this when you are living under the same roof with Sterling.” The guy shook his head.

Isabella was angry but she controlled herself. There was no way she would allow her friends know that she was jealous that Sterling has Vivienne living under him.

“Well, she’s an actress in his company and… He ought to take care of her,” Isabella shrugged her shoulders.

“Wait, are you saying you don’t care that the guy you love has another woman living under him?” The were surprised.

Isabella shrugged her shoulders for them to see she didn’t care. But deep down in her heart, she cared about that.

And she wasn’t happy at all. How could Sterling do anything like that with another woman?

“Isabella, you have to do something with yourself. I just think you don’t love Sterling because if you do, you should be jealous about this,”

Isabella chuckled. She picked her phone from the table and continued what she was doing before.

After some minutes of sitting there going through her phone, Isabella couldn’t take it anymore.

Her heart was aching her and she thought it was going to explode.

“Guys, I just got a text message from Sterling now.” She took her bag.

“He wants me to meet him at the company.” she stood up from the chair.

“Oh really? Then you should go now.” the lady urged.

“Aren’t you guys leaving already? We can go together if you want.” She suggested, so they wouldn’t notice she was lying to them.

“Don’t worry about that, Isabella. Go have fun with the love of your life,” they teased her.

Isabella giggled. She left the shade to her car then drove out from the park.

Isabella clenched her fist on her way driving out of the park.

She was so angry with Sterling and that lady that’s trying to take her place from her.

How dare she come in between them when she’s still trying to win his heart.

Isabella blare the horn angrily to the car slowing in front of her.

“You idiot, get out of the way or I hit your car!” she yelled inside the car.

As if the person driving the car heard her, the car moved out of her way.

As soon as she arrived at the company, she parked the car in front of the building and went inside.

Isabella ignored the greetings from the staffs as she made her way straight to Sterling’s office.

“Sterling, is what I’m hearing all over the place true?” She threw the question at him, ignoring that there was another person in the office.

“Hi miss Isabella.” Assistant Mike greeted but she ignored him.

Sterling waved Assistant Mike away and closed the book in front of him.

“I’m listening.” She folded her arms.

Sterling furrowed his brows in to a frown looking at her and wondering what on earth she meant by that.

“Sterling, I’m waiting.” she repeated.

“What are you talking about, Isabella?” he asked her.

“Stop pretending you don’t know. I’m talking about Vivienne Montague. Why is she living under you now, doesn’t she have anywhere else to go?”

Sterling sighed. Isabella would only cause commotion in his company which is what she was already doing.

Shouting on her voice and would make people think they were fighting.

“Isabella, go home. I’ll meet you there,” Sterling said.

He preferred she shout at home than in the company and inside his office.

“I’ll go home like you want, Sterling. But just know that I’ll return back here if you don’t come back in time.”

Isabella stormed out of the office leaving Sterling so surprised.

What was there if Vivienne live under him? Wasn’t she a part of his company now and his responsibility as his actress?

He waved the thought aside and concentrated on what he was doing.

( You know I love you)

After Sterling closed from work, he wanted to go visit Vivienne to see how she was going with her rehearsal. But when he remembered Isabella was at home waiting for him, ye decided he would go see Vivienne the next day.

After all, it was already night and she might not like it when he go there.

Because she was so eager to see him return and they have the conversation, Isabella stayed awake in the living room waiting for him.

When she heard his footsteps approaching the door, she quickly stood on her feet.

“You are finally back.” She dropped her hands on her waist.

Sterling nodded his head. He sat on the sofa waiting for her to say whatever it was that brought her to his company to embarrass him.

“Sterling, why are you doing this to me? How could you put another woman under you when you know there’s someone here who loves you?”

Sterling raised a brow. Isabella was just stressing herself about Vivienne.

“What’s between you and that actress? I already asked you this but keep telling me the same thing. Do you think I’ll believe you?” Sterling shook his head.

“I don’t care if you believe me or not. Just know that there’s nothing serious between Vivienne and I. She’s my actress and,” Isabella interrupted him.

“Your actress?” she scoffed. “Then why is she living under you? Doesn’t she have someone else to take care of her? And I’m sure she’s rich enough to take care of herself.”

She was right and he agreed with her. Vivienne’s rich and can take care of herself.

But he wouldn’t let her do that. She has no one to protect her as an actress.

She didn’t even have bodyguards to guide her wherever she would go. Her life would be in danger if he hadn’t stepped in.

“Leave Vivienne alone, Isabella. There’s nothing between that girl and me. Okay?” He stood up from the sofa.

But Isabella didn’t want to believe that. She was afraid Sterling was lying to her.

“Then stop going to her place if she’s only your actress and stop worrying about her,” she said worriedly.

Sterling smiled. He patted her shoulder and walked away.

Isabella stamped her feet on the floor. How could he do that to her.

If she stays like that, that girl’s going to snatch Sterling away from her.

“And where’s Li living now?” she returned back to her room and dialed Assistant Li number.

“Li, where are you? This house is so boring without you.” Isabella lay down on the bed with the phone places on her right ear.

“I’m out here slaving for someone, a woman.” Li scoffed.

“Slaving for a woman? How? I don’t get it.” Isabella was confused.

“Vivienne Montague of course. Sterling doesn’t know what he is doing. Can you believe he took me out of my comfort zone to work for Vivienne Montague as her Assistant?”

Isabella’s jaw dropped. She was so shocked to hear that Assistant Li was living with the Vivienne that she hate.

So it wasn’t only a place to live that he provided for her, but also Assistant Li as her Assistant.

“What da!” Isabella exclaimed.

“And you went there? I’m so disappointed in you, Li. How could you agree to do something like that,” she gasped.

Li sighed. He had no choice than obey Sterling.

“I tried to tell him I don’t want to buy he insisted I go. But trust me, I don’t like it here. She’s being treated like a princess while she’s not.” he sighed.