What Separates Me and You
Chapter 463 There to Back Her Up

Yona froze in the middle of opening the car door when she saw Lewis coming down from the Maybach. Her pupils constricted. He was ...

The man she saw was clad in a suit. He had a slender build and chiseled features. He stood quite near to where she was, and it was Yona's first time looking at him up close.

He gave off an air of indifference and assertiveness, so much so that others would have shied away from him.

Yona's heart started pounding when she saw him.

Wasn't that Lewis Alvarez? She didn't expect to see, with her own eyes, the man whom she thought existed only on television. But why was he here?

If only she had known he would visit the film set, she wouldn't have thrown a tantrum.

Yona wanted to attract Lewis' attention, but he had already started walking inside. In a hurry, she flung the car door open and hopped out.

"Chairman... Ack!" She accidentally tripped and fell while rushing.

Lewis turned to look when he heard footsteps.

Yona looked up and met his soulful, pressuring stare. She unknowingly held her breath and even forgot to get up. She lay on the ground and gazed up at the elegant man, who was out of her league.

However, Lewis merely glanced at her. Then, he withdrew his gaze and headed toward the film set.

Yona gathered herself and immediately clambered to her feet. She looked around her and chose to take a shortcut on the left to catch up with him. Meanwhile, Josephine had already finished reading the script. She had more or less grasped how she should play her role. In fact, it didn't even require much of her. It was a cliché story that could easily attract traffic.

Jay was playing a company's president who was outstation. He encountered an ambush from his rival and got separated from his assistant. After changing into a laborer's clothes, he met the female lead.

Instead of how such stories usually played out, the president didn't conceal his identity. He told the female lead who he was to borrow her phone and some money. However, the female lead thought he was a fraud.

Still, the female lead kindly helped him, and the president found himself attracted to her. So, he kept thinking of ways to prove to the female lead that he was truly wealthy.

But alas, misunderstandings always happened whenever he tried to impress her, leaving the impression of someone trying too hard to show off. The series consisted of 15 episodes. One episode would be released each day. So, the series would end within half a month.

Josephine had changed and put on her makeup. She astounded everyone when she made an entrance. Even Nicolas stared at her in amazement. Josephine didn't usually put on makeup. Even then, her features were captivating. However, with makeup on, her innocent face glowed up-it was like someone added the final touches to a painting. She looked livelier, and her features were more defined.

Without makeup, she looked like a pure, naive fairy. But when she did, she looked like a mystical goddess, unconcerned with worldly affairs.

As the role she played was that of an innocent girl, the makeup artist kept her makeup simple. She didn't look much different from her usual appearance.

However, her transformation still managed to astound those who saw her. Her eyes had become more vivid and almost otherworldly.

Nicolas came to his senses and cleared his throat. "Let's start."

Wendy cast Josephine an encouraging look.

Josephine nodded and inhaled deeply. Then, she stood before the camera with Jay.

"Wait!" A voice resounded just as they were ready to start filming.

Josephine turned to look, and voilà-it was Yona.

Yona bent over and panted. It took her a while to catch her breath.

"I thought you refused to continue with the filming." Nicolas looked at her coldly.

Yona explained, "When did I ever say that? Wendy's at it again. My stomach was upset, so I requested her to tell you I'll need a minute. How did my message turn out so differently?"

Wendy looked at her, dumbfounded. "Yona, what the hell are you talking about? You were the one who said you're not doing it!"

Yona shot her a glance. Suddenly, she pretended to be wronged and dabbed her sleeve at her eyes.

She said, "I know you've always disliked me. You've always felt I'm not worthy of the scripts you wrote. But we're all in a team. We should always have each other's back. That's how we will make progress."

"You-" Wendy was so mad at her shameless act that she was momentarily speechless.

She pulled Josephine nearer and shouted Yona's actual name in a fit. "Josephine, tell everyone what she said. She blatantly refused to go on with the shoot, didn't she?

"Sherry Miller, how dare you deny what you said and backstab me?"

Yona retorted, "I have nothing else to say if you insist you're right. Perhaps we can ask Chairman Alvarez to judge who's right and who's wrong." Wendy laughed in contempt at that. "Are you in your right mind? The chairman has better things to do than to entertain your whims. You're too full of yourself!"

Josephine nodded. She was about to speak up for Wendy when Conrad's voice came from behind. "What's happening? What's this all about?" Everyone turned at the voice, and their eyes widened when they noticed Conrad wasn't alone. To think Lewis would be there! They never saw him at the office, less so when they were out on a shoot.

Then, everyone turned to look at Yona in a synchronized motion. Had Yona really managed to hook up with Lewis? Was he here to back her up? No wonder her arrogance was off the charts. She had a solid pillar behind her.

Yona secretly felt smug when she noticed their stares. Using Lewis' influence to her advantage worked, indeed.

Even if Lewis decided not to side with her, it wouldn't be her fault that they missed their guess. After all, she didn't reaffirm their assumptions. Either way, she would gain the upper hand.

Nicolas was greatly taken aback. He walked up to Lewis. "Chairman Alvarez, what brings you here?"

"I happened to be nearby, so I decided to call in on you guys." As Lewis spoke, his eyes were trained on Josephine.

Josephine frowned. Was he so cautious about her running away? She had barely started working, yet he was already here. She wondered what he was up to.

Yona accused, "Chairman Alvarez, my stomach was upset today, and I was only late for several minutes. But the team decided to give my role to a rookie. Do you think that's fair?

"It's been two years since I joined. I started building this social media account from scratch. Now, they decided to kick me out just like that. Where is the fairness in that? What do they take me for?"

As she spoke, she started weeping and looked wronged. "I put in my all for this team and our company. Is this what I get in return?"

Her words almost made the others' blood boil, but no one dared to refute her since they weren't sure why Lewis had suddenly appeared. They grew anxious.

"A rookie?" he asked.

Yona pointed at Josephine. "There she is. She is barely here for four hours and has already replaced me. How my heart aches!"

Lewis' gaze lingered on Josephine for several moments before he withdrew it. "What are you filming?"

Nicolas immediately showed him the script. Lewis flipped through it and glanced at Josephine again.

Josephine could vaguely make out a menacing glint in his eyes. He wouldn't stop her from filming the series just because she was acting in it with another man, would he?

Lewis seemed not to care as he went through the script. He asked nonchalantly, "Who's the male lead?"

Jay stepped forward, replying anxiously, "It's me, sir."

Lewis looked at him, emotionless. He raised the script and asked, "Are both of you in this production?"

"Yes."

"And it requires you to hold hands and hug each other?"

Jay was stunned. He didn't know the meaning behind Lewis' words. Still, he bit the bullet and nodded. "According to the plot, yes. Well, it's not as intimate as it sounds ..."