Overprotected By My Tsundere CEO-Chapter 697 - 438: What the Hell Does It Have to Do With You

Chapter 697: Chapter 438: What the Hell Does It Have to Do With You

"It’s started?"

At the back door of the classroom, Katherine Collins held the script while watching the scene, suddenly hearing a voice behind her.

She turned around in surprise and, upon seeing Henry Chapman, her eyes lit up, and she nodded.

Henry stood behind her, looking inside, and spotted Nora Scott, who had a somewhat gentle and mature demeanor, slightly pausing as his eyes deepened, seemingly reassured.

In front of the camera, Nora was not at all anxious or stiff; her mental fortitude allowed her to ignore all pressure, and her in-depth understanding of the role made her performance seem effortless.

In contrast—

Rosa Sullivan was much less impressive.

Her expression was stiff and unnatural, her performance choppy. The scene where she wakes up on the desk, realizing her rebirth, was played out so calmly and collectedly, as if she had just woken up.

The director called "cut" twice, and Rosa apologized verbally, though her demeanor was a bit rigid. At this point, Nora stepped in to help smooth things over, "It’s okay, let her take a break and try again once she’s adjusted."

Staff: "..." Sorry, we always thought you were an emotionless ice queen.

Katherine nearly choked on her milk tea, shocked she turned to Henry and said, "I thought Nora was straightforward."

Henry was unfazed, "She’s just lazy to pretend."

Katherine blinked and glanced at the set, quite amazed, saying, "Then why is she..." starting to ’pretend’ now?

"She doesn’t like Rosa," Henry bluntly pointed out.

The implication being, she did it to unsettle her.

In fact, Nora’s words were effective; Rosa was put under immense pressure by her actions. Originally, both Rosa and Nora were labeled as "not good at acting," but in their first head-to-head, Rosa was completely defeated, which was undoubtedly a blow to Rosa.

"..."

Katherine was caught between tears and laughter.

She knew Nora had issues with Rosa, but didn’t expect Nora to seize every opportunity to unsettle Rosa.

She really did have a distinct personality.

*

In both the drama and in reality, Nora’s well-prepared performance was undoubtedly a win. After the scene was filmed, Rosa’s expression was very aloof, she was usually somewhat arrogant and aloof, but now even more so unapproachable.

"Miss Sullivan, you just learned to act, don’t rush it, ease into the role slowly," as the scene wrapped, Diana Johnson walked up to Rosa, holding her hand in comfort, saying, "Want to grab a meal together? I asked my assistant to get a meal from a great restaurant outside the school."

Rosa’s expression remained cold as she shook off Diana’s hand, replying indifferently, "No need. I need to study the script."

Not noticing Rosa’s resistance, Diana tilted her head curiously and asked, "Didn’t you finish filming your scene today?"

With her eyes slightly lowered, Rosa said, "Studying tomorrow’s scenes."

"Oh," only then did Diana notice Rosa was in a bad mood, and she nodded, "Alright. I’ll be free tonight, I can help you rehearse. Feel free to reach out anytime."

Rosa pressed her lips together, uttering an "Mm," but her eyes lacked warmth and gratitude as she looked at Diana.

Truth be told, the first time acting, she encountered many challenges, but was not yet in need of anyone’s pity.

Parting ways with Diana, Rosa walked out of the filming area, gripping the script tighter, and as she glanced back, she saw Henry, Nora, and Katherine standing side by side, a cold gleam flashing in her eyes.

She took out her phone and sent a message to Jerry Yates: [Jerry, are you free this afternoon, can you help me with the acting?]

In less than ten seconds, a reply came back.

—[Sure, I’ll come find you.]

After a brief pause, Rosa replied [I’ll come to you], and then asked for Jerry’s exact address.

Jerry was from the neighboring drama group "Summer," also playing a teacher, with not many scenes, he frequently stayed with the crew, having plenty of free time, occasionally coming by to see Rosa.

But this was the first time Rosa reached out to Jerry.

Receiving the address given by Jerry, Rosa walked down the stairs, and upon reaching the second floor, heard footsteps coming from downstairs, slightly urgent.

"Thump, thump, thump."

Rosa instinctively looked down, catching sight of a white figure appearing, and paused, stopping in her tracks.

Immediately, Rosie, who was hurrying up the stairs, also paused, raising her eyes to look, a hint of displeasure in her eyes.

"What are you doing here?"

Rosa asked, her voice a bit cold.

After a few seconds of bewilderment, Rosie snapped back to her senses, letting out a light scoff, and retorted, "What does it matter to you."

Rosa’s expression remained cold as she slightly frowned.

Illegitimate children have no manners.

Rosie quickened her pace without waiting for a response, brushing past Rosa. In that moment, she snorted coldly, her emotions evident.

In a blink, they went upstairs.

Rosa Sullivan’s brows and eyes were covered with a layer of cold frost. After a moment, she took a step forward to walk downstairs, but then made a phone call on her mobile: "Bro, I saw Julia Sullivan at the set..."

*

Rosie Sullivan ran to the fourth floor in one breath and happened to bump into Nora Scott and others who were preparing to go downstairs. She took a slight breath and said, "Sorry, Hall Master, I’m late."

"Who is this?"

Katherine Collins blinked, curiously sizing up Rosie Sullivan, and tilted her head slightly.

Nora Scott explained, "My assistant."

With that, she introduced Henry Chapman and Katherine Collins to Rosie Sullivan.

Katherine Collins quietly asked, "Hall Master is...?"

Nora Scott remained unchanged: "The beautiful and flawless Hall Master."

"Pfft—"

A staff member passing by, holding a thermos and drinking chrysanthemum tea, sprayed out a mouthful of water, causing all four of them to turn and look at him in unison. He shivered and hurriedly scurried away.

Rosie Sullivan covered her face, trying hard to hold back her laughter, but she couldn’t help it and burst out laughing.

Katherine Collins did the same.

The two had met for the first time, yet thanks to this inexplicable "beautiful and flawless Hall", they suddenly felt a liking for each other. The two temporary assistants immediately warmed up, and during the trip downstairs, they added each other on WeChat.

And then, they began to whisper.

Rosie Sullivan: "It’s my first time being an assistant. Is there anything I should be careful about?"

Katherine Collins: "It’s my first time too. Not very skilled."

Rosie Sullivan: "Shall we learn together then?"

Katherine Collins: "Sure."

The two newly appointed and completely unprepared assistants began to sympathize with one another and soon started considering how to ask others for advice on being an assistant.

Making it seem quite genuine.

Henry Chapman + Nora Scott: "..." As long as you’re happy.

"By the way, Hall Master—" after chatting with Katherine Collins, Rosie Sullivan thought of something and moved closer to Nora Scott, "I finished watching ’Escape Room’, why did you let Rosa Sullivan have her way?"

Rosie Sullivan never paid attention to variety shows, but ever since she agreed to be Nora Scott’s assistant, she watched all the drama and shows where Nora had acted. The currently trending "Escape Room" naturally was included.

Even though it featured the annoying Rosa Sullivan.

Now that episodes seven and eight of "Escape Room" have been successfully broadcast, the "Zombie Academy" has received rave reviews, but it’s primarily praise for the mechanical rooms. As for Nora Scott’s performance, it reached a polarization point.

Supporters felt that Nora Scott’s unconventional planning brought surprise and laughter, always with moves people couldn’t guess.

Critics argued Nora Scott knew nothing about mechanical techniques, piggybacking on the "scriptwriter + escape planner Nora Scott", vastly inferior to Rosa Sullivan in mechanical techniques, and could only make jokes and resort to opportunism.

In contrast, though Rosa Sullivan’s performance was not outstanding, her serious attitude and low-profile behavior earned quite a few favorable impressions.

Rosie Sullivan watched the program mainly to see how Nora Scott would crush Rosa Sullivan, but didn’t see it, feeling restless and puzzled—why did Nora Scott give the chance to shine to Rosa Sullivan?

Could it be that Nora Scott and Rosa Sullivan had formed some kind of revolutionary friendship?

"Not on purpose." Nora Scott said nonchalantly, "I designed the rooms, it’s not suitable for me to open the mechanisms."

"..."

Rosa Sullivan gritted her teeth.

The reason was perfect, yet she couldn’t swallow this feeling.

At this point, Katherine Collins smiled sweetly and slightly turned her head, saying somewhat cheerfully, "The next episode will be better."

"Hmm?"

Nora Scott and Rosie Sullivan both glanced over.

Henry Chapman, who didn’t care about variety shows at all, hadn’t listened to a single word.

Rosie Sullivan asked, "Is there more Hall Master in the next episode?"

"Nora still filmed ’Hotel 307’, right? Originally it wasn’t supposed to air until next month, but it was moved forward, right after ’Zombie Academy.’" Katherine Collins blinked, seeing the rather bewildered two, she asked in surprise, "The next episode preview clearly shows they’re together, and it even trended on social media, didn’t you know?"

Nora Scott + Rosie Sullivan: "..."

Nora hadn’t even had time to watch "Zombie Academy (Part 2)", let alone pay attention to these things.

"There’s still three days." Katherine Collins curled her lips, her eyebrows smiling softly, yet with an unexpected teasing, "There will be a surprise then."