Chapter 249: Jealous Again
’I can’t think about it anymore. My heart aches... even breathing hurts!’
She picked up the phone that had been sitting beside her. One look at the screen and her heart sank.
’Why are there so many missed calls?’
’Ian called me so many times? How did I not hear a single one?’
She realized her phone had been switched to silent mode.
Then, she opened WeChat.
Oh, my god!
So many messages. It was a bit overwhelming.
She quickly replied to the messages, prioritizing them by urgency.
Then she called Rose Shaw back.
"Melody, where have you been all day?" Rose Shaw’s voice came through the phone.
"Rose, um... I put my phone on silent and forgot to turn the ringer back on."
"You have the Bloomwell commercial shoot tomorrow. I’ll have Winter Kane and Talia Mercer go with you first. The location is a plant nursery about an hour’s drive from Rockwellburg. I’ll arrange for a car, and Winter can drive you there directly."
"Okay," Melody Monroe nodded immediately.
"One more thing. Besides the Bloomwell endorsement, that TV show you were supposed to record has been canceled. They’ve replaced you with Raymond Ford."
"I know." ’It must be Lana Sheffield working against me behind my back,’ Melody Monroe guessed.
"Melody, don’t overthink it. Stellaris has been having some investment issues recently, and with Starfall on a huge spending spree, our own resources have thinned out a bit. I’ll figure something out. We should still focus on acting in films and dramas."
"Okay," Melody Monroe nodded.
"If you’re having trouble with money, just let me know."
"Rose, I have enough money. I haven’t even touched my pay from the last project."
"Don’t be too frugal, either. You need to be willing to invest in yourself. If I catch you using cheap cosmetics again, you’ll be in for it."
"I definitely won’t!" Melody Monroe immediately promised.
The moment Evan Fairchild pushed the door open, he heard Melody Monroe’s voice.
He could tell she was on the phone with Rose Shaw.
’Why is she so obedient when it comes to Rose Shaw? Whatever Rose says, goes!’
"And keep your weight under control."
"Mhm, mhm, mhm!" Melody Monroe nodded eagerly.
"Get some rest. You have a shoot tomorrow."
"Good night, Rose."
Melody Monroe hung up and immediately pulled out the bathroom scale to weigh herself.
When she saw the number, she felt her world crumble.
kg!
’I’m overweight again!’
’It’s all because the food has been too good these past two days! And I didn’t control myself!’
’I even had a huge bowl of soup just now.’
Evan Fairchild looked at the number on the scale. ’That light?’ ’No wonder she feels so light in my arms.’
"I’m fat! I’ve gained two pounds!"
"You call this fat when you’re already so thin?"
"I have to get under ninety-nine pounds," Melody Monroe said, quickly putting the scale away. "I should go get some exercise."
’She still has energy to exercise?’
’Looks like her stamina is back.’
Melody Monroe ran into the bedroom and rolled out her yoga mat.
"Mr. Fairchild, you..."
"I’ll join you."
...
Because she had to get up early, Melody Monroe set an alarm.
The moment the phone alarm went off, Evan Fairchild immediately picked it up and turned it off.
Melody Monroe had already been woken up by the noise and quickly sat up.
Evan Fairchild was still feeling a bit languid. He, whose internal clock had always been precise and who had never liked to laze in bed, now found he didn’t want to get up at all.
"It’s still early. You can sleep for another half hour."
"Mr. Fairchild, it’s Monday. Don’t you have to go to work?"
Only then did Evan Fairchild slowly sit up. "How long will you be gone for this shoot?"
"Probably about four or five days, but it’s very close, so I can come back every day." As soon as the words left her mouth, Melody Monroe seemed to realize something and slapped her forehead.