The Kings

She was taking her break sitting in the middle of the scene set. Those around her brought her a comfortable chair instantly once the director shouted cut. Looks like She Meiying was putting everyone on their toes for her.

When I handed her the bottle, she didn"t acknowledge my existence. As if I never called out to her or even next to her. Her focus was on her smartphone as she continued to scroll down her newsfeed. Eventually, she took a peek at me with the corner of her eyes, but it returned back to the smartphone.

"Open it." Shu Meiying command, with one hand out on the side waiting for the water bottle.

I took a deep breath and kept a smile on my face. Opening Shu Meiying"s water bottle, I handed it to the stretched out hand ready to hold it. She did grip the water bottle, but the moment I let go so did she. The water splattered everywhere! The worst part was that she just had to sit where the whole scene was being filmed. The fluffy ground, props, and even my jeans were wet.

"I"m all wet!" Shu Meiying screamed, jumping out from the chair and stood off to the side. "How dare you drop the water bottle! Look at the mess you made."

Although, if you look very close, you will not find a single droplet of water on her. I was this close to rolling my eyes and opening a new water bottle. I"ll make sure to show everyone that she did get wet because of me. If only I didn"t need this job, I would have done this the moment she accused me.

The director and Yin Bo came running when they heard the commotion Shu Meiying was making. In everyone"s heart, they were groaning what did this lousy actress do now. Even though, they were feeling excited to watch how things will turn out for me. Why wouldn"t they? It"s not like it was them who was wrongly accused.

"The set is all wet! What you are guys doing standing there! Hurry up, get something to clean this mess right now!" The director barked orders at everyone who was standing around.

"What have you done?" Yin Bo exploded. "I told you to give Shu Meiying her water bottle, not spill it on her!"

"I didn"t do it," I interjected. I wasn"t going to take the blame for something I did not do.

All day, Shu Meiying was giving everyone headaches, but it had never escalated to this point. Everyone knew that she was purposely picking on Yun Anong. They weren"t sure if Yun Anong ever did anything in the past to offend her. None of them wanted to intervene either because of the rumor that Shu Meiying was Mu Ying"s woman.

Yin Bo continued to yell at me in front of everyone, putting the entire blame on me. It was no use explaining what actually happened. I knew she was doing this in front of everyone to appease Shu Meiying because she was currently Mu Yi"s woman. Yin Bo needed to side with the person who will benefit her more than a small fashion designer.

"Do you know how much that spot you spilled the water cost? If you are unable to repair this, you can pack your things." Yin Bo threatened.

I know how much that spot cost. I know how much each prop used here cost. Even the chair that Shu Meiying was sitting on. It cost thousands of dollars because I honestly just can"t rip out that part of the floor. The entire floor will have to be redone, so that means money and time will have to be invested to remake the set again.

"How about this director, let her clean up the mess as much as she can to show that she is sorry. Then I will explain to Mu Yi what happened so everything can be repaired. I"ll take full responsibility." Shu Meiying suggested, walking up to the director with an honest smile.

Ah, look at that innocent sweet smile! Trying to be a good person by fixing a problem that should have never existed.

"Alright, alright, alright!" The director immediately agreed without a second thought. At first, he wasn"t sure how he was going to explain himself to the CEO. Now that Shu Meiying voiced out that she will take full responsibility, it finally calmed him down.

A timid girl who was afraid of Shu Meiying handed me the rags she found with a shaky hand.

"I"m sorry." The timid girl apologized before fleeing to the furthest corner available.

Shu Meiying was a great actress at lying. Why couldn"t she fake herself until she finished the first scene! I told myself repeatedly to endure it. It won"t be long now until I get what I came here for.

After calming myself down internally, I was just inches from getting on my knees to scrub the floor.

"Is miss Yun Anong here?"

A voice broke the silence and me from kneeling. I got up immediately to see who was looking for me.

"Miss Yun Anong, please come with me to the CEO"s office." Chu Heng beckoned, giving everyone his usual professional smile.

I wished I hadn"t stood up...