Chapter 818
"So, let her play the leading lady. Vonnie can condescend and play the supporting role; it’s no big deal.”
Anton’s eyes darkened as he said, “Esmeralda, do you have to speak like this? I have said that I will not protect her anymore, and I really won’t.”
This time, I also tried my best to keep Vonnie’s role.
“Yeah, so I don’t want to put you in a difficult position either, in case Kimberly comes and asks you why you’re helping outsiders instead of helping her.”
“Esmeralda!” Anton furrowed his brow, looking slightly angry.
I smiled and said seriously, “I wasn’t joking with you, nor was I speaking sarcastically. Vonnie is going to play the second female lead. As for the first female lead, let her have it. We don’t need to compete with her.”
Anton didn’t say anything more; he just tightened his grip on the cup.
I turned and walked upstairs, saying lightly, “In the next few days, I will go see the house, and then move out."
In the end, I agreed to move in with Anton at the time, partly out of annoyance towards Reynaldo.
At that moment, the illness had cleared up, and my mind was clear. Suddenly, I realized that being angry at Reynaldo was quite pointless.
I went upstairs to see if Vonnie was feeling better.
Unexpectedly, just as I quietly pushed open the door, she shouted at me, which startled me.
The bedside lamp lit up; Vonnie leaned against the head of the bed, looking at me.
“Why are you still not asleep?” I walked over and smiled at her.
Vonnie shook her head.
She hung her head, feeling a bit down. “I just heard your conversation with Anton at the staircase.”
I was taken aback and then heard her say, “Johnathan wants to give my leading role to Kimberly. He hates me and is afraid I will cling to him, so he did this on purpose to make me give up.”
“It’s not like that.”
I held her hand and said to her seriously, “I just went to the club to find him. Do you know why he gave you money and then disappeared after sleeping with you?”
Vonnie looked at me quietly.
Because she had cried, her eyes were a little red.
I put my arm around her shoulder and sighed, “Because you still have Quentin in your heart.”
“I didn’t have it!” Vonnie retorted quickly, then lowered her head and added softly, “I really didn’t.”
“However, when you were with him last night, you called out Quentin’s name, and he was very upset.”
Vonnie looked at me in shock and said, “How could this happen?”
I looked at the night outside the window and sighed, “You have forgotten Quentin, really, completely forget him from the bottom of your heart.”
Vonnie fell silent, perhaps without even realizing it herself, deep down in her heart, she was still caring about Quentin.
In order not to upset her about this matter, I changed the subject and said, “Regarding what I just discussed with Anton about you playing the supporting role in this movie, do you have any thoughts?”
Vonnie shook her head and held my arm, saying, “Whatever role you want me to play, I will play. You will never harm me.”
I smiled and ruffled her head, saying, “This play is the script I wrote a month ago, Rose Queen. Do you remember when you read it back then?”
Vonnie frowned for a moment, then suddenly seemed to remember something, and laughed at me, saying, “No wonder you gave the female lead to that Kimberly and let me play the second female lead. You are so naughty.”