Aurelia shook her hand. She had postponed this shoot for a long time already, and if she delayed further, the other party might think she was playing diva.

Sigh, no matter how strong a career woman is, she will eventually be defeated by her period. Aurelia laughed self-deprecatingly.

After drinking the brown sugar water made by Amanda Fuller, Aurelia’s complexion improved significantly.

"Tell the director that I’m ready here. We can start filming in a while."

"Are you... really okay?" Amanda Fuller knew Aurelia and was aware that the first day of her period was usually so painful that she sometimes couldn’t get out of bed.

She looked at Aurelia with some concern.

Aurelia smiled, "I’m not the type to overexert myself. If I can’t hold on, I’ll go rest."

Like she would go and rest, Amanda thought sarcastically in her heart.

Aurelia was someone who worked extremely hard, continuing to work even with a fever over forty degrees. There was a time she filmed all day and forgot to eat, fainting at her doorstep once she got home.

Amanda knew how much Aurelia cared about food, yet she would starve herself for work.

Sigh, outsiders only see the glamorous side of entertainers but not the hard work they put in behind the scenes.

Aurelia went from being an unknown minor antagonist to now having a place in the entertainment industry, not just because of her looks or her background, but because she really fought hard, even harder than ordinary small-time artists.

Sometimes she couldn’t understand it. With such a good background, such a wealthy husband... why did she work so hard?

Background? There are now other people living in that family home.

Husband... In her past life, she was killed by the husband she loved the most. Although it was indirectly, it was because she depended too much on those things that she died so tragically.

The painful price made her understand that only what is firmly in her own hands truly belongs to her.

What others give you will eventually be taken back.

...

"Aurelia, you don’t look so well, are you okay?" Amanda Fuller had just spoken to the director, and seeing Aurelia’s pale face, he couldn’t help feeling a bit worried too.

Aurelia shook her head and looked around, "Has the lead actor not arrived yet?"

The director frowned, his face darkened, and he asked the assistant, "What’s going on with Ethan? It’s already so late, and he still hasn’t arrived?! Call his agent. If he’s not here in half an hour, we’ll replace the lead!"

...

Two hours later, Ethan’s nanny van finally arrived.

Amanda Fuller frowned, "Why is he acting so high and mighty, making the whole crew wait for him for so long?"

Aurelia curled her lips into a mocking smile, "It won’t last long."

Ethan glanced at the director with disdain in his eyes, adjusting his clothes, "In such cold weather, we’re actually filming outside scenes."

The director’s temper vanished in front of Ethan, and he said awkwardly, "This outdoor scene has been delayed for so long; if we delay any longer, it won’t look good to the producers."

The agent gave the director a glare and said with a frown, "Director Zhang, you just said you wanted to replace the lead? Back then, you begged us for Ethan to act in this film and agreed to accommodate our scheduling. Otherwise, why would we skip over ten scripts to work on yours? Go ahead and replace the lead, but don’t forget what’s in the contract; there’s a penalty, and you’ll have to explain it to the investors yourself."

"No, no, how could I possibly say I wanted to replace the lead? Xiao Liu, how did you communicate my words!" The director scolded the assistant with a stern face.