CHAPTER 639: CHAPTER 639

A videographer followed the group with a camera, recording all of their actions and words.

Adam sat in the studio, watching everything.

At first, he was worried that the episode might be ruined, and even decided to shoot another episode after Ethan and Clara left.

However, both Ethan and Clara were surprisingly interesting, especially Clara.

She was a tough woman with tons of energy, and she looked like Ethan’s significant other given the latter’s arrogant, germophobic, and weak nature.

As an outsider, he began to ship their romance too.

"Yes, get more footage of them! That’s exactly what I want.I’m sure it’ll be popular when it’s broadcasted."

Adam held a walkie-talkie and excitedly ordered the frontline filming staff.

He had been a director for many popular variety shows, so he could tell at a glance what kinds of scenes would be liked or disliked.

The first three episodes of Shirley had nothing interesting to show for, so he figured that this season would be ruined.

But now, it seemed like the show would be revived with the addition of Clara and Ethan.

There was a dense fog in the depths of the mountains, which scared the celebrities that were used to luxury and comfort.

They retreated, with nobody willing to lead the group.

"I heard that this mountain is filled with miasma, so the villagers generally go up the mountains to pick mushrooms in the afternoon.

Why don’t we wait for a while?"

Myra Enfield, the newly appointed captain of the female team, suggested carefully, not daring to move forward.

"Yeah, there seem to be all kinds of insects and snakes here too. Maybe it’s better to wait."

Shirley swallowed and echoed Myra’s words immediately.

The show was ongoing, so her agent and assistant were back at the camp.

She didn’t want anything to happen that might ruin her public image.

"This is a slow variety show, not a wilderness survival camp.

There isn’t any miasma, insects, or snakes...

What’s more, there might not be anything left if you come in the afternoon! "

Clara scoffed as she picked a Boletus.

Her basket had the most mushrooms, like termite mushrooms, lion’s mane mushrooms, and matsutake.

"I’m leaving, whether or not you come with me.

I’m not afraid of snakes.

If I bump into one, I’ll catch it and roast it for dinner!"

She dusted the dirt off the Boletus and put it in her basket, then set off energetically and left them far behind.

"Where is Clara from? Is she a local villager?"

"No, she’s the youngest and most adored lady of the Blackwell family.

Her family is filthy rich."

"Why can she handle so much though? She’s better than some of us, who came from poor backgrounds."

The celebrities covered their microphones and gossiped about Clara secretly.

They knew that there was a camera rolling, so they didn’t dare to gossip too much.

Of course, they were talking about Shirley.

She came from a poor background, but she was pretentious and could not take hardships.

Shirley gritted her teeth.

People in the entertainment circle were very shallow.

They fawned over superior people and put inferior people down.

Before this, those people had tried their best to associate with her and please her when she was still supported in the past.

Now, after they’d learned that she would be suspended by Universal Entertainment, they started kicking her when she was down.

Shirley took a deep breath and quickly caught up with Clara and Ethan in front of her, trying to remedy her damaged reputation.

"Wait.I’ll go up the mountains with you guys."

Shirley trotted to the front and intimately held Clara’s arm.

After she angled herself towards the best shooting angle for the camera, she started to act sweet and kind.

"Miss Blackwell, I’m the fixed guest of this show, so I know this place better than you.

Just follow me."

Goosebumps prickled Clara’s skin, and she immediately pulled her hand away.

"Yeah, I’m sure you know this place well.After all, you sleep in town at night, and even ask the local villagers to carry you out of the village.Of course, you’ll know the place."

Shirley’s expression turned livid.

"Miss, are you making a joke? I didn’t do that.I sleep in the village at night."

"Ah, so what if you sleep in town? You don’t have to hide it.You’re an actress, so I’m sure you just want to memorize your script in a better place.I’m sure the audience can understand your situation!"

Clara criticized Shirley, but none of the camera crew tried to stop her.

On the contrary, they became quite excited because they were annoyed by Shirley putting on airs.

They had to wake up early in the morning and they had to spend a long time waiting for her to come back to the village from town.

It was ridiculous! Previously, no one had dared to say anything about it, but unexpectedly, the new guest was pretty bold.She scolded Shirley in front of the cameras, which made the cameramen satisfied.

"You, stop that nonsense! The camera is rolling!"

Shirley gritted her teeth and warned Clara.

The cameraman gave them a thumbs up as if he was eager for some drama.

"It’s fine, you guys can say whatever you want.We’ll edit and delete any unnecessary footage later."

Clara smiled.

"Yeah, they’ll delete it, so calm down...You want to go with me, don’t you? Hurry up.Let’s talk alone."

She looked around and found that the other celebrities were far behind them.

Even Ethan was gasping for breath as they hiked up the mountain, and was walking at a distance from them.

"What...What do you want to talk about?"

Shirley became guilty and did not dare to go forward.

"Of course, we’re going to talk about picking mushrooms!"

Clara suddenly grabbed Shirley’s hand and ran forward, leaving the cameraman behind.

"Come! There are a lot of red and white mushrooms ahead of us.First come, first serve!"

"Stop, stop pulling me.Let go."

Shirley noticed that Clara did not want to let her off the hook.She didn’t want to run but Clara pulled her, so she had no choice.

Clara stopped when she saw they had left everyone behind.

"Let me ask you one last time.Why did you conspire with the hospital to harm Quinton? You hold no grudge against him, so why did you do such a wicked thing?"

"Hmph! It’s useless even if you interrogate me, I just passed the message along.The mastermind is hiding safe and sound and watching us fight with each other," Shirley sneered, her sweet and kind act gone.

"What do you mean?"

Clara’s heart skipped a beat, and she immediately asked, "So, you’re saying that there’s someone else involved in this?"

"What do you think?" Shirley glanced at Clara.

"You’re right—I don’t know Quinton, so there’s no reason for me to harm him.I just made a call and the doctor made his decision."

"What call did you make? Who asked you to make the call? Tell me!"

Clara anxiously grabbed Shirley’s shoulders and interrogated the latter fiercely.The cameraman who caught up with them happened to catch that scene.

Shirley saw a chance and took it.

"Ah!"

She screamed and fell backwards.She was on a slope, so she tumbled down it.

"Shirley, are you okay?"

Ethan caught up to them, and quickly went to help Shirley.

Shirley rolled for a while before she hit a stone.Her head was bleeding, and her ankle was sprained.

"Ah, it hurts so bad! Is my leg broken?"

"No, you’re going to be fine.It’s just a sprain."

Ethan inspected Shirley’s leg before he took off his coat.He used his coat and a straight branch as a makeshift cast, then leaned down and carried her on his back.

Clara was scared out of her wits.She just wanted to get to the bottom of this.She hadn’t pushed Shirley, but the angle of the shot made it appear like she had purposely pushed Shirley down the hill.

"How...How is she?"

Clara swallowed, her face pale.

"Get out of the way!"

Ethan carried Shirley and pushed Clara aside, then said coldly, "You’re out of line today.It’s very disappointing."

"I didn’t..."

Clara wanted to explain but Ethan had already left with Shirley on his back.

Clara sighed helplessly, feeling like there was no need to explain.

They spent the morning together going up the hill.

Ethan ignored Shirley but was very attentive to Clara, and Clara had thought that she could replace Shirley in his heart.

Now, it seemed like she was too naive.She could never surpass Shirley—she was just a tool Ethan used to make Shirley jealous.She had overestimated herself.

The other celebrities witnessed that scene too, and were baffled.

It was clear that Ethan still loved Shirley deeply given how he cared about her.

Was the ruse of suspending Shirley just a rumor spread by Universal Entertainment to mislead the public? Maybe the star they wanted to promote was still Shirley.

They quickly switched sides, criticizing Clara harshly.

"I didn’t expect Miss Blackwell to push her down so cruelly.Did she want to kill Shirley?"

"I wondered why she pulled Shirley and ran forward.It turned out that she wanted to plot against Shirley when no one was around!"

"It’s terrifying when women fight for a man’s favor.What a pity! She can’t be compared to Shirley.Mr.Stuart didn’t even look at her.If it were me, I would be too embarrassed to stay."

When Clara heard those words, she felt amused, and retorted rudely, "As expected, actors have no feelings.You guys just fawn over popular people and put unpopular people down.You praised me just now, but now you’re saying that I’m wicked.How fickle! You’d better shut up and stay away from me.If not, I’ll push you down the hill too!"

When the celebrities heard that, they were so scared that they quickly retreated.

"Oh, we can’t offend her.The Blackwell family has always been cruel.We’d better be careful."