[No way, she’s already mad?]

    [So quick to scowl. She’s got a pretty thin skin.]

    [Don’t talk nonsense. Vanessa’s not scowling. It’s just the lighting.]

    [Exactly. Where’d these haterse from? Stop picking on Vanessa.]

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    [Right, everyone in the industry knows Vanessa’s super easygoing. She wouldn’t get mad over something this small.]

    [Yeah, haters are going too far.]

    [She totally is scowling.]

    [Haters shut up! Vanessa’s the best.]

    [Haters shut up! Vanessa’s the best.]

    !

    Vanessa’s fans quickly took over thements, squashing all the negative remarks about her.

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    Other casual viewers were fuming but didn’t want to argue with these die–hard fans. They just muted thements and watched the show quietly.

    “Knock.” Sabrina sessfully took another card from Jessica.

    Watching Sabrina get imore /iand more into her groove, Jessica got serious too and barely yed a card in the next two rounds.

    Vanessa, though, took every chance to y but got totally shut down by Sabrina, who was loving the game now that she’d figured it out.

    “Knock,” Sabrina said.

    Vanessa fell silent.

    “I’ll y this one too,” Sabrina said.

    Vanessa remained silent.

    “Whoops, I won this hand again. Guess I’m pretty lucky today.” Sabrina had won several rounds in a row and was in great spirits.

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    Having lost over and over, stuck with no moves against Sabrina, Vanessa couldn’t hide her frustration anymore. She looked up and shot Sabrina a sharp re.

    Sabrina finally snapped out of her game high. She smiled and apologized, “Sorry, I got a bit carried away. Next round I’ll teach you. I promise you’ll win some back.”

    They still had several episodes to film together. Even though Sabrina didn’t think much of Vanessa, she didn’t want to really mess up their rtionship.

    Thinking that, Sabrina nced at Jessica. Now that she knew how to y, she realized just how much Jessica had let her and Vanessa win in those first few games.

    ‘Ms. Grant really knows how to handle things,‘ Sabrina thought.

    “Ms. Benson, I appreciate the offer, but no, thanks. I can win on my own,” Vanessa said coldly, then lowered her head, and focused on her cards again.

    “Don’t be upset. I got you some snacks. Have a little.” Spencer didn’t know how to y cards either, so he couldn’t help with the game. He just followed Brian’s example and tried to feed Vanessa.

    Vanessa was already in a bad mood from losing so much. When she saw the nuts Spencer held out, she couldn’t help rolling her eyes.

    “Did you forget I’m allergic to nuts?” she hissed.

    She thought, ‘If he has no idea what I can eat, he shouldn’t bother with this feeding thing. So

    annoying!‘

    Spencer’s expression froze for a second, but he quickly popped the nuts into his own mouth and grinned. “Don’t be mad, I was just teasing. Knew you wouldn’t like those. I was just messing with you.

    “Look, these raisins I picked out are plump and shiny. Real local stuff, the good kind.”

    Vanessa stared at the raisins held up to her lips, barely stopping herself from snapping.

    Dried fruit that was too sweet was her least favorite. But with the live camera rolling, she had to hold back for the sake of their public image.

    “Delicious. Thanks, hon, but I’m not hungry yet. You can finish the rest.” Vanessa forced down the raisin and managed a smile for Spencer, hinting for him to cut the feeding act.

    Spencer caught her unspoken message. He thought she was being picky, but he kept up the doting act. “Sure, babe. Let me know if you get hungryter. I’ll grab you more.”

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    He set the tray of dried fruit behind Vanessa and started munching.

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