Chapter_19_Crawl For Mercy

The journey to the Qing Shan Valley was hectic. They had to be on a flight for three and half hours and then drive for another four hours to reach their stay. And finally. After a long journey of more than 10 hours, Viviana finally reached the villa arranged by the production team.

The first thing Viviana did when she reached her designated room which she would be sharing with Elisa, was to drop dead on the single bed nearest to the door. 

The assistant too followed her into the room. She placed all their luggage in the right place before she too joined her boss and laid on the remaining unoccupied bed.

By the time Viviana woke up from her rest. It was already time for dinner. She and Elisa headed down. And when she saw everyone in the dining area with the almost clean plates, she couldn't exactly say she was surprised. After all, she never thought anyone would call or wait for her to have dinner together. 

It was just that she didn't expect everyone to have the dinner together. And from the looks they were giving her, they didn't seem to be expecting her there too.

"That…" 

Bryson didn't know how to explain. Having no words to say, he just looked at the informant in front of him.

When the production team informed them that the dinner was ready to be served, everyone went to the dining area. Everyone was tired and hungry from their long journey.

Lyra, being the closest to Viviana, took up the job to inform the actress of it and headed upstairs. After a few minutes, she came down and told them that the actress was not feeling well from the journey and wanted to rest properly. 

But seeing that Viviana arrived in the dining hall and the look of surprise on her face, any observant person could guess that she was not informed about having dinner. 

Lyra was in panic. She didn't expect Viviana to come down so quickly. While she did go to her room, she was greeted by Elisa instead. When she asked for Viviana, the assistant told her that the actress was still asleep.

Remembering the harsh words Viviana gave her, she let her pettiness get the best side of her and left without notifying Elisa that the production team had arranged the dinner.

But with Viviana appearing before everyone, she was afraid her petty action would be exposed. 

"Didn't you say that you wanted to rest? Feeling better now?" Ming Rao Xuan who was also an actress addressed Viviana. 

"Me?" 

Viviana pointed to herself and was about to say that she said no such thing. 

"When did I_"

But she was interrupted by Lyra who stood up abruptly from her seat.

"Sister Vivi!"

The idol came running to her as she inquired Viviana of her health.

"Are you feeling better now?" 

'What dish is she cooking now?' Wondered Viviana as she saw the person desperately run up to her.

"Elisa told me that you were feeling unwell and wanted to rest when I came to call you for dinner."

The assistant who was standing behind her boss was lost when she heard what Lyra said. She had the impulse to deny what the person was saying. 

She never said that Viviana was not feeling well. The person just ran away after hearing that her boss was sleeping. She did not even mention a word about dinner.

Viviana turned back to her assistant who was clearly not pleased with what she heard. Then she got it. She got the reason why Lyra came running to her like she was the only boat during a flood. 

She stared at the girl who seemed like she'd begin to have seizures from panic any seconds. Unknowingly, a smirk rose up at the thought of exposing her little lies. 

'Little trickster fell tripping on the loose ends of her own trick.' 

Lyra was using every gear in her brain to think of a response if Viviana exposed her. When she saw the smirk, she was sure Viviana would say that she did not inform her of the dinner.

But to her surprise, the older girl simply dismissed the topic.

"Is there still some food left?"

"…" The people who were ignored.

"There are still two portions left. We kept it for you and your assistant thinking you'd be hungry later. It should still be warm." 

Na Yun, who was the youngest in the group, took up the job to plate the dishes. Le Yang, who was his team mate, also helped him. When he heard that Viviana and her assistant were not coming down, he saved some portions for them. 

The teen stood up and headed to the kitchen.

"Let me get them for you." 

He didn't give anyone the chance to stop him.

Viviana and Elisa took their seats. Those who were done with their dinner took away their plates to the sink area. Those who were not remained seated. 

Only Lyra stood in the middle of the room. Her head couldn't comprehend the emotion her heart was giving. Considering the fact that her little lie being exposed would greatly affect the image she had created, she should be glad that Viviana did not do anything against her in front of the other guests. 

But her heart was filled with bitterness instead. There she was finding every opportunity to throw down Viviana a bit. Even if her action gave little results, she wanted to wipe off the arrogance from the actress's face.

But in contrast, Viviana, even when given the chance to expose her pettiness, threw it away and asked for food instead. 

'Was I even not worth more than a plate of food to her?' This was on her mind. 

Hence, the relief she should feel at the thought of not being exposed was greatly over throned by the raising hatred she felt for Viviana.

'I swear. Viviana. I'll break that arrogance of yours. And you'll crawl for mercy when the day comes.'