Chapter 702 - Stern

After attending the premiere of "Transformers," Laila, regardless of the eager anticipation from numerous media and fans, refrained from answering any questions. She simply returned to the filming location in New Zealand.

Similar to the treatment she received in the East, Laila enjoyed the highest level of hospitality in New Zealand. As a prominent director working on a major production, she received substantial support from New Zealand. Filming in this location would involve a considerable investment in creating scenes, hiring numerous extras and workers, providing accommodations, etc. This had positive effects on the economy and unemployment rates.

During her previous film shoot in the East, Laila had already taken the time to recruit people in New Zealand for building sets. Although most of the movie's scenes were chosen to be in the East, there were still many locations that needed to be constructed in New Zealand.

Some scenes required over ten thousand extras, including many who needed horse-riding skills, which meant additional expenses. Fortunately, Laila was fortunate because, during the shooting of the original movie in New Zealand, the military had been deployed due to an incident.

Now, Laila could hire well-trained and suitable military personnel at a more affordable price than extras. This was excellent news for the movie's production.

Many directors disliked shooting large scenes with many extras, especially when the extras were individuals unfamiliar with acting. This posed a significant challenge as not everyone could display appropriate expressions and movements.

With military personnel, it was different. Laila could impose stricter requirements on them, and soldiers were trained to follow orders, ensuring they wouldn't make any unwanted movements.

Filming was a highly intense process. To capture a large-scale crowd scene effectively, Laila sometimes used more than twenty cameras, shooting simultaneously in different locations and then selecting the best parts.

Due to the exhausting schedule, Laila fell ill unexpectedly. Her situation was tragically discovered by Roy, who had come to visit.

Taking a rare break from her busy schedule to visit New Zealand, Roy saw Laila with flushed cheeks and moist eyes as soon as he entered the film set. He didn't think she was shy or excited about seeing him. Placing his hand on her forehead, he immediately felt a temperature hot enough to fry an egg. So, he entrusted everything to others and took Laila to the nearby hospital.

Visiting the hospital wasn't a big deal, but after checking, they found out that her temperature had soared to 39 degrees. Roy, concerned, stayed by her side for two days until she finally got out of bed.

Initially, Laila didn't feel uncomfortable; she just sensed a slight dizziness. If Roy hadn't appeared, she might have continued working on set without realizing she had a fever.

Ignoring the consequences of neglecting her health led to her lying in bed for two days and receiving two days of Roy's cold shoulder.

"Roy, do you want to keep ignoring me forever?" Laila's voice was slightly hoarse, and she thought her voice could stay like this forever, a perfect bass!

Roy, sitting on a sofa next to the sickbed, was reading a book. Upon hearing her voice, he cast a cold glance at her, then returned his focus to the book.

Sighing, Laila, after two days of care from him without a word, realized he was angry. Although she was a bit slow, she understood why he was angry... well, it was all her fault.

"I'm sorry; I really didn't feel uncomfortable, so I didn't notice I had a fever."

By moving the shooting schedule six months earlier, she had to finish filming the movie half a year earlier. Without putting in effort, she risked making a fool of herself if she couldn't complete the film on time.

Roy looked at her, sneering, "Whom are you apologizing to? Me or yourself?"

Under his rare icy expression, Laila could only answer his question honestly, lest she bear the anger he had accumulated over two days.

"Sorry, I mean myself. I didn't manage my body well. I'm also sorry for making you worry."

In Roy's eyes, her current unusually "obedient" appearance was rarely seen. It was evident that she genuinely realized her mistake and acknowledged his anger. Otherwise, she wouldn't have used the tactics she employed against Janet and Oswald to deal with him.

What irritated him even more was that... he still fell for it!

Even though her once stern demeanor had softened his heart, he tried hard to maintain a cold expression. He gave her a cold glance again, knowing that if he smiled at her now, she would likely forget to take care of herself after returning to the set.

"Do you remember what you were like before? Do you want to go back to lying in bed for years? Janet has been reminding you all the time to take care of your health. Is this how you take care of yourself?"

He couldn't imagine what would have happened if he hadn't impulsively come here to visit, or if he had come a few days later. What if she had collapsed in a deserted place? If she had fainted in the forest where they were shooting, far from the city and rarely visited by people... Roy didn't dare to think about it!

Laila, feeling a bit weak, avoided his gaze, not daring to meet his cold eyes. She didn't know when his eyes had become so terrifying.

"I'll pay more attention next time."

Roy looked at her and scoffed, "Do you think your words are trustworthy?"

It seemed like she had emerged from childhood illnesses, but that didn't mean her body was entirely normal. After all, she had undergone major surgery when she was young, and her body had always been weak. Even though she recovered, her health wouldn't be as robust as that of an average person.

The vivid memory of her fever in the desert was still fresh in Roy's mind. Heaven knew how panicked he felt when he saw her running a fever again.

"I've called Demi; either she stays by your side, or I'll arrange a trustworthy assistant specifically for you."

"No need to bother!" Laila instinctively wanted to object. She didn't like others interfering too much in her affairs. With two lifetimes combined, she wasn't that young, and she wasn't used to having someone take care of her entirely. Otherwise, she wouldn't have sent Claire back to her mother in William's name.

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Laila: (⊙_⊙) This isn't my Roy.

Roy: (╰_╯)