You Are Mine (English)

Chapter 352: Chapter 352: Everything Went Smoothly

The performance time drew near, and there was a flurry of commotion as everyone took their places. Clyde and Edie finished their scenes, and after that, not once did Clyde complain or express any dissatisfaction with the film. Everything went smoothly.

Clyde was indeed a professional actor. He put a lot of effort into his roles and was very flexible, expressing himself emotionally. After the shooting, Bob went over to Clyde and praised him. "I was very impressed with your performance today. It was outstanding and superbly professional."

"Were you expecting something else?". Giving Bob a confident smile, he said, "And at the risk of sounding cocky, I’m pretty damn good at what I do."

"That you are," Bob said, agreeing with him, "In fact, you’re so good we finished the scene in one take."

Over the next few days, Edie learned a lot from Clyde. She spent many hours watching him and asking questions. She truly believed that finally, she could reach her goals of becoming a famous actress.

The overall filming process of the Dynasty Elegy was in the middle stage, and Edie had almost completed her role in the movie. This was one of the most important parts of the script as Mae and Prince Raines were to break up. The scene took place in the prison of the palace.

"Action," Malloy shouted, and everyone took their places.

Mae sat shivering with her back against the cold, damp wall of the prison. Her skin was pale, and her eyes were milky and empty.

"Mae, it’s me," a low voice came from outside the door of the cell.

"Who’s there...Is that...." Mae looked up and saw Faye. She paused, shocked, and stared at the door in disbelief. She stood up and quickly rushed to the door.

"Are being treated okay?" Faye asked.

"Why are you here? If anyone finds out, I’m afraid what they might do to Sally or to you or me," Mae said, her voice rising in fear.

Faye whispered through the hole in the cell. "Don’t worry, and I bribed the guard with gold. I don’t have much time, but Mistress Sally asked me to come." Her eyes were puffy, and she had a tissue in her hand. It was obvious she had been crying.

Mae seemed relieved. "What are Mistress Sally’s instructions? Tell her. I’ll try and do what I can for her," she said.

Faye shook her head. "No, she sent me to find out if you were okay. She’s worried about your safety," she explained.

Mae looked confused and asked, "She’s worried about me?"

Faye peeked through the hole with a troubled expression on her face. "Yes! We’ve been informed that Prince Raines is going to ask the Emperor for permission to marry you sometime tonight, but if you deny what is being said about you, the charges will be dropped, and you will be released," she said.

Mae breathed, barely able to get the words past the lump in her throat. "No, it’s not going to happen." The tears were flowing freely down her face as she gripped the bars on the door.

Faye stood there first in shock, and after a few seconds of silence, she asked, "I don’t understand? What do you mean, it’s not going to happen?"

Mae sighed, and it sounded sad. "Tell Prince Raines not to save me." She took a deep breath. "The praetorian guard has all the evidence he needs to convict me, and if I’m lucky, I may be asked to go to the Palace of Earthly Tranquility."

"But Mae, you can’t...." Faye was interrupted by Mae before she could finish.

"If, for some reason, I’m not in danger, it’s too late for me. There’s witchcraft involved, and they don’t have a plotter. They already think it’s me, so I’ll take the blame, or they will never give up." There was decisiveness in Mae’s voice. The truth was, she was more terrified than she’d ever been in her life and couldn’t help but question her decision. "I’m doing the right thing," Mae said.

Faye’s tone became more serious. "Have you thought about what you are about to do? You’ll be admitting to something you haven’t done."

"Please, I beg of you, I have to protect our Mistress, she’s pregnant, and the praetorian guard will only make trouble for her. If I admit to this crime, he’ll leave her alone. Maybe in my doing this, our Mistress can escape," she said, pleading with her. If Mae confessed to the crime, she would be sentenced to death. She had been in prison for two days, and it was all she could think about. Sally’s life was more important than her own.

"You can’t do this. Whether you lie or admit to the crime, you’ll die," Faye sounded afraid, almost hysterical.

Mae smiled faintly and said, "My life doesn’t matter, but Mistress Sally’s life does."

Faye started feeling anxious and started pacing back and forth. "Did you think about Prince Raines and what it will do to him if you die?"

When hearing his name, Mae’s mind drifted to the life she always dreamed of. The life she never had. "My life with Peter would have been perfect. A husband, children, and a house far away from the palace." Saying it out loud as if it was real.

"I wish there was something I could do to change your mind," Faye said. ƒreewebɳovel.com

"Mistress Sally saved my life when I was a child, and now it’s my turn to repay her. I love Prince Raines, but I have to let him go. I hope one day, he can forgive me." The tears were running down Mae’s cheeks, but she kept her eyes fixed bravely on the door.

Mae looked down and took a pendant off her neck that was made of Jade Earth stones and pulled a piece of her hair out and wrapped it around the pendant. "Mae, what are you doing?" Faye asked, having a bad feeling.

"You need to get this to Prince Raines," Mae’s voice was low, but Faye could hear the sadness in it.

Faye looked from the pendant to Mae with a puzzled look on her face, "Why? What does it mean?" Her face took on a confused and upset expression. freēwebnovel.com

"This is a gift for the Prince so that wherever he goes or whatever he does and as long as he takes this with him, he’ll have a piece of me. You don’t have to explain, he’ll understand as soon as he sees it," Mae said insistently.

"No, keep it. This is all you have. Maybe everything will be okay, and they’ll find the person who should be in here instead of you," Mae winced at Faye’s tone. It was so sad and broken, filled with so much longing that she dropped her head. "Please...." May was interrupted by the guard.

"Your times up," the guard shouted.

Mae leaned her against the cold wall and put her head down. Her face was bearing the traces of the tears that had flowed down it. "We may not have a chance in this life, but your kindness will be repaid in the next life," she said in a low voice.

"Cut!" Malloy shouted, and Rhonda went over to open the door for Edie. Malloy turned to Clyde, who was watching the monitor beside and said, "What did you think?"

Clyde nodded his head and said, "It was fine."

Malloy looked worried and asked, "Was there a problem with it?"

Clyde glared at him and said in a firm voice. "Why do you think there was something wrong with it? Were the lines not read right, or was it something else?"

After being scolded, Malloy agreed. "Yes, it was a great performance." He lowered his voice to almost a whisper and said, "You know sometimes you’re not easy to work with. I only wanted your opinion."

Clyde was about to respond, but he looks over and sees Vicky coming his way. "Just the person I wanted to see," he says sarcastically.

"I saw you were sitting, and I thought you’d enjoy a cup of coffee," Vicky said.

Clyde was annoyed the second he saw Vicky come towards him. "No, thank you," he said and motioned for her move along. Then suddenly, he grabbed the cup from her hand.

Vicky smiled. ’I’m glad I listened to Geneva. It seems to be working,’ she thought. Vicky turned around to say something to Clyde. Her mouth dropped wide open. He walked over to Edie and handed her the cup of coffee.