252 Chapter 252: I’m Sorry If I Ever Doubted You (1/2)
Themis, who was dressed as a man, looked at Sharon and scowled. She laughed and said, ”I didn't expect the big bad bully to be a woman. Shouldn't you be home with a baby in your teat?”
”What kind of man talks to a woman like that?” Sharon countered
The king's kingdom was so vast that many people who lived in it, didn't even know that they were a part of it. Among these people, most were free to say whatever they wanted to say about the king. Nobody cared. Closer to home, though, such comments were unwise. A man could be killed for lamenting his king.
Themis lived in such a place and, even though he though his king was retarded, he kept such thoughts to himself. The irony of it was that, of all the king's advisors, he was the one that the king trusted the most.
When Themis spoke, his voice was cold as ice and as sharp as a pickaxe. ”If you act like a man,” he said, ”don't be surprised if you are treated like a man and executed for a man's crimes. In the end, even if you win, you will lose.”
Hearing these words, Sharon's eyes softened, and for the first time that day, her femininity could be seen plainly.
Sally's expression made the crew gasp. They'd known that she was a great actress, but this was more than they'd expected. Even Miller was shocked. So far, as the two actresses played off of each other, they gave the performance of a lifetime. A layman might not have understood what they'd just seen, but the ladies had gotten so deep into their characters that something spiritual had happened.
Because Kylie's face had been covered, all of her emotions had to be expressed through her eyes and through the sound and tone of her voice. For many actors, without the use of the rest of their expressions, it was too difficult to express the inner feelings, so they were not able to do certain characters justice.
Though Kylie had found a way to take advantage of her disadvantage and express even more emotion than she otherwise would have been able to do, she turned her disadvantages into advantages which, in acting, was a hard thing to do.
Upon meeting for the first time, these two' enemies' created a level of tension that was so high that anyone who had been there instinctively knew that this film would be a blockbuster. Even Sally, who had always been skeptical about Kylie, could tell that she was the right person for the role of Themis.
As soon as the scene ended, Miller had stood up and begun to clap. Sally's assistant handed her a bottle of water, and she raised it in the air to salute Kylie. ”What a great performance from Kylie,” she shouted. ”I have never seen anything like it, and especially not from a novice!” She patted Kylie's shoulder, handed her the water bottle, and said, ”Good job! I am sorry that I ever doubted you!”
Sally's assistant handed her a new bottle of water which she opened and quickly drank.
Kylie knew that most people never got the chance to meet their idols at all, so she should count herself lucky, or that was what she figured. Not only had she met her idol, but she'd worked side-by-side with her idol and received positive affirmation from her idol.
When Kylie got home that evening, she was so happy. She couldn't wait to tell Ethan about her day. When she saw him, the first thing she told him about was the scene she'd shared with Sally and how she'd said so many nice things to her.