“Who would be so brazen." As soon as Jessie started reciting her line, Maria, who was dressed as a man and had her back to Jessie, turned around.

Suddenly, everything went into slow motion.

The way Maria turned and looked behind her was so graceful; it was almost like marvelous painting itself.

And Maria looked like she just walked out of the painting.

Everyone became silent.

They were completely engaged in Maria's picture-perfect representation of a handsome man. All of them had the same thought: her beauty was unparalleled.

Even Jessie's eyes were fixed on Maria's face.

She went into a trance and forgot all about the detrimental greed that had been deeply rooted in her bones for the past decade that she was in the entertainment industry.

The passion she once felt for acting returned to her. Truthfully, back when she was still in drama school, she had the purest desire to be an actress, simply because she loved acting.

Jessie's jealousy of Maria's rise to the role of the heroine prompted her to harbor a deep-seated animosity toward her, but it was fading now.

All she wanted right now was to appreciate Maria's elegance and appearance.

"cut! Cut! Stop! Stop filming!"

Francis’ series of shouts finally snapped Jessie out of her daze.

She looked at the director in confusion, and then at the people around her. Finally, she peered at Maria.

“What happened, Jessie? Why did you stop? Did you forget your lines?" Francis asked, his dissatisfaction clear in his voice. Immediately, Jessie's face flushed in embarrassment.

She had excellent acting skills, and her lines for the drama were memorable enough, so it was supposed to be impossible for her to forget her Lines.

Not to mention, forgetting her lines rarely happened to her. She never blanked out, even during the filming of the first scene. Heck, she did not even make such a mistake when she had just graduated from drama school.

“How could Jessie make such a rookie error?"

“Did Maria overwhelm her?"

“It's possible. I was enthralled too when Maria turned around. I mean, how did she even do that? I'm a girl, but my heart skipped a beat when I saw her!"

Jessie could hear the whispers of the people around her. As a result, her face burned in embarrassment even more.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Jackson. Please let me do it again," Jessie said through gritted teeth.

“ALL right," Francis replied. Truthfully, he was also amazed by Maria's performance. In spite of his mental readiness, he was still shocked.

Therefore, he could not really blame Jessie for losing her concentration because he got distracted as well.