Reborn Heiress: Taking Back What Is Rightfully Hers!-Chapter 639: Grabbing Her by the Collar!

Aurora’s face warmed slightly. "What does he want?"

Seriously? He couldn’t just come over and talk to her here? He had to make her walk all the way over to him? Wasn’t that just feeding the rumors about them?

Suddenly, she felt a little regret—regret for agreeing to let Everett join the project in the first place.

"No idea," Diego said with a smile. "But you should go. He’s waiting for you under the big tree by the car."

Diego’s warm, easy-going vibe made him look like a living Buddha.

Aurora stood up and looked at Dominic. "Come with me."

Dominic glanced at Eleanor’s expression, then stood up and followed Aurora out.

As Aurora stepped out of the rest tent, she suddenly remembered the last time they went hiking in the woods—Diego had been there too.

Could it be... that Diego was actually working for Everett?

Brown stared at Aurora’s back, feeling a hollow ache in his chest. It stung a little. He was a rising star in the music industry, one of the most popular new idols—yet to Aurora, he was just another regular celeb.

She’d never gone out of her way to please him.

She wasn’t like Autumn, who constantly tried to flatter him. And maybe that’s exactly why Brown liked Aurora in the first place.

"What’s wrong, Brown? Eat. Don’t overthink," his manager Ling said gently.

Ling knew the score. Brown might be the hottest pop idol right now, but Everett... Everett was on another level.

She leaned in and lowered her voice. "Everett’s clearly interested in Miss Wilson. We all see it. But you... you’re just a celebrity. You don’t have the family background or status Everett has. So for your own good—don’t get involved. Think about your future."

Brown looked up at her, gave a helpless smile, and nodded quietly.

He wasn’t stupid.

Even setting Everett aside, Aurora had never shown any romantic interest in him. Forcing it would be pointless.

The man she cared about... was Everett.

The noon sun was warm and golden. As Aurora walked beneath it, she seemed to glow like a figure dipped in sunlight.

She and Dominic approached Everett. Sensing it was time to give them space, Dominic instinctively fell back a few steps, leaving them to talk alone.

Everett leaned casually against the old pine tree. Its wide canopy cast a soft shadow across his face.

"Want to know who recorded that video of Autumn and Caroline dragging you away?" Everett asked calmly, arms crossed.

Aurora pressed her lips together, not hiding her curiosity. "Of course I want to know."

"Then beg me."

Aurora’s eyes widened. Did he seriously just say that?

Just three simple words, but they sounded way too suggestive coming from him. Her cheeks flushed even hotter.

"Everett, don’t mess with me! I’m not begging you for anything!" she snapped, turning to leave.

Everett burst out laughing—a carefree, genuine laugh. It was the first time she’d heard him laugh so openly, without his usual guarded demeanor.

She looked up at him, momentarily stunned. When he laughed like that... he was heartbreakingly beautiful.

Too bad he rarely smiled like that. He usually had that cold, stone-faced expression.

Only when he was teasing her did he ever loosen up like this.

"It was Diego," Everett said coolly.

Aurora wasn’t surprised—she’d already suspected Diego was connected to Everett. So during that whole incident, Diego hadn’t spoken up... he’d left the opportunity to Everett?

"Don’t look at me like that. He wasn’t my guy back then," Everett added, raising a brow. "He was just scared of crossing Autumn, so he passed the footage to me. But now... yeah, he’s my guy."

Aurora bit her lip, not sure what to say. Diego was just an ordinary guy—of course he’d be afraid of Autumn retaliating if he crossed her.

"Let’s make a bet," Everett said suddenly, his voice calm but his eyes lit with something different.

Aurora looked at him, confused. "A bet? What kind of bet?"

So he was into this kind of thing too? Or was he just setting a trap for her?

"When the MV is released—if I get 50% more fans than you, then... you agree to film another MV with me. But if your fans beat mine by even a little, I’ll grant you three wishes. Anything."

Everett stared directly at her, his striking eyes almost magnetic. Aurora quickly looked away, afraid she might actually fall under his spell.

"I’m not interested," she snapped.

With that, she spun around and walked off, her pace fast and flustered—almost like she was running away.

After a few steps, she forced herself to slow down. She reminded herself—she wasn’t afraid of him anymore.

She had worked hard to face him without losing control. Her heart didn’t go wild anymore just from being near him.

Hopefully, she could eventually become completely indifferent to him—feel nothing at all.

As soon as Aurora returned, Dominic was the first to greet her. "Aurora-jie, what did Everett say to you?"

"Crap."

Aurora replied flatly. Dominic rubbed his nose, then looked back at the absurdly good-looking Everett and smiled mysteriously.

Crap? Yeah, right. She just didn’t want to share what they talked about, that’s all.

Everett watched Aurora’s retreating figure, his gaze darkening, his expression colder.

This woman really was a rose with thorns. He never tried to force her, but she still treated him like something to avoid—always on guard, always pushing back.

Fine. If after filming this MV she still felt nothing for him... then he’d let it go.

Chasing her any further would be pointless. If she hated him, no amount of effort would change that.

After an hour break, filming resumed with the next scene.

"There are only four shots left. All simple—no dialogue, just eye contact. Everett, from this point on, your role is to silently watch the female lead from afar. There’s no more direct interaction. Got it?" Director Z asked gently, his tone showing a bit of deference.

Everett nodded. He was already familiar with the script.

The tragic character didn’t move him emotionally. He’d taken the role mainly because the silent, solemn type fit his own image so well—no lines, just serious expressions. It made sense for him.

Aurora exchanged a quick look with Brown. In his eyes, she saw encouragement, and she gave him a small smile in return.

That little smile lit Brown up like the sun.

But Everett’s gaze darkened instantly.

Aurora sensed the chill in the air and quickly reined in her smile, worried that if she looked too friendly with Brown, Everett might lash out—at him.

The next few takes went smoothly. Aurora and Brown had good eye contact, and by the end of the day, she was back in her element.

Everett, playing the melancholic, mute photographer, completely embodied the role. His performance blew everyone away.

When the final shot wrapped, Aurora let out a long sigh of relief. It was finally done. All that was left was shooting in S City and then the overseas shoot in Country Y.

Just thinking about flying again gave her a headache. Was Love You really going to finish filming in Y Country?

As Aurora was spacing out, she suddenly felt something crawling below her collarbone. She looked down—

A dark, creepy bug was crawling into her shirt.

She screamed and instinctively reached to grab it—

And Everett, in a shocking move, lunged forward and grabbed the collar of her shirt...