Bella, no matter how naive, now realized that Vivian was deliberately fanning the flames, guiding everyone to foolishly speculate about her relationship with President Lloyd.
Thinking back to the toasts last night... it seemed Vivian was the first to come over, followed closely by President Lloyd. Could it be that Vivian was already setting her up at that time, leading to what happened afterward?
Bella didn’t know Vivian before and was clueless about where she might have offended her.
Elaine laughed first, "If we’re talking about who has President Lloyd’s favor, who’s brave enough to claim first place when Vivi is around?"
Vivian’s close relationship with President Lloyd of Aurelian is no secret in the entertainment industry. However, as Vivian’s status and position in the circle rose, no one mentioned this past unofficial relationship anymore.
Elaine stating it so blatantly now made Vivian’s face turn cold for a second.
Others around lowered their heads, pretending to eat seriously, as if they heard nothing, afraid they’ll be caught in the crossfire.
Elaine runs her own studio and is a veteran actress with a solid fanbase. She doesn’t need to worry about Vivian’s status. Besides, she is quite straightforward and can’t stand Vivian bullying a newcomer like Bella.
Vivian’s expression changed for a moment but quickly regained her smile, "President Lloyd and I have always addressed each other as siblings. It’s normal for a brother to take care of his sister with extra care."
"Heh." Elaine let out a snort from her nose.
Vivian suppressed her displeasure and stood up with a smile, "I’m done eating, I’ll go check the footage shot this morning, you guys take your time eating."
A boxed lunch, not even two bites, and she’s full? Clearly, she’s filled with anger.
Elaine shrugged, picked up her lunch box, and extended her chopsticks, "Bella, I want to eat the sweet and sour ribs on your side."
"Huh? Oh..." Bella didn’t expect her to divert attention so quickly, froze for a moment before reacting, hurriedly holding out the box of sweet and sour ribs with both hands, "Ms. Flynn, you can have it all."
"Pfft, I’m not a pig, how can I finish such a big bowl of meat?" Elaine laughed, "Ms. Cheney eats vegetarian for health, let’s handle it together."
Sharon nodded with a smile, "Bella should eat more meat, she’s too skinny."
"Really? But I think my face is chubby with meat." Bella pinched her face, pouting, "Look, so much meat. It’s just that my frame is small, which makes me look short."
"What do you mean by having meat?" Elaine picked up a piece of sweet and sour rib and put it in her bowl, "Even though we actresses do need to maintain our figure, we can’t be as thin as bean sprouts. Stop dawdling and eat up."
"Alright, then I won’t be polite." Bella picked up the rib and put it into her mouth, "Actually, I love eating meat the most."
There was no other way; the orphanage was too poor before. Sometimes months would pass without a piece of meat, which led to Bella always having a great interest in meat. Fortunately, she has a body that never gains weight no matter how much she eats, or else she would have become a little chubby by now.
Sharon and Elaine couldn’t help but laugh watching her.
Bella swallowed the meat in her mouth and continued, "Ms. Flynn, thank you for speaking up for me earlier. But, will this cause trouble for you?"
"Don’t worry, I’m just doing films now to amuse myself. What’s she gonna do to me? Snatch my resources so I can’t get any roles? It’s no big deal." Elaine shrugged.