Chapter 364Chapter 364 Not Another Chance For a whole night, Lucia tossed and turned.
She didn't sleep well.
She had woken up before her alarm clock rang.
She checked her itinerary for the day on her phone, and got up to clean herself up.
She had made appointment with the studio that she would bring Timothy and Janet there to get familiar
with the field so that the shooting might go smoothly.
Her biggest wish now was to finish the work in this place and leave with her kids.
She packed up things needed, and had breakfast with the kids.
She then hailed a taxi to bring them to the shooting spot, Austos Wildlife Park.
The theme of the film was wildlife protection, which was why the kids needed to get familiar with
animals.
After that, they could study out a detailed shooting plan.
When they arrived at the park, Lucia found that the Wildlife Park was near Pleasant Valley they went to
the other day.
They were all beside Vollmond Lake.
The kids was excited when they saw Pleasant Valley in the distance.
Their car drove along lakeside road and arrived at the gate of the wildlife park.
The kids even danced with joy."Yeah! Little animals!"
Lucia felt much happier when she saw how the kids trotting around carefreely.
She greeted Elijah.
"Hey, Elijah."
Elijah looked as if he was going on a vacation beside beach in his white T-shirt and white shorts.
He came towards her and, with open arms, wanted to give Lucia a big hug.
"Lucia, I miss you so much!"
Lucia took a subconscious step back.
As he was approaching her, a little figure bounced in.
"Freeze!"
Lucia looked down and found Timothy stood between them like a little knight.
He stopped Elijah.
novelbin"My mother is not to be hugged by anyone! Mr.Reed, do be careful!"
Timothy's serious look was so cute.
Lucia felt an inexplicable happiness overwhelmed her.
This little fellow would be the first to protect her no matter what happened.
He was physically little but mentally strong.Elijah was also amused by the boy.
He laughed, took a step back obediently, and turned to look at Janet, "Janet, you have become more
beautiful!"
Janet tilted her head and said with a smile, "You too."
Elijah had lived in Amecan for a while.
They frequented each other's place and had good relationship back then.
After greetings, Elijah took Timothy's hand and came down to cases with Lucia.
"Actually, today we don't have much important work.
Just walk around the park with the kids.
And you will have to discuss details with the director.
Tomorrow, we get officially started’ Lucia nodded and asked, "Director? I thought we were only taking
pictures."
Elijah nodded and answered, "The big boss requires sense of story and profundity.
And there is a public welfare short film needed to be shot after picture shooting.
So, we have a director now."
Lucia understood.
It seemed that the big boss was being serious about the advertisement.
He spent so much money on such public welfare pictures and videos, and he didn't ask for profit.Perhaps his ultimate goal was to establish a positive brand image for his company.
A positive brand image was hard-won nowadays.
Lucia somehow admired this big boss for his vision.
After arriving at the field, Lucia took Timothy and Janet to meet the director.
After necessary routines, they began touring around the park according to the plan.
The wildlife park was big.
The animal's house they selected had golden monkeys, elephants, boa constrictors, pangolins and
giraffes, which were all to be shot in the pictures and videos.
The kids were both excited during the tour.
Soon, it was noon.
After lunch at with the crew, the director emptied a temporary tent for them as they would take a
habitual nap after lunch.
As the kids fell asleep, Lucia came out of the tent and discussed with the director some issues
concerning the shooting.
The director introduced her the entire procedure and said, "This should be everything I need to tell you.
Concerning all that needs you and your children, it would take you less than two weeks.
But, since Timothy and Janet are kids and they wouldn't be as cooperative as adults, we set a two-
week schedule."Hearing this, Lucia frowned and hesitated.
She had thought that everything could be done in a week.
Two weeks would be far beyond her expectation.
She gave a gasp and asked the director, "Director, in fact, I wish to finish the task as soon as possible.
The kids have to go to school in Amecan, so I would prefer we finish this with least delay possible."
The director pondered for a while and murmured, "But...
such high-duty work would be stressful for the kids."
Lucia felt the director's words reasonable, and halted between two Opinions.
However, as August's face occurred to her, she hardened herself and said, "It's okay.
Just speed up the progress."
She would rather her babies work a bit harder than stay in Austos City and allow August find the truth
out.
After thinking for a while, the director replied, "Then I'll ask for the boss's permission."
The boss ordered the two-month schedule.
The director couldn't change the schedule on his own merely because of Lucia's words.
Since the director agreed, Lucia felt relieved and smiled at the director.
"Okay.Thanks."
In the afternoon, Timothy and Janet were to be led by animal keeper to have close contact with the
animals.
Meanwhile, in the president's office, August darkened his face when he received the project manager's
call.
"She wants to speed up the process?"
The manager hesitantly answered, "Yes.
She wanted to finish it in one week.
In that case, we could also enjoy lower cost."
August knitted his brows.
He showed displease in his eyes and held his hand with greater force.
Seconds later, he said coldly, "No.
Stick to the original plan.
I never wanted to save money; I want top quality!"
His words stunned the manager speechless.
After a while, the manager answered, "Yes, President Adams, you're right.
Quality is the most important!"
August wasn't flattered at all.He asked, "When will you knock off?"
"Today it would be half past five."
"Good.
I will be there by then.
To see the actual situation."
Then, he hung up.
His eyes showed dim light of upset.
He didn't expect Lucia was so anxious to finish the work and leave the city.
Is she trying to avoid me? As he thought so, he felt more depressed as if something heavy weighed on
his heart.
"Bang!"
He smashed the phone on the table.
The light of eyes went dimmer.
She thinks she can just walk away again as she did five years ago? This time, August wouldn't give her
another chance!