Chapter 247 Uncle Spencer, Mommy Said We're Moving
Jessica's brain was running a bit slow at the moment. It took her a while to shake off her reverie and return to her senses from the voice on the phone.
Before she could speak, Danielle suddenly cried out 'Mommy' in her sleep, sounding uncomfortable.
Hearing Danielle's voice, Jessica abruptly hung up, as if she hadn't heard the voice on the other end asking, "Is something wrong with Danielle?"
She tossed the phone onto the bed and muted it. She leaned over to pick up Danielle, checked her temperature, and gently soothed her in her arms.
After a long while, it was already the middle of the night when Danielle's fever finally subsided to below 98.6°F.
Exhausted, Jessica fell asleep leaning against the bed. She woke up around 4 a.m. and measured Danielle's temperature again. Although it wasn't as high as the night before, she was still having recurrent fevers.
She gave Danielle some physical cooling until dawn, then cooked some easily digestible food for her. After seeing Danielle eat a small bowl, she quickly drove her to the hospital.
The results confirmed it was the type B flu that had been going around Xyleria recently. Both adults and children were easily infected, with symptoms like recurrent high fevers, dizziness, and coughing. Many kids in daycare had caught it, and the hospital was crowded with both adults and children. After getting a fever-reducing shot, the doctor advised them to go home and rest, as the hospital was too full.
After a hectic morning at the hospital and only two or three hours of sleep the previous night, Jessica was so focused on her child that she forgot today was the premiere of "Charles II."
Back home, she was busy cutting fruit for Danielle, who was coughing and said, "Mommy, your phone lit up several times."
Jessica then remembered her phone was on silent. She quickly brought the fruit to Danielle and picked up her phone, seeing it was a call from the "Charles II" production team.
After answering the call, she saw the missed calls from the night before.
Gabriel had called her twice more from another unfamiliar number.
She stared at the number for a moment, then instinctively blocked it instead of calling back.
She turned to boil some hot water for Danielle. When she placed the water in front of her, she said, "Eat more fruit, and drink more water. We'll move after you get better."
Danielle looked at Jessica's determined expression and replied with a puzzled look.
It wasn't until Jessica picked up the script and turned to leave that Danielle carefully took out her kids' smartwatch from under the couch cushion and whispered, "Uncle Spencer, Mommy already took me to the doctor. We're back now, but Mommy said we're moving."
It was said that Facebook was particularly lively today. An hour before the premiere of "Charles II," Jessica attracted a lot of fans because of Katrina's impressive fight scenes in the trailer. Everyone was eagerly anticipating the show. Deborah's fans were relentless, emphasizing Deborah's top billing and arguing that Jessica, who had less screen time, didn't deserve to carry the entire show.
Jessica had no interest in paying attention to any of that. She hadn't been feeling well the past couple of days, stayed up all night taking care of Danielle, then went to the hospital. Now, the words on the script were blurry, and she forced herself to read but couldn't focus.
Cynthia called to ask what was going on these days.
Jessica didn't want to say much and had no complaints. She just silently sent her a photo.
Given Cynthia's personality, she would understand without further questions after seeing the photo.
Cynthia indeed didn't ask more. She wasn't one to gossip. If Jessica thought she and Gabriel were unsuitable, there was no need to persuade her otherwise.
The girl in the photo seemed to have an unusual relationship with Gabriel, and Gabriel, who was usually cold and indifferent, appeared uncharacteristically gentle.
But in her impression, Gabriel was definitely not such an unreliable person.
Someone Jimmy considered a friend and admired shouldn't be like this.
She had already witnessed Gabriel's sense of responsibility.
In case there was a misunderstanding.
Cynthia had always contacted Gabriel via phone and text. She didn't have his WhatsApp and didn't want to call him rashly, so she sent the photo to the email address they used to exchange documents when they were in the U.S.
Though she wasn't sure if Gabriel still used that email.
#Charles II premiere hit 1 billion views#
#Katrina was amazing#
#Jessica Katrina#
#When would Katrina turn evil#
That evening, the first eight episodes of "Charles II" premiered online, with two episodes airing daily on TV.
The online buzz kept growing, especially for Jessica. Despite being fourth-billed and playing the second female lead, her outstanding acting and fight scenes put her in the top three trending topics.
Jessica's Facebook followers surged by over a million in just a few hours and were still increasing, making it impossible to count immediately.
The series had a fast pace, and the writing team was very professional. The plot was tight and engaging, prompting viewers to keep watching. Meanwhile, more and more people in the comments criticized Deborah's character for always hiding behind the male lead for protection. Despite her supposedly kind and generous heart, she constantly needed to be rescued by the male lead, her mentor, and various supporting characters, relying solely on her looks to attract male suitors. This overly innocent and manipulative character was seen as too cliché.
On the other hand, Katrina, the second female lead, started off innocent and cheerful but was misunderstood by the male and female leads. Although she hadn't fully turned evil in the first eight episodes, her tragic backstory and impressive fight scenes made viewers eager for her to turn bad. The comments were filled with people begging for Katrina to turn evil, feeling it would be justified given her tragic experiences.
Some even dug up behind-the-scenes footage of Jessica's fight scenes, including her look after turning evil. That clip was shared over 30,000 times and continued to grow, with everyone eagerly anticipating Katrina's transformation.
Jessica's official fan group also saw a surge in members and was bustling with activity.
Jessica's popularity and the show's popularity were rising together. The male lead's popularity remained stable due to his existing fanbase.
Deborah's studio bought trending spots for her, but they were quickly overshadowed. Without spending a lot to secure the top spot, it was hard to suppress Jessica's rising popularity.
Deborah's company had already shelved her due to past issues and wouldn't spend that money, so Deborah's popularity was nowhere to be found in the top thirty.
Online, fans of the original "Charles II" novel and the show were as excited as if it were a holiday. The production team was celebrating in their WhatsApp group, planning a party for the next evening. Major investors were praising the show, and Harriman Entertainment and Four Seas Entertainment, both investors in the show, openly liked Jessica's promotional Facebook post from that afternoon.
Jessica, however, was at home, taking a cold medicine for her headache, nearly falling asleep on her script.
