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Early the next morning, Caroline and Sonia set off for the audition. The audition was being held at the International Center for Dramatic Arts.
Helena didn’t show up. Sonia felt very awkward about it. She said, “Caroline, let me call Helena.”
“Alright.”
Caroline could guess why Helena hadn’t come. However, she didn’t say anything about it. She only watched as Sonia walked off.
After walking a distance from Caroline, Sonia finally dialed Helena’s number. “Helena, why aren’t you here yet? The audition will be starting soon.”
Helena replied, “Things will be the same whether I’m there or not. The role belongs to Daphne Dawson, anyway.”
After a pause, she continued, “Sonia, you have to trust me. If you come back now, we can still get that TV show in the bag.”
“Helena-”
“Enough,” Helena said, cutting Sonia off.
“After so many years working with you, I know your character. You won’t give up before you run into a few dead ends.
“I don’t want to say too much more, but I will say this. If you fail this time, you have to listen to me about every work thing after this.”
Sonia’s brows scrunched together. “Helena …”
“Look. Even you know that you won’t get this role. I really don’t understand why you have to get involved.”
“It’s not that, Helena-”
“Don’t say anything more.” Helena interrupted again.
“It’s settled. If you don’t get this role, I’ll set up all your next jobs.”
Sonia kept silent.
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Helena sighed and ended the call.
Seeing Sonia put down her phone in dejection, Caroline could guess what had happened. She
silently looked away.
Yet, as she did so, her eyes coincidentally met Daphne’s. Nausea rose within her again.
Caroline clenched her fists tightly as she held back the wave of disgust.
Daphne had also seen Caroline. Seeing her standing there, unaffected, rage sprang up within her.
Daphne had only found out that Jane’s plan had failed after those people had been arrested. The
repeated failures made them exercise caution when dealing with Caroline.
However, the hatred Daphne felt for Caroline had only increased after these failures.
Now that she was seeing Caroline here, Daphne really wanted to go forward and slap Caroline to
vent her rage.
But she couldn’t!
Today, Marietta was here for an audition, and there were journalists everywhere. If there was even
one photo of her misbehaving, it would make a huge splash in the news everywhere.
Thus, Daphne had to hold herself back. She clenched her fists.
Right after that, she saw Sonia by Caroline’s side. Daphne immediately understood why Caroline
was here. She must have brought Sonia to try for the lead role in “Daughter of the Sea“.
Didn’t Caroline know that this role was already hers?
Marietta’s “Daughter of the Sea” was a joint investment venture between SY Group’s Easton
branch and the Collins Group.
That was to say, Howard was one of the investors in this play. He had already told Marietta that
Daphne had to be the star of the show.
And Marietta had agreed.
That meant that this matter was a sure thing. It was a joke that Caroline didn’t even know this.
She had even brought Sonia to try to compete for the role!
Daphne wore a sweet smile as she walked toward Caroline and Sonia.
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“Ms. Evans, Sonia”
Caroline looked at the smile on Daphne’s face and felt a fire burning in her chest.
Her gaze settled on the reporters enthusiastically snapping pictures behind Daphne, and the rage on her face melted into a smile.
“Ms. Dawson.”
Daphne felt like Caroline was different from before. However, she couldn’t put her finger on what was different.
Thinking about how the role would definitely be hers, though, she didn’t care anymore.
She was grinning as she looked at Caroline. Lowering her voice, she said in Caroline’s ear, “You sure are brave. Everyone knows this role is mine, but you still showed up anyway.”
Since they were so close, everyone thought they were whispering to each other and assumed that they had a close relationship.
The smile on Caroline’s face widened. “Do you think it’s yours just because you say so?”
Amusement tinted Daphne’s eyes. “Oh, are you really naive enough to believe that talent is more important than having a backer in the entertainment industry?”
At this, Daphne moved back slightly, her face alight with joy.
Caroline maintained her smile as she said, “I don’t understand the entertainment industry, so I don’t know how it works.
“I came here today to show the Morrison family that they can’t just do anything they want just because they’re the top family in Easton.”
Daphne was taken aback for a second. She had no clue what Caroline was talking about.
Behind her, the cameras kept flashing. After calling Caroline a nutjob lowly, she went backstage with her manager.
After Daphne left, Sonia said to Caroline, “Caroline, let’s go too.”
“Alright.” Caroline nodded, and they both went backstage.
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“Caroline” Soma tugged Caroline from where she had nervously sat down for her makeup to be done
She wasn’t nervous because she would have to go onstage. Rather, it was because of Caroline’s
she asked in concern when Caroline finally looked over
“Are you e
ght?” she asked n
Caroline forced a smile “I’m fine ”
She just felt very annoyed when she heard those people calling Daphne Mrs. Morrison.
In the past, she hadn’t understood how such a refined woman as Gwen’s mother could become so terrifying in the face of her husband’s cheating
Now, she finally understood
Although Caroline was angry that Kirk had lied to her, she was still jealous. Envy bubbled in her heart, overflowing in such a way that she wanted to throw caution to the wind and fight Daphne.
She had really gone mad
It was clear that Kirk was the one at fault in this. Daphne might not have a clue about it, either. But Caroline didn’t feel like beating Kirk up at all. She got jealous instead.
Caroline let out a soft breath. It was fortunate that she would be divorcing Kirk tomorrow
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When the time came, they would be far apart, and she wouldn’t have to worry about losing herself in this relationship.
After taking a deep breath, she put on a bright smile. “All the best, Sonia. I’ll head to the audience
seats new.”
“Alright.”
After Caroline left backstage, she followed the staff’s instructions to head to the audience seats.
Right then, a gorgeous woman with blonde hair and blue eyes walked over. A familiar scent wafted off her and drifted to Caroline.
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By the time Caroline turned for a look, the woman was already gone. She couldn’t help but ask a nearby staff member, “Who was that just now?”
The staff member scratched their head awkwardly. “She’s one of the selection committee members. Sorry, I’m bad with faces, so I don’t know which judge she is.”
Caroline smiled and said, “Thank you.”
She didn’t ask the staff member any more questions. Once they got to the seats, she went to the area reserved for managers under the staff’s member’s guidance.
There were only a few people there. They were probably the managers of the minor celebrities.
When they saw Caroline’s unfamiliar face, they didn’t come forward to greet her.
Caroline didn’t feel like exchanging pleasantries, either. She checked her phone instead. Other
than a message from Cheryl, no one had tried to contact her.
Caroline hadn’t even told Gwen about the divorce. After all, Gwen was in a bad place in her love
life now, too.
Besides, because of her parents, she had always been more sensitive when it came to romantic
relationships. She changed her mind very easily when there were small incidents.
She hoped that Gwen wouldn’t be prejudiced against Sean because Kirk had tricked her.
From an outsider’s point of view, Caroline really hoped that Gwen and Sean could get together.
After all, Sean seemed like a reliable sort.
But who could be sure about these things? Caroline had been sure that Kirk was a good man, too.
But in the end…
Caroline shook her head. Why was she thinking about him again? Hadn’t she said that she
wouldn’t do it anymore?
Right then, someone sat next to her. Caroline instinctively looked up. When she did, her gaze froze.
The person sitting next to her was the man she had been thinking about just a second ago. Kirk
was wearing a mask and a black coat. His legs reached out casually to lay atop hers.
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Caroline got goosebumps all over.
Ever since she had found out that Kirk was Eddy’s second uncle, she had been trying her best to
avoid seeing him face–to–face.
Now that he was sitting right beside her, all her resentment and anger rushed to the surface.
Caroline wanted to hit him, pinch him, scold him … But all of these feelings sank into the abyss
when she saw the dark shadows under his eyes.
Caroline slowly closed her eyes and used the coldest weapon in her arsenal–ignorance.
She didn’t want to get into a fight with him here. There was no point in it. Besides, she didn’t want
to argue with him anymore. After all, they would get divorced soon.
This was better. They could part ways peacefully.
Caroline had been tricked once and wasted her youth. However, she had also learned a lesson.
Luckily, she had only wasted a year when she had been tricked this time.
Compared to the eight years before, that was a great improvement, wasn’t it?
Thinking about this, the self–deprecation in Caroline’s eyes became deeper.
Kirk could feel Caroline struggle less under the weight of his legs.
The joy he had felt upon seeing her melted away. After so much time knowing her, Kirk had a full
understanding of Caroline.
If Caroline fought back hard, that meant that he still had a chance. But she didn’t even struggle
now. That meant that she had lost all hope.
Kirk clenched a fist at his side.
More people gradually streamed into the theater. They were all people who were involved in
choosing the cast.
Those who sat in Kirk and Caroline’s area were unimportant audience members, so no one paid
them any mind.
Thus, no one noticed anything strange about Caroline and Kirk.
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Soon, the curtains onstage lifted. The selection committee members all took their seats. Only
Marietta’s seat remained empty.
Caroline really liked this renowned playwright, especially her cutting language style. It always
drew her interest. That was why she was so excited to see Marietta.
She tried her best to focus on Marietta’s seat, but her gaze still automatically drifted to the person
next to her.
The man beside her still had his legs on her thighs.
With the lights dimmed in the theater, others might think that their legs were only pressed
together, but Caroline knew how much contact Kirk had with her.
A memory played like a movie in her head. Caroline used up all her energy not to look over at Kirk
in her peripheral vision.
Why was it so hard?
She remembered that it hadn’t been so hard when she had had to forget Eddy before.
As Caroline’s thoughts were in a mess, a flurry of footsteps came from behind them. She took a
breath and turned her head toward the source of the noise.
At a glance, she saw Marietta in the middle of a throng of people.
Caroline was stunned for a moment. She had always thought that Marietta was a foreigner, but
she looked Eastonian.
Plus, the instant she saw Marietta, Caroline had a familiar feeling, like she had seen her
somewhere before.
That feeling only grew stronger as Marietta walked closer.
It was only after Marietta took her seat that Caroline finally looked away.
Right then, Marietta looked back slightly and looked in Caroline’s direction. However, her gaze
wasn’t focused, so Caroline couldn’t be sure if Marietta had been looking at her.
The producer next to Marietta noticed this movement and asked in concern, “What is it, Ms. Weiss?
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“It’s nothing.” Marietta looked away, disappointed.
For some reason, as she had walked past the audience seats, she had gotten a strange feeling. But when she had looked back again, that feeling had disappeared.
“Ms. Weiss.”
The producer handed Daphne’s information to Marietta. “This is the leading lady we chose for you. What do you think?”
Before this, a higher–up had told her that the actress for the lead role had already been decided internally.
Although she didn’t approve of such a selection method, “Daughter of the Sea” was one of her early works and was very undeveloped. She had never expected that it could sell for such a good price.
She was grateful enough that Collins Group had chosen to invest in it. Thus, she didn’t have much
of an opinion about the selection.
Marietta said, “She’s not my ideal lead since she looks somewhat cruel. But if Mr. Collins chose
her, I’ll agree, even if I have an objection.”
”
The producer smiled. He didn’t think Marietta needed to be so straightforward.
“Shall we start?” Marietta looked up at the stage.
The producer quickly said, “Yes, yes. I’ll have them get ready.”
As he spoke, he looked at a staff member, who turned to head backstage.
Seeing this movement, Caroline knew that they would be starting soon. She straightened and concentrated on the stage.
Although the pressure on her legs was still very strong, she became a whole other person as she
focused on her work.
Kirk had been watching Caroline the entire time. Even so, she had never turned to look at him.
This feeling of being ignored made him very uncomfortable.
Kirk frowned hard, doing his best to keep from dragging Caroline out for a chat.
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Onstage, the first few people to audition were the minor celebrities. They probably hadn’t even taken a single glance at the script. They made a mess of the audition.
After watching a few of these auditions, Caroline lost interest in watching more.
Marietta was the same.
Backstage, Daphne was also watching the performances. Seeing how badly the others were doing, she finally relaxed.
She looked at Sonia, who was still memorizing her lines, and said mockingly, “No matter how well you do or how well you know the lines, I’ll still be the star of the show. That’s why
Daphne got up and walked behind Sonia. Purposefully bending down, she said in Sonia’s ear, Having skills is useless. The best is to get a backer.”
Sonia looked up and frowned. “Ms. Dawson, you’re disturbing me.”
”
Daphne immediately slapped the script out of Sonia’s grip. “What’s the act for? I’m telling you now. If you hadn’t been popular right now, I would have had you blacklisted. Do you believe that?”
Sonia swallowed. She didn’t answer Daphne but bent to pick up the script instead.
Seeing this, Daphne reacted by stepping on it. She forcefully tilted Sonia’s head up. Narrowing her
eyes, she settled her sharp gaze on Sonia.
“You really think you can be so haughty because you have Caroline backing you?”
“That’s not it.”
Although Sonia wanted to beat Daphne up, she could only back down given who Daphne was.
There was nothing she could do when Daphne was Eddy’s second aunt. If she offended Daphne, she wouldn’t be able to survive in the entertainment industry anymore..
“How dare you lie about it?” Daphne gritted her teeth.
“Weren’t you cursing me in your heart when I hit you last time?”
“No, I really wasn’t.” Although Sonia was pleading, there was no hint of defeat in her eyes.
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This made Daphne even more enraged. She lifted her hand to slap Sonia.
Right then, her manager’s voice came from behind her. “Daph, it’s your turn. Why haven’t you
gone onstage?”
Daphne let Sonia go with a shove. “You lucked out.”
After saying this, she walked toward her manager on her high heels with her script in hand.
“Have you drafted the Twitter post?”
Before coming, Daphne had gotten her manager to prepare a Twitter post. It was an
announcement that she had gotten the lead role in “Daughter of the Sea“.
The manager smiled deviously. “It’s been ready for a long time. Once the audition is over, it will
post automatically.”
Daphne raised an eyebrow as she looked at Sonia, who was still bent over to pick up her script.
She had said this intentionally for Sonia to hear. She wanted Sonia to know that Caroline was
nothing!
Once she got the lead role in “Daughter of the Sea” and her popularity overshot Sonia’s, she would
sit back and watch as Morrison Corp and Collins Group worked together to blacklist Sonia.
When the time came, not even God, much less Caroline, would be able to save Sonia.
That was the price to pay for offending her.
Daphne walked onstage in her high heels. At once, she spotted Caroline below the stage. Due to
her higher vantage point, she also saw Kirk sitting next to Caroline.
Though Kirk was wearing a mask, Daphne could recognize him instantly as her fake husband.
However, she quickly considered the possibility that he could be Caroline’s husband instead.
Seeing that the man was wearing a mask, she thought that he had to be very ugly. Otherwise, why
else would he be wearing a mask?
After that, Daphne turned to look at Marietta. When she did, the look in her eyes changed. It
became full of warmth and admiration, along with anticipation.
After all, all the actors who starred in Marietta’s plays could go from being nameless nobodies to
the world’s top stars.
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Daphne wanted to become a world–renowned star through this role in “Daughter of the Sea“. That
way, maybe she could become Kirk’s real wife.
“Are we ready to start?”
Seeing the specially chosen actress standing on the stage without starting even after a long while, Marietta couldn’t help but frown.
Daphne quickly gathered her drifting thoughts. With a smile, she answered, “Yes.”
As she said this, she walked to the center of the stage and bowed before starting her performance.
Since Marietta’s script had to be kept extremely confidential, all the celebrities had only been given a sample portion.
One of the scenes involved the main character, Grace Fawkes, overseas and accidentally
discovering she wasn’t an orphan.
Instead, her mother was still alive and actually living in the same country. With the help of her
boyfriend, Grace finally found her mother.
Faced with the mother who had been absent for more than 20 years, Grace couldn’t find it in her to
forgive her. After an argument, they parted, upset.
This was a scene that involved conflict, so any actress with experience would choose to act out
Grace’s argument with her mother.
Daphne was no exception.
She knew very well how her acting skills measured up. However, she had no worries about her
performance since it had already been decided that she would be chosen for the role. Hence, she
wasn’t worried about acting out this scene.
Besides, it was a scene with a startling conflict. If she performed well, she would leave a deep
impression on Marietta.
It was the best move to make, yet also an easy one.
Onstage, Daphne began to act.
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Below the stage, Caroline wasn’t paying attention to Daphne at all. She had told herself to get over things since she would be getting divorced tomorrow. But once Daphne went onstage, the heartache and fury rose uncontrollably within Caroline,
She was outraged.
Why? Why did she keep getting tricked by the Morrisons? First, she had been tricked by the Eddy and now Kirk.
How dare Kirk marry Daphne after marrying her? What did he think she was?
Her simmering energy quickly traveled through her legs to Kirk.
The way Caroline trembled was minute, like tiny bee stings that shot into Kirk’s heart. He wanted to pull her into his embrace and soothe her wounds. There was a lot that he wanted to do.
However, he realized at that moment just how useless he was.
He had once read that a lie needed a thousand more to be maintained. He hadn’t understood it
then, but now he felt it deeply.
Kirk raised his hand to hold Caroline’s.
The touch was like a jolt of electricity, and Caroline flung his hand away, her eyes flaring with
rage.
Although she didn’t say anything, her gaze was like daggers in his heart.
“Darling…
”
Caroline lowered her voice and said, “I don’t want to argue with you. You can say whatever you
want once we leave here.”
This was a theater. Caroline didn’t want to make such a fuss that everyone would find out about
their business.
“If you touch me again,” Caroline began icily, “then we won’t have anything to talk about.”
Kirk hesitated for a moment before obediently moving his legs away. The aggrievement in his
eyes made Caroline feel like a great weight had been placed on her heart.
It hurt.
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Right then, Daphne completed her performance onstage.
Marietta nodded shallowly, obviously not quite pleased with Daphne’s performance.
Indeed, that was what she thought.
Since Daphne had been internally decided to get the role, this made Marietta sure that Daphne couldn’t act at all.
She didn’t expect that Daphne could actually act. Although she wasn’t that good, she was still better than some others.
But when Marietta looked at Daphne’s face…
Marietta held back her myriad dissatisfactions. In any case, there were many flaws in this script. She was determined to write something new later on. She would consider this work not to be her
own.
With that thought, Marietta could accept Daphne.
Seeing Marietta nodding, a look of joy lit up in Daphne’s eyes. She bowed before leaving the stage.
Sonia was next to perform.
Caroline looked up and focused all her attention on the stage. She ignored Kirk.
Kirk had no choice but to follow her line of sight and look toward the stage as well.
Sonia slowly walked onstage.
The instant the lights shone on Sonia’s face, Marietta’s eyebrows rose. Sonia carried herself with
strength yet fragility. It was the exact way she had imagined Grace to be.
Sonia had chosen to act out the scene of Grace’s first meeting with her mother. Then, they got into
an argument.
However, Marietta noticed something amiss as Sonia carried out her performance.
Sonia was handling this scene in a completely different way from Daphne.
The way Daphne played Grace, she had been full of rage when she met her birth mother. Their
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However, Sonia’s portrayal of Grace wasn’t so simple and roughshod when handling this scene.
There were many layers to it.
At the beginning, she was filled with righteous resentment. Her emotions became complicated
after finding out that her mother hadn’t intentionally dumped her at the orphanage.
Instead, it was her father’s neglect that had caused her to be kidnapped.
No longer was she simply hateful. She was torn between the love and hate she felt.
It was only when her mother brought out Grace’s old toys and clothes that the emotions she had
been suppressing burst forth. She cried.
According to the original script, Grace was still supposed to be filled with fury at this point.
She blamed her mother for playing the caring card. Since she had lost Grace in the past, she
shouldn’t have shown up again when Grace was beginning anew.
Daphne had followed the script when acting.
But Sonia hadn’t. She had followed Caroline’s edited script.
When she saw her mother bring out her old toys and clothes, Sonia said the same lines as she
trembled, but her voice wasn’t filled with rage but complicated emotions.
She wanted to get close to her mother, but she was afraid of being hurt.
That was why she had put on a facade of being angry. It was as if that was the only way she could
build up the walls with which to protect herself.
Sonia’s emotions were at their peak. Right then, one of the judges slammed her hand on the table
in displeasure. She said, “No, that’s not right. You’re not following the script.”
The speaker was the person in charge of the dramatic arts center. She was also an experienced
and renowned play–actress.
Once the woman spoke, Sonia’s focus was disrupted. She froze in place and didn’t know what to
do for a moment.
Marietta had been immersed in the performance. Now, she frowned in displeasure.
This reaction was interpreted as something else by the producer.
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He had long ago heard that Marietta didn’t like others simply changing her script out of nowhere. It seemed that Sonia had angered Marietta by doing this.
The producer didn’t dare to offend this renowned playwright. He quickly said, “What company is this actress from? From now on, she’s not allowed to participate in anything organized by Collins Group.”
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As soon as the producer gave his statement, several celebrities present took a harsh breath and
looked over at the unfortunate Sonia. A few people even whispered among themselves.
“Isn’t this equivalent to partially banning her from the industry?”
Collins Group was now working with Eddy’s second uncle, so their reach in the industry was more
than doubled
Right now, Collins Group was involved in just about any TV show or movie, and their authority in
the entertainment industry was nearly similar to that of the Morrisons.
“How sad.”
Someone knowledgeable whispered, “I heard Sonia’s manager didn’t support her decision to join
this audition.”
“Why is she still here if her manager doesn’t approve?”
“I heard her financial benefactor insisted on her coming.”
“Do you mean Caroline?”
“Yeah.”
“So Sonia is here because Caroline said so? She’s really compliant. Can Caroline even be trusted?
“Even her choice to endorse Sonia was a shot in the dark, and she happened to be lucky that Sonia
became popular. Does she really think she could hit a jackpot every single time?”
“Exactly! That’s why Sonia is a fool. She put off her work to focus on this role she couldn’t dream
of getting. I’m guessing that Caroline was the one who changed the script.”
“I think so too. Anyone in this industry knows how much Marietta values her script. Only a fool
would try and change her script.”
“Yeah, haha! Who does she think she is, changing Marietta Weiss‘ script?”
The debates in the room became louder and louder. It was difficult for Caroline not to hear them.
However, she didn’t care about what they thought.
She hadn’t changed Marietta’s script because she thought she was better than her. Instead, when
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Grace was a loving and righteous woman. After learning that her mother had never given up on looking for her, she had to be moved by her actions.
There was no way she would remain resentful of her. That was why Caroline had changed the contents of the script.
On the stage, Sonía finally returned to her senses after the initial shock. She bit her lip, looking at Marietta helplessly.
Marietta’s expression remained neutral as she asked, “Did you change the script yourself?”
Sonia wasn’t sure what Marietta was thinking. But she didn’t want Caroline to be blamed because of her, so she figured she might as well shoulder the burden.
“Y–yes. I insisted on changing it. No one else is involved.”
“Are you sure that’s the case?” Marietta asked again.
“No.” Caroline stood up before Sonia could answer.
“I changed it.”
Everyone looked over at Caroline. Some looked at her in contempt and ridicule, while others
gloated at her misfortune.
Only Marietta was shocked when her gaze landed on Caroline. She felt a sense of familiarity wash
over her. It was as if she had met the woman in front of her before!
“What is your name?” Marietta asked, slowly standing up.
The producer recognized Caroline and said disdainfully, “Ms. Weiss, she isn’t even a screenwriter.
She’s just the owner of an apparel company.
“She doesn’t know anything. Asking for her name is just a waste of time.”
Daphne was peeking at the situation from behind the stage. She was overjoyed to see Caroline
take the initiative to admit she was the one who changed the script.
Marietta wasn’t a pushover. Caroline should prepare to face her wrath for daring to change her
script!
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Ignoring everyone’s gazes, Caroline looked at Marietta.
Earlier, Marietta had constantly been on the move, so Caroline hadn’t had the chance to look at her
properly. But now she finally had the opportunity to do so.
That sense of familiarity between them became stronger when Marietta met Caroline’s gaze. She
felt a sense of tenderness as she looked at Caroline.
She unknowingly softened her tone. “What’s your name, miss?”
Caroline returned to her senses. “Caroline Evans.”
For some reason, Marietta felt a tinge of disappointment when she heard her name. But soon, she
asked kindly, “Why did you change my script?”
Caroline explained, “Because I think Grace wouldn’t have been unphased when she found out that
her mother had been relentlessly looking for her all these years.”
A tinge of emotion appeared in Marietta’s eyes when she heard her words. She spoke tremblingly,
“Y–you think Grace wouldn’t hate her mother?”
“I’m not too sure about that.”
Caroline said, “But as her daughter, Grace wouldn’t be filled with hatred unless you established
her as a ruthless and unrighteous person.
“But according to your profile of her character, Grace is a caring and righteous person. Since that’s
the case, there’s no way she wouldn’t be moved.”
Marietta slowly stood up, her eyes filled with tears. “You did a perfect job revising the script! I
finally know what’s wrong with it!”
This script was one of her earlier works. Back then, her daughter had been abducted. In her grief,
she had turned to writing to relieve her sorrow.
Since she had written this script in her early, inexperienced days, she knew there was a problem
with the script, but she hadn’t been able to change it.
Since her skills in writing had vastly improved over the years, she initially thought she could
revise the script with her current expertise.
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However, she still hadn’t been able to figure out how to change the script, even after Collins Group
took her notebook and requested to make an adaptation.
Now, Caroline’s words were like a wake–up call. Although this story was about Grace, she
inevitably thought of her daughter when she wrote about Grace and her mother reuniting.
At that moment, she wasn’t writing about Grace anymore. Instead, she was projecting her own
emotions into her writing.
Therefore, she had felt that Grace would be resentful when she saw her mother because she had
written this story from a mother’s perspective.
She had forgotten that she had to write the story from the perspective of a daughter like Grace.
“Thank you.” Marietta slowly walked towards Caroline and stretched out her hand.
“I’m truly grateful to you for pointing out the flaws in my writing!”
The sight shocked everyone present. A big shot in the drama industry actually expressed her
gratitude to a nobody! What an inconceivable occurrence!
Behind the stage, Daphne almost bit her tongue in shock!
Caroline was such a lucky brat. She won a playwright’s favor by changing her script!
Daphne clenched her fists in anger.
Amid everyone’s surprise, Dolly, who was sitting on the judge’s bench, looked at Caroline in panic.
She recognized Caroline when Marietta had asked for her name.
She had initially thought she could watch Marietta teach an ignorant fool a lesson, but she had
never expected…
Dolly hurriedly lowered her head, pretending not to recognize Caroline.
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The producer took advantage of the situation and said hurriedly, “This is Ms. Caroline Evans. In addition to being the CEO of Evans Group, she also has a good relationship with Mr. Eddy.”
He was telling the truth. She was Eddy’s former fiancée.
However, Marietta didn’t care much about this. What she really admired was Caroline’s courage to stand up to authority.
She took out a business card and handed it to Caroline. “This is my business card. I’m currently writing a new book. I’m not sure if you would give me the honor of becoming my first reader?”
Caroline’s eyes lit up, and she said, “It would be my pleasure, Ms. Weiss.”
“So then we agree. Remember to contact me when the time comes, and I’ll give you a sample.”
“Okay.” Caroline nodded.
Marietta glanced at Sonia on the stage again. “I still think Ms. Sonia’s performance is more in line
with my vision of Grace.”
As soon as she said these words, gasps sounded through the venue.
The producer hurriedly looked at Sonia on the stage. “But …”
Marietta interjected with a raised brow. “What? Am I not qualified to pick the female lead?”
Marietta was different from the playwrights back home. As a big shot, she had more authority
than an ordinary playwright. She could even kill off the protagonist if she was upset.
The producer couldn’t afford to upset a big shot like her.
Without thinking, he said, “You’re right. Sonia’s portrayal of Grace is very consistent with the
writing. And her acting is natural and smooth. She deserves to have this role.”
Since the producer had spoken, the rest of the judges had no other opinions.
The change in the situation shocked all the celebrities and managers present.
They had never imagined that Caroline could help Sonia snag such a good role from Daphne.
On top of that, she hadn’t even used her position and status to do this. She had simply helped
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Everyone immediately saw Caroline in a new light. Admiration, envy, and regret welled up within
them.
Daphne, who was standing behind the stage, was so angry that her expression had shifted. She was about to throw caution into the wind and rush off the stage to question Marietta.
But her sharp–eyed manager quickly stopped her. Her manager pulled Daphne all the way backstage before asking, “What are you doing, Daph?”
“I’m going to question Marietta! Didn’t she agree to cast me? Why did she break her promise and pick Sonia?”
The manager held her head and grabbed Daphne. “Calm down, Daph! If you cause a scene, everyone will know you pulled some strings. That would be very detrimental to your image.”
“So what if I did?”
Daphne said confidently, “I’m Eddy’s second uncle’s wife! What’s wrong with pulling some strings?
The manager hurriedly covered Daphne’s mouth. “My goodness, can you keep it down?
Remember, you’re not actually married to him!
If she offended her fake husband, he may end up announcing the marriage as fake. Then,
everything Daphne had would disappear.
Daphne groaned in protest. After a long while, she glared at her manager, picked up a compact on
the table, and tossed it away in anger. “It’s all Caroline’s fault!”
At this time, the judges left one by one. As there were fewer and fewer people in the theater,
Caroline stood up and walked to the stage. Although she didn’t look back, she could feel Kirk
behind her.
At the thought of Kirk, Caroline couldn’t help but hasten her steps in annoyance. As she walked
past the judge’s table, Caroline glanced at Dolly. But she didn’t recognize her and walked quickly
to the stage.
Betrayed by her fiancé, Caroline Evans decides on a whim to marry someone else. Everyone mocks her for the decision of giving up on the heir to the Morrison family and choosing some poor punk instead. However, that poor punk is actually secretly the top wealthiest person around, newly back in the country to invest in its development. He’s also her ex’s uncle! Lamenting about being tricked, Caroline Evans insists on a divorce. But her husband corners her and says unblinkingly, “That billionaire is not me. That guy had cosmetic surgery to look like me.” Looking at his handsome face, Caroline believes it. “What a curse to have the same face as someone of the Morrison family!” The next day, the world is surprised to find that the heir of the Morrison family has been kicked out and now has nothing. As for the newly crowned top billionaire, he starts wearing a mask to hide his attractive features.
