Kirk must have purposely made Charles come and see her. After all, Kirk knew that she would never make things difficult for innocent people.Besides, Caroline wouldn't change her mind about the divorce, no matter who Kirk sent. Reinforcing her determination on this decision, Caroline finally said, "Let him in.""Alright."After Cheryl walked out, Sonia spoke up. "Caroline, do you need me to leave?"After some thought, Caroline nodded. "Wait for me in the waiting room next door. I still have some things to tell you. You're not in a rush to leave, are you?""No, no. I'm free," Sonia said with a smile. "I've declined all gigs so that I can get this role."Caroline replied, "Helena must be lecturing you non-stop because of that."Sonia swallowed. She didn't tell Caroline about just how angry Helena was about all this.Helena was already incensed that she still wanted to compete for the lead role in "Daughter of the Sea". After finding out that she had rejected all other gigs,
Cheryl was confused when she came into the office. "Mr. Lane," he said.Charles threw a panicked glance at Caroline. He really didn't know how to explain things. Thus, he could only try to keep her calm. "Madam, there must be a misunderstanding here. Please calm down first. Don't act rashly."After saying that, Charles rushed to leave. He had to tell Kirk about this as soon as possible. In the beginning, he had submitted documents to say that Kirk was already married so that Jude wouldn't become suspicious. However, the documents never stated who Kirk's wife was. Caroline must have found out about this from that mystery person. Charles was sure about it.Once Charles left, the strength that had been holding Caroline together disappeared. She slumped into her chair as her complexion turned pale.Seeing this, Cheryl got a huge fright. She felt extremely worried for Caroline. "Caroline …" she called. Caroline waved her off. "Get Sonia to come in," she said.Cheryl tried aga
When he thought about Caroline's text about seeing each other at City Hall on Wednesday, Kirk got even more upset.Luckily, Charles already had a suspect. Soon, he found out that Daphne had indeed sent Caroline a message while Caroline and Kirk had been in Macovo. Plus, the timing was very close. That meant that it was most likely Daphne who had done it.With this proof, Charles immediately went to see Kirk. "Sir, look at this."When he saw the proof, Kirk immediately frowned. "Call Daphne."At this, Charles quickly piped up. "Sir, please calm down first. If you call Ms. Dawson now, Mr. Morrison Senior will find out about it and slowly discover your relationship with the madam. "When the time comes, your identity will be exposed without a doubt if Mr. Morrison Senior tells the madam about it."Charles knew what Kirk wanted to do by calling Daphne. Indeed, it was despicable that Daphne had gone against the terms of her contract and told Caroline about her position. Yet, any s
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
"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 entertainmen
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 alw
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
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 sw