Thalia stepped forward, her tone light and dismissive. “The results for today’s interview have already been finalized, and all positions have been filled. Therefore, the interviews are over.” Isabella’s eyes were steely as she stared at Thalia. “I am one of the candidates. I haven’t been interviewed. Why are the interviews concluded?” Thalia chuckled, condescendingly. “We’ve already selected the best candidates. With all positions filled, there’s no need to continue the interviews.” “Oh, really?” Isabella’s voice was sharp and unyielding. “Are you telling me that a prestigious company like Knight Entertainment doesn’t follow proper procedures? That a mere secretary can manipulate the process for personal gain? Does your boss know about this?” “You...” Thalia’s face turned red with anger, but before she could argue further, the main interviewer intervened. He addressed Isabella. “I haven’t received your resume. It might have been misplaced. I’ll go check.” He turned back to the o
Thalia snorted coldly and produced a document endorsed by the head of the HR Department. "See this? The list of recruited personnel for this interview has already been finalized by our HR Department's Director Thorne. The document has been enacted and cannot be changed." The chief interviewer looked at the list, his face darkening. "Elara Hawke..." He glanced at the overweight woman standing outside the door, peering inside. She was Elara Hawke. During her interview, this woman had shown no sense of method, a complete novice to the performing arts. She had no acting skills whatsoever. He remembered giving her the lowest score; how could someone like her possibly appear on the list of recruits? Pointing at the overweight woman, The chief interviewer retorted, "How could someone with such a low score be hired? Has your HR Department made a mistake?" Thalia swiftly put away the document, unabashedly asserting, "How our HR Department operates is none of your concern. In any case, th
Thalia's heart nearly stopped beating. Since becoming the secretary of the HR Department at the branch, she had abused her power and acted tyrannically, relying on her unusually close relationship with Director Thorne to do as she pleased in the department.For a massive commercial empire like the Knights, a small film and television branch like this was insignificant.She had only seen Lysander's face through video conferences before and never imagined he would personally appear at such an inconspicuous branch.Ignoring the department heads behind him, Lysander walked and asked, "Have the results of today's interviews come out so quickly? I've already received an email from the executives."Director Thorne walked stiffly, almost jogging, following behind, nodding and bowing, "It's just about the temporary actors for recruitment, how dare I trouble Vice President. This matter has already been handled properly by the subordinates."Lysander didn't look at him, continuing, "Hmm, show me
Lysander walked up to Director Thorne with a cold, stern voice, "You are to resign immediately from the branch. Tomorrow, go to the accounting department to settle your salary."Director Thorne collapsed like a deflated balloon, His hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual salary, obtained through extensive connections and hefty expenses, now turned to nothing.He suddenly grabbed Lysander, crying as if mourning the dead, "Vice President, you can't do this. I've devoted half my life to Knight Entertainment, with no small effort. You can't nullify all my contributions to the company just for such an insignificant temporary extra role."Seeing this, Lysander's assistant quickly signaled for the bodyguards behind him to pull Director Thorne away.Lysander looked coldly at the despairing Director Thorne and said icily, "Under your management, the entire branch of Knight Entertainment has become chaotic and declining, on the brink of closure. Your efforts, indeed, have been considerable.
Of course Isabella wanted to redecorate, but how much money would that take? After finally winning a lottery, she didn't want to spend it all, right?No way, confiscate the phone and quickly change the password.With a grim expression, Isabella snatched her phone back, opened her account, and took a look inside, instantly stunned!100,000?If she remembered correctly, the prize she won yesterday was supposed to be 50,000. Even with buying all the furniture and appliances big and small, there shouldn't be any money left in the account.Could she be seeing things?She rubbed her eyes and looked again, still 100,000!Lucius quietly observed her thunderstorm-to-sunshine expression, teasingly saying, "Money-lover!"As Isabella recovered from her surprise, she looked up, playing along with the money-lover joke, "Hey, did you win the lottery again today?"Lucius looked down at the girl, a glint of mischief in his eyes as he suppressed a smile, pretending to be haughty towards the money-lover
Cynthia is the school's beauty queen and a wealthy young lady. Countless men have fallen for her, including Samuel Hayes, the young master of the Hayes family, who is infatuated with her.Any man who sees her can only try their best to flatter her. No one has ever dared to call her ugly to her face.For her, this is a great humiliation.Her beauty, which she has always been proud of, suddenly seemed worthless in front of this man.Cynthia felt extremely embarrassed, her hands tightly twisting the hem of her clothes, her face pale.Lucius felt his allergy symptoms coming on again and quickly stepped back a few steps.To Cynthia, this action clearly showed that he found her repulsive.For Cynthia, who has always enjoyed making men compete for her, this was an invisible form of humiliation.She took Samuel from Isabella
Isabella had no idea what was really going on. Hearing that her father had instructed her stepmother to sell the house, she felt an overwhelming sorrow.Her father had already kicked her out, knowing she had nowhere to go. Now, he wanted her stepmother to sell the only place she could call home. Was he really so heartless, completely indifferent to his own daughter’s well-being?Thinking about how her once-loving father had become so cold and cruel, Isabella felt a pain that made it hard to breathe. She clenched her fists tightly, her body trembling as she tried to hold back her sobs.Lucius, who had been silently observing, noticed Isabella's distress and frowned slightly.Suddenly, he remembered something. When he decided to acquire the land in the old suburbs, he had his driver take him to inspect the area. It was on that day that he was ambushed. There were forces within Knight Group that didn’t
Lucius lowered his gaze to look at her, his eyes clear and filled with an emotion that seemed to drown. Isabella's eyes met his, and suddenly she felt a strange tremor, her heart pounding as if it would leap out of her throat.She wondered if she had been electrified. Her face flushed, and she nudged him, whispering urgently, "Say something!"Finally, Lucius spoke, his eyes never leaving hers. "Hmm. These wedding gifts are too humble for you. I’ll give you the best in the future."His performance was so convincing it sent ripples through Isabella’s heart. She couldn't help but feel that the emotion in his eyes seemed genuine.Regina and Cynthia, who had come to demand the house, were now forced to swallow this sweet display, nearly choking on it. Cynthia was on the brink of madness, seeing the man she desired showing such affection towards Isabella.Grinding her teeth in frustrat
“Uncle, I need you to help me check on someone. There’s a trainee named Cecilia at the Knight training camp.” Lucius’s voice grew angry as he mentioned her name, and he instructed Lysander coldly.“Is something wrong? Did that little wife of yours get bullied again?” Without needing much context, Lysander immediately guessed that Lucius’s anger and attention to detail must be due to something happening to his wife.“She withdrew at the last moment before the competition. Cecilia schemed to make her give up. People like her, who play dirty, don’t deserve to stay at the Knight training camp. She’ll only bring chaos,” Lucius stated, believing Lysander would understand that Cecilia could not remain there.Meanwhile, Cecilia successfully secured first place in the afternoon competition, guaranteeing her a spot in Bryan’s film.However, Bryan himself was not present at the finals that afternoon.
After Isabella left, Cecilia wasted no time stepping forward. "Director Wade, it was our fault. Karrie was on the phone with a friend, and he happens to be called Lucius too. Isabella thought it was her boyfriend, and that’s why she ran off. She got jealous and left the competition in a hurry."While Bryan had been speaking with Isabella, Cecilia and Karrie had been eavesdropping the whole time. So, as soon as Isabella left without an explanation, Cecilia seized the chance to pretend to defend her. In reality, she only made the situation worse.Cecilia assumed that Bryan would be displeased to hear that Isabella abandoned such a golden opportunity for a man. But to her surprise, Bryan saw right through the situation.Unlike Cecilia, Bryan knew that Isabella’s boyfriend was indeed Lucius from the Knight Group. Their relationship was well-known, and her concern was understandable. When Bryan recalled Isabella’s words
Bryan had already made up his mind to cast Isabella as the lead in his new movie. But who would have thought that halfway through the competition, Isabella would suddenly withdraw, running off the stage without a word?Bryan felt as if his heart had left with her. After all, she was the actress he had chosen!Frowning, he watched Isabella's retreating figure and found himself instinctively following her to find out what was going on.Previously, he had heard that Isabella couldn't swim, which was why he had set the rules as he did. Yet, not only could she swim, but she swam exceptionally well, securing the first place.This showed that she must have put in a lot of effort behind the scenes.She seemed like someone who would work hard for her dreams, and Bryan admired that.So what could have caused Isabella to withdraw at the last moment?
Fortunately, there were lifeguards on duty. Upon seeing the situation, one jumped into the water to rescue the struggling competitor.Once the person was pulled from the water, Isabella and Masha realized that it was actually Karrie who had nearly drowned.It was said that those who drowned often knew how to swim, but Karrie had become overly nervous after entering the water. Her calf cramped up, preventing her from extending her movements, and she was unable to swim.The pool was two meters deep, and when she choked on water, she couldn’t breathe. In her struggle, water flooded her goggles, blurring her vision. All she could do was thrash about underwater, creating splashes as a desperate call for help.In this group match, Cecilia successfully took first place and advanced to the semi-finals, while Karrie, just as Isabella had predicted, cramped up mid-race and was eliminated.
A week passed in the blink of an eye, and the competition deadline arrived.It’s quite odd to use a swimming competition to select a movie lead; this unconventional method could only come from someone like Bryan Wade, who doesn’t play by the rules.Many participants would be taking part in the selection, so they couldn’t all compete at once; instead, a scheduled format would be followed.Each person would swim in small groups, with a baseline score set for each. The first round, known as the preliminary round, would eliminate half of the competitors.Next came the semi-finals, which would eliminate two-thirds of the remaining participants. Finally, those who advanced to the finals would compete once more to determine the top winner.This competition format was fair and just, leaving no room for doubt.Bryan Wade would be seated as a judge, watchin
On their way back to the dorm, Isabella mentioned the casting news she overheard about Director Wade. She thought out loud, “It was strange when the teacher talked about it in the office. Bryan Wade usually finds actors on the streets, so why did he come to our academy this time?”Yes, Bryan Wade was like a talent scout; whenever he found someone who fit his character requirements, he would immediately invite them to star in his films. He couldn’t stand the influx of actors from the academy, who he viewed as mass-produced products.However, this time, he specifically came to the training camp, stating he wanted to select a lead from among their group of students.This news didn’t just surprise Isabella; it puzzled both Cecilia and Karrie as well. Even Isabella found it strange when she first heard it.Lucius rubbed his nose and replied, “Maybe he’s changed his mind.”Br
Upon hearing Isabella’s words, Cecilia and Karrie exchanged glances. They had tried to outsmart Isabella several times, but they always ended up losing, which was incredibly frustrating. They wanted to regain their dignity after each defeat.However, every time they were exposed by Isabella, it left them feeling embarrassed, and for a moment, Cecilia and Karrie didn’t know how to handle her.Now that Isabella had come to them with such a proposal, after a moment of hesitation, Cecilia looked into Isabella’s eyes and asked, her attractive lips slightly parted, “How do we compete? What are the rules?”Though they were in the same class, their specializations were diverse. They studied performance, music, dance, and various other courses that made up their daily lessons.“Aren’t we in swimming class right now? I heard this training camp will have a competition to find the fastest swimmer, who wi
"But this watch isn't yours, so how can it be returned to you?" Isabella noticed a fleeting look of panic in Cecilia's eyes and immediately understood.It seemed that Cecilia was fully aware that her so-called expensive watch was not worth 8.6 million; even though it was a high imitation, it would still cost at least 2,000 to 3,000.However, now that Cecilia had claimed the South African pink diamond watch was so valuable, she couldn’t possibly admit in front of so many people that it wasn’t worth 8.6 million.Especially since Cecilia had previously threatened to call the police, everyone believed her claims about the watch being extremely expensive."If you're not going to scan it, I’ll do it myself," Isabella said, her expression unyielding as she fixed her gaze on Cecilia and Karrie.She had always adhered to the principle of not offending others if they did not offe
Cecilia was right; if that watch was truly worth over eight million, then Masha could face some serious legal trouble due to the false accusations.However, Isabella immediately saw that the so-called South African pink diamond watch in Cecilia’s hand was not real.“Masha did not steal your watch,” Isabella said, looking directly into Cecilia's eyes as if she were watching a clown’s performance, remaining calm and composed while enjoying the spectacle.Cecilia was infuriated by her attitude.“Of course, you can be so nonchalant since it doesn’t involve you. Helping Masha just means you’re both trying to talk your way out of this. If we called the police right now, Masha would be eating prison food tonight!” Karrie, standing beside Cecilia, echoed her disdain for Isabella’s demeanor.“Are you both completely clueless about the law? This watch is perfectly intact in your