A Night with Her Cruel Mate

"So, you want to know why you didn't get chosen. Right?" Samuel gently asked, glancing at Julia.

The latter slowly nodded.

Samuel sighed and scratched his head. "The scandal was one of the reasons why you weren't chosen. However, Director Zhang was also forced to choose Leona, who's the producer's mistress. In order to keep the financial sponsorship, Director Zhang had no choice but to choose her."

"But a person like Director Zhang..." Julia furrowed her eyebrows. Director Zhang was such a well-esteemed director. Why would he agree to this?

"You are too simple, Julia." Samuel gave her a sad smile. "It's not uncommon in this industry. No matter how great a director is, they won't be able to film without the proper financial support.

Do you really think the world is filled with good people?"

Julia grimly lowered her head, lost in thought. As she stared, her phone suddenly lit up to reveal a message from Director Guo.

He asked her how she was amidst the situation and asked when she would be able to start shooting.

Julia's eyes widened in surprise.

She thought that he wouldn't contact her anymore after the scandal. He unexpectedly didn't abandon her in her time of need.

"Director Guo, aren't

to him what had happened between Julia and her mother. Since the scandal publicly labeled her as an evil daughter, it was a perfect opportunity as her role was to be a malicious woman. He didn't really care about the scandal because it was only

frowned upon reading his

found her scowling. "What's wrong? Why do you look so upset? Please tell me.

thought about it. Samuel was her best friend, so he should at least know

feel like Jean didn't just help me out of kindness. It feels like a trap and I

I'm worried about something else. Everyone already thinks that I'm a bad person. If I were to play a role that is a vicious woman, the netizens might attack me again. I'm

give the audience a deeper impression of the movie. Even if the audience is bad-mouthing you, it means that they acknowledge your

open

Julia stammered, worry evident in

eye brows at her. "The opportunity is already right in front of you. You

do your best, then I'll make sure to wipe out all the negative things about you

ask what he meant, but she knew

the opportunity. But Jean and I aren't on good terms right now and I am afraid that she won't leave me alone.

Jean has to be careful not to expose how she really is. That is to say she will be very stealthy and won't do anything out in the open. Just be careful to keep an eye on her. Besides, just because she troubles you, doesn't mean you can't trouble her

right." Julia nodded in agreement, he

her ties with her sister, she wasn't going to try to maintain a