Be was not strong enough to handle the immense pressure of ying the lead role. She could already imagine the bacsh when the show aired, with people criticizing her. "Miranda, why don''t you take the role instead?" Be, once so confident, now felt deeply insecure. "If you y the role, no one will have anything to say!"


    Miranda grew angry. "Are youparing me to Penelope?"Content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Be shrank back even more. "No, I know how amazing you are. You could y the lead role right from the start, and you''re definitely better than Penelope."


    Miranda liked hearing that. Controlling her anger, she asked, "How do you know about that reporter? Did you see them together?"


    "The article was written by someone from Starry Sky TV station," Be spected. "That reporter must be involved."


    Miranda suspected the same but had not expected Nina to undermine her like this. Was Nina trying to dere war on her?


    But right now, Miranda did not have the energy for this battle. She could not understand why Nina still had the strength to fight. She had not heard any news about Nina being unwell. Miranda''s expression darkened and she wanted answers quickly. Recent reports said Penelope was hospitalized, and she guessed it must be at the same hospital where Nash was staying. She wanted to see what they were up to.


    At that moment, Nina was checking online and keeping track of the situation. Penelope could see that Nina was very invested in her problems.


    "Does Nash know about what you''re doing?" Penelope asked.


    "I haven''t tried to hide it from him," Nina said softly. What mattered to her was not Nash''s opinion but what she could achieve.


    Penelope smiled. "I hope you two don''t end up fighting because of me."


    Conflicts of interest could strain a marriage.


    "Want to go for a walk?" Nina suggested.


    Penelope had been cooped up in the hospital for a long time. Despite her healthy body, staying in the hospital was not pleasant. "Yes, I''d like that."


    Penelope threw off the covers and got out of bed. The sun was shining nicely today, and getting some fresh air would be good for her health. They walked side by side along a small path, taking their time.


    Penelope''s gaze fell on an elderly


    couple ahead of them. The olddy, who seemed to be in her eighties, was pushing her husband in a


    wheelchair. Despite her own frol


    steps, she took care of her husband with great dedication.


    Penelope watched them and said, "I was raised by my grandparents."


    Nina looked at her and followed her gaze to the elderly couple. "Really? What about your parents?"


    "I don''t have parents. My father never came home, and my mother ran off with someone else. My grandparents raised me, but now I have no family left."


    "Your grandparents passed away?" Nina asked.


    "Yes." Penelope smiled, but there was a hint of sadness in her eyes. "When I was little, we lived in a run-down shack with barely anything to eat. We survived on potatoes and beans. ate so much of it that I hate them now. When I finally had money, my grandparents had already passed away.


    "I was on set when they died, and I didn''t even get to see them onest time." Penelope''s eyes reddened. "To be honest, my grandparents didn''t have a great rtionship. Even at their old age, they often argued, and my grandfather would sometimes hit my grandmother. He wasn''t exactly settled in his old age.


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    Despite growing up in such a family, I can''t hold any grudges. They were my only family, and I had no choice but to endure the arguments and the poverty."