CHapter 72
Yvonne was flipping through the script, and the more she read, the more her fingers itched to jump
in.
Stirling, as a Grand m Best Actor and a superstar heartthrob, always got his hands on
scripts from top–notch production teams. For someone with her experience,nding a leading.dy
role would be a piece of cake.
If Stirling would take her under his wing, she would be strutting around showbiz like she owned. the
ce!
But she wasn’t sure if Stirling would be down for letting her y the lead.
If he agreed, getting some clout would mean the Schnabel family wouldn’t look down on her so
easily anymore!
Clutching the script, Yvonne walked up to Stirling’s study with hope in her heart. “Stirling, you in
there?”
Stirling was deep in discussion with Palmer about how to tackle the Lambert and Rosenberg
families. Yvonne’s voice made him frown.
“Don’t bother me.”
Yvonne–pushed the door open, looking all pitiful at the entrance, only to catch a glimpse of Palmer
chilling on the couch with a coffee!
“Palmer, what are you doing at our ce?”
Palmer didn’t even spare her a nce; he just picked up the Lambert family’s personnel files
Stirling had prepared and said coolly, “I brought Noe back. She’s resting. Ms. Schnabel, keep it
down, will you?”
Noe! Always Noe!
“Yvonne, what do you want? If it’s nothing, leave. Mr. Pock and I have business to discuss. and
you shouldn’t be here.”
Although Stirling wasn’t too kind to Yvonne, with Palmer, a third party, in the room, he didn’t want to
embarrass her.
“Stirling, I saw your script downstairs and thought I’d bring it up. It’s really interesting. Can I give it a
shot and audition for a role?”
Her, acting? Getting into the entertainment industry?
Stirling’s gut reaction was to shut it down, but seeing Yvonne’s pale face from a recent dunk in the
water, coupled with the fact she hadn’t eaten all day, looking all kinds of pitiful, he bit back the
scolding on the tip of his tongue.
“Stirling, just let me have a go; I promise I won’t disgrace the Schnabel family.”
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Stirling pondered. Maybe acting would give her something to do and keep her busy so she wouldn’t
hassle Palmer and Noe so much. Might keep her out of trouble!
“Alright, but you’re only ying a supporting role. You can be the maid in the script!”
Yvonne was dumbstruck. She wanted to y the leadingdy, not end up as a maid!
“Stirling, I don’t want to y a maid, having to kneel before others; it’s just embarrassing. I want to
y the lead!”
Stirling gave her a look, “The lead? And what makes you think you’re up to it? The lead is already
set for the Best Actress. You, a greenhorn with no acting chops, think you can handle a role
opposite me?”
Forget handling a role opposite him; Yvonne would tremble just from him giving her an extral
nce!
“Get out. Don’t push me to lose my temper.”
Yvonne looked at Palmer with tearful, expectant eyes, hoping he would put in a good word for her.
But Palmer didn’t even give her the time of day.
She left the study clutching the script, only to hear Stirling’s voice as she stepped out. “Don’t sleep
here tonight. Go back to Grandma’s. Noe doesn’t like strangers around.”
Yvonne’s tears fell. She was mortified! Even if the house was Noe’s, it was still the Schnabel
family’s property. Why couldn’t she stay?
In the whole of Serene Haven, not even a room was reserved for her! The moment Noe showed
up, she became a stranger.
If things kept going this way, she would be booted out of the Schnabel family sooner orter.
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Yvonne clenched her teeth, looking at the script in her hands. She had to seize more
opportunities for herself. Only bynding the lead could she secure her footing in the Schnabel
family and be the futuredy of the Pock family.
Noe padded out of her room barefoot and stepped onto the soft carpet, her dainty feet as
charming as porcin.
She asked, “What’s the fuss about?”
Seeing her, Stirling and Palmer both rose to their feet.
Palmer stepped forward, scooped up Noe, and headed to her bedroom, setting her down by the
bed and bending down to slip her into her slippers.
“Why aren’t you wearing shoes? Don’t catch a cold.”
“I’m not cold.”
Stirling acted as if he hadn’t seen anything. After all, the CEO of Pock Group going out of his
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way to take care of Noe indicated something special. As her brother, even if he was sore about
his sister being snatched away, he couldn’t exactly scold Palmer in front of her.
Stirling touched his nose and rolled up his sleeves to head downstairs.
“Sis, you hungry? I’ll whip something up!”
The kids of the Schnabel family weren’t the helpless rich types. In fact, to train them to fend for
themselves, Marcel had them roughing it out in military camps from a young age and even surviving
on a deserted ind. The cooking skills of the Schnabel boys were pretty darn good.
And Stirling was the best cook of the bunch!
Soon, three steaming bowls of chicken soup were served up nice and neat.
Palmer looked at the dining table, his face lighting up with a smile.
“Thanks.”
“No need. You haven’t eaten since bringing Noe back, and we can’t have people saying the
Schnabels mistreat their guests.”
The Schnabels, indeed, had impable manners. Even if Stirling couldn’t stand seeing Palmer and
Noe cozy, his hospitality was spot–on.
The three of them sat down and enjoyed a harmonious and cozy meal together.
“Stirling, you’re really letting Yvonne try acting?”
“Just giving her something to do so she won’t be up in everyone’s business all the time. With her
brain, she’s probably not cutting it at MediCore University. Let her audition and see. If she makes it,
fine.”
He was not about to pull strings for Yvonne to get her some connections. Sure, there was no
shortage of nepaliem in showbiz, but Stirling only respected real talent.
“Noe, you interested in the entertainment world too? Want me to set something up for you?”
Noe shook her head. “Nah, I’m not into making a ssh and being all in the spotlight. It’s a
hassle.”
Palmer knew her style–she wasn’t one to show off.
“Showbiz is exhausting, both theworking and the acting. Noe should just do whatever she
likes, no need to go into acting.” Palmer said.
Stirling actually agreed with him on that. Anything good for Noe, they were on the same
page.
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“Mr. Pock, we’ve had our meal, time you head back, don’t you think?”
Look at howte it was! Didn’t the Pock family teach Palmer basic manners?
Palmer looked at Noe, a sickly sweet smile creeping on his lips. “Do I seem like a stranger to
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you?”
Noe was a bit puzzled and shook her head. “Not really.”
“If I’m not a stranger, then surely there’s no need to rush me out the door, right?”
Stirling was clenching his fists so tight! He managed to keep a friendly smile on his face, holding
back the urge to jump Palmer right in front of Noe.
“Mr. Pock, your ce is right next door. No need to overstay your wee, is there? Since when
has the Pock family fallen so low that they need to crash at someone else’s ce?”
Noe picked up on the undertones in Stirling’s words and nced at Palmer. “You should go.”
“Alright, I’ll pick you up tomorrow, we’ll head to Grandpa Merrick’s together.”
“Okay.”
Palmer took Noe’s hand and nted a light goodbye kiss on the back of her hand, grabbed his
coat, and left.
Once Palmer finally took off, Stirling nearly cried tears as wide as noodles. He had to tell Beckett
that if they didn’t do something fast, their little sister might just get snatched away!
“Noe, what’s Mr. Pock got to do with us going to Grandpa Merrick’s?”
“Grandpa invited him too. You don’t like Palmer?”
Stirling ground his teeth, his face painted with a gentle smile and patted Noe on the head.
“No, why would I? I can’t get enough of him!”
Faced with Noe’s puzzled, slightly frowning expression, Stirling could’ve pped himself. “That’s
not what I meant. I mean, if you like him, then I like him!”