Chapter 148


    Daryl had seen many arrogant newbies in the industry—some of them refused to take up smaller roles,


    believing that anything else but lead roles were beneath them. He had a strong dislike for this sort of


    people—how important did they think they were?


    Skr tugged at her sleeves and replied immediately, “When can we sign the contract? If I don’t grab this


    chance now, someone else mighte along and take it.”


    Daryl beamed proudly at her. This girl was smart enough to know when she should treasure an


    opportunity.


    He still felt a little sorry for her. He had directedmercial films for years before his career in making art


    films. These sort of films showed off his artistry but often did mediocrely at the box office. This meant that


    the investors called the shots—he had no choice but to ept whoever they had selected as the lead


    actress.


    Daryl looked at Skr’s pretty face and saw that fatigue was written all over it. Kindly, he said, “Why


    don’t you take a rest now and familiarize yourself with the supporting actress’ lines? It’d be great if you


    could finish memorizing them in three days. Any problems?”


    Although she was panicking inside, Skr nodded at him. Memorizing everything in three days was


    going to prove particrly difficult, and she couldn’t guarantee that she would be able to do it.


    A murmur ran through the room as the crowd of people parted to let someone through. Behind Skr,


    Daryl exined, “This is the new lead actress, Katrina Hudgens. You’ll be acting in a lot of scenes


    together, so make sure to run through your lines with each other.”


    By the time he finished speaking, Katrina had already walked up to them. Her manager, Lisa, and her


    personal assistant followed behind her.


    Although it was cloudy, her personal assistant was holding a huge umbre over her head.


    Skr recognized Katrina instantly. She used to be the most popr girl at the acting academy. She was


    beautiful beyondparison and had a figure that was tall and alluring like no other. Avery might


    consider herself a great beauty, but Katrina was far more beautiful than Avery could ever be.


    However, despite knowing her name, Skr had never seen her works.


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    After she got together with Tobias, Skr had read up on some tabloid news about him. Katrina was


    photographed meeting up with Tobias—the two of them had gone into a hotel and only left together the


    next morning.


    Katrina had always been very ambiguous about the rumors swirling around Tobias and herself. It only


    made people more intrigued.


    Even now, everyone still knew Katrina as Tobias’s secret mistress.


    Katrina peered haughtily at Skr and asked Daryl, “Was she the original actress for my character?”


    Daryl replied, “I suppose so. She’s a newbie and has never acted in a film before. Do set a good


    example for her as her senior!”


    Katrina smiled ndly. “I see.”


    She didn’t look at Skr again. Instead, she looped her arm around Daryl’s shoulders and said in a low,


    seductive voice, “Well, I can be considered a newbie myself. Mr. Williams, please take good care of me.”


    Skr couldn’t help but stare open-mouthed at her. Katrina’s face was mild and sweet, but her


    mannerisms were provocative beyond belief. No wonder she managed to seduce Tobias.


    Skr wondered what Katrina’s rtionship with Tobias really was back then. Were they a couple, or


    were they merely friends with benefits?


    Skr left the scene quietly by herself, without a personal assistant or a manager to apany her. She


    couldn’t help but think of herself as a decapitated fly.


    Katrina’s lips curled into a smile. She turned to Lisa and said, “I wonder what Daryl was thinking. How


    could he have selected her as the lead actress? What’s wrong with his eyes?”


    Lisa replied mockingly, “I heard she isn’t even signed to an agency. In fact, she’spletely new to the


    industry. She’s still a freshman in university.”


    Katrina’s eyes narrowed as she smiled and said, “No wonder she looks so young.”


    Skr walked into the hostel that the production crew had put together half a year ago. Although it was


    nowhere as luxurious as a hotel, it was much better than staying in one of the mud-brick houses the


    locals lived in.


    The rooms were decorated very poorly—there wasn’t even a ce for her to wash up aside from the


    communal bathroom upstairs. Apparently, only the higher-ups in the production crew had individual


    bathrooms and even mini-fridges in their rooms.


    Skr put down her luggage and took out the script. She had memorized the lead actress’s lines so


    perfectly that she could recite them in her sleep. However, she had been removed from that rolest


    minute. What am I supposed to do now?


    She threw herself onto the bed, which was so hard that she nearly cursed. She felt as though she had


    just fallen into a pit of mud bricks.


    It certainly looked like Skr was down on her luck that very day.