A Film Queen

Chapter 28 Seeking Help from Milly

Melanie’s heart skipped a beat. After a while, a wave of panic washed over her.

Her intuition told her that something significant had occurred to her family. Something beyond her control.

She looked at her mother, who was standing silently, weeping. Suppressing her inner fear, she asked with a trembling voice, “Mom, what’s happening? Please don’t scare me. What’s going on?”

Emily looked at Melanie with a heavy heart and sobbed. “Melanie, our family’s company… has gone bankrupt.”

Melanie felt as though the ground had crumbled beneath her feet. The news seems surreal.

Her

eyes widened in disbelief and fear as she shook her head, muttering, “No, this can’t be happening. Everything seemed fine earlier. Dad even mentioned a major project that could significantly boost our company’s revenue this year…

Her face paled. She desperately clutched her mother’s sleeve, hoping it was all a lie. “Mom, are you serious? Is this because you didn’t want to buy me that new bag? I don’t need it, I swear. Please, tell me this isn’t true.”

Tears welled in Emily’s eyes; her once composed demeanour was shattered. She looked at Melanie with pity and helplessness, “Melaniec, when will you grow up?”

Melanie covered her ears and yelled hysterically, refusing to accept the harsh reality.

Her voice quivered as she exclaimed, “I refuse to believe it. How could we go bankrupt? You’re lying to me! Yes! You’re lying!”

Fearing her daughter’s reaction, Emily embraced her. “Melanie, calm down. There might be a way out of

this.”

stood still, repeating

hopefully,

Despite the rejections, they hinted that someone was targeting our company because you offended people who shouldn’t be offended in school. Think, Melanie, who

in her own right. However, after marrying Jeff Spencer, she slowly retreated behind the scenes,

calming down, she saw a glimmer of hope

said Melanie had provoked people in the school, they can work hard on this. They should apologise and make compensation, and

were swollen, her hands clenched tightly as she reflected on the school

28 Seeking Help

It was Milly!

only person she had clashed with recently

I remember now. It’s

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this information before asking. “Is she the Burnetts’s newly recognised

“Yes. That’s

I are close friends. My conflict with Milly was to help Stephanie: If the

silent, contemplating the situation

also an influential company in the

a greater force behind

call your close friend Stephanie, inform her about our bankruptcy, and

not wanting to lose face in front of her classmates.

thoughts with just one look. Therefore, she sternly stared at Melanie. “If you still want to continue attending school, living in this mansion, and buying designer brands, you must

out her phone and made

stood outside Milly’s door, hoping to

achieving first place in the entire grade. If Mom and Dad knew, they

eyebrow. “Did you come to my door just to