A Film Queen

Chapter 29 The Beginning of the Show

Stephanie suddenly lowered her posture to apologise. Not only because it was embarrassing to do so in front of the entire school but also because the swearing ceremony at Crestwood High required parental participation. The purpose was to inspire students‘ fighting spirit and to involve parents in assisting with the college entrance examination.

Although Carlos and Olivia had been taking care of their grandfather abroad and her brother, Jordan, was on a business trip, there were other parents at Crestwood High who stand in as the Burnetts‘ business partners. Stephanie did not want to take any risks, as she knew her family would disapprove of her actions. if they found out she was bullying Milly.

Therefore, despite her reluctance, she had to apologise.

Ding! A phone call rang suddenly.

Just as Stephanie was about to achieve her goal and avoid apologising in front of the whole school, a phone call interrupted the moment.

She ignored the ringing phone and continued to frown, She looks pitifully at Milly, attempting to steer the conversation away, “Milly, can we just forget about the apology under the national flag?”

However, the phone is ringing persistently.

Milly leaned against the door frame and didn’t answer directly. Instead, she said leisurely, “You’d better answer the phone first.”

Stephanie bit her lip and took out her phone reluctantly. The call was from Melanie.

Why did Melanie call me at this time?

After a brief pause, she answered the phone and heard Melanie’s anxious voice on the other end, “Stephanie, please help me. Our family is facing bankruptcy.”

it was too quiet in the corridor. Milly overheard the conversation

also stunned for a moment. She turned around quickly and asked softly, “What’s going on?

“Dad said it was because I provoked people I shouldn’t have provoked in school, so someone attacked our family. The only person I had a conflict with in school was Milly. It must be her. Please help me! Can you ask

corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of Milly standing at the door, leaning lazily on

a fairy in the sunset. She had a very ordinary face, and even the big, thick glasses blocked most of her face. But

memory, she looked thin and malnourished. She didn’t realise when Milly started to

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with jealousy. How could this girl from the countryside act so superior in front

took a deep breath and forced her voice to sound normal, whispering. “Melanie, don’t be sad. Don’t worry. I will help you

the phone, “Stephanie, you are so kind. You

around and said gently, “Milly, I’m sorry.

at her lazily, not curious, and responded,

ask me about my homework. Milly, you already forgave me earlier, so can you just forget about

suddenly found

know how the Burnetts educated Stephanie.

now, she just vaguely heard words such as “bankruptcy, “conflict,” “pleading, and so on. These words can be easily connected together. She can guess what Melanie means. Although she doesn’t know if Melanie’s family bankruptcy has

“But Stephanie, aren’t you and Melanie good friends? Since you

are good friends? Milly, you may not know this since your just arrived, but the Spencer Group is

and continued to ask, “So, you mean that you don’t actually want to be

frame you or the later post about picking a fight with you and making a bet with you, I didn’t know about any of these

dissipated under the reflection of the glasses, “Oh, okay then. I

eyes suddenly lit up, as if she didn’t expect that she would agree, “Thank

turned around and