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.”

loud, but it was too quiet in the corridor. Milly overheard the conversation and raised an

She turned around quickly and asked

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 Milly to let my family go? Besides, the reason why

a glimpse of Milly standing at the door,

orange light, she looked like a fairy in the sunset. She had a very ordinary face, and even the big, thick

Stephanie’s memory, she looked thin and malnourished.

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this girl from the countryside act so superior in front of her? I was the true young

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

other end of the phone, “Stephanie, you

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

found it

really don’t know how the Burnetts educated Stephanie.

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 anything to do with her, she can tell from

blinked, tilted her head, mimicked her innocent look and asked, “But Stephanie, aren’t you and Melanie good friends? Since you are good

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

hand to hold the frame of her glasses and continued to ask, “So, you mean that you don’t actually want to

the later post about picking a fight with you and making a bet with you, I didn’t know

quickly dissipated under the reflection

lit up, as if she didn’t expect that she would agree, “Thank you, Milly. Then, you can

around