A Film Queen

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Milly took a deep breath. “Just listen to me. You’re older than me, so you can just call me Milly”

Joy pressed her lips together and, after a long pause, finally said, “Alright, I’ll call you Milly then.”

“Good.” Milly replied, “As long as you don’t call me Ms. Burnett.”

As they reached the filming location, they could hear Alan’s angry voice booming from a distance, shaking the walls.

“What? We’re about to start filming, and now you suddenly say he won’t do it? What was he doing before. this

Next to him stood a slender man with glasses, bent over and apologising profusely, cautiously explaining. “Mr. Hawkins, please don’t be angry. We really liked the script. If we didn’t, we wouldn’t have signed the contract. But… well, Oliver suddenly fell ill. He’s been vomiting and having severe diarrhea. We didn’t want one person to delay the entire crew, so we had to make a tough decision. Don’t worry, we’ll pay all the penalties.”

Alan’s eyebrows knitted into a tight frown, clearly not buying the excuse. “Vomiting and diarrhea? I saw him half an hour ago, and he was full of energy. I’d love to know what illness can cause such a drastic change in such a short time.”

Robin was at a loss for words. But since he’d already committed to the lie, he couldn’t back out now.

Robin’s mind raced. What illness could cause vomiting and diarrhea?

Food poisoning? Water contamination? It couldn’t be a mental illness, right?

Being an agent was so exhausting. He wished he could just go scavenge for junk instead.

Seeing Robin hesitating, trembling, and unable to speak, Alan had a good guess of what was going on. He snorted coldly. “Just say it. What’s really happening with him?”

Robin bit his lip and sighed lightly. “Mr. Hawkins, the truth is… About the actress you chose to partner with Oliver, he thinks she’s not suitable.”

was icy.

riding on his popularity. It’s easy for people to find faults and gossip. If he acts with someone who has no skills, it could harm his career. He’s thinking about his

this, Alan almost doubted himself. His gaze towards Robin

acting during the audition was so terrible that if Alan hadn’t taken heart medicine beforehand, he

“Silent Sea” specifically requested Oliver for the role and even publicly stated on Twitter that

list for the movie had been released, and all the costumes and character designs had been finalised, he suddenly

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they might have had time to make changes, but they were about to start. The

diarrhea, or even a terminal illness. He needs to drag himself here and finish this

at

he didn’t want to go, he was just afraid that Oliver would come and start a fight with

took a deep breath and

instantly swallowed his harsh words. However, his

Milly nodded.

actor at the last minute after all the preparations had been made, especially

Oliver…

seemed like she had heard it

her lips together and got straight to the point. “Mr. Hawkins, I heard your conversation just now. I’m a new actress, so it’s normal for there to be some concerns

Milly was quite tactful and had high emotional intelligence. His impression of her improved significantly. “Mr. Hawkins, I think this is a good

it could greatly help with his transition. If Milly could persuade Oliver to continue,

Alan frowned and didn’t immediately

work, but Milly was under the protection of both the Burnetts and the Tates. She had two billion dollars of

a tight knot, and his tone revealed his irritation. “No, I don’t want

Milly was puzzled.

ask what he meant, a coquettish voice suddenly

between them.

worried about Oliver? I can help. After all, I’ve worked with Oliver