Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 230

Abby had never heard such a reason before. She stood there, stunned for a long moment, unsure what to say.

Serena, however, just smiled and spoke up, "Director, honestly, I think it's great. Let everyone else fight for screen time-I don't have to compete. It's a win-win."

Abby was speechless, her frustration nearly choking her.

This girl-so naïve.

If it were anyone else, they'd be scrambling for every chance to shine.

Was her plan to use Serena to stir up buzz for the show already doomed? Abby refused to give up. "Serena-"

Serena cut her off, glancing at her reflection with a hint of embarrassment. "Director, if that's all, I'd like to fix my makeup." She gestured at her false eyelashes, barely hanging on.

The makeup artist hadn't exactly done a stellar job.

Abby could only sigh in despair. "Go ahead."

grabbed a bottle of makeup remover, and wiped her face

reapplied a

but the makeup artist's skills were so lacking that even the eyeliner

ghostly: "So you came back to redo your

eyeliner slipping off course. She met Cynthia Lynwood's gaze in

quietly closed the

this, she immediately pulled out her phone, opened the camera,

flashed with

a polite smile. "Come on, Serena, don't be like that. I just wanted to

didn't lower her phone. "Don't come any closer. Stay right

she forced it back. "Serena, you don't have to be so hostile. Aaron and I are getting married—there's nothing about you that

are you here?" Serena's

smile returning. "I'm sure you don't want to see me any more than I want to see you.

my breach-of-contract

course." Cynthia

laughed. "Do you even have the

about to become the