Rayna used the mirror Ella passed to her to study her features. She thought her facial features were not bad, but people with faces like hers were a dime a dozen in the entertainment industry.

She uttered in resignation, “I have so many things to do. How can I just do that? Let me take a look again.”

Moreover, she was not interested in becoming an actress.

Ella glanced at her watch and sighed. “Ms. Garland, it’s almost afternoon. You’ve already gone through the details of these celebrities, but you’ve picked none of them. It’ll be too late for me to look for other celebrities. Ms. Garland, you have to think this through properly. If you’re not going to step in, we’ll have to find another female lead and director after tonight. Also, it’s not a guarantee that we’ll find them. I’m sure we’ll have to pay them an even higher price.”

Rayna pursed her lips.

She knew that her assistant was right. Among the directors, she had picked Wilson. She might not find someone like him and within her budget.

After a few minutes of contemplation, Rayna steeled herself and said, “Fine. I’ll do it.”

“Ms. Garland, I’m glad you’ve come to this understanding,” Ella said in relief. “Don’t worry. I’ll keep an eye on the company, and I’ll call you if anything urgent pops up. I swear I won’t let you down.”

Rayna smiled. “I’m glad to have a dedicated assistant like you. I’ll give you a raise later on.”

“Why, thank you, then, Ms. Garland.”

“It’s what you deserve. Book the ticket and inform Wilson and the actor to head to Summerbank on time tomorrow.”

“Got it. I’ll work on that right away.”

After settling the most urgent matter, Rayna continued dealing with the rest of the documents. She wanted to clear off the most time-sensitive issues.

Right as she took a break and drank a few sips of water, her phone rang.

Seeing that it was from Linda, Rayna put it on speakers and asked, “Mom, what’s the matter?”

“I thought you’ve forgotten about me.”

Rayna nearly snorted at that. “Why would I? I’m just a little busy right now.”

Linda sighed, her heart aching for her daughter. “You silently went abroad to work before this, and after a few months, you’re finally back, but you’re still working. Belle, don’t just keep working all the time. You need to rest.”

Linda’s concern warmed Rayna’s

everything, she decided to visit her mother, whom she had not seen for

at the shop?

still at

matters, Rayna informed Ella

the shop was rather packed with customers.

her

handle all of her customers by herself, Rayna greeted Linda before

later, the shop finally became

look. She could barely recognize her daughter, for she froze for quite a while. “I thought you’d be losing sleep and eating lesser overseas, but Belle, you seem to have gained a lot

in amusement, “Even if I didn’t have a good appetite overseas, it’s been a while since I came back. I’ve

of getting fat in the past, and you only ate

did not want to tell her mother about her pregnancy yet. She was afraid that Linda would accidentally spill the secret to others. “I don’t want to

made based on your previous weight of forty-five kilograms. It’s best if you don’t

of certain things, and Rayna’s gaze

a wedding dress for her, thinking of having a

said, “It was just a passing remark. You can eat as much as you like. When you get married, I’ll

came back to her senses and gave her mother a small smile. “It’s fine, Mom. I don’t even

Linda, and she said, “Did you

“Yeah…”

but once she did, she ruffled Rayna’s hair and said, “We can’t force love. Forget it. It’s fine if you can’t find your

but she tried her best not to let the tears fall. Jokingly, she said,

silly girl.” Linda rolled her eyes. “I’m just saying this in case you really can’t find someone. How can you keep clinging to me and not look for someone at

was speechless to hear

over with a mop. “Ms. Linda, you guys go sit outside. I’d like

and brought along

questions. She first asked about the reason behind Rayna’s business trip and why it took so long. Then, she told Rayna

have you been in

“What’s wrong?”

come back after Christmas,” Linda said with a sigh. “He wouldn’t pick up my calls either. Say, do you think he broke

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