Chapter 81

He thought Xanthea would come to him.

After hearing Xanthea failed bid to secure the lead role in “Realm of Illusions“, to comfort her, Oliver sent her an extensive list of upcoming fashion and film projects from Oli–hea Media directly to her phone.

Xanthea scrolled through the options but nothing really caught her interest. Even though there were some popular shows and potential blockbusters in the mix, none of them could compare to the buzz around “Realm of Illusions“. Surpassing Isabella by starring in any of these seemed like a pipe dream.

It seemed to her that the only way to eclipse Isabella was by landing the role of Phoenix in “Realm of Illusions“.

Oliver broke into her thoughts, “Xan, how’s the hunt going? Found anything you like?”

“Yes, but I still want to play Phoenix.”

“You really like that character, huh?” Oliver was in a tight spot, “Even though the script for Realm of Illusions‘ was snatched up by Starlight Media, I could pull some strings through my connections in the industry to get you a role. But the lead, Phoenix? That’s out of the question. Starlight Media has too many top–tier actors vying for that spot. They’d never hand it to an outsider.”

“I know” Xanthea unwrapped a candy bar in frustration; especially with Isabella in the picture, her chances were slim.

a young girl for the script. When I read about how you helped him score a rare gem that

went off in Xanthea’s head, and she sprang up from her

helping him at the event. He had promised on the plane to fulfill any request she had. That meant she could legitimately claim

me, Uncle Oliver. Love

up, Oliver looked puzzled. What had he reminded her

Xanthea flipped throughther contacts only to realize she didn’t

were supposed to be close allies, yet she didn’t even have

break in business in

a factory when his phone rang, and he was thrilled to hear from her, “I’m

“Samuel, you’re away?”

“Xan!”

trip,

curiously. “What do you need Orion’s

why are your thoughts

frown creasing his forehead as if recalling

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