Chapter 28 Episode 28

On this second attempt, she managed to elevate her performance slightly, just enough to barely make it through.

Yet, she still fell significantly short of Elizabeth’s performance.

The gap in their performances was significant, prompting a need for a closed-door discussion between the director and the screenwriter about the next steps.

While Stewart was not deeply involved in these deliberations, he took a moment to encourage Elizabeth, approaching her with a warm, admiring smile.

“You did a great job.”

Elizabeth’s gaze briefly landed on the cola in his hand, her smile faint and a little distracted.

Breaking the brief silence, Stewart earnestly added, “I truly mean it.

It’s not merely about the cola.”

Just as he spoke, Elijah drifted into the conversation with a frosty sneer.

“Her acting didn’t seem all that remarkable to me.”

Stewart was keenly aware that Elijah was not just another critic, but the financial backbone of their project.

Stewart harbored a disdain for Sandra’s dependence on such financial backing.

despised Elijah for his susceptibility to charm, Stewart wasn’t

tactful silence

meanwhile, strolled up, her eyes suddenly darting to the drink in Stewart’s grip as though it was a

at

was kind enough

cola,” she declared, an edge of mock surprise in

hadn’t anticipated that the drink Elizabeth snatched away from Elijah

a casual observer, this might well appear as if she were shamelessly

further, a hint of amusement flickered across Sandra’s features,

with a smirk, “If I had realized a mere can of cola

for you too,

Elizabeth did.

I can have someone

scoff, glancing over at Elizabeth with a

of rubbish,” he retorted

frequent such

Elizabeth.

being picky—you seem fine with

about the cola, but the underlying dig was aimed directly

insinuated that following her recent discussion on divorce, she’d swiftly fallen for

pathetic could she possibly

off his barb with

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