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.

susceptibility to charm, Stewart wasn’t about to jeopardize the project over

took a deliberate gulp of his cola, choosing tactful silence as his response and consciously avoiding further engagement with

strolled up, her eyes suddenly darting to the drink in Stewart’s grip

look at

enough

she declared, an edge of mock surprise

away from Elijah would wind up

this might well appear as if she were

amusement flickered across Sandra’s features, though she managed to maintain a

realized a mere can of cola could sway

for you too, just as

Elizabeth did.

for one? Perhaps I can have

with a scoff, glancing over at Elizabeth with a sardonic

sort of

frequent such refined

Elizabeth.

picky—you seem fine with

but the underlying dig was aimed

following her recent discussion on divorce,

could she

shrugged off his barb with an eye

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