Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 203 An Apology

Elise gave me an apologetic smile before introducing the man beside her, "This is Ned Valdez. He's a rising film director and an old friend from university."

Ned stepped forward hesitantly, extending his hand for a handshake. I shook it, maintaining a polite smile.

Even if Elise hadn't spelled it out, I understood why she had brought him over. She had skyrocketed to fame, and naturally, she wanted to help those around her.

There were countless up-and-coming directors like Ned in the entertainment industry, all still unknown and waiting for their big break. Without the right connections, many of them would never make a name for themselves.

Noticing my silence, Elise hesitated before finally gathering the courage to speak. "Jane... you mentioned wanting to start a production company, right? Well, Ned is a director, and I thought maybe..."

She was clearly worried I would turn her down and quickly continued to vouch for him. "He's really talented, Jane. He just hasn't found the right script or investor yet."

Her tone was almost pleading. "Can you give him a chance?"

I turned my gaze to Ned and asked in a calm voice, "Don't you have anything to say? Elise is going out of her way to help you."

a chance. I've got a few scripts in mind, but I've been struggling to secure funding. If you trust me, I won't let you

"I

to him. "This is my contact information. Come by Brown Group in a couple of days. If

my mind was already made up. Ned would direct the first project under my production company. In my past life, I had seen his films. I knew his

him the card, gratitude filled her expression. She quickly thanked me,

for awkward small talk. He made up an excuse and left, giving me

gaze wandered around the banquet hall, instinctively

hadn't seen him

for me?" A voice came

to be met with the

read the disgust in my eyes or he simply

same

he

closer. "What's wrong? Not

"I was in a great mood... until I