Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 14

Finnian had just finished his soup when he walked over and asked, "Hey, what's up with you?"

Amara shook her head. "I'm fine."

She spoke without meeting Finnian's eyes, and then she worriedly headed upstairs.

Watching her retreating figure, Finnian furrowed his brows. What's going on with her? She'd been distracted ever since earlier.

Back in her room, Amara scrolled through her contacts and found Keith, someone she hadn't been in touch with for ages.

When she checked Keith's Facebook, she noticed she was blocked. No wonder she hadn't seen any updates from him in so long. Amara couldn't help but laugh wryly at the situation.

Later that evening, Finnian was on his way back to the office for a late meeting when he received a call from Liliana.

"Hey, Finn."

of stretching out her words, adding a playful, almost flirtatious tone without overdoing it. "Do you know about the 'Whispers of Winter' project? I really want to be

into the details, but since she wanted it, he simply said, "Don't

"Great. You're the best."

Winter" production team and find a way to get Liliana a part. The name of the project seemed oddly familiar to him. Had he heard

saw Amara moving to the Everly house, where she buried herself in her room rewriting scripts,

early starts and late returns, making it nearly impossible for them to cross paths, much to

first day of shooting arrived. Amara hailed a cab to the

lead roles are here. You

in the business for a few years without much fanfare. Amara had met her once and wasn't particularly impressed, but since Stella was cast

upon entering the set, she saw a striking woman with red lips, smiling at her and Cedric. Amara was taken aback. Wasn't

acting abroad for a couple of years. She will be playing Isabella,

with tension. "Wasn't it supposed to be Stella? Why

but seeing Liliana's smug demeanor and the

Cedric initially asked if Liliana was a good fit, Amara was hesitant. The thought of

her work ethic pushed her to thoroughly review Liliana's acting clips, leading her to conclude that Liliana wasn't suitable for Isabella's role. Thus,

had the lead role