Chapter 320

Maria Lewis didn’t bother with pleasantries. “You know my brother got in that car crash, right? His movie’s dropping soon but he feels super guilty for not being able to promote it. I was wondering if you could help arrange some variety shows for him.” Barbara Morgan thought for a second, then easily agreed. “Sure, not a problem. I’ve got a few director friends who’ve been wanting him on their shows anyway. I’ll just make the introductions.” “So… what really happened with that car crash? I saw his fans online saying it wasn’t an accident.” “It wasn’t. Someone did it on purpose. But it’s… messy. Hard to explain.” Maria hesitated, struggling with how to go on. It wasn’t that she didn’t trust Barbara, just—who would believe parents would try to kill their own kid? Barbara shrugged. “Got it. If you don’t wanna talk, I’m not gonna push.” Her tone was chill, expression calm as always, like she genuinely didn’t care. Maria sometimes thought Barbara was kind of a unicorn. She never pried into