Chapter 18

Scarlett’s POV I jolted awake to the sound of my phone buzzing. Groggily, I answered. “Scarlett, are you still asleep?” Rubbing my eyes, I glanced at the clock. It was already nine in the morning. I yawned and cleared my throat. “Nope. I’m up now.” “Good. I was worried I’d disturbed you.” “It’s fine, Uncle Robert. What’s going on?” “Nothing major. Just heard from Davis—he said Mr. Robinson agreed to pull out of the project.” I froze. Everett Robinson actually agreed? I’d really hoped he’d back out of the film, but knowing him, he wasn’t the kind of guy to give up easily. Besides, if I was right, the whole reason he invested in the movie was because of that intergalactic online game his company planned to roll out next year. The theme matched too perfectly—it was practically built for promo. I’d even sat in on a few development meetings. Everett took the project seriously. So yeah… convincing him to drop out shouldn’t have been this easy. But apparently, he’d just gone and done it. That