Chapter 279

Maria Lewis walked out of the room feeling like a weight had been lifted. Whatever the result was, she'd just let it be. Grace Thompson spotted her right away and rushed over—not to ask about the audition, but to say with excitement, "Finally! We can eat!" It was already 1 p.m., and a bunch of other actors were still waiting outside. The original author was busy checking each candidate carefully, taking an extra look at anyone holding her novel. Maria and Grace found a Chinese restaurant and ordered a few dishes at random. As soon as the food arrived, they dug in like they hadn’t eaten in days. Just then, David Spencer finally texted back, saying he’d been in a meeting and had his phone on silent. He also mentioned he had to go abroad tomorrow for some company business, so he couldn’t join her to visit Zoey Young. Maria said she understood and decided to go on her own. After stuffing themselves, the two sat back and played with their phones to kill time before heading out. Suddenly, Gr