Chapter 282

Charlotte gave Candace a playful nudge. "Candace, looks like you're finally graduating from the depths of the C-list." Wanda grinned in agreement. "Yeah, give it a little more time and you'll be flirting with the edge of the B-list." In truth, Candace had connections—being close to Finn should have made her path smooth. But she never once leaned on his influence, nor did he offer her any special treatment. Everything she had accomplished so far had been from the ground up. Still, if anyone thought she deserved pity or that Finn was some kind of heartless jerk, they would be dead wrong. Candace never really wanted to work that hard. Her life goal was to coast ahead. She wanted to be a professional slacker. Unfortunately, her manager had other ideas and practically shoved her forward every day. She genuinely believed that being a nobody, just another bottom-tier actress, was pretty great. "I swear, being a nobody in the background was way more peaceful than this. I'm so tired. I