Chapter 13

Shannon sat focused in a renowned publishing house in Murica, her fingers flying away as she worked on her manuscript. Her editor, Diane Robinson, had just informed her that the piece she'd submitted for the competition had successfully passed the preliminary round. She now needed a new manuscript for the semifinals. Just as Shannon was focused on writing, she received a call from Maya. "Check your phone right now, Shannon! What shocking news!" Puzzled, she went online and saw the top trending post, which was "Laura Zimmerman's Off-Camera Behavior Exposed". Shannon clicked it and was met with a flood of Laura's scandals. The reposts were all from well-known producers and directors. It looked like Laura had been completely blacklisted by the entire industry. After reading through the posts, Shannon mocked, "I saw it. As expected, someone with bad character never gets far, no matter where they are." Maya said, "According to an insider, your ex-husband was behind all this." A flic