Chapter 278

Right as the words left her mouth, Grace Thompson came over. “Hey sis, it’s your turn. Let’s go.” Maria Lewis gave a quick goodbye to Zoe Young, merged into the crowd, and started waiting for the selection. Her mind, though, was elsewhere—filled with thoughts of Zoey. She was so out of it that when someone slipped her a small note, she barely registered it, not to mention all the curious stares thrown her way. Things moved fast—two, maybe three minutes later, the round was over. Maria walked back to Grace, casually handed her the note. Grace glanced at it and immediately covered her mouth, nearly squealed. “You got picked! You’re in for the audition!” Maria blinked at her like she didn’t understand. It took a moment before she finally processed it, took the note back and looked at the number. The excitement hit her hard—she was too stunned to say anything. “I’m calling Mr. Spencer now!” Grace was already fishing for her phone, excitement bubbling over. Maria quickly pressed her hand do