Chapter 21

Josephine's voice cut through the air, cold and sharp. "I already told you, I won't let anyone insult my friends in front of me! And Nadine, do you even realize that the man you're mocking is none other than Simon Chandler, the most renowned screenwriter in the industry?" Simon Chandler? The name left Josephine's lips like a thunderclap, and a wave of gasps rippled through the crowd gathered around them. "Wait, the Simon Chandler? The one whose total box office earnings hit 480 million dollars?" "No way! I heard he moved to Hillwood to work on bigger projects." "Isn't he worth over 100 million dollars now? He invested in that movie with the 200-million-dollar box office hit, it's rumored he made a fortune from his share of the profits." Even Zayn froze, his mind racing. Zayn had spent a small fortune trying to hire Simon to write the screenplay for his new project, only to be flat-out rejected. He hadn't even managed to secure a meeting, not even so much as a dinner. And now,