Renee Jennings was filled with indignation. 'She had worked so hard, only to lose to Naomi Kenway pulling some strings?'
Nathaniel Lynch gently patted her back, comforting her in a soft voice, "It's okay, Renee. Let her be smug for now. Once filming starts, her lack of talent will be completely exposed. The director can't personally coach her through every single scene, right?"
Renee Jennings's eyes lit up.
'That's right! Sooner or later, Naomi will show her true colors!'
But the thought of the role that had been stolen from her still left a bitter taste in her mouth.
*
Early in the morning, a knock sounded at the estate's main gate. As was custom, the production crew, cameras in hand, followed the taciturn butler inside.
The estate was so vast that the crew had to travel by car, driving past a massive fountain before arriving at the front of a luxurious and elegant European-style mansion.
