In a Love Nest with the Aloof CEO novel Chapter 148

Daryl had seen many arrogant newbies in the industry—some of them refused to take up smaller roles, believing that anything else but lead roles were beneath them. He had a strong dislike for this sort of people—how important did they think they were?

Skylar tugged at her sleeves and replied immediately, “When can we sign the contract? If I don’t grab this chance now, someone else might come along and take it.”

Daryl beamed proudly at her. This girl was smart enough to know when she should treasure an opportunity.

He still felt a little sorry for her. He had directed commercial films for years before his career in making art films. These sort of films showed off his artistry but often did mediocrely at the box office. This meant that the investors called the shots—he had no choice but to accept whoever they had selected as the lead actress.

Daryl looked at Skylar’s pretty face and saw that fatigue was written all over it. Kindly, he said, “Why don’t you take a rest now and familiarize yourself with the supporting actress’ lines? It’d be great if you could finish memorizing them in three days. Any problems?”

Although she was panicking inside, Skylar nodded at him. Memorizing everything in three days was going to prove particularly difficult, and she couldn’t guarantee that she would be able to do it.

A murmur ran through the room as the crowd of people parted to let someone through. Behind Skylar, Daryl explained, “This is the new lead actress, Katrina Hudgens. You’ll be acting in a lot of scenes together, so make sure to run through your lines with each other.”

By the time he finished speaking, Katrina had already walked up to them. Her manager, Lisa, and her personal assistant followed behind her.

Although it was cloudy, her personal assistant was holding a huge umbrella over her head.

Skylar recognized Katrina instantly. She used to be the most popular girl at the acting academy. She was beautiful beyond comparison and had a figure that was tall and alluring like no other. Avery might consider herself a great beauty, but Katrina was far more beautiful than Avery could ever be.

However, despite knowing her name, Skylar had never seen her works.

After she got together with Tobias, Skylar had read up on some tabloid news about him. Katrina was photographed meeting up with Tobias—the two of them had gone into a hotel and only left together the next morning.

Katrina had always been very ambiguous about the rumors swirling around Tobias and herself. It only made people more intrigued.

Even now, everyone still knew Katrina as Tobias’s secret mistress.

Katrina peered haughtily at Skylar and asked Daryl, “Was she the original actress for my character?”

Daryl replied, “I suppose so. She’s a newbie and has never acted in a film before. Do set a good example for her as her senior!”

Katrina smiled blandly. “I see.”

She didn’t look at Skylar again. Instead, she looped her arm around Daryl’s shoulders and said in a low, seductive voice, “Well, I can be considered a newbie myself. Mr. Williams, please take good care of me.”

Skylar couldn’t help but stare open-mouthed at her. Katrina’s face was mild and sweet, but her mannerisms were provocative beyond belief. No wonder she managed to seduce Tobias.

Skylar wondered what Katrina’s relationship with Tobias really was back then. Were they a couple, or were they merely friends with benefits?

Skylar left the scene quietly by herself, without a personal assistant or a manager to accompany her. She couldn’t help but think of herself as a decapitated fly.

Katrina’s lips curled into a smile. She turned to Lisa and said, “I wonder what Daryl was thinking. How could he have selected her as the lead actress? What’s wrong with his eyes?”

Lisa replied mockingly, “I heard she isn’t even signed to an agency. In fact, she’s completely new to the industry. She’s still a freshman in university.”

Katrina’s eyes narrowed as she smiled and said, “No wonder she looks so young.”

Skylar walked into the hostel that the production crew had put together half a year ago. Although it was nowhere as luxurious as a hotel, it was much better than staying in one of the mud-brick houses the locals lived in.

The rooms were decorated very poorly—there wasn’t even a place for her to wash up aside from the communal bathroom upstairs. Apparently, only the higher-ups in the production crew had individual bathrooms and even mini-fridges in their rooms.

Skylar put down her luggage and took out the script. She had memorized the lead actress’s lines so perfectly that she could recite them in her sleep. However, she had been removed from that role last minute. What am I supposed to do now?

She threw herself onto the bed, which was so hard that she nearly cursed. She felt as though she had just fallen into a pit of mud bricks.

It certainly looked like Skylar was down on her luck that very day.