Just a moment ago, everyone was smiling and talking happily, but upon hearing Janet's words, everyone fell silent. No one spoke, and the smiles on their faces disappeared. Stacey looked at Janet and was surprised. She thought she had already broken ties with her long ago and didn't expect Janet to come to her. Looking at the famous directors who were talking to them just now, she immediately understood Janet's ulterior motive.
"It's getting late and you must be hungry. How about we go get dinner together?" Hayden suggested with a smile, noticing that Stacey didn't want to talk to Janet.
Hearing Hayden's words, Stacey instantly smiled and agreed, "Yeah, sure."
Charlie was also happy. "I want to have dinner with you guys too!"
Not only them but also Jeremy, Lillian, and Kevin were very happy and looking forward to having dinner. While they were happy, the directors beside them became unhappy. They all gave Janet a sharp glare. Janet's face suddenly darkened when she saw this. She was not dumb and naturally knew that she had done something wrong.
She recalled the scene from just now and realized that she misunderstood those directors. They were trying to please Rebecca and Charlie. Because of her presence, Rebecca and Charlie had left immediately, which led to them resenting her. Janet immediately panicked. She hurriedly ran over, grabbed hold of Stacey, and asked, "Stacey, where are you having dinner? Why don't we all go together? I know a specialty restaurant nearby, and the food is really good."
As Janet spoke, she hurriedly turned to look at a group of famous directors behind her and asked them, "Isn't that right?"
The directors, who had felt discouraged moments ago, immediately perked up when they realized that there was still hope. They hurried over and said with bright smiles, "Yeah, Becky, Charlie, Mr. Hoggard, let's go together. It's on me today. I know a fantastic restaurant in Jacaster. It would be a shame not to go there."
Stacey was unhappy when she heard this, but they had no grudge against these directors. Especially since the L&K Group would develop in the entertainment industry in the future, Charlie also needed the connections. They couldn't offend these famous directors at will.
"Then let's all have dinner together," Hayden agreed directly.
Both Stacey and Charlie were unhappy about it, but there was no other option. They could only have dinner together. "Let's go." In just a second, Charlie adjusted his expression and smiled. Those who were familiar with him knew that his smile was fake, which showed that he was in a bad mood.
Jeremy was not happy either, but he remained silent. Lillian and Kevin were too young to understand what had happened. They just had dinner in mind, so they were very happy.
"Ms. Mitchell, if I were you, I wouldn't waste time on meaningless things," Ben advised, looking at Janet.
Janet was stunned and looked at Ben in confusion. The other directors who hadn't gone far also looked back, but they only took a glance before leaving.
Ben looked at Janet and advised her, "Ms. Mitchell, you know the current policy prohibits disgraced artists from appearing on screen. Even if we want to hire you, we couldn't." As he spoke, he gazed toward Janet with pity in his eyes. "You'd better try something else instead of continuing to act."
"Something else?" Janet was confused. Ben looked deeply at Janet, then turned around and left. Janet was anxious to catch up with him, but she stopped, not knowing what to say. Until Ben walked away, Janet stood in place and was still thinking about what Ben had just said. She pondered, 'Try something else? What else could I possibly do?'
Janet smiled bitterly. She had signed a five-year contract with her company. So, she could only stay in the entertainment industry until the contract ended. Moreover, she wanted to marry Joe and be his legitimate wife, so she naturally couldn't leave the entertainment industry. It was said that Joe only liked women in the entertainment industry.
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