"It's fine," Cordelia said softly. "I've ordered a drink for you. You like blueberry cheese milk tea, right?"
"Hah, Cordelia." Ava still refused to remove her sunglasses. "I liked it last time, but not now! I have to maintain my figure now. After all, I have so many scenes to shoot… Besides, if someone caught me having milk tea in a shop like this, it'd affect my image!"
"Oh…" Cordelia nodded and did her best to look nonchalant. "Oh, yeah, Ava, I asked you out today to talk to you about the film."
"Everything's going smoothly, don't worry!" Ava jutted her chin. "Ms. Lulham says that I'm a talented actress, and this film will definitely boost me to stardom!"
"Really?" Cordelia chuckled. "It's great that you received her compliments, but… I'm afraid the production can't go on."
Ava removed her sunglasses, and her eyes were wide like saucers.
"What did you say!?"
"Ava, calm down," Cordelia coaxed her softly. "Well, I've gone through the Baker Group's accounts, and there isn't much cash flow. A few of the investments haven't seen profits yet, so we don't have much money. Prestige Agency's the one investing in the production, but they pulled out at the last minute, so… it's really a challenge!"
Ava's mind buzzed, and her train of thoughts crashed.
How could they not have money? Why did they pull out?
Her mother had said that she had invested in the film to make her the female lead so she could be nominated and win an award!
It was all gone now?
Cordelia looked sincere. "Ava, Trinity has shown me your samples. They're great! Especially your expressions, they're on point!
"Of course, she also mentioned the discord between you and Neil the other day… I apologize to you for that. My cousin succeeded at a young age, so he's inevitably a little arrogant. I'm sorry that he has offended you.
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