Chapter 168
Although Mr. Smith couldn’t make it back home in time to take Ruby to the audition, he’d made all the necessary preparations beforehand. All Ruby needed was an adult to accompany her there, since she was still a child.
The driver was already waiting downstairs, so once Ruby and Stella got into the car, they headed straight to the movie set.
Stella had never been to a place like this. From afar she could see countless different equipment all set up in a wide area. There was a stage in the center of it all where the lights were focused on. Someone was on that stage holding a walkie-talkie and giving out commands to the large crew.
Ruby, on the other hand, seemed to be familiar with the place. It was obviously not her first time on a film set.
“Miss Steele,” the girl said when they arrived, “I think you should contact the director’s assistant. Everytime I’m here, Daddy would take me straight to him.”
Stella nodded and followed the procedure that the nanny instructed her earlier. She was already informed that everything could be handed over to this assistant once they got there.
When the director’s assistant saw that Ruby was with Stella, he hesitated then asked, “Isn’t Mr. Smith coming today?”
“No,”Stella replied, “He’s a little busy today.”
The man was indeed the director’s assistant as Ruby mentioned. He was clad in a pair of light gray overalls. He had been scrambling everywhere all day as the director had been assigning a thousand tasks to him. He looked at Stella up and down with inquisitive eyes.
“May I ask if you are Mr. Smith’s…”
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