Under the Veil I Rule (Amara) novel Chapter 740

Filming for *Letters from Yesterday* was set to begin in just five days, when Mr. Frost happened to call her.

“Amara, there’s something I need to discuss with you,” Mr. Frost said as soon as she picked up. “Antonia Everly's backer has contributed additional funds, and they want Antonia to play the second female lead. Are you okay with that?”

Mr. Frost was always remarkably blunt—he didn’t hesitate to say things like “backer” directly, while most other directors would have phrased it more diplomatically.

“The second female lead?”

Amara paused in surprise.

It was certainly odd.

Antonia came from a prominent family—her relatives could easily finance another production and have her cast as the female lead. So why insist on playing the second female lead in *Letters from Yesterday*?

After all, the second lead was a less prominent role, and *Letters from Yesterday* was primarily a male-driven story. Even the female lead didn’t have many scenes, let alone the second female role. Why would Antonia go out of her way to compete for a supporting part? Why was she so determined about this show?

“Who knows, maybe she's just being contrary,” Barry Frost said breezily.

Amara considered it for a moment and said, “If she wants the part that badly, let her have it.”

The decision to remove Antonia from the top female lead had just been a warning to Emma, nothing more.

Now that her goal was accomplished, letting Antonia have the second lead was no big deal.

Besides, as a director, Barry had to take investors’ opinions into account.

Amara didn’t want to make his job any more difficult by always prioritizing her own wishes over the investors’, so she was willing to let it go.

After hanging up, Amara went over the script again, this time focusing on the second female lead’s scenes. After making sure that Antonia’s appearance and personality would be a good fit for the character, she felt relieved.

Meanwhile, Elowen had been having an especially tough time these past few days.

Ever since Amara showed up at the house with those incriminating photos—and her father slapped her across the face right in front of Amara—Larry had put her under house arrest.

She spent her days at home, with the freedom to move around inside but forbidden from leaving the estate.

There were security guards stationed at the villa’s entrance, and if they saw her trying to leave, they’d immediately call Larry, who would return to reprimand her. Because of this, Elowen didn’t dare step outside anymore.

Her close friend Amelia Abbott found herself in a similar predicament.

That evening at Finnian and Liliana’s dinner party, after Amelia publicly confronted Amara, Mrs. Walker had dragged her away and slapped her in front of everyone. When they returned to the Walker home, Mrs. Walker also put her under house arrest.

She was forbidden to leave the house for an entire month. Unable to bear it, Amelia sobbed as she complained to her husband, hoping he would plead with Mrs. Walker for leniency, but her husband paid her no attention.