The Beauty and the Brain by Natalie Jones novel Chapter 172

Chapter 172 

Marie returned to her seat, and Sasha poked her, saying, “Marie, let’s switch seats.” 

Marie hesitated for a moment, then asked, “Exchange for what?” 

Sasha stood up, pushing Marie, and said, “You sit inside, and I’ll sit outside to get some fresh air.” 

Although Marie didn’t understand why Sasha suddenly changed seats, she still cooperated by standing up 

and moving to the inside seat. 

In this arrangement, Sasha sat in the aisle, Marie sat in the middle, and Darwin and Sabrina sat close 

together on the inside. 

As soon as Marie sat down, she noticed that Sabrina was occasionally talking to Darwin, and Darwin was 

listening patiently. The two were chatting happily. Then she saw Sasha sitting on the side, not looking too 

happy. Marie thought to herself, judging by Sasha’s reaction, it seemed that she wasn’t completely indifferent, 

to Darwin either! 

Nataly came back later, and Olive immediately greeted her warmly, inviting her to sit down. Olive asked, 

“Nataly, why were you gone for so long? Is everything all right?” 

Nataly smiled and shook her head, saying, “It’s fine, just chatting with Ms. Marie.” 

Olive frowned and said, “What’s so good about talking to her? Aren’t you worried about lowering your own 

status? You’re just too kind…” 

Marie sat in the front row, smiling slightly without looking back or responding. 

Olive was willing to ride on the coattails of this “future Mrs. Whitney,” so let her do it. There would be a day 

when she would get a taste of her own medicine, and she would be the one to tell her to eat her own words. 

After the opening performance of the film festival, the awards ceremony followed. The host said a lot of nice 

things, praising almost all the celebrities and artists present, without offending anyone. 

After all the other various awards were presented, it was time for the People’s Choice Awards’ Best Actress 

competition. The nominees included Sasha, Shirley, and two other actresses. 

Among the most eye-catching were Shirley and Sasha. Shirley had been in the entertainment industry for 

many years and had always heard about having supporters, but no one ever told the truth. So, although no 

one had made things difficult for Shirley over the years, not many people showed her respect either. 

Ever since Shirley joined Olive’s team, the resources at her disposal had been getting better and better. In 

addition, she had been nominated for the People’s Choice Awards twice before, but each time she ended up 

merely being nominated. If she were to merely be nominated again this year, Shirley’s situation would become quite awkward. 

Sasha, a rising young star in the entertainment industry for the past two years, was not like many other talent show contestants who relied on their looks to gain resources. Instead, she brought solid acting skills 

and delivered one impressive performance after another. This time, her role in Double Sided truly amazed the. 

big screen. 

Sasha was a bit nervous, holding Marie’s hand and staring at the photos of the four female stars flashing on the big screen. Although she wasn’t confident about winning an award, it would be great if she did, considering the effort Marie had put into securing such a good opportunity for her. 

Shirley sat nervously to the side, worried that if she was also merely nominated again this year, it would be her third year in a row. She would be laughed at by the newcomers in the circle, and her family had already told her to leave the entertainment industry as soon as possible. After all, she had reached the age to discuss marriage, and it wasn’t good to always be in the public eye. 

Olive leaned in and whispered reassuringly, “Don’t worry, the best actress award will definitely be yours.” 

Shirley nodded, knowing that Olive and William had put in some effort to ensure she would win an award this 

year. She was just too nervous. Winning an award and then retiring was a proper retirement, but being merely nominated for three years and then retiring was like falling at the last hurdle-two completely different things! 

Marie was sitting in the front when her phone vibrated twice. It was a message from Cullen: [Ms. Marie, it’s 

all taken care of.] 

Marie put away her phone and asked Dennis to help her watch if any of the judges had received bribes to pull 

strings for Shirley. Surprisingly, there really was one! 

She didn’t expect Sasha to win the best actress award in one fell swoop, but at least she couldn’t let people 

like Olive and Shirley take advantage. 

This time, the guest for the prize drawing was none other than Andres. It was rare for Andres to appear in 

front of the media, and this time, dressed in a suit and standing on stage, he caused waves of cheers from 

the audience. After all, Andres’ good looks were more than enough. 

Upon seeing Andres take the stage, Olive’s eyes lit up. She pulled Nataly aside and said, “Nataly, you and Mr. 

Robert are good friends. Make sure to invite him over for a drink during the banquet.” 

Nataly nodded with a smile, “No problem, I’ll go call him.” 

It sounded as if Andres was completely obedient to Nataly, allowing her to treat him with disdain. Darwin 

frowned, very dissatisfied. 

Andres stood on stage, completely unaware of the underlying conflicts among the audience. He cleared his 

throat and said, “I am honored to have been invited by the organizers to present the Best Actress award at 

this year’s People’s Choice Awards!” 

The applause from the audience was thunderous. Andres took the envelope from the etiquette lady, not knowing who the winner was before opening it. He just hoped it wasn’t Shirley, as she was so pretentious. He 

really didn’t want to hug and take a photo with Shirley! 

Andres opened the envelope, furrowed his brow, then smiled and spoke into the microphone, “Now I 

announce, this year’s People’s Choice Awards Best Actress winner – Sasha!” 

The applause from the audience was continuous. Sasha sat in her seat, dumbfounded. Was it her? How 

could it be her? Did she really win an award for her debut film? 

Get Bon 

Marie pushed her and said, “Sasha! What are you daydreaming about? Get on stage!” 

“Ah? Oh! Oh! Get on stage!” Sasha, who was usually calm, showed a rare flustered side, which was quite 

adorable.