A Film Queen

Chapter 29 The Beginning of the Show 

Stephanie suddenly lowered her posture to apologise. Not only because it was embarrassing to do so in front of the entire school but also because the swearing ceremony at Crestwood High required parental participation. The purpose was to inspire students‘ fighting spirit and to involve parents in assisting with the college entrance examination. 

Although Carlos and Olivia had been taking care of their grandfather abroad and her brother, Jordan, was on a business trip, there were other parents at Crestwood High who stand in as the Burnetts‘ business partners. Stephanie did not want to take any risks, as she knew her family would disapprove of her actions. if they found out she was bullying Milly. 

Therefore, despite her reluctance, she had to apologise. 

Ding! A phone call rang suddenly. 

Just as Stephanie was about to achieve her goal and avoid apologising in front of the whole school, a phone call interrupted the moment. 

She ignored the ringing phone and continued to frown, She looks pitifully at Milly, attempting to steer the conversation away, “Milly, can we just forget about the apology under the national flag?” 

However, the phone is ringing persistently. 

Milly leaned against the door frame and didn’t answer directly. Instead, she said leisurely, “You’d better answer the phone first.” 

Stephanie bit her lip and took out her phone reluctantly. The call was from Melanie. 

Why did Melanie call me at this time? 

After a brief pause, she answered the phone and heard Melanie’s anxious voice on the other end, “Stephanie, please help me. Our family is facing bankruptcy.” 

Her voice was not loud, but it was too quiet in the corridor. Milly overheard the conversation and raised an eyebrow. 

Stephanie was also stunned for a moment. She turned around quickly and asked softly, “What’s going on? Weren’t you fine during the day?” 

Melanie sobbed and explained, “Dad said it was because I provoked people I shouldn’t have provoked in school, so someone attacked our family. The only person I had a conflict with in school was Milly. It must be her. Please help me! Can you ask Milly to let my family go? Besides, the reason why we have conflicts is because I stand up for you.” 

Stephanie pursed her lips. From the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of Milly standing at the door, leaning lazily on the door frame. 

She was wearing white silk pyjamas. Under the orange light, she looked like a fairy in the sunset. She had a very ordinary face, and even the big, thick glasses blocked most of her face. But how can she look like a fairy while standing there without saying a word? 

In Stephanie’s memory, she looked thin and malnourished. She didn’t realise when Milly started to change. 

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Stephanie clenched her fists hard, her teeth chattering with jealousy. How could this girl from the countryside act so superior in front of her? I was the true young lady of the Burnetts. 

She took a deep breath and forced her voice to sound normal, whispering. “Melanie, don’t be sad. Don’t worry. I will help you and plead to Milly” 

A voice caying joyfully came from the other end of the phone, “Stephanie, you are so kind. You are really my best friend.” 

After hanging up the phone, Stephanie turned around and said gently, “Milly, I’m sorry. It was Melanie who called just now,” 

Milly glanced at her lazily, not curious, and responded, “Oh, so what?” 

Stephanie smiled and said softly, “It’s nothing. She just called me to ask me about my homework. Milly, you already forgave me earlier, so can you just forget about the apology under the national flag? After all, it was Melanie who made a bet with you, not me.” 

Milly suddenly found it amusing. 

I really don’t know how the Burnetts educated Stephanie. How did she become so thick–skinned? 

If she didn’t mishear just now, she just vaguely heard words such as “bankruptcy, “conflict,” “pleading, and so on. These words can be easily connected together. She can guess what Melanie means. Although she doesn’t know if Melanie’s family bankruptcy has anything to do with her, she can tell from her tone just now that she is indeed asking for Stephanie’s help.. 

Milly blinked, tilted her head, mimicked her innocent look and asked, “But Stephanie, aren’t you and Melanie good friends? Since you are good friends, you should share the same hardships.” 

Stephanie suddenly denied loudly, “Who said we are good friends? Milly, you may not know this since your just arrived, but the Spencer Group is nothing compared to our Burnett Group. She only approached me for her benefit. You also know we are classmates. I simply couldn’t refuse.” 

Milly stretched out her hand to hold the frame of her glasses and continued to ask, “So, you mean that you don’t actually want to be friends with her, but she is pestering you?” 

Stephanie relaxed a little when she heard her tone and nodded quickly, “Yes, she was the one who pestered me. Whether it was the previous blog about posting your results to frame you or the later post about picking a fight with you and making a bet with you, I didn’t know about any of these things. If I had known about it, I would definitely not have allowed her to slander you like this. I only reluctantly became friends with her for the sake of the relationship between our two families.” 

A hint of sarcasm flashed in Milly’s eyes, but it quickly dissipated under the reflection of the glasses, “Oh, okay then. I will talk to the teacher.” 

Stephanie’s eyes suddenly lit up, as if she didn’t expect that she would agree, “Thank you, Milly. Then, you can rest. I will go back to the room first.” 

After saying that, she turned around and left without any hesitation. 

Milly stood there and looked at her turning back. She couldn’t hold it back and snorted coldly. This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

This Stephanie is not only thick–skinned but also vicious–hearted. She can even turn against her best friend. 

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Chapter 29 The Beginning of the Show. 

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But if she thinks about it carefully, it seems quite normal. In the book, after the Burnetts went bankrupt, she still took all the money and fled abroad, without caring about her brothers, who had treated her dearly. at home. 

Milly returned to the room and took out her phone from her pyjamas pocket. The recording light on her mobile phone was still blinking. 

She just thought about recording, just to prevent Stephanie from finding fault with her or coming up with some tricks to frame her. 

She didn’t expect to record something unexpected, which was quite a surprise. 

She opened her computer, pressed a few keys, and the computer screen turned into a program code interface. Then, her fingers quickly found Melanie’s contact information, packaged all the audio files, and sent them over. 

After that, she shut down the computer. 

The show is about to begin. 

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