DRAMA NOVEL ONLINE Chapter 77
Chapter 77
Leila’s palms were raw and blistered, just like Merry's, rendering her unable to
play in the big game. Tears streamed down her face as classmates supported
Leila on the way to the school nurse for bandaging incident had the staff
scrambling to report to the director and assistant director
The director lost his cool, while the assistant director dashed off to find a
potential replacement
During the initial auditions, they had their eyes on three potential girls. With the
best and second-best Both injured, they were left with no choice but to find
Juliana.
“Juliana, is Juliana around?”
The assistant director's shout sent students scurrying in all directions. Hayley
piped up, “She’s not here”
Grabbing his cell phone, the assistant director muttered, Fine, fill just give her a
call”
They all had left their numbers just for emergencies so that they could be
reachable at a moment of notice
He dialed the number. To his relief, Juliana picked up promptly.
“Where are you? Merry and Leila are both hurt. You need to step in!” he
explained anxiously
Juliana’s voice dripped with insincerity, “I'm in the middle of physics class. I don't
really feel. know?”
The assistant director was at a loss for words. He thought, “Why audition if you
didn’t want to act? Mentioning disinterest now was a ploy to negotiate terms.”
He had seen these tactics too often. Yet with only her to save the day, he
conceded, “How about we double your pay?”
Juliana feigned disappointment, “Just double? You seem out of touch, sit. None
of us are short on cast though I wouldn't mind a bit extra for my allowance.”
“What will it take for you to be interested, then?”
Juliana brightened her voice, “Five times the amount, and I might consideri
The assistant director nearly choked.
This role was just a cameo with a few scenes. Since they were casting students
from Greenmeadow International School, where every other kid was an heiress,
the initial pay was substantial. Quintupling that was tantamount to the salary of a
lead role.
But this series was on a weekly broadcast schedule. They needed to shoot
simultaneously and wrap up in days or risk missing the weekend slot!
As the assistant director pondered his next move, a slender and pale hand
reached out and snatched the phone before he could react.
He turned to see a striking yet indifferent girl holding the phone.
Cordelia spoke into the device with a casual air. The anonymous text to Merry
was your doing, wasn't it?”
There was a stunned silence on the other end, followed by Juliana’s flustered
response, “What are you talking about? I don’t understand.” Her attitude gave it
all away.
Cordelia pressed on, “Were you involved?”
This time, Juliana fell silent, evidently flabbergasted.
Cordelia got it. Juliana was playing both Merry and Leila to snag this role. It was
laughable that Leils thought she had won when she was merely a pawn in
Juliana’s game.
Cordelia had no interest in the petty scheming between Juliana and Leila. She
only cared that someone who
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Leila’s palms were raw and blistered, just like Merry's, rendering her unable to
play in the big game. Tears streamed down her face as classmates supported
Leila on the way to the school nurse for bandaging. The incident had the staff
scrambling to report to the director and assistant director.
The director lost his cool, while the assistant director dashed off to find a
potential replacement.
During the initial auditions, they had their eyes on three potential girls. With the
best and second-best both injured, they were left with no choice but to find
Juliana.
Juliana, is Juliana around?”
The assistant director's shout sent students scurrying in all directions. Hayley
piped up, “She’s not here.” Grabbing his cell phone, the assistant director
muttered, “Fine, I'll just give her a call.”
They all had left their numbers just for emergencies so that they could be
reachable at a moment of notice.
He dialed the number. To his relief, Juliana picked up promptly.
“Where are you? Merry and Leila are both hurt. You need to step in!” he
explained anxiously.
Juliana’s voice dripped with insincerity, “I'm in the middle of physics class. I don't
really feel like acting, you know?”
The assistant director was at a loss for words. He thought, “Why audition if you
didn’t want to act? Mentioning disinterest now was a ploy to negotiate terms.”
He had seen these tactics too often. Yet with only her to save the day, he
conceded, “How about we double your pay?”
Juliana feigned disappointment, “Just double? You seem out of touch, sir. None
of us are short on cash, though I wouldn't mind a bit extra for my allowance.”
“...What will it take for you to be interested, then?”
Juliana brightened her voice, “Five times the amount, and I might consider it.”
The assistant director nearly choked.
This role was just a cameo with a few scenes. Since they were casting students
from Greenmeadow International School, where every other kid was an heiress,
the initial pay was substantial. Quintupling that was tantamount to the salary of a
lead role.
But this series was on a weekly broadcast schedule. They needed to shoot
simultaneously and wrap up in days. or risk missing the weekend slot!
As the assistant director pondered his next move, a slender and pale hand
reached out and snatched the phone before he could react.
He turned to see a striking yet indifferent girl holding the phone.
Cordelia spoke into the device with a casual air. “The anonymous text to Merry
was your doing, wasn't it?”
There was a stunned silence on the other end, followed by Juliana’s flustered
response, “What are you talking about? I don’t understand.” Her attitude gave it
all away.
Cordelia pressed on, “Were you involved?”
This time, Juliana fell silent, evidently flabbergasted.
Cordelia got it. Juliana was playing both Merry and Leila to snag this role. It was
laughable that Leila thought she had won when she was merely a pawn in
Juliana’s game.
Cordelia had no interest in the petty scheming between Juliana and Leila. She
only cared that someone who
had crossed Little Parrot wasn’t getting that role.
The assistant director finally found his voice, “Hey, who are you? Give the phone
back.” He trailed off as he locked eyes with Cordelia’s gaze.
On the other end, the prolonged silence made Juliana panic, “Cordelia, I'm
warning you, stay out of this!"
“Oh.” Cordelia’s voice was calm, “Hold on.”
She covered the mouthpiece and turned to the assistant director, “What do you
think? Can I do it?
Of course, she could! Her look was the spitting image of the role of first love as
described in the book!
With someone like her, why hadn't they approached her sooner? The assistant
director shot a glare at and nodded vigorously at Cordelia, “Absolutely, you can
play yourself!"
Satisfied, Cordelia spoke into the phone, “You don’t need to come. I'll take the
role.”
With that, she hung up and tossed the phone back to the director.
Silence enveloped the set. No one had anticipated that Cordella, with just a few
words, would secure the role over three contenders.
Merry stood by, tears welling in her eyes. She knew acting was a waste for Lia,
yet here she was, stepping up for her sake.
As Cordelia watched Merry's tearful face, she was baffled.
Wasn't the whole point to keep Little Parrot from crying? Now, why was she
weeping more than ever? What was the next move?
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The day's commotion had delayed
filming, and dusk had turned to
darkness, spoiling the golden hour
needed for the shoot. With the
last-minute cast change, the
assistant director needed to brief
Cordelia about the scene, so they
postponed filming to the next day.
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Hayley, amidst the crowd, couldn't believe it, “Sir, she can’t do it! She doesn’t
even play the piano!”
The assistant director reassured her, “No worries, we've got a double from
Stanton, Cordelia just needs to fake
it for the camera.” Turning to Cordelia, he added, “Cordelia, shall we go over the
scene now?"
Cordelia cut him off, “Il was there when you went over it with Little Parrot
yesterday. If we're not shooting today, I'm heading back to study.”
The assistant director was thrown off by her response but Cordelia, sensing his
understanding, turned and left with still-dumbfounded Merry to return to their
studies.
Meanwhile, Juliana was hiding in the bathroom, crying pitifully into her phone,
“Mom, Cordelia is too much! She said she wasn't acting yesterday, she’s just
doing this to spite me!”
The scheming that led to Merry and Leila’s misfortune was courtesy of Rachel's
advice to Juliana.
With the tables turned, Rachel was icy, “How dare she! But don't worry, she’s in
trouble now. Picking a fight at a time like this is suicidal. Just wait.”
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As Cordelia exited the school gates
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that evening, she spotted Larry's car
and was about to head over when a
group suddenly appeared in front of
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her, “Excuse me, are you Cordelia, the
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Bewildered, Cordelia simply nodded.
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Suddenly, the crowd around her
shifted like a well-rehearsed magic
trick. A handful of reporters thrust
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their microphones toward her face
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I'm with the local radio station. Why
did Superiority College single you out
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“Cordelia, we've heard that a renowned professor from Superiority College
personally recommended you. What's your relationship with him? Why does he
hold you in such high regard?” another inquired.
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“Cordelia, did the Delaney family pull some strings with the faculty? Are there any
suspicions of foul play regarding your National Math League scores?” a third
journalist questioned insistently.
Cordelia furrowed her brow in frustration and wanted to leave but was hemmed
in by the press. Just as she was about to push through, a voice called out from
the distance, “Hey, reporters! Why don't you interview me instead?”
Accompanied by the voice of Flame No. 1, Yates led the charge of the Flame
Union, bulldozing through the throng to create a barrier between Cordelia and the
journalists.
Yates looked at Cordelia and said, “Lia, you go on ahead!”
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