Rebirth of a Flopped Actress: Career First, Love Second

Chapter 159: Remember Our Date

“Ms. Hannah, Amelia truly has studied your work thoroughly,” Daisy interjected quickly, noticing Amelia struggling to maintain composure. “She’s just been deeply focused on her own role, so perhaps her attention to other characters wasn’t as detailed.”

Every adaptation of Hannah’s works had been a massive hit, without exception. Daisy didn’t want Amelia to leave Hannali with the impression that she was dishonest during their very first meeting.

“I see,” Hannah responded with a light smile, showing no intention of pressing the matter further.

What truly surprised her today was Olivia’s portrayal of Penelope. It was as though the character had stepped right out of her imagination.

Hannah turned to Jos. “Mr. Jos, I’ve told you before that you didn’t do Penelope justice during casting. Now that you have a perfect Penelope in front of you, don’t you think it’s time to restore some of the scenes you cut from the original novel?”

Jos nodded immediately. “I think that’s a great idea. I’ll have the screenwriters work on it right away.”

Amelia stood to the side. She was the leading actress in this drama, yet it felt as though everyone had completely forgotten her presence. Hannah’s glowing praise for Olivia sent a chill through Amelia.

Originally, Olivia’s role was minor, barely the third female lead. But if the original scenes were restored, Olivia’s screen time would surpass Willow’s, propelling her to the status of the second female lead!

Amelia had no say in whether the changes would be made. Once Jos and Hannah made their decision, they immediately pulled the screenwriters aside to revise Olivia’s scenes.

With the shoot on hold, Amelia returned to the dressing room, her emotions churning uncontrollably. Every humiliation she had suffered today stemmed from Olivia. The thought alone made Amelia burn with resentment. She wished she could drive Olivia out of the production entirely.

She regretted it all. She should never have brought Olivia into this project. Her plan had been to use this drama to crush Olivia’s career completely, but instead, it had given Olivia a golden opportunity to soar to new heights.

Taking a deep breath, Amelia pulled out her phone and sent a message to Eve. She wasn’t about to let Olivia’s rise continue unchecked.

Meanwhile, in another dressing room, Jared, too embarrassed to watch the filming after getting a nosebleed, noticed Olivia’s unexpected return. His curiosity was written all over his face.

“Olivia, don’t worry!” Jared said, trying to comfort her. “Even though your acting hasn’t been great so far, this can all be fixed. I’ll find a coach tomorrow, and we’ll cram some lessons in!”

He didn’t know the exact cause. Given Amelia’s good reputation in the industry and her rare mistakes, Jared instinctively assumed Olivia’s lack of skill had been the issue.

Sitting down in a chair, Olivia glanced briefly at Jared. Jared’s face turned bright red. “Olivia, please don’t look at me like that…” Her eyes were stunning, and Jared felt powerless against their intensity.

Olivia remained silent. This kid definitely has something off about him.

With nothing better to do, Olivia pulled out her phone and sent Alexander a text. Although she still didn’t understand what had gotten into Alexander recently, she wasn’t about to give Georgina a chance to interfere. To avoid any mishaps, Olivia resolved to send Alexander a daily reminder.

At his office, Alexander glanced at his phone and raised an eyebrow slightly at the incoming message.

“Remember our date next Tuesday! Important things are worth repeating three times.”