Chapter 448: Chapter 451

Nicole became the center of the reporters’ focus due to her role in the movie, alongside the two main male protagonists. During the interview, she presented her best self and reacted in a decent manner, while the reporters subtly avoided any sensitive topic. Instead, they asked her questions about the movie ‘War Dragon’ and were given sufficient answers.

Meanwhile, Olivia and Xyla were left in the cold as they jealously glared at Nicole. What has this b*tch done to deserve playing as the main female protagonist? She should go back to acting in her ‘soap opera’! Xyla wished Nicole could just concede to her and step down from the main role, but she soon realized that there was another challenger standing in her way—Olivia.

With someone who possesses powerful connections like her, I suppose she is out of my league, but since I stand no chance to play the role, Nicole doesn’t deserve to either.

Then, Xyla looked askance at Olivia, whose jealousy got the better of her, and said, “I’m tired of this bullsh*t! It’s like Nicole has no sense of shame at all! Her little experience doesn’t even qualify her to play the main role. No one else fits the role better than you do, Olivia! Don’t you ladies think so?”

Xyla’s words instantly evoked echoes from the other walk-on ladies. “You’re absolutely correct! Look at Nicole! She seems exactly like an escort who sleeps around, and it really grinds my gear to work with people like her!”

“Exactly! She is barely educated, and her acting skills suck, but unfortunately, we’re no match for her when it comes to performing in bed!”

“That’s right! Who else is a better candidate than you in playing the protagonist, Olivia?”

Despite what they said, every one of them had the same thought deep down, which they reckoned only they themselves were the best fit for the role. Meanwhile, Olivia’s ego was inflated by those fake compliments as she began to be convinced that she was a better candidate than Nicole was to play the role, although she had only been in this line of work for less than a year. In fact, Olivia was chosen into the cast because of her relationship with Elizabeth. Besides that, the director happened to be Elizabeth’s fan, or she wouldn’t even have made it past the audition.

After brief contemplation, Olivia approached Xyla and said, “Xyla, I know your boyfriend works in Glory Entertainment Company, so you’re the only one who can make this happen.”

Upon noticing Olivia’s reaction, Xyla knew what she was up to, so she pretended to say, “Just speak your mind, Olivia! I’ll do everything in my power to help you!”

Olivia’s eyes lit up. “I want to smear Nicole’s name and drive her away from the cast!”

In the meantime, the new semester in all universities across Bayside City would begin in the middle of September, which was around when Michael would finish his shoot. Until then, Sophia was waiting for her husband to finish his work so that they could visit the Panda Foundation together. While the news about the Imperial Seal’s return was still viral across the nation, the announcement regarding Taylor’s new movie about this national artifact only added to the star’s recent popularity, as well as that of the War Dragon’s cast.

At the same time, both the actor and actress were absorbed in the filming process, while Sophia had high expectations for the movie, believing that it would set a new record in the box office. Soon, Michael gave the hotspot to his personal assistant, Danny, who was needed by his side at all times, so he could only follow wherever they went in order to stay connected.

As the shoot was nearing completion, both actors were seen filming a final fight scene. Trained by the special force, Michael performed all his stunts by himself, while Harry easily managed the actions, thanks to his ancestral background in the underworld. Because of that, the shoot went on without a hitch.

In fact, this was Taylor’s first action movie, in which he played as a mercenary, although his role was a villain.

On the other hand, Sophia was busy chatting with her friends on social media, reading a text message from Stanley. ‘Eddie, when are you going to be back? Do you still care about the company? Hey, Eddie!

Say something, Mrs. Murray! Are you there?’

Sophia’s profile pictures on her Messenger and Twitter accounts were all Michael’s images, as they both shared the same alias. Therefore, Stanley often mocked her as another Michael’s crazy fan, making fun of her alias, Eddie. Nonetheless, her conspicuous profile provided her just the perfect cover because no one would have thought that this crazy fan was actually Taylor Murray’s wife.

Before Sophia could respond, Sean replied in the group chat. ‘We had a meeting two days ago, in which the elder was against Natasha’s extravagant spending, but Alex played a lovely father and stood up to defend his daughter. What can I say? Haha.’

Stanley joked in the group. ‘I guess you guys must be really rich! Is every tile on the floor in the Mitchell Residence made of gold?’ Not long after that, he sent another message to the group chat. ‘Mrs. Murray, or Eddie, your love rival is building a museum for your husband, so you’d better get another national treasure to keep her mouth shut. Since you already donated the Imperial Seal the last time, you should probably donate the Sacred Skull this time.’

As a matter of fact, the Sacred Skull was also among Cethos’s national treasures that were worth no less than the Imperial Seal. While the seal had witnessed every glory and defeat throughout history in the past millennium, the Sacred Skull was a shred of convincing evidence that mankind had existed on Cethos’s land for more than a million years.

Nonetheless, it was subsequently lost along with the Imperial Seal and was still missing even until the present. Therefore, Natasha couldn’t possibly make a comeback unless she possesses the Sacred Skull and donates it.

Stanley then responded in the chat. ‘Level with me, Sean. Is the Mitchell Family planning to donate the Sacred Skull? The way I see it, you guys have probably gotten your hands on that artifact, don’t you?

Nobody dares to challenge the Mitchell Family’s wealth, after all.’

Sean replied in the group. ‘I’m not going to lie, Stan, but we don’t have it with us.’

As both of them were happily chatting with each other, Sophia finally texted a message in the group chat.

‘Sorry to interrupt, but has Natasha gotten Michael’s permission to proceed with the museum’s construction?’

Sean responded with a question. ‘Well, who else knows that better than you do?’

Sophia typed her answer. ‘Nope, I’ll make sure he never authorizes any part of her plan.’

‘Haha!’ Stanley responded in the chat.

Soon, something started to worry Sean because all statues that symbolized Taylor had to be authorized by the actor himself. Otherwise, it would be a violation of the law, and the Law Enforcement Bureau could reasonably demolish all construction. Jeez! Sophia could be waiting for the completion of Natasha’s museum construction so that she could call the Law Enforcement Bureau to destroy everything she builds.

By then, they could suffer a heavy penalty for copyright violation besides the expensive construction cost for the museum. Oh dear, I can’t imagine how much money they are going to lose if we go along with Natasha.

At the thought of that, Sean decided to call his family to tell them what was on his mind but soon gave up the idea when he realized he shouldn’t interfere with Alex’s business. I guess it’s not easy to be the family head in the Mitchell Family. No wonder we’re not even half of where the West Family is right now. I wish Cooper were here to look into this matter, but unfortunately, he isn’t returning anymore.