Chapter 240

Chapter 240 “You forgot to bring it?” Ronald’s expression turned gloomy, but after a moment of contemplation, hewaved his hand.

“Ms. Clark, please give the script to Ms. Shaw.” Ronald’s tone sounded troubled as he continued toaddress Winter, “Ms. Shaw, Mr. Hoffman places great importance on this project and has invested asignificant amount of money. If I don’t handle this well, it’ll be difficult to explain.”

Realizing the gravity of the situation, Winter felt even more embarrassed. She could not help butblame her agent for mishandling things. “Yes, this was our mistake. I promise it won’t happen again.Please give me half an hour. I’ll-”

“Alright,” Ronald cut her off while massaging his temples. “Please hurry, Ms. Shaw. Mr. Hoffman hasother matters that need my attention.”

“Okay!” Winter was now feeling increasingly flustered, finding it hard to concentrate and memorizeher lines. Her mind was cluttered with anxious thoughts.

She shot her agent an angry glare. Her agent was equally stressed and began to sweat profusely.

At that moment, Ronald received a phone call, and his expression became grave. “Ms. Shaw, I mustleave now. As for the matters here…” Ronald looked at Ruby and continued, “Ms. Clark will overseethe rest. Please take good care of Ms. Shaw.”

“Yes, Mr. Wells,” Ruby responded. She was frustrated with the situation but had to carry out herorders, regardless.

Winter was relieved to hear that Ronald was leaving: She forced a polite smile. “Mr. Wells, Iapologize for today’s inconvenience-”

“Enough, Ms. Shaw. Discuss it with Ms. Clark. I really need to go. Mr. Hoffman is waiting for me.”Ronald waved dismissively, clearly displeased with Winter.

Winter was internally fuming after hearing this but outwardly maintained a stiff smile.

Watching Ronald leave, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. Turning to Ruby, she asked, “Ms. Clark,what do you think?”

“Mr. Wells may not have time, but I do. Take your time, Ms. Shaw. I’ll stay here and wait for you,”Ruby replied, her tone suggesting she had all the time in the world as she settled in to wait forWinter.

Noelle frowned as she watched through the monitor. She was surprised by Winter’s behavior. “I’venever seen her like this before,” she said in astonishment.

Charles smiled while turning off the video. “Feeling reflective?”

Noelle nodded. “I feel like I was foolish before.” She realized that sometimes, people’s dislike of herwas baseless, and trying to please everyone was futile. Watching Winter’s behavior earlierreinforced this realization.

“You brought me here today just to watch her performance?” Noelle asked.

Charles smiled as he beckoned her over. Though puzzled, Noelle still approached him. Suddenly,he pulled her onto his lap, causing her to gasp in surprise. She glared at him. “What are you doing?Let go!”

1/2 +15 BONUS Chuckling, he rested his chin on her shoulder and nuzzled closer to her. “Don’t move. Let me holdyou for a while.”

Noelle felt resigned, so she just let Charles embrace her. After a while, they heard a knock on thedoor. “Is it Mr. Wells?”

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