"I thought you knew, I only arranged for someone to be by your side because I was worried about you!"
Mallia Mamet wasn't hearing these words for the first time, so she had grown numb to them. More importantly, she was already at peace.
She had originally thought Laura King's harshness towards her meant Steve Harris was giving up on her, but that wasn't the case! That was a relief...
"Does this mean I have no hope for the role of the female lead?"
The once ice-cold tone had softened, and Mallia spoke with a sense of grievance. She didn't know much about this female protagonist, but Mallia simply didn't want Aria Grant to have it.
It was originally hers, why should she let Aria Grant take it away?
Steve Harris furrowed his brow; he could stop the production with just one word, but he couldn't influence the director's choice of actor because he knew the director was a tough nut to crack.
