Chapter 20: The Interview
“It’s nothing,” Afra said, “I just want you to tell your brother when you get off work in the evening. You two come back for dinner together. I made Old Duck Soup.”
“Go back for dinner?” Suzanne was taken aback and embarrassed. “Mom, didn’t we just have dinner together? Must we go home today? I don’t know if Edwiin will work overtime at the company tonight.”
“If he, the chairman, is busy with everything, why does he need so many staff?”
Afra mumbled with some dissatisfaction and snorted. “Anyway, you must tell him tonight that both of you should come back for dinner.”
Without waiting for Suzanne to speak, Afra hung up the phone.
Suzanne looked at her phone helplessly.
After such an incident, she didn’t want to meet Edwiin at all. If they were to meet now, wouldn’t it be awkward?
Seeing that it was almost 10 o’clock, Suzanne almost jumped up and hurried to the wardrobe.
There were several men’s suits and casual clothes hanging in the wardrobe, and some women’s clothes were next to them. There were seven or eight sets of professional clothes from an elegant long dress to a package hip skirt.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.
Suzanne had no time to think about who the women’s clothes in Edwiin’s closet belonged. She quickly picked out a set of plain and elegant clothes and put them on. She found that the clothes were exactly the same size as hers, neither too big nor too small.
When Suzanne arrived at the TV station by taxi, it was already 10:20 a. m.
She was not flustered. With a calm expression, she walked into the elevator with her bag and high heels. When she reached the tenth floor, she gracefully came out of the elevator and greeted her acquaintances with a smile.
“Suzanne, why are you so late? I called you several times and couldn’t get through.” Seeing Suzanne’s arrival, Nancy rushed forward. ” Our chief operator Mr. Hook was a little unhappy when he learned that you asked Miss Williams to wait for you.”
“No, my phone has been on all the time.”
Suzanne raised her eyebrows. She could even receive calls from Afra. If Nancy had called her a few times before, it was impossible for her not to receive calls.
“Aha, let’s not talk about this now.”
Nancy pushed her towards the resting room and whispered, “Miss Williams has been waiting for you for a long time. From time to time, I would bring her teacups and desserts, afraid that she would leave in a fit of anger.”
“It’s okay, Miss Williams and I are very good friends.” Suzanne smiled and was not very worried.
She had interviewed Miss Williams several times before. Although Miss Williams was quite famous, she did not put on airs at all. The two of them even had coffee together and discussed some interesting things.
When Suzanne pushed the door of the lounge open and walked in, she happened to see Stacy, who was rubbing her fingernails with a grinding stick on the sofa. Her long hair hung down and covered most of her cheeks. She was extremely quiet.
“Miss Williams, I’m sorry.” Suzanne bowed to the woman sitting on the sofa with a polite smile on her face. She said apologetically, “It was too late to sort out the information yesterday, so I forgot to adjust the alarm clock.”
Stacy had waited here from nine o’clock until 10:30 a. m. without showing any displeasure. When she saw Suzanne coming in to apologize, she just smiled and stood up. “It doesn’t matter. Are you ready?”
Suzanne nodded with a smile and took her out of the lounge to the studio. She asked Nancy to invite the makeup artist to refine the make-up for the two of them.
Today’s interview went unusually smoothly, without any NG. The two chatted like old friends. Unconsciously, all the topics were finished, and the interview gradually came to an end.
“Very good!” The playwright-director praised and gave Suzanne a thumbs up. With a gentle smile on his face, he praised, “Suzanne, you’ve made great progress, well done!”
After the filming ended, Suzanne let out a small sigh of relief. Hearing the director’s praise, she smiled and thanked him. She shook hands with Stacy and personally sent her out.
“Thank you for your hard work, Miss Williams.” After seeing Stacy enter the nanny van, Suzanne handed over the box of pastries in her hand. She had specially instructed Nancy to buy it earlier.
Stacy pursed her lips and smiled faintly, “Thank you.”
“I should be the one thanking you. It wasn’t easy for you to find time to be here, but I still took up so much of your time,” Suzanne said with a smile. “Next time, I’ll definitely treat you to a meal to apologize.”
Stacy shook her head, “I should thank you. If you hadn’t helped me last time, I might have been in a storm for a long time.”
Suzanne was stunned. She didn’t expect that her casual help would be remembered by Stacy.
Although Stacy had just entered the entertainment circle, in which she quickly gained a firm foothold. Because of her diligent attitude and hard work in acting, she was considered one of the most famous female stars in her third year. She was a star with great potential.
Suzanne also liked her very much. A few months ago, when she found out that she was going to interview Stacy, she was very happy. Unexpectedly, Mr. Hook gave her a few documents and drafts, asking her to deal with Stacy’s scandal.
Suzanne was reluctant. She tactfully said that she didn’t want to do that, which led to Mr. Hook’s angry scolding.
Later, she secretly talked to the director and changed part of the topic. Although the audience rating of the interview was not low, Mr. Hook was extremely angry when he saw the interview. He scolded her for a long time and deducted two months of her salary.
Although Suzanne was depressed, she didn’t pay too much attention to it. Later, when Stacy invited her to the coffee shop for coffee, her impression of her grew even deeper.
“It’s been so long, Miss Williams. You still remember it.” Suzanne chuckled and waved her hand. “I heard from your assistant that you still have an advertisement to shoot. Hurry up and go. Let’s talk next time when you’re free.”
Stacy nodded, looked at her, and then rummaged through the bag beside her. She took out a light green scarf and handed it to Suzanne. With a smile on her face, she whispered, “The marks on your neck are too conspicuous.”
“Marks?” Suzanne touched her neck with her hand. Thinking of the traces that Stacy had mentioned, she blushed and awkwardly took the handkerchief from her hand and quickly tied it around her neck.
Stacy looked at her and laughed for a long time, covering her mouth with her hand. Under the urging of her assistant, she got back into the car, said goodbye to Suzanne, and left.
After seeing Stacy off, Suzanne quickly walked toward the TV station. She tried her best to calm herself down and pretended to be indifferent, afraid that others would see a trace of emotion on her face.
When she went upstairs and sat down in her seat, Nancy approached her, handed her a steaming cup of coffee, and said with a smile, “Here you are! Four pieces of candies as usual.”
“Thank you.” Suzanne took the cup, and the strong coffee fragrance made her feel comfortable. She narrowed her eyes and took a sip. Although it tasted bitter, she loved it very much.